Rhia Stone
@rhiastone.bsky.social
Postdoctoral scientist working on diagnostic imaging of bacteria infection. Brisbane based Kiwi, obsessive crafter and animal lover. 🏳️🌈
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For #NationalCarrotDay, here’s a new #CiConcentrates looking at the chemistry behind the claim that carrots help you see in the dark 🥕
April 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
For #NationalCarrotDay, here’s a new #CiConcentrates looking at the chemistry behind the claim that carrots help you see in the dark 🥕
The four chameleons of the metal-pocolypse?
🔓On the front cover is #OpenAccess work by Hidehiro Uekusa and colleagues on triple-chromic (photo-, thermo-, and mechano-chromic) metal complexes containing N-salicylideneaminopyridine ligands, go check it out👀
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
📍 Institute of Science Tokyo
#Chemsky🧪
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
📍 Institute of Science Tokyo
#Chemsky🧪
April 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The four chameleons of the metal-pocolypse?
Fun fact I learned today: toluene is named for the port town of Tolú, Colombia, from which tree balsam rich in toluene was exported to Europe. Tolú is in turn named after the Indigenous peoples of the region.
#etymology #science #chemistry
#etymology #science #chemistry
April 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Fun fact I learned today: toluene is named for the port town of Tolú, Colombia, from which tree balsam rich in toluene was exported to Europe. Tolú is in turn named after the Indigenous peoples of the region.
#etymology #science #chemistry
#etymology #science #chemistry
I’m going to count this week as finally having acclimatised to Australia. Automatically apologised for disturbing the huntsman spider who has moved into my shower. #australia #spiders
March 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m going to count this week as finally having acclimatised to Australia. Automatically apologised for disturbing the huntsman spider who has moved into my shower. #australia #spiders
Any Australian gecko experts here? The lovely fellow in the photo lives by my bins in Brisbane, but I've not been able to get a good ID on them (best current bet is Gehyra dubia). Mottled grey, likes shade, approx 5 cm SVL, relatively short tail (not shown in photo).
#science #herps #gecko
#science #herps #gecko
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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1/n Some time ago my colleague, excellent cook, and friend Ivan told me: "Cacio e pepe is the recipe that I screw up more often. Let's make a project studying systematically the physics of that sauce".
Prepare to get cheesy, I'm glad to share the Cacio e paper preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
Prepare to get cheesy, I'm glad to share the Cacio e paper preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
January 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
1/n Some time ago my colleague, excellent cook, and friend Ivan told me: "Cacio e pepe is the recipe that I screw up more often. Let's make a project studying systematically the physics of that sauce".
Prepare to get cheesy, I'm glad to share the Cacio e paper preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
Prepare to get cheesy, I'm glad to share the Cacio e paper preprint:
arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
Starting my first solo grant has me feeling a lot like Gimli, but hey, what are we waiting for! #science #grants #funding
a man with a beard is smoking a pipe and saying " certainty of death small chance of success "
ALT: a man with a beard is smoking a pipe and saying " certainty of death small chance of success "
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Choose your fighter: a pH>14 reductive animation or a pH<1 aldehyde protection 🧪 #science #chemistry
December 10, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Choose your fighter: a pH>14 reductive animation or a pH<1 aldehyde protection 🧪 #science #chemistry
Some gems from the very Aussie tradies at my house:
"why're you acting like a loooooony toon?"
"the Wiggles, mate, do you reckon they're all on drugs?"
"I'm gonna get addicted to making money, that's the plan."
"why're you acting like a loooooony toon?"
"the Wiggles, mate, do you reckon they're all on drugs?"
"I'm gonna get addicted to making money, that's the plan."
December 9, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Some gems from the very Aussie tradies at my house:
"why're you acting like a loooooony toon?"
"the Wiggles, mate, do you reckon they're all on drugs?"
"I'm gonna get addicted to making money, that's the plan."
"why're you acting like a loooooony toon?"
"the Wiggles, mate, do you reckon they're all on drugs?"
"I'm gonna get addicted to making money, that's the plan."
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Dr. Giedroc contributed to "Trace Metals and Infectious Diseases," exploring metals' roles in microbial-host interactions. Edited by Eric Skaar and Jerome Nriagu, the volume shows metallobiology's significance for infectious disease research. 📚🔬 #Metallobiology #InfectiousDiseases shorturl.at/ua8kq
Trace Metals and Infectious Diseases
Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.Many parts of the world in which common infectious diseases are ende...
mitpress.mit.edu
November 26, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Dr. Giedroc contributed to "Trace Metals and Infectious Diseases," exploring metals' roles in microbial-host interactions. Edited by Eric Skaar and Jerome Nriagu, the volume shows metallobiology's significance for infectious disease research. 📚🔬 #Metallobiology #InfectiousDiseases shorturl.at/ua8kq
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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In the past few weeks I have attended several symposia that were among the first venues I ever presented research at. Coming back, this time with my own PhD student presenting a poster, feels both nostalgic and surreal! 🧪 #science
December 1, 2024 at 2:28 AM
In the past few weeks I have attended several symposia that were among the first venues I ever presented research at. Coming back, this time with my own PhD student presenting a poster, feels both nostalgic and surreal! 🧪 #science
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First post on Bluesky, let’s share some websites offering many free illustrations for scientific figures 🖼️ 🧪 🌍 :
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
SciDraw |
Scientific Drawings
SciDraw - an open repository of science drawings
scidraw.io
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 AM
First post on Bluesky, let’s share some websites offering many free illustrations for scientific figures 🖼️ 🧪 🌍 :
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
scidraw.io
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
www.phylopic.org
More well known but very nice though: www.freepik.com
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How terrifying are osteoclasts? They eat through 5-10% of your bone each year, using acid-secreting tentacles. Nice
Image from: boneresearchsociety.org/resources/im...
Image from: boneresearchsociety.org/resources/im...
November 24, 2024 at 2:07 AM
How terrifying are osteoclasts? They eat through 5-10% of your bone each year, using acid-secreting tentacles. Nice
Image from: boneresearchsociety.org/resources/im...
Image from: boneresearchsociety.org/resources/im...
Another symposium, another sock to knit. AID Research Centre Symposium 2024. #knitting #AMR #microbiology
November 21, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Another symposium, another sock to knit. AID Research Centre Symposium 2024. #knitting #AMR #microbiology
Not a CT scan I was hoping to analyse this week… my poor wife managed to break both tibia and fibula
No writing retreat for me #writingcommunity 😢 On the way there I tripped and broke my ankle on both sides (bimalleolar fracture). So I’ll write at home with my leg in a cast 🩼❤️🩹
November 19, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Not a CT scan I was hoping to analyse this week… my poor wife managed to break both tibia and fibula
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No writing retreat for me #writingcommunity 😢 On the way there I tripped and broke my ankle on both sides (bimalleolar fracture). So I’ll write at home with my leg in a cast 🩼❤️🩹
November 18, 2024 at 11:05 PM
No writing retreat for me #writingcommunity 😢 On the way there I tripped and broke my ankle on both sides (bimalleolar fracture). So I’ll write at home with my leg in a cast 🩼❤️🩹
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 11:19 AM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
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Today is #LGBTQSTEMDay 🌈
Here are two blogs from @amybrewer.bsky.social that highlight a number of LGBTQ+ scientists and how you can link them to GCSE Science topics:
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-s...
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-m...
#SciTeachUK #OCRScience
Here are two blogs from @amybrewer.bsky.social that highlight a number of LGBTQ+ scientists and how you can link them to GCSE Science topics:
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-s...
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-m...
#SciTeachUK #OCRScience
November 18, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Today is #LGBTQSTEMDay 🌈
Here are two blogs from @amybrewer.bsky.social that highlight a number of LGBTQ+ scientists and how you can link them to GCSE Science topics:
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-s...
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-m...
#SciTeachUK #OCRScience
Here are two blogs from @amybrewer.bsky.social that highlight a number of LGBTQ+ scientists and how you can link them to GCSE Science topics:
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-s...
www.ocr.org.uk/blog/pride-m...
#SciTeachUK #OCRScience
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I’m so happy this finally is out in the world. 🧪
US folks, TB is extremely rare in the US but sadly common worldwide. Treatment is grueling and antibiotic resistance is a huge problem. Shameless self-promotion:
physicsworld.com/a/tuberculos...
US folks, TB is extremely rare in the US but sadly common worldwide. Treatment is grueling and antibiotic resistance is a huge problem. Shameless self-promotion:
physicsworld.com/a/tuberculos...
Tuberculosis-specific PET tracer could enable more effective treatment – Physics World
FDT-PET scans in animals show potential for tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment monitoring
physicsworld.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I’m so happy this finally is out in the world. 🧪
US folks, TB is extremely rare in the US but sadly common worldwide. Treatment is grueling and antibiotic resistance is a huge problem. Shameless self-promotion:
physicsworld.com/a/tuberculos...
US folks, TB is extremely rare in the US but sadly common worldwide. Treatment is grueling and antibiotic resistance is a huge problem. Shameless self-promotion:
physicsworld.com/a/tuberculos...
Hey all, I'm Rhia (she/her), a chemist/microbiologist working in Brisbane, AU. I mostly work on an NHMRC funded project developing diagnostic imaging of bacterial infection, though I also dabble in antimicrobial drug design and making new tools to study MOA!🧪 #WomeninSTEM #chemsky #biosky
November 16, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Hey all, I'm Rhia (she/her), a chemist/microbiologist working in Brisbane, AU. I mostly work on an NHMRC funded project developing diagnostic imaging of bacterial infection, though I also dabble in antimicrobial drug design and making new tools to study MOA!🧪 #WomeninSTEM #chemsky #biosky
It’s always good to start a new social media with pet pics, right? Featuring my derp of a blue tongue skink and a knitting WIP that needs frogging. #petlizard #reptiles #pets #bluetongueskink #lizards #knitting
November 16, 2024 at 2:26 AM
It’s always good to start a new social media with pet pics, right? Featuring my derp of a blue tongue skink and a knitting WIP that needs frogging. #petlizard #reptiles #pets #bluetongueskink #lizards #knitting