MMc_Science
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MMc_Science_Empire - the McConnell lab. Researching cancer cell survival at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
Victoria University Wellington
Joined October 2018
I was on a short international flight when the cabin crew asked me if I was a medical doctor or the PhD type. Told them I was the PhD type. They were a bit disappointed.
THERE WAS A FUCKING MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON THE PLANE AND I WAS THE ONLY DOCTOR 😭😭😭😭😭😭
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When you read the studies on ivermectin, where ivermectin did improve outcome a little - at least for Covid - was in countries with high worm burden. Worms are known to suppress the immune system. Get rid of worms - which ivermectin is v good at - and you improve immunity.
The problem with this kind of rhetoric is that it throws around big numbers and assumes no one will look deeper. “400 studies” on ivermectin and cancer becomes zero randomized trials in humans showing better outcomes the moment you actually check PubMed.
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My favourite lab in undergraduate microbiology was when we took photographs of bacteriophages - still have the photos in an album.
In the early 1940s, there was intense debate about the “true nature” of bacteriophages, the little viruses that infect bacteria. Some biologists argued that they were bacterial enzymes, whereas others believed they were their own viral entities. In 1940, Ernst Ruska (the same
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Hopefully this discovery of methyl- adenine in human cells is not due to mycoplasma contamination ...
Cells have a clever way of flagging damaged DNA so it can be fixed. New research shows they use tiny chemical tags—called m6A—to mark trouble spots and call in repair tools. https://t.co/bzj3dzMxvq
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Congratulations to @DevlinForsythe, PhD thesis submitted before the Christmas break ... now just need the summer to start!
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Very grateful to the Neurological Foundation for their continued support of our research. Does BCL6, an oncogenic driver in B cell lymphoma, also make brain cells into brain cancers? We will know very soon! https://t.co/45qnvud2Z7
neurological.org.nz
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Meri Kirihimete! After I accidentally threw away all the lab Christmas decorations earlier in tbe year, the team had to improvise. Test tubes with colored liquids is totally festive 🎄🥂🥳
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On a walk around the museum district in Houston, unexpectedly came across this plaza dedicated to cancer patients, essentially on a large (Texas sized?) traffic island.
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At #SNO2024 - enjoying the music that accompanies each speaker as they walk onto the stage. I'm waiting for the first person to dance up, or fist pump the audience - super political rally /talk show vibe 🤣
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Y'all are very welcome, passionate about supporting my community 😁
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Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!
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A fantastic day at #ABCARA24 thanks to our incredible speakers, chairs, poster presenters, judges and delegates! It could not have gone ahead without our sponsors the Mark Hughes Foundation (@MarkHughesFdn) and MedChemExpress (@MedChemExpress). Looking forward to ABCARA25!
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