Carina Crucho
@carinacrucho.bsky.social
Assistant Researcher @FCTNOVA 👩🏻🔬 Chemist 🧪 @stateivlp alumna 🇺🇸 CASFutureLeader2020 @CASChemistry @LOréal awardee Fulbrighter 🇺🇲
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🎲 Descobre o QORGame!
YouTube video by Politécnico de Lisboa
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We’ve just launched “An Adventure in the Land of ORGO” — our Organic Chemistry Board Game bringing play and strategy to the lab!
🎥 Watch the video
📄 And don’t miss the paper:
www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../ct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa5V...
🎥 Watch the video
📄 And don’t miss the paper:
www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../ct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa5V...
BREAKING: NaCl has taken a hostage. Our lab elf is requesting immediate rescue. Send help.
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ResearchLife #LabAdventures #LabProblems #elvesbehavingbadly
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ResearchLife #LabAdventures #LabProblems #elvesbehavingbadly
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
BREAKING: NaCl has taken a hostage. Our lab elf is requesting immediate rescue. Send help.
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ResearchLife #LabAdventures #LabProblems #elvesbehavingbadly
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ResearchLife #LabAdventures #LabProblems #elvesbehavingbadly
BREAKING: Lab elf caught running an unauthorized relabeling experiment.
Today’s challenge: identify the ONE correct label. (Hint: it’s not coffee)
#QualityControl #ChaosInTheLab #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
Today’s challenge: identify the ONE correct label. (Hint: it’s not coffee)
#QualityControl #ChaosInTheLab #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
BREAKING: Lab elf caught running an unauthorized relabeling experiment.
Today’s challenge: identify the ONE correct label. (Hint: it’s not coffee)
#QualityControl #ChaosInTheLab #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
Today’s challenge: identify the ONE correct label. (Hint: it’s not coffee)
#QualityControl #ChaosInTheLab #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
Freshly prepared cell culture media. Source: highly questionable.
🧝♂️🧪😂
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
🧝♂️🧪😂
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Freshly prepared cell culture media. Source: highly questionable.
🧝♂️🧪😂
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
🧝♂️🧪😂
#ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly
Onto The Tetrahedron phase! 🔺 Like methane in its most iconic form, Glitter and Glow just wants to hold its structure. One vote from you can keep it from undergoing a "geometry change"!
#PhotoContest #VoteForMyPhoto #GlitterAndGlow #CENChemPics
#PhotoContest #VoteForMyPhoto #GlitterAndGlow #CENChemPics
Our next Tetrahedron matchup of the ChemPics Bracket Challenge sees the starburst-like crystals of @carinacrucho.bsky.social facing off against Felipe Quiroga-Suavita's nanocrystals. Vote for your favorite and check out the full set of matchups: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Onto The Tetrahedron phase! 🔺 Like methane in its most iconic form, Glitter and Glow just wants to hold its structure. One vote from you can keep it from undergoing a "geometry change"!
#PhotoContest #VoteForMyPhoto #GlitterAndGlow #CENChemPics
#PhotoContest #VoteForMyPhoto #GlitterAndGlow #CENChemPics
Guess who’s back…and breaking into the lab through the window this time? Security, dont look! 😅
🔬🧝♂️🪟
#ElfInTheLab #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #LabElf #elfsbehavingbadly #LabAdventures
🔬🧝♂️🪟
#ElfInTheLab #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #LabElf #elfsbehavingbadly #LabAdventures
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Guess who’s back…and breaking into the lab through the window this time? Security, dont look! 😅
🔬🧝♂️🪟
#ElfInTheLab #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #LabElf #elfsbehavingbadly #LabAdventures
🔬🧝♂️🪟
#ElfInTheLab #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #LabElf #elfsbehavingbadly #LabAdventures
I’m excited to share that Glitter and Glow advanced to Round 2: The Full Octet! 🧪✨ If you believe this photo deserves a complete set of votes, I’d love your support. Every vote helps me reach the ‘stable configuration’ of the next round!
Our next Full Octet matchup of the ChemPics Bracket Challenge sees the starburst-like crystals of @carinacrucho.bsky.social facing off against Prodipta Samadder's crystals. Vote for your favorite and check out the full set of matchups here: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’m excited to share that Glitter and Glow advanced to Round 2: The Full Octet! 🧪✨ If you believe this photo deserves a complete set of votes, I’d love your support. Every vote helps me reach the ‘stable configuration’ of the next round!
My photo Glitter and Glow is currently in a contest, and I’d be so grateful for your support. If you think it’s as magical as I do, please take a moment to vote for it. 🧡⭐️👩🏻🔬
Our next Round of 16 matchup of the ChemPics Bracket Challenge sees the porphyrin pellets of Yogesh Kumar Maurya facing off against @carinacrucho.bsky.social's starburst-like crystals. Vote for your favorite and check out the full set of matchups: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My photo Glitter and Glow is currently in a contest, and I’d be so grateful for your support. If you think it’s as magical as I do, please take a moment to vote for it. 🧡⭐️👩🏻🔬
With all the rain ⛈️ lately, its nice to remember when my cuvette looked like windows on fire. 👩🏻🔬Happy #fluorescencefriday #raining #chemistryfriday #WomenInSTEM
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With all the rain ⛈️ lately, its nice to remember when my cuvette looked like windows on fire. 👩🏻🔬Happy #fluorescencefriday #raining #chemistryfriday #WomenInSTEM
We’ve just launched “An Adventure in the Land of ORGO” — our Organic Chemistry Board Game bringing play and strategy to the lab!
🎥 Watch the video
📄 And don’t miss the paper:
www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../ct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa5V...
🎥 Watch the video
📄 And don’t miss the paper:
www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../ct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa5V...
🎲 Descobre o QORGame!
YouTube video by Politécnico de Lisboa
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We’ve just launched “An Adventure in the Land of ORGO” — our Organic Chemistry Board Game bringing play and strategy to the lab!
🎥 Watch the video
📄 And don’t miss the paper:
www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../ct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa5V...
🎥 Watch the video
📄 And don’t miss the paper:
www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../ct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa5V...
It’s official! Our Organic Chemistry Board Game “An Adventure in the Land of ORGO” has just been launched! 🧪💫 Designed to bring game-based learning into the lab, this adventure turns complex chemistry concepts into strategy, fun, and collaboration.
#GameBasedLearning #Education #BoardGames
#GameBasedLearning #Education #BoardGames
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It’s official! Our Organic Chemistry Board Game “An Adventure in the Land of ORGO” has just been launched! 🧪💫 Designed to bring game-based learning into the lab, this adventure turns complex chemistry concepts into strategy, fun, and collaboration.
#GameBasedLearning #Education #BoardGames
#GameBasedLearning #Education #BoardGames
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy Laboween! 🎃 🕷️
Twenty tiny spiders are hiding in the lab today… science just got a little creepier! 👩🔬🧪
#Laboween #ScienceFun #SpookyScience #halloween #laboween #HappyHalloween
Twenty tiny spiders are hiding in the lab today… science just got a little creepier! 👩🔬🧪
#Laboween #ScienceFun #SpookyScience #halloween #laboween #HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Happy Laboween! 🎃 🕷️
Twenty tiny spiders are hiding in the lab today… science just got a little creepier! 👩🔬🧪
#Laboween #ScienceFun #SpookyScience #halloween #laboween #HappyHalloween
Twenty tiny spiders are hiding in the lab today… science just got a little creepier! 👩🔬🧪
#Laboween #ScienceFun #SpookyScience #halloween #laboween #HappyHalloween
Reposted by Carina Crucho
Weekend reads: NEJM launches rival to MMWR; Former NIH official gets expression of concern; ‘1 in 5 chemists’ added errors to papers: study
Weekend reads: NEJM launches rival to MMWR; Former NIH official gets expression of concern; ‘1 in 5 chemists’ added errors to papers: study
Exclusive: Journal to retract Alzheimer’s study after investigation finds misconduct Less is more: Academic publishing needs ‘radical change,’ Cambridge press report concludes Exclusive: American H…
retractionwatch.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Weekend reads: NEJM launches rival to MMWR; Former NIH official gets expression of concern; ‘1 in 5 chemists’ added errors to papers: study
Reposted by Carina Crucho
It's #NationalPumpkinDay! 🎃
Why are pumpkins orange, and what do pumpkins have to do with pumpkin spice? Here are the chemical answers in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
#ChemSky 🧪
Why are pumpkins orange, and what do pumpkins have to do with pumpkin spice? Here are the chemical answers in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
#ChemSky 🧪
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's #NationalPumpkinDay! 🎃
Why are pumpkins orange, and what do pumpkins have to do with pumpkin spice? Here are the chemical answers in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
#ChemSky 🧪
Why are pumpkins orange, and what do pumpkins have to do with pumpkin spice? Here are the chemical answers in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
#ChemSky 🧪
Igniting this #fluorescencefriday with a fiery glow! 🔥👩🏻🔬 #ChemistryFriday #ChemistryMagic #fluorescentvibes
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Igniting this #fluorescencefriday with a fiery glow! 🔥👩🏻🔬 #ChemistryFriday #ChemistryMagic #fluorescentvibes
Reposted by Carina Crucho
Just published! 🚀 “Bringing Geopolitics to the Periodic Table” explores how chemistry and global trends intertwine. Read here: rdcu.be/eKNfs 🌍 #NatureReviewsChemistry @NatRevChem @SpringerNature #sustainability #criticalmaterials
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just published! 🚀 “Bringing Geopolitics to the Periodic Table” explores how chemistry and global trends intertwine. Read here: rdcu.be/eKNfs 🌍 #NatureReviewsChemistry @NatRevChem @SpringerNature #sustainability #criticalmaterials
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Post a female character you love 💜 (My Barbie the Scientist — inspired by Lara Croft)
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Post a female character you love 💜 (My Barbie the Scientist — inspired by Lara Croft)
Flask cleaning, the royal way 👑⚗️ Aqua regia — the royal water — a powerful mix of nitric and hydrochloric acid, famous for dissolving even noble metals like gold. Today, just making my glassware sparkle! #royalwater #ChemistryHistory #LabLife #womeninstem #womeninscience
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Flask cleaning, the royal way 👑⚗️ Aqua regia — the royal water — a powerful mix of nitric and hydrochloric acid, famous for dissolving even noble metals like gold. Today, just making my glassware sparkle! #royalwater #ChemistryHistory #LabLife #womeninstem #womeninscience
Reposted by Carina Crucho
The EU has recently banned trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (also known as TPO)--the ingredient in gel nail polish that kickstarts the polymerization (hardening) process. Learn more about this process: cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky 🧪
What is gel nail polish, and how does it create durable manicures?
Light-triggered chemistry opens up a range of nail options
cen.acs.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The EU has recently banned trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (also known as TPO)--the ingredient in gel nail polish that kickstarts the polymerization (hardening) process. Learn more about this process: cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky 🧪
A fluorescent green light 👩🏻🔬 — permission granted for weekend mode. 💚 Happy #FluorescenceFriday #womeninscience #womeninstem #ChemistryFriday
September 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A fluorescent green light 👩🏻🔬 — permission granted for weekend mode. 💚 Happy #FluorescenceFriday #womeninscience #womeninstem #ChemistryFriday
Just published! 🧪🎲 Bringing organic chemistry to life with a role-playing game where students fight zombies, trolls & goblins while solving chemical mysteries. 🧟♂️🧪 #GameBasedLearning #OrganicChemistry #scienceeducation doi.org/10.1515/cti-...
September 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Just published! 🧪🎲 Bringing organic chemistry to life with a role-playing game where students fight zombies, trolls & goblins while solving chemical mysteries. 🧟♂️🧪 #GameBasedLearning #OrganicChemistry #scienceeducation doi.org/10.1515/cti-...
Scaling new fluorescent heights this #FluorescenceFriday! 🏔️✨ A tiny glowing mountain in the lab. 👩🏻🔬 #ChemistryFriday #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
July 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Scaling new fluorescent heights this #FluorescenceFriday! 🏔️✨ A tiny glowing mountain in the lab. 👩🏻🔬 #ChemistryFriday #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
A little bloom in the lab! 🌸✨ This compound crystallized into what looks like a delicate white flower. Proof that chemistry grows its own kind of beauty. #LabLife #LabBlooms #chemistry #WomenInScience #flowers
May 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A little bloom in the lab! 🌸✨ This compound crystallized into what looks like a delicate white flower. Proof that chemistry grows its own kind of beauty. #LabLife #LabBlooms #chemistry #WomenInScience #flowers