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For @SocSciWeek we’re highlighting @Uni_Newcastle’s Dr @juliacoffey_’s ARC Discovery Project investigating how young people navigate online digital culture and body image concerns through selfie-editing apps.
More about Dr Coffey’s research: arc.gov.au/news-publications…
#SSW2023
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Science twitter you're not ready for this
We have a new toy in the lab, see this expert demo by @RLeonSampedro 🤯
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This year at @WSFBrisbane I'll be talking on a panel about my work and being #TransinSTEM. I regularly hear from young scientists worried they can't do STEM because of being #trans/#LGBT. You can! Diversity will make you an asset 🏳️🌈Come join me on March 12
worldsciencefestival.com.au/…
2002: high school accounting teacher tells me I can't add with a calculator
2021: I take postgrad health economics...
suddenly 14 again & struggling over a balance sheet despite my calc-intensive PhD
Proof that "smart" comes in myriad flavours
Also, biochemistry is my jam.
The speed of a COVID-19 response has a greater effect on infection rates than its stringency mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/872…
YES! This!
The Great Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020—7 Critical Lessons ja.ma/3h9o4ge via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork
#truth
Emojis make a huge difference in setting the tone of a feedback email. They may feel silly but without the nuances of face-to-face feedback, they're invaluable in conveying the gravity (or lack thereof) of the situation.
campusreview.com.au/2020/07/…
And on the other side of the coin: smileys and perceptions of competence. Use them wisely!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Throwback to 5 years ago when Tony Fauci, at 74 yo, was suiting up to treat an Ebola patient himself because he "wanted to show his staff that he wouldn't ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself". This is what leadership looks like. sciencemag.org/news/2015/03/…
Never let anyone tell you that writing grant applications is boring. I don't think I've had this much excitement in my life since the hulk rollercoaster in Orlando. Result of both experiences was the same: 50% exhilarated, 50% sick with nerves #research
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OK Twitter, VERY cool postdoc with Liz Gillam of @UQ_SCMB and ME!!!
#P450 enzymes @UQ_News and some #VirusLikeParticle engineering and expression at @GRIDD_GU
We're making nanobio-catalysts for green chemistry with the help of @Oz_Biocat of @CSIRO
Click: bit.ly/2D6a7Rj














