Dr. Krishana Sankar

PhD @UofT| Scientist |Science Comms | @ScienceUpFirst |Founder: @gradwriteslack| #IDEA advocate |Speaker 🇬🇾🇨 (she/her)

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

👋🏽 this is a great time to re-introduce myself.
I'm Dr. Krishana Sankar, a molecular & cellular biologist w/ a PhD from @UofT. I'm a researcher, #science communicator, founder, speaker & advocate.
🙏🏽 @IWS_Network for spotlighting me & my work this week. #WomenInSTEM #scicomm

[Immigrant & International Women in Science @IWS_Network]

We would like to welcome Dr. @KrishanaSankar to share her #IWS story as part of our #Voices without #Frontiers Program (#IWSVoices) ✨
Krishana did her PhD at @UofT focusing on type 1 diabetes research. She is currently the #Scicomm lead & Program Manager @covid_19_canada.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Some of the best news I've read out of the US in months -
Judge orders NIH to restore hundreds of grants cut under Trump | Science | AAAS https://t.co/ZZ9vbXIjPR
#science #Healthcare #equity #SDOH #Funding

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

There's still time, Canada!
Get out and vote! Our health literally depends on it.
#Vote #CanadaVotes #CanadaElection2025

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Today marks the anniversary of defending my PhD and becoming Dr. Krishana Sankar!

To say the journey was tough would be an understatement — but I'm grateful for every moment that shaped me.
To anyone on the path: trust & take care of yourself.
#PhDone #PhD #STEM #science

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@jonathanstea Lmao... wth

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Everything said in this thread ⤵️.
Experts need to be in spaces to share accurate information and debunk the junk, as frustrating and sometimes quite frankly, as scary as it may be. Otherwise, falsehoods fly rampant. #science #education #sciencecommunication #Healthcare

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

I’m a scientist.
Every time I hit "post," I hesitate.
Not because I doubt the science.

But because I know what’s coming....1/

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@deonandan

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@deonandan Lmao, why is he there...

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Trolls are the reason I'm less active on here. As much as it's important to be where people are, there is a fine line b/w civic responsibility & personal safety & mental health. So, if you harass me, I will block you.
#notrolls #AcademicTwitter #STEM #scientist #sciencetwitter

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Spotted in the wild:
@CaulfieldTim & @jonathanstea books on topics we deal with daily.

#science #misinformation #health #education #STEM

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

This thread though ⤵️. Hopefully it hits the point home.

#correlationdoesnotequalcausation #criticalthinking #science #STEM #Research #PhD #academia

[Andrea C. Love, PhD @dr_andrealove]

Hear me out:

We should study the link between organic food consumption and autism.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@MilaLovesJoe Yup

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Please sign this open letter of Canadians in solitary w/ our American allies with #StandUpForScience. These are dark times, and we need to do our part in safe guarding science.
#science #STEM #medicine #healthcare #Tech #Innovation

[Evidence for Democracy @E4Dca]

LAST DAY TO SIGN! Science is under attack, and the impact goes beyond U.S. borders. Senator Stanley Kutcher is calling on Canadians to take a stand.

Sign the #StandUpForScience open letter now: https://t.co/S9BequY9rS

Science must be protected!

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@SLaframboise14 Of course!

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

When science comes under attack by bad actors, it has severe consequences, as we are witnessing south of our border. Cuts to scientific research leads to reduced innovation in STEM affecting science, healthcare, medicine, etc. Everything & EVERYONE suffers. #Standupforscience

[Sarah Laframboise @SLaframboise14]

In 2012, we in Canada fought back against the silencing of scientists and the erosion of evidence-informed decision-making. 📢

Now, our American colleagues are facing similar challenges, and we must stand with them.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@deonandan Yes! My mom uses pickle juice for the cramps she experiences.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@AmieVarley What in the actual f... these people can't be real. Absolute idiots.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@atrupar This is absolutely infuriating. Imagine inviting him to speak only to try to berate him on national TV. Those 2 are absolute trash and could never be human.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

Kindly get #Pubmed back up and running asap. This better be a technical glitch because otherwise, it's asinine for this large repository of scientific literature to be inaccessible to researchers worldwide. #science #research #medicine #academia

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@FionaMattatall Wow, I remember these from kids wearing them back in Guyana. Didn't know kids wore these here too.

[Dr. Krishana Sankar @KrishanaSankar]

@deonandan So good! I get some guyanese food weekly. Although I cook, I don't make my own guyanese meals, which I should probably learn to do 🤦🏽‍♀️.