Maria del Mar_M5

Committed Scientist | Inquisitive Learner | Forever Musician

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

So after surviving Hurricane Maria, January’s earthquakes 🇵🇷, COVID-19 pandemic, and graduate school (twice!), I’m glad to announce that I successfully defended my Ph.D. thesis today 🙌.

Officially PharmD-Ph.D!!! 😭🎉 💃

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

My first video on YouTube!🙌 Thanks @daveexplains for featuring me as part of the “Get to know a scientist!” series👩‍🔬. I really enjoyed being a part of this awesome initiative!

In this video, I talk about my thesis research and how I became a scientist🙂
https://t.co/EsXqDMRISz

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

Este video va mucho mas allá de ser un simple reportaje. Sino mas bien, captura la esencia de quién soy como artista y como científica. 🎵👩‍🔬

¡Gracias Efrén y Wapa!

https://t.co/1qnDPgGmbZ

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@AliceaK15 @ORDTUPenn @ADiaz_PhD @pennbgs @CAMBUpenn @Penn_SACNAS @sacnas @caminosciencia @CienciaPR @UPRHComunica @TheWistar Felicidades Kevin!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

¿Y quién es esa chica? ¡Pues yo! Estoy que ni yo misma me lo creo. 😂

¡Gracias a todos por su respaldo!

¡Seguimos pa’ lante!

#WomenInSTEM #PhD #PharmD #CienciaBoricua

https://t.co/SApctELzMC

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@moefeliu Gracias Monica!!! 🤗

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@GinetteSuzette @BlancaIQD @Ricky_5602

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

En PR 🇵🇷 comenzamos este año con la incertidumbre de quedarnos DENTRO de nuestras casas por temor a q los techos colapsaran.

Quién hubiese imaginado q meses después enfrentaríamos lo contrario: la incertidumbre de salir AFUERA de nuestras casas por temor a contagiarnos. 🦠 😷

[Dra. Mónica Feliú Mójer @moefeliu]

A menos de 48 horas de que comience reapertura del país, se reportan 182* casos positivos, el número más alto hasta el momento.

*según los datos disponibles, que sabemos que tienen problemas

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

And today we woke up with another earthquake...🇵🇷

[David Begnaud @DavidBegnaud]

You'd be hard-pressed to find people more resilient than Puerto Ricans

•In the last 2yrs:

-Hurricane Maria
-Protests/Governor ousted
-Earthquakes (starting in January thru today)
-COVID19

3.4 million U.S. citizens in the Caribbean fighting to be heard & treated equally

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@GinetteSuzette

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

After a couple of days, I find myself smiling as I read, one by one, your supportive comments. 😭

Yes, my PhamD-PhD journey was tough. But so it’s the grad school journey of countless students around the world 👩‍💻

So if you are navigating grad school now: stay strong, you can.

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@DrNancyPadilla Gracias Nancy!! Que bueno encontrarte por aquí tambien! Espero estés bien, saludos :)

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

So after surviving Hurricane Maria, January’s earthquakes 🇵🇷, COVID-19 pandemic, and graduate school (twice!), I’m glad to announce that I successfully defended my Ph.D. thesis today 🙌.

Officially PharmD-Ph.D!!! 😭🎉 💃

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@QuantumEmanuel Sí! Soy la de la Libre y tu cara me es familiar tambien! Gracias por las felicitaciones y me alegra saber q también estás haciendo un PhD :)

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

Of course I can team up for a duet! 🎹🧬

Looking forward to ComSciCon 😎

[ComSciCon-ATL @ComSciConATL]

#AttendeeFeature - @MariaDelMar_M5 is a biochemist, pharmacist, and #SciCommer from Puerto Rico. She's interested in cancer bio, therapeutics, and drug development. She enjoys science writing and playing the piano - maybe she can team up with our last Feature for that duet!

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

I’m here! Ready to present my research, learn new things, and meet cool people 🤩 #AAAS2020

[Beth Colón-Pizzini, Ph.D. 🇵🇷 @BColPiz]

Was wrenched from sleep by an earthquake that is 6.6 on the Richter scale. Electricity is out all over Puerto Rico. Everybody is awake & scared all over. Communication networks immediately put to use to call each other and check on each other. #TemblorPR #PuertoRicoEarthquake

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

Can Apple smartwatches detect cardiac diseases? Here's my latest Lab Note for @massivesci summarizing the results of the Apple Heart Study 😉:

https://t.co/wE1YdvwXR2

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

@nairdevikav Awesome! We also have a dancer researching in our lab!

Scientists are artists performing in front of a different audience 😎

[Maria del Mar_M5 @MariaDelMar_M5]

As someone who stands at the synapse of science & music, every time I do experiments, I’m either singing or composing songs in my head. Any dual scientists-musicians out there who can relate? 🤷‍♀️😂

Sincerely,

A biochemical pianist🧬🎹

#SciMusician #SciArt #steAm

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

When a blue whale dives, its heart can slow to just two beats per minute. I wrote this piece so that, at normal reading speeds, one such beat would fall at the end of every paragraph. https://t.co/5rRo2hck0F