Sarah Donofrio
@sarahdonofrio.bsky.social
Neuroscience PhD candidate and science writer (she/they)
Cerebellum, movement disorders, scicomm
NJ -> HTX
Cerebellum, movement disorders, scicomm
NJ -> HTX
Pinned
When neuroscientist Dr. Jeff Yau was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and his treatments weren’t working, he drew on his scientific resources to search for elusive answers.
See my latest article on You Can Know Things for the story, and check out Jeff’s page for more details about his journey
See my latest article on You Can Know Things for the story, and check out Jeff’s page for more details about his journey
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The Cajun Navy is assisting with relief efforts in Central Texas, and you can donate to them here: cajunnavyrelief.com/donate/
Donate - Cajun Navy Relief
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July 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Cajun Navy is assisting with relief efforts in Central Texas, and you can donate to them here: cajunnavyrelief.com/donate/
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if you live in the houston area you should know this: trump is quietly shuttering the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
grist.org/energy/trump...
grist.org/energy/trump...
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
The Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders.
grist.org
June 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
if you live in the houston area you should know this: trump is quietly shuttering the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
grist.org/energy/trump...
grist.org/energy/trump...
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“I want to tell those stories before they disappear ... before these families have to go underground.”
From 2022: Jesse Freidin's photo series documents the bravery of trans youth just living their lives, and the power of unconditional family support ...
From 2022: Jesse Freidin's photo series documents the bravery of trans youth just living their lives, and the power of unconditional family support ...
Are You OK? The Lives of Young Trans Texans
In Jesse Freidin's photos, viewers glimpse the bravery of transgender youth and the power of unconditional family support.
www.texasobserver.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“I want to tell those stories before they disappear ... before these families have to go underground.”
From 2022: Jesse Freidin's photo series documents the bravery of trans youth just living their lives, and the power of unconditional family support ...
From 2022: Jesse Freidin's photo series documents the bravery of trans youth just living their lives, and the power of unconditional family support ...
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Chants of "Immigrants and trans folks are welcome here" in Downtown Houston
June 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Chants of "Immigrants and trans folks are welcome here" in Downtown Houston
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Folks, @gelliottmorris.com and colleagues, including myself, have documented over a quarter million protesters across the nation, with many more cities and towns to verify.
This is officially a top-25 protest event in American history:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This is officially a top-25 protest event in American history:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
No Kings Day protests unofficial attendance crowdsourcing
docs.google.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Folks, @gelliottmorris.com and colleagues, including myself, have documented over a quarter million protesters across the nation, with many more cities and towns to verify.
This is officially a top-25 protest event in American history:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This is officially a top-25 protest event in American history:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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I will not be attending #NoKingsDay protests today, but I will be helping @gelliottmorris.com and colleagues with data gathering to understand how many Americans have shown out today.
Please reply in the comments with estimated attendance numbers from reputable news sources; no city is too small!
Please reply in the comments with estimated attendance numbers from reputable news sources; no city is too small!
No Kings Day protests unofficial attendance crowdsourcing
docs.google.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I will not be attending #NoKingsDay protests today, but I will be helping @gelliottmorris.com and colleagues with data gathering to understand how many Americans have shown out today.
Please reply in the comments with estimated attendance numbers from reputable news sources; no city is too small!
Please reply in the comments with estimated attendance numbers from reputable news sources; no city is too small!
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🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.
4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.
Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com
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Pudgy's Fine Cookies and Underground Creamery in The Heights say they're facing uncertainty as tariffs cause the price of ingredients like chocolate to skyrocket:
www.chron.com/food/article...
www.chron.com/food/article...
Houston's best dessert shops are seeing big problems on horizon
Pudgy's Fine Cookies and Underground Creamery in the Heights are reporting price increases in a few key supply lines, including chocolate and, in turn, oreos.
www.chron.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Pudgy's Fine Cookies and Underground Creamery in The Heights say they're facing uncertainty as tariffs cause the price of ingredients like chocolate to skyrocket:
www.chron.com/food/article...
www.chron.com/food/article...
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
March 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
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FINAL LOCATION UPDATE: Stand Up for Science 2025
The final location for Stand Up for Science on 3/7 is Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI).
Please disregard announcements about TMC Commons.
Join us at NRI: maps.app.goo.gl/y6DbDuFMr4CK...
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The final location for Stand Up for Science on 3/7 is Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI).
Please disregard announcements about TMC Commons.
Join us at NRI: maps.app.goo.gl/y6DbDuFMr4CK...
Looking forward to seeing you there!
March 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
FINAL LOCATION UPDATE: Stand Up for Science 2025
The final location for Stand Up for Science on 3/7 is Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI).
Please disregard announcements about TMC Commons.
Join us at NRI: maps.app.goo.gl/y6DbDuFMr4CK...
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The final location for Stand Up for Science on 3/7 is Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI).
Please disregard announcements about TMC Commons.
Join us at NRI: maps.app.goo.gl/y6DbDuFMr4CK...
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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My son's life was saved by medical research. Trump wants to slash it. | Opinion
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/lett...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/lett...
Trump wants to slash medical research funding. It saved my son's life.
Trump's funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health will hurt life-saving medical research across the country.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My son's life was saved by medical research. Trump wants to slash it. | Opinion
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/lett...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/lett...
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📣 Want to DONATE to help us Stand Up for Science on March 7th?
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
February 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
📣 Want to DONATE to help us Stand Up for Science on March 7th?
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
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For Houston researchers interested in traveling to Austin for @standupforscience.bsky.social I’m organizing carpools. Please fill out this form to be connected and participate in the Houston contingent docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Stand up for Science - Texas
We are trying to connect people who would like to attend the Austin Stand Up For Science rally on March 7th as a contingent from the Texas Medical Center. If you would like to be connected via slack w...
docs.google.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For Houston researchers interested in traveling to Austin for @standupforscience.bsky.social I’m organizing carpools. Please fill out this form to be connected and participate in the Houston contingent docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The most achingly beautiful explanation of what science is, from @edyong209.bsky.social: “the idea that much of the world is hidden from us, that we don’t perceive it and don’t understand it, and that it is worth understanding and it is necessary to understand.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most achingly beautiful explanation of what science is, from @edyong209.bsky.social: “the idea that much of the world is hidden from us, that we don’t perceive it and don’t understand it, and that it is worth understanding and it is necessary to understand.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
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I'm gonna keep reposting examples of people not taking shit because it's important for us to see that you can, simply, reject the shit. Say "Uh... no no no, we will not be tolerating that."
My kid lives in Siddall Hall and sent me these yesterday. First is what was put up by the school, second is the students’ alteration of the administrations’ cowardice.
February 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm gonna keep reposting examples of people not taking shit because it's important for us to see that you can, simply, reject the shit. Say "Uh... no no no, we will not be tolerating that."
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Houston Chronicle: 'Texas Medical Center jobs at risk over Trump's NIH cuts, county attorney says'
'Funding cuts made to the NIH by the Trump administration in early February could spell disaster for the Texas Medical Center, officials said.'
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
'Funding cuts made to the NIH by the Trump administration in early February could spell disaster for the Texas Medical Center, officials said.'
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Texas Medical Center jobs at risk over Trump's NIH cuts, county attorney says
Funding cuts made to the NIH by the Trump administration in early February could spell disaster for the Texas Medical Center, officials said.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Houston Chronicle: 'Texas Medical Center jobs at risk over Trump's NIH cuts, county attorney says'
'Funding cuts made to the NIH by the Trump administration in early February could spell disaster for the Texas Medical Center, officials said.'
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
'Funding cuts made to the NIH by the Trump administration in early February could spell disaster for the Texas Medical Center, officials said.'
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Scientists, Artists, Activists & those in between.
Want a practical introduction for how to do street art? Not that you would, of course. Merely an academic pursuit! All purely theoretical 🧐
Get up to speed on precisely how to theoretically make stickers & wheatpastes.
3/3 8pm EST
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Want a practical introduction for how to do street art? Not that you would, of course. Merely an academic pursuit! All purely theoretical 🧐
Get up to speed on precisely how to theoretically make stickers & wheatpastes.
3/3 8pm EST
lu.ma/53ks8h33
A Beginners Guide to Street Art · Zoom · Luma
Come learn the basics of how to do two street art methods: stickering and wheatpasting.
We'll cover:
Practical how-tos for creating and install stickers and…
lu.ma
February 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Scientists, Artists, Activists & those in between.
Want a practical introduction for how to do street art? Not that you would, of course. Merely an academic pursuit! All purely theoretical 🧐
Get up to speed on precisely how to theoretically make stickers & wheatpastes.
3/3 8pm EST
lu.ma/53ks8h33
Want a practical introduction for how to do street art? Not that you would, of course. Merely an academic pursuit! All purely theoretical 🧐
Get up to speed on precisely how to theoretically make stickers & wheatpastes.
3/3 8pm EST
lu.ma/53ks8h33
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Diversity is our greatest asset, even if the government disagrees… They not like us! POC in STEM are here to stay.
They tried to rig the game but you can’t fake influence!
Mustard on the [Be][At] bro.
Happy Black History Month!
They tried to rig the game but you can’t fake influence!
Mustard on the [Be][At] bro.
Happy Black History Month!
February 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Diversity is our greatest asset, even if the government disagrees… They not like us! POC in STEM are here to stay.
They tried to rig the game but you can’t fake influence!
Mustard on the [Be][At] bro.
Happy Black History Month!
They tried to rig the game but you can’t fake influence!
Mustard on the [Be][At] bro.
Happy Black History Month!
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I just did this and reached out to the newspaper in my small, conservative TX hometown - I too got an email back in like 10 minutes with the request to write a local column!
So I did this today: banged out a couple hundred words of a pitch while managing lab, sent it to the opinion page editor at the newspaper my parents still somehow get in print, and got back a "yes" in, I absolutely kid you not, under 15 minutes
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I just did this and reached out to the newspaper in my small, conservative TX hometown - I too got an email back in like 10 minutes with the request to write a local column!
This article includes a link to a slide deck that you can use to teach folks about biomedical funding. Thank you @analog-ashley.bsky.social for putting together this resource!
In a special edition of her “How to teach this paper” column, Ashley Juavinett @analog-ashley.bsky.social explains how to best educate students about how the business of scientific research actually works.
www.thetransmitter.org/how-to-teach...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/how-to-teach...
#neuroskyence
How to teach students about science funding
As researchers reel over the uncertain state of U.S. federal funding, educating students on the business of science is more important than ever.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This article includes a link to a slide deck that you can use to teach folks about biomedical funding. Thank you @analog-ashley.bsky.social for putting together this resource!
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At Rutgers & around the country, scientists overseeing critical research are facing new uncertainties every day about whether their work can continue. Join us Wed. 2/19 on Newark & New Brunswick campuses for a National Day of Action. rutgersaaup.org/wednesday-fe...
February 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
At Rutgers & around the country, scientists overseeing critical research are facing new uncertainties every day about whether their work can continue. Join us Wed. 2/19 on Newark & New Brunswick campuses for a National Day of Action. rutgersaaup.org/wednesday-fe...
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Every time I remember that Dropout exists I feel ten times more able to persevere in this time
February 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Every time I remember that Dropout exists I feel ten times more able to persevere in this time
This is an amazing initiative
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is an amazing initiative