Craig Richard, Ph.D.
@themadbioengineer.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Scholar | UIUC Bioengineering PhD | Nanotech and Cancer | Science Communicator | All-Around Nerd | Socials & other links https://linktr.ee/madbioengineer
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Depending on what happens next with tiktok, Youtube may become my primary platform.
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New Youtube video dropping tomorrow about my recent experience at the National Academy of Sciences - Cancer Engineering Workshop
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHOF...
#cancerresearch #Cancer #Science #Sciencecommunication
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHOF...
#cancerresearch #Cancer #Science #Sciencecommunication
Cancer Engineering & Science Communication
YouTube video by Mad Bioengineer
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June 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
New Youtube video dropping tomorrow about my recent experience at the National Academy of Sciences - Cancer Engineering Workshop
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHOF...
#cancerresearch #Cancer #Science #Sciencecommunication
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHOF...
#cancerresearch #Cancer #Science #Sciencecommunication
Research around the world is figuring out how to regrow teeth. The team in Japan specifically hopes within the next 5 years, we'll be able to regrow teeth by reactivating the ability. #sciencenews #science #dental #bioengineering #scienceinthenews #regenerativemedicine #teeth
April 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Research around the world is figuring out how to regrow teeth. The team in Japan specifically hopes within the next 5 years, we'll be able to regrow teeth by reactivating the ability. #sciencenews #science #dental #bioengineering #scienceinthenews #regenerativemedicine #teeth
How do other Black scientists, engineers, and medical professionals feel about seeing in the news regularly what feels like this administration dismantling regulations, legitimizing misinformation, promoting quackery, etc, and doing long lasting harm to research? Like it would be laughable at how -
April 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
How do other Black scientists, engineers, and medical professionals feel about seeing in the news regularly what feels like this administration dismantling regulations, legitimizing misinformation, promoting quackery, etc, and doing long lasting harm to research? Like it would be laughable at how -
Doing a STEM demo in a couple week and wanted to test out a protocol. These are carbon quantum dots made with citric acid and urea. #quantumdot #nanoparticles #science #stem #chemistry #bioengineering
March 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Doing a STEM demo in a couple week and wanted to test out a protocol. These are carbon quantum dots made with citric acid and urea. #quantumdot #nanoparticles #science #stem #chemistry #bioengineering
Reposted by Craig Richard, Ph.D.
"Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell economist."
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More diverse investigators could help diversify clinical trials | Cornell Chronicle
Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds new research co-authored by a Cornell economist.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell economist."
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
I knew the Department of Education was in the news today cause a tiktok I made about it back in November started blowing up again.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Vkw5mU/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Vkw5mU/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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March 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I knew the Department of Education was in the news today cause a tiktok I made about it back in November started blowing up again.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Vkw5mU/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Vkw5mU/
Check out my new video explaining how tardigrade proteins may help reduce damage to surrounding tissue during radiation treatments for cancer.
#cancer #cancerresearch #tardigrade #radiation #science #scicomm #stem #madbioengineer
#cancer #cancerresearch #tardigrade #radiation #science #scicomm #stem #madbioengineer
Tardigrade proteins are being researched to help with cancer. #cancer #cancerresearch #tardigrade
YouTube video by Mad Bioengineer
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March 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Check out my new video explaining how tardigrade proteins may help reduce damage to surrounding tissue during radiation treatments for cancer.
#cancer #cancerresearch #tardigrade #radiation #science #scicomm #stem #madbioengineer
#cancer #cancerresearch #tardigrade #radiation #science #scicomm #stem #madbioengineer
National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on Certain Topics Without Special Approval...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.propublica.org
March 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on Certain Topics Without Special Approval...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
A sneak peek of some of what I've been up to lately. I was interviewed for a magazine article that will go live soon.
#whativebeenupto #scicomm #journalism #madbioengineer #cancerresearch
#whativebeenupto #scicomm #journalism #madbioengineer #cancerresearch
February 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A sneak peek of some of what I've been up to lately. I was interviewed for a magazine article that will go live soon.
#whativebeenupto #scicomm #journalism #madbioengineer #cancerresearch
#whativebeenupto #scicomm #journalism #madbioengineer #cancerresearch
Researchers have developed an mRNA-based vaccine for treating pancreatic cancer.🧪
#pancreaticcancer #cancerresearch #sciencenews #cancer #mRNA
Link to research article
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#pancreaticcancer #cancerresearch #sciencenews #cancer #mRNA
Link to research article
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Researchers have developed an mRNA-based vaccine for treating pancreatic cancer.🧪
#pancreaticcancer #cancerresearch #sciencenews #cancer #mRNA
Link to research article
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#pancreaticcancer #cancerresearch #sciencenews #cancer #mRNA
Link to research article
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Craig Richard, Ph.D.
I don’t EVER want to hear ppl saying science and science education aren’t political ever again.
That mess is how you end up with the US’s new Secretary of HHS
That mess is how you end up with the US’s new Secretary of HHS
February 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I don’t EVER want to hear ppl saying science and science education aren’t political ever again.
That mess is how you end up with the US’s new Secretary of HHS
That mess is how you end up with the US’s new Secretary of HHS
Did you know St. Elmo Brady, the first Black person to earn a PhD in Chemistry, did so at my Alma mater #UIUC? Check out the video I made about this notable Black Scientist. #Blackinstem #Blackscientist #sciencehistory #Blackhistory #chemistry #Black #history
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The first Black person to earn a PhD in Chemistry. #science #chemistry #history #blackhistory
YouTube video by Mad Bioengineer
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February 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Did you know St. Elmo Brady, the first Black person to earn a PhD in Chemistry, did so at my Alma mater #UIUC? Check out the video I made about this notable Black Scientist. #Blackinstem #Blackscientist #sciencehistory #Blackhistory #chemistry #Black #history
youtube.com/shorts/YK6NA...
youtube.com/shorts/YK6NA...
A reminder, I posted my latest mini lecture on bioengineering in EveryDay Life on YouTube. Go check it out. Thanks!
#scicomm #scienceexplained #bioengineering #sciencecommunication #madbioengineer #STEM
#scicomm #scienceexplained #bioengineering #sciencecommunication #madbioengineer #STEM
February 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A reminder, I posted my latest mini lecture on bioengineering in EveryDay Life on YouTube. Go check it out. Thanks!
#scicomm #scienceexplained #bioengineering #sciencecommunication #madbioengineer #STEM
#scicomm #scienceexplained #bioengineering #sciencecommunication #madbioengineer #STEM
New mini-lecture posted on youtube on the mathematics of yogurt and other fermented foods.
youtu.be/-aXPS31R-pw?...
#bioengineering #science #scicomm #stem #math #fermentation #hillmantok
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#bioengineering #science #scicomm #stem #math #fermentation #hillmantok
Yogurt is Made of Math
YouTube video by Mad Bioengineer
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February 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New mini-lecture posted on youtube on the mathematics of yogurt and other fermented foods.
youtu.be/-aXPS31R-pw?...
#bioengineering #science #scicomm #stem #math #fermentation #hillmantok
youtu.be/-aXPS31R-pw?...
#bioengineering #science #scicomm #stem #math #fermentation #hillmantok
kak·i·sto·cra·cy
-a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
-a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
February 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
kak·i·sto·cra·cy
-a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
-a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
This equation makes fermented foods possible. Understanding it is essential to producing and keeping safe many of the things we eat daily. #bme #bioengineering #madbioengineer #scienceexplained #STEM #hillmantok
February 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This equation makes fermented foods possible. Understanding it is essential to producing and keeping safe many of the things we eat daily. #bme #bioengineering #madbioengineer #scienceexplained #STEM #hillmantok
The symbolism during #kendricklamar halftime performance was powerful. I need to go rewatch it cause
1)The broadcast I watched had terrible audio mixing.
2)To pick up on any of the symbolism I missed.
3)To see Serena crip walk again.
#superbowl #superbowlLIX #blacksky #halftimeshow #medialiteracy
1)The broadcast I watched had terrible audio mixing.
2)To pick up on any of the symbolism I missed.
3)To see Serena crip walk again.
#superbowl #superbowlLIX #blacksky #halftimeshow #medialiteracy
February 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The symbolism during #kendricklamar halftime performance was powerful. I need to go rewatch it cause
1)The broadcast I watched had terrible audio mixing.
2)To pick up on any of the symbolism I missed.
3)To see Serena crip walk again.
#superbowl #superbowlLIX #blacksky #halftimeshow #medialiteracy
1)The broadcast I watched had terrible audio mixing.
2)To pick up on any of the symbolism I missed.
3)To see Serena crip walk again.
#superbowl #superbowlLIX #blacksky #halftimeshow #medialiteracy
Mood when you're a black scientist and you're watching scientific societies and organizations say things like science isn't political and watching them preemptively bend the knee to this current admins efforts to destroy science. #blackscientist #blackengineer #blackinstem #science #stem #engineer
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Mood when you're a black scientist and you're watching scientific societies and organizations say things like science isn't political and watching them preemptively bend the knee to this current admins efforts to destroy science. #blackscientist #blackengineer #blackinstem #science #stem #engineer
This graph is something I think about often. When I tell people about grad school, I try to be as honest as possible because it is one of the most difficult things you can put yourself through mentally.
#Science #STEM #gradschool #PhDstudent #Gradstudent #mentalhealth #gradstudentmentalhealth
#Science #STEM #gradschool #PhDstudent #Gradstudent #mentalhealth #gradstudentmentalhealth
February 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This graph is something I think about often. When I tell people about grad school, I try to be as honest as possible because it is one of the most difficult things you can put yourself through mentally.
#Science #STEM #gradschool #PhDstudent #Gradstudent #mentalhealth #gradstudentmentalhealth
#Science #STEM #gradschool #PhDstudent #Gradstudent #mentalhealth #gradstudentmentalhealth
Interested in the history of biological weaponry and why it relates to current trends of raw milk consumption? Check out this video I made detailing an interesting link between the two.
youtu.be/DAlfw-NZYQk?...
#scicomm #scienceexplained #stem #rawmilk #science #madbioengineer
youtu.be/DAlfw-NZYQk?...
#scicomm #scienceexplained #stem #rawmilk #science #madbioengineer
Raw Milk and Biological Warfare
YouTube video by Mad Bioengineer
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February 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Interested in the history of biological weaponry and why it relates to current trends of raw milk consumption? Check out this video I made detailing an interesting link between the two.
youtu.be/DAlfw-NZYQk?...
#scicomm #scienceexplained #stem #rawmilk #science #madbioengineer
youtu.be/DAlfw-NZYQk?...
#scicomm #scienceexplained #stem #rawmilk #science #madbioengineer
Reposted by Craig Richard, Ph.D.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Reposted by Craig Richard, Ph.D.
game devs, @gdocexpo.com has raised funds specifically for developers of color who are going through times of hardship.
please apply if your team is primarily queer or people of color!
please apply if your team is primarily queer or people of color!
Are you a Developer who has faced hardship in the last year?
This fund is for devs of color impacted by the record layoffs & other hardships in the gaming industry this last year.
Please boost this for other devs in your circles, and apply if needed!
👉🏾 forms.gle/6ZhXAF5wNQ54...
This fund is for devs of color impacted by the record layoffs & other hardships in the gaming industry this last year.
Please boost this for other devs in your circles, and apply if needed!
👉🏾 forms.gle/6ZhXAF5wNQ54...
January 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
game devs, @gdocexpo.com has raised funds specifically for developers of color who are going through times of hardship.
please apply if your team is primarily queer or people of color!
please apply if your team is primarily queer or people of color!
Reposted by Craig Richard, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago, I saw this interaction with a science communicator and...a flat earther.
It didn't go well.
With all the current events surrounding science, can we have productive science communication??
Watch @themadbioengineer.bsky.social and I discuss!!
youtu.be/xqPzSjnDC5c?...
It didn't go well.
With all the current events surrounding science, can we have productive science communication??
Watch @themadbioengineer.bsky.social and I discuss!!
youtu.be/xqPzSjnDC5c?...
January 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A few weeks ago, I saw this interaction with a science communicator and...a flat earther.
It didn't go well.
With all the current events surrounding science, can we have productive science communication??
Watch @themadbioengineer.bsky.social and I discuss!!
youtu.be/xqPzSjnDC5c?...
It didn't go well.
With all the current events surrounding science, can we have productive science communication??
Watch @themadbioengineer.bsky.social and I discuss!!
youtu.be/xqPzSjnDC5c?...
Check out this video of me and one of my science communication friends @flyyscience.bsky.social breaking down a recent viral interaction on the Godfrey Podcast between Lord Jamar and another science communicator professor Dave.
#scicomm #popculture #stem #science #blacksky #blackscientist
#scicomm #popculture #stem #science #blacksky #blackscientist
Flyy Science Reacts: Professor Dave, Lord Jamar, & Science Communication
YouTube video by Flyy Science
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January 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Check out this video of me and one of my science communication friends @flyyscience.bsky.social breaking down a recent viral interaction on the Godfrey Podcast between Lord Jamar and another science communicator professor Dave.
#scicomm #popculture #stem #science #blacksky #blackscientist
#scicomm #popculture #stem #science #blacksky #blackscientist
Reposted by Craig Richard, Ph.D.
I need some serious career advice.
January 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I need some serious career advice.