Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️
@napaaqtuk.bsky.social
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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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
But first, my Inupiaq introduction: 1/n
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Add more lines of the “A Moray” song in the comments! (Also… any idea on the theme so far??)
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Add more lines of the “A Moray” song in the comments! (Also… any idea on the theme so far??)
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
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After some mildly concerning antics and at least one song, I should be rescued by the time the credits roll.
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After some mildly concerning antics and at least one song, I should be rescued by the time the credits roll.
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
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After some mildly concerning antics and at least one song, I should be rescued by the time the credits roll.
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After some mildly concerning antics and at least one song, I should be rescued by the time the credits roll.
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
As long as the alley guys are backed up by the other characters, I think the community of Arlen, Texas could help a gal out
As long as the alley guys are backed up by the other characters, I think the community of Arlen, Texas could help a gal out
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
As long as the alley guys are backed up by the other characters, I think the community of Arlen, Texas could help a gal out
As long as the alley guys are backed up by the other characters, I think the community of Arlen, Texas could help a gal out
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I like my chances
I like my chances
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I like my chances
I like my chances
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I like my odds!
I like my odds!
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I like my odds!
I like my odds!
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The Algorithm is baaaaaack artologica.etsy.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Algorithm is baaaaaack artologica.etsy.com
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
I was telling friends about this the other day. I am so fricking close to losing it the next time someone second guesses something I say. It's come from students, staff and faculty this semester and I am just so fricking tired. One was a white guy telling me I was wrong about a DEI issue!
Violent communication includes contradicting, second-guessing, and assuming that a person either doesn't know what they're talking about or don't mean what they say.
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I was telling friends about this the other day. I am so fricking close to losing it the next time someone second guesses something I say. It's come from students, staff and faculty this semester and I am just so fricking tired. One was a white guy telling me I was wrong about a DEI issue!
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Regular reminder there is no such thing as unskilled labour
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Regular reminder there is no such thing as unskilled labour
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Outcome … uncertain
Outcome … uncertain
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Outcome … uncertain
Outcome … uncertain
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In a round about way, this is quite funny
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In a round about way, this is quite funny
My college-kid is hosting a friendsgiving in my house and it's taking everything I have to not comment on their chatter about their classes 😭 At least the gossip is good (although it's messing with my ability to grade, sorry students in my class)
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My college-kid is hosting a friendsgiving in my house and it's taking everything I have to not comment on their chatter about their classes 😭 At least the gossip is good (although it's messing with my ability to grade, sorry students in my class)
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Yeah, I’m good. (And yes, it was the Thanksgiving episode from season 4 that I was rewatching)
Yeah, I’m good. (And yes, it was the Thanksgiving episode from season 4 that I was rewatching)
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Yeah, I’m good. (And yes, it was the Thanksgiving episode from season 4 that I was rewatching)
Yeah, I’m good. (And yes, it was the Thanksgiving episode from season 4 that I was rewatching)
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
If you need me, I'll be rocking back and forth in a corner just repeating to myself "It's just a show...it's just a show...it's just a show..."
If you need me, I'll be rocking back and forth in a corner just repeating to myself "It's just a show...it's just a show...it's just a show..."
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
If you need me, I'll be rocking back and forth in a corner just repeating to myself "It's just a show...it's just a show...it's just a show..."
If you need me, I'll be rocking back and forth in a corner just repeating to myself "It's just a show...it's just a show...it's just a show..."
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Things I currently think you should be considering in your proposals. Although this thread will be NIH-centric, my guess is that some of this applies to NSF, etc. Much is synthesized from public information. Much of this is what we've advised all along, just with, um, more emphasis.
Here we go:
Here we go:
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Things I currently think you should be considering in your proposals. Although this thread will be NIH-centric, my guess is that some of this applies to NSF, etc. Much is synthesized from public information. Much of this is what we've advised all along, just with, um, more emphasis.
Here we go:
Here we go:
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Can't stop. Won't stop. Posting capybaras.
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Can't stop. Won't stop. Posting capybaras.
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I think I’m good.
I think I’m good.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I think I’m good.
I think I’m good.
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Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
Listening to a Tidal playlist called retroactive fresh from the archives and it has the Smashing Pumpkins, Prince, Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Alecia Keys I'm not ready for those to be called retroactive 😭
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Listening to a Tidal playlist called retroactive fresh from the archives and it has the Smashing Pumpkins, Prince, Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Alecia Keys I'm not ready for those to be called retroactive 😭
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
It is not going to be pretty, but I genuinely feel bad for the kidnappers (and anybody in a 10km radius).
It is not going to be pretty, but I genuinely feel bad for the kidnappers (and anybody in a 10km radius).
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
It is not going to be pretty, but I genuinely feel bad for the kidnappers (and anybody in a 10km radius).
It is not going to be pretty, but I genuinely feel bad for the kidnappers (and anybody in a 10km radius).
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I feel good about this one.
I feel good about this one.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I feel good about this one.
I feel good about this one.
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Someone lock Des in a closet and don't let him out
Someone lock Des in a closet and don't let him out
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Someone lock Des in a closet and don't let him out
Someone lock Des in a closet and don't let him out