B. Duygu Özpolat

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis

www.ozpolatlab.org

Regeneration, stem cells, annelids, spiralians, germ cells.

Formerly a Hibbitt Fellow at the Marine Biological Laboratory

#ScienceArt #BlackLivesMatter (She/her)

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-03-08

It's #tax season, so #TurboTax is once again advertising just about everywhere.

Remember:
• TurboTax spent decades fighting to stop Americans from filing taxes for free:
propublica.org/series/the-turb

• There are ways to file for free without TurboTax:
propublica.org/article/how-to-

#Taxes #IRS #Intuit #Badvertising

March 6, 2023 tweet from Jason Sheridan (https://twitter.com/JasonSheridan/status/1632852374451806208)

Caption reads:
The Roku Channel has Marie Antoinette presented by TurboTax

The image is a screenshot of a Roku Channel promotion for the 2006 Sofia Coppola movie, "Marie Antoinette" starring Kirsten Dunst. 

Under the title of the film, it reads "Presented with limited interruptions by Intuit TurboTax"
B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-03-06

This analysis, by a Turkish and Turkey scholar who lost close family in the earthquake is worth reading.

foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/10/t

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-02-16

t's a remarkable achievement to become a pillar of a local community and Chapel Hill/Carrboro's Jamil Kadoura fits the profile. The owner of the iconic Med Deli has spent the last 30 years building a business and supporting our community 1/n
indyweek.com/food-and-drink/me

Picture of Jamil laughing in his restaurant
B. Duygu Özpolatbiyolokum@mstdn.science
2023-02-09

My trusted sources who are well-connected to NGOs and foundations tell me that Turkish Philanthropy Funds is a good place to donate, especially if you are in the US. Because they have 503(c) status, your employer may match your donations!

donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf

TPF is in touch with several active organizations on the ground and they are transferring the funds as soon as possible.

If you aren't able to donate, please spread the word, that is as precious and helpful. 💕
#earthquake

B. Duygu Özpolatbiyolokum@mstdn.science
2023-02-08

Options for donations:
AKUT - akut.org.tr/en/donation
AHBAP - ahbap.org
Doctors Without Borders
International Rescue Committee
(Syria specific, though I am not personally familiar with) twitter.com/molhamteam/status/
#earthquake #Turkey #Syria (2/2)

B. Duygu Özpolatbiyolokum@mstdn.science
2023-02-08

Friends, the disaster in Turkey and Syria is so immense, I am losing sleep. There are more than 200,000 people still under the rubble. With every passing hour, we lose the opportunity to recover them alive. In addition, millions of people are now experiencing homelessness. This region will need continued support, so please consider supporting NGOs. Spread your donations to different organizations, so you are helping at different levels and both Turkey and Syria. #earthquake (1/2)

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
Jessica Polkapolka
2023-01-31

Are there any reliable programmatic methods for identifying papers containing negative/null results?

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-01-31

Don't miss the chance to enter our competition 'Make your negative result a preprint winner' - if you have posted a #preprint reporting a negative/null result, submit it now to be considered for a $1,000 award. Deadline for submissions is TODAY January 31.
buff.ly/3TXL7NC

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
Thomas Zimmertzimmer_history
2023-01-28

From George Floyd to Tyre Nichols.

Why has there been so little change – no change even in the area of policing, which was at the very heart of the reform debate that briefly ensued after the summer of 2020?

Some thoughts in this thread, building on a crucial column by @perrybacon:

mastodon.social/@tzimmer_histo

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
Admin Córdoba de LeónAdminCordoba@mstdn.science
2023-01-28

RT @conrad_helm
The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Great article by Georg Brenneis et al.; doi.org/10.1073/pnas.221727212

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-01-28
A wingless, antlike insect with big eyes and jumping hind legs sits on a green leaf.
B. Duygu Özpolatbiyolokum@mstdn.science
2023-01-27

SICB is on Mastodon! Welcome @SICB :)

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
Augie Rayaugieray
2023-01-24

Over 100 billion people have lived on our planet.

Just 622 have been to space.

Just 12 have set foot on another celestial object, our barren moon.

Not a single human has been to another planet.

We know of no other planet that can sustain human life.

Why is it so damn hard to get people to care about protecting the only home we've ever had and the only place we can live?

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-01-22

🙂👀
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RT @wonderofscience
An Ecsenius yaeyamaensis, also called the Yaeyama clown blenny. This small fish lives in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.

Credit: Atsushi Sadaki

twitter.com/wonderofscience/st

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
2023-01-22

RT @clawedfeet
Undergrads who have 2 more summers and interest in doing research on developmental biology, and meet eligibility are invited to apply for Choose Development Fellowship @SocDevBio - deadline Feb 1 2023: sdbonline.org/choose_developme twitter.com/rrbehringer/status

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
Compound Interestcompoundchem@mstdn.social
2023-01-19

It's #NationalPopcornDay! Do you know what makes popcorn pop (hint: it's not the sound of the kernels themselves cracking)? Find out more in this graphic: compoundchem.com/2017/01/19/po

Infographic on the chemistry of popcorn. The most significant aroma compounds are 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (roasty, popcorn-like aroma), (E,E)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, fried aroma) and 2-furfurylthiol (roasted coffee-like aroma). Pyrazines, pyridines and phenols also contribute. Butter-flavoured compounds, including diacetyl, can be added, and can cause respiratory problems for workers in manufacturing facilities. Popcorn pops due to the escape of pressurised water vapour. Molten starch bursts through the shell and rapidly cools, giving popcorn its fluffy appearance.
B. Duygu Özpolatbiyolokum@mstdn.science
2023-01-18

@allan_littlecar Allan, I won't be available unfortunately but you may want to post this on Spiraliabase Slack!

B. Duygu Özpolat boosted:
Allan Carrillo-Baltodanoallan_littlecar@ecoevo.social
2023-01-18

Next week I will be talking about embryonic organizers, cool larvae and evolution of animals with bilateral symmetry.

Reply if you would like the zoom link 🤘🏼🪱🪱🪱🤘🏼

Early #WormWednesday #MicroscopyMonday

Online seminar event 24 of Jan, 12:15 CET
B. Duygu Özpolatbiyolokum@mstdn.science
2023-01-16

@jamesbriscoe One of the people I met through these interactions was Lucie Laplane. She has a book about Cancer Stem Cells where she proposes a theory. hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?is

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