Fern Armistead

Biophysics PhD,
Trainee Medical Physicist,
doesn't tweet much
(she/her)

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

Very pleased to see this work published in @JPhysChem! We used QCM-D to investigate cholesterol-DNA tethers for developing theranostic microbubbles. A joint effort with @DVBBatchelor , & my final contribution to the MB world from my postdoc with @MNP_Leeds
https://t.co/CHcfYSSznc

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

@DVBBatchelor Pleased you've confirmed that I had nothing to do with that #GraphicDesign

[Christa Brown @Christa_pb]

My paper exploring the impact of embedded microbubbles in protein hydrogels is out in @BioMaterSci!! Thanks to everyone involved in the project at @MNP_Leeds and @isisneutronmuon. https://t.co/3EuoXmak8b

[Sally A. Peyman @SalPeyman]

We are delighted to have our vasculature-on-chip paper accepted for publication in @LabonaChip! Find out how we used our tumour-associated vasculature to asses targeting of therapeutic microbubbles! https://t.co/DiZDAUn7eC

[Sophia Smith Galer @sophiasgaler]

This has been one of the most "you're kidding me" stories I've ever worked on. But it happened – and is happening – around the UK.

Women in the UK are being denied healthcare because they're 'virgins' 🧵

https://t.co/iekTT448lw

[Langmuir @ACS_Langmuir]

🔓 #OpenAccess: "The Influence of Nanobubble Size and Stability on Ultrasound Enhanced Drug Delivery"
https://t.co/sq4KbCXAgU

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1951, Henrietta Lacks died.

Her cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 (HeLa cells) and became one of the most important tools in medicine. They became vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization & more.

A THREAD

[Abstract Academic @AbstractAcad]

I did an analysis of the Leeds buses to see why they're so unreliable.
Conclusion: Leeds buses are bad, but easily fixable @MetroTravelNews @WestYorkshireCA @FirstWestYorks sort it out!

https://t.co/EHEstxJ2N3

[Andréa (Dre) Becker @andreavbecker]

By 30 you should have a PhD and no idea if you’ll ever get a job

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Overturning Roe and outlawing abortions will never make them go away.

It only makes them more dangerous, especially for the poor + marginalized.

People will die because of this decision. And we will never stop until abortion rights are restored in the United States of America.

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

Great work @delanyokpeglo !!

[Sally A. Peyman @SalPeyman]

Congratulations to @delanyokpeglo on her first publication in Matrix Biology Plus. The paper is on her work on modelling the mechanical rigidity of pancreatic cancer in vitro, a known cause of drug resistance in this devastating disease.

https://t.co/O9ETezTMFg

[Jonathan Sandoe @j_sandoe]

We have added proteins onto #microbubbles that selectively target S.aureus and can be burst using #ultrasound - early work but a potentially new way to target treatment at the site of infection https://t.co/yR0Du1yoen. @BrHeartValveSoc @BSEcho @BritishCardioSo

[Aileen @aileendelaney_]

New year, New Challenge. Will I survive running 100 miles in a month? No one knows. Could’ve chosen 100km but that’s no fun. All for @simonotstreets, who support the homeless in West Yorkshire. Please donate and share x #fundraising @justgiving #charity https://t.co/EvqT11X8FD

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

@HollyVLinford How many potatoes can you hold at once?

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

@JGaladePablo @UniversityLeeds @MNP_Leeds @aileendelaney_

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

Yesterday was my last day working @UniversityLeeds in the best research group (@MNP_Leeds) after maaaany years 🤯 thankyou @aileendelaney_ for these stunning cupcakes...see you all at the pub next week because you can't get rid of me 🥳

[Fern Armistead @farmistead]

@nanotwig @UniversityLeeds @MNP_Leeds @aileendelaney_ You are cancelled for this

[Christa Brown @Christa_pb]

But they can’t afford to cover their PhD students for even half lost research time due to Covid-19? 🤯