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@ScienceLIVEUMMS

Inspiring the future scientists of Worcester and beyond.

 Worcester, MA
umassmed.edu/rti/rnaworld/Science-LIVE/
Joined October 2020
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Founders of ScienceLive, a @UMassChan program aiming to increase interest in STEM in middle schoolers, received the 2024 Educator Award from the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Oct. 18. Congrats to all of those honored! @ScienceLIVEUMMS @RTI_UMassChan @UMass_Chan_OCGR
ScienceLIVE co-founders Angela Messmer-Blust, PhD; Mary Pickering, PhD, and Athma Pai, PhD

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ScienceLIVE co-founders Angela Messmer-Blust, PhD; Mary Pickering, PhD, flanked by other award winners

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📢 Calling all undergrads! 📢 @UMassChan, @Alnylam, @Moderna, & @WPI are hosting a career day & we want YOU to join us Oct 17 to hear why MA is among the fastest growing states for biotech careers! Register: bit.ly/3LCLITI
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Thank you @UMass_Chan_OCGR for including “Emma RNA Saves the day” in Project Backpack! @ScienceLIVEUMMS – at Worcester, MA
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UMass Chan Medical School staff spent Monday afternoon filling backpacks of school supplies for elementary students in Worcester, paid for by employee donations. Volunteers are distributing the backpacks this morning. #UMassChanCares #Worcester @worcesterpublic @UMass_Chan_OCGR
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UMass Chan Medical School staff spent Monday afternoon filling backpacks of school supplies for elementary students in Worcester, paid for by employee donations. Volunteers are distributing the backpacks this morning. #UMassChanCares #Worcester @worcesterpublic @UMass_Chan_OCGR
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ALT UMass Chan backpack in the foreground

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ScienceLIVE retweeted
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OCSI@OCSIwps17 Oct 2022
Thank you to all of the scientists from @ScienceLIVEUMMS for sharing their practice and answering @worcesterpublic student questions this morning to kick off @MassSTEMWeek
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Replying to @MassSTEMWeek
@MassSTEMWeek kicks off in @worcesterpublic and @OCPLwps with @ScienceLIVEUMMS virtual lab tours! #seeyourselfinSTEM
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Replying to @MassSTEMWeek
@MassSTEMWeek kicks off in @worcesterpublic and @OCPLwps with @ScienceLIVEUMMS virtual lab tours! #seeyourselfinSTEM
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Incredibly honored that @ScienceLIVEUMMS is on the short list for the 2022 @Nature Inspiring Women in Science Outreach award! Looking forward to many more years of bringing @UMassChan scientists into Worcester classrooms with @RTI_UMassChan🔬nature.com/immersive/inspiri…

Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science

Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science – celebrating and supporting the achievements of women in science, and all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and...

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The coloring book that the ScienceLIVE team at UMass Chan created to teach kids about the #mRNA vaccine is now available for free in seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Turkish, Chinese, Portuguese & German: bit.ly/3QjuVWm #COVID19 @ScienceLIVEUMMS @RTI_UMassChan
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Here learning about the digestive system and our super friend #EmmaRNA with #ScienceLive at #TouchTomorrow @WPI
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Women in STEM speak candidly about triumphs, disappointments and systemic and inequitable barriers that affect the mental health of women of color in STEM during a #WomensHistoryMonth panel sponsored by @DIGGSBS: bit.ly/3wQCD2W #WomenInSTEM @UMassBoston @WPI @SCOPE_UMMS
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🌟CALLING ALL WORCESTER TEENS🌟 Enter the #VaxforSmiles Tik Tok challenge for a chance to win $100!!! All you have to do is: ⚠️ Create a Tik Tok that inspires people to get vaccinated against COVID-19🤩 @GirlsIncWorc @BGCWorcester1 @LEIWorcester @RECWorcester @YMCAofCM
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“We hope to take some of the fear out of it for the kids and parents and other adults who may be questioning, ‘Is this safe?’” - Angela Messmer-Blust, PhD, scientific adviser on an Emma RNA coloring book, available for download: bit.ly/30vZXWc @DrAngelaMB @JessicaBrownTV
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@celtics20 Nov 2021
Today’s @MAStateLottery #HeroAmongUs, Angela Messmer-Blust, created a coloring book to help local children understand COVID-19 and the vaccines produced to end it. Titled "Emma RNA Saves the Day", the books have been distributed for free to thousands of public school students.
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“It’s more accessible to kids when you see a struggle & good wins out in the end, especially during COVID.” - Angela Messmer-Blust, PhD Read about the superhero coloring book that explains the #mRNAvaccine to kids (& parents): bit.ly/3wOhl42 @DrAngelaMB @ScienceLIVEUMMS

Superhero Emma RNA gives COVID-19 bam! pow! zap! in new comic/coloring book

The book follows heroine Emma RNA, who represents the mRNA COVID vaccine, and her cohorts Auntie Body and Mr. T  as they combat Spike Man (COVID).

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So pleased to have been able to supply Emma RNA coloring books to the Worcester #PostVaxLife event at JMAC this week! More info about the event in partnership with @UMWPRC @TweetWorcester @WorcesterState's Latino Education Institute umassmed.edu/news/news-archi… @ScienceLIVEUMMS

UMass Chan students team up with Worcester to vaccinate kids against COVID-19

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5 to 11 received final authorization from the CDC and Worcester officials, with the help of UMass Chan Medical School volunteers, have hit the...

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#day5 #MassSTEMWeek @ScienceLIVEUMMS has shared their #STEMCapable experiences with over 500 of our @worcesterpublic students and teachers! Thank you! @OCPLwps @lloydcinspire
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Our faculty and students are improving health in #Worcester through vaccine conversations, dental screenings, #diabetes care, #STEM education & college prep. Learn about nine funded projects: bit.ly/3oHxztQ @MichaelHirsh4 @UMassDiabetes @ScienceLIVEUMMS @UMassMemorial
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Emma RNA Saves the Day from the sinister Spike Man! Educational coloring book created by @ScienceLIVEUMMS to explain the science of the #mRNAVaccines for children. Download the coloring pages and/or request printed books for your classroom(s): umassmed.edu/rti/rnaworld/Sc… Pls RT!
Emma RNA Saves the Day coloring book by ScienceLIVE at UMass Chan Medical School.

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Volunteers from @UMassMedical distributed nearly 600 backpacks with school supplies to elementary school students in @worcesterpublic this morning – here’s to a safe, successful and fun school year! #Worcester #UMassMedCares
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“One of the reasons that we want to get in on the ground level with these kids & get them excited & inspired about #science is that they are the future of the #UMass workforce.” - Christina Baer, PhD, @SCOPE_UMMS Director, on the @ScienceLIVEUMMS Program bit.ly/2V4uEyq
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