Barbro Melgert
@bnmelgert.bsky.social
Prof of Respiratory Immunology at Groningen University, works on microplastics, loves macrophages& always takes stairs. Views are my own.
Start of the #plastimpact European network in Bordeaux! Miren introducing our shared wish to combat plastic pollution!
June 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Start of the #plastimpact European network in Bordeaux! Miren introducing our shared wish to combat plastic pollution!
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Getting rid of toxic chemicals from plastics
On the annual 100,000+ lives saved, trillion+ dollars benefit and ~10+ million IQ points lost to maternal exposure
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
On the annual 100,000+ lives saved, trillion+ dollars benefit and ~10+ million IQ points lost to maternal exposure
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
December 16, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Getting rid of toxic chemicals from plastics
On the annual 100,000+ lives saved, trillion+ dollars benefit and ~10+ million IQ points lost to maternal exposure
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
On the annual 100,000+ lives saved, trillion+ dollars benefit and ~10+ million IQ points lost to maternal exposure
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
November 29, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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First post on Bluesky, let’s share some websites offering many free illustrations for scientific figures 🖼️ 🧪 🌍 :
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
SciDraw |
Scientific Drawings
SciDraw - an open repository of science drawings
scidraw.io
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 AM
First post on Bluesky, let’s share some websites offering many free illustrations for scientific figures 🖼️ 🧪 🌍 :
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
Today I had the honor of speaking about human health effects of #microplastics in one of the oldest zoos in the world: Artis in Amsterdam. Many companies present to learn how they can help solve the world’s plastic problem. Including many young people, inspiring to see the next generation caring!
November 21, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Today I had the honor of speaking about human health effects of #microplastics in one of the oldest zoos in the world: Artis in Amsterdam. Many companies present to learn how they can help solve the world’s plastic problem. Including many young people, inspiring to see the next generation caring!
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Dear colleagues based outside the Netherlands - please read this thread by Prof Van Oostendorp and consider signing your name to this petition to express solidarity with Dutch higher education which is facing unprecedented budget cuts by our right-wing government.👇
Dear colleagues around the world,
As you may know, the Netherlands has, since this summer, been governed by a radical right-wing administration with an agenda reminiscent of Orbán's Hungary.
As you may know, the Netherlands has, since this summer, been governed by a radical right-wing administration with an agenda reminiscent of Orbán's Hungary.
October 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Dear colleagues based outside the Netherlands - please read this thread by Prof Van Oostendorp and consider signing your name to this petition to express solidarity with Dutch higher education which is facing unprecedented budget cuts by our right-wing government.👇
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,435,941!
September 18, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,435,941!
I also participated in a panel discussion with some of those inspiring people, Patrick Grant, Carmen Danner, Luke Haverhals, and led by the wonderful Maria Westerbos. Many thanks to Nina Marenzi for inviting me!!
Today I visited a very inspiring event: the Future Fabrics Expo in London 😍 So many people trying to get rid of plastics in clothes and looking for more sustainable options! Touched many new fantastic materials I would love to wear.
June 25, 2024 at 2:43 PM
I also participated in a panel discussion with some of those inspiring people, Patrick Grant, Carmen Danner, Luke Haverhals, and led by the wonderful Maria Westerbos. Many thanks to Nina Marenzi for inviting me!!
Today I visited a very inspiring event: the Future Fabrics Expo in London 😍 So many people trying to get rid of plastics in clothes and looking for more sustainable options! Touched many new fantastic materials I would love to wear.
June 25, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Today I visited a very inspiring event: the Future Fabrics Expo in London 😍 So many people trying to get rid of plastics in clothes and looking for more sustainable options! Touched many new fantastic materials I would love to wear.
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The lump in my throat never went away once I started reading. These women are fucking heroic.
www.wired.com/story/women-...
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www.wired.com/story/women-...
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These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Jane Willenbring was the first to blow the whistle on sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica. Years later, women are still coming forward with tales of horror as a government investigation unfold...
www.wired.com
April 10, 2024 at 1:06 AM
The lump in my throat never went away once I started reading. These women are fucking heroic.
www.wired.com/story/women-...
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www.wired.com/story/women-...
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"With investments in indoor air quality we can control every airborne disease. Imagine telling parents with school-aged children who are constantly sick that just changing the building code will make their kids far healthier."
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: It's time to clean the germs out of our indoor air
Properly cleaning our indoor air will be the largest improvement in human hygiene since the advent of water treatment
edmontonjournal.com
April 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"With investments in indoor air quality we can control every airborne disease. Imagine telling parents with school-aged children who are constantly sick that just changing the building code will make their kids far healthier."
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
FINALLY!!! After a long, looooong peer review process our paper showing that nylon microplastics derail airway development/repair has been accepted for publication by AJRCCM 🧪 www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/...
November 23, 2023 at 3:43 PM
FINALLY!!! After a long, looooong peer review process our paper showing that nylon microplastics derail airway development/repair has been accepted for publication by AJRCCM 🧪 www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/...
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Really nice work with the video effects to show 1) how people react (differently) to men's versus women's soccer, 2) biases between the two, and 3) how good women's soccer really is
We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising r...
A common criticism of women’s sports is that female players aren’t as entertaining or skilled as their male counterparts. Two researchers decided to put this notion to the test.
theconversation.com
November 8, 2023 at 9:39 PM
Really nice work with the video effects to show 1) how people react (differently) to men's versus women's soccer, 2) biases between the two, and 3) how good women's soccer really is
🧪another class room full of Indonesian pharmacy students wanting to learn more about microplastics and lung health. This time at Universitas Indonesia, many interactive and inquisitive students😍
October 30, 2023 at 3:48 PM
🧪another class room full of Indonesian pharmacy students wanting to learn more about microplastics and lung health. This time at Universitas Indonesia, many interactive and inquisitive students😍
Having a great time discussing with students and researchers of Pharmacy at the Bandung Institute of Technology about #microplastics and #lunghealth🧪together we may be able to reduce global plastic pollution!
October 28, 2023 at 6:37 AM
Having a great time discussing with students and researchers of Pharmacy at the Bandung Institute of Technology about #microplastics and #lunghealth🧪together we may be able to reduce global plastic pollution!
#HiSciSky I am a respiratory immunologist, particularly into #lunghealth #microplastics #macrophages and hoping to reconnect to the wonderful science community once present on the bird site 🧪
October 28, 2023 at 6:32 AM
#HiSciSky I am a respiratory immunologist, particularly into #lunghealth #microplastics #macrophages and hoping to reconnect to the wonderful science community once present on the bird site 🧪