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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️

@napaaqtuk.bsky.social

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Inupiaq, scientist of host-microbe interactions, mom, runner, news junkie, not necessarily in that order. I speak for myself. She/her. Only reskeets posts with alt text. Unapologetically typo prone.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · Oct 16

Hi folks! I am an assistant professor in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut. In this thread for #YoungScientistNetworking (invited by @quantumtessera.bsky.social ), I will tell you a little bit about my career path.
But first, my Inupiaq introduction: 1/n

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 8h

Today, an International Lesbian Day thread 🧵
-two days later, but it's ok because I have time blindness and also because lesbians are eternal and should be celebrated every day! ✨

Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Ladies of Llangollen, Eleanor Butler (1739–1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755–1831), were two upper-class Irish women who lived together as a couple.
The pair moved to a Gothic house in Llangollen, North Wales, in 1780 after leaving Ireland to escape the social pressures of conventional marriages.

The Rt. Honble. Lady Eleanor Butler & Miss Ponsonby 'The Ladies of Llangollen' Illustration by James Henry Lynch
The two women are depicted in formal black dresses, wearing top hats, and walking together with a small dog by their side. They are set against a natural landscape backdrop with rocky terrain and possibly a distant view of an abbey or ruins.

Sarah Ponsonby (left)and Lady Eleanor Butler, recluses known as the Ladies of Llangollen, seated in their library. Lithograph by R.J. Lane, ca. 1832
This is a black-and-white lithograph or engraving showing the Ladies of Llangollen, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, wearing masculine outfits and seated together in an ornate room. A sleepy cat is also sitting at the table. They are surrounded by various objects and books, indicating a scholarly or intellectual setting. The room's interior is richly detailed, emphasizing their domestic life.

Susan Murray Tait: Ladies of Llangollen 1819
This is a watercolor painting that depicts the Ladies of Llangollen walking together. Both women are wearing dark cloaks with short, white wild hairstyles, giving them a cool androgynous appearance. They are shown on a pathway, emphasizing their close companionship as they walk side by side.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 8h

Ok but also, it's become quite difficult to hide one's money...like that's a bad thing? Sounds like he's just bitching about how hard it is to be rich these days.

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 12h

"help me fire you using your own words"

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Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 13h

Day 10, Giant. Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus (APMV). the star-shaped feature appears on one side of the virus particle and is linked to a special pentameric vertex and capsomers are arranged at slightly offset angles doi.org/10.1371/jour....

Black and white ink drawing of a virus in a fairly realistic style of an electron microscopy image. The virus is a large slightly rounded hexagon with a star shape on the side facing you. the hexagonal shape is surrounded by dense hairs that stick straight out from the hexagon. The words "Giant virus" are written underneath

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

A peaceful way to start your Friday morning.
link.podtrac.com/v7mx144d?

Our Common Nature

When the world stopped in 2020, cellist Yo-Yo Ma started thinking about how music can reconnect people to the natural world. In this limited podcast series, Yo-Yo goes around the country to places whe...

link.podtrac.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 1d

Folks, this isn't to any of you specifically because I've seen more than one person doing it.

SUGGESTING THAT A BROWN WOMAN WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO REBUKE/TROLL A WHITE MAN

is super duper fucking racist on a pogo stick.

Please do not do that.

Enjoy that it will make Trump mad, sure.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

A story from last year about your Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela Threatens to Unseat Its Autocrat (Published 2024)

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you 🙏🏽 As far as I can tell, this storm wasn't as bad as last year's, although more gravel did wash away from under my dad's house and another house down the beach tipped. We have another big storm coming next week. We just need the sound to freeze so we don't have to deal with waves!

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

More of the aftermath. My dad's house is visible in this video. More erosion on this end of town. Dad's house is safe, for now.

www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bfq...

Redirecting...

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

The aftermath. There is still flooding in many areas in Kotzebue, with debris all over and another storm coming on Monday. My cousin is OK, my dad's house is fine, and as far as I know, we didn't lose anyone.
www.facebook.com/1659225231/p...

Kookie Ito

These are from today

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 1d

You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.

That is completely backwards.

The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.

Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 1d

You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.

@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

www.nature.com

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Legend @fubarrockchick.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, most of the videos my friends and family have posted include a dread of next week's storm :(

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Larisa Aitch @llarisah.bsky.social · 1d

“The state also […] had activated its emergency operations center in preparation for a series of storms that are set to hit Western Alaska through the weekend. Kotzebue and other communities, including Kivalina, Shishmaref, Golovin, and Nunam Iqua, are expected to be among the hardest hit.”

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

Another "storm of the century" is hitting Kotzebue, for the second year in a row. Last year's storm almost took out my dad's house. Woke up to videos of the flooding and it's already bad. They are expected to get another storm after this one passes.

www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n...

Kotzebue has issued a mandatory evacuation order as flooding from coastal storm begins

Water could rise as much as 10 feet above the high tide line, according the National Weather Service

www.kotz.org

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

My dad passed last summer so fortunately he doesn't have to see this again. My cousin lives on the shore though. No news from her is good news, hopefully 🤞🏽

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

A friend of mine lives on the other end of town from my dad's house and you can see that the water is now receding (thank goodness) but is still high and still washing away the road on that end of town.

www.facebook.com/1180757510/p...

Michael Kramer

Update out here on the north shore of Shore Ave. no street lights out here bit it seems worst as it was earlier.🙏🏼

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

A video from my friend Kathleen from 5 hours ago. I know her windows are dirty, but this is the most recent video I've found. She starts and ends at the end of town my dad lived on.
www.facebook.com/kathleen.she...

1.2K views · 24 reactions | Kathleen Sherman on Reels

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

My cousin's house (she evacuated, this is from 6 hours ago)

www.facebook.com/100002275435...

Anita Ann Monroe

Before we left the end of Caribou Dr. Water was just above my knees to go to our ride to safety. Got my family out of there though. #KotzebueAKFlood2025

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

I'll post Facebook posts as I see them. From 6 hours ago:
www.facebook.com/100009944138...

Pierre Lonewolf

The flood..

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, it was last year. My dad was evacuated last year. He passed last summer. My cousin also lives on front Street and is worried about her house and family too.

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Toni Reitter @tonichelle.bsky.social · 2d

Kotzebue residents are under a mandatory evacuation due to an oncoming storm surge. Residents who believe they are safe in home are asked to stay in place, but many are being asked to move to higher ground/more inland. Residents needing help evacuating need to call the KPD dispatch. #Alaska #AKLife

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

Kotzebue is getting hit again. www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n...

Kotzebue has issued a mandatory evacuation order as flooding from coastal storm begins

Water could rise as much as 10 feet above the high tide line, according the National Weather Service

www.kotz.org

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

I don't know if I've heard them? I'll take a listen now! Thanks for the recommendation

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