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Joined July 2010
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#PintAU21 was a whirlwind of Aussie science! We explored labs, talked to scientists and played trivia across the country. Catch up on livestreams & episodes on pintofscience.com.au, YouTube & Soundcloud. See you all next year, in pubs or online. Stay safe Australia! #Pint21
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
Researchers at @ouranu made an exciting discovery this year that could be key to treating allergies, asthma, and anaphylaxis. But what is it? Retweet with your answer! #Pint21 @pintsworld
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The @CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection helps sustainably manage Australia’s marine biodiversity and support marine research and ecologically sustainable management. But how many fish do they have? Retweet with your guess! @pintsworld #PintAU21 #Pint21 #biodiversity
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
While you're waiting for the #PintAU21 podcasts to launch, check out this podcast hosted by @gingergorman, featuring in-depth discussions from Australia’s best social scientists. Comment below what you think the podcast is called! #Pint21 @pintsworld #sciencepodcast #science
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
Although #PintAU21 is running events all throughout May, the official festival takes place across three days. Retweet if you know the answer! #Pint21 #pintsworld
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Researchers from @PerkinsComms and @uwanews used the venom from 312 animals for this study. But what animal was it? Retweet with your answer! #PintAU21 #Pint21 @pintsworld
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I know I know! But I don’t think I’m allowed to answer 🤪
Developed by @csiro, Meat and Livestock Australia and @jamescookuniversity, could this be the feed of the future? Retweet your answer to the trivia question! #PintAU21 #Pint21 @pintsworld
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I had so much fun putting this together and I can’t wait for everyone to play along 🧑‍🔬🧬🦠
Welcome to the Pint Challenge! Keep your eyes peeled for daily trivia across our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter pages and a chance to win BONUS POINTS for the Pint Trivia on 19 May. #PintAU21 #Pint21 Registered your team for Pint Trivia: pintofscience.com.au/event/p…
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
We're almost there! Only 13 more days until #PintAU21 kicks off! Check out our exciting new events for this year over at pintofscience.com.au/festiva… And for those numberphiles: 13 days? 1 3 = 4 #MayThe4thBeWithYou!
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
Want to improve your #scicomm skills? Apply to present with us this May at #PintAU21 #shareyourscience pintofscience.com.au/eoi/
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19 Mar 2021
"I was always drawn to medical research because the scientific community thrives on pushing the boundaries and challenging existing practices to help people in the most meaningful way.” Stanley Hung, physiotherapist and PhD student @TheFlorey #FacesoftheFlorey #FloreyFriday
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
I'm seeing commentary asking why Australia isn't just rolling out the vaccine prior to regulatory approval, or why the TGA just doesn't register the vaccine based on approvals in other countries.
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"Professor @AmyBrodtmann has further committed to raising awareness and educating about dementia through her newest role as Dementia Australia Honorary Medical Advisor." Amazing! dementia.org.au/about-us/med…

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Thrilled that this project is finally live! I was so lucky to be able to interview some incredible people from @TheFlorey and I can’t wait for you to read their stories
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The Florey’s staff and students are the bedrock of our research and success. Together we are connected by our collective mission of improving lives through #brainresearch. Each fortnight on #FloreyFriday we are highlighting the one of the many #FacesoftheFlorey. Stay Tuned!
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
More on vaccines. I'm going to get boring and geeky on this (no apologies) on the 10 year thing. Vaccines "normally take 10 years". This is being use as a reason to be fearful (ie rushed job). I'm a clinical trials doc. I can tell you most of that time is spent doing...1/n
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Almost forgot that this was being published, but here it is - a paper with my name on it (!) from research I completed on hypopnea scoring criteria and the arousal threshold in #sleepapnea during my undergrad at @MonashUni @MonashSleepLab doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202003-…
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
It’s common for people to think that their concerns for their own mental health aren’t ‘important enough’. But your concerns do matter and you can always seek support – even if just to learn that what you’re experiencing is a natural, healthy amount of stress. #MentalHealthWeek
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23 Sep 2020
“The key thing we want to drive home is that we need to change the way we think about #Parkinsonsdisease, the way we approach diagnosis and treatment,”- Professor Barnham, Head of the Florey's Neurotherapeutics Lab. @australian @NC_Robinson @ParkinsonsVic doi.org/10.3233/JPD-202211

The Florey institute fears a wave of neurological consequences from COVID-19, including a big escalation in Parkinson’s disease. bit.ly/2FUSMfN
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
And from Diabetes and Dementia (D2) study at @TheFlorey, cognitively healthy ppl with type 2 #diabetes & higher #vascularrisk show selective regional brain atrophy and deficits in executive function/processing speed. Well done @becsingleton @yenyinglim Mark Dubbelman Bang Zheng
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Rebecca Singleton retweeted
29 Dec 2011
That awkward moment when you're trying to text someone and the person beside you looks at the screen of your phone.
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