Maya
@pinkvirologist.bsky.social
26 | she/her | Microbiology PhD candidate | Studying Influenza A | Lover of rats, dancing & pink
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Maya
@pinkvirologist.bsky.social
· Nov 24
hi all!! im a 2nd year grad student studying avian influenza. outside of lab work, i care a lot about science accessibility and communications. i hope i can contribute well to the conversations we have here ♡
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!!!!!
Vet-med students (and grads) are at the forefront of pandemic prevention. We need to rally to support them, rather than take resources away and add to their burdens. bsky.app/profile/rlsd...
Vet-med students (and grads) are at the forefront of pandemic prevention. We need to rally to support them, rather than take resources away and add to their burdens. bsky.app/profile/rlsd...
There will be a precipitous drop in DVM students - they live on federal loans - and a rise in the already concerning mental health crisis in vet med, which is partially driven by financial concerns related to school loans
May 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
!!!!!
Vet-med students (and grads) are at the forefront of pandemic prevention. We need to rally to support them, rather than take resources away and add to their burdens. bsky.app/profile/rlsd...
Vet-med students (and grads) are at the forefront of pandemic prevention. We need to rally to support them, rather than take resources away and add to their burdens. bsky.app/profile/rlsd...
do yall have any science youtuber or podcast recs? i have been listening to @acollierastro.bsky.social recently and i love her style!
May 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
do yall have any science youtuber or podcast recs? i have been listening to @acollierastro.bsky.social recently and i love her style!
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#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #immunosky #publichealth Current landscape of #longCOVID research
@natrevimmunol.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natrevimmunol.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Navigating the path forward for evidence-based management of long COVID - Nature Immunology
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) held a three-day workshop to assess the landscape of long COVID cli...
www.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #immunosky #publichealth Current landscape of #longCOVID research
@natrevimmunol.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natrevimmunol.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A Brief History of the Evolution and Emergence of H5N1 Bird Flu, 1996 - 2024
🧪🛟🦠🧫🔬
1996
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is first
identified in domestic waterfowl in Southern China. The virus is named A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996.
1/
🧪🛟🦠🧫🔬
1996
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is first
identified in domestic waterfowl in Southern China. The virus is named A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996.
1/
November 24, 2024 at 10:25 PM
A Brief History of the Evolution and Emergence of H5N1 Bird Flu, 1996 - 2024
🧪🛟🦠🧫🔬
1996
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is first
identified in domestic waterfowl in Southern China. The virus is named A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996.
1/
🧪🛟🦠🧫🔬
1996
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is first
identified in domestic waterfowl in Southern China. The virus is named A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996.
1/
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Being disabled and chronically ill is beyond lonely. Far too many people in society can’t comprehend illnesses which are permanent & unrelenting but don’t necessarily kill you. As a result they EXPECT you to get better.
When you don’t - they abandon you.
🧵/1
When you don’t - they abandon you.
🧵/1
November 24, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Being disabled and chronically ill is beyond lonely. Far too many people in society can’t comprehend illnesses which are permanent & unrelenting but don’t necessarily kill you. As a result they EXPECT you to get better.
When you don’t - they abandon you.
🧵/1
When you don’t - they abandon you.
🧵/1
to push back a little on h5n1 fear: influenza can infect anything. the concern is transmission. can it sustain human to human transmission? so far, no. there's a couple hurdles for avian flu to overcome before it can spread easily person to person.
November 25, 2024 at 1:22 AM
to push back a little on h5n1 fear: influenza can infect anything. the concern is transmission. can it sustain human to human transmission? so far, no. there's a couple hurdles for avian flu to overcome before it can spread easily person to person.
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In the last four decades, the number of people who were paralyzed by polio was reduced by over 99%.
This chart is from my article on why we can be the generation that ends polio forever everywhere: ourworldindata.org/global-fight...
This chart is from my article on why we can be the generation that ends polio forever everywhere: ourworldindata.org/global-fight...
November 24, 2024 at 8:35 PM
In the last four decades, the number of people who were paralyzed by polio was reduced by over 99%.
This chart is from my article on why we can be the generation that ends polio forever everywhere: ourworldindata.org/global-fight...
This chart is from my article on why we can be the generation that ends polio forever everywhere: ourworldindata.org/global-fight...
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it’s #sturgeonsaturday!! 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🐠
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
November 23, 2024 at 8:10 PM
it’s #sturgeonsaturday!! 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🐠
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
did you know that sturgeon don’t have scales? Instead they are covered in rows of bony plates called scutes! Scutes are as beautiful as they are protective & can be quite sharp in some life stages & species
Check out the rows of scutes that look like white diamonds 👇🏼
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Holy fuck a swan just tried to eat my camera.
November 23, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Holy fuck a swan just tried to eat my camera.
hi all!! im a 2nd year grad student studying avian influenza. outside of lab work, i care a lot about science accessibility and communications. i hope i can contribute well to the conversations we have here ♡
November 24, 2024 at 12:12 AM
hi all!! im a 2nd year grad student studying avian influenza. outside of lab work, i care a lot about science accessibility and communications. i hope i can contribute well to the conversations we have here ♡