Katie West
@katw3st.bsky.social
EEB PhD Student @ Indiana University | Saltz Lab | Really into social behavior, microclimates, and 🪰🐒🦀🐕 🐬🦧| NSF IRES Grad
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Katie West
@katw3st.bsky.social
· May 1
Hi Y’all 👋 I’m Katie—a Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD student at Rice University! I study how individual behavior scales to population dynamics in Drosophila 🪰✨ Stay tuned for “fly” research and ongoing collaborations 🐒🦀🐕
Great read, especially for those entering the PhD / graduate school application cycle.
It’s hard out here and perspectives (if nothing else) help you feel less alone!
It’s hard out here and perspectives (if nothing else) help you feel less alone!
What's one piece of advice you'd give to someone considering a PhD?
We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom
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We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom
go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t
27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.
go.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Great read, especially for those entering the PhD / graduate school application cycle.
It’s hard out here and perspectives (if nothing else) help you feel less alone!
It’s hard out here and perspectives (if nothing else) help you feel less alone!
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my lab has moved to @iubiology.bsky.social! We're getting the #newlab set up here and excited to interact with @iu-cisab.bsky.social, @bdsc.bsky.social, and more! I'd love to hear from prospective lab members, especially prospective PhD students, postdocs, and technicians. more info: saltzlab.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
my lab has moved to @iubiology.bsky.social! We're getting the #newlab set up here and excited to interact with @iu-cisab.bsky.social, @bdsc.bsky.social, and more! I'd love to hear from prospective lab members, especially prospective PhD students, postdocs, and technicians. more info: saltzlab.com
Reposted by Katie West
News you can use for better sleep 💤
Like us, orangutans need a good night's sleep. If they don't get enough, they squeeze in a nap the next day. They even have a trick: up to 10 mins napping for each hour missed last night. Try it at home.
@livingingroups.bsky.social
www.ab.mpg.de/718751/news_...
Like us, orangutans need a good night's sleep. If they don't get enough, they squeeze in a nap the next day. They even have a trick: up to 10 mins napping for each hour missed last night. Try it at home.
@livingingroups.bsky.social
www.ab.mpg.de/718751/news_...
Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep
New study reveals that wild orangutans recover from sleep loss with daytime naps, much like humans do
www.ab.mpg.de
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
News you can use for better sleep 💤
Like us, orangutans need a good night's sleep. If they don't get enough, they squeeze in a nap the next day. They even have a trick: up to 10 mins napping for each hour missed last night. Try it at home.
@livingingroups.bsky.social
www.ab.mpg.de/718751/news_...
Like us, orangutans need a good night's sleep. If they don't get enough, they squeeze in a nap the next day. They even have a trick: up to 10 mins napping for each hour missed last night. Try it at home.
@livingingroups.bsky.social
www.ab.mpg.de/718751/news_...
The street art in Paris is immaculate, but this cute lil guy stole the whole show.
May 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The street art in Paris is immaculate, but this cute lil guy stole the whole show.
Hi Y’all 👋 I’m Katie—a Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD student at Rice University! I study how individual behavior scales to population dynamics in Drosophila 🪰✨ Stay tuned for “fly” research and ongoing collaborations 🐒🦀🐕
May 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hi Y’all 👋 I’m Katie—a Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD student at Rice University! I study how individual behavior scales to population dynamics in Drosophila 🪰✨ Stay tuned for “fly” research and ongoing collaborations 🐒🦀🐕