Shawna Thompson

Ph.D. in Neuroscience in @jfosterlab @McMaster 🥳🧠 Officially on the job hunt - microbe-immune-brain communication & #SciComm 🔬🦠🧬🧫

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

Just in case you need to see this:

https://t.co/sNc1cOBo9e

Go vote! 🗳️ #ElectionDay #Harris_Walz2024

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

So many points in @CCriadoPerez’s amazing 2019 book, Invisible Women, are incredibly salient. I think this and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by @RebeccaSkloot should be mandatory reading for medical school students. #sexdifferencesmatter #WomensHealth #BookoftheDay

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

🇨🇦🇨🇦Hey Canadians! 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Can anyone help a friend of mine out by completing this survey? https://t.co/mhhMYRw8hV It’ll tale less than 10 min!

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

My dream career as a science communicator would be doing something like designing exhibits for a science centre or creating curricula for kids at a STEM camp. Any suggestions for organizations that hire scientists for these roles? 🧬🔬🧪#ScienceCommunication #STEMEducation

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

I decided to test our old friend @ChatGPTapp to see what it had to say about Haupter cell biology, and it immediately flagged it as nonsense, so well done @OpenAI 👍 I guess this might be your warning for the day not to copy off the paper of the chatbot sitting next to you!🧵5/5

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

Today I was playing around with an AI-powered chatbot, and decided to test its ability to generate some glial biology quiz questions. #AI 🧵1/

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

If I was not going to know about a type of glial cell, it would be in the retina. 😅 That being said, Haupter cells do not actually exist in our world. 🧵 4/

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

I made a pie!

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

This is important! This puts people at risk: not only those who aren’t able to be vaccinated or those who elect not to, but also the small portion of the population who don’t develop immunity when vaccinated, therefore remaining at risk without knowing. https://t.co/QTKLWN24aj

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@kierasmom @HamiltonPolice @HWDSB The evidence suggests that police in schools does not deter incidents from happening, and even supports that school shooters come more heavily armed when police are known to be present, leading to more casualties. I found this very accessible: https://t.co/L84MjWC0LJ

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@jennbrasch Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I signed as well 🖋️✅ #C21

[Dr. Jenn Brasch @jennbrasch]

I signed! You can too!

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@theNeuronFamily @TheNeuro_MNI @CAN_ACN 🧠

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@kellienalb @BitterJurorsPod Was it uncomfortable? It looks awkward, but at the same time, own your badassery 😂🔥🔥

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@kellienalb OMG GO KELLY! I can’t even describe how badly I want you to win this one 🤞🤞🤞🤞

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

Love the cheering in the challenge too 🙌

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@kellienalb saving the day on Survivor tonight 👌🔥🥹 What a champ!

[Shawna Thompson @MostlyMicroglia]

@carojkwallace I absolutely agree