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Dr. Jaye Gardiner
@jayeperview.bsky.social
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Scientist| Illustrator| Co-founder @jkxcomics.bsky.social| Absurdity at its finest| The Gardiner of @thegardinerlab.bsky.social | she/her

👩🏾‍🔬 www.jayegardiner.com
🎨 www.jkxcomics.com
🧪 www.gardinerlab.science
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Choosing joy: got to go to the Eagle stadium last week and this week their Super Bowl champs! Book ending my time in Philly
Photo in the tunnel leading out to the Eagles stadium with the big words “Fly Eagles Fly” hung up above Photo of me and my partner at the press conference room in the Eagles stadium
February 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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All of this is reminding me of when I was on a panel at the 2023 San Diego Comic Con. The panel was titled “Dr. Evil: Scientists as Supervillains” and one of the questions we were asked was what would be our villain origin story.

I didn’t really have an answer back then but I do now.
Photo of a room with people as more enter to fill it. In the foreground is a miniature replica of an orange 3D printed statue of myself and on the right side of the foreground is the back of a table tent sign displaying my name. Most of the font is too small for me to read but at the very bottom in bold it says “Jaye Gardiner” and at the bottom is the date, time, and title of the panel (Sunday 2:30PM to 3:30PM Dr. Evil: Scientists as Villains)
January 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Closing out my postdoc with a bang! I’ve been selected as 1 of 10 Young Investigators dedicated to #RareDisease research for this year’s draft!

It’s a true football style draft (😅) and I’m going to the Link! 🦅

Learn more about the org and event here: bit.ly/yid2025
Graphic with a photo of Jaye Gardiner (Black woman with shoulder length curly hair, wearing dark green glasses and black dress with a white science test tube design) on the left hand side. On the right side is a dark blue background with a circular stamp saying “the young investigator draft”. additional text reads: Rare Cancers Fox Chase Cancer Center Nominated by: Pancreatic Cancer Cure Foundation (PCCF) In a bright lime green font, Jaye Gardiner is written at the top in large letters and the Uplifting Athletes symbol (the letters U and A overlapping vertically) is in the bottom right hand corner.
January 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Yay!! Your book finally arrived @galegalligan.bsky.social!! I can’t wait to read it!! And it fits perfectly next to Freestyle on my alphabetized comic book shelves 🥰
Photo of me holding the hard cover original graphic novel from the sensational Gale Galligan. The cover is of a child entering a school, throwing up peace signs on both hands. There are other school children in the foreground. The title of the book is at the top and reads “Fresh Start” in large letters and the tagline underneath reads “New school. New friends. New challenges”. At the bottom it reads “New York times bestselling author Gale Galligan” Photo of the “F” section of my bookshelves housing many graphic novels including Fresh Start next to Gale’s first OGN (original graphic novel) Freestyle. List of the books shown from left to right are: Feral: Indoor Cats, Fever Knights, Five Worlds: The Sand Warrior, Five Worlds: The Cobalt Prince, Five Worlds: The Red Maze, Five Worlds The Amber Anthem, Five Worlds: The Emerald Gate, Flavor Girls, Fox on the Table, Freestyle, Fresh Start, Frizzy, Gaining STEAM by JKX Comics (this is my anthology!), Gender: A Graphic Guide, Ghost Cage, Ghosted in LA, Giant Days, and the Girls with Slingshots compendium.
January 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Stay classy #CellBio2024
Photo of a plane ascending above thick fog in San Diego, the city light barely discernible in the distance
December 19, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Hello San Diego!!

Excited to be here for #CellBio2024!

I’m co-chairing 2 sessions and have a poster - and after the science and art session, I’ll be at the #SciArt show!

Come learn about my science, @thegardinerlab.bsky.social plans & opportunities, and my #SciComm #comics!
Photo of San Diego as the plane descends to land Screenshot that reads: What’s next: Cell Biology from the ASCB MOSAIC Scholars Location: Room 31B Date: Monday, Dec 16 8:45 am Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Screenshot that reads: Science and Art: Bridging Two Creative Universes Location: Room 33B Date: Tuesday, Dec 17 5:00 pm Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Screen shot that reads: P2531 Role of the BAF Complex in Pancreatic Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Function [Board No. B139] Session Posters: ECM Interaction Location: Exhibit Halls D-G Date: Tuesday, Dec 17 11:15 AM Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
December 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Crocheting a model of a cell sounds like a cool and challenging thing though… 🤔
Screenshot from my Bluesky roast predicting something I’d post in the future. It reads: Future post “Just finished my first lab session of the semester—remember to add alt text, folks! Also, did I mention I crocheted a model of the cell today? 🎨🦠”
December 2, 2024 at 1:49 AM
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This was way nicer than I expected!

But yes I’ll remind you about alt-text and I use emojis as punctuation online 😂

blueskyroast.com/roast/jayepe...
Screenshot from my results from the Bluesky roast website. Top part shows my profile picture and bio recap (3,885 followers, 176 posts, following 441; scientist| illustrator| co-founder @jkxcomics.bsky.social| absurdity at its finest| incoming asst. professor of @thegardinerlab.bsky.social| she/her). Bottom half of image has the “roast” written in light blue text on a white background. It reads: Dr. Jaye Gardiner: The Alt-Text Advocate Extraordinaire! Where science meets sass and inclusivity reigns supreme. “100% genuine, with a sprinkle of absurdity”
December 2, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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Here’s a video from this year’s San Diego Comic Con at the “Arcane: Magic vs Tech” panel
November 20, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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(3) My combination of science and illustration also makes me a science communicator. I’ve got to do this in a variety of venues from classic outreach to linking science an pop culture at San Diego Comic Con to talking to folks at a life size 3D printed statue of myself (😅)
Photo of me (Black woman with large curly hair in green glasses and a science themed dress) holding a microscope next to the orange 3D printed version of myself posing the same way.
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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(2) I’m a self-taught illustrator! I co-founded @jkxcomics.bsky.social in grad school to get science out from behind paywalls and remove the jargon so more people can have access and exposure to science.
Monochromatic illustrations of the JKX Comics co-founders. From left to right: Jaye Gardiner (me) in blue, Khoa (pronounced ‘Kwa’) Tran in red, and Kelly Montgomery in blue Illustration of Marie Van Brittan Brown, a Black woman wearing a black collared shirt. Background is a light aqua with her name written above her head in a darker aqua color. Comic: Illustration of a young boy at a desk near a poster of George Washington Carver with a teacher saying “This could be you”. Bottom, illustration of a mother and father watching the young Jerry Lawson play. Text reads: Growing up in Queens, NY, Jerry Lawson’s draw to science stemmed from representation, a kind teacher, and his parents’ encouragement
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Next year I’ll be a #NewPI: an Assistant Professor at Tufts University starting my own lab wanting to understand how viruses affect fibroblasts and that fibrous network (called the extracellular matrix) to make an environment supportive for cancer to flourish.
Illustration of a teal colored microscope in a circle surrounded by coral colored flowers. On the microscope are the words: science, IDEA, art, and education. For context, IDEA stands for Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. Above the microscope, arched in dark teal is the name Gardiner, and below the base of the microscope is the word lab.
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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What I do: A lot of things! (1) I’m a scientist by training. I did my PhD w/ @natesherer.bsky.social studying how HIV spreads btwn cells and postdoc w/ @tme-caf-ecm.bsky.social studying how the non-cancerous cells called fibroblasts and the networks of fibers they secrete support pancreatic cancer.
Illustration of my PhD mentor Dr. Nate Sherer (white man with blue eyes and brown hair starting to gray) smiling in a plaid shirt. Illustration of my postdoc advisor Dr. Edna Cukierman (light skinned Mexican woman with shoulder length straight brown hair) smiling in her iconic burgundy glasses
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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A few fun facts:

I love cartoons and comics and rarely watch things with actual humans in it.

I have no attention span for movies and I will disappoint you (no, I have not seen Star Wars or LotR).

I’ve never had a cup of coffee.

Crochet fiend (I track/graph progress).

Proudly left handed.
Gray crocheted plushie of Totoro from the Miyazaki film “My Neighbor Totoro” that I made for my husband’s niece. In the background is a gray bowl chair that the Totoro is nearly the same height as.
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Woke up to over 2k followers - thanks! And hi! I should probably do a reintroduction.

Who am I: A generally positive and goofy person that’s very empathetic. I care about improving things in whatever little ways I can including making things accessible (add alt-text reminders for photos/GIFs!) 🧪🐡
Photo of Dr. Jaye Gardiner (me), a Black woman with large black curly hair and wearing glasses. She’s forming a peace sign near her face and is wearing a black tshirt that reads “Black Proud & Educated” in a large white font. Photo of me with decorated child shield, sword, and helmet for my PhD “defense” (gifts from my friends at home because they weren’t sure what a defense was)
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Dr. Leah Cook kicking off the afternoon session “Inflammation, the immune microenvironment, and the systemic interface“ at #AACRtumorenviron24
Photo of Dr. Leah cook at the lectern about to start her presentation. Projected slide on the left reads the title of her presentation, “Deciphering the mechanisms of neutrophil immune response in bone metastatic prostate cancer”
November 19, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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Equally proud being a trainee in Eti’s lab (@tme-caf-ecm.bsky.social) as she presents the latest research at #AACRtumorenviron2024
Photo of Dr. Edna Cukierman at a podium to present her talk at the 2024 AACR Tumor microenvironment meeting.
November 19, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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So many #TME scientists! 🤩 #AACRtumoenviron2024
Photo showing a room full of scientists seating at chairs at long rectangular tables towards the front of the room. Screens along the periphery of the show a slide from AACR reading “Welcome and Opening Keynote Address”
November 17, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the skyline.
Picture of the moon shining brightly at night with the Philadelphia skyline. Taken on a bridge overlooking the Schuylkill river so the skyline is reflected in the water in white, magenta, and green colors. Technically my husband took this photo and not me but it’s very pretty. The moon was mooning.
November 17, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Boston here I come! Excited to connect with folks at the AACR #TME2024 meeting!
Photo out of a plane window showing part of the plane wing and a rainbow reflection on the Atlantic Ocean as it flies over (I think) NYC
November 17, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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Are you at #CellBio2023, a woman/non-binary postdoc, & want community with other women/non-binary postdocs?

Come learn about @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social & meet some of the fellows! App is open for 2024 fellows (due 2/1/24) - come ask your questions! www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
Screenshot of Cell Bio 2023 program that reads: Leading Edge and the Power of Peer Mentorship During Your Postdoc Location: Exhibit Hall AB Date: Sunday, Dec 3 1:15PM Duration: 1 hour
December 3, 2023 at 2:18 PM
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Been in the area for just over 2 hours and would call this a success - met up with one of my best friends, Dr. Ed Evans! We did grad school together in @natesherer.bsky.social’s lab! Excited for day 1 of #CellBio2023!
Photo of two friends smiling at the camera. Both are black wearing teal/green glasses, have curly hair, and are wearing sweaters. On the left is Ed, a man, and the right, me, a woman.
December 2, 2023 at 5:33 AM
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On my way to #CellBio2023! Taking a breather from presenting (I did FIVE last year) but I’ll be around to learn and connect - come find me!
Photo looking out from a grounded airplane window. There are out of focus raindrops on the window glass, the plane wing takes up a large percentage of the photo and in the top third is the tarmac with another plane with boarding bridge attached.
December 2, 2023 at 1:49 AM
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I'm very bad at social media-ing, but here are some recent scientist portraits I did that will be printed as trading cards later this month!
Illustration of Dr. Danielle Twum, a Black woman wearing round glasses and her hair is cut short and bleached. She is a cancer immunologist for her profession. Illustration of Nicole Yen, an Asian woman with long dark brown hair, wisps of it blowing across her face. She is a marine biologist for her profession. Illustration of Dr. Wendy Bohon, a white woman with ginger colored hair wearing red lip stick. She is a geologist for her profession. Illustration of Dr. Johanna Varner, a white woman with long blonde hair wearing a black blazer and white striped top. She is a Pika (a small animal that's like if you crossed a rabbit with a potato) Biologist for her profession.
July 4, 2023 at 9:57 PM
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I haven’t drawn in a while but I mostly draw scientists and comics about science!
Illustration of Jewel Plummer Cobb, an older black woman with short graying hair and large white glasses wearing a light red button down shirt and cream colored cardigan with a navy blue stripe. The background is a light blue color and surrounding the illustration is a stylized drawn text that reads “Jewel Plummer Cobb”. @jkxcomics is written in the upper right hand corner. Illustration of Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a Mexican woman with chin-length dark brown hair and bangs. She’s wearing a white blouse with a blue undershirt, and looks like a bad *ss with her arms folded. A blue background is behind her with “Dra. Lydia Villa-Komaroff” written in a stylized bubble font around her. Illustration by @jayeperview.bsky.social Illustration of Dr. Ana Maria Porras Corredor; a Colombian woman with shoulder length curly black hair smiling. She is wearing a teal-colored blazer with a subtle chevron pattern and a gorgeous multi-colored intricate beaded necklace. Panel from the comic “Archaeology of Resilience: Life in the Great Dismal Swamp” written by the Great Dismal Swamp Landscape study and illustrated by me. Panel is illustrating an overgrowth swamp with two Maroon people (descendants of Africans who escaped slavery who lived among Indigenous people) in tattered clothes wading through the waters.
May 18, 2023 at 2:09 PM