Mohamed Ghorab @mghorab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025📍Colleagues and friends, If you planning to attend the 2025 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting, you should join my colleagues for an inspiring session, “Bridging the Gap and Paving the Way for Future Leaders in Toxicology.” 422
Reposted by Mohamed GhorabStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/03/2025Getting reports of some sound problems with our Twitch livestream. Here's another stream while we sort out some technical difficulties! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eemj...youtube.comWATCH LIVE: 'Stand up for Science' rally with Bill Nye and others at Lincoln Memorial in WashingtonYouTube video by PBS NewsHour 6470102
Mohamed Ghorab @mghorab.bsky.social · 17/02/2025📍The Impact of Federal Science Layoffs: A Call to Action The ongoing layoffs of our colleagues and friends at NSF, NIH, EPA, USDA, HHS, USGS, and NOAA are not just a blow to the U.S. scientific endeavor—they are a direct hit to the careers of countless scientists, toxicologists, 153
Reposted by Mohamed GhorabAnna Bagels @anna-bagels.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Quagga and zebra (aka Dreissenid) mussels can have drastically different impacts on food webs depending on where they invade - not a "one size fits all" invader W Lake Erie --> increase in summer cyanobacteria/algae blooms S Lake Michigan --> disappearance of spring diatom bloom 164
Reposted by Mohamed GhorabLaura Carter @carterlj.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Delighted to share PhD student Di Wu's paper - published now in J. Hazardous Materials. Our results highlight the gender-specific toxicity of polystyrene microplastics to zebrafish health - female zebrafish are more affected than males 🐟 Check it out here 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comFemale zebrafish are more affected than males under polystyrene microplastics exposureMicroplastics are ubiquitous in freshwater and can be absorbed into fish skin and gills, accumulate in the gut, and be transported to other tissues, t… 041