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Elysse

@elyssegs.bsky.social
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Postdoc studying pathogenesis and evolution of RNA viruses ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2719-1973 STEM outreach nonprofit: STEMOutreachCollective.org (They/them or none)

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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 13h
Also a classic mantra in 12-step programs
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear fellow #microbiologists, I am currently in a debate over whether or not it is required to validate differential gene expression findings from RNAseq by qPCR. People have very strong opinions about this, and whether it’s required for publication. Care to weigh in? #RNAsky #academiasky
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just ask them? Surely everyone has a different preference.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
👏👏👏👏 get it!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Yes! Agreed.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 11/08/2026
Dear cis people, Please, for the love of G-d, stop using the terms "biological male" and "biological female." They're scientifically meaningless. Sex is a bimodal cluster categorization. The brain is biological, no? There is no one factor that's universally determinative of sex and gender.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Nice work! Thanks for the cite
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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Finally, I want to say: If you are neurodivergent in biology, you are not alone. You are not "a problem," "less of a scientist," or a "burden" because you are neurodivergent. You just operate differently and may need support, and that is ok.
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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I am beyond excited to share that our paper, "Neurodivergent Perceptions, Experiences, and Perspectives in Academic Biological Sciences Spaces" has been published! A 🧵incoming because this paper is so special to me and the co-authors. doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Neurodivergent Perceptions, Experiences, and Perspectives in Academic Biological Sciences Spaces
Abstract. Neurodiversity has received considerable attention recently from the general population and academic researchers, coinciding with an increase in
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
So many people are asking about outreach. Resources exist! Please join us!!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Or come chat with me at ASV! Look for the orange Mohawk and chicken shirt today.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Young people need to see a future in science” - Richard Kuhn on the Presidential Panel at #ASV2026. Outreach is CRITICAL. Want to talk about how to get involved? Send me a message. I have a nonprofit organization that has been engaging middle & high school students across the US for 11+ years.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Heading to #ASV2026 next week? I’ll be standing by poster P32-21 on Wednesday! Come say hi.
An image advertising poster number P32-21, entitled “Novel, reference-free approaches to identifying genotypic diversity” by Elysse Grossi-Soyster. This poster is being presented on Wednesday, July 29th from 1-2:30pm at the American Society for Virology annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN. A small photo of the presenter, with orange hair and glasses, posing with their dog, is in the bottom left corner.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Congrats!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Excellent.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Perfect gif selection
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Not digital, but foldscope?
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Maybe! Well, if you see me, I’m the one with the bright orange Mohawk. Not hard to find in a crowd. Come say hi.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Obv no pressure haha
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Is one of those conferences ASV? I’m hoping to connect with some folks and just generally meet new people because postdocing in a new area is lonelyyyyyyyy.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Quick, ask it to find the clitoris next.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Oh, and doing that gave me the confidence to come out in my career environment, and I will never hide in any sector of my life ever again. Funny how the stars align like that sometimes…
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I got my PhD at 39. It’s so much more fun doing it when the time is right for you.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Dammit, this stings.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Another institution, not NSF, also impacted by the Regime, but still. We are floored by the sweeping changes that catches the news, but there’s subtle, smaller, every day things that are largely ignored but are changing the environment profoundly.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I wonder if that’s related to them removing ASL from my list of languages spoken on my bio… 🫠
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Hi, I spent 5+ years of my life on this work and it’s finally out (and under review), so I’d appreciate it if you’d feign excitement or at least pretend to read it. Thanks! #RNAsky #COVID #AcademiaSky 🧪 🦠 ⭕️
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
So… academia? 😬
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I didn’t read the a full piece, but the concept of faculty doing all their research with LLMs makes me wonder how academia will serve students anymore. Why go into academia if they don’t want to mentor students and give them opportunities to learn through research? Narcissism.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
That feeling when you get the go-ahead to finally send the manuscript of your PhD work to your co-authors
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a bob 's burgers cartoon shows a family sitting around a table
Alt: an animated image from the tv show bob's burgers, which shows the Belcher family sitting around a table as Tina, the eldest child, drops to the floor and states “if you need me I’ll be down here on the floor, dying.”
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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The danger to my job from AI isn't that AI can do my job, it's that my job is made even more precarious by the way AI is shaping ideas of the value of work. It can't do my job, but it can be part of convincing people (incorrectly) that my job isn't necessary.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Come work with us (or tell your graduating undergrads to do so)! 🧪🦠 #virology
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
And what happens when the love runs out?
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
And Greg Graffin of Bad Religion has a PhD in evolutionary biology.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Yes agree!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I am also reading this now and after book 4, I’m ready for it to end.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
My mom used to get so mad at me because I’d open them up and take little scraping bites off the top like it was a giant popsicle.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Which means it’s extra important for those of us with knowledge in applicable fields to be out in the community having conversations and giving people the information they need to advocate for themselves and the health of their communities. “Optional” does not mean banned.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
I like to step away from a screen and physically draw/write my proposal concepts on paper, and map out the details. This also helps with brainstorming from scratch. Sketch out your ideas, precedence, and possible experiments. Start big and whittle down.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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a group of people playing instruments on a stage with marshall amps in the background
Alt: a gif from the movie/mockumentary Spinal Tap in a scene with the band performing on a stage as a comically small, faux Stonehenge is lowered onto the stage
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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Welcome to Day 3 of Black In Micro Week! 🎉 Don't miss today's free events - simply click the linktr.ee/BlackInMicro to 1) Register and 2) Login. Everyone is welcome to join! Show your support by donating at tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio). #BlackInMicro #BiM2025
The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action, Zine Creation 1:30-2:30. Social hour: networking and community building 2:45-3:45. Register to take part!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Since they just announced their annual international scientific meeting will be held in Florida in 2026, here’s hoping the @globalvirusnews.bsky.social incorporates some free outreach programs for the public. Hold some accessible talks at a library or school. Encourage conversations Anything! 🦠🧪
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Hi, I just graduated from that department at Stanford. Happy to meet virtually with your undergrad. DM me.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Funny, MDPI is also the most aggressive with reviewer requests.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The only Bromance I’ll ever need is King of the Hill.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This is absolute perfection. Thank you John Darnielle for finding the words and stringing them together so beautifully.
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Damn I could have used this a few months ago! Don’t need to be added, but following for community with fellow postdocs! Good luck everyone!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Thanks for always showing up for this run! Although we missed your sequin jacket this year!
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Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
You got this!
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