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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Nov 10

My personal website is now live!! I also wrote a blog about my first sampling trip as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellow. Please read to hear about my journey from the Guajira desert to the Abisko midnight sun!!

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Environmental Microbiologist | Research on Microbes and Climate Change | Nasmille Liceth Larke-Mejía

Explore the vital roles of microbes in our environment. I am an environmental microbiologist dedicated to understanding how these organisms help mitigate climate change and human impact, currently res...

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 19h

🕵🏽‍♀️ Food for thought my friends…

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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 4d

New blog post! 🚨

Reflections on my first year as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in Denmark — the science, the challenges, and the journey toward independence. 🌱

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#uArctic_project

One year as a Marie Curie fellow in Denmark | Nasmille Liceth Larke-Mejía

From fieldwork in the Arctic, to navigating new challenges and finding my path.

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · 6d

Looking for something fun and interesting to do in the #weekend in #copenhagen? Come to the #fungi #festival and listen to @voltcenter.bsky.social's @kajsaroslund.bsky.social's talk together with @kbodawatta.bsky.social on cave microbes and explore unique-looking fungi @ our stall!
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#cavemicrobiomes #cavevocs | VOLT - Center for Volatile Interactions

This coming weekend Kasun Bodawatta, Luka Civa, + Kajsa Roslund and Csenge Nagy from VOLT - Center for Volatile Interactions will be at the Royal Danish Academy to talk about "Hidden Fungal diversity ...

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 7d

The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said.

“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Jane Goodall

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · 8d

We just received a "postcard" from #Barcelona!
@voltcenter.bsky.social's postdoc Cecilia Costas Selas and PhD student Eve Galen are attending the #SAME18 #aquatic #microbes #conference.
Enjoy the sunshine and the talks, posters and discussions!

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 10d

Pitched at #FallingWallsLab last week 🌍✨ Didn’t win, but left inspired, with new connections, and excited to keep sharing the hidden world of microbes. Next step: #ArcticBear_game 🎲 — a board game to show how microbes help protect our planet. #uArctic_project

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 12d

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The future of universities: A Nature special report

The world's universities are under intense pressure. Nature examines the threats they face and asks how the sector can and must adapt to survive.

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 14d

Well… I didn’t win the prize but I did win on the experience 😉 😆
Genuinely, it was a great opportunity to translate my research, do some outreach and present my business idea! I’ll be posting my pitch very soon on my website 😉 #isoprene #uArctic_project

Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 15d

I’m excited to pitch my idea tomorrow at the #FallingWalls event #Denmark. I’ll be ‘Breaking the Wall of Tiny but Mighty Climate Allies’. science.ku.dk/kalender/202...

Falling Walls Lab Pitch Competition

Join us for the prestigious Falling Walls lab pitch competition and watch students and young researchers present their breakthrough research in just three minutes!

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 16d

Blink blink blink… 👀 #yesterday

Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 20d

Made it to the #MSCA2025 Presidency Conference at DTU 🇩🇰 — great energy around research, mobility & collaboration in Europe!

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Eco Politidae @ecopolitidae.bsky.social · 27d

And here they are.

Graph showing the top 10 ‘carbon majors’ probable contribution to 213 heat waves between 2000-2023.

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 27d

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Heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · 29d

Enjoyed presenting an update of my summer #Sphagnum #DNA-SIP experiment after a great sampling trip to #Abisko.✨
@voltcenter.bsky.social’s PhD student Annika also presented an update on her experiment with #Sphagnum and #isoprene emissions at different 🌡️!

#moss #uArctic_project #highrisk⚠️

VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our summer fieldwork has started to take shape in the lab! ⛰️🔬 Today’s lunch meeting featured talks on ongoing projects and experiments surrounding #moss and #isoprene, and discussions on the next steps ahead.

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Sep 3

❗Job altert!❗
@voltcenter.bsky.social is #hiring a #LabManager /Lab specialist. Are you familiar with PTR-TOF-MS and GC-MS? You'll coordinate lab&field activities, QC&calibration, solve problems, assist with tech installations, and provide tech support to researchers
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Laboratory manager or laboratory specialist position at the Center for Volatile Interactions, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ Our second #HobbyTime session @voltcenter.bsky.social was a success! 🤩
It was wonderful to see some new faces join us today! We’ve doubled our attendance from 4 to 8 people! 🙌

Here’s what’s coming up next:
🎃 October – Halloween-themed fun
🍴🧁 November – Cooking & baking
🎄 December – Holiday décor

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Aug 29

#DHLrace day! The @voltcenter.bsky.social team is ready and in high spirits. Bring on those 25k per team! 🏃‍♀️🏃💨💪

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today was the first step of something special for me: our debut #hobbytime session at @voltcenter.bsky.social ✨
So grateful for those who came along today. The turnout (3:1 men!). I value carving out time to create, share, and grow creatively together. Many more to come. 🤞🏽👏🏾🤩

Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Aug 8

Another late night in the lab… and between sampling points I made this inspired by my #Sphagnum #moss floating in my vials #uArctic_project #scienceart #midnightart @voltcenter.bsky.social

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Aug 7

#Trashtalk time 🙃
I’ve filled a whole lab trash can today… #proud and that’s saying something. Between my moss SIP progress and endless sample measurements, I think I’ve earned it. Who knew productivity could be measured in crumpled paper roll and syringes? 🧪🗑️ #uArctic_project
#cartoonAI #sciencebin

Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Jul 30

This is my first time using a #PTR-TOF to track isoprene consumption over time… huge thanks to @voltcenter.bsky.social! 🤓
In the previous image, the black peaks represent #12C isoprene and the red ones show #13C isoprene. Concentrations are around 5–10 ppmv.
🏔️ spectra using 95% labelled 13C-isoprene

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Jul 30

🏔️Thrilled to see these little peaks emerging… so rewarding after all the planning! My SIP enrichment started yesterday. #uArctic_project #stable #isotopes #isoprene #sneakpeak #VOCpeak 🫣

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Jul 27

Go Lionesses! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

The optimistic brain: scans reveal thought patterns shared by positive thinkers

Insights from brain imaging could have implications for mental-health research.