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Researcher, mum, editor @OrnisSvecica , conferences with #childcare on my website! #evolution #sexualselection #fishsci #ornithology #academicmum she/her
Sep 4, 2023 41 tweets 9 min read
The 16th BoS meeting is ON, opened by @RhondaSnook1! Finally back to Nynäshamn, Sweden, for a week of scientific discussions around sperm, sperm-egg interactions & fertilization, starting with a really cool plenary on the molecular basis of fish fertilization. #BiologyofSperm2023 Image And one cool name tag added to my collection! This year a ground beetle spermatostyle, photographed by Antonio Gomez @carabidos from the @cre_syr in Syracuse. Image
Jul 30, 2020 7 tweets 7 min read
Interested in the mechanisms parasites might use to manipulate their hosts' behavior? Check out talk #690 in the Host-Parasite Interactions session to hear about work from my amazing mentees @MSU_IBIO, including tweep @lizwphillips17!
#teamfish #fishsci #ABS2020 @AnimBehSociety Image Keep an eye out for these wonderful scientists, all either recently graduated or just about to. Looking forward to seeing what they're up to in the very near future! 2/n
Jul 3, 2020 11 tweets 10 min read
Read about our @NatureEcoEvo comment on how to prepare a growing #postdoc workforce in the @nationalpostdoc #POSTDOCket! The nb of postdocs has doubled in 30 years, but faculty positions nearly not changed. We propose 5 key points to better prepare us for a wide range of careers: 1.Align career development with job markets: a survey found that #STEM PhDs lack skills essential for the current #career landscape. #Postdocs need to be encouraged by advisors & departments to invest time in professional development.
#phdchat #beyondprof

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Sep 11, 2019 28 tweets 33 min read
Happy to be back in Sweden for my 2nd #BiologyofSperm meeting & hearing fascinating stories on evolution of sperm, gamete interactions, reproductive organs and strategies by fellow #spermnerds
#BoS2019 #BoS15 Started strong yesterday with Sabine Koelle showing us the very first live imaging movies of sperm behavior in human reproductive tracts, all the way to the fertilization site, and even sperm filmed live swimming inside the testes! What a cool talk!
Mar 18, 2019 12 tweets 9 min read
Ready for tomorrow and my first sessions of @SkypeScientist ! Looking forward to chatting, not with 1 , but 6 classes of middleschoolers! Send all the good vibes (and waves) my way for a good internet connection all day!

#scicomm #outreach And so it begins...

#SkypeAScientistMarathon #scicomm #outreach #SkypeAScientist
Oct 25, 2018 13 tweets 6 min read
At our latest @MSU_IBIO postdoc meeting @HelenMcCreery presented her recent paper with @AmandaHund , @LizScordato et al. on the importance of #mentorship in #STEM & how to remediate to the lack of guidance on how to be a good mentor. Thread! 👇 (1/n)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec… I loved every bit of that paper! This is something that should really be spread to all institutions and read by grad students, postdocs and PIs alike! Read it, spread it, get discussions started at your department! #AcademicTwitter (2/n)