Melissa Nevarez-Brewster
nevarezbrewster.bsky.social
Melissa Nevarez-Brewster
@nevarezbrewster.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate @ University of Denver
Studying prenatal sleep and maternal and offspring health
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A good peer reviewer - who engages thoughtfully and constructively, teaches, notes what's good about a paper and what can be improved - is such a positive force. As a mentor (and as an editor and an author), I send out deep thanks to everyone who works hard to write kind and useful reviews.
July 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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What they aren’t showing on Fox News
June 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Wonderful message from Dr. Holden Thorp (EIC @science.org ) about @elisabethbik.bsky.social identifying fabricated data, sometimes in Science papers, & "trusted colleague" in the scientific publishing process. Deeply important for public trust to run towards, not away from, corrections.
May 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
March 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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There are lots of differences between fellowships forms-H (now retained for this cycle) and forms-I (now delayed). Working on finalizing a doc on all the changes needed to revert which we'll share but here are major ones: 1/5
March 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM