Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 12/11/2025When you’ve birthed 1 princess and 1 nudist punk… 020
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 07/10/2025It’s PhD day! 5 years today I defended my dissertation, and look at me in my big girl PI office! 020
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 02/10/2025I was trying to type the word “synapse” but THREE TIMES in a row I typed “Sydnapse”. Then I’d backspace and go to fix it, but again “Sydnapse”! I had to walk away from my desk to reboot 010
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 21/09/2025FINALLY! It’s great to finally get a good Superman movie! 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 26/08/2025chng.it/BHq78K727xchng.itIncrease Local and State Government Oversight of Chemical ManufacturersCan you spare a minute to help this campaign? 010
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Is anyone in New Orleans interested in fostering or adopting the sweetest little black kitten? She’s about 9 weeks old and a big fan of cuddles! 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 31/07/2025I managed to trap some feral kittens last night! If anyone in New Orleans is interested in adopting or fostering, let me know! I’m guessing they’re in the 8-12 week range, more scared than spicy. I’m doing my best, but I have dogs. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 16/07/2025I’ve got the new #Pulp album playing on repeat while I work on a grant. Haven’t been this into a new album in an age! 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 26/06/2025After 3 conferences back-to-back, I’ll be rotting on the couch with my dogs for the next 4 days. 000
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDChris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025“Riley Gaines weighs in on NYC mayoral primary” jesus christ lady you tied for fifth in one race shut the fuck up already 934268596
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDDavid Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 23/06/2025This is a great outcome!! 14912
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Imagine being such a bad ass that your pie pets end up in a museum 😍 #MutterMuseum 010
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Suitcase didn’t make the trip with me. I sure hope it shows up tomorrow, or I’ll be wearing pajama pants & a tshirt that says “Aqua Tofana Apothecary. Woman owned & operated.” to the #Neurotrauma conference! #NNS2025 020
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 14/06/2025We have entered the "The police is saying that if the police is at your door you are not safe call the police immediately" stage of making America great again 225235036322
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 11/06/2025www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. GrantSome cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 06/06/2025People think that science is all about yelling “Eureka!“, But more often than not, it’s about taking the L & finding a way to pivot. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Ugghhh! My house has to get tented for dry wood termites. This is going to be The Biggest™️ pain in the ass. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Took advantage of the cool morning with a nice long walk! 010
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Today is the yahrzeit of the most influential person in my life, Dr. Ray Grill, my PhD mentor. Raising my glass to you, boss! 010
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 25/05/2025I finished my sections for BOTH review papers I’m on, AND I made a google doc so my committee can work on our conference presentation together! Sometimes you’ve gotta work weekends to get through the Sisyphean workload, but it feels damn good to get it done. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 23/05/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careersUnemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science. 100
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 21/05/2025www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...forbes.comTrump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion AnnuallyEconomists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Every new episode of Doctor Who this season is better than the last! 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Well would you look at that! He and I finally agree on something! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comRFK Jr.: 'I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me'Rep. Mark Pocan asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about a divisive issue. His response? Americans should not take medical advice from him. 000
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/05/2025Curious about why "Women's Health" needs explicit focus in clinical research? Because most historical clinical trials are composed of ONLY men because the (male) scientists thought women's hormones would "mess up" the data. We encourage reading the book, but this is a nice intro.youtube.comInvisible WomenYouTube video by 99% Invisible 721370
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I did not resign from the National Science Board over a policy disagreement with the administration. If that had been the case, I would have stepped down in January. 352575
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/05/2025DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds? RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget? 706180315372
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 11/05/2025My orchid is blooming for a second year in a row ❤️ 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Go vote! It’s only one issue, it’ll take you <5 minutes 000
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDinvestNscience @investnscience.bsky.social · 27/04/2025The brain keeps count: concussions and drinking in our teenage years may increase risk for demetia. @drvita.bsky.social researches this relationship. #academicsky #neurosky #concussion #adolescence #dementia #investinscience 085
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Just got an MMR booster! Better to be safe than sorry in this crazy world. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Good thing I like my new bras, because they’re going to have to last me! 000
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/04/2025Still fuming about that press conference. The way RFK Jr. talks about autism is not just scientifically wrong—it’s deeply offensive. Calling autistic kids "damaged" or implying they’ve been "lost" or "stolen" doesn’t just spread misinformation—it dehumanizes real people. 1203397790
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 16/04/2025So much for that First Amendment, I guess. www.nola.com/news/educati...nola.comTrump administration revokes visas of international students in LouisianaMore than a dozen international students across the state — including at least six in New Orleans — have had their visas revoked in recent weeks. 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Just a reminder that just because the concentration camp the US is shipping people into is in a different country, it doesn’t mean we’re not using concentration camps. 010
Reposted by Sydney Vita, PhDKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I believe, as has been said, the cruelty is the point. “Efficiency is not being enhanced…if the crown jewel of biomedical research — the enterprise that gave us the human genome sequence, Covid vaccines& treatments for cancer & H.I.V. and obesity — has been destroyed, what will have been the point?”nytimes.comOpinion | What Is Actually the Point of Treating the N.I.H. Like This?Efficiency is not being enhanced, nor is waste being eliminated at the N.I.H. Scientists are just left to wonder: Why? 24520
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Well well well… look how the tables have turned… iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/09/a...iowacapitaldispatch.comAiming to limit damages, Catholic hospital argues a fetus isn't the same as a 'person' • Iowa Capital DispatchA faith-based health care provider is arguing in court that the loss of an unborn child does not equate to the death of a “person.” 000
Sydney Vita, PhD @drvita.bsky.social · 11/04/2025apnews.com/article/chab...apnews.comFrance rugby star Chabal does not remember 'a single second' of his career due to concussionRugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward. 000