UAF BLaST

There have been multiple important updates to UA community restrictions regarding COVID-19, plus some new FAQs for residential students. Please visit bit.ly/uacovid19 for details. #SocialDistancing #FlattenTheCurve

UAF has postponed this week's One Health conference due to public health concerns about the spread of COVID-19. bit.ly/uaf0309201

#BlackHistoryMonth #blackwomeninstem #blackinSTEM Dr. Alexa Canady- the first African American certified as a neurosurgeon in America. At only 36, she became the chief of #neurosurgery for @ChildrensDMC. #blackexellence #wcw #womeninresearch #XULA @NRMNET @NIHdpc @sfBUILD

It’s time to get those scholar applications in! If you haven’t submitted your application for the 2020-2021 BLaST Scholarships, there is still time but the application closes tomorrow night! You can apply here: alaska.edu/blast/blast-sc… @uafairbanks #UAF #BLaST

@uafairbanks @NIH @theNCI @uicc #WorldCancerDay2020 #IAmAndIWill

Today is #WorldCancerDay. Researchers at UAF, like Dr. Andrej Podlutsky, are on the front lines of cancer research, collaborating with fellow scientists and mentoring students to address questions about cellular growth and DNA damage/ and repair. Thank you Dr. Podlutsky! @NIHdpc

#ThankYourMentor #myBUILDMentor @NIHdpc

#thankyourmentorday #myBUILDmentor

BLaST has a pair of undergraduate researchers so awesome that it takes two whole months to celebrate them!! Check out Sabrina Bishop and Samantha Haines, our BLaST scientists of the month for January and February 2020! #BLaST @NIHdpc

It’s One Health seminar time again! This year’s first One Health seminar features BLaST Co-PI Dr. Michael Castellini presenting “One Ocean - One Health”. Come by the Murie Auditorium Jan. 27th 4-5pm for the presentation! There will be cookies! @uafairbanks #BLaST #OneHealth

There is still time to submit your application for the BLaST Scholarships! The deadline is Feb. 7th, 2020. BLaST offers scholarships to qualified students with an interest in biomedical or health research careers. For more information and to apply visit: alaska.edu/blast/

🚨SPECIAL POST! "I am one of 98 Alaskan Natives with a PhD in... anything. […] and as far as I know, I am the only Alaskan Native with a PhD in Microbiology” Meet Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre (@Napaaqtuk), an assistant professor at @uaanchorage! 💫bit.ly/2kuvNNT (1/6)

Join the One Health Seminar Monday at UAF featuring Kotzebue born Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre, Assistant Professor at UAA. Want to learn a little more about her background and research? Check out this article before... facebook.com/AlaskaINBRE/po…

Nothing to do on this cold Saturday? Swing on down to #cosmos and see what BLaST can do for you!!

Happy National Mentoring Day! Dr. Florastina Payton-Stewart shares her experience as a #xulabuild mentor. #MyBUILDMentor #Thankyoumentor

Mount Edgecumbe high school in Sitka, AK will run its 1st @nanopore sequencing in class tomorrow Bacterial #DNA extraction of students isolates Promissing! @ArcticBiology @devindrown @uafairbanks

I am a Research Advising and Mentoring Professional with @uafblast. It's basically a swiss army knife for undergraduate mentoring in biomedical/environmental research. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s…

Applications for the 2018-2019 BLaST #Research Scholarships are now being accepted! See our website for more details!

A new and exciting course at UAF! #uaf