Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar

Orchidiot & research group leader at #Kew gardens. Intrigued by #orchids, #phylogenies, #genomes and #plants in general (#coca too these days)🙃

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

Deeply humbled and thrilled to be featured with a profile in @NewPhyt on my career as a Colombian scientist working at #KewGardens! 🤓📖🧬🌸
Please follow my research in Bluesky (@latinorchidbot.bsky.social) and Instagram (@latinorchidbot)!

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

"I'm motivated by the idea that the work we do … can ripple outward; that our research can serve people, protect biodiversity & contribute to a deeper appreciation of life on Earth."

In #Profile: @latinorchidbot
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📖 https://t.co/t6SibiHKN2

#LatestIssue

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

🌿Muchas gracias @palmiraunal por este perfil sobre mi trayectoria científica: desde estudiante de Ing Agro hasta realizar ciencia en @kewgardens🌸
Espero que esta historia inspire a hacer ciencia y contribuir al estudio de la gran biodiversidad de 🇨🇴
https://t.co/A9NUQObJnI

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Reform took a £5m donation and they're trying to distract you. Farage is just another establishment stooge.

Like in Gorton & Denton - the only way to stop Reform on Thursday - Vote Green.

https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

So Farage might debate me *after* the local elections.

Ludicrous. Don't vote for Reform - they're lying to you.

Vote Green - for hope and a plan.

https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

@fulop_dan @NewPhyt @TheMathersFoun1 @parra_edicson @BillJBaker @antonelli_lab @DrSDodsworth @IliaLeitch @ColombianEmbUK Gracias!

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

So thrilled that our paper “The origin and speciation of orchids” is featured in the high-impact collection of @NewPhyt (124th anniversary) as the top cited & 2nd most read (34K+ reads, 83 cites) amongst +800 papers!
A global effort of 48 researchers!
🔗 https://t.co/tXnplz7MCF

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

@joris_bertrand @NewPhyt @TheMathersFoun1 @parra_edicson @BillJBaker @antonelli_lab @DrSDodsworth @IliaLeitch @ColombianEmbUK Merci!

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

‼️BREAKING | Greens surge into LEAD (1st!!)

🟢 Grn: 21.4% (+2.1)
➡️ Ref: 20.9% (-1.4)
🔵 Con: 20.5% (+0.2)
🔴 Lab: 17.0% (-0.4)
🟠 Lib: 9.2% (-1.9)

Poll: @LordAPolls, 26-30 Mar (+/- vs 19-23 Feb)

[Físico Impuro @FisicoImpuro]

Estamos a un 5,7% de ganar en primera vuelta. Es difícil, pero no imposible. ¿Nos ponemos el reto?

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

@LozzaFox You.

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

Super excited to share this short documentary on the orchid research we do at @kewgardens and how it supports conservation (feat. my amazing colleagues Viswambharan Sarasan, Bala Kompali, and myself!) 🌸 w huge thanks to Kew’s amazing social media team!
🎬 https://t.co/wwnngWYRKX

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."

RT if Mick is right.

[Narinder Kaur @narindertweets]

Dear friends, grab your umbrella and get yourself to the polls this Thursday to stop Reform!

Good luck to Hannah Spencer 💓

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Not sure why Labour MPs would bother to shake their heads when the facts are being spoken.

Want a party that's not been bought and paid for?

https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Gorton and Denton prediction:

Reform UK in first,
Greens close second,
Labour in third.

But, it doesn't have to be this way. Greens can win if everyone gets behind them! But we need everyone to get out and vote Green!

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he is Islamophobic."

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has responded to a series of verbal attacks from Donald Trump.

Latest ➡️ https://t.co/dPeHk3ZX7L

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

The truth: we need migration.

The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.

Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.

Reject it. Draw the line.

[Gustavo Petro @petrogustavo]

Ustedes comienzan por una mentira fáctica señores US embassy. El crecimiento de cultivos de coca se presenta en el gobierno de Duque, y con fumigación forzada. Es la política de los EEUU la que ha fallado.

Para que disminuyan los cultivo de hoja de coca lo que se necesita no es glifosfato tirado desde avionetas, sino disminución de la demanda por cocaína fundamentalmente en EEUU y Europa

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality.

We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.