Claudia Vickers
@claudiaevickers
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Scientist, entrepreneur, and consultant. Synbio, isoprenoids, met eng. Making a difference. Adj Prof @QUT.
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined October 2015
I'm excited to announce that ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS are OPEN for #TERPNET2025! We’ve also launched our new user-friendly website. Check it out and submit your abstract! Don't forget to register, and pls re-post. See you in August! #terpenes #terpenoids https://t.co/4zG8YEEH75
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Who do I know who works in mammalian cells? We have built an in vivo FPP biosensor; we are testing in yeast, and need it tested in mammalian cells: express, visualise/image fluorescence (microscope), & use statins to drive a shift in FPP levels. Reach out if you can do this!
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Postdoc opportunity at MIT
🚨 We're hiring a postdoc! Join the Galloway & Voigt Labs @Geneticdesigner to engineer human cells & push the boundaries of genome engineering. 👉 PhD required, mammalian cell expertise a must 📍 Must be US-based, start Sept 2025 in Boston 📧 Apply: katiegal@mit.edu 🔬
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Only 5 more days to TERPNET2025! Today we are saying Thank You to our wonderful gold Sponsor @Merck - The Supermarket for Scientists! Visit their one-stop shop for all your lab needs at
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#TEPNET2025 is just around the corner! We'd like to say Thanks to our wonderful Sponsor, Purus Drinks ™️ https://t.co/AvupHxq3ey. Please complete the Purus survey here:
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Join us: Plant Physiology panel discussion on Numeracy, Realism, and Relevance in Plant Science, presented by @ASPB. Thur July 17: 12 noon UTC, 8 AM EDT, 1 PM UK, 3 PM Israel, 10 PM Brisbane https://t.co/V0d4U6YEzo
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Plant Physiology webinar Numeracy, Realism, and Relevance in Plant Science Recorded Thursday July 17, 2025 About this panel discussion There has been a recent uptick in frustration with overclaiming…
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The Australian Academy of Science is inviting applications from senior US-based scientists to come to Australia. Applications due by August 29th 11:59 AEST
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Poster abstract submissions for #SBA2025 are closing on 18th July - get yours in now! See you in Wellington in November #syntheticbiology #synbio #conference @SynBioAusAsia
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@AukeHoekstra We too calculated that replacing kerosene with SAF is only possible for a small fraction of today’s commercial jet fleet. As it takes only Google, a calculator, commonsense logic & ~15 min to make this calculation, why don’t policymakers run the numbers? https://t.co/HHtJFGEbpE
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Nothing to see here… just laundering money. #oops This is why Australian bills are plastic #CSIROinnovation
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This is the number 1 health issue in developing countries. If you want to make an impact, read this thoughtful thread by @ADHansonLab and accompanying article
pnas.org
It is clear that the escalating epidemic of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes has reached a crisis level in the United States, that overweight...
Diets+food systems are driving an ongoing epidemic of overweight/obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes & other diseases ⬇️Fixes are long overdue. See this straightforward 1-stop resource for decision-makers & concerned citizens from @UF_IFAS @UFMedicine
https://t.co/AXPFi5Xwda🧵
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Hey plant synbio folks - Plant Physiology is now actively soliciting plant synbio papers. Get your manuscripts in! @PlantPhys
@PlantPhys is v. much open for broadly plant-related #SyntheticBiology business! 3 expert new editors @Cyano_Dan @MatiZurbriggen @McCormick_Lab, plus submission option via @biorxivpreprint & a robust scooping policy ⬇️ Please RT to spread the word!
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The pGFPGUSPlus binary vector is my most requested plasmid in @Addgene, but the paper describing it isn't super well cited because folks just use the catalog number as a reference. Please cite the original papers for your plasmids! https://t.co/luxtJUD64m
https://t.co/FkiKVev0TH
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Biotechnology Letters - A binary vector containing two reporter gene cassettes has been developed. This vector is ideal for optimising new plant transformation systems. Following optimisation, one...
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Early Bird registration for #Terpnet2025 in Brisbane, Australia closes on 15th May! Abstract submissions for oral presentations also close on the 15th May. Register and submit your abstract on our new user-friendly website:
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I am super pleased that the @powerhouse Museum's inspired series #100ClimateConversations has been nominated for a @TheWebbyAwards in the Sustainability & Environment section of the Video & Film category! Check it out, and vote here:
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Enhancing the Cre-loxP system: Two new genetic tools – roxCre and loxCre – can improve the performance of the Cre-loxP system for making genetic modifications in vivo. https://t.co/tWWZ418o9v
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Plant terpenoid professorship in France! Doesn’t get better than this. And you get to work with @HTSBiotechMoss
We seek a candidate with an internationally outstanding research profile in plant chemical ecology with a broad interest in ecological interactions mediated through olfactory signals, within and among species. Description: https://t.co/tpKAcyJ7Tt
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Ouch. But makes me wonder who wins the prize for the oldest citation you’ve ever published. Mine doesn’t go that far back, but I’ll start: Adanson, 1761: formal description of the Adansonia (baobab) genus.
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Thread: President Trump explained his tariffs in part by pointing to the carnage caused by #fentanyl. That's my area of expertise so here's my fact-check of the White House fact sheet released today. 1/
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ADDRESSING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION: The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency
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