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Nicki Liachko
@nliachko.bsky.social
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associate professor studying ALS and Alzheimers neurodegeneration at University of Washington. C. elegans worm herder. often tired. opinions are my own.
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
Kid stuck with his head in the arm part of a Costco blanket poncho
February 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Impact of NIH funding in WA state (from www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...)
NIH funding in WA state supports 11,979 jobs and $2.96 billion in broader economic impacts
February 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your (current) energy that isn't a selfie.
Bumper sticker “I’d Rather Be Slowly Consumed By Moss”
November 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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We are recruiting! Hard money position for a physician scientist at the Seattle VA GRECC/ joint appointment at University of Washington. Open rank search, application is open for another 5 weeks: apply.interfolio.com/155179. Please share widely, DM me with any questions #sciencejobs #HigherEdSky🧪🧠📈
Seattle VA at dusk - btw we have fantastic views of Mt. Ranier, Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges, Lake Washington and Puget Sound; advantage of being at the top of the hill overlooking Seattle and surrounds
November 18, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
View of Lake Washington from an airplane window
November 17, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 13/20
Cover of Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
November 3, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 12/20
Cover of George Orwell’s 1984, with a commemorative 1984 edition sticker
November 2, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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Whoops missed a day. Better late than never… Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 11/20
Cover of the C. elegans Atlas by David Hall and Zeynep Altun
October 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 10/20
Cover of A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
October 28, 2024 at 2:04 AM
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If you see this, quote post something green from a photo you took
Funky huge tree with green moss on its branches, in Parsons Park, Queen Anne, Seattle
October 27, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 9/20
Cover of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
October 27, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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I voted! WA state votes by mail, and it is the best - no lines, no stress, no mess
I voted sticker, that has a drawing of the Seattle skyline and a cascading river through evergreen forests and farmland
October 26, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 8/20
Cover of book 1 of Showa A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki
October 26, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 7/20
Cover of Jane Austen’s Persuasion
October 24, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 6/20
Cover of All That The Rain Promises And More… A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Aurora
October 23, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 5/20
Cover of The Plague by Albert Camus
October 22, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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Chanterelle season! @ivanliachko.bsky.social bringing home surprise mushrooms 🎉🍄‍🟫
Chanterelle bounty from the forests of western WA (location top secret) Chanterelles post cleaning and ready for action
October 21, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 4/20
Cover of Terry Pratchett’s The Color of Magic
October 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 3/20
Cover of Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
October 19, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2/20
Cover of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
October 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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A little writing procrastination, and how to choose? So many good ones.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1/20
Cover of The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
October 17, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Love science and Seattle? Come be my colleague! We are recruiting a physician scientist to join the Seattle VA GRECC with a joint appointment at University of Washington. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/155179. Please share widely - this is an open rank search at Assistant/ Associate/ Full levels
Seattle waterfront in the evening
October 3, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
A delicious brain shaped cake Aaah someone has cut a slice out of the brain cake
September 20, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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Top 10%! Honestly surprised 😂
September 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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Quote post your ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ album! Currently obsessed with Nation of Language. They have an excellent new album this year but I’ve worked backwards to Introduction, Presence and that’s where I’m at now
Cover art for Nation of Language album Introduction, Presence
December 24, 2023 at 4:12 PM