Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Very excited to get to update my signature today! 090
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 30/07/2025So for folks who have published in open access journals, what a reasonable vs unreasonable publication fee? They all seem super expensive to me. 000
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025How I imagine I'm going to feel when all my revisions are done, lol. 160
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Defense presentation: Done! 😅 Orals: Unconditionally passed! 🙌 Thanks to all the support of my lab mates, committee, friends, and family! 030
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonJillian @nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 25/06/20251) it’s true!! 2) I know many of you, like me, desperately wish for a house/yard for this but ✨ you can container garden native plants ✨ if sun ever touches your apt patio/porch/area outside your door that people will begrudgingly accept you using OR guerrilla garden nearby disturbed land patches 1121
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 31/05/2025WE HAVE A MONARCH CATERPILLAR ON OUR MILKWEED! 030
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonVictoria of the Stars @victorystarship.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Not sure who made this but thank you because I laughed so much 122082661
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Lots of people on my feed are concerned about the destruction of NOAA by the Trump administration and Elon Musk, but much of what I’ve seen people post about is the national weather service. That’s vital, but NOAA does so much more than that! My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🐠blog.ucs.orgTen Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)Far too much of the media coverage supporting NOAA only mentions one of many things they do: here are 10 more. 15803375
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonThe Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 01/05/2025"Postdoctoral Position in AbioticStress Tolerance at University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA" Read more here: arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file… #PlantSciJobs 011
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Harmful algal blooms are preceded by a predictable and quantifiable shift in the oceanic microbiome www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊nature.comHarmful algal blooms are preceded by a predictable and quantifiable shift in the oceanic microbiome - Nature CommunicationsHarmful algal blooms (HABs) pose negative worldwide impacts that could be minimized through the development of a forecasting tool. Quantitative analysis of peptides produced by a coastal microbiome pr... 0107
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Maybe someone just got the wrong memo and though the Declaration of Independence was a to do list and the Constitution a list of complaints? Can someone in Congress correct this mistake? 020
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/04/2025New article by @greenphilly.bsky.social covers some Philly area folks using social media for the greater good (Skype a Scientist is in there!) Read all about it here greenphl.com/lifestyle/tu...greenphl.comTurning likes into local impact: How Philly-based creators use their platforms for good - Green PhillyIn a world saturated with digital content, Philly-based creators are using their platforms to reconnect us with the environment — and inspire real-world action right in our own neighborhoods. In 2023,... 07317
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonLeah @leah.myatproto.social · 01/04/2025Nice writeup in @cenmag.bsky.social about WashU's bird flu sensor. Still looking for farming partners to help fund stress tests on the device! #AgSky #AvianFlu 🩺 🧪 It needs to holdup in the dirty dirty air found in animal housing. cen.acs.org/analytical-c...cen.acs.orgBird flu biosensor detects virus in less than 5 minSurface modified with graphene oxide and Prussian blue enhances virus-detection capabilities 1178
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Please enjoy part 3 of my series with @brettfavaro.bsky.social on speaking to journalists as a scientist. Today we focus on press releases, their role in the science-media ecosystem, and your role as a scientist in writing and approving them. Please share. 🧪 #SciCommsouthernfriedscience.comAdvice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 3, the press releaseMany environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness of a conservation threat and help buil… 29536
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Here's part two of my series with @brettfavaro.bsky.social on tips for speaking to journalists as a scientist, this week focusing on things every scientist should know about how interviews work (and do not work). Please read and share! www.southernfriedscience.com/advice-for-t... 🧪#SciCommsouthernfriedscience.comAdvice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 2, mechanics of the interviewBy David Shiffman and Brett Favaro. Many environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness o… 16265127
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Please enjoy part 1 of a series of blog posts written by myself and @brettfavaro.bsky.social offering our advice on how scientists can effectively speak with jouranlists about our areas of expertise. Part 2 is coming next week. Please read and share! www.southernfriedscience.com/advice-for-t... 🧪southernfriedscience.comAdvice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 1By David Shiffman and Brett Favaro. Many environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness of… 10252105
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This satirical blog post I wrote is still so relevant and amusing. Lots of linguistic "Easter eggs" for the discerning reader, too. biologistsgarden.net/2018/03/27/c...biologistsgarden.netControversy Abounds Over GMO PeepsResearchers at E.B. State University announced this week that they developed a genetically modified peep just in time for the Easter holiday. “Our goal was to breed a peep that is better for … 130
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonSarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Basic science FTW 0196
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonSeema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Details on the science march in Raleigh!eventbrite.comStand Up for Science 2025 - Raleigh, NCStand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org 0157
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonLeslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state. 11391232
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Are any of my NC colleagues participating in this? 110
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025So has *anyone* heard back about NSF Post-doctoral Research Fellowships in Biology? Mine is still listed as "pending". I'm trying to figure out if I haven't heard because I'm out of the running, or simply because the NSF is a hot mess right now. 241
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 07/02/2025If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down. 7070822163
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Dr. Gloria McCutcheon is a retired professor of #entomology; Dr. McCutcheon studied pests of soybean and other vegetable crop pests and human health disparities! kaltura.clemson.edu/media/t/1_79... #28DaysOfBlackSTEMResearch #BlackHistoryMonthkaltura.clemson.eduDr. Gloria Sanders McCutcheonGloria Sanders McCutcheon boasts a long and distinguished history with Clemson University. As a child, she participated in statewide 4H competitions held on campus. Later, McCutcheon received both her... 28537
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonBlue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Boosting to #SciArt #Invertebrates #BugSky 3716
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonShannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I wrote about NASA, its people and the mission to connect us. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comThere Is Basically One Point to Space Exploration. Right Now, We’re Missing It.Efforts to scrub DEI from NASA's websites get it all wrong. 17543124
Reposted by Aurora Toennissonfranz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Hello, internet! Things are bad for our trans & queer friends in the US, so I teamed up with bsky's nature artists to create this pack containing 80 wallpapers and growing. 1. Donate to one of the two orgs below 2. DM me your receipt 3. I'll give you a download link Valid til the end of the month 20862498
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonMelissa Kline Struhl @mekline.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository. (The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.) 5238921453
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025One chapter of my dissertation off for revision by my committee, three (or four) more to go! 060
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 11/01/2025This is a fun idea for a way to learn plant taxonomy! 020
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonJim Haseloff @jimhaseloff.bsky.social · 21/12/20243D print files to build plant and animal cells for teaching and demonstration: www.printables.com/model/51034-... 05014
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 10/01/2025I managed to do a bit of "home microbiology" over the holidays in the form of attempting homemade pineapple vinegar. Current status: it smells like a boozy pirate ship. 030
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Five years ago, I made an ocean Advent Calendar, inspired by @drcraigmc.bsky.social ’s post about marine animals with holiday-ish names. I posted this thread on the social-that-shall-not-be-named, so here it is again in all its crafty glory #craftsky 4518
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonJim Haseloff @jimhaseloff.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Build instructions for DIYNAFLUOR, a $40 fluorimeter for DNA quantification - uses 3D printed filter cube, LED source, TSL2591 sensor, cheap 10mm square bandpass filters - with full protocols for SYBR Safe dye measurements github.com/traulab/DIYN... and www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 2326
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Today was a day ups and downs. The elevator broke and I had to carry my cart and all my gear down the stairs, but I harvested the last of a LOOOONG series of experiments on ISS-level eCO2 and microgreens. 040
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonDr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Algae use the underwater light spectrum to sense depth #marineecology #Phytoplankton www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comAlgae use the underwater light spectrum to sense depthDiatoms use light-sensing proteins as depth sensors. 03610
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonJenna Pearson @jennampearson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Please like and repost this so @hankgreen.bsky.social has to give @garlab.bsky.social a shout out for #GarWeek (we love you Hank) 0117
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I should add that the end goal is 16S sequencing of the root community. I don't want to waste money sequencing samples with no/poor bacterial DNA. Please, share to widen the range of folks who might be able to give advice. 000
Aurora Toennisson @tatoennisson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I extracted bacterial DNA from Arabidopsis roots and did a 16S PCR. I got very strong clear bands on my gel, but they 150 pb too small. I'm worried that these bands are actually plastid or mitochondrial DNA from the plant root tissue. Any advice from #plantbiology or #microbiology folks? 110
Reposted by Aurora Toennisson🏔fjellsopp🍄 @fjellsopp.bsky.social · 17/12/2024This is the content I come here for. 2374
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonSeema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Late-breaking job ad: The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Evolutionary Biology!!! More details below. Please repost!jobs.ncsu.eduTT Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary BiologyThe Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Plant Evolutionary Biology. This position is a 9-month, ten... 6190153
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonNick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024In one year, I genetically engineered the boring Arabidopsis into a beautiful ornamental flower 🧬🌹 Here is how and why I gave this model organism a visual upgrade 🧵(1/7) 22474181
Reposted by Aurora ToennissonHeather Snell @heatherdsnell.bsky.social · 12/12/2024To celebrate the closing of my first year as a PI, I present the drastically miss-sized things I have ordered next to what I was trying to order, a thread. #sciencesky #neuroskyence #neuroscience Up first...Rosie the wrench. Silver lining torque is amazing and we now have a lab mascot. 3950089