Raphaella So, PhD
@raphaellaso.bsky.social
she/her
👩🏻🔬 Parkinson’s disease/alpha-synuclein researcher.
📍 University of Toronto, Canada.
💃 Hobby dancer, 🐹 hamster mom.
📺 Enjoys Korean/Japanese/Chinese dramas.
🎵 Stray Kids, GFRIEND, VIVIZ.
Views my own!
👩🏻🔬 Parkinson’s disease/alpha-synuclein researcher.
📍 University of Toronto, Canada.
💃 Hobby dancer, 🐹 hamster mom.
📺 Enjoys Korean/Japanese/Chinese dramas.
🎵 Stray Kids, GFRIEND, VIVIZ.
Views my own!
Pinned
www.biorxiv.org
My PhD work at the Joel Watts lab is now online! It is an ultrastructural, biochemical, and neuropathological investigation into different structures of α- #synuclein (α-syn) aggregates, done in collaboration with Gunnar Schröder's lab.
#NeuroSky #Parkinsons 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#NeuroSky #Parkinsons 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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See this? This = implanting mouse embryo. Usually this happens inside its mother and is invisible to us, but we can actually watch implantation ex vivo with the hope of understanding why implantation goes awry in embryos of older women. A 🧵...
October 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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The neural control & computation lab is recruiting!
If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch.
www.ncclab.ca
If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch.
www.ncclab.ca
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The neural control & computation lab is recruiting!
If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch.
www.ncclab.ca
If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch.
www.ncclab.ca
Peanuts the hammy decided to grace us with his presence at lunch
August 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Peanuts the hammy decided to grace us with his presence at lunch
My PhD work at the Joel Watts lab is now online! It is an ultrastructural, biochemical, and neuropathological investigation into different structures of α- #synuclein (α-syn) aggregates, done in collaboration with Gunnar Schröder's lab.
#NeuroSky #Parkinsons 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#NeuroSky #Parkinsons 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My PhD work at the Joel Watts lab is now online! It is an ultrastructural, biochemical, and neuropathological investigation into different structures of α- #synuclein (α-syn) aggregates, done in collaboration with Gunnar Schröder's lab.
#NeuroSky #Parkinsons 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#NeuroSky #Parkinsons 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Stochastic Misfolding Drives the Emergence of Distinct α-Synuclein Strains https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.03.657690v1
June 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Stochastic Misfolding Drives the Emergence of Distinct α-Synuclein Strains https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.03.657690v1
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I am constitutionally incapable of encountering this video without watching the whole thing.
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I am constitutionally incapable of encountering this video without watching the whole thing.
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With all noise out of DC, it's easy to forget that Greenland's ice sheet is fragile. It's melted away before raising sea level 6 m (20+ ft). Free read - fossil evidence from under the ice.
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 ⚒️
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 ⚒️
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
March 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
With all noise out of DC, it's easy to forget that Greenland's ice sheet is fragile. It's melted away before raising sea level 6 m (20+ ft). Free read - fossil evidence from under the ice.
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 ⚒️
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
❄️💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🧪 🌎 ⚒️
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My pet hamster Peanuts does derpy things when food is in sight.
March 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My pet hamster Peanuts does derpy things when food is in sight.
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If they don’t reverse course, we may not have lifesaving flu shots next year. Because actual inefficiency and antivaccine people have taken over our national healthcare agencies. 🧪
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu strains for next season's shots
It comes as RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, makes moves that could affect vaccination uptake and policy.
www.cnbc.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If they don’t reverse course, we may not have lifesaving flu shots next year. Because actual inefficiency and antivaccine people have taken over our national healthcare agencies. 🧪
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
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Hold on while I copypasta into my CV....but also read up in thread for important tool on how to convey the importance of your work 🧪
February 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Hold on while I copypasta into my CV....but also read up in thread for important tool on how to convey the importance of your work 🧪
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New late night writing record: my upcoming paper's introduction section, 3am.
(last time was my committee meeting report, 1 sth am, >6 years ago)
I just wanted to get to the part where I yell about a-syn strains being strains because they fit the definition of strains. to spite the strain deniers.
(last time was my committee meeting report, 1 sth am, >6 years ago)
I just wanted to get to the part where I yell about a-syn strains being strains because they fit the definition of strains. to spite the strain deniers.
January 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
New late night writing record: my upcoming paper's introduction section, 3am.
(last time was my committee meeting report, 1 sth am, >6 years ago)
I just wanted to get to the part where I yell about a-syn strains being strains because they fit the definition of strains. to spite the strain deniers.
(last time was my committee meeting report, 1 sth am, >6 years ago)
I just wanted to get to the part where I yell about a-syn strains being strains because they fit the definition of strains. to spite the strain deniers.
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Sir Snacks-a-lot is always working 🍎
January 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Sir Snacks-a-lot is always working 🍎
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Finally! The Hydroxychloroquine study by Gautret et al. has been retracted. I wrote a critical post about it in March 2020, days after it came out.
scienceintegritydigest.com/2020/03/24/t...
scienceintegritydigest.com/2020/03/24/t...
December 17, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Finally! The Hydroxychloroquine study by Gautret et al. has been retracted. I wrote a critical post about it in March 2020, days after it came out.
scienceintegritydigest.com/2020/03/24/t...
scienceintegritydigest.com/2020/03/24/t...
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Microglial APOE3 Christchurch protects neurons from Tau pathology in a human iPSC-based model of Alzheimer’s disease
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
DEFINE_ME
www.cell.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Microglial APOE3 Christchurch protects neurons from Tau pathology in a human iPSC-based model of Alzheimer’s disease
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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I’ve got it, the next big innovation in conference technology!
…are you ready for this?
Printing the name on BOTH SIDES OF THE BADGE
🧪
…are you ready for this?
Printing the name on BOTH SIDES OF THE BADGE
🧪
a cartoon drawing of a man standing next to another man
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a man dancing and swinging a lanyard around his neck
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:57 PM
I’ve got it, the next big innovation in conference technology!
…are you ready for this?
Printing the name on BOTH SIDES OF THE BADGE
🧪
…are you ready for this?
Printing the name on BOTH SIDES OF THE BADGE
🧪
The evolution of my font preferences through graduate school:
Times New Roman
—> Arial
—> Helvetica (currently here)
Times New Roman
—> Arial
—> Helvetica (currently here)
November 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
The evolution of my font preferences through graduate school:
Times New Roman
—> Arial
—> Helvetica (currently here)
Times New Roman
—> Arial
—> Helvetica (currently here)
My labmates just warned me that our "for funsies" photo made it to the joint-universities research project website.
As a representative "people" shot.
I'm getting a good laugh over this.
www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/people
As a representative "people" shot.
I'm getting a good laugh over this.
www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/people
People | TRIDENT Website
www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:00 AM
My labmates just warned me that our "for funsies" photo made it to the joint-universities research project website.
As a representative "people" shot.
I'm getting a good laugh over this.
www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/people
As a representative "people" shot.
I'm getting a good laugh over this.
www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/people
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trying to relate to people in the comments
November 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
trying to relate to people in the comments
Some eye bleach for y’all:
My hamster Peanuts
My hamster Peanuts
November 16, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Some eye bleach for y’all:
My hamster Peanuts
My hamster Peanuts
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
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Last call! I'm recruiting a PhD student for this new adventure; applications are due 12/1.
As described on this website, it's important to reach out before applying to this particular program to see if we are a good match.
psychology.sas.upenn.edu/graduate/inf...
As described on this website, it's important to reach out before applying to this particular program to see if we are a good match.
psychology.sas.upenn.edu/graduate/inf...
November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Last call! I'm recruiting a PhD student for this new adventure; applications are due 12/1.
As described on this website, it's important to reach out before applying to this particular program to see if we are a good match.
psychology.sas.upenn.edu/graduate/inf...
As described on this website, it's important to reach out before applying to this particular program to see if we are a good match.
psychology.sas.upenn.edu/graduate/inf...
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If love the smell of autoclaved LB in the morning, this is your starter pack!
Reply here for an add.
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November 15, 2024 at 10:45 PM
If love the smell of autoclaved LB in the morning, this is your starter pack!
Reply here for an add.
go.bsky.app/Mz7MTFE
Reply here for an add.
go.bsky.app/Mz7MTFE
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"I'm going to finish this manuscript before Christmas!"
November 14, 2024 at 12:11 PM
"I'm going to finish this manuscript before Christmas!"
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My most liked X post, reposting here:
1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening: research.com/scientists-r...
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM
1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening: research.com/scientists-r...
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM
November 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
My most liked X post, reposting here:
1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening: research.com/scientists-r...
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM
1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening: research.com/scientists-r...
#SciComm #WomenInSTEM