Sydney Floryanzia 👑
@neurochemequeen.bsky.social
Chemical Engineer 🧠 Blood-brain barrier (BBB), neurovasculature, & microfluidics research. HHMI Gilliam 🌱, NSF GRFP, GEM. SciComm + STEM Ed. Certified rat tickler 🐭
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-8510
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-8510
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I'm Sydney Floryanzia, a PhD candidate studying blood-brain barrier (BBB) injury after neonatal hypoxic ischemic events. In the Nance Lab @ UW, I also explore how injuries affect nanoparticle interactions w/ the BBB! Proudly #blackinneuro & #blackinchemE 🧠 ⚙️ ⚗️
Excited to connect with folks here! ☁️🩵
Excited to connect with folks here! ☁️🩵
🧠 Celebrating #OpenScienceWeek, by highlighting my favorite (and my most used!) open science tools from the Allen Institute 🐭🧠🌐 @alleninstitute.org
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #microscopy
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #microscopy
September 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🧠 Celebrating #OpenScienceWeek, by highlighting my favorite (and my most used!) open science tools from the Allen Institute 🐭🧠🌐 @alleninstitute.org
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #microscopy
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #microscopy
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Full house tonight for @carlbergstrom.com + Kevin Gross at Smarty Pints talk in @burkebrewing.bsky.social !
Lots of great Qs from crowd.
#research #academics #mistrust
@sufsseattle.bsky.social
Enjoyed with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social @seattlescienceguy.bsky.social + @ellenkuwana.bsky.social
Lots of great Qs from crowd.
#research #academics #mistrust
@sufsseattle.bsky.social
Enjoyed with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social @seattlescienceguy.bsky.social + @ellenkuwana.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Full house tonight for @carlbergstrom.com + Kevin Gross at Smarty Pints talk in @burkebrewing.bsky.social !
Lots of great Qs from crowd.
#research #academics #mistrust
@sufsseattle.bsky.social
Enjoyed with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social @seattlescienceguy.bsky.social + @ellenkuwana.bsky.social
Lots of great Qs from crowd.
#research #academics #mistrust
@sufsseattle.bsky.social
Enjoyed with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social @seattlescienceguy.bsky.social + @ellenkuwana.bsky.social
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📣EVENT ALERT!
Join us next Monday, July 7th at 6:30pm PT at Burke-Gilman Brewing Co. in Seattle, WA for a conversation on how science works with @carlbergstrom.com (UW Biology) and Kevin Gross (NCSU Statistics) - and you!
Find the event here & register➡️ zurl.co/nEQAN
@burkebrewing.bsky.social
Join us next Monday, July 7th at 6:30pm PT at Burke-Gilman Brewing Co. in Seattle, WA for a conversation on how science works with @carlbergstrom.com (UW Biology) and Kevin Gross (NCSU Statistics) - and you!
Find the event here & register➡️ zurl.co/nEQAN
@burkebrewing.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
📣EVENT ALERT!
Join us next Monday, July 7th at 6:30pm PT at Burke-Gilman Brewing Co. in Seattle, WA for a conversation on how science works with @carlbergstrom.com (UW Biology) and Kevin Gross (NCSU Statistics) - and you!
Find the event here & register➡️ zurl.co/nEQAN
@burkebrewing.bsky.social
Join us next Monday, July 7th at 6:30pm PT at Burke-Gilman Brewing Co. in Seattle, WA for a conversation on how science works with @carlbergstrom.com (UW Biology) and Kevin Gross (NCSU Statistics) - and you!
Find the event here & register➡️ zurl.co/nEQAN
@burkebrewing.bsky.social
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Sharing to help folks find each other! There are a lot of people and groups sitting at intersections in this moment that need to be connected so that they can share resources and maximize reach.
If you're disabled and/or in STEM follow this account and resource them to the best of your ability. 🫡
If you're disabled and/or in STEM follow this account and resource them to the best of your ability. 🫡
Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
June 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Sharing to help folks find each other! There are a lot of people and groups sitting at intersections in this moment that need to be connected so that they can share resources and maximize reach.
If you're disabled and/or in STEM follow this account and resource them to the best of your ability. 🫡
If you're disabled and/or in STEM follow this account and resource them to the best of your ability. 🫡
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Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
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So excited to share that I am one of the new @hhmi.org freeman hrabowsi scholars with so many other amazing new PIs. Check out the full list here www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
www.hhmi.org
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So excited to share that I am one of the new @hhmi.org freeman hrabowsi scholars with so many other amazing new PIs. Check out the full list here www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...
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May 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Rock star @neurochemequeen.bsky.social spoke up at #Seattle event today. @sufsseattle.bsky.social Support from @nswa.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Rock star @neurochemequeen.bsky.social spoke up at #Seattle event today. @sufsseattle.bsky.social Support from @nswa.bsky.social
Our recent #BBB publication was featured in this article by @uofwa.bsky.social ChemE - which was highlighted in the "UW Today" News email! 💜 www.cheme.washington.edu/news/article...
May 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Our recent #BBB publication was featured in this article by @uofwa.bsky.social ChemE - which was highlighted in the "UW Today" News email! 💜 www.cheme.washington.edu/news/article...
Looking forward to sharing about why #SCIENCE matters to me and why it should matter to YOU!! 🧬 🥼
5/18 @ the #Seattle waterfront 🌊 🛥️
5/18 @ the #Seattle waterfront 🌊 🛥️
I'll be in a booth Sun. (5-18) answering Qs as part of @nswa.bsky.social at the RALLY. Be there, or be a square root. 9-11 a.m. on the overlook. SIGNS, banners. Tell me you are coming! 🧪
Thanks @neurochemequeen.bsky.social
@sufsseattle.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience
Thanks @neurochemequeen.bsky.social
@sufsseattle.bsky.social
#StandUpForScience
May 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A new #FluorescenceFriday for today! ✨🔬🧠
My 1st time assembling a full #BloodBrainBarrier in a #microfluidic device.
🔴 Claudin 5 (endothelial protein)
🟡 ZO-1 (endothelial protein)
🟢 GFAP (astrocytes)
🔵 DAPI (cell nuclei)
🟣 NG2 (pericytes)
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #bbb #microscopy #confocal
My 1st time assembling a full #BloodBrainBarrier in a #microfluidic device.
🔴 Claudin 5 (endothelial protein)
🟡 ZO-1 (endothelial protein)
🟢 GFAP (astrocytes)
🔵 DAPI (cell nuclei)
🟣 NG2 (pericytes)
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #bbb #microscopy #confocal
March 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A new #FluorescenceFriday for today! ✨🔬🧠
My 1st time assembling a full #BloodBrainBarrier in a #microfluidic device.
🔴 Claudin 5 (endothelial protein)
🟡 ZO-1 (endothelial protein)
🟢 GFAP (astrocytes)
🔵 DAPI (cell nuclei)
🟣 NG2 (pericytes)
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #bbb #microscopy #confocal
My 1st time assembling a full #BloodBrainBarrier in a #microfluidic device.
🔴 Claudin 5 (endothelial protein)
🟡 ZO-1 (endothelial protein)
🟢 GFAP (astrocytes)
🔵 DAPI (cell nuclei)
🟣 NG2 (pericytes)
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #bbb #microscopy #confocal
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
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Sydney Floryanzia is a neuroengineer & science communicator ✨
As a PhD candidate at UW, @neurochemequeen.bsky.social investigates models for therapeutic particles to cross the Blood-Brain-Barrier to treat brain diseases 🧠
She’s also passionate about making STEM fun for kids to learn💞
#BlackInNeuro
As a PhD candidate at UW, @neurochemequeen.bsky.social investigates models for therapeutic particles to cross the Blood-Brain-Barrier to treat brain diseases 🧠
She’s also passionate about making STEM fun for kids to learn💞
#BlackInNeuro
February 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Sydney Floryanzia is a neuroengineer & science communicator ✨
As a PhD candidate at UW, @neurochemequeen.bsky.social investigates models for therapeutic particles to cross the Blood-Brain-Barrier to treat brain diseases 🧠
She’s also passionate about making STEM fun for kids to learn💞
#BlackInNeuro
As a PhD candidate at UW, @neurochemequeen.bsky.social investigates models for therapeutic particles to cross the Blood-Brain-Barrier to treat brain diseases 🧠
She’s also passionate about making STEM fun for kids to learn💞
#BlackInNeuro
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Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin is an @HHMINEWS Freeman Hrabowski Scholar & Assistant Professor at Columbia University 🧠
The Marlin Lab researches transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (how parents' lived experiences change the brains of future offspring) 🧬🐭
#BlackInNeuro @bjmarlin.bsky.social
The Marlin Lab researches transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (how parents' lived experiences change the brains of future offspring) 🧬🐭
#BlackInNeuro @bjmarlin.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin is an @HHMINEWS Freeman Hrabowski Scholar & Assistant Professor at Columbia University 🧠
The Marlin Lab researches transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (how parents' lived experiences change the brains of future offspring) 🧬🐭
#BlackInNeuro @bjmarlin.bsky.social
The Marlin Lab researches transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (how parents' lived experiences change the brains of future offspring) 🧬🐭
#BlackInNeuro @bjmarlin.bsky.social
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Want to learn more about brain-imals??? What is it? How did it start? How could you use card games to engage the public in your research?
Then register for our panel with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social next week on the 26th at 9am PST/noon EST
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Then register for our panel with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social next week on the 26th at 9am PST/noon EST
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Want to learn more about brain-imals??? What is it? How did it start? How could you use card games to engage the public in your research?
Then register for our panel with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social next week on the 26th at 9am PST/noon EST
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Then register for our panel with @neurochemequeen.bsky.social next week on the 26th at 9am PST/noon EST
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We are super excited to hear from @neurochemequeen.bsky.social and @g-fmcn.bsky.social about how they are using card games to spark scientific interest and conversations!! Can't wait to see you all on zoom next Wednesday the 26th
February 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We are super excited to hear from @neurochemequeen.bsky.social and @g-fmcn.bsky.social about how they are using card games to spark scientific interest and conversations!! Can't wait to see you all on zoom next Wednesday the 26th
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Are you an HHMI-funded researcher affected by the cancellation today of IC3 (Inclusive Excellence 3)? Find me at mwadman@aaas.org or on Signal: meredithwadman.13
February 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Are you an HHMI-funded researcher affected by the cancellation today of IC3 (Inclusive Excellence 3)? Find me at mwadman@aaas.org or on Signal: meredithwadman.13
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Recovering is working!
Resting is working!
All thinking is working!
It’s just like those little incubation steps in protocols. Inaction is a necessary part of the process.
Resting is working!
All thinking is working!
It’s just like those little incubation steps in protocols. Inaction is a necessary part of the process.
January 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Recovering is working!
Resting is working!
All thinking is working!
It’s just like those little incubation steps in protocols. Inaction is a necessary part of the process.
Resting is working!
All thinking is working!
It’s just like those little incubation steps in protocols. Inaction is a necessary part of the process.
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“That past includes decades of warnings from climate scientists that we are heading into a more turbulent and destructive era.”
- “the future is being reshaped by human-caused climate change, and we do know exactly what to do about it and who is preventing us from doing it. “
- “the future is being reshaped by human-caused climate change, and we do know exactly what to do about it and who is preventing us from doing it. “
The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit
The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“That past includes decades of warnings from climate scientists that we are heading into a more turbulent and destructive era.”
- “the future is being reshaped by human-caused climate change, and we do know exactly what to do about it and who is preventing us from doing it. “
- “the future is being reshaped by human-caused climate change, and we do know exactly what to do about it and who is preventing us from doing it. “
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Today we're thrilled to announce our 2024 #HannaGrayFellows! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists!
January 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today we're thrilled to announce our 2024 #HannaGrayFellows! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists!
In case anyone needed an excuse to take a breaak for the next couple days! 🧠 www.linkedin.com/posts/ted-co...
TED Conferences on LinkedIn: "Take a break, stare out the window, and know that by doing nothing, you… | 39 comments
"Take a break, stare out the window, and know that by doing nothing, you are actually being your most productive and creative self."
Watch Manoush Zomorodi's… | 39 comments on LinkedIn
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December 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM
In case anyone needed an excuse to take a breaak for the next couple days! 🧠 www.linkedin.com/posts/ted-co...
🧪✨Emerald City of #Astrocytes:
My 2024 year in review as a #BBB researcher, Ph.D. candidate, & chemical engineer. 🧠⚙️ May 2025 #defy expectations and be filled with #unlimited potential for good ✨🧪 #neuroskyence
My 2024 year in review as a #BBB researcher, Ph.D. candidate, & chemical engineer. 🧠⚙️ May 2025 #defy expectations and be filled with #unlimited potential for good ✨🧪 #neuroskyence
December 19, 2024 at 10:43 PM
🧪✨Emerald City of #Astrocytes:
My 2024 year in review as a #BBB researcher, Ph.D. candidate, & chemical engineer. 🧠⚙️ May 2025 #defy expectations and be filled with #unlimited potential for good ✨🧪 #neuroskyence
My 2024 year in review as a #BBB researcher, Ph.D. candidate, & chemical engineer. 🧠⚙️ May 2025 #defy expectations and be filled with #unlimited potential for good ✨🧪 #neuroskyence
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If you’re a researcher, you know that you’re much more likely to disprove your hypothesis than validate it, but there aren’t a lot of incentives to go out and publish your failed experiments.
One journal is trying to change that attitude.
One journal is trying to change that attitude.
What To Do When Your Hypothesis Is Wrong? Publish!
In an effort to learn from scientific failure, The Journal of Trial Error only publishes “negative” results.
buff.ly
December 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
If you’re a researcher, you know that you’re much more likely to disprove your hypothesis than validate it, but there aren’t a lot of incentives to go out and publish your failed experiments.
One journal is trying to change that attitude.
One journal is trying to change that attitude.
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🎶 We wish you a merry MICrONS, we wish you a merry MICrONS, and a happy new year! 🎶
Thank you to neuroscientist and MICrONS user Amy Robinson Sterling for sharing these festive neurons!
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Thank you to neuroscientist and MICrONS user Amy Robinson Sterling for sharing these festive neurons!
#neurosky #neuroskyence
December 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM
🎶 We wish you a merry MICrONS, we wish you a merry MICrONS, and a happy new year! 🎶
Thank you to neuroscientist and MICrONS user Amy Robinson Sterling for sharing these festive neurons!
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Thank you to neuroscientist and MICrONS user Amy Robinson Sterling for sharing these festive neurons!
#neurosky #neuroskyence