Sign in

Dr. Diana Li

@dianateuthis.bsky.social
1.8K followers 659 following 358 posts

✨ NYC Scientist, Educator, & #SciCommer 🧠 Public Engagement at Columbia 🦑 Ph.D. in squids from Stanford 🐦‍⬛ Always lookin for birbs 🦉 Let’s rock 😤 Opinions my own (she/her/hers) www.dianahli.com

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Has your school connected with a scientist yet this year? Skype a Scientist offers free connections with scientists for virtual Q&As with classrooms, libraries, clubs, and more! Sign up for a match at www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html 🖼️ by @hanfranstudio.bsky.social
A goofy school of fish in a science class swim while dropping green liquid that says let’s talk science in school
615986
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 15h
Can't believe I missed this preprint earlier this week (head down, writing). The first time anyone has added a new gene to a cephalopod. They've created cuttlefish that glow red in fluorescent light. 🦑 🧪 Nice story @sarareardon.bsky.social! www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Scientists engineered a glowing cuttlefish. Why was it so hard?
Breakthroughs in genetically altering cephalopods pave way for new studies of perception, brain evolution, and more
1159
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 01/10/2026
Apply to the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship! It changed my life! I've reviewed applications for the MMF a couple times and have compiled advice for applying, as well as my applications (one successful, one failed) and links to others' applications. Hope it's helpful! brittanytrang.com/aaas-mass-me...
brittanytrang.com
Advice for applying to the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship – Brittany Trang
053
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UConn EEB is hiring a tropical horticulturalist for our greenhouses! It's an awesome collection of both research+teaching/public display, and you get to work with pretty amazing folks (I may be biased). Job listing: jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49... Closes 10/14! 🌴🌿🌵🌺
jobs.hr.uconn.edu
UConn Careers | UConn Careers | University of Connecticut
32445
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
15604453
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Rebecca Wang 王思寧 @rebeccawang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really excellent stuff that everyone should take some time to read! 💕 Covers so many things that I'll admit just didn't cross my mind at first- thoroughly appreciate all the time & effort that went into creating such a fantastic resource! Stable link DOI version -> doi.org/10.17613/3c9...
254
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
131862906
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
happy first (full) day of fall, bluesky
ina garten in a witch hat saying “If you can't summon the flames directly from hell, store-bought is fine.”
464747815
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can't make it this weekend? Contact Josh Shaprio's Office Phone:717-787-2500 And Mayor Parker's Office Phone Phone: (215) 686-2181 City council is with us. Drexel thinks we're going to give up. Leadership thinks this will just blow over and they can cash out. Do not let that happen.
2164117
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Also, not everyone *can* trust their immune system. Vaccines protect your community, not just you. (This skeet brought to you by me seeing the list of vaccines and boosters I need to get pre-transplant because they won’t work well post-transplant.)
3428
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 21/09/2026
About 130,000 people in Brooklyn, or about 1 in every 20, are currently actively Covid-infectious. This latest wave is a good reminder to get up to date on our vaccinations AND to mask up when indoors or in crowded outdoor spaces.
1178
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Attention Philadelphia! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum this weekend, Sept 25-27. Please sign up here if you can take a shift! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
Help Save the Academy: Volunteer to talk with visitors and hand out flyers at the Academy.
Sign up for a shift outside the Academy of Natural Sciences during its last open days: Fridays to Sundays, Sept 18 to 20 and 25 to 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be on the ground outside the Ac...
09382
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bad news for people who hate biodiversity and education, I am feeling inspired. Buy an advent calendar so I have funding to do biodiversity education projects when I get home. Scratch off a shell a day for facts about snails 😎 SquidFacts.net
Snail facts advent calendar with 4 shelled snails and 2 sea slugs and 1 sea angel and a banana slug with a bunch of scratch able shells
421271
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pediatrician in Ohio poses with all of the vaccines he has given amid recent rise in vaccine preventable diseases.
Me standing next to several boxes of vaccines on a shelf. I look like a dork.
1016630
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 03/10/2025
obligatory sturgeon mention content
15575142
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Andrew Dacks @adacks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Know an outstanding PhD student whose thesis work was on Drosophila? If so, please consider nominating them for the Larry Sandler award! The nomination and eligibility information are at genetics-gsa.org/awards/larry.... The deadline is November 12th.
genetics-gsa.org
Larry Sandler Award - Genetics Society of America
The Larry Sandler Award was established in 1988 by the colleagues, friends, and students of Dr. Larry Sandler after his untimely death in 1987. The award serves to honor Dr. Sandler for his many contr...
0513
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Katie Insel @katieinsel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The CATS Lab is moving to Columbia next year, and I am recruiting a PhD student this cycle to start Fall 2027 in the Department of Psychology. Learn more about how to apply here: psychology.columbia.edu/content/prep... I am also recruiting a postdoc and staff for 2027. More info coming soon!
psychology.columbia.edu
Preparing to Apply | Department of Psychology
25428
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The group B people get identified by community members as people who know how to do things, and as a result, they’re repeatedly asked to do more stuff. I know lots of those people. Over the last few years those people have gone from tired to beyond exhausted. This is a cry for help from group b lol
1908
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I know there are a lot of people who want to make the world better but don’t know where to start so just…don’t. I also know every group I work with that is making the world better is kept afloat by exhausted people who desperately need help. If you’re in group A, please find an org to help group B
831290
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 13/09/2026
Marinekitten870:
"You could also love two birds with one heart. Just a glimpse into my kind and loving mind"

My name is Pripthony:
"Feed 2 birds with 1 scone"

Etomave:
"raise 2 birds in 1 home"
18518
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Bioinspiration Lab is looking to mentor a postdoc this cycle. Reach out if you have any questions.
1137
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Justin King @justinkingdesigns.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Pink and silver fish
016648
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 12/09/2026
Keeping monkeys in general was a sign of wealth and status, particularly if one had groups of them at one’s various different estates. Thus a wealthy Chinese noble might boast of having 猴s in different area codes.
410416
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Reminder: we always have one form open for the #InverteFest art book. No matter when, you could always submit to the next edition. December is always rocky - people put it off because it's "still 4 months away" then the holiday chores hit and people regret not submitting. Please do it early!
38147
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social invites applications for in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. Deadline to apply is 5pm PT on December 2, 2026. www.mbari.org/about/career...
mbari.org
Postdoc Fellowships • MBARI
Each year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also...
03940
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Molly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If anyone looking for a postdoc with fantastic genomics/bioinformatics skills + strong intellect + great energy, please let me know! Preferably West Coast or remote/hybrid options & the candidate is open to a short (1 year) or longer term appointment
23341
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Massive cuts in ocean research funding by the US through NSF (ocean funding is through geoscience, and usually ineligible for applying to all other directorates)
065
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I don't think I've ever posted these posters together as a set, so here's a first. Wonders of the Deep series, commissioned by the International Seabed Authority between 2020-2022 to celebrate the fragile biodiversity of deep sea. Not for sale. #Art #SciArt
10327121
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Really nice coverage in the inquirer of our rally to keep the academy of natural sciences open. Br sure to read the part where 10 year ago old Ryan Sumner-Lee is quoted. share.inquirer.com/ZP7zHY
share.inquirer.com
Hundreds rally to protest the planned closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum
The crowd was decidedly intergenerational.
725382
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So we want to livestream the rally tomorrow from the Save The Academy instagram account, but the accounts needs 1000 followers to allow livestreaming. Please please please can everyone go follow this instagram account? www.instagram.com/savetheacade...
instagram.com
Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
4208165
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I don't check my redbubble enough to notice sales but how did this old shitpost suddenly become one of the highest selling pieces in my entire store lmao #Art #SciArt www.redbubble.com/i/poster/THE...
A parody of Edvard Munch's the scream of a figure standing on a bridge facing the viewer, screaming, but the figure has been replaced with the close up of a cicada. The background is swirly red.
17520131
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'd like you all to also meet Motha Lisa www.redbubble.com/i/poster/Mot... and Krill with A Pearl Earring www.redbubble.com/i/poster/Kri... #Art #SciArt
A parody of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci showing a robed figure in black against landscape background, except the figure has been swapped by a very fluffy moth with humongous eyes.A parody of Girl with a pearl earring by by Johannes Vermeer which should show a woman facing slightly to the left with a big shining earring, except the woman has been swapped with a shrimp, with legs and antennae protruding from her collar under her face.
630491
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Meg Mindlin @invertebabe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’m not gonna sit here and act like I’m the best & most accomplished scientist. But I am a damn good scientist. A damn good scientist who is actively watching her research career disappear before it really ever got going, all because of this administration & the cuts to funding.
2333
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Posters ready Speakers lined up See you at the rally on Tuesday at 10am in front of the academy of natural sciences. We’re asking Drexel, the Academy Board, and the city to find a way to keep the museum open to the public. RSVP luma.com/1qwnrqz2
8 protest posters
A triceratops says “save the frills”
“Defund science you’re history”
“Don’t let us disappear again” with dinosaurs
“Save our dairy” 
Tell Fred save y. Rex”
“Ouch: closing in the middle of an indigenous exhibit”
“This is not the time to defund science
“Closing the academy is a bone headed move”
421763
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 21/01/2025
A white doggy with a wonderfully wild head of hair: "David Lynch"
6594150
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’LL WORSHIP LIKE A BUG AT THE SIGHT OF YOUR MIGHT
silly digital doodle of a priest in a stag beetle outfit with gold trims and a stag heat papal hat holding a sceptre with a shiny green jewel beetle
637867
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Snail Facts! Get your snail facts heeeeere! Scratch a shell a day for a fact about snails! There's been a lot of talk this week about university and government failure to fund critical institutions. Keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social afloat while having fun learning about snails 🐌 SquidFacts.net
An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail
317480
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Eliel Cruz @elielcruz.com · 05/09/2026
NYC TUESDAY PULL UP
protest flyer depicting protestor yelling. Rally/picket in response to Mount Sinai Hospital in response to a DOJ settlement ending care for trans youth. 

Tuesday, Sep 8 at 430pm
5 E 98th St. NYC.
4492157
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Tom Wallach @mdwallach.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I want to make sure everyone in the city is aware that SUNY Downstate operates a large and extremely skilled LGBTQ and gender affirming care clinic, and we have repeatedly reiterated our intention to go to jail before we stop.
3346831900
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
9908860
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly
171411894
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you haven't already, share this with every Philadelphian you know. I want to raise enough hell that Drexel will have no choice but to continue supporting the museum.
4444292
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 02/09/2026
🌊With the Fall semester upon us, it's time to start thinking about recruiting/applying to grad school for 2027. If you are a marine scientist looking for a graduate student, I've created a form where you can add your name and other info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! (1/2)
docs.google.com
Oceanography MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2027
This is an effort to collect the **contact information of potential advisors** for MS/PhD students in Oceanography. Please note that if you answer **you are agreeing to have your contact information...
11927
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Crabmons pt 6 #InverteFest 🦀 Bicycle @ike.blue Bird @spiritcrowart.bsky.social Book @book-historia.bsky.social Loaf @buglady.bsky.social
a set of 4 crab doodles. bicycle is a side profile of a tandem bike, the main frame forms the body of the crab, the two saddles form the eyes, one claw forms the handle. no legs, just normal wheels. bird is an egg-shaped crab nestled in a bird nest, its two claws raised up resembling baby birds begging for food. book is an open book with two big chevron-shaped bookmarks resembling claws, two smaller square bookmarks for eyes, and on the other side six small bookmarks as legs. loaf is a sliced loaf of bread, the cross section making up the crab face. the top is scored to form bumps for the crab eyes, the sides are peeled like petals for legs, the front has two off cut bread to form the two big claws.
610118
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I need to atone for my sins (taking too many vertebrate projects this year) so I'm doing an #InverteFest special - Crabmons give me a word/archetype/whatever and I'll do a crab when I can crabapple & skeleton, prompts by @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social in the middle of a Slay The Spire 2 run
two crab doodles. on the left is crabapple, a red apple sliced in half facing the front as a face, two leaves on top as eyes, two smaller partially eaten apples as claws, apple slices as legs. on the right is skeleton, a crab whose face is made out of a single vertebra with its gaping hole acting as a mouth. on the sides are rib bones as legs, on the front are shoulder blades as claws
55703149
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've confirmed Walgreens will let people self-attest that they qualify for an updated Covid shot—meaning they won't require proof of a high-risk condition—in all states EXCEPT AZ/OR/UT, where prescription is required for now. (Rx requirement in those states could change) Pls see next post in thread
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Approves New Covid Vaccines, and They Should Be Available Soon (Gift Article)
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
13577298
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 25/08/2026
Happy #InverteFest! Squid says trans rights! 🦑
Symmetrical digital drawing of a squid with its head down and legs waving up in the air and all wrapped around each other. The squid is outlined in white and shaded in with the soft pink and blue of the trans pride flag.
14626205
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Stunning 🤩
0111
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The bigfin squid was first hauled up in 1883 and not formally described until 1998, 115 years later. A new paper compiling every sighting shows it lives across three oceans and down past 6,000 m, yet it's still known only to genus, identified from grainy deep-sea video. 🦑 🧪 #marinelife
link.springer.com
Global distribution and depth of the Bigfin squid Magnapinna spp - Marine Biology
The Bigfin squid Magnapinna spp. is elusive and rarely encountered, yet its charismatic morphology of large fins and extraordinarily long tentacle filaments makes it an instantly recognisable deep-sea...
07822
Reposted by Dr. Diana Li
Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A very on-theme #MolluscMonday: our new PNAS paper projects how 23,000+ mollusc species will change size as the ocean warms. Most shrink, some grow, and which happens comes down to body plan. Clams downsize. Squid may bulk up. 🦑 🧪 #MolluscMonday #HowToBuildAGiant #marinelife
pnas.org
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
3279