Katherine Walker
@KWalkerSci
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She/her. Chemical Biology PhD candidate. Interests include: microglia, sex differences, lipids, and switching fields.
Joined June 2019
🚨 Discover the World of Glia Lipidomics! 🧠💡Are you a glial biologist and new to lipidomics, our recent #GLIA tutorial, "Glial Biologist's Guide to Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipidomics", is your ultimate roadmap! 🌟 https://t.co/N2jnzh8Che
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Introductory tutorial for glial biologists on mass spectrometry-based lipidomics, outlining best practices, guidelines, and practical considerations for sample collection, preparation, lipid extrac...
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Happy to share our review on how different lipids shape microglial biology in #GLIA journal.✨ https://t.co/qo8lL3pkty "Lipids: Emerging Players of Microglial Biology" with @chopralab @KWalkerSci Caitlin Randolph
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Lipids are crucial in mediating microglial metabolism and function. The microglial lipidome is vast and complex, with over ten thousand lipid species. We discuss key lipid classes and their roles i...
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The poem my boyfriend sent me this morning. https://t.co/ZzjxEDSDvC
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I am pleased to share our recent paper (my first first-author paper) on the long-term, sex-specific effects of perinatal exposure to an environmental contaminant (PCBs). This the third paper in a series looking at these effects in neonates, adolescents, and now, adults.
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"Adult cabaret performance" means a performance ...male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest..." Prurient interest meaning "having a tendency to excite lustful thoughts. " So Republicans are banning drag because it turns them on?
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Where were all these anti-masking, freedom warriors when I was getting sent home in middle school because my tank top straps weren't wide enough?
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Arguments in favour of allowing COVID-10 to run its course largely unchecked share a misunderstanding about what herd immunity is and how best to achieve it. Nature answers five questions about the controversial idea.
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