Teddy van Opstal

Fmr AAAS STPF fellow in biotechnology. A passion for #scicomm and #scipol. My tweets are my own. He/Him/His.

[Teddy van Opstal @teddy1387]

@Steph_Guerra @AAAS_STPF @WHOSTP Fantastic news Steph! So excited for you

[Teddy van Opstal @teddy1387]

@Drvinnyted @andrea_hindman @AvelinoAmado @AAAS_STPF @aaas @DeptofDefense @AnaerobesRock @atmosph_erin @DelReyCafe Almost 6mos out of the fellowship.
#scipol interests: science communication, biotechnology, biosecurity, ELSI, and broad training during academic experiences.
Fav color: purple
Breakfast @ Stomping Ground
Added some sock game from 2019 orientation

[Teddy van Opstal @teddy1387]

@ali_eberly Congrats!! You’re going to kill it over there!

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@JillianLWalton @micron_monolog Thanks! Happy to talk through things. DM me

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What a cool concept!

[Vanderbilt University ASM @VU_ASM]

Super excited to work with @iba_vu to pur together kits for families to do activities that will teach them evolutionary concepts like natural selection and descent with modification! Thank you to all our volunteers!!

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@VU_ASM @iba_vu What??!! So cool

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@Symbionticism I would take copious notes and bask in its greatness

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@markowenmartin @ExpanseOnPrime @SAghdashloo @CaraGeeeee 100%! Got caught up on new episodes today!

[Day One Project @Day1Project]

The U.S. bioeconomy represents 2% of U.S. GDP. Read @1AlexanderTitus for a National Bioeconomy Manufacturing & Innovation Initiative to invest in cutting edge R&D & biomanufacturing to combat COVID-19, foster economic recovery, & address climate change. https://t.co/ymrxqSWfRn

[Teddy van Opstal @teddy1387]

This is fantastic, i want to view all these videos!! But also, do i need another bingeable media platform in my life?

[iGEM @iGEM]

The iGEM Video Universe is a decisive milestone in creating the future iGEM. For the 1st time, it's possible to watch (or even binge-watch) the Project Promotion Videos and Presentation Videos from every team participating in the iGEM Competition https://t.co/DJCvQhlcOZ #iGEMblog

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@Steph_Guerra Genetic engineering attribution is such an important subject. altLabs has tackled with with a cool public competition https://t.co/dXSUjxNYuA. The winners are announced tomorrow!!

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@Britt_3Phage That’s fantastic Brittany! Im glad your undergrads are able to still have great experiences.

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@Steph_Guerra So we talked through risk, keeping an eye on long term studies, and how would we relax family social distancing post vaccination

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@Steph_Guerra He was just worried about whether my family could gather after he got vaccinated. He was worried that: 1) the vaccination wouldn’t completely stop transmission and 2) how lasting immunity would be since the vaccine isnt old enough to test for that.

[nature @Nature]

The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies — but he has a hard road ahead as he inherits a nation divided. https://t.co/CPVvWCpGWR

[Teddy van Opstal @teddy1387]

@Symbionticism @JediShropshire @ABrooksy19 To be fair, the drawbridge was controlled from Andy’s desk. Don’t forget, there was a fortress poem