That comment made my day, cheers! 🐍

🐸 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭: This is not my business-plan to finance my PhD, but a platform for our scientific community

Whether you’re doing your first field project or leading your own lab, this is a place to connect and collaborate with others who share your passion. 🌍✨

#hissscord

🐸 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 from the community, instead of waiting weeks for a cryptic response from your supervisor
🐸 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
🐸 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 with herpetologists worldwide
🐸 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 with different sub-channels for, e.g., coding help, fieldwork, methodology-related questions and more

Herpetology is the science of reptiles and amphibians, and usually unrelated to herpes. That said, some reptiles can catch herpesviruses—it’s actually quite feared among turtle keepers, for example. 🐢

That'd be awesome! I'll start distributing the link to the channel soon.

CORPS (Contemporary Overview in Research-based Preparation of Specimens) was initiated by my co-initiators Mei, Acean, and me in 2023. We are teaching students how to prepare animal specimens for scientific collections — a skill rarely taught in university. In 2024, Allie and Seyma joined our team.