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Amanda Carr

@amandajcarr.bsky.social
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Cell and molecular biologist. Group lead at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Interested in understanding and treating macular diseases

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Kristen Kwan @blockintheback.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📣 The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences @utah.edu is recruiting! We seek researchers addressing exciting questions in vision science using innovative approaches. Join our community @moraneyecenter.bsky.social! Repost and contact me with questions! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/206...
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Love these, one of my favourites is the Welsh for jellyfish, cont y mor, literally translates as c¥nt of the sea, but there’s also a child friendly version physgodyn wibli wobli, meaning wibbly wobbly fish, which adore 🥰
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We have it in a teams folder for writing resources, I recommend all our students read it, and it makes my job as a supervisor so much easier. Thanks Matteo for such a useful paper, and sorry it’s not getting the citations it deserves
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Matteo Carandini @carandinilab.net · 17/08/2026
I am proud of this paper. Since it came out in 2022 it has received 0 citations (yes that's a zero). But multiple young scientists have found it useful! (from other labs, so they were not coerced...). Perhaps you will find it useful too? SOME TIPS FOR WRITING SCIENCE doi.org/10.1523/ENEU...
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Some Tips for Writing Science
When preparing a scientific paper, we typically write with coauthors who have different backgrounds and styles, and we target readers who have little time and patience. To help both readers and writer...
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Try the Belgian way, slice in half and top with tuna mayonnaise, weirdly delicious
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Soile Nymark @snymark.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
There’s still time to register and send abstracts to Helsinki Vision 2026 with a fabulous lineup of speakers🤩Please consider attending, Helsinki in September is beautiful and the meeting will certainly be extraordinary.
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Libraries gave us power, then work came and made us free
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Manic Street Preachers James Dean Bradfield
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The spokesman for the UK
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is the way
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This Is The Way Boba Fett Dancing
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Gordon!!!
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Flash Gordon
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/07/2026
Mamdani got into office and instantly: • Froze rent for 2 million New Yorkers • Cut subway fares in half for low-income riders • Fully funded NYC parks • Added $680M for public schools • Launched free child care for 2-year-olds If establishment politicians actually wanted to help you, they could.
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My favourite close up of the British Grand Prix 😍 #Bearman
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A Mani-low point in their lives
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Good morning and a big welcome back to clouds in London 🫠
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons image
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When I head to Washington, I will be the first woman in Congress with a science PhD. That matters. At a time when science is under attack, Congress needs more leaders who understand the value of evidence-based decision-making.
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I need more clarification, is this involuntary racism or the GOAT circle game? youtu.be/pQ_7AkycIOA?...
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Do You Remember The CIRCLE GAME? | Malcolm In The Middle
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
First all British podium since 1968, amazing commentary from the first all women line up on @bbc5live.bsky.social and a cracking win from Lewis!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Congratulations to Dr Zaynab Butt on passing her PhD viva today. It’s been a pleasure working with you over the last 4 years. Thanks to examiners @edenlab.bsky.social and Chloe Stanton
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I wish, had to get the train back to London!
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Misheard “You can hear it in the attic by the light switch” from Birdhouse in your Soul for about 30 years 🐦
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This morning’s early walk ❤️
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This takes me home ❤️
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Were there any puffins? It’s supposed to be a great place to see them
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Sluid fluid? @auditorynerves.bsky.social
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
When you can no longer ignore the rattling pipe in the office wall 😠
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A glorious mid-week match for the Gooners #AWFC
A scoreboard showing the 7-0 win for Arsenal women
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Restriction enzymes as expiry dates fly past
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a baby is sitting at a table with a bottle of water in front of him .
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Yes, Cilla is back ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I love Flight of the Conchords, there’s always an appropriate gif 🤣
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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a man is leaning against a door with his eyes closed and says i 've just been cutting onions
Alt: Flight of the Conchords Brett, leaning against a door with his eyes closed and says i 've just been cutting onions
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Moorfields @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Today @amandajcarr.bsky.social and her team spoke to early career clinicians about opportunities in research. If you are a clinician interested in getting involved in research we’d love to see you at our Cross Innovation Hub poster & networking event Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
Prof Amanda Carr and Dr Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernández stand behind a table in the Moorfields Eye Hospital canteen. The table displays a range of educational materials and pamphlets, along with a microscope connected to a large screen showing a magnified cell image. Behind them, a screen features information about their research aims. To the left, an NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre branded roll banner reads: Genomic Discovery and Therapeutics – harnessing genetic data to develop personalised treatmentsProf Amanda Carr and Dr Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernández stand behind a table in the Moorfields Eye Hospital canteen, speaking with two visitors, one holding a leaflet. The table is set up with a range of educational materials and pamphlets, and a screen behind them shows visuals of a planned research space and new building.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Look at the women at NASA. They are the ones pushing the boundaries of science, solving problems most people can’t even understand, and carrying this country forward, while our politicians right now posture and stumble through talking points. And they are doing it all with joy.👇
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
How can anyone not like the book?
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Rex Masters @mastersrex.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I went and saw Project Hail Mary. A guy came in with his service dog and the dog sat there the whole time just concentrating on the movie. Afterwards I told the guy I was amazed your dog watched the movie like that. He replied, me too especially because he hated the book.
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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 07/04/2026
Before playing Kamancheh, he says: 'Hello, I'm Mohammad-Reza Afarideh, the director of the ed. institute that has now been destroyed. I wanted the last sound coming from my institute not to be of missiles and war; (I want the) final sound to be of the instrument that I played in it. Thank you'.
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
These may be useful options
A list of alternative phrases for signing off emails
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Miranda Scalabrino, PhD @icanhasmiranda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I’m hiring a research tech to join my lab! Anyone interested can reach out to me for more information. This is a good opportunity for someone looking to expand their research skills prior to graduate school. mcw.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Research Technologist I - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Summary The applicant will join the Scalabrino Lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute. The research explores how various blinding diseases change neuronal function of the retina, the li...
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
PASS THE DUTCHIE!
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INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub @insighteyehub.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Next year, we will be moving to the Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health in Kings Cross. The newly named centre is a joint initiative between @moorfields.bsky.social, @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields Eye Charity. Find out more: www.moorfields.nhs.uk/about-us/ori...
Exterior photo of the Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health, nearing completion
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Moorfields @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We’re excited to announce the name of our new partner building: Moorfields & UCL Centre for Eye Health. Opening in summer 27, this brings research and clinical care together to accelerate patient benefit. Read: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/partner-buil... @moorfields.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social
A virtual rendering of a modern building with curved architecture and long glass panels, lit from within and set in an urban street against a blue background. Overlaid text reads Introducing Moorfields & UCL Centre for Eye Health, with NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre logo in the top left corner.
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I was reading a book in Costa Rica when one decided to land on it, I honestly thought the apocalypse was on its way 😱
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Gorgeous!
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Very brave, the last thing I would have wanted to do after giving birth is to sit on a bicycle seat
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Paul Sherratt @globaljukeboxer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#InternationalWomensDay Fans at Vale Park. Home of Port Vale Football Club, Burslem, Stoke on Trent 1962
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Up the Vale!!!!
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The Norwegian Consumer Council with an amazing video on enshittification and how to resist it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...
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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
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Sjors Scheres @sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
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Biological Laboratory | LEGO® Ideas
This is a two-floor realistic Biological Laboratory building. In this design, I try to tell stories about biologists, introduce biology concepts to general publ…
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Amanda Carr @amandajcarr.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Firing the pilot who’s flying your plane is a whole new level 😂
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