Fitzy ✨🕷🌈

Fitzy | MSc Taxonomy | PhD student @oxford_brookes (she/her)
Learning Volunteer @NHM_Learn 🏛
(Views my own!)

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

I am BEYOND excited to announce that my first ever paper has been published!!

“THE FAST AND THE FURRIEST: INVESTIGATING THE RATE OF SELECTION ON MAMMALIAN TOXINS” can be read here: https://t.co/EkVedYb6Jo

Strap on in and drift into a thread for more info:

[Oxford Venom and Toxins 2024 (August 20nd-22th) @OxVenomToxinCon]

@CDCgov @CDCEnvironment The final talk at #VenOx24.

Ms. Leah Fitzpatrick, one of our event organizers, captivated us all with her passion for venomous mammals, particularly shrews. A excited conclusion to an incredible event!

@NaturalFitztory

[Oxford Venom and Toxins 2024 (August 20nd-22th) @OxVenomToxinCon]

Registration is OPEN for the Oxford Venom and Toxins 2024 conference!!!

Held at St Edmunds Hall on 20-22th August 2024, we look forward to you all joining us 💜🐍🕷️🦂🪼🪲🦠🐡🐒 #VenOx24

https://t.co/A8fOzNXKxE

[NHM Learning @NHM_Learn]

Volunteer Allison's best NHM exhibition was Whales: Beneath the Surface. It showed how whales evolved over 50 million years adapting to extreme environments. We knew she'd pick it as she loves to hear visitors' gasps at the blue whale.#VolunteersWeek https://t.co/0Db3Rh9gYa

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

@British_Airways Thank you Corry, I have sent you a DM x

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

Hi @British_Airways - my parents were on flight BA216 from Washington to Heathrow which was diverted to Boston due to technical issues.

Both parents have medical issues and am worried about them stranded at Boston. Apparently no hotels, anyone I can speak to try to help them?

[TomWalker.bsky.social @tomwalkerisgood]

KOKO: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

Another Venom Day, Another outing for the venomous boots! Loving #VenomDay2023 so far, amazing talks this morning! X

[missfalasteenia @missfalsteenia]

They BOMBED the NORTH.
They BOMBED the MIDDLE.
They BOMBED the SOUTH.

No where in Gaza is safe. This is genocide.

[NHM Learning @NHM_Learn]

We are so proud of Polly Hutchison who won the #ASDC #VolunteerOfTheYear award. Modestly she accepted it as representing all the contributions that volunteers have made to the NHM Learning Volunteer Programme. Well deserved. Polly has inspired 1000s with her infectious enthusiasm

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

@JustAiryThings @jeeyonshim I second the Facebook group recommended by another user in this thread and would also encourage you to check out the @AAS_arachnology resources page, especially the web links! I think they have specific lists for different states and areas. Excellent place to start!

[Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo]

HIRING

We are looking for two inspiring youth programme leaders with an infectious passion for natural history. You will work together with the Museum's award-winning public engagement team to plan and deliver engaging museum sessions for young people.

https://t.co/XMhQQj1epY

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

If you fancy, why not give Little FireFace a follow (@littlefireface)? If it wasn’t for there work, we couldn’t be able to know half of what we do about slow lorises venom

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

Now subtitled and compressed (!), we’ve got a video abstract of our latest paper, WOOHOOO! 🎥📺

Click here https://t.co/3wAYSqhUZc
and scroll to just below the abstract!

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

Thanks again to my brilliant supervisor Anna for pulling this one out the bag and to our brilliant collaborator Rodorgio for his vital contributions (especially that BGEsp model, wow!)

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

Lightening strikes twice! Another paper!!!

SLOWLY MAKING SENSE: A REVIEW OF THE TWO-STEP VENOM SYSTEM WITHIN SLOW (NYCTICEBUS SPP.) AND PYGMY LORISES (XANTHONYCTICEBUS SPP.)

https://t.co/3wAYSqhUZc

Here is a very short thread on the key points:

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

@sagitaninta @littlefireface @QueenFireface @ligabue_braun @obuengagement @oxford_brookes @hls_research @ResearchHSS @Toxins_MDPI @PPGBio_UFCSPA Thank you so much Sabhrina and I hope you enjoy it! Would love to know what you and other friends think about these guys! X

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

Lightening strikes twice! Another paper!!!

SLOWLY MAKING SENSE: A REVIEW OF THE TWO-STEP VENOM SYSTEM WITHIN SLOW (NYCTICEBUS SPP.) AND PYGMY LORISES (XANTHONYCTICEBUS SPP.)

https://t.co/3wAYSqhUZc

Here is a very short thread on the key points:

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

A huge thank you again to Rodrigo and Anna for all their support, help, kindess and brilliance in helping me pull this review together!

Proud to represent Oxford Brookes and slow lorises, I still can’t believe I am a published research…! 💖

[Fitzy ✨🕷🌈 @NaturalFitztory]

An additional fun supplementary - we publish a research agenda to support and encourage further research pro on the slow loris venom system!

We really do feel we are SO close a breakthrough on this venom but we just need a few more bits of data! Can you help?