Mo Turner, PhD

Ph.D. | U of Washington | marine biologist | #seastars | #LGBTQ + | she/her | percussionist | #BlackandSTEM

Pronouns: she/her

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

My name is Mo and I'm a marine biologist. To kick of #BlackBirdersWeek, here I am being #BlackAFinSTEM underwater! One of my favorite places to be. #BlackInNature

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@FormeryLaurent @natclarke8 @Evident_LS WOW

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@SarahMackAttack (mixing up the names, not the animals. This is certainly a feather star 😄)

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@SarahMackAttack I think you're mixing it up with Feather Duster Worms :) another beautiful creature with lots of feathery tentacle appendages!

[SmithsonianEnv @SmithsonianEnv]

We're #hiring a supervisory biologist to join our @SERCinvasions lab! Help lead a team of marine biologists studying coastal ecosystems across the U.S., from Chesapeake Bay to San Francisco. Apply by Aug. 14 on #USAJOBS. Details at https://t.co/m77g7McGoB

[Marine Biology @MarineBiologyUW]

⏲️1 month to apply for #GEODUC program at @UW. Want to kickstart your journey in #marinescience with a 10-day immersive experience in the middle of the Salish Sea?

🚢Practice quantitative skills
🔬Design your own experiment
🐋Meet your community

⤵️Apply
https://t.co/d9RmHwpfco

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This Reddit post hit me hard.

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

My autistic brain loves to plan out entire conversations before socialising. It can be tiring, but it comforts me. I like to prepare for every eventuality, so I map out every conversational path in mind, like I’m creating and repeatedly playing a “choose your own adventure” game.

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@Curly_Biologist This is brilliant!

[Abdoulie Njai, MD, MPH @Doulienjai]

I didn’t meet a black physician until I was in college, but now son gets to see one everyday. #Classof2023

Abdoulie Njai, MD, MPH 👨🏿‍⚕️

[Rosemary Mosco (Bird And Moon Comics) @RosemaryMosco]

One of my oldest comics is going around. A gentle attempt to poke fun at English common names.

[Meghan Holst @MegHolst]

Them: "You're a marine biologist?"

Me: "Correct"!

Them: "I always wanted to be a marine biologist! But then I learned they don't make any money."

Me: ".....also correct" 😑

Marine biologists everywhere, how often is this how people greet you? 😂 I'd say a solid 30% at least

[Anne Hilborn @AnneWHilborn]

Some day I will stop being surprised at ospreys' ability to lift off after being submerged, but today is not that day.

[Dr. Catherine Matassa @matassa_cm]

Still accepting applications!

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@SaffireSeahorse INCREDIBLE game

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

What an INCREDIBLE game to watch!! My two favorite teams playing each other - an absolute nail biter. Grubauer was an absolute BEAST. Sensational!

[Seattle Kraken @SeattleKraken]

#SEAKRAKEN ADVANCE!!!

AND THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE 😏

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@Karly_Cohen Angry fluff

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

@sarahjaeleiber Pirate eyes! Until this thread, I honestly believed that's what everyone called them 🤣

[Elli Theobald @ElliTheobald]

I'm thrilled to announce that I am recruiting a postdoc: https://t.co/teX7XBFKy9 Please apply and share broadly!

[Mo Turner, PhD @PycnoPod]

A 390ft rocket (the height of a building ~40 stories) just did a series of summersaults through the air. I know it wasn't supposed to, but that was pretty wild to watch. #SpaceX #Starship #StarshipLaunch

[Rob Perillo @robperillo]

LIFTOFF and BOOM…a rapid unscheduled disassembly (explosion) of the SpaceX Starship minutes after launch….still a hurdle just getting it off the ground! #SpaceX #Starship