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Aaron Alcala, PhD

@AaronEvoDevo

🧬 Geneticist | 🎥 Science Communicator & Educator | 👨🏻‍🔬 @uga_genetics alum

Atlanta, GA Katılım Ağustos 2018
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Aaron Alcala, PhD@AaronEvoDevo·
After 100+ attempts to photograph this little lizard, I'm proud to say my image of our albino hatchling made the cover of @CellReports today! Our paper led by @LizEyeSciGal on gene editing in lizards is out! Go #TeamLizard!
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curriculum associated with the award. There are a lot of moving parts but this element is as important as any of them. There is a lot of room for creativity and potential for a longer term opportunity if things go well." DM if you want me to connect you #scicommjob
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I don’t have time to get invovled with this cool project but may be you do: Are you a scicommer with social media/marketing strategy skills looking for a cool opportunity? Read this 👇🏻
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Science Careers@ScienceCareers·
“Many of us face the perception that the more time a scientist spends popularizing science, the less scientifically accomplished they are,” this physicist writes. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter fal.cn/3yVE5
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Academic Chatter™
Academic Chatter™@AcademicChatter·
Universities need to do more to prepare PhD graduates for careers outside of academia.
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Aaron Alcala, PhD@AaronEvoDevo·
@Ella_Maru My photo of the world's first gene-edited reptile! Our lab established CRISPR-mediated gene editing in the brown anole lizard a few years ago. This albino hatchling carries mutations in the tyrosinase gene.
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Ella Marushchenko
Ella Marushchenko@Ella_Maru·
What is your figure/cover image you are most proud of? Post it in the comments with a short description and we will have a prize for the best figure and for the best cover! Deadline for submission is April 28. #sciart
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Aaron Alcala, PhD@AaronEvoDevo·
Hoping these links remain after I upload to the dissertation database😐
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Aaron Alcala, PhD@AaronEvoDevo·
Weird flex but something I'm proud of is making my dissertation PDF have a clickable Table of Contents AND bookmarks for easy navigation (assuming anyone wants to read it 😅) #accessibility #AcademicChatter
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Brittany Truong, PhD
Brittany Truong, PhD@BrittanyTTruong·
Happy to announce that I will be a @AAASMassMedia fellow! I’ll be spending the summer writing for @journalsentinel in Milwaukee, WI. I wouldn’t be here without the support of @Artingerlab and the @SocDevBio #scicomm internship! ✍🏼💕
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship@AAASMassMedia

Stop the presses! We’re so excited to share the 2023 Mass Media Fellows! This summer, these 21 fantastic scientists and writers will be honing their #SciComm skills at news outlets across the country. Learn more about the incoming class here: aaas.org/news/aaas-anno…

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Bailey Weatherbee
Bailey Weatherbee@BailWeatherbee·
Submitted! Now back to revisions 😅
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UGA Genetics
UGA Genetics@uga_genetics·
Congrats to our newest PhD, Dr. Aaron Alcala! Here @AaronEvoDevo is with his advisor Doug Menke @dbmenke. Aaron will pursue a career in SciComm. Congrats, Dr. Alcala, we are so proud of you!!
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Aaron Alcala, PhD
Aaron Alcala, PhD@AaronEvoDevo·
I'm defending on Monday, March 27th at 2:00pm EDT! Come learn about limbs, genitals, and gene regulation! Register for the Zoom webinar here: bit.ly/Alcala_PhD
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