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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · 21d

A new Science Speaks interview is out today! I had the great honor talking to Prof. Taco Kooij about the #malaria #research his laboratory conducts.

Be sure to check out the incredible pictures he shared.

www.science-speaks.com/taco-kooij

Taco Kooij

www.science-speaks.com

Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · 23d

A #science course happening in an #art museum? Absolutely! Many thanks to everyone at the Janet Turner Print Museum at California State University, Chico for making our visit possible. We had a great time.

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Aug 7

Super proud of my students Fatehveer Sidhu and Jesus Bravo who presented the findings of their CSC²-funded #malaria #research for the first time today. You guys rock! 💪 (Picture credit: Rachel Olive 😊)

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Jul 10

I had the great honor presenting the work of my lab at Yale University/ Yale School of Medicine today. Many thanks to Prof. Shangqin Guo & everyone involved for the amazing opportunity. I even got a visit from the best boy in town, Handsome Dan XIX & his handler Kassie Haro afterwards. So much fun!

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Jun 27

A new Science Speaks interview is out today. I had the great honor to talk to my colleague Prof.
@rjgriffin-nolan.bsky.social about his career and the #ecology #research his laboratory conducts at @calstate.bsky.social, Chico.

www.science-speaks.com/robert-griff...

Robert Griffin-Nolan

www.science-speaks.com

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations to my student Rona Heinz who aced her MSc defense today! 🎉
I am so proud of you! 💪

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · May 20

It’s the most wonderful (conference) time of the year. 🎶 Happy to be a part of BioMalPar XXI @EMBL in Heidelberg (obligatory picture of the ATC below 😊). Come see me at poster number 44 tomorrow to see what we have been up to. #EMBLMalaria

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · May 18

Impressions of my first commencement ever. So happy to share this joyous occasion with my fellow faculty members and my students Kira Lapides and Rachel Olive, who graduated today.

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations to my students Kira Lapides and Rachel Olive! 🎉 Kira received the "Outstanding Student Leader Award" and Rachel is the recipient of the "George E. Corson Honor Award" (and the "SARC Award"). 🏆
You ladies rock!

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · May 7

Congratulations to my student Rachel Olive who received the SARC award for her #malaria #research project. 🎉 I am super proud!
Watch out, #Plasmodium! 💪

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WHO @who.int · Apr 25

It’s #WorldMalariaDay
The good news: 2.2 billion #malaria cases and 12.7 million deaths have been averted since 2000.
The bad news: after years of steady declines, progress has stalled.
bit.ly/MalariaDay2025

Since 2000, 2.2 billion malaria cases and 12.7 million deaths have been averted.

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Apr 14

Congratulations to Veer and Jesus who received funding for their #malaria #research by the CSC2 program. 🎉
I am super proud!
Watch out, #Plasmodium! 💪

Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Apr 10

This week my students & I had the great honor to welcome researcher, founder & whistleblower Tyler Shultz. He e-visited our lecture to talk about his career, blood testing and how he became a whistleblower against Theranos.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to speak to us, Tyler!

Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy to see this article out in The Lancet Microbe. My friend Liza Ding & I wrote about our work with trainees on different career paths from the perspective of two people who had vastly different careers themselves.
#teaching #microbes
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Innovating the future of science: inspiring trainees on different career paths in infectious diseases

For centuries, microbes and their associated diseases have plagued humanity, with both microbes and humans engaged in an evolutionary struggle for survival. Early and comprehensive education on infect...

www.thelancet.com

Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Mar 27

A new Science Speaks #interview is out today. I had a great time speaking to statistician Prof. Giles Hooker @gilesh.bsky.social from @upenn.edu about his life, his career and why his students are his greatest supporters. #scicomm

www.science-speaks.com/giles-hooker

Giles Hooker

www.science-speaks.com

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Mar 26

Proud to announce that my student Kira Lapides is the recipient of the NSC Outstanding Student Leader Award. This award honors students based on excellence & leadership. Kira was surprised in her practical course by the Dean & other dignitaries.

Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Mar 21

Happy to see our #malaria #diagnosis work in ChemBioChem. Many thanks again to everyone involved, especially @broichhagenj.bsky.social, @glembockyte.bsky.social as well as my students Claudia Bastl, Ingo Holtz, Mareike Eis & Michelle Werum.
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A Silicon Rhodamine‐fused Glibenclamide to Label and Detect Malaria‐infected Red Blood Cells

A far-red fluorescent silicon rhodamine-conjugated glibenclamide (SiR-glib) is synthesized. Labeling experiments in cells reveal the endoplasmic reticulum as the primary target of SiR-glib, and is ap...

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Mar 7

Two manuscripts and one conference abstract accepted. 🎉
Time for some cupcakes. Many thanks to my husband Patrick who made his famous vanilla cupcakes for my lab. 😃

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Mar 1

Einstürzende Neubauten make great music though. 😃

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Feb 18

A new Science Speaks #interview is out today. I had an amazing time speaking to Assistant Professor Anna Doty from CSU Sacramento about the research she conducts with bats all around the world. #conservation #scicomm

www.science-speaks.com/anna-doty

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Feb 11

When a chance encounter during an SFB meeting leads to a great collaboration. Happy to see this study out in preprint.
Many thanks to @broichhagenj.bsky.social, @glembockyte.bsky.social, my students (Claudia, Ingo, Michelle, Mareike) & everyone involved. #malaria
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A silicon rhodamine-fused glibenclamide to label and detect malaria-infected red blood cells

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum affects the lives of millions of people worldwide every year. The detection of replicating parasites within human red blood cells is of paramount importance,...

www.biorxiv.org

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WHO @who.int · Feb 11

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Jan 27

When #science meets #fashion. Loved being interviewed by Le Réussi for their "Women in Business" series. Many thanks for the great opportunity.

lereussi.com/blogs/magazi...

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Nicole Kilian @nicolekilianphd.bsky.social · Jan 16

New year, new Science Speaks #interview. I had the great honor talking to Prof. @juliavonblume.bsky.social. Her team studies protein trafficking and sorting at the Golgi apparatus at the Department of Cell Biology at Yale University.

www.science-speaks.com/julia-von-bl...

Julia von Blume

www.science-speaks.com

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