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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

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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

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Big news! 🏆 Brown for Science Diplomacy (BSD) just wrapped up a historic, record-breaking inaugural year!

Huge congratulations to BSD founders Melanie Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa @microbephd and Mai Huynh, who recently hit a massive milestone: officially becoming Ph.D.s! 🎓✨

They launched BSD to break down the walls of the lab and bring science into the community. From organizing Thanksgiving food drives to hosting local birders at the John Hay Library for Earth Day, they’ve proven that science policy and mutual aid go hand in hand.

Their incredible work earned the organization: 1️⃣ The 2025-2026 Graduate Student Group of the Year! 2️⃣ A prestigious microgrant from Research!America—a first for any student group at Brown!

Swipe to see BSD in action! ➡️

What’s next? As our founders pass the torch to the next generation of student leaders, BSD is looking for graduate students across all disciplines to shape the future of science communication in Providence.

🔗 Head to the link in our bio to read the full feature!

#BrownUniversity #ScienceDiplomacy #SciComm #GraduateSchool #ProvidenceRI #BrownResearch #ScienceForGood #PhDone #MutualAid #ResearchAmerica Melanie and Mai receive a student organization award.

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Dr. Ortiz Alvarez is officially PhDone! 😭🇵🇷✨️🫂

As of April 10th, 2026, I'm the first doctor in my family!! I wouldn't have gotten here without the immense love and support from my friends and family ❤️

It took me so long to post this because I wanted to really take some time and let this amazing feeling sink in. But last night, I finally sat down to open all the presents and read all the cards I received. They made me feel so proud, not because of the degree, but because of all the people thanking me for helping them along the way! That's what truly matters in my eyes.

Next stop: Coming home as a doctor and AAAS
Mass Media Fellow! ✊🏾😎

¡Seguimos!🇵🇷🔥

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I am thrilled to announce that I'm going to be spending my summer writing for El Nuevo Día as a AAAS Mass Media Fellow! 😭❤️👏🏾🔥

I am so grateful to everyone that has helped me achieve this dream. It's an opportunity that has been on my PhD "Bucket List" since I started in 2021. Being selected as the only Spanish-language fellow was just the cherry on top! 👌🏾✨️

Looking forward to growing as a science journalist and reconnecting with my home 🇵🇷🦠 ¡Seguimos! 🔥🥺✊🏾

Read more about the program and the other fellows on the AAAS website!

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Estoy emocionada de anunciar que voy a pasar un verano escribiendo con El Nuevo Día como parte del AAAS Mass Media Fellowship!

Estoy agradecida de todes que han contribuido a este sueño. Esta era una meta que llevo anhelando desde el comienzo de mi PhD en el 2021.

Me enorgullece seguir creciendo como periodista y cientifica, y reconectar con mi hogar 🇵🇷✨️🥺

#stem #scicomm #aaas #massmediafellowship #aaasmmf

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@microbephd (Mel) uses her research and scientific expertise to reach people where they are by presenting it in their language and how they prefer to learn.

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That's a wrap on our first year with InvestNScience! Check out what we've accomplished in 2025.

Thank you all for your support this year! It’s been a honor to share the voices of amazing scientists doing groundbreaking work to improve our daily lives.

We can't wait to see where the future takes us!

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Mel Ortiz, cofundadore de Ciencia pa’ Todes, escribió este hermoso artículo hablando sobre la historia del colectivo, lo que nos mueve y todo lo que hemos logrado en los pasados 5 años.

Gracias por el apoyo inmenso. ¡Seguimos!

¿Qué piensas de nuestro trabajo hasta ahora? 👇🏾💌

#Cienciapatodes #Noticias #advocacy

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Want to learn more about how to tell your science story?

Have you thought about participating in InvestNScience but didn't know where to start?

Are you interested in talking about your research on social media, or even with friends and family, but get lost in the details?

Maybe you're just looking for feedback on how to write your script or set up your shot!

We're here to help!

Join us to learn more about science communication with our panelists: @microbephd, @nick.immunologist, and @emilypfender

Hosted in partnership with NGSO.

#scicomm #science #research #investnscience

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Sign up for our *free* online Science Communication Panel on October 30th!

Featuring our awesome panelists: @emilypfender @microbephd and @nick.immunologist

Registration link in bio. DM us if you have questions!

#scicomm #sciencecommunication #scienceeducation #scicommunity

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Healing Anxiety from the Inside Out: @microbephd discusses the gut-brain connection and how their research informs anxiety treatments

#anxiety #braingutconnection #guthealth #scicomm#investNscience

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October Sticker drop: “I’ve gut a feeling” designed by the amazing and talented @microbephd !!

The sticker features a die-cut disco green holographic design of a brain and gut wearing sunglasses and holding hands with the text “I’ve gut a feeling” underneath them, à la Black Eyed Peas. The design represents the intimate connection our guts and brains share via the gut-brain(-microbiome) axis.

Stickers will be shipping out soon™️ to all sticker-of-the-month members 💚

Stickers printed on high quality, UV resistant vinyl by @stickerninja (PDX)

#gutmicrobiome #gutbrainaxis #sticker

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