Rebecca Dielschneider
@faithfulbioprof.bsky.social
Associate Professor of biological and health science, mother, gardener, lover of spicy food, classroom whiteboard artist, Canadian, Christian
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To the one student who said that they didn't learn anything when completing the creative assignment in my course, but who also said that they definitely won't forget the organism they wrote about...
a man in a tuxedo is holding a red cloth with the words my job here is done below him
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December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the one student who said that they didn't learn anything when completing the creative assignment in my course, but who also said that they definitely won't forget the organism they wrote about...
Today in class I was explaining Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and had to clarify and say...
"No- not THAT Epstein."
"No- not THAT Epstein."
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today in class I was explaining Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and had to clarify and say...
"No- not THAT Epstein."
"No- not THAT Epstein."
In their discussions about autism, I haven't heard a certain government mention advanced age of fathers. This is an established risk factor.
It seems like they will point the finger at anyone except their fellow men.
🙄
It seems like they will point the finger at anyone except their fellow men.
🙄
October 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In their discussions about autism, I haven't heard a certain government mention advanced age of fathers. This is an established risk factor.
It seems like they will point the finger at anyone except their fellow men.
🙄
It seems like they will point the finger at anyone except their fellow men.
🙄
A Nature Briefing involving Taylor Swift? Yes, please!
September 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A Nature Briefing involving Taylor Swift? Yes, please!
The start of a new semester has so far kicked my butt. And it's only Tuesday!
a woman in a blue dress is standing in front of a bed with an alarm clock on the nightstand that says 4:20
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September 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The start of a new semester has so far kicked my butt. And it's only Tuesday!
Working on a painting for some friends, and my favourite part is definitely this family of pelicans ❤️
August 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Working on a painting for some friends, and my favourite part is definitely this family of pelicans ❤️
Wow. Just learned about the tragopan genus of pheasants!
What an incredible display.
What an incredible display.
August 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Wow. Just learned about the tragopan genus of pheasants!
What an incredible display.
What an incredible display.
Dipping toes in the ocean ❤️
August 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Dipping toes in the ocean ❤️
Just discovered micropipette art!
You know what my students will be doing this year...
You know what my students will be doing this year...
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just discovered micropipette art!
You know what my students will be doing this year...
You know what my students will be doing this year...
I'm just gonna say it:
I love rodents.
Chipmunks. Those cheeks!
Beavers. Those tails!
Capybaras. Those chunks!
Even mice and rats are pretty cool.
How can you not love them?!
I love rodents.
Chipmunks. Those cheeks!
Beavers. Those tails!
Capybaras. Those chunks!
Even mice and rats are pretty cool.
How can you not love them?!
June 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I'm just gonna say it:
I love rodents.
Chipmunks. Those cheeks!
Beavers. Those tails!
Capybaras. Those chunks!
Even mice and rats are pretty cool.
How can you not love them?!
I love rodents.
Chipmunks. Those cheeks!
Beavers. Those tails!
Capybaras. Those chunks!
Even mice and rats are pretty cool.
How can you not love them?!
Someone at church saw me without my husband and asked "Where is the boss?"
I quickly responded,
"I am the boss."
They laughed awkwardly and I laughed like an evil maniac.
In all honesty, my husband and I are equal partners. Co-bosses.
I quickly responded,
"I am the boss."
They laughed awkwardly and I laughed like an evil maniac.
In all honesty, my husband and I are equal partners. Co-bosses.
May 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Someone at church saw me without my husband and asked "Where is the boss?"
I quickly responded,
"I am the boss."
They laughed awkwardly and I laughed like an evil maniac.
In all honesty, my husband and I are equal partners. Co-bosses.
I quickly responded,
"I am the boss."
They laughed awkwardly and I laughed like an evil maniac.
In all honesty, my husband and I are equal partners. Co-bosses.
Just discovered that Scrabble accepts oncogenes!
May 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Just discovered that Scrabble accepts oncogenes!
Really never thought I'd see a graph like this for measles in Canada.
😥
😥
May 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Really never thought I'd see a graph like this for measles in Canada.
😥
😥
Sigh.
I just love this time of the year.
I just love this time of the year.
April 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sigh.
I just love this time of the year.
I just love this time of the year.
Bought a fancy espresso machine for my birthday this year ❤️
Wow. These beverages are amazing. What a treat!
Let's hope these caffeine boosts make me extra productive on my sabbatical.
Wow. These beverages are amazing. What a treat!
Let's hope these caffeine boosts make me extra productive on my sabbatical.
April 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Bought a fancy espresso machine for my birthday this year ❤️
Wow. These beverages are amazing. What a treat!
Let's hope these caffeine boosts make me extra productive on my sabbatical.
Wow. These beverages are amazing. What a treat!
Let's hope these caffeine boosts make me extra productive on my sabbatical.
I was in the middle of a bunch of data analysis when my six-year old saw one of my spreadsheets and said...
"WHAT!? Your work is just numbers?"
He was so appalled.
"WHAT!? Your work is just numbers?"
He was so appalled.
April 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I was in the middle of a bunch of data analysis when my six-year old saw one of my spreadsheets and said...
"WHAT!? Your work is just numbers?"
He was so appalled.
"WHAT!? Your work is just numbers?"
He was so appalled.
Well this is hilarious!
April 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Well this is hilarious!
Yikes! Am I crazy to catch a bus in this weather? 😱
January 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yikes! Am I crazy to catch a bus in this weather? 😱
I guess some days you just get so tired that you plop down on an open binder of Pokemon cards 😅
January 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I guess some days you just get so tired that you plop down on an open binder of Pokemon cards 😅
I started painting a powder room in my home this past week. I began during a break from grading.
Well I finished the bathroom... But not the grading. 🙄
Well I finished the bathroom... But not the grading. 🙄
December 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM
I started painting a powder room in my home this past week. I began during a break from grading.
Well I finished the bathroom... But not the grading. 🙄
Well I finished the bathroom... But not the grading. 🙄
It's that time of the year when I upload my student's podcast episodes!
They talk about science, coursework, careers, life, faith, and other good stuff.
open.spotify.com/show/7xThhvl...
They talk about science, coursework, careers, life, faith, and other good stuff.
open.spotify.com/show/7xThhvl...
Who Cares!? So What!?
Podcast · Rebecca Dielschneider · The "Who cares!? So What!?" podcast is a capstone project for science students at Providence University College in Manitoba.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:34 AM
It's that time of the year when I upload my student's podcast episodes!
They talk about science, coursework, careers, life, faith, and other good stuff.
open.spotify.com/show/7xThhvl...
They talk about science, coursework, careers, life, faith, and other good stuff.
open.spotify.com/show/7xThhvl...
I can tell it is the end of the semester when I count the number of new papercuts on my fingers.
Oh the grading!
Oh the grading!
December 11, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I can tell it is the end of the semester when I count the number of new papercuts on my fingers.
Oh the grading!
Oh the grading!
Remembering that time this semester when I was reviewing the complex roles of inflammation and immunity in cancer.
I love exploring the tumor-promoting nature of inflammation, but I always struggle to spell the word "resemble". 🥴
I love exploring the tumor-promoting nature of inflammation, but I always struggle to spell the word "resemble". 🥴
December 10, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Remembering that time this semester when I was reviewing the complex roles of inflammation and immunity in cancer.
I love exploring the tumor-promoting nature of inflammation, but I always struggle to spell the word "resemble". 🥴
I love exploring the tumor-promoting nature of inflammation, but I always struggle to spell the word "resemble". 🥴
Today I realized that PCR tubes in the hands of a Barbie would totally look like 15-ml tubes and now I want to buy a science Barbie.
You know, for science.
You know, for science.
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December 7, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Today I realized that PCR tubes in the hands of a Barbie would totally look like 15-ml tubes and now I want to buy a science Barbie.
You know, for science.
You know, for science.
Last week I sat in a clinic waiting for an X-ray and couldn't help but take a photo of this hanging in the hallway.
I lost count of all the anatomical mistakes.
Seriously, what is going on with those arms? And teeth?! And where are the shoulders!
I lost count of all the anatomical mistakes.
Seriously, what is going on with those arms? And teeth?! And where are the shoulders!
December 3, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Last week I sat in a clinic waiting for an X-ray and couldn't help but take a photo of this hanging in the hallway.
I lost count of all the anatomical mistakes.
Seriously, what is going on with those arms? And teeth?! And where are the shoulders!
I lost count of all the anatomical mistakes.
Seriously, what is going on with those arms? And teeth?! And where are the shoulders!