Aging scientist. Worm expert. Biosensor aficionado. Starting my lab @Northeastern University. I watch worms die to learn how to live.
May 5, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
This semester, the students in my Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging class spent an hour a week helping seniors in public housing, adult day programs, and senior centers in the Boston area.
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We collaborated with Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly @LBFoE_Boston, a non-profit organization committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly through intergenerational programs. 2/
Once again, I shook up my Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging class, this time due to the #covid19 pandemic.
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First, while my class is, on the surface, about the recent scientific discoveries that transformed our understanding of aging…
the real goal is to help upper-level undergrads and grad students to become judicious and informed citizens. 2/
May 6, 2020 • 33 tweets • 10 min read
Hey twitterworld! I am super excited to share our new paper!
We show that worms use their brain to decide whether to induce their hydrogen peroxide defenses or use those of E. coli.
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elifesciences.org/articles/56186
This project was led by my amazing graduate student Jodie Schiffer, with major help from gs Frank Servello and Xuyan Xu, and everyone in the lab, and collaborations with @nstroustrup1 and A. Ghazi’s labs. 2/
Dec 30, 2019 • 18 tweets • 14 min read
This semester I shook up my Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging class by adding a Service-Learning component.
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My 17 students spent over a hundred hours baking, painting nails, exercising, playing bingo, providing tech support, and socializing with seniors in six nearby assisted-living facilities.