Dr Auriol Purdie

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Research scientist with interests in the pathogenesis of disease, immune mechanisms driving disease/stress resilience, diagnostics & vaccine development. 
I support STEM education, improving mental health in academia & have no patience for any form of bigotry/bullying 
In my personal life I’m a wife, a mum of 2 humans & 2 Labradors. Im interested in pets, cooking, reading, gardening, archaeology and so much more.
Twitter handle @auriolauriol

Just got some awesome #feedback from undergrad #Biotechnology #students - lots of really nice comments but the best was this.

If only I could find a paying lecturing job rather than just volunteering my time around my research role.

There seems to be a disconnect in #Academia between research intensive & teaching/research roles. It’s very hard to move from one to the other.

It’s getting to be a ‘break into the emergency tin’ of #pickles kind of day 😬😡

#stress #stressmanagement #paperwork #deadlines #admin

It’s a bit of a challenge loading the dishwasher today.

#DogsOnMastsdon #dogsofmastodon

Just how many dogs can fit on one seat to ask for pats

#dogsofmastodon

The elegance!

#dogsofmastodon

Happy Monday from our front #Garden. #Spring #Flowers are blooming.
I’ve been in #Meetings about #Project #Plans since 8am so a 10 min break to look at the posts is a great #mentalhealth plan

The Alt text isn’t working but these are iris, pelargonium, rose and agapanthus flowers.

Happy Monday 🌹 from our garden 💚 #Nature #NaturePhotography #Flowers #Roses
Our red #roses are just in bloom!
Ok, time to introduce you to our dogs. They are such characters & bring a lot of joy to our lives.