Sofia Roitman

Postdoc at #NEBiolabs using #genomics and #bioinformatics to study vector-borne diseases. Proud Latina 🇦🇷 and supporter of #DiversityandInclusion in #STEM

[Sofia Roitman @sofroitman]

This is the first project I got involved in when I started at the @medinaLabPSU and I'm so happy to see it published! Special thanks to collaborators @FJPollock @kimbeachritchie @C_Tati_Galindo @Kellogs82 + many others who do not have Twitter!

[Medina Lab PSU @medinaLabPSU]

Congrats! @sofroitman first Ph.D. chapter about @SalveVaradero reef microbiome & resilience #Cartagena #Colombia https://t.co/9xf13zTncy

[Padma Lakshmi @PadmaLakshmi]

Germany doesn’t have Nazi monuments to “remind” citizens of their history. Instead, they have memorials for the 6 million Jews and others who were murdered.

The U.S. doesn’t need statues of confederate generals to “remind” us. We need monuments for Nat Turner & Harriet Tubman.

[Victoria Alexander @victoria_phd_]

I’ve been getting a lot of questions from my non-Black friends about how to be a better ally to Black people. I suggest unlearning and relearning through literature as just one good jumping off point, and have broken up my anti-racist reading list into sections:

[Sarthok R. Rahman @SarthokR]

How did bumble bee get their stripes? We answered! New paper out from @Hines_Lab in @PNASNews, a cis-regulatory region alters expression of super conserved Hox gene Abd-B late development, drives color shift (red vs. black) in B. melanopygus! @PSUresearch https://t.co/GKskRxo8nl

[SACNAS at Penn State @SACNASPennState]

Congratulations to our new secretary and stellar #SACNista @hanareiaehau on her recent fellowship award! We are so proud of you! #SACNAS

[SACNAS at Penn State @SACNASPennState]

This week! Don’t forget about our first fundraiser on April 4 from 5-8pm. Join us! #SACNAS #DiversityandInclusion

[Sofia Roitman @sofroitman]

Come enjoy some excellent Venezuelan food, equally amazing company, and support our #SACNAS chapter!!! #DiversityandInclusion

[SACNAS at Penn State @SACNASPennState]

Join us for our first #fundraiser! Come to Juana's Venezuelan Cuisine on April 4 from 5-8pm and mention our #SACNAS chapter! Our executive board will also be present if you have any questions about attending #SACNAS2019. Hope to see you there! #DiversityandInclusion

[SACNAS at Penn State @SACNASPennState]

Great workshop yesterday on applying to travel scholarships for #SACNAS2019! Led by co-VP Maggie Hernandez (@ScientistaMaggs) from @PSU_Anthro w/ Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu (@hanareiaehau) from @psuPPEM and Emmanuel Fonseca from @PennStateCEE talking about conference experiences!

[Penn State Eberly College of Science @PSUScience]

These #PennState students — our own Sofia Roitman, Mallory Molina, and Bianka Onwumbiko — are creating communities for underrepresented groups to promote a diverse, inclusive scientific enterprise at @penn_state and beyond 🌐 https://t.co/VOe5MTD5wW

[Medina Lab PSU @medinaLabPSU]

Happy 🎃 Halloween 👻 from the Medina Lab! @medinaLabPSU @AllisonKerwin @sofroitman @Cassiopeaventus

[Sofia Roitman @sofroitman]

A big thanks to @JetBlue for making the @medinaLabPSU 's trip to Cartagena with our equipment so easy and stress-free + enabling us to do research and raise awareness about #VaraderoReef! Highly recommend @JetBlue to other scientists heading off for field work!

[Alaina Weinheimer @[email protected] @SCUBAlaina]

Thank you @JetBlue for allowing @medinaLabPSU to transport our dryshipper to the beautiful Cartagena to conduct research critical to saving the #VaraderoReef ! Hey science ppl: def consider flying with JetBlue for your next fieldwork expedition

[Sofia Roitman @sofroitman]

Happy to be involved with such a great organization and an awesome group of people supporting #Diversity in #STEM! https://t.co/rlu2aw3xkP

[SACNAS at Penn State @SACNASPennState]

Happy to be a part of the @SACNAS community @Penn_State! Follow us for updates on socials, conferences, and opportunities @SACNASPennState! #myfirstTweet

[Sofia Roitman @sofroitman]

I’m defending the land I have left. Click https://t.co/QZjKwD70QX to do the same.

[Sofia Roitman @sofroitman]

Public lands are our heritage. These lands belong to all of us. @realDonaldTrump @SecretaryZinke #MonumentalMistake

[Andie Chan, Ph.D. @andiechan13]

#Taoyuan #algal #reef in #Taiwan is in danger of destruction by a natural gas receiving station. #sign the #petition https://t.co/Yfj9boPF7F

[Medina Lab PSU @medinaLabPSU]

Trump ended DACA; 800K youth risk deportation. Congress: Pass a clean, stand-alone DREAM Act: https://t.co/Mgn7jgQqez #HereToSt

[Christian R Voolstra @reefgenomics]

great group of people & great review on adaptive responses of corals to climate change https://t.co/wODyPWIsW8 @NatureClimate @KAUST_News

[Medina Lab PSU @medinaLabPSU]

Nuevo MiniMooc Intro Ciencias Atmosfericas por Ana Gonzalez y Viridiana Avila! https://t.co/ptjt9LBx39 @PSUScience