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
05:20 this morning. Upper Loch Torridon:

Many #Roman tiles with #children's footprints are known from all parts of the empire. But this is a special one, as it can be dated precisely due to the stamp: in 123 AD a #toddler stepped on the tile that laid out to dry before firing.

Found along the Via Appia, now in Museo Nazionale Romano -Terme di Diocleziano
Photo: https://www.archeokids.it/quattro-passi-nella-storia/

#TilesOnTuesday
#RomanArchaeology

Quattro passi nella Storia…

Questo post è l’esito di una piccola riflessione che mi sono trovata a fare digitando su Google due parole chiave:“archeologia” e “bambini”.

ArcheoKids
@Wolfie_Rankin not sure if it’s quite what you want but microwave silicone & protector brings up lots of things.
Bat furin cleavage sites in the wild. Not at all surprising.
'A Novel Bat Coronavirus with a Polybasic Furin-like Cleavage Site'
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995820X23000470

Gradually migrating away from big tech companies (Google, Microsoft) but still haven't found a really good solution for online document collaboration along lines of Google docs etc.

(I do use framasoft but find it a bit buggy, eg randomly changing to french from English - not a problem for me but makes colleagues uneasy!)

Would love to hear if there is something that e.g. integrates with @ProtonDrive for easy online collaboration (already use overleaf for scientific writing)

Good overview. It easy to deal with it when flying west, in my experience.
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What is jet lag exactly – and is west really best?

#Flying #Travel #JetLag https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/what-is-jet-lag-exactly-and-is-west-really-best-20230405-p5cydj.html

What is jet lag exactly – and is west really best?

Circadian rhythms are not unique to humans. But jetting around the world is. Is there anything you can do to avoid jet lag?

The Sydney Morning Herald
@lovenotgreed congratulations
This is Maria Czechowska, my father's first wife. She remained in Warsaw during the German occupation but was caught working for the Polish resistance. She was taken to the Pawiak jail where her family managed to stop her immediate execution. However she was then taken to Auschwitz and murdered there on 10 January 1944. Prisoner number 69336. Remember her. #auschwitz
People who say "yolo" are going to feel pretty dumb when they're reincarnated as geranium pots 30k ft in the air next to blue whales.

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.