Hannah
@hannahkurka.bsky.social
PhD Student in the Lamason Lab studying nuclear invasion by intracellular bacterial pathogens.
Founder/Executive Director/President of Symbiotic STEM science mentoring for high school students. More at symbioticstem.org
Animal lover from rural Nevada.
Founder/Executive Director/President of Symbiotic STEM science mentoring for high school students. More at symbioticstem.org
Animal lover from rural Nevada.
We wrapped up our most successful year to date at Symbiotic STEM! Check out what we accomplished at symbioticstem.org 🌱🌱
July 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We wrapped up our most successful year to date at Symbiotic STEM! Check out what we accomplished at symbioticstem.org 🌱🌱
So thankful for the amazing mentors who are speaking with students from my former high school at our first mentoring event entirely in Spanish!!
February 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
So thankful for the amazing mentors who are speaking with students from my former high school at our first mentoring event entirely in Spanish!!
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Do you know anyone who has been treated for cancer? Taken a medication for something like diabetes or heart disease? Had surgery? Not had TB, diphtheria, tentanus, or dozens of other diseases that used to kill many people before they could reach adulthood? The NIH played a role in that.
February 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Do you know anyone who has been treated for cancer? Taken a medication for something like diabetes or heart disease? Had surgery? Not had TB, diphtheria, tentanus, or dozens of other diseases that used to kill many people before they could reach adulthood? The NIH played a role in that.
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Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
scim.ag
February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
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Every time I get to speak with aspiring scientists from my former high school in rural Nevada my heart feels so full. It's a hard place to start out, but I know that their passion, drive, and curiosity will take them far (literally and figuratively!) If you want to mentor, go to symbioticstem.org
January 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Every time I get to speak with aspiring scientists from my former high school in rural Nevada my heart feels so full. It's a hard place to start out, but I know that their passion, drive, and curiosity will take them far (literally and figuratively!) If you want to mentor, go to symbioticstem.org