{"id":2078,"date":"2018-12-11T14:46:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T21:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2018-12-11T16:24:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T23:24:52","slug":"and-now-my-watch-has-ended-tgen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/11\/and-now-my-watch-has-ended-tgen\/","title":{"rendered":"And Now My Watch Has Ended: TGen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7517-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2073\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_7517\/\" class=\"wp-image-2073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7517-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7517-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7517-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>I managed to influence some young people during my stay.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7487-e1544547425180-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2074\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_7487\/\" class=\"wp-image-2074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7487-e1544547425180-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7487-e1544547425180-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Safety third.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0898-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2071\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_0898\/\" class=\"wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0898-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0898-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0898-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0898-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The view outside my window.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1950-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2069\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_1950\/\" class=\"wp-image-2069\"\/><figcaption>The Collaborative Center for Translational Mass Spectrometry&#8230; has a sense of humor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7006-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2065\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_7006\/\" class=\"wp-image-2065\"\/><figcaption>Halloween was kind of a big deal at TGen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_7382-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2064\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_7382\/\" class=\"wp-image-2064\"\/><figcaption>Frozen dog poo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2774-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2067\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_2774\/\" class=\"wp-image-2067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2774-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2774-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2774-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2774-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>I left behind some genetic material of my own.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3350-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2066\" data-link=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/img_3350\/\" class=\"wp-image-2066\"\/><figcaption>Anyone in need of a good circulator?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My last day was December 4 \u2014 the end of a four-year adventure at TGen and the start of a new journey for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TGen, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, explores the human genome to find the causes of and develop treatments for complex diseases. A nonprofit biomedical research organization, headquartered in Phoenix, TGen hired me as its first marketing director. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t think they or I knew what we were getting into, but it was a hell of a ride. Every day, I got to work with some of the brightest minds in science and medicine, and they let me tell their stories&#8230; in small words and big type so everyone could understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so everyone could celebrate and, more importantly, <strong><em>support<\/em><\/strong> their achievements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, we made <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X5X9EspG2m0\">rap videos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E_PaQD2nXFI\">time-lapse<\/a> installations. We wrote e-newsletters and created ad campaigns. We promoted fundraisers, gave tours and posted patient-stories on social media. We launched a podcast \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tgen.org\/tgen-talks\/\">TGen Talks<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 to give voice to the people behind the discoveries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scientists invited me into their laboratories and lab meetings, and they gave me grace and patience as they answered my (repeated) questions and (painstakingly) explained their work so I could share it with others. They showed me that failure is always an option; that the answers found aren&#8217;t necessarily as important as the questions asked or the work put in to achieve the goal; that you can stand in awe of the mysteries of the universe while working doggedly to solve them; and that you can do great things and also have fun along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am grateful to my friend Troy Richards for introducing me to the organization that saved his life. I owe my eternal thanks to my boss, Galen Perry, for giving me a chance, and I am honored to have worked alongside the hardest-working team in the building, the MARCOM team (an army of seven, of which I was a department of one). I am humbled by everyone at TGen that put their faith in me to tell their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why did I leave? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not an easy decision to make, but growth doesn&#8217;t come easily. I have been invited to lead my own team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportbarrow.org\/\">Barrow Neurological Foundation<\/a>. I will still be supporting science and working to inspire donors to a cause greater than myself. I would be lying if I said I wasn&#8217;t afraid: It&#8217;s daunting, but if we&#8217;re not afraid, we&#8217;re not growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first day is December 17.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My last day was December 4 \u2014 the end of a four-year adventure at TGen and the start of a new journey for me. TGen, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, explores the human genome to find the causes of and develop treatments for complex diseases. A nonprofit biomedical research organization, headquartered in Phoenix, TGen hired &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/11\/and-now-my-watch-has-ended-tgen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">And Now My Watch Has Ended: TGen<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2078"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2106,"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078\/revisions\/2106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patandstacy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}