Alex Alexiev, PhD

Postdoc in the Sharpton lab at Oregon State University. (she/her/hers)

Basic R code resources:

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

After years of hard work with an awesome team, our study on how an environmental chemical affects the gut-brain axis was published as the cover for a special issue of Toxics! https://t.co/wtCm8p8FAH

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

@ZJAyres This is just one part of the PhD skillset, but if you struggle with reading, for some reason "Bionic reading" tends to help a lot of neurodivergent people comprehend/read better: https://t.co/WfWi17pUCZ

Also behavioral/cognitive therapies/having an ADHD coach can help.

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

Our newest paper is out! "The zebrafish gut microbiomeinfluences benzo[a]pyrenedevelopmental neurobehavioraltoxicity" https://t.co/7TBXtuSZv4

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

So many skills are transferable from living in an immigrant household to being a scientist...today, it's writing while surrounded by chaos. 😅 There just wasn't room for private, quiet space in the tiny apartments we used to live in.

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

Last paper of my PhD is finally out!! I'm so relieved. Sadly in a closed access journal, so who knows if I'll even have access myself once their temporary link dies, since my institution no longer subscribes to Elsevier. 🤡

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

Bucket list item achieved! 🦠

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

Come see me at my poster at #ESA2023 on Monday next week 5-6:30 pm. I'll be talking about my work on how a ubiquitous environmental toxicant affects the gut microbiome and behavior in zebrafish over MULTIPLE generations! ᗦ↞◃

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

My latest nerd purchase is also relevant to my love of ecology: a woodland dragon with tiny mushroom caps on its tail. 💜🍄

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

@davidacoil That's awesome! Good luck to her!

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

My partner came back from Omega Mart in Las Vegas and he brought me exactly what I wanted.

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

Excited for Jo Handelsman's talk today at Oregon State's Microbiology department! We're so lucky to be able to host her!

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

@davidacoil I feel ya...that was definitely my struggle trying to write for funding doing wildlife related research. sometimes I just want to KNOW, but definitely see why parks and wildlife folks need actionable studies like, yesterday.

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

@hollingsfsdf the word gnar is starting to lose all meaning bro. but keep shredding that gnar.

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

WORTH IT THOUGH - we found some cool interactions and only scratched the surface on how boreal toad microbes interact with Bd. I wish I could dig into every rabbit hole but alas. This paper brought to you by sweat, puke, and a supportive lab group and advisor! (4/4)

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

Let me tell you a story about this paper. I collected data at night because it was the most reliable time for plate reader access due to covid and I wanted the measurements to be at the same exact time of day on the dot. (1/4) https://t.co/kQ8AujfnT0

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

...also had to hold my breath grabbing the plates because they'd make me hurl. Normally the smells are fun, but not this time! Our lab tech and an undergrad saved me a thousand times by autoclaving and passaging plates. (3/4)

[Lauren Kaori Gurley @LaurenKGurley]

BREAKING: 48K University of Calfornia TAs, postdocs & other student workers just walked off the job.

It's the largest strike in the US since 2019.

Many UC workers earn < $24k/yr. A PhD student I spoke to said they donate blood plasma to make ends meet.
https://t.co/RVI7e1xchT

[Alex Alexiev, PhD @AlexForScience]

It's officially happened...I need to use the Pythagorean theorem for an analysis. Somewhere, my high school math teacher is feeling vindicated.