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Molecular Plant Biology PhD student with a passion for science policy and communication

Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
Joined September 2011
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Congress almost defeated the LIGO program before it was built. How To Kill A Gravitational Wave | Inside Science insidescience.org/content/ho…
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If you love #science, help us improve #scicomm; take @PLOSBLOGS Reader Survey ends 2/15! plos.io/PLOSblogs16
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Need help talking to people outside of #science? #sasusa can help. #FREE media guide for scientists: bit.ly/1GC78pw #AAASmtg
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1916: Einstein predicts Gravity Waves. 1917: He lays the foundation for Lasers. 2016: Gravity Waves discovered using Lasers.
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New @SloanFoundation grant supports program for #science community-engagement professionals eurekalert.org/pub_releases/…
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WANTED: Scientists to write Letters to a Pre-Scientist ow.ly/SCbi5 @Guertin #AGUblogs via @AGU_Eos
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Experienced in social media & youth engagement? We’re seeking a @voicesofyouth coordinator uni.cf/1Mehz9H #jobs
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Plant spills crucial details for making cancer drug: ow.ly/S34KX
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team @UniOfYork develop approach to explosives remediation tech(obviously it involves plants!) bit.ly/1EE0GCy
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US has grown, investment in our future & services hasn’t. We need a budget deal to end sequester. Must read @Politico politi.co/1IKi4r8
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Nina Federoff explores "How necessary are genetically modified foods?" in new paper. Redorbit po.st/ojtc0N via @po_st #GMO
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After threats of violence, U. of Florida reallocates science communication funds to food pantry bit.ly/1F6bO6b via @GeneticLiteracy
Replying to @KamounLab
@kamounlab @prof_gd_foster Now if we used CRISPR/Cas9 to UNmake them as GMOs…would that be acceptable? All bloody silliness.
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Think #data is important to science? Enter @naturejobs "Better Science Through Better Data writing" competition blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/…
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$5,000 Voices of #Soil essay and video contest. Deadline 8/31. Find out more here: ow.ly/QZKjT