Jenna Letain

MSc biochemistry / cat mom / she/her

[iGEM Lethbridge @LethbridgeiGEM]

We kindly invite you to visit our GoFundMe page. Our team has the amazing opportunity to compete at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France this November. Any contributions you can make are welcome and will be of immense help! https://t.co/OL8PsIK3wF

[Jenna Letain @jenn_let]

@trushar_7 Thank you!🙏🏼

[Trushar Patel, PhD, DSc 🇮🇳🇨🇦 @trushar_7]

Day 2 of RiboWest meeting - Graduate students, Jenna and Curtis presented their work on honeybee infecting viral RNAs structure and Dengue viral RNA G-quadruplex, respectively. #ProudPI!

[CTV News Calgary @CTVCalgary]

America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies, an annual bee survey found. https://t.co/2C7wQtWrE6

[AAFC Canada @AAFC_Canada]

Canada hosts about 970 different #bee species. Most only fly 1km or less from their homes, making it important for #CdnAg crops to be close by. Learn more from our researchers in Manitoba: https://t.co/62egf5qrRX #PollinatorWeek

[Trushar Patel, PhD, DSc 🇮🇳🇨🇦 @trushar_7]

Dr. Rice @jebookworm delivering a talk - we have come along a long way but there is A LOT that needs to done - during ULethbridging the Gap - Women in STEM Career @uLethbridge @UofLArtsci @uLethbridgeORIS. Thanks Dr @kefferwilkes for organizing this great event.

[ULethbridge @uLethbridge]

Congrats to #ULethbridge’s Dr. Laura Keffer-Wilkes on being named this year’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholar! Her project, Women in STEM — Support Our Sisters, aims to remove barriers and improve retention of women in STEM fields.
Read more: https://t.co/WtWqPCgCyh

[Trushar Patel, PhD, DSc 🇮🇳🇨🇦 @trushar_7]

I'm incredibly honored to work with talented group of trainees in my lab. Congratulations to Zach, Mitch, @Darren_Gemmill, & @jenn_let for winning 1st prizes in BSc, MSc, PhD and Innovation categories, respectively during the annual Chinook Symposium @UofLArtsci @uLethbridge. 1/2

[City of Lethbridge @LethbridgeCity]

We’re excited to introduce our new Pollinator Cafés in Downtown Lethbridge. These purposefully planted containers add beauty and biodiversity. Win-win! Learn more here: https://t.co/JZO124gkUi #yql #LoveNature

[NASA @NASA]

It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field.

Previewed by @POTUS on July 11, it shows galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of @NASAWebb's first full-color images & data will be revealed July 12: https://t.co/63zxpNDi4I

[ULethbridge @uLethbridge]

#ULethbridge researchers help determine the 3-D structure of an important human RNA — a key brick in building the foundation of knowledge toward suppressing cancer and possible treatments.
Read the full story on UNews: https://t.co/3JehDzLxSm

[ULFA @ULFAssociation]

In a historic first, ULFA members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action in labour negotiations w/ the University’s Board of Governors.
Our Membership voted 92% in favour of strike with an 87% participation rate.
#ouruniversity #worthfightingfor #savethesemester

[Lethbridge News Now @lethnewsnow]

Team-up between U of L and analytical lab a win-win #Science #Lethbridge #YQL @uLethbridge @UofLArtsci @UofLGradStudies https://t.co/si77MFExzL

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

(2/4) The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will now be named Comirnaty, the Moderna vaccine will be named SpikeVax, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be named Vaxzevria.

[Netflix Tudum @NetflixTudum]

me on my couch in sweatpants getting ready to judge celebrities' Met Gala gowns

[Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astro_jaz]

Communicating science is just as important as researching and studying it.

[Jared Wesley @DrJaredWesley]

Not enough people understand how hard this year's drought is hitting farmers and their communities.

[Ronnie 💕 @xr0sesx]

May is mental health awareness month, remember to take time for yourself this month and remember you are loved, cared for, and valued strongly and widely. 🤍