Cheyenne McKinley
@cheyennemckinley.bsky.social
She/her | PhD Student in the Oakley lab at UCSB, studying the evolution of biological rhythms in bioluminescent ostracods. | I like crunchy invertebrates and taking long walks on Caribbean beaches 🏖️
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That's me in the coral
That's me on the sandbank, being a crustacean
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've pinched too much
I haven't pinched enough
That's me on the sandbank, being a crustacean
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've pinched too much
I haven't pinched enough
CRABGEDY!
WHEN THE FEELING'S GONE
YOU'RE A CRUSTACEAN
IT'S CRABGEDY!
WHEN THE MORNING CRIES
YOU'VE GOT STALKY EYES
YOU'VE GOT A SHELL
WITH NO ONE TO LOVE YOU
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL!
WHEN THE FEELING'S GONE
YOU'RE A CRUSTACEAN
IT'S CRABGEDY!
WHEN THE MORNING CRIES
YOU'VE GOT STALKY EYES
YOU'VE GOT A SHELL
WITH NO ONE TO LOVE YOU
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL!
August 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
That's me in the coral
That's me on the sandbank, being a crustacean
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've pinched too much
I haven't pinched enough
That's me on the sandbank, being a crustacean
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've pinched too much
I haven't pinched enough
Welcome to the crustacean crew entomologists! 🦐🪲
Shrimps is bugs? No, it’s kinda the other way around. Insects are technically crustaceans, which highlights the importance of systematics in understanding how evolution unfolds. My latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social.
April 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Welcome to the crustacean crew entomologists! 🦐🪲
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Repping the Oakley Lab to #StandUpForScience in Santa Barbara!!
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Repping the Oakley Lab to #StandUpForScience in Santa Barbara!!
Today we #standupforscience🔬
I almost didn't go to this because I felt so overwhelmed by all of the causes we need to fight for now.
If you're feeling this way too, know that anything you do to fight is a win.
You cannot do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good you can do.
I almost didn't go to this because I felt so overwhelmed by all of the causes we need to fight for now.
If you're feeling this way too, know that anything you do to fight is a win.
You cannot do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good you can do.
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Today we #standupforscience🔬
I almost didn't go to this because I felt so overwhelmed by all of the causes we need to fight for now.
If you're feeling this way too, know that anything you do to fight is a win.
You cannot do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good you can do.
I almost didn't go to this because I felt so overwhelmed by all of the causes we need to fight for now.
If you're feeling this way too, know that anything you do to fight is a win.
You cannot do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good you can do.
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎
PAID INTERNSHIPS! California State University (CSU) students interested in marine, ocean, and coastal STEM are invited to apply for the 2025 CSU COAST Summer Internship Program. 20 internships available Head to bit.ly/COASTInterns2025 to apply by 2/26/25!
PAID INTERNSHIPS! California State University (CSU) students interested in marine, ocean, and coastal STEM are invited to apply for the 2025 CSU COAST Summer Internship Program. 20 internships available Head to bit.ly/COASTInterns2025 to apply by 2/26/25!
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February 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎
PAID INTERNSHIPS! California State University (CSU) students interested in marine, ocean, and coastal STEM are invited to apply for the 2025 CSU COAST Summer Internship Program. 20 internships available Head to bit.ly/COASTInterns2025 to apply by 2/26/25!
PAID INTERNSHIPS! California State University (CSU) students interested in marine, ocean, and coastal STEM are invited to apply for the 2025 CSU COAST Summer Internship Program. 20 internships available Head to bit.ly/COASTInterns2025 to apply by 2/26/25!
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- 10,000 research grants flagged for review by NSF Program Directors
- Reviews due by 5 p.m. today
- They flag grants with "broadening participation" language, foreign aid, climate science, domestic energy, and "discriminatory programs including illegal DEI"
- Reviews due by 5 p.m. today
- They flag grants with "broadening participation" language, foreign aid, climate science, domestic energy, and "discriminatory programs including illegal DEI"
NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
- 10,000 research grants flagged for review by NSF Program Directors
- Reviews due by 5 p.m. today
- They flag grants with "broadening participation" language, foreign aid, climate science, domestic energy, and "discriminatory programs including illegal DEI"
- Reviews due by 5 p.m. today
- They flag grants with "broadening participation" language, foreign aid, climate science, domestic energy, and "discriminatory programs including illegal DEI"
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Join us at the Gordon Research Seminar on Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics in Tuscany, co-chaired by @jcbnunez.bsky.social and me. If you’d like to present your research and be considered for a talk, make sure to submit your application before April 6th! www.grc.org/ecological-a...
February 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Join us at the Gordon Research Seminar on Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics in Tuscany, co-chaired by @jcbnunez.bsky.social and me. If you’d like to present your research and be considered for a talk, make sure to submit your application before April 6th! www.grc.org/ecological-a...
This was SUCH a fun workshop and something I'm looking forward to getting involved with in the future!
Thanks to everyone who joined in on the @cosplayforscience.bsky.social TAL-X workshop at #SICB2025! Much was had and it was awesome seeing you all embrace the C4S Method!
January 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This was SUCH a fun workshop and something I'm looking forward to getting involved with in the future!
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Annual Bucknell SICB meet-up/reunion at #SICB2025. Always great to hear what our alums are up to!!! #PUI #STEMeducation #raybucknell
January 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Annual Bucknell SICB meet-up/reunion at #SICB2025. Always great to hear what our alums are up to!!! #PUI #STEMeducation #raybucknell
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Tomorrow night! Sign up and come by if you want to explore a creative approach to bringing your science outside the typical venues!
Hi #SICB2025!
On Monday from 7-9pm come check out our TAL-X workshop on how to Cosplay for Science! Level up your science outreach by signing up for the limited seats here:
forms.gle/odv38hPA926X...
On Monday from 7-9pm come check out our TAL-X workshop on how to Cosplay for Science! Level up your science outreach by signing up for the limited seats here:
forms.gle/odv38hPA926X...
January 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Tomorrow night! Sign up and come by if you want to explore a creative approach to bringing your science outside the typical venues!
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Interested in chronobiology and biological rhythm research? Here’s some folks to follow!
Want to be added? Reply here
go.bsky.app/Sw8L4aS
🧪 🌍 🦑 #EvoBio
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🧪 🌍 🦑 #EvoBio
November 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Interested in chronobiology and biological rhythm research? Here’s some folks to follow!
Want to be added? Reply here
go.bsky.app/Sw8L4aS
🧪 🌍 🦑 #EvoBio
Want to be added? Reply here
go.bsky.app/Sw8L4aS
🧪 🌍 🦑 #EvoBio
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And the cake was made by my amazing lab mate @cheyennemckinley.bsky.social!! It also features a little bioluminescent toadfish
November 13, 2024 at 3:53 AM
And the cake was made by my amazing lab mate @cheyennemckinley.bsky.social!! It also features a little bioluminescent toadfish
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It only took 20+ years, but the "Mystery Mollusc" paper came out this week. It is a swimming nudibranch that gallops in slow motion through the deep water-column. To top it off, it is bioluminescent, and we were able to film its glow with our special low-light camera.🦑🧪
www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
November 12, 2024 at 7:28 PM
It only took 20+ years, but the "Mystery Mollusc" paper came out this week. It is a swimming nudibranch that gallops in slow motion through the deep water-column. To top it off, it is bioluminescent, and we were able to film its glow with our special low-light camera.🦑🧪
www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
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Are you #LGBTQ+ & studying/working in science, tech, engineering, or maths (or related fields!)? Well now there’s a feed for our community where you can introduce yourself, share your work, or events/resources! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #LGBTQSTEM
September 20, 2023 at 3:19 AM
Are you #LGBTQ+ & studying/working in science, tech, engineering, or maths (or related fields!)? Well now there’s a feed for our community where you can introduce yourself, share your work, or events/resources! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #LGBTQSTEM
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P.S. coaches deserve a living pay
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
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- housekeeper for the Statler
- dining room worker
- janitor
- waitress
- quality monitor at a mine site
- plant pathology student worker
- mosquito lab student worker
September 24, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
- waitress
- fast food
- ice cream scooper
- janitor
- baker
- cake decorator
- customer service rep at a call center
- production line worker in a factory
- barista
- grocery store clerk
- biopharmaceutical Scientist
- waitress
- fast food
- ice cream scooper
- janitor
- baker
- cake decorator
- customer service rep at a call center
- production line worker in a factory
- barista
- grocery store clerk
- biopharmaceutical Scientist
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Hello to all the evolutionary biologists that just joined in the past 2-3 weeks!
Connect with your people through the Evolutionary Biology feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It tracks posts with #evosky #evolsky #evolution #evobio #phylo #popgen #ecoevo #evodevo #molevol #paleobio #systematics
Connect with your people through the Evolutionary Biology feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It tracks posts with #evosky #evolsky #evolution #evobio #phylo #popgen #ecoevo #evodevo #molevol #paleobio #systematics
September 21, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Hello to all the evolutionary biologists that just joined in the past 2-3 weeks!
Connect with your people through the Evolutionary Biology feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It tracks posts with #evosky #evolsky #evolution #evobio #phylo #popgen #ecoevo #evodevo #molevol #paleobio #systematics
Connect with your people through the Evolutionary Biology feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It tracks posts with #evosky #evolsky #evolution #evobio #phylo #popgen #ecoevo #evodevo #molevol #paleobio #systematics
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Still learning new platform. Here is the link to the write up of our new post-bacc program
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Building tomorrow’s scientific workforce
KU training program focused on climate change, biodiversity
news.ku.edu
September 21, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Still learning new platform. Here is the link to the write up of our new post-bacc program
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Scientist?
New to BlueSky?
Here's a list of over 80 science-related feeds you might want to follow and contribute to!
#AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM 🧪
New to BlueSky?
Here's a list of over 80 science-related feeds you might want to follow and contribute to!
#AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM 🧪
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September 19, 2023 at 8:10 AM
Scientist?
New to BlueSky?
Here's a list of over 80 science-related feeds you might want to follow and contribute to!
#AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM 🧪
New to BlueSky?
Here's a list of over 80 science-related feeds you might want to follow and contribute to!
#AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM 🧪
#HiSciSky 👋
Hello!👋
I want to know how bioluminescent animals know when to glow. 💡 Right now I study the evolution of biological rhythms in bioluminescent Caribbean ostracods. Previously, I've studied the evolution of femme fatale fireflies.
Only time can tell what I'll do next! ⏰
I want to know how bioluminescent animals know when to glow. 💡 Right now I study the evolution of biological rhythms in bioluminescent Caribbean ostracods. Previously, I've studied the evolution of femme fatale fireflies.
Only time can tell what I'll do next! ⏰
September 18, 2023 at 7:08 PM
#HiSciSky 👋
Anyone else keep accidentally signing off emails with "Bet" instead of "Best"? 😅
September 18, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Anyone else keep accidentally signing off emails with "Bet" instead of "Best"? 😅
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Hey everybody! The CDC has a bridge program to get people no or reduced-cost COVID vaccines if you don’t have insurance (or have shitty insurance). Open to everyone 18 and older!
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pro...
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pro...
Bridge Access Program | CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving...
www.cdc.gov
September 16, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Hey everybody! The CDC has a bridge program to get people no or reduced-cost COVID vaccines if you don’t have insurance (or have shitty insurance). Open to everyone 18 and older!
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pro...
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pro...
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there’s been some crustacean congestion in New England
September 16, 2023 at 1:42 PM
there’s been some crustacean congestion in New England