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Senior lecturer & Researcher in #microbiology, #cellbiology #platelets at Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. Speaks English, Français, Mauritian Creole (from the land of the dodos) & basic Hindi. She/her #WomenInStem #EDI
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📢Join us for "Catalysing Diversity – A Chemistry Seminar Series for All"! Hear from scientists from minoritised, LGBTQ+, & neurodivergent communities as they share their journeys & insights. 🎤 Speaker: Prof Robert Mokaya, OBE, FRS 📅 March 5th|⏰ 5–6 Hybrid #chemsky #Inclusivity #Diversity #RSC

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📢Join us for "Catalysing Diversity – A Chemistry Seminar Series for All"! Hear from scientists from minoritised, LGBTQ+, & neurodivergent communities as they share their journeys & insights. 🎤 Speaker: Prof Robert Mokaya, OBE, FRS 📅 March 5th|⏰ 5–6 Hybrid #chemsky #Inclusivity #Diversity #RSC

Eight critical questions for the new chief executive of UKRI wonkhe.com/blogs/eight-...

🧬🧪Protein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalization | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Henry Kilgore @itamarchinn.bsky.social @pgmikhael.bsky.social Ilan Mitnikov, et al. @aihealthmit.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social @mitofficial.bsky.social

Huge thanks @professor-dave.bsky.social for an excellent & honest talk on your personal journey in #Chemistry. Your ability to weave chemistry into your personal narrative was insightful. It highlights how our experience shape our #research & #academia. #Inspiring Thanks for coming to us.

Not surprising & unfortunately a far too familiar story 😞 Adding this to the list of scientists students should know! #WomenInStem

The @ntrepository.bsky.social is here! Amazing source of resources & definitely worth a follow. #academia #TeachingResource

Awesome news for those living with sickle cell disease #SCD And a great example of #AcademicResearch #Translating into #Clinical settings and impacting patients.

Only by bringing our whole selves to work can we truly thrive. 'Chemistry is Personal' charts my journey as a chemist, the way some of our chemistry intersects with personal experiences, and LGBT+ representation in STEM. This seminar is in Sheffield but also online. Click Prachi's post to sign up!

📢Join us for "Catalysing Diversity – A Chemistry Seminar Series for All"! Hear from scientists from minoritised, LGBTQ+, & neurodivergent communities as they share their journeys & insights. 🎤 First speaker: Prof. David K. Smith (Univ. of York) @professor-dave.bsky.social 📅 Feb 4th | ⏰ 5–6 PM

This looks interesting @theotherdrx.bsky.social

This is something I have not considered! Has there ever been a backup plan should issues like this arise? Plan B from Europe PMC… or some other platform 😬 😱 #academicsky

Every once in a while we publish a paper that moves a whole field forward. I think that's the case for this one from the Bugaj lab, where they describe proteins for THERMOGENETIC control of cellular behavior. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This looks interesting. Might get the kids to check it out… but it reminds me of ‘il était une fois… la vie’ & there was also ‘il était une fois…. l’homme!’ ‘Once upon a time… Life’ & ‘Once upon a time… l’homme’. Absolutely loved those growing up. youtu.be/cEVmpiiEAC0?...

Interesting question as to whether ‘Endothelium is a type of epithelial?’ Definitely worth a read.

In a great collaboration with @hummerlab.bsky.social and the Kräusslich lab: HIV capsid doesn't break at the NPC; instead, it cracks open the NPC itself! Details in Cell: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... @mpibp.bsky.social @uniheidelberg.bsky.social A thread below:

Decellularization and Enzymatic Digestion Methods to Enhance ECM Protein Detection via MALDI-MS Imaging | Analytical Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Emerging models to study competitive interactions within bacterial communities @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The primate gut microbiota contributes to interspecific differences in host metabolism. Published #OpenAccess and fee-free in #MGen using a #PublishAndRead agreement: https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001322

Chemistry in action- very relevant post given the ongoing raging wildfires.

When 14 journals choose to publish the same article simultaneously, you know the topic is important. This is about predatory journals, which are out to catch the inexperienced authors. If you are thinking of submitting a paper following an invitation, read this first. #publishing

Mitochondria- and ER-associated actin are required for mitochondrial fusion - Nature Communications congrats @manorlaboratory.bsky.social & CO www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Current status: hurkle-durkling! And I am absolutely enjoying it whilst I can.

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating, and happy holidays to those who aren’t! Wishing you all a joyful time with family, friends, and loved ones. 🎄🎁🤶🏽🍹 My thoughts are also with those who may be spending this season alone or facing difficulties.

Excellent visualisation of a hot topic. A true example of "A picture is worth a thousand words"! As someone who teaches this, including when antibiotic resistance was first identified or started to impact treatment would put the issue of antibiotic resistance into context for all. 1/2

Love this placard. Alice Ball is also one of the scientists & great example of women in STEM we feature @hallam-biosci-chem.bsky.social @mellacey.bsky.social

Fantastic study on the order in which amino acids usage was added to the genetic code! Implications in our understanding of early life 🧪

Beautiful cover art depicting half of the brain with forget-me-not flowers (symbol of #Alzheimer) floating away. More and more evidence of neuro-immune-vascular interaction playing a role in dementia. www.cell.com/trends/immun...

Emerging roles of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity, neuronal function, and neurodegeneration www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

To ‘mirror cell’ or not…. Great article on the implications of such research & why the call for a ban. It would make a great sci-fi movie though!!!

Just sharing as many might not be aware that @lthechat.bsky.social is here. Attended some really useful sessions before & even co-hosted one. Definitely worth a follow for #LTA #learning & #teaching in #HE.

Wonder how many knew that! Love the image 🧪

Excellent & insightful thread from Izzy, @ijayas.bsky.social on the challenges we need to tackle to address gender inequality in academia & what not to do!