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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Notre Dame vs. Rice ☘️🏈☘️ What can I say? Our students really love their Biochemistry!

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Letter to Einstein written by a little girl in 1951 with a bit of fashion advice:

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The rebels need to enlist some ethers ! You R-O-R’ get it or you don’t 😅

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Got a student shoutout on the radio yesterday, how cool is that?!!! 😎

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Next time you’re grading exams just remember: It’s not real so it can’t really hurt you! 😉

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

When spring break is about to be over:

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Would give extension without hesitation after this email;

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Do not include stereochemistry

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Nothing impresses Curt Cignetti 🤣

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

“Sir, We don’t have Coke, is Pepsi ok?” 🤣 (from Riteaid new pharmacist training)

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

😅 and when you select a square the electron will move to another square due to uncertainty principle DUH

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

🤣🤣🤣 sounds about right

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It doesn’t matter et al 🤪

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Would you be able to get WiFi? 🤣

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

When compassion meets reflection.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Never forget that as time goes on different levels of complexity are discovered.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Can Boron form 5 bonds these days and I’m teaching the orgo 1 kids wrong ? 🤪 If not, what on earth is going on with this publication? pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Old German Proverb: “Erst das Wasser dann die Säure, sonst geschieht das Ungeheure“ English translation: “First the water, then the acid, or disaster will be massive!” 😅

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The ChatGPT we wish our students had:

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Next Orgo Exam: What is the IUPAC name of:

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Nah, that was a beautiful day!

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Your body is a temple and life is too short for ordinary table syrup! Be sure to check 1H-NMR before consumption! 🤪

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Gonna need to start an account called AI CHEMFAILs Just look at this nonsense I found shared on another platform with hundreds of likes.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Someone posted this AI generated functional group chart and I JUST CAN’T! What a horrible time to have eyes! The alkyne sp orbital tortured into 120 degrees, the “amide” that’s not, the “carboxylic acid” with the hypervalent oxygen, or the aldehyde with the literal -al sidechain - which is worse?

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The motto of the University of Padua is: "Universa Universis Patavina Libertas" Which translates to: "Paduan freedom is universal for everyone." This reflects the university's historic commitment to academic freedom and openness, a rare stance in medieval and even early modern Europe!

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Finally, the University of Padua is where Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman in the world to earn a university degree (1678). She was not allowed to graduate in Theology, her field of choice. But they did allow her to graduate in Philosophy.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This moving painting on the walls of the university of Padua depicts how during war times students were forced to give up their university gowns for soldier’s uniforms.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Girolamo Fabrici of Aquapendente, was a pioneering anatomy professor at Padua who built the university’s anatomical theatre. He mentored William Harvey, who later discovered the circulation of blood—a breakthrough that changed medicine forever.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This is Galileo Galilei’s podium from which he taught while he was a professor at the University of Padua. He was drawing quite a crowd of students (over 300 each lecture) who wanted to hear his revolutionary ideas. He taught in the largest lecture hall that existed.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Galileo called his time at Padua “the best years of my life.” It’s where he refined the telescope, mapped the Moon, and gathered evidence that the Earth orbits the Sun. Padua’s commitment to academic freedom—rare in the 17th century—made it a haven for revolutionary ideas and groundbreaking science.

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

If you ever find yourself near Venice/ Italy be sure to visit the legendary University of Padua — one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1222! Walk the same halls as Galileo Galilei, who taught here for 18 years, and view the Anatomical Theatre, the first one in Europe (1595!).

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Meet Hemlock (Conium maculatum) - the 2nd deadliest plant in Europe. It was used to execute Sokrates. The main culprit is a piperidine alkaloid natural product called coniine, which causes ascending paralysis—the body shuts down from the feet upward, while the mind stays clear until the very end…😬

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Berlin doesn’t play around

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Happy 4th of July from Berlin! #NotreDame #MedChem study abroad experience ♥️ @notredame.bsky.social

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

How cool is this 10000 L tank where Prospan is produced in? Bye bye mg scale

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Today we toured Engelhard Pharmaceuticals in Germany with my #NotreDame MedChem class. We loved learning about their 150+ year history and R&D. Prospan, their famous anti-cough medication, is also sold in the U.S. Huge thanks to Dr. Hamid Nasiri for organizing this fantastic visit! ♥️♥️♥️

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Gonna use this in orgo 1 lecture next semester and ask what’s wrong with this meme? 😂

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Dana Lashley @drlashley.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

What about teaching and soft skills?

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