BSc. Biology - UNAL, Colombia MSLFS Entomology. Ph.D. Student - Virginia Tech Millipede researcher
Blacksburg, VA
Joined May 2022
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Hey!!! I’ll be defending my Ph.D. Dissertation next Monday at 1pm(EST/GMT -5)
I’ll be talking about flat-back millipedes, phylogenetic trees, mitochondrial genomes and new species of millipedes from Colombia!
Hope y’all can join!
This came out a couple of weeks ago! So proud of you for this work! and I'm glad I got to be part of it. Congrats G!!!
Dearest gentle reader, it is with much pride that I present to you my very first scientific publication. So happy to finally get my MS work out there! A huge thanks to everyone who pitched in to make it happen!! Harrison et al. has a nice ring to it 😎subtbiol.pensoft.net/article…
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barbie’s wheelchair vs my actual wheelchair: a critical comparison
aka the best twitter thread i will ever post
strap in
#Barbie
ALT a barbie doll with light skin and blonde hair sitting in her barbie wheelchair which is a pink manual wheelchair.
ALT katie, a white woman with blondish hair, sitting in her pink manual wheelchair in the exact same pose as the barbie in the previous photo.
Hi all!!! Me once again promoting the 19th International Congress of Myriapodology! Unfortunately, our webpage is down and we can't do anything about it 😕but we put together a document with all the important information for the congress: drive.google.com/file/d/1psH…
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You can also follow us on our social media:
FB: facebook.com/19icm2023/
IG: instagram.com/19icm2023/
TW: coming soon...
Or just ask me for any information you need!
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This was so much fun!!! Thanks for giving me the chance to make science accessible for Spanish-speaking families.
THANK YOU to my AMAZING peers for volunteering their time to make Kids' Tech University en Español a reality! We translated science demos to Spanish for Spanish-speaking families. @ClaytonMarkham @romeacs @ligilpineda Gabriel Maldonado, Natalia Varela, Fernanda Vasquez-Valverde
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Super proud of you!!! 🏳️⚧️
🏳️⚧️Happy #TransDayOfVisibility! It’s a scary time to be trans right now, making visibility essential. We are friends, spouses, daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, scientists, professionals, and most of all human beings. I’m a trans woman in STEM and I’m especially proud today!🏳️⚧️
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For #TransDayOfVisibility I have one simple request:
Read a book by a trans author / about a trans person!
Here are 16 books that I read recently and they were all A+
Reading books by authors with a different experience builds empathy, knowledge, & compassion.
ALT Screenshot of book covers for 16 books Peter Darling, Austin Chant Memoir of a Transgender Scientist, Ben Barres The Craft of Love, EE Ottoman I’m Not A Girl, Maddox Lyons My Shadow is Purple, Scott Stuart Me and My Dysphoria Monster PET, Emezi The Loudest Bark, Gail Schwartz Reverb, Anna Zabo A Light From Uncommon Stars, Ryka Aoki Cheer Up! Gender Queer Mooncakes The Prince & The Dressmaker, Jen Wang When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, Nghi Vo
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Congrats to 3 VT students who won awards for their presentations at the @EntsocAmerica Eastern Branch meeting!
PhD students Laura McHenry, Fernanda Vasquez-Valverde, and undergrad Lillian Chiang each won 1st place in the respective competition categories! Congratulations you 3!
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🐌🐌 I had so much fun at #EBEntSoc23! I want to thank all the folks behind @EB_Entsoc and especially @DETickTalk for organizing such a wonderful conference. Making diversity, equity, and inclusivity the focus of this meeting showed me EB’s priorities and I’m so thankful! 🐌🐌 – at Providence, RI
Going back home today after a successful trip to #EBEntSoc23 had a great time, meet awesome people and got to share my research. One of my biggest takeaways from this conference is that we are all the snail 🐌 thanks @DETickTalk for making us feel included and appreciated 🐌
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Hey! Go follow @EntoStudents - they are closing the gaps for students in entomology at @EntsocAmerica and beyond. Need support, career connections or ideas? These are your people. 😍😍💪🏼
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Congratulations to Dr. Tom Kuhar, who received the Eastern Branch Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management from the @EntsocAmerica 🎊
He was unable to receive the award in person, but students and Alumni from his lab were able to receive the award on his behalf! 🐛🍅
Best way to close #EBEntSoc23 Congratulations to all my fellow students awards winners! Specially to @LCMcHenry! #Hokies @VT_Entomology
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It’s #TaxonomistAppreciationDay, which is as good a time as any to advocate to your employer to hire a taxonomist, and ensure their duties include actually doing taxonomy! Work at an accounting firm or hospital? You still should hire a taxonomist just because they’re cool.
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Having a blast with all my bug folks at #EBEntSoc23! Providence, RI has been kind to us so far! 🪲🦋 – at Providence, RI
