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Dr. Jess Hebert

@jesshebert.bsky.social
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HEE-bert | PhD, MCR | Assistant Professor, OHSU | Kidney/Repro/DOHaD scientist | #TeamPlacenta | The PDX Broadsides chanteuse | Mama | 85% Muppet by volume | jesshebert.carrd.co

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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Sis and I took two of the wee sprogs to see the touring Bluey play tonight! Puppetry was amazing, set and musical design were really cool. It was REALLY SHORT (40 minutes), so if it's your little kid's first play, good for attention spans, but your $/min ratio is VERY high.
Two adults and two kids wearing masks in a theater
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In case you were wondering what I was making in that giant pot yesterday, it was QUINCE BUTTER! Like apple butter (no real butter involved), just a sweet, warm spice smooth spread. The quince start pale yellow like pears, but cooking turns them a beautiful deep rose color. DELICIOUS.
A Ball Mason glass jar full of bright pink quince butter
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Those are quince, and as they cook, they turn beautifully deep rose and get sweet. They are hard and astringent raw, so you have to cook them. I made quince butter, like apple butter!
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Quince BUTTER! Like apple butter!
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Update: PINK
Pink fruit in a pot
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Can you guess what I'm making?
A counter with cutting board and a bucket of yellow fruit.A pot with diced fruit with skins on and spices
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I canned quinces from my own tree They're so pink and smell pretty! (I'm actually really proud, only took 10 years to figure out it was quince and not Terrible Pear and then what to do with them, again, some sort of metaphor for life)
A hand holding a jar of rose pink cooked quince pieces
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So any offers you've got for Subie Doo, hit me up. I'm going to an old abandoned K-Mart to find new pants for my noodle-legged son. (It's a kids' consignment sale, but it's fun to say THE OOOOOLD ABANDONED K-MART #Subaru #SubieDoo
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lots more pictures available. Car is in SE PDX. If you are interested: I'm listing it on sites for $2500, but if you're here following me, I'd love to negotiate a price that gets it home with you and helps us with our emergency dishwasher replacement.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It gets about 20-25 mpg, which is as it was designed, gas is just expensive, which is why I just bought a used EV. That's about it. It was the perfect car for when I was in grad school, to haul around my keyboard and PDXBs gear, and safe enough to protect my young son, but it's time.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Subie is a 2004 Subaru Forester XS with 223K miles. Bought in 2016 with 176K miles. Clean title, no accidents before or since. Passed DEQ again this spring. Is currently running just fine, I ran errands around town in it yesterday with Huddy and took it for a nice wash and vacuum. Behold his nap.
A napping 4 year old in a backseat
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The time has come to sell Subie Doo, my 2004 Subaru Forester XS. Bought in 2016 while I was in grad school, it has been an excellent car to get around the PNW for school, work, band stuff, and safely hauling my young son. We recently purchased a (Subaru!) EV, so are you Subie's next home?
A silver-grey 2004 Subaru Forester from the side. It looks in excellent condition and is freshly washed.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I said it like John Oliver in my head, when he calls whoever owns HBO that week "Business Daddy."
John Oliver points a gun at the viewer and it says "Business daddy said it be nice if I act more American on my show. Is this enough American for you business daddy?"
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bluesky / Twitter
The cast of Saved by the Bell looking happy, six smiling young people and one smiling older personJared Leto from the Joker, the poster child for edgelords
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Took a quick sister lunch trip to Woodburn this week to celebrate my sister's new job and get her a fancy new purse at outlet prices. I'm hopeful that her new job gives her a lot more joy and time to breathe!
Two women wearing green pose for the camera smiling
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sometimes we gotta trust our guts, too. Re: red flags:
a shot of bojack horseman with quote: when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Solitary Celery is the name of my solo Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover project.
A bunch of celery lies on a sidewalk
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's been a big week. Published a paper. Gave an invited talk about MotherMind with Dr. Ximena Levander from OHSU and Dr. Amery Treble-Barna from Pitt. Had dinner at Langbaan. And bought a new (to me) EV!!!
A woman in glasses and jeans and a green shirt poses in front of a red Subaru Solterra.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Mah mah MY TOMATOES
Tomatoes on a vine
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Signs you have never met me: the what pack now
screenshot of "followed you via starter pack Nature survival bushcraft self-sufficiency?"
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Maaaaay have made a detour last night to avoid highway traffic that just so happened to take me by the Kate Spade Outlet...just when I needed a new daily carry to fit my laptop...
A black Kate Spade purse
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just gave a keynote at @oregonstate.edu for their Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship on scicomm and placental-kidney interactions. I am really glad I got to come down and share with these great scientists and learners today!
powerpoint slide: summary: complex systems succeed because of effective communication. health pregnancies depend on successful organ communication. transformative science depends on successful human communication.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Once again: if you are in PDX, know someone who likes nerdy things and/or great and clever music, or just like me a reasonable amount: please spread the word. Two days to go. #comedy #music #PDX
poster for a nerd music parking lot party 8/20 12-5 PM at 707 NE Fremont in Portland, featuring The PDX Broadsides, The Faithful Sidekicks, Mollylele, and Sunnie Larsen and Friends
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Oh hey, our big parking lot party is THIS SATURDAY! Music! Food! Fun! Free! Tell a friend! #PDX #music
poster for a nerd music parking lot party on 8/29, 12-5 PM, at 707 NE Fremont with The PDX Broadsides, The Faithful Sidekicks, Mollylele, and Sunnie Larsen and Friends
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dealing with multiple fires at once 5 days to a show I've been planning for months. This is to be expected. This is how it goes. It's gonna be great. It is. And we're gonna get there. And you should be there.
Coach Beard from Ted Lasso with meme letters saying Production Week Be-Baaaay
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
1111. ❤️
A screenshot of Wordle stats showing 1111 played, 100% win, 10 streak, 127 max, and an even distribution around a mean of 4 guesses.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Poster of Dustin Diamond as Screech on Saved by the Bell. White background. Black rounded text. It reads: "Hallway Screeching, Hosted by Hutchens and Hebert Labs, Aug 18, 1 PM, Screech or Be Screeched"
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Also their sticker game is so fire
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We had a WONDERFUL time at a private gig yesterday for the American Association for Nude Recreation @aanr-social.bsky.social! Gorgeous site, friendly and kind folks, 3 hours of nerdy music. Truly a unique gig and we had a blast. We witnessed nude cart joust which ruled! @pdxbroadsides.bsky.social
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Took my mother and sister to wine tasting for my mother's 70th and Evoke is doing cheeky loofah code, so I guess this is how I come out now #visibleonedayayear #maybe2now
A card with colors of loofah code with a red loofah, indicating bisexuality
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Had a nearly religious experience at LCD Soundsystem with my sister and surprise @rose-hill.bsky.social. A wonderful night.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Do you want $5000? Can you get a lumbar puncture and 2 weeks of MRIs? Do you live in Portland? Science is calling you. (Not affiliated, just spreading the word. For science.)
Volunteers needed for an OHSU study poster. Adults 18-89, 1 lumbar puncture, 12-14 MRIs. 2 weeks. $5000 on debit card. Contact plantinolab@ohsu.edu
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Which was apparently too on the nose. But if you want the vibe of Welcome to Night Vale, this song is a great place to start! :D
black background with a purple eye with text that says and now...the weather
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Saying goodbye to Miss Abigail, the very best tank of a dog. We're sitting with her, offering love and chicken and pets and happy sounds. Light a candle for this good girl tomorrow. ❤️
A boy feeds a black dog chicken
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I got stories. One more flight to go home. Love this kid so much. A flight attendant asked if she had the honor of having Dr. Venkman on her flight today as Huds boarded in his Ghostbusters hoodie 🤣
A tired blonde lady and a little hooded boy
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Further adventures of bougie baby
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A fancy North Dakota barn party.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Huddy's 2nd flight and he's first class. Bougie baby.
A kid in first class with headphones
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
As is tradition. Huddy's first flight! We touch down in 45, he's done really well.
Shoes on the PDX carpetA masked woman and child on a plane
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Half of them are bald. I'm gonna get a Texas-sized wig.
Drag queen Maddy Morphosis stands in platform shoes, a mini blue dress, and a big brown curly wig that is to her chest in the front and to the floor in the back like a brown poodle mullet. A text box says "the zoom out from the wig is insaneeeee"
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Apparently a fan at the Belgian F1 race thinks Fernando Alonzo is Jesus. Or at least a saint. Poor guy is getting outrun by everyone but his teammate, so maybe Patron Saint of Pit Lane Starts. #formula1
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It shocks no one that a child of mine is good at axe throwing.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Super duper official. Dr. Jess Hebert, PhD, MCR. DOUBLE HOOD, MORE NAME ALPHABET SOUP. #Grad2026
Diploma from Oregon Health & Science University declaring Jessica Faith Hebert to be a Master of Clinical Research
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Holding a kite in one hand, keeping my kid from falling butt first in the ocean with the other. My sister's partner's kids started calling me Auntie Sparkle.
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Fun clothes made by a PhD in fashion (for real) to help folks express their geekiest selves! Welcome to @svahausa.bsky.social. I'm excited to share a special code for 20% off your first purchase of $50+! Wear your science on your sleeve. <3 www.svahausa.com?referral=ID4... #sciart #scifashion
Dr. Jess Hebert, Svaha USA Ambassador card. Has pictures of a diverse range of people in dresses, skirts, shirts, and leggings featuring DNA, moon phases, dragons, dice, and more. Code goes to https://www.svahausa.com/?referral=ID4WDTTGS
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Our real marquee last night. THANK YOU, Kiggins Theater, author guest Perrin Ireland, and Science on Tap!
a marquee that says Science on Tap, Poking the Squid, Come Learn about Animal Sex
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If you haven't seen the trailer, it's here, and the comedian lineup is STACKED. Also, you can see me at 0:57 in the mirror! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0R8...
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The trailer for @crowdcontrol.dropout.tv is out, so I can tell you that I took a trip to Burbank in April and got this t-shirt. 😃 Season 2 of Crowd Control on @dropout.tv Aug 3! #Dropout (And if you like my sweatshirt, it's from @svahausa.bsky.social, 20% code! www.svahausa.com?referral=ID4...)
woman in cool glasses and a nebula hoodie from Svaha wearing a black shirt that says Placentologist in white
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
SMRT. 🤣 I LOVE your Game Changer pins! I may have done a thing adjacent that legally I can only say this much about until fall...
A woman in a nebula hoodie and a black shirt that says Placentologist
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Dr. Jess Hebert @jesshebert.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Yeah, I put on rainbow neurotransmitters IMMEDIATELY. Post work tired face, but so excited. POCKETS. TWIRL. SCIENCE. And perfect for Portland Pride! #SciArt #fashion @svahausa.bsky.social Want 20% off? Use my code! www.svahausa.com?referral=ID4...
Blonde woman in blue glasses and a black dress with neurotransmitters
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