Scientist, communicator, craft nerd, mum. I do #scicomm @lifebloodau. Views and opinions are my own. She/her

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined March 2010
And here we are in @CosmosMagazine. Great work from @ANFFHQ and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, @MonashUni, in support of @lifebloodau x @MovemberAUS
The world’s smallest moustache on a red blood cell bit.ly/46rwqsu
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My job is never dull! Check out this tiny project….
Find out how we and @MovemberAUS created the world’s smallest moustache for men’s health: donateblood.page.link/g6k Special thanks to @CryoEM_Monash for preparing the red blood cell, and @ANFFHQ for fabricating and capturing the image. #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork #lifebloodau
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Our medical advisor, Dr Peter Bentley from @lifebloodau, visited our booth at #Blood2023 Conference in Melbourne. Hear about the new Australian #Haemochromatosis Register, patient resources, accredited CPD, podcasts for health professionals by health professionals and more.
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Really chuffed to have chatted with the guy who built this coach in #Australia #Coronation #brushwithfame
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So much Science to engage with during #SydneyWorldPride. The outcome of partnering with Fashion designers and Queer scientists - see it all at Cloak! @UTSEngage @all_isee @sydneymardigras @MQSciEng
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ANZSBT 2023 Research Grant applications open today. Click here for more information bit.ly/3Wk3NrW @erica_m_wood @BielbyLinley @Haemovigilante @DianvanderwalDr @TransfusEdMed @AmandaCatherwo1 @TrishKRoberts1 @thrift_liz
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We're excited that our study of the blood types of 1.8 million Australians is one of @theMJA 's top 10 research articles in 2022. The study was led by @RenaHirani and found that Australia's blood types are becoming more positive. mja.com.au/journal/2023/218/…
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Cool cover @Nature Based on discovery that stop codons don't stop but code (in some protozoan organisms) nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Elf on the Shelf is getting in the holiday spirit and donating blood! Thanks to Donor Cari for the photo and thanks to Mr Elf for spreading Christmas cheer at our blood drives! 💫 #elfontheshelf
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Woo hoo! I’ve scored a century @lifebloodau.
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It’s a glorious afternoon to practice “drop” and “ stay” with this young dood.
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Prepare and aftercare 😉 What to expect — before, during and after your blood donation. To learn more, visit lifeblood.com.au #LifeBloodAU #BloodDonation #MQuni #BloodFacts #GiveBlood
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New publication led by Sanda Naing on the stay at home behaviour of Australian blood donors aged 70+ during the initial phase of the pandemic - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @lifebloodRnD @RachelThorpe5 @KyleSeanJensen
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Grab a chance to win this amazing LEGO® Nasa Apollo Saturn V Rocket set 🚀 You can enter now by signing up for Nature Briefing, our daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis: go.nature.com/3JoAP5K
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The @lifebloodau B Med Sci PACE project has begun. Watch out @Macquarie_Uni for student developed campaigns across campus that aim to encourage people to donate blood / blood products. Campaign efficiency is being evaluated by donor numbers against teams @fse101MQ @MQSciEng
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Hey guys, This image went viral today following a share from a huge account, which did not tag me when using the image. So I thought I'd give it a share on my own account. It really sucks when these accounts don't tag the photographer. 😭😭
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