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kvennem.bsky.social
@kvennem.bsky.social
I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Kansas Medical Center studying liver toxicology. Oddly enough, my background is in creative writing and English literature and rhetoric. Life is weird like that.
#Shakshuka for brunch
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A bit late but Halloween was fun this year
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Friday night dinner with a side of goobers #ragdoll #cats
October 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Into the #DarkForest again this year.
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
When the weather turns and you have SO many peppers. #gardening
#habaneros
#bellpeppers
#poblanos
#serranos
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When #ragdolls absolutely lose it over a mousie toy.
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I've thought about what to post, and I've decided to just post what makes me happy. So it's gonna be a lot of #dinner, #cats, and #crossstitch
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New project because I can't just decide on one. Art is by #MaggieVandewall and cross stitch created in collaboration by #Unconventionalxstitch.
August 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Garden 2025 begins! We're doing a whole bunch of things in various places this year. Onions, peppers, kale, asparagus, and so much more!

#Garden #Vegetables #PlantLife
May 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Let's get that garden going!
#Gardening
April 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Stretchy beans!
#ragdolls
#toebeans
April 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
April 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The #SocietyOfToxicology 2025 annual conference was very different this year. The tone was one of anxiety, and the lack of federal employees was a sobering reminder of the current attack on science. But the overall message was one of perseverance, collaboration, and hope.
March 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Cutting scientific research funding is far reaching and worse for the population than most people realize.

theconversation.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
The majority of the 23 states disproportionately affected by the cuts are red states.
theconversation.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Pay attention to US mother. #Ragdolls
March 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
They love the tower. Even miss tortitude
#Ragdoll
#Tortie
February 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reposted
One of the world’s most fearsome crustaceans has evolved to deliver deadly punches to its prey without damaging its own body — and now, scientists have shown how.

https://go.nature.com/3Ep
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Mantis shrimp have the world’s fastest punch — here’s how their limbs survive
Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new materials.
go.nature.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today on #AccessibleScience, I've finished some liver H&E staining. This type of tissue stain lets me see the shape and characteristics of the cells. Please ask questions! All questions are good questions!
February 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted
Government scientists in the US must be clear-eyed and continue to serve the public, says Gretchen T Goldman

https://go.nature.com/4aKiLAs
‘Despair is not an option’ — how scientists can help protect federal research
Government scientists in the US must be clear-eyed and continue to serve the public.
go.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This hurts everyone, regardless of beliefs or political alignment.
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only tempor...
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Zephyr is confused but happy as always!
#RoughCollie
#BlueMerl
#WhiteCollie
January 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM