Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 28/03/2026On a cleaning mission today, even though I have work piled up. I need a clean home to live in, and my husband isn't 100% after being in the hospital and picking up a GI bug while there. Still, it is a gorgeous day,and a little break on the front porch while I hydrate is in order. Truffle agrees. 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Tired of the admin stuff this month. I want to go play on lab! 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Yikes, I haven't posted in weeks. Well, the world is at war, my son's rights are under attack while he and my husband both deal with serious health problems, our other son had his wisdom teeth out, and UL limps along in this financial crisis, and I am way behind on deadlines.media.tenor.coma dumpster is on fire with the words `` it 's fine everything is fine '' written on the bottom .Alt: a dumpster is on fire with the words `` it 's fine everything is fine '' written on the bottom . 000
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Zebrafish Rock! 🎃 @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 22/02/2026For those on the job market, University of Toronto 🇨🇦 is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Zebrafish Models of Genetic and Metabolic Pathologies 🐟 Yes, they want #zebrafish! 🔗 jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...jobs.utoronto.caAssistant Professor - Zebrafish Models of Genetic and Metabolic PathologiesAssistant Professor - Zebrafish Models of Genetic and Metabolic Pathologies 02722
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Ugh, feeling sick for the 1st time in a while. This is going to be one of those that triggers bronchitis and asthma. 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Caturday vibes. With a side of pup cuddles. My husband brought home donuts and koulachs earlier while running errands. 000
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 12/02/2026A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.news-medical.netPrior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancerA prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 11851581624
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Mardi Gras vibes for my last lecture before the break. I am need this break, even though I have work to catch up on, no meetings or teaching on Monday and Tuesday is a nice treat. 010
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026We had a SuperbOWL day yesterday, complete with a great view of the Barn Owl I have been spotting in our neighborhood recemtly. He was hunting worms near the drainage ditches across from our house. He got a bit nervous when the truck went by in this vid, but he caught a worm 5 min later. 110
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 07/02/2026I am watching this closely. My so n is a PLC in his troop, and he is a founding member of his troop. Scouting means a lot to him. If he was barred from participating, it would devastate him. 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Look at this amazing creation by my 15yo son. Baking is an outlet for his creativity and his stress. I wish he wasn't going through such a rough time, but his art and baking is wonderful to me. 100
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/01/2026Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky 179179085777
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Joseph Cermatori @cermatori.bsky.social · 30/01/2026About small liberal-arts colleges, Ian Bogost writes in @theatlantic.com: “The form of higher ed that they provide seems poised to be the most resilient in the years to come.” 🎓 #educationmatters #academia #liberalarts #academicsky #SLACtheatlantic.comThe Accidental Winners of the War on Higher EdGo to a small liberal-arts college if you can. 174
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky 36182
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Kitty shenanigans. These kitties help keep me stay sane in a world that is being engineered to create chaos to steal elections and rights. The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of justice is being stolen from us as citizens. 020
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026Murphy: "It's always been the fear & now is closer to the reality that the Trump admin is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, to take control of elections. They're trying to trade the presence of ICE & the murder & mayhem they are causing for control of MN's elections" 992644949
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke." 4423335210320
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I made a NY style Cheesecake and a Chantilly Cake for my Twins' 15th Birthday. They were awesome! 000
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Dr. Scandal Piñata @dr-g.myatproto.social · 18/01/2026Another thing that I do to support my students is that I acknowledge what’s happening, and I don’t pretend that stuff like this is normal, and that everything’s fine. I have had students tell me that they feel like they’re going crazy because they see what is happening but no one will speak of it. 311435
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 16/01/2026Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her. 1058244837844
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 12/01/2026Happy academic "just circling back on that email from November 22nd" day to all who celebrate 😅 2343
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/01/2026Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone. Now he wants nothing more than to see chaos distract from that horrific action. Don’t give him what he wants. 3163180734
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2026My last day of break. I watched a good movie with my husband, and crafted new jewelry. Now, I have a hearty stew on the stove. Here are my octopus earrings and necklace. 020
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Tony Martin @tonymartin.bsky.social · 03/01/2026I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize. 764337742
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/01/2026What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy. 467124253164
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 02/01/20261st day hike at Palmetto Island 030
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 02/01/20261st day hike at Palmetto Island State Park.with the family and a visiting friend. 020
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Frodo contemplating his goals for 2026 as he gazes into the fireplace. 000
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Arcadia Science @arcadiascience.com · 29/12/2025A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communicationdoi.orgA free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communicationWe create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to... 0268132
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Piret Avila @piretavila.bsky.social · 29/12/2025📢 I'm hiring! 3-year postdoc in theoretical evolutionary ecology at University of Helsinki 🇫🇮 Apply: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Postdoctoral-Researcher-in-Theoretical-Evolutionary-Biology/1348955157/ #AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatterjobs.helsinki.fiPostdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary BiologyPostdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology 05965
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 29/12/2025McGees Landing, Henderson Swamp Louisiana 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Louisiana tour boat at sunset 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Great Egret pic from UL's campus swamp. 011
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 23/12/2025So, the Trump administration is threatening makers of binders for trans people because they claim binders are "medical decices" and need to be FDA approved. This is cruel tyranny. This attacks social transition. 100
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Well, it's been a rough semester, but a grad student in my lab passed his proposal defense, so we are going out with good news and hope for 2026. 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 16/12/2025NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientistsMemo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities 000
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)M. Natasha Rajah @mnrajah.bsky.social · 06/12/2025On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, let us all remember the 14 women who were brutally murdered for simply being women in 1989 at Polytechnique Montréal. Say there names & #NeverForget Our society still has a long way to go to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen 🤍 1144
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Alex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025New preprint + thread 🧵 #Psychedelics induce the formation of new synapses, but where do they connect? Our rabies tracing study reveals that #psilocybin shifts connectivity across specific cortical networks. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/12 28029
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2025I indulged my hobby of painting wooden cut out crafts, and added our pets to personalize it, our dog Truffle with her Kong Frisbee, our cats Sammy and Frodo in the downstairs window, and even our Budgies, Dragonsita and Sky. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. 020
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 01/12/2025One more week of classes...the home stretch.media.tenor.coma cat driving a car with the words " hold on almost there " above itALT: a cat driving a car with the words " hold on almost there " above it 010
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Did anybody else notice a higher number than usual of No-show posters at SFN this year? 020
Reposted by Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)Argel Aguilar Valles @argelaguilarvalles.bsky.social · 20/11/2025www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...ctvnews.caInfamous antidepressant drug trial back in spotlight after journal suedA heavily criticized drug study that promoted the use of an antidepressant to treat youth suffering from depression is back in the spotlight after the journal that published it was sued, and a child p... 111
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Bye bye #sfn2025, it was a good meeting for my lab, and I have lots of ideas brewing. 010
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Tee-hee, lost and found booth has pictures of the hippocampus. I found them @daniellebeckman.bsky.social ! 000
Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her) @karenmullersmith.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I love all the birds of paradise in San Diego.I also caught a glimpse (and sound) of a Kingfisher (real bird) near the bay!! 000