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Efose Oriaifo
@efoseo.bsky.social
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Biology PhD student from 🇳🇬 and 🇳🇱. Specializes in cancer research. Dedicated fan of soccer, baking & languages. He/him/his. Protect science funding. Stand up for everyone’s rights & freedoms.
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Had some French toast, sausage & eggs for brunch today 😋
French toast with syrup & peach slices. Also on the plate are sausage (bottom left) and scrambled eggs (bottom right). The plate is on a marble table.
September 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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On this Labor Day, remember that workers deserve better.
Also, please advocate for science funding in 🇺🇸 to save studies like this one! #WomensHealth
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A poster highlighting a study about painful periods (menstruation) in women. The study is for people aged 18-35 who menstruate and experience painful periods & will take place in Evanston Hospital. The study aims to survey the effectiveness of Aleve in treating menstrual pain. In the description, I highlighted the words “NIH-funded” in magenta to show how NIH funding is crucial for studies and health advances in America.
September 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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I baked some chocolate chip cookies this afternoon!
Eleven chocolate chip cookies arranged on two baking trays lined with parchment paper.
August 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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This is such a vital topic to learn about espeically given the state of science in 🇺🇸 #diversity #dei
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A list of class topics with the entry for diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) highlighted in blue.
August 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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I walked around my community cleaning up and posting these notices. Science is for everyone!
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A blue poster with the large text “THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE” in white letters. There is a silhouette of the Statue of Liberty in background. Below the large text is a smaller message: “THE TIME IS NOW.” At the bottom there is a notice “Join the fight at standupforscience.net” with the Stand up for Science logo in red below. A notice listing the inventions enabled by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Towards the bottom there is a warning that DJT wants to reduce the NSF budget by over 50%, endangering the future of American innovation. Contains links to 5calls.org & standupforscience.net
August 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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I attended the @uicancercenter.bsky.social research symposium. Here is just one example of the research Americans will miss out on without NIH funding.
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#ScienceSavesLives
A slide with title “Exploring Hypoxia in 3D Tumor Models: A Window into Cancer Biology”. Below the headline is the presenter’s name (redacted), two PhDs, Shilpa Sant and Laraib Uroog. The remaining text is “Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy, UICC”. On the bottom right is the UI Health logo. The acknowledgements slide, with the NIH R37 text circled to show the role the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plays in early career projects and scientific research.
August 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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NIH, NSF, EPA, CDC, NASA, NOAA & more. These agencies keep our communities safe from disease, natural disasters, etc. Tell Congress to defend them: ProtectScienceAndInnovation.org
Also check out @standupforscience.bsky.social
#ProtectScience
Banner with text “Science and Innovation Make America Great”. The text below reads “Go to ProtectScienceAndInnovation.org and tell Congress to defend the future of science in America.” In bottom right corner is a “Protect Science and American Innovation” logo.
July 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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I visited Chicago’s “Taste of Nigeria” event yesterday evening
Me with sunglasses & a blue/yellow/green Nigerian costume, shown from the chest up. A plate with Nigerian jollof rice, plantain & a fried chicken drumstick. A acreenshot of the “Taste of Nigeria” poster. Below those words is a red map of Nigeria with pictures of dancing Black people. To the right js an image of a DJ with the text “Featuring Zion Ali”. Towards the bottom are logos of several companies, including Gorée, a Senegalese/West African restaurant in Chicago. Large trays of plantain, chicken & Nigerian jollof rice.
June 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Please save American science! 🇺🇸🔬🧫🧬 @standupforscience.bsky.social
Poster with a microscope, conical flask & atom in the top left corner & an American flag in the top right corner. Below those icons is a message in block capitals: “SCIENCE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!” with the word “GREAT” underlined. Poster with National Institutes of Health (NIH) logo in top left, being cut into with scissors, showing a dotted line on the logo. In the top right is the National Science Foundation (NSF) logo with scissors cutting into it. A dotted diagonal line is about halfway down the NSF logo. Between the two logos is a photo of Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Below those three icons is a message in capital letters: “THESE BUDGET CUTS ARE VOUGHT AND PAID FOR”. The word “VOUGHT” is underlined and labeled with a dotted arrow that loops back across the text and leads to a caption: “Science saved his daughter, but it won’t save us.” The words “won’t save us” are written in red and double underlined.
June 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Spread awareness about science today! @standupforscience.bsky.social Even if you just attach a few flyers to notice boards, every action counts. @uicbios.bsky.social
Microflyer with text: “Organic food sales have risen at nearly the exact same rate as autism diagnoses since 1997.” Below that, a graph with two curves: a purple one for autism cases & a pink one for organic food sales. Below the graph, more text: “Organic food doesn’t cause autism. Neither do vaccines.” Three microflyers on a gray notice board. From left to right: a list of inventions enabled by NSF funding, the organic food & autism flyer from prev image, and a disclaimer about prescription drugs funded by the NIH.
May 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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And speaking of the #NWSL, I went to a @chicagostars.com game today. #GoToGames #EveryoneWatchesWomensSports
Me, wearing a blue jacket & black t-shirt with a soccer pitch & bleachers in the background. A grey hat with the old Chicago Red Stars logo in the center. On the brim, a little to the right, is a signature from former (Red) Stars defender Arin Wright.
May 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Showed up for my fellow scientists & grad students today! #StandUpForScience
A picture of me in a gray jacket holding up a paper sign with the words “SCIENCE NOT SILENCE”, and below that pictures of an atom, a neuron & a conical flask, from left to right.
March 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Baked some banana muffins yesterday 🍌🧁😋
Twelve banana muffins arranged on a baking sheet in a 3 x 4 pattern. The baking sheet sits on top of an electric stove.
November 10, 2024 at 8:18 PM