Sarah Downs @thesecretsarah@qoto.org
Mistress of Science, Molecular Biologist, PhD Candidate in Infectious Diseases/Vaccines, adventurer, tea-hoarder, immature old soul, mother of Katniss
Joined Nov 2022
Are you following me and I’m supposed to be following back? Pls @ me…
Sarah Downs
boosted
Finally a vaccine effectiveness estimate for this season's #flu shot — from Canada. Canadian researchers estimated that this season, a flu shot halved the risk of infection that required medical care. With #H3N2, this year's dominant virus, that's actually very good. VE in H3-dominant years is often below 40% — it is typically the weakest link of flu shots. CDC hasn't yet released a flu vax VE estimate for this year, which puzzles me. The study is in Eurosurveillance.
https://t.co/Ptf1BqTTyM
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Sarah Downs
boosted
We are all stardust.
That oxygen you breath? That comes from dying massive stars, ending their light in a supernova.
The iron in your blood? Some massive stars dying, but mainly white dwarfs, the leftovers of dwarf stars like our own Sun, exploding.
The gold ring on your finger? Mostly merging neutron stars, leftovers from supernovae.
Sarah Downs
boosted
Is it OK to spend 12 months to get a visa to attend a 3-day conference?
My piece in Science (@sciencemagazine) sheds light on this issue many scholars from institutionally discriminated countries experience on a regular basis
Spoiler: 12 months, 900$, get rejected
[This is a repost as original post mystically was deleted...]
#Science #Academia #Psychology #Mastodon #Fediverse #Research #Science #ScienceMastodon #Research #University #PhDLife #Sociology #PhD #Politics
To this generation someone called Kenny G must sound like the name of a really legit icon. Like he might be a rapper, hip hop artist, fashion icon. No, he plays the saxophone. And grandmothers love him.
Sarah Downs
boosted
Just a reminder that masks are socially, not scientifically, contentious.
Photo of sunset
@macroliter beautiful!
Sarah Downs
boosted
RT @thereal_truther@twitter.com
In the trailer for the anti-vax "documentary" DIED SUDDENLY a video of Florida Gators basketball star Keyontae Johnson collapsing on the court is shown.
Johnson collapsed at a game on December 12, 2020, before vaccines were even available.
And he didn't die!
#DiedSuddenly https://t.co/2l80uCTirV
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/thereal_truther/status/1586431003312107522
Sarah Downs
boosted
RT @LexRX
Had to share the cookies we got for #USAAW22! Giving these to providers tomorrow along with antibiotic “facts and myths” to promote #Antimicrobialawarenessweek. We may give unsolicited advice but at least it comes with cookies, right?! 🤣🍪
@npariente these are amazing. I am a pneumococcal researcher so I think I may order some Spn biscuits for when I graduate my PhD.
@Lobster @IlzeduToit I am not real!
Sarah Downs
boosted
Sarah Downs
boosted
A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:
* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis
@IlzeduToit yay. A personal tweep. I submit proof of cat that it’s me. She does not approve of being woken for this.
@karla good to see you here..
Sarah Downs
boosted
RT @PLOSBiology
A combined population #genomic, #phylogenomic & pan-genomic approach reveals high levels of #recombination & metabolic diversity in the opportunistic fungal #pathogen #Aspergillus fumigatus @LotusLofgren @hyphaltip @cramer_lab #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3tEuID5
#catsofmastodon officially #caterday inmy time zone. Katniss would like to go on an adventure it seems? 
Mistress of Science, Molecular Biologist, PhD Candidate in Infectious Diseases/Vaccines, adventurer, tea-hoarder, immature old soul, mother of Katniss
Joined Nov 2022
