Rhea Storlund

Comparative ecophysiologist investigating cardiovascular anatomy & function in diving mammals | PhD Candidate @UBC | Ice cream enthusiast🍦| She/Her

[UNCW Comparative Physiology Lab @uncwtiftlab]

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived on earth (larger than any dinosaur). Ever wonder what their heart rate sounds like? Check this story out which explains why their massive size might be constrained by their massive hearts. ❤️ 🐋

https://t.co/6XYG6ltGzL

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

@secanno @simondonner @dianethompso @mioconnor Way to go!!!

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

@zerowastekait Congratulations, Kait! 🎉

[Jessica Kendall-Bar @jmkendallbar]

🥳My next chapter, developing a method for the first recordings of sleep in wild marine mammals, is published today in Animal Biotelemetry!

Our study is the first to use non-invasive surface-mounted EEG sensors in the wild (& fully reproducible methods!)
https://t.co/4IEn2DZ74t

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

An alternative to ECG that lets us extract heart rates from existing accelerometry data 🤯 Thanks @mfczap and colleagues for developing this technique and sharing your code!

[Cascadia Research Collective @CascadiaRes]

Today @ubcmarinemammal is hosting the 25th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (virtually), and we are involved in 4 presentations! Details in the thread: @marinemammalogy

[Sarah Fortune @SFortuneSea]

New opportunity for two PhD students to join our lab @DalhousieU to conduct research on #Whale foraging ecology in Fall 2022. If you're interested in biologging, oceanography, #DataScience and enjoy collaborative #teamwork please apply!

[Jessica Schaub @jellieswithjess]

🚨 My new pages are live 🚨
Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @jellieswithjess

Pls retweet & share with non-specialists or youth interested in learning about jellyfish & research

#WomenInSTEM #jellyfish #marinebiology #science #research #socialmedia #scicomm

[Dr. Mike Todorovic 🧠 @drmiketodorovic]

I need to create more simple experiments like these! 🧪
Why do we need elastic arteries?! 🫀
Systolic vs Diastolic 🩸
#MedEd #MedTwitter #FOAMed #CardioTwitter

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

@jellieswithjess @KimberleyFound1 Congrats! What fantastic news 🎉

[Dalhousie Science @DalScience]

Sarah Fortune has been named the Chair in Large Whale Conservation. Her research on the feeding ecology of large whales & the oceanography that affects their feeding & behaviour will contribute knowledge about whales in Atlantic Canada 🐳 https://t.co/IEWr4XlbWR #WorldWildlifeDay

[UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) @UBCoceans]

Like listening to sounds of the sea? @ubcmarinemammal is looking for a #postdoc to analyse hydroacoustic and biological data to characterize sub-regional and regional variability in the habitat and prey of southern resident killer #whales. Deadline: Mar 15 https://t.co/wi95CO3p8V

[Haley Branch @HaleyABranch]

Are you a @UBC grad student? There is a disabled grad student association (DGSA) and all are welcome to join! It's an opportunity to discuss frustrations, get support and advocacy help, and build community. Pls DM me. UBC folk please RT.

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

@finstacodesUM @UNBSaintJohn @NSERC_CRSNG @kim_davies12 Well done, Cody! From master of seals to doctor of whales 🐋 It’s gonna be an awesome journey.

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

@finstacodesUM @ArcticNetSA @cdnsciencepub Well done, Cody!

[allysonhindle @allysonhindle]

Graduate student positions are now available in my lab to study hibernation for long duration spaceflight (funded by #TRISH) and diving seals in Antarctica (#NSFfunded)! Please RT. https://t.co/ZXDWDkmT9a

[Sarah McComb-Turbitt @ArtistSarahMT]

Nervous & excited for my first auction!
Planned for @marinemammalogy conference but it's delayed & I'd rather they be in your house vs my studio🐋😁
15% donated SMM conservation fund, shipping worldwide, open until Sun 21 6pm EST
#artistsforconservation
https://t.co/l4BBi5sPPn

[Dr. Gitte McDonald @GitteMcdonald]

How does one of the smallest cetaceans manage heart rate when foraging? Read our new paper out in Proc Royal Soc B to find out! https://t.co/wvIvCOmM9z
@vel_mlml @MLMLmarinesci @BioacousticsAU @MarineMammalAU @SJSUScience

[Rhea Storlund @RheaStorlund]

Loving this review that compares the aortic bulb in diving mammals 🦭 to congenital heart🫀disease in humans 👶.

What can we learn about the aortic bulb and apply to human medicine?

The authors suggest investigating the increased elasticity of the aortic bulb.

[AJP-Heart and Circ @ajpheartcirc]

#ArticlesInPress: Cardiac Structures in Marine Animals Provide Insight on Potential Directions for Interventions for Pediatric Congenital #Heart Defects
Emilia Mitova and Carin Wittnich
https://t.co/TiDiLwpNoc
@physiologyuoft
#CongenitalHeartDisease #TetralogyofFallot