Han McDonald, Ph.D.
@han-arbach.bsky.social
Program Officer at The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group. University of Washington Biochemistry and Mount Holyoke College Alum. Dog lover, backyard birder, trying really hard to get the hang of gardening. Views are my own. They/Them
Update! Call me Dr. McDonald!
September 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Update! Call me Dr. McDonald!
It’s been an awesome visit!
Excited to have @han-arbach.bsky.social sharing their scientific journey with students @ucscscience.bsky.social how does one get from astronaut to thinking about #FrontierScience @alleninstitute.bsky.social @jaxcalhoun27.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It’s been an awesome visit!
Reposted by Han McDonald, Ph.D.
"Failure is not a measure of your ability. It's just proof that you're trying."
The journey through science and life is never linear. Our own Max Departee and @han-arbach.bsky.social shared their stories in this episode of The @storycollider.bsky.social.
🎧 www.storycollider.org/stories/2024...
The journey through science and life is never linear. Our own Max Departee and @han-arbach.bsky.social shared their stories in this episode of The @storycollider.bsky.social.
🎧 www.storycollider.org/stories/2024...
You Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute — The Story Collider
After getting accepted to a PhD program, Max Departee can’t help but feel like he’s not good enough to be there, and Han Arbach is worried coming out as nonbinary will ruin their scientific career.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Failure is not a measure of your ability. It's just proof that you're trying."
The journey through science and life is never linear. Our own Max Departee and @han-arbach.bsky.social shared their stories in this episode of The @storycollider.bsky.social.
🎧 www.storycollider.org/stories/2024...
The journey through science and life is never linear. Our own Max Departee and @han-arbach.bsky.social shared their stories in this episode of The @storycollider.bsky.social.
🎧 www.storycollider.org/stories/2024...
We’re looking for ideas from you on what AI should exist but doesn’t yet that could unlock fundamental biology!
Do you have a big idea for how artificial intelligence could help us better understand how life works? Submit your idea to our open challenge - Ask Anything, Change Everything!
Share yours by March 5 at alleninstitute.org/ask-anything...
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Share yours by March 5 at alleninstitute.org/ask-anything...
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Ask Anything Change Everything
Submissions are open for ideas of how artificial intelligence (AI) could unlock discoveries that advance our knowledge of fundamental biology.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
We’re looking for ideas from you on what AI should exist but doesn’t yet that could unlock fundamental biology!
Excited to be working with Julie in the New Year. #FrontierScience
Julie Harris has been selected to be the new Vice President of the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.
Harris was previously Executive Vice President of Research Management at the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund where she oversaw the funding strategy and research priorities.
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Harris was previously Executive Vice President of Research Management at the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund where she oversaw the funding strategy and research priorities.
#FrontierScience
December 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Excited to be working with Julie in the New Year. #FrontierScience
Reposted by Han McDonald, Ph.D.
Cohen lab will be well represented at #CellBio2024! If you love #Organelles, #MembraneContactSites, and/or #Neurons and #Astrocytes, please come say hello!
December 11, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Cohen lab will be well represented at #CellBio2024! If you love #Organelles, #MembraneContactSites, and/or #Neurons and #Astrocytes, please come say hello!
Reposted by Han McDonald, Ph.D.
Come work with us @Scripps_Ocean and the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments (ADC-NiCE)!
You can find more details and apply for this Program Research Associate position here: employment.ucsd.edu/program-rese...
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You can find more details and apply for this Program Research Associate position here: employment.ucsd.edu/program-rese...
#FrontierScience
Program Research Associate - 133477
Apply for Program Research Associate - 133477 position at UC San Diego in La Jolla, California on https://employment.ucsd.edu/
employment.ucsd.edu
November 28, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Come work with us @Scripps_Ocean and the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments (ADC-NiCE)!
You can find more details and apply for this Program Research Associate position here: employment.ucsd.edu/program-rese...
#FrontierScience
You can find more details and apply for this Program Research Associate position here: employment.ucsd.edu/program-rese...
#FrontierScience
This was such an incredible experience, so happy to have had the opportunity to share part of my story!
"I belong in this space exactly as I am. I am a scientist."
From battling self-doubt to finding their true paths, Maxwell Departee and @han-arbach.bsky.social's journeys are a testament to the power of living authentically.
www.storycollider.org/stories/2024...
@storycollider.bsky.social
From battling self-doubt to finding their true paths, Maxwell Departee and @han-arbach.bsky.social's journeys are a testament to the power of living authentically.
www.storycollider.org/stories/2024...
@storycollider.bsky.social
You Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute — The Story Collider
After getting accepted to a PhD program, Max Departee can’t help but feel like he’s not good enough to be there, and Han Arbach is worried coming out as nonbinary will ruin their scientific career.
www.storycollider.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:34 PM
This was such an incredible experience, so happy to have had the opportunity to share part of my story!