💉👀 Ozempic. What does the eye have to do with it? Let’s take a look at the latest evidence published in @jamanetworkopen.com Thank you to @aunz.theconversation.com for inviting me to write this piece. Was a pleasure to write with @petetheteapot.bsky.social from @ki.se

In Geelong for the next couple of days for the AAAPC annual research conference. A conference about all things primary care in Australia and New Zealand. Thank you Deakin University for hosting us this year - what a beautiful location and venue!

Aloha! Great to be back in Hawaii for World Glaucoma Congress 🌞 #WGC2025

Jasper had so much fun at the beach today that he was too tired to do anything else but lie down and chew sticks or sleep for the rest of the day 😂

Kagami at #Asiatopa was a beautiful show and such a great use of virtual reality and technology to bring Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life 🎹

What a fun review to write with @petetheteapot.bsky.social on metabolic dysfunction in glaucoma! It’s out today in Glaucoma Today 😆 enjoy the read at the link below🧪 #glaucoma glaucomatoday.com/articles/202...

🏥 How to reduce waiting lists in public ophthalmology clinics? 👀 Collaborative eyecare clinics! Here’s one between optometrists, orthoptists & ophthalmologists. 👁️ 200+ patients offered to be seen at the clinic cutting waiting time to days. ✨Great success Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

What a crazy start to the year! A belated Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrated 🥳 I was in Hong Kong for the new year and it was a chaotic but beautiful way to celebrate the start of the Year of the Snake 🧧🐍

Happy new year! 🥳 Starting 2025 at the beach with Jasper, watching the kite surfers, running through the shallows 🏖️☀️🌊

Part 3 of Summer in Melbourne. Jasper is now a staunch backyard cricket fan and he has opinions about the fielding

Jasper spam. Sunshine, blue skies, beach, Shiba Inu. Summer in Melbourne 🌞🐕

It’s out! Third (and last) article for the Conversation this year! This time about sunglasses 😎 eye protection is important year round, but definitely more so during summer 🌺 Thanks for reaching out @aunz.theconversation.com 😎🌞🧪

How to tell if your failure is intelligent? This is a great infographic and is based on the book by @amycedmondson.bsky.social “The Right Kind of Wrong” (which is a great read/audiobook btw!) 📚

How do you diagnose a #failure? Start by looking at the cause & context in which the failure occurs If your failure took place in a novel context and stemmed from well-researched experimentation, it's likely an #IntelligentFailure! Grab a copy of my 📕 #RightKindOfWrong for more.. bit.ly/RKWBook

📣 Please share: We’re hiring a tenure-track Group Leader in Multicellular Systems to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving the formation, maintenance, or destabilization of tissues, organs and organisms. Apply at: www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

I always find deep sea fish eyes and how they see, so fascinating 👀

Have a merry time creating some Aussie nature inspired Christmas crafts! @astrolaura.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social theconversation.com/decorating-y...

Nice one @altmetric.com ☺️

Sixty stellar scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians were officially announced yesterday as Australia’s new Superstars of STEM by the Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic MP @edhusicmp.bsky.social ✨ scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/meet-austral...

Hey there, #SuperstarsOfSTEM - hit me up so I can add you to the starter pack! We are women & non-binary STEM experts in Australia, across all fields, industry and academia ✨ #STEM #Science #WomenInSTEM go.bsky.app/FGXUnLS

On to other things… #ChristmasBaking 🙂

This is a great opportunity to become involved in the research that we do at CERA. We are asking people who have lived experience of eye disease or vision loss to join us and help us shape the future of eye research 👀

Celebrating some Women of Colour in STEM award finalists! 🥳 so lovely to meet everyone and what a wholesome evening with STEM Sisters ✨ Congratulations everyone!! #WomenInSTEM 🧪

Haha this is very true 😆

Australia is ranked last when it comes to the gender gap between girls and boys in maths and science subjects 😟 Promoting interest and education in STEM to girls is as important as ever. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

My dog, the bed sheet model 😂 #ShibaInu

Promoting a positive research culture is so important to support each other - and to ultimately enable great science! @colemanlab.bsky.social has put together an array of scientists who are striving for this in many different ways ⤵️ #research #culture 🧪

Black holes, telescopes, and stars (oh my)! Listen to me chat with Sana Qadar about my life in astronomy on ABC RN Conversations today! At 11:05am on ABC Local Radio (nationally except Vic), at 3:05pm on Radio National, or from this arvo on Spotify and the ABC Listen app 😀

The weather this week has been super confusing (super hot, fluffy rain, pouring rain, storms, humidity, fog - a few of these happening in 1 day in true Melbourne style) but it’s nice and green at least 🌿

I created a simple flow chart to help my lab trainees choose the most appropriate stats test in Prism (*for single-factor comparisons only). Feel free to share with your group if you think it could be helpful first start.

Conquering a run in 30 degree heat with @susise.bsky.social 🎉 it was short and sweet (and very sweaty) 🤣

What a ripper of a Friday evening in Melbourne. A great way to finish the week ✨

🧪 What is RNA editing and why should we be excited about it? My next article with @theconversation.bsky.social, this time with Rick Liu, my brilliant colleague at CERA, is out today! 🥳🗞️ #RNAEditing #GeneTherapy #WomenInSTEM 🧬 #SuperstarsOfSTEM theconversation.com/rna-editing-...

The Christmas tree at work is already out and I’m not ready 🫠✨

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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know. Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.

Hey there, #SuperstarsOfSTEM - hit me up so I can add you to the starter pack! We are women & non-binary STEM experts in Australia, across all fields, industry and academia ✨ #STEM #Science #WomenInSTEM go.bsky.app/FGXUnLS

How was your day? 💤 #ShibaInu 🐕

Excited and grateful to be a finalist for the STEM Sisters #WOCInSTEMAwards ✨🫶🏻 there are some amazing women in the lineup and I’m excited to celebrate with all of them in December! #SuperstarsOfSTEM #WomenInSTEM 🧪

In Sydney for the weekend so Jasper gets to stay with his sister for a few days. He’s finally worked out how to make himself fit inside her bed 😂

These legends ♥️ Our #SuperstarsOfSTEM cohort graduated last night. The formal training is over but keep an eye out for our ever-evolving STEM journeys! The most amazing group of women and non-binary people working in STEM. Together we celebrate the wins & support through the hardships, what stars 🫶🏻✨

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

how to use Bluesky search 🔍

When your friends beat you to posting about your first article with @theconversation.bsky.social 🤣

📰📸 My first article with @theconversation.bsky.social is out! 🌏 There’s been a lot of talk about how more kids are developing myopia across the world. 💡So what can we do about it? And what should you talk to your optometrist about? Find out 👇🏻 theconversation.com/shortsighted... #SuperstarsOfSTEM

I do recall saying that there will be dog content in addition to science, eyes and the rest. So here is Jasper, Shiba Inu, king of the beach! All smiley after a huge run around the local beach 🏖️

📢 Attn Aus/NZ eye health professionals! We're conducting a short survey about your experiences, interests, and training needs regarding genetic testing for glaucoma. Your feedback will help shape an educational module on glaucoma genetics. qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_09eZt7xbri7VnX8

Ok, let’s give this another shot 😂 thank you @drmelz.bsky.social for bringing me back! Hopefully will find lots of #WomenInSTEM to follow and interact with on here! 🧪

Thank you Dr Shane @drshanerrr.bsky.social for having me on the Einstein a-go-go show today. Such fun to talk all about eyes and glaucoma 👀 I could go on forever!