π§πΌβπ¬πͺ±π§¬β οΈ Chromatin organization and tissue specificity & applying epigenetics to forensic science. StMU (via SSU, UOP, JHUSOM, FMI). Views are my own.
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6 Sep 2024
Hey that's us! Great story from @SAReport reporter @LindseyGCarnett on my research group at @StMarysU!
You have microplastics inside you: A San Antonio professor is researching what that means for your health.
#microplastic #environment #PUI #STEM #science #Celegans #ProudPI
6 Sep 2024
It's official: microplastics are inside us all, and likely impacting our health. St. Mary's University researchers are trying to find out. sanantonioreport.org/you-havβ¦
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Microplastics are now a priority contaminant in drinking water, a major step forward. @EPA and @HHSGov are launching a new initiative to measure, understand, and remove microplastics from the human body.
#Microplastics #DrinkingWater #PublicHealth
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My research group focuses on microplastics and combined environmental contamination. It is encouraging to see this worldwide challenge gain priority status in the United States.
#Research #NIHResearch
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This initiative will raise awareness and accelerate research. I look forward to continuing our work and contributing new data to help address this multidimensional, omnipresent problem.
#AcademicResearch #Celegans #HumanHealth
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22 May 2025
I'm incredibly excited to share my lab's first pre-print!
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We show that microplastics (MPs) mediate the delivery of a plasticizer, di-butyl phthalate (DBP), to C. elegans & alter reproduction and lifespan.
#Microplastic #Celegans #Science
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22 May 2025
Model organisms are incredibly valuable for these studies, as it is very difficult to ask specific questions about the consequences of microplastic and combined chemical exposure within a human system, in the context of a whole organism.
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... and lastly, none of this work could have been done without the incredible effort of many undergraduate research scientists.
#PUI #undergraduateresearch #NIHresearch #biomedicalresearch #Celegans
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5 Aug 2024
Iβm so exited for #worm25 ! Personally with my ties to California and the valley, I cannot think of a better location!
I canβt wait for my first worm meeting, leading my own lab. π₯Ό π€©πͺ±π¬
5 Aug 2024
πͺ± SAVE THE DATE πͺ± Join us in Davis, CA, for 5 days of presentations covering an array of topics in Worm research, & countless networking opportunities!
Browse the #Worm25 website for details on awards & funding, speakers, & more as it's available: bit.ly/4cgGOGm
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23 Jul 2024
Wow, @StMarysU students, Paola and Chiara rocked their presentations at the #NIH #Biennial24 meeting. They did a wonderful job communicating their work and representing the research group! #proudPI #STEM π©π½βπ¬π¬πͺ±
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18 Jul 2024
Iβm looking forward to the group sharing our work next week at the NIH #SuREBiennial. Current and past lab students have worked so hard. @StMarysU students are incredible!
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ALT 5 scientists in black lab coats smile while talking a group selfie.
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8 Jul 2024
RT @deniswirtz: Bloomberg Philanthropies gives $1B to Johns Hopkins University.
This gift makes the School of Medicine tuition-free for stβ¦
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4 Jul 2024
The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we canβt take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it, and keep making sure it reflects the better angels of our nature instead of the worst. That, more than anything, is what America is all about.
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Jennifer retweeted
24 May 2024
Last weeks to apply for #PhD position in #Quantitative #Developmental #Biology using #Celegans. Join us to find out how organs grow to the correct size! ohws.prospective.ch/public/vβ¦
16 May 2024
Two more weeks to apply for #PhD position in #Quantitative #Developmental #Biology using #Celegans. Join us to study how growth signals control development and aging in space and time. GIF is shows bursts of FoxO/DAF-16 activity. ohws.prospective.ch/public/vβ¦
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