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Kayla Wilson - Chemistry - Science Communication

 San Diego, CA
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Joined June 2019
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Very stoked to see my 1st first-author paper out in world! For a long time it's been assumed that all sponge-derived natural products are made by microbes, but we found that the sponge animal actually makes terpenes. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.22…

Terpene biosynthesis in marine sponge animals | PNAS

Sea sponges are the largest marine source of small-molecule natural products described to date. Sponge-derived molecules, such as the chemotherapeu...

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@donsharone5 Apr 2025
i would’ve paid attention in chemistry if they talked about niacinamide
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Several years ago, I wrote a 2-page guide on how to give a killer narratively-driven scientific talk. I called it "The David Attenborough Method", in homage to the master storyteller. xitter.cf/wc_ratcliff/status/949… I recently expanded upon it in a short essay: authors.elsevier.com/a/1hRhv…
Will Ratcliff
@wc_ratcliff5 Jan 2018
I teach a class on how to give a great scientific talk. The core idea is that humans absorb information effortlessly if it is delivered as a compelling story. I call it the 'David Attenborough' method, in honor of the master. Attached is my style guide. #scicomm @Attenboroughs_D
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Excellent paper describing a bunch of new California sponges, including the one I studied during my PhD. @tomleeturner is a great resource for sponge taxonomy and I would highly recommend his expertice to any marine natural product scientists who need help with sponge IDs.
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Whenever a marine sponge makes a natural product it is really made by the microbiome, right? Turns out... Not always!! Super excited about our new paper by @ScienceSiren_ with @BurkhardtImmo @taysteele_ @BradMoore_SIO @moorelabsio &others at @Scripps_Ocean pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.22…

Terpene biosynthesis in marine sponge animals | PNAS

Sea sponges are the largest marine source of small-molecule natural products described to date. Sponge-derived molecules, such as the chemotherapeu...

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This has been a product of several years of work by myself, @Tristan_enzymes @BurkhardtImmo @taysteele_ @BradMoore_SIO Rebecca Schaefer, Sheila Podell, and Eric Allen. A huge thank you to them for all their hard work and guidance
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As a shameless plug, I'll be looking for industry positions in San Diego after I defend my PhD in May so please feel free to share this paper and my info widely. Cheers!
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I stand in strong solidarity with the 48,000 academic workers at the University of California who are on strike for higher wages, better child care benefits, and expanded paid leave.
UAW 4811@uaw_481115 Nov 2022
Today, everyone knows who's got the power. Now it's time for @UofCalifornia to settle fair contracts with all 48,000 workers who make this University run. @UAWonStrike #FairUCnow fairucnow.org/support
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Rebecca Ruck@Ruck_chem12 Oct 2022
#WomenInChemistry! Apply for the WCC Merck Research Award! It’s great recognition, an opportunity to present at the 2023 Fall ACS meeting & get yourself a Merck mentor. Applications are due December 1. Just scan the QR code or use the link below. @AcsWcc #MerckChemistry
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BREAKING NEWS: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”
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Thank you so much @brittedelmann for helping our research come to life in this incredible video! I’ve loved showing this to friends and family when they ask me about my work 💙
Bradley Moore@BradMoore_SIO23 Sep 2022
This is what happens when you invite a journalist to hang out in your seaside lab for a few weeks. Thanks @brittedelmann for sharing @moorelabsio stories with @BurkhardtImmo, @ScienceSiren_ and William Fenical. Watch & enjoy #Vimeo vimeo.com/743266714

Studying marine organisms for potential human health advances

Scientific divers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego explore inland ocean waters to collect marine organisms, such as corals and sponges. They bring them...

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Vitamin B3 Triggers #Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolite Dormancy Signals in Streptococcus suis by Brett C. Covington and Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost at @PrincetonChem @PrincetonMolBio in @J_A_C_S pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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STEM community, I have a good one for you today! Our paper on the @WomenDoingSci Instagram page is published 🥳 We analyzed posts to see 1⃣ if we highlight diverse #womeninSTEM 2⃣ if these posts get higher engagement 3⃣ the effects on our followers. What did we find? A thread🧵
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Excited to be back at the first post-COVID NPAG, featuring three exciting talks about terpene biosynthesis featuring @taysteele_ @BurkhardtImmo and @ScienceSiren_ of @moorelabsio
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This was by far the coolest Friday morning meeting I’ve ever experienced! Thanks @Astro_Jessica and @Scripps_Ocean !!
Bradley Moore@BradMoore_SIO10 Jun 2022
Thanks @Scripps_Ocean alum and former building resident @Astro_Jessica for visiting and inspiring us today ahead of your @UCSanDiego commencement speech tomorrow 🚀
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Wonderful hosting 37 microbiology PhD students from @WUR at @Scripps_Ocean today to share science and network with our students. Thanks to @moorelabsio alum @Michelle_Schorn for organizing the Dutch contingent
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Thrilled to share our latest @nchembio publication by @BurkhardtImmo @Tristan_enzymes @thePYTC that #octocorals biosynthesize powerful terpenoids and have been doing it longer than in plants. These primitive animals are remarkable medicinal chemists! nature.com/articles/s41589-0…
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Vikram Shende@VikShende21 Mar 2022
I also have the incredible good fortune of being on the sponge team with Kayla Wilson (@ScienceSiren_ ), and you can hear all about her upcoming work here and see her poster at the Sci-Mix tonight from 8-10 PM in hall C!
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