Thrilled to be featured by the Institute of Biomedical Science talking about STEM outreach 🧪✨ From microscopes to (very fake!) blood demos to strawberry DNA — it’s all about making lab science click. Future BMSs don’t appear out of nowhere — we have to show them what’s possible. 🔗 below

Really proud to be featured by the IBMS for Healthcare Science Week 2026. Outreach matters — healthcare science is fascinating, we just need to show it. From blood films to demos, if one person walks away curious, that’s a win. #HealthcareScience #BiomedicalScience

Eight people tried our order-of-draw challenge today. Eight people got it wrong. Consultants. Sisters. Med students. 😅 For Healthcare Science Week we set up a small stand to show what happens to blood samples once they reach the lab. Biomedical science really is at the heart of healthcare. 🩸🔬

🔬 Blood film challenge. What diagnosis comes to mind when you see cells at every stage of granulocyte development?

🩸 What does disease look like under a microscope? When biomedical scientists examine blood films, we're looking for clues. Tiny changes in the shape of cells can be the first sign something isn't right. This is a real blood film. What catches your eye? 🔬

Picked the flute up for a bit today. That felt good. A bit more ‘me’. What was it Mr Scarlett always said about a scientists wrestling with artistic tendencies? 😅

🎉 4th Ramsgate East Brownies turns 100 this year — and we’ve got spaces! 🌈 For girls aged 7–10 who love games, crafts, badges & adventures. Register interest: girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-a-child then search “4th Ramsgate East Brownies”. 💛

100 hours of volunteering with STEM Ambassadors 🧪✨ From messy, joyful hands-on demos to brilliant questions that remind me why science matters—thank you for letting me share biomedical science beyond the lab. Proud to wear the badge! 💙 #STEMAmbassadors #SciComm #Volunteering

I am a strong independent woman who don't need no man!

Right! That’s up.

An immunology brain fart.

Peak explanation faces with Margate Guides! 🤣 #STEM #STEMAmbassador #Scientist #BiomedicalScientist #GirlguidingUK

I’ve been invited to a #Girguiding Guide unit to help with their “Investigating” badge. We’re doing a bit of DNA extraction with strawberries, and some chromatography to determine which leader’s pen wrote the ransom for Flossy bear. Which pen do you think did it? #STEMAmbassador #WomenInSTEM

I’m thoroughly disappointed/somewhat heartbroken that not a single brownie from my pack is coming to parade tomorrow. We don’t ask them to do any others during the year, just Remembrance. Again- not angry, just disappointed. I’m going on my own I’m taking my Great-Grandfather’s medals with me.

Why are giant jammie dodgers in the chilled vending machine?! It makes them nigh-on impossible to eat without gluing your mouth shut 😫

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Whoop! Specialist portfolio = done! I can now say I'm a Specialist Biomedical Scientist! 🙌🏻

Whoop! Thank you @imascientist.org.uk for my fabulous mug! Love it! 🥰 🥼🧪🧬☕️

Post-night gym rat.

How much more proof do you think they want about having a life outside of work? (the girls brownies/guides have photo permissions.)

Ah, the return of the scratty diagrams. 🤣 @jasonjtt.bsky.social

And so it begins… #BBTS #SpecialistCertificateInTransfusionPractice #BBTSSTP

If you see/hear me talking to myself in the lab, this is probably why.

And that’s the IBMS Specialist portfolio finished! Now to wait for a verification date 😁

I’ve sung in worse places!

Listening to the latest #IBMS @ibmscience.bsky.social pod with Deborah, Joanna, and Sarah. I’ve been lucky enough to have been taught by Sarah and have met Deborah at one of our local branch meetings. Hopefully I can say hi to Joanna at congress! Loving the chat about Harvey’s Gang and outreach -

Sorting out lunch for tonight - night shift me is going to really hate post-gym food shop me. 😅

Today on misspelt clinical details…. “Hepatits?”

Deep breath, America. We can do this.

We’re f*cked, aren’t we?

Again, the World Health Organization is the single most important global entity in preventing, tracking and controlling outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics and is especially important as climate change and deforestation allow pathogens to mutate, become more infectious and spread to new regions

When the endo is angry, the only thing that’s touching it is cocodamol, and your consultant appointment has been moved yet again. -.- Woo.

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Woo!! Yes Sarah!! t.co/bZ77z6rr8I

You can tell it’s that weird week between Christmas and new year when lunch consists of a turkey and gammon sandwich, chunk of cheese, mince pie, skittles, and two tiny mars bars. 👍

Christmas Eve malaria training. “At 3am, when you’re super tired, platelets and staining crud are your enemy.” 🫡

It’s that time of year when the nativity goes up, and we hide baby Jesus in the succulents so we don't lose him.

So, I just had a blast through of my diploma pieces (amazingly no snivels) and, weirdly, I think that was the best I’ve played them in a long time.

The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything: • @houseofcommons.parliament.uk • @houseoflords.parliament.uk • @ukparliament.parliament.uk • @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk

I’ve just found out on Tuesday that my flute teacher of 24 years passed away on Saturday. It’s safe to say I’m in shock. He wasn’t just a teacher, he’d become a great friend and almost like a dad to me. As he said to me once; “how long have I known you? You’d get less for murder!”

Hm. Lots of very poorly people in today.

I think it’s safe to say those are now suitably covered in floor… It was certainly strange having to take flats to tango class, but it did mean these get a bit more use!

Good to see the Biomedical Science gang making its way across 🧪 🩸 🧫 #BMSSky

I'm sounding like a rusty squeezebox this evening! Is anyone else’s asthma being annoying? #asthma #wheezy #frustrated

Just booked tickets for a night shift recovery day trip to Hadestown! Happy happy theatre nerd. #WaitForMe

www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese... #ISTH2024 @profmakris.bsky.social Abstracts NOW online #hemesky

Answers bleep. “Hi, pathology. What can I do you for?” “Is blood ready for my patient?” Takes details. “Yes, I phoned it out to (insert name here) six hours ago.” “Oh…” It’s been one of those nights. 😩

PSA for clinical researchers: It is never too early to include a statistician. #MedSky #stats