Rob MacDonald

Science advocate, runner, Boston sports fan, and cancer scientist (Ph.D, Environmental Toxicology, Cornell University).

[Dr. Kristin Hook for Congress @Kristin_Hook]

It’s OFFICIAL - today I filed to run as the Democratic candidate against Chip Roy to serve the needs of Texas’ 21st Congressional District!!!!!

This is what a scientist running for office looks like!!!!

Let’s do this Texas!!! 💪🏼✊🏼

[Crowdfight @CrowdfightTeam]

If you are a scientist in any discipline and you want to contribute to the fight against COVID-19, we have created a platform to help you do so: https://t.co/QzcCRLcEfw

And if you're already working on COVID-19, this is also for you!

More details in the thread 👇

[ComSciCon @ComSciCon]

The application for #ComSciCon20 is now live! If you're a grad student (or recent grad) in any STEM field, please consider applying to this #SciComm workshop. We cover all travel/lodging costs.
https://t.co/mS186hUcyC

[McGill Office for Science and Society @McGillOSS]

There are so many videos about how to cure cancer naturally...Ours has a bit of a different spin. @CaulfieldTim @picardonhealth @billbrownstein @DrPaulOffit @TerryPolevoy @EdzardErnst @juliaoftoronto #cancer #cancercure #naturalhealing #bigpharma #health @ScienceBasedMed @scimoms

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Quotation by @Dereklowe shared by @LeviAGarraway: Big data will only help you insofar as it leads to Big Understanding. Good to keep in mind - need ways to keep pace with, interpret, and use the mountains of data being generated (and already generated) #AAASmtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

"All politics is local" - scientists developing relationships with community helps citizens put a face to science, leads to trust and support on many levels #AAASmtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

@LizDrogeYoung Going the other way, irregular sleeping patterns alter proportions of phyla found

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

@LizDrogeYoung Didn't go in depth, but higher proportions of certain phyla were correlated with better sleep and cognitive performance

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Effective networking begins with understanding yourself - @DrAlan_Arnold #AAASmtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Rob Knight: Fecal transplant able to alter cognitive scores of patients w/autism. Going to have to look this paper up! #AAASMtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Rob Knight: how you sleep can alter microbiome and vice versa #AAASMtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Rob Knight: High degree of individual variation in response to diet (microbiome and other measures). By glycemic index, better for some people to have ice cream than rice #AAASmtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Living the dream #AAASmtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

President Susan Hockfield: story of 20th century tech was convergence of physics + engineering, story of 21st century tech will be that of bio + engineering #AAASmtg

[Hallie Thompson @HJ_Thompson]

Networking session at #AAASmtg
Keys so far — things to practice at the conference
Be here now (present)
Be inviting
Make each other look good
Learn

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

"In science, it's not flip-flopping if conclusions change, it's that new data is being incorporated" #scicomm #AAASmtg

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Your data is not your story, it is a character - @DrJoeHanson #AAASmtg #scicomm

[Rob MacDonald @ScideWinder]

Anecdotes and data are not mutually exclusive; using both can make for good #scicomm - @DrJoeHanson #AAASmtg

[ComSciCon @ComSciCon]

Extremely excited to announce applications are now being accepted to #comscicon18, this June in Boston! Apply by March 1st to join the nationwide network of grad-student #scicomm leaders! Please RT #comscicon #comscicontinues https://t.co/zZM52La7HJ