Rachel DuMez-Kornegay
@DumezRachel
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University of @urichmond alumna - @SpiderSwimDive | @UNCBBSP | @UNC_GMB PhD Candidate - @RobDowenLab || She/Her
Joined February 2020
Excited to share that my first paper from my graduate work @UNC_GradSchool in the @RobDowenLab has been published in @PLOSGenetics about #Celegans #KombuchaTea and #Probiotics!!!
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Author summary Kombucha is a popular fermented tea that has been purported to have many human health benefits, including protection against metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity. These health...
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Kombucha Can Mimic the Effects of Fasting in the Body, According to a Study
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Most people will probably think of fasting as a religious penance or a political act of protest, but fasting is actually a key repair process
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Check out this fantastic article about our work written by Corrie Pelc for @mnt! #ScienceCommunication #KombuchaTea #Probiotics #FatMetabolism.
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Drinking kombucha tea may help reduce fat accumulation and lower triglyceride levels by mimicking fasting, a new study in worms suggests.
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RT @biorxiv_physio: Kombucha Tea-associated Microbes Remodel Host Metabolic Pathways to Suppress Lipid Accumulation. .
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Thank you @UNC_WINS for a fun day of learning, presenting and community with incredible women in science! 👩🏼🔬 🪱 🧫🫖
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Our second article "Bone Biology: From a to Zebrafish" was published in @FrontYoungMinds! Hope all the young scientists out there enjoy this review highlights how important model systems are to our understanding of basic biology. #SciComm @richmondas
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Even though humans look different from other animals like fish, birds, or snakes, we all have a skeleton that gives our bodies shape, protects our internal organs from harm, and helps us move....
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RT @biorxiv_cellbio: Architecture of the cortical actomyosin network driving apical constriction in C. elegans #bi….
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Super excited to see our article published today in @FrontYoungMinds which breaks down our recent publication in DrugDelivery for a young audience! If you have young readers that love STEM check it out and more! #SciComm @richmondas
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Bones are the building blocks of our skeletons—they give our bodies structure and allow us to walk, dance, and pick things up. Healthy bones are strong, lightweight, hard, and even able to fix...
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RT @WinspireU: Way #3 to mentor: become a MiniLab leader! . MiniLab Leaders are groups of scientists, engineers, or mathematicians that gui….
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RT @WinspireU: WinSPIRE 2023 student applications for high school students interested in STEM are now open! . Apply by February 23rd, 2023….
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RT @WinspireU: Want to learn more about @WinspireU and @UNC_WINS? Like FREE donuts and hot chocolate??. Learn more about both organizations….
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RT @UNC_Biology: Congratulations to @RobDowenLab, who has been granted a Junior Faculty Development Award by the office of Provost J. Chris….
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Thank you @UNC_GradSchool for the opportunity to share my work! 🫖🪱🧫🧬👩🏼🔬🔬.
Kombucha is a popular drink with presumed health benefits. Are those benefits scientifically or clinically true? Rachel DuMez took the People's Choice Award in our Three Minute Thesis competition—she's in the @unccollege and @UNC_SOM in a dual curriculum.
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RT @UNC_GradSchool: Kombucha is a popular drink with presumed health benefits. Are those benefits scientifically or clinically true? Rachel….
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Rachel DuMez is a doctoral candidate within the Curriculum of Genetics and Molecular Biology, jointly offered by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s College of Arts and Sciences and by...
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RT @UNC_GradSchool: Congratulations to our Three Minute Thesis winner: MacKenna Wood! And congratulations to Lauren Herlihy with @UNCSON on….
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RT @WinspireU: Congrats to current WinSPIRE org team member/research mentor @DumezRachel and past college-prep mentor @ellenrisemberg on ma….
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RT @UNCBBSP: Congrats to BBSPers @ellenrisemberg and @DumezRachel, and MD-PhD student @n_ochandarena for making it to the 3MT finals! #phdl….
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