Deirdra Flaherty

👩🏻‍🔬 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology student, Student Leader & PRO of the CIT Biotechnology Society @citbiotechsoc 🧬💊🧪🔬🦠🧫

[Deirdra Flaherty @Deirdraaa]

Had such a great time meeting the companies involved in the CIT Innovation Challenge at the @rubiconcentre Looking forward to progressing further and collaborating with our team on new ideas @CITInnovate #innovation #citinnovationchallenge

[Norma Welch @NormaWelchCork]

🥳The 2nd annual @CIT_ie Empowering Women Festival celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 @womensday will take place Mon 2nd Mar from 12.30-2.30pm, Nexus Hall. ALL WELCOME. Register FREE at https://t.co/mlf0me8zEQ #IWD2020 #EachforEqual #CITEmpoweringWomen #CITInnovate 💃🤸‍♀️🎈

[MTU Research Innovation and Enterprise @MTUInnovate_]

The students are now getting down to the real work for the #CITInnovationChallenge there was lots of ideas flowing yesterday.

[Deirdra Flaherty @Deirdraaa]

Does this mean I’m officially in the Contam Club? 😂🦠🍜Thank you for sending out the Noodlococcus stickers that are now decorating my laptop and notebook 👩🏻‍💻📚 @ContamClub #Noodlococcus

[Contamination Club @ContamClub]

The first lucky Noodlococci to be imaged! 😍

[Deirdra Flaherty @Deirdraaa]

Just received the gibco cell culture pins and women of science tarot cards that I won from a giveaway on Instagram today! 🔬🧬🦠🧪😊👩🏻‍🔬
#GibcoCellCulture #NuncCellCulture

[Bact To The Future @BactToTheFuture]

We finally know the winner of this year’s agar #art competition of @ASMicrobiology 🎖 It is this dazzling portrait of a Koi fish with a lotus flower 🐠
🧫🎨: Arwa Hadid, Oakland University (USA) https://t.co/MQKo1KDekO

[Bact To The Future @BactToTheFuture]

Most of #Synbio incredible applications are based on proteins 🔬 What if there was a way to switch on and off their production on command? Read more here 👇 https://t.co/pEvMC4g4gU

[Bact To The Future @BactToTheFuture]

The #bacteria living in our gut outnumber cells 10 to 1 🦠 They release toxins to eliminate rivals and take over the food ⚔ A war is taking place inside us! 👇 https://t.co/TU4m7RO8Sy

[Deirdra Flaherty @Deirdraaa]

Thank you to everyone who came along today ☺️ Had such a great experience helping out fellow students with lab & exam related questions
#biotechnology #scicomm #societies #science #cit #citbiotech #citbiotechsoc #citsocieties #livelivesocieties

[CIT Biotechnology Society @CITBiotechSoc]

This peer to peer drop-in session will allow students to come in anytime to ask questions about lab report writing, how to prepare for upcoming exams and advice about lab practical exams #biotechnology #scicomm #societies #science #cit #citbiotech #citbiotechsoc #citsocieties

[CIT Biotechnology Society @CITBiotechSoc]

#WorldDiabetesDay, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who discovered insulin. This meant diabetes stopped being a death sentence, but sadly not everyone has access to insulin. He sold the patent for just $1, he’d be sad to know it doesn’t belong to the world like he intended

[CIT Biotechnology Society @CITBiotechSoc]

Scientists discover billions of tons of 'zombie' bacteria inhabits the ground beneath our feet zombie 🧟‍♂️ 🦠 🎃👻 The researchers are hoping their work could help answer the question of whether life started deep inside the Earth #scicomm #science #zombie #bacteria #halloween

[Massive Science @massivesci]

CRISPR and other genome-editing technologies are set to redefine the way we treat a vast array of illnesses, from cancer to inherited genetic conditions.

https://t.co/BZDNAjlEXl

[CIT Biotechnology Society @CITBiotechSoc]

“He was plating out some Enterococcus. He didn’t throw away the plate for a couple weeks and we saw this contaminant.” The cells were round in shape (aka cocci bacteria) so McCallum and the lab began calling it “Noodlococcus.” @ContamClub #scicomm https://t.co/58ReIqZuR6

[Bact To The Future @BactToTheFuture]

Turning sugar into dye? 🤔 #Bacteria and #Synbio can do it! 🦠 Microbe-made indigo blue for sustainable jeans 👖👇 https://t.co/5xhtHN6gqI

[CIT Biotechnology Society @CITBiotechSoc]

In new research published, rats paralyzed from spinal cord injuries were able to move their legs and paws again. The new gene therapy breaks down that scar tissue over the course of a few weeks. #biotechnology #scicomm #societies #science #citbiotechsoc
https://t.co/UQNnEt1uhA

[Bact To The Future @BactToTheFuture]

Farming lands are getting saltier with time 🧂 Most plants can’t grow in these conditions 🌳❌ #Bacteria may ‘sweeten’ this situation! 👇 https://t.co/JVtAbq15b0

[WorldMentalHealthDay @WMHDay]

TODAY IS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY! Let's make #WorldMentalHealthDay top trending. Attention on social media can lead to more awareness and give #mentalhealth a higher priority worldwide. Please help us to reach as many people as possible by retweeting and using our hashtag💚

[CIT Biotechnology Society @CITBiotechSoc]

Today is #AdaLoveLaceDay 🖥 She was an inventor who changed the course of history. She’s best known for being the worlds first computer programmer! However she was also a brillant mathematician and writer
#biotechnology #scicomm #science #cit #citbiotechsoc #citsocieties