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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Apr 18

We are helping students @uofgmvls.bsky.social build confidence in cell culture techniques using virtual reality. Contact [email protected] for more info

Lab hosted by Dr Claire Donald and XR suite

Person using virtual reality headset and joysticks

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Apr 2

The views from the JMS building at Glasgow Uni are beautiful on a sunny Scottish day 😍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social #scottishsummer #universityofglasgow

Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Apr 2

The Learning and Teaching conference has now started at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! Looking forward to learning more about fellow academics about #scholarship

Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Dec 16

First ever MSc Science Communications cohort 😍 proud of every single one of them. A big shoutout to @gemmamilne.bsky.social for her amazing course on Science journalism

@uofglasgow.bsky.social #uofglasgow

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Dec 6

Wonderful opportunity! The new PhysiOdyssey journal has a call for submissions for creative writing and storytelling in #physioloy!

Dr Katherine Price @creativephysiology.bsky.social · Dec 5

🚀 Thrilled to announce PhysiOdyssey, a brand-new #CreativeWriting journal blending storytelling & #Physiology, is now open for submissions! 📝 Seeking stories, poems, essays & artwork from students & novice writers.

Submit by Jan 10, 2025! Help spread the word! 🌟
journals.gla.ac.uk/PhysiOdyssey

A poster with a call for submissions. Includes QR code and web link: journals.gla.ac.uk/PhysiOdyssey

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Marco Cantini @marcocantini.bsky.social · Nov 20

Interested in how #stemcells sense their environment? Check out our work showing how #ECMatrix viscosity regulates #mechanosensing and #differentiation 🧪 Led by @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social in collaboration with IBEC @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

N-cadherin crosstalk with integrin weakens the molecular clutch in response to surface viscosity - Nature Communications

The crosstalk between cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions regulates stem cell fate. Here, the authors reveal a critical role for matrix viscosity in controlling this crosstalk, which they explain via ...

www.nature.com

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Nov 24

The story of 2 flights, 16h apart. One in 31 degrees, the other landing in 1 degree 🥶 it was wonderful meeting the staff and mediators at Science Gallery Bengaluru, can’t wait to see our new programme start in September 2025 #postgraduate #science

Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Nov 20

The mediators at Science Gallery Bengaluru do a wonderful job engaging with the public and making science easily understood. I am so happy I got to sit down with the part-time team to learn more about their work 💫 - @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Nov 19

Had a wonderful time visiting artefacts used for research in Bangalore through the ages. The mediators at Science Gallery Bengaluru really know how to to deliver a good exhibition ☺️ @uofglasgow.bsky.social #sciencecomms #science

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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · Nov 18

Researchers of #SciComm & Engagement 👇🏻
Another excellent feed-boosting list of international researchers.

Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · Nov 17

New starter pack: I created this one for people interested in research on #science #communication and public #engagement with science. Feel free to follow them, share the list, and suggest additions! #scicomm

go.bsky.app/3qW3UL2

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Nov 17

I got to see the most beautiful photographs today. My quick photos don’t do them justice #sciencegallerybengaluru

Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Oct 21

Had a wonderful time being a bridesmaid with this fab crew this weekend 👰💍

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Oct 10

Not the best of pics (but two of many being taken in the UK tonight)!

I had never seen the lights so I was thrilled to get to see the colours dancing in the sky 🌌🌃

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Ana Costa @anacostadoesthings.bsky.social · Oct 3

Fabulous weekend exploring Glencoe in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 still one of my favourite places in this gorgeous country ⛰️

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