Reposted by Ulises RicoyArdem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 26/01/2025Let’s stop treating "leaving academia" as negative. Scientists train for academia, industry, or what suits them. Industry isn’t an alternative; it’s a choice. In fields like engineering, most PhDs go to industry, and no one calls it "leaving academia." We should train scientists for diverse paths. 30657133
Reposted by Ulises RicoyArdem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 22/11/2024Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠. 611619156
Reposted by Ulises RicoyAnna DNP, FNP, BC@ AccessToCareAdvocate @anna1900.bsky.social · 26/12/2024It is good to have a perspective of the genocide in Gaza. Today we remember Nahida Khalil Anton Samar Kamal Anton, and all those killed in this war. open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...open.substack.comIn the Holy Land, Just a Couple of Dead CatholicsThere is much to feel today — love, family, community, kindness, etc. 0145
Reposted by Ulises RicoyJoAnn Trejo @joann-trejo.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Check out these PAID summer internships and other opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students. www.pathwaystoscience.org 01615
Reposted by Ulises Ricoyanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 10/12/2024can roaches be part of the solution to making neurophysiology, a typically very elite field, more accessible? in Arizona, @ulisesricoy.bsky.social & colleagues are using the critters to create low cost educational experiments also ft. @backyardbrains.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/12/10/c...statnews.comResearchers are betting on cockroaches as the cure to elitism in neuroscienceCockroaches are a hardy pest, and often elicit disgust. But they do have a few things going for them: They are cheap, can be raised in a space as small as 132
Reposted by Ulises RicoyAshley Juavinett, PhD @ashleyjuavinett.bsky.social · 16/12/2024The JOY I just felt in seeing this paper from the @drverpeut.bsky.social and @ulisesricoy.bsky.social labs about teaching ML/automated behavior tracking using cockroaches -- been wanting to do something like this with our students and feeling inspired now! 🪳 www.eneuro.org/content/earl...eneuro.orgLow-Cost Approaches in Neuroscience to Teach Machine Learning Using a Cockroach ModelIn an effort to increase access to neuroscience education in underserved communities, we created an educational program that utilizes a simple task to measure place preference of the cockroach ( Gromp... 2122
Reposted by Ulises RicoyWillow Coyote-Maestas @willowcoyote.bsky.social · 18/11/2024We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv... 1175100
Reposted by Ulises RicoyCoreyWelch_STEM @coreywelch.bsky.social · 26/10/2023SACNAS keynote Dr. JoAnn Trejo sharing her amazing story in science. 1st gen, low income, Mexican American. Cell biologist who extends her influence beyond the lab. #2023NDiSTEM 081
Reposted by Ulises RicoyChristoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 16/11/2024A few reasons why I love Patagonia!📷 #photography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #patagonia #mountains 1434138203
Reposted by Ulises RicoySpace @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 16/11/2024The birth of a star as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope 139189811202