Kristy T
@dr-kelty.bsky.social
Human.Mom.Wife.AussieMom.Scientist.
PhD in Biomedical Science
Do everything in kindness
Be the change you wish to see in the world
FL-TN-SC
PhD in Biomedical Science
Do everything in kindness
Be the change you wish to see in the world
FL-TN-SC
So many amazing undergrads. This one is tissue sectioning. These sections will go on slides and be stained for visualization. She’s amazing.
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So many amazing undergrads. This one is tissue sectioning. These sections will go on slides and be stained for visualization. She’s amazing.
Senators should not be able to leave DC, have a day off, or get paid when we are in a federal government shutdown. This would necessitate their desire to work together and come to a decision.
Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution. https://to.pbs.org/3Xiv5C5
WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as mass flight cancellations due to shutdown disrupt travel
Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as federal workers ha...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Senators should not be able to leave DC, have a day off, or get paid when we are in a federal government shutdown. This would necessitate their desire to work together and come to a decision.
One of our amazing undergrads scanning slides of H&E stained intestines.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One of our amazing undergrads scanning slides of H&E stained intestines.
Isle of Palms Friday morning
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Isle of Palms Friday morning
Baby pumpkin from my garden.
October 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Baby pumpkin from my garden.
Undifferentiated HepaRG cells. These are also liver cancer cells but display more normal liver function once they differentiate when compared to that of the other liver cell lines. I am using these cells as a control (normal function) against my other liver cell lines (cancer).
October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Undifferentiated HepaRG cells. These are also liver cancer cells but display more normal liver function once they differentiate when compared to that of the other liver cell lines. I am using these cells as a control (normal function) against my other liver cell lines (cancer).
Hep3B liver cells. This is a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (liver cancer) from an 8 years old black male. I am using these cells to study liver cancer mechanisms. They are quite beautiful cells.
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hep3B liver cells. This is a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (liver cancer) from an 8 years old black male. I am using these cells to study liver cancer mechanisms. They are quite beautiful cells.
More wildflowers from my garden
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
More wildflowers from my garden
The beautiful colors of cell culture media #science #cellculture
September 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The beautiful colors of cell culture media #science #cellculture
Wall moss and ferns from around Charleston
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wall moss and ferns from around Charleston
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UPDATE: President Trump and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, presented a cancer drug as a possible treatment, and said the FDA would change labeling to reflect both claims. There is little strong scientific evidence for either.
Trump blames Tylenol for autism. Science doesn't back him up
President Trump and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, presented a cancer drug as a possible treatment, and said the FDA would change labeling to reflect both claims. There is little strong scientific evidence for either.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
UPDATE: President Trump and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, presented a cancer drug as a possible treatment, and said the FDA would change labeling to reflect both claims. There is little strong scientific evidence for either.
Some flowers from my garden
September 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Some flowers from my garden
When violence is used to silence, it erases whatever message was intended.
When violence is used to silence, we cease to be a civilized society
When violence is used to silence, we cease to be a civilized society
September 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
When violence is used to silence, it erases whatever message was intended.
When violence is used to silence, we cease to be a civilized society
When violence is used to silence, we cease to be a civilized society
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Six former NIH and FDA employees who abruptly left the jobs they would have kept for years have found themselves looking for books and podcasts that have the capacity to help make sense of events taking place in today’s America and find escape.
https://cancerletter.com/book-review/20250808_4/
https://cancerletter.com/book-review/20250808_4/
When public service ends abruptly, do books provide solace? An escape? Perspective? Former NIH and FDA employees tell us what they are reading in 2025 - The Cancer Letter
Earlier this year, amid efforts by the Trump administration to reduce the federal workforce, Lakshmi Grama decided to take early retirement from NCI. “Retiring from my position at NCI a couple of years earlier than I had planned has been tough,” Grama, former associate director of dissemination and digital communications at NCI, said to The […]
cancerletter.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Six former NIH and FDA employees who abruptly left the jobs they would have kept for years have found themselves looking for books and podcasts that have the capacity to help make sense of events taking place in today’s America and find escape.
https://cancerletter.com/book-review/20250808_4/
https://cancerletter.com/book-review/20250808_4/
August 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Sunflowers from by garden because why not? We all need something to make us happy.
June 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Sunflowers from by garden because why not? We all need something to make us happy.
The House is expected to approve legislation Thursday to claw back two years of federal funding for public media outlets.
The move to strip them of federal support is part of Trump's continued attacks on mainstream media outlets.
The move to strip them of federal support is part of Trump's continued attacks on mainstream media outlets.
Public media funding up in the air as House prepares to vote on claw backs
public-media-funding-up-in-the-air-as-house-prepares-to-vote-on-claw-backs
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I think most of us saw this coming
From @shannonbond.bsky.social
The blow up marks the end of an alliance between the president and the billionaire that lasted far longer than many observers expected.
The blow up marks the end of an alliance between the president and the billionaire that lasted far longer than many observers expected.
From bromance to breakup: How Elon Musk and Donald Trump blew up
The blow up marks the end of an alliance between the president and the billionaire that lasted far longer than many observers expected.
n.pr
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I think most of us saw this coming
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Scientists say a generation of biomedical researchers are having their careers scrambled by cuts/slowdowns to federal science funding and the uncertainty that has followed.
And young scientists say they are seeking opportunities from, or being recruited by institutions in China, Europe and Canada.
And young scientists say they are seeking opportunities from, or being recruited by institutions in China, Europe and Canada.
The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home
Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.
www.nbcnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Scientists say a generation of biomedical researchers are having their careers scrambled by cuts/slowdowns to federal science funding and the uncertainty that has followed.
And young scientists say they are seeking opportunities from, or being recruited by institutions in China, Europe and Canada.
And young scientists say they are seeking opportunities from, or being recruited by institutions in China, Europe and Canada.
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Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
May 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
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The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.
Scientists reel as turmoil roils National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.
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The proposed Trump budget is brutal, unless you’re the military or Homeland Security.
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
May 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The proposed Trump budget is brutal, unless you’re the military or Homeland Security.
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
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My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on President Trump’s budget request:
May 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on President Trump’s budget request:
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🚨SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE: TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS 🚨
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)
April 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🚨SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE: TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS 🚨
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)