Postdoc in the Sharpton lab at Oregon State University. (she/her/hers) Basic R code resources: https://xitter.cf/t.co/RDWXXLELJQ
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After years of hard work with an awesome team, our study on how an environmental chemical affects the gut-brain axis was published as the cover for a special issue of Toxics! mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/1
This is just one part of the PhD skillset, but if you struggle with reading, for some reason "Bionic reading" tends to help a lot of neurodivergent people comprehend/read better: oxfordlearning.com/what-is-b…
Also behavioral/cognitive therapies/having an ADHD coach can help.
Our newest paper is out! "The zebrafish gut microbiomeinfluences benzo[a]pyrenedevelopmental neurobehavioraltoxicity" rdcu.be/dL0oB
So many skills are transferable from living in an immigrant household to being a scientist...today, it's writing while surrounded by chaos. 😅 There just wasn't room for private, quiet space in the tiny apartments we used to live in.
Last paper of my PhD is finally out!! I'm so relieved. Sadly in a closed access journal, so who knows if I'll even have access myself once their temporary link dies, since my institution no longer subscribes to Elsevier. 🤡
Come see me at my poster at #ESA2023 on Monday next week 5-6:30 pm. I'll be talking about my work on how a ubiquitous environmental toxicant affects the gut microbiome and behavior in zebrafish over MULTIPLE generations! ᗦ↞◃
My latest nerd purchase is also relevant to my love of ecology: a woodland dragon with tiny mushroom caps on its tail. 💜🍄
Excited for Jo Handelsman's talk today at Oregon State's Microbiology department! We're so lucky to be able to host her!
I feel ya...that was definitely my struggle trying to write for funding doing wildlife related research. sometimes I just want to KNOW, but definitely see why parks and wildlife folks need actionable studies like, yesterday.
WORTH IT THOUGH - we found some cool interactions and only scratched the surface on how boreal toad microbes interact with Bd. I wish I could dig into every rabbit hole but alas. This paper brought to you by sweat, puke, and a supportive lab group and advisor! (4/4)
...also had to hold my breath grabbing the plates because they'd make me hurl. Normally the smells are fun, but not this time! Our lab tech and an undergrad saved me a thousand times by autoclaving and passaging plates. (3/4)
I was pregnant in my 1st trimester and was so exhausted from teaching and puking (microbio labs SMELL, friends), that my spouse would get off work and drive me to campus and wait for me. Shout out to him for that, he was tired too and still dragged my lifeless ass to campus.(2/4)
Let me tell you a story about this paper. I collected data at night because it was the most reliable time for plate reader access due to covid and I wanted the measurements to be at the same exact time of day on the dot. (1/4) journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
Alex Alexiev, PhD retweeted
BREAKING: 48K University of Calfornia TAs, postdocs & other student workers just walked off the job.
It's the largest strike in the US since 2019.
Many UC workers earn < $24k/yr. A PhD student I spoke to said they donate blood plasma to make ends meet.
washingtonpost.com/business/…
