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Melanie Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa, PhD🇵🇷 Neuro-microbiologist, Writer & Artist
PhD in Pathobiology & NSF GRFP fellow
Co-founder of @cienciapatodes

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Nos vemos allí! 👀💕 #perrebookexpo #puertorico #cienciapatodes #stem #libroinfantil Ciencia Pa’ Todes by @microbephd

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Tendremos libros, merch y muchas ganas de conocerles! Allí nos vemos 👀💕🫂💜 #cienciapatodes #libroinfantil #stem #puertorico #perrebookexpo taken in Hatillo, Puerto Rico by @microbephd

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I'm tired of seeing people pay so much for something that may not even be necessary!! Make sure to double-check with your programs of interest before booking a GRE test. #phd #gradschool #stem #gre #scicomm by @microbephd

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¿Sientes curiosidad por saber cómo cambia el microbioma y cómo influye en el envejecimiento? Esa es la pregunta que abordamos en el episodio más reciente del podcast Página Abierta de El Nuevo Día.

Junto a nuestra invitada especial, la Dra. Imilce A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, exploramos su fascinante investigación sobre el microbioma intestinal utilizando moscas envejecientes.

Este episodio se produjo como parte de mi beca AAAS Mass Media Fellowship con El Nuevo Día; ¡Agradezco mucho a José, Keyla y Alvin, del equipo, por hacerlo posible!

Puedes escucharlo ahora en tu plataforma de podcasts favorita o en el sitio web de ENDI: https://www.elnuevodia.com/podcast/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fdiKDArESaDMITaFJOJ39?si=NoWgzhmwTgC0UGgwYUdJQA&utm_source=copy-link

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Are you curious about how the microbiome changes and impacts aging? That is the question we tackled on the latest episode of the Página Abierta podcast by El Nuevo Día.

With the amazing guest, Dr. Imilce A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, we dive into her fascinating gut microbiome research using aging flies.

This episode was produced as part of my AAAS Mass Media Fellowship with ENDI, and I am grateful to Jose, Keyla and Alvin from the team who all made it possible!

You can listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or on the ENDI website: https://www.elnuevodia.com/podcast/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fdiKDArESaDMITaFJOJ39?si=NoWgzhmwTgC0UGgwYUdJQA&utm_source=copy-link

#stem #podcast #paginaabierta #endi #scicomm #microbiome #aging taken in Puerto Rico by @microbephd

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A la próxima charla del #conhistnat le llega Melanie Ortiz Álvarez de @cienciapatodes 👩‍🔬 y @microbephd 🦠 este sábado, 3 de octubre, a las 10am hora de Puerto Rico.

Si quieren ver más charlas en vivo con científicos y organizaciones sin fines de lucro Puertorriqueñas 🇵🇷, ¡síganos!

Enlace en bio 🔗

#puertorico #cienciaboricua #scicomm #inclusion taken in Puerto Rico by @microbephd

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Happy Spooky Season!! 🎃 leave your science questions in the comments 👀👀 Bonus points if it's microbiology-related. #stem #phd #scicomm #freelancer #1stofthemonth by @microbephd

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The THIRST 2027 calendar is gonna be so TEA!! 🔥 💅🏽 Can't wait to see it come out. What other interesting science art have you seen?? #sciart #scicomm #stem #microbiology #calendar by @microbephd

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taken in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico by @microbephd

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Join the COBRE Puerto Rico Center for Microbiome Sciences for a special upcoming presentation by Dr. Jose Clemente from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai! 🧬✨
🗣 Topic: Early Life Microbiome and Health Outcomes: From Prediction to Intervention
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM AST
📍 In-Person: UPR School of Medicine, Room A-371 (3rd Floor) Microbiology Dept
💻 Virtual: Zoom Meeting ID: ⁠913 0438 4339⁠ | Passcode: ⁠967085⁠
Scan the QR code on the flyer by @microbephd

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