Postdoc in the Sharpton lab at Oregon State University. (she/her/hers) Basic R code resources: https://xitter.cf/t.co/RDWXXLELJQ
Joined October 2013
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After years of hard work with an awesome team, our study on how an environmental chemical affects the gut-brain axis was published as the cover for a special issue of Toxics! mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/1
Our newest paper is out! "The zebrafish gut microbiomeinfluences benzo[a]pyrenedevelopmental neurobehavioraltoxicity" rdcu.be/dL0oB
So many skills are transferable from living in an immigrant household to being a scientist...today, it's writing while surrounded by chaos. 😅 There just wasn't room for private, quiet space in the tiny apartments we used to live in.
Last paper of my PhD is finally out!! I'm so relieved. Sadly in a closed access journal, so who knows if I'll even have access myself once their temporary link dies, since my institution no longer subscribes to Elsevier. 🤡
Come see me at my poster at #ESA2023 on Monday next week 5-6:30 pm. I'll be talking about my work on how a ubiquitous environmental toxicant affects the gut microbiome and behavior in zebrafish over MULTIPLE generations! ᗦ↞◃
My latest nerd purchase is also relevant to my love of ecology: a woodland dragon with tiny mushroom caps on its tail. 💜🍄
Excited for Jo Handelsman's talk today at Oregon State's Microbiology department! We're so lucky to be able to host her!
Let me tell you a story about this paper. I collected data at night because it was the most reliable time for plate reader access due to covid and I wanted the measurements to be at the same exact time of day on the dot. (1/4) journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
...also had to hold my breath grabbing the plates because they'd make me hurl. Normally the smells are fun, but not this time! Our lab tech and an undergrad saved me a thousand times by autoclaving and passaging plates. (3/4)
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BREAKING: 48K University of Calfornia TAs, postdocs & other student workers just walked off the job.
It's the largest strike in the US since 2019.
Many UC workers earn < $24k/yr. A PhD student I spoke to said they donate blood plasma to make ends meet.
washingtonpost.com/business/…
It's officially happened...I need to use the Pythagorean theorem for an analysis. Somewhere, my high school math teacher is feeling vindicated.
Let's face it, we're going to be stuck with zoom conferences/courses/etc. till the end of time now. Might as well optimize it best we can!
#PLOSCompBio: Ten simple rules for leveraging virtual interaction to build higher-level learning into bioinfo ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
Such an important aspect of being a parent and scientist! To add, we should also just allow people to not work and be with their babies when they are born. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Don't know how well this works, but a database of probiotics and the research on them is a great idea: academic.oup.com/database/ar…
It's been a little over a week since I started at the Sharpton lab. Everyone has been so welcoming and helpful. It's been fun so far diving into Zebrafish gut microbiome readings and exploring Oregon's nature! @tjsharpton
