I study hair cells & cilia genes in zebrafish and disappear into the woods in my free time. Views are my own and do not represent those of my employer.https://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mybaznvsxs2aI voted!19 Oct 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybaznvsxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3my3sluhw222zI do love me some fall.17 Oct 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3sluhw222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mup46fzzbc25If you plant it they will come. #nativeplants04 Sep 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup46fzzbc25https://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mucz3bxshc2jFor all those folks defending Google Maps because map updates are automatic/beyond their control. They had the Appalachian Trail mislabeled for close to 5 years after a reroute causing a police dispatcher to tell me it was safe to continue on a trail leading me straight into a fire... [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucz3bxshc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mtlxltikyc2pI have to be better about doing this moving forward as I am regularly using ZFIN to find reagents. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlxltikyc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mthudkzogk2eFinally finished sorting through my Iceland photos a month after I returned. Any fellow trekkers out there if the Laugavegur trek is not on your bucket list, it should be19 Aug 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthudkzogk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mth2gchh6224I do always get a kick out of the comically large packaging scientific supply companies use19 Aug 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth2gchh6224https://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mtc5tzfcd22uIts the week before classes start so sent an e-mail to the lab about having students sign up for meetings to discuss fall semester plans, and within an hour 4 of the 5 had already scheduled said meetings. Bodes well for a productive fall semester!17 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc5tzfcd22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3ms7ces7ur22bIt’s someone’s 17th birthday today03 Aug 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7ces7ur22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mq55rsbxws2pNot a bad view to sit and drink some tea looking at08 Jul 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq55rsbxws2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mpnxas7eqk2pCome teach Neurobio with me!! Our Biology Department is hiring a new Assistant Professor who will teach in both Biology and Neuroscience. https://provost.lafayette.edu/2027-28-biology-dept-asst-prof/. Reposts appreciated.02 Jul 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnxas7eqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mobnjriyi227It’s mountain laurel season! Fun fact mountain laurel is the Pennsylvania state flower.14 Jun 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobnjriyi227https://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mo535wmw322sIt’s very easy to feel hopeless these days but every so often the good guys win. We have to keep pushing back… [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo535wmw322shttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mnirtzavo22aThe Senate vote need to happen in the next week or the 60 days is up. I just called again today. My cats also let her thoughts on this atrocity be known in the background [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnirtzavo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mn6sgev4pc2pHas any major scientific organization or company been doing meaningful work to try and rally the troops against the attacks on science in this country? I haven't seen it, but maybe I'm missing something...01 Jun 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6sgev4pc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mmmztos3jc26Upsetting news from one of our Lehigh Valley neighbors. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmztos3jc26https://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mmjvsfhyc22wGot to wear my new regalia for the first time. With an added accessory. Admittedly would take 50 and raining over 90+ and baking sun for graduation day any day.23 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjvsfhyc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mmd4qavz322bPennsylvania native species day seems a good day to share some more pictures of some of the #nativeplants in my yard21 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmd4qavz322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mlvpggkgdc2rGlad to see there are still outdoors brands a gal can feel good about supporting while others disappoint (I'm looking at you REI) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpggkgdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mlcikkuuzk2bToday is a good day to be at a college that uses Moodle as their course management site.08 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcikkuuzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mkvlqfpnnc2lI wrote a letter to the editor to my local paper (the Morning Call) about speaking out for public lands, and it got published!!! If you'd like to speak out for Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument @protectwildutah.bsky.social has some great resources here: https://suwa.org/actions-you-can-take-to-defend-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/02 May 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvlqfpnnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mk6wfnegsc2aGuessing we will see more and more of this in the years to come [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wfnegsc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mk6boglguk2jOur campus alumni magazine did a piece on native plants!!! https://magazine.lafayette.edu/a-precious-time-for-rewilding/.23 Apr 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6boglguk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mk4ilpjrac2nEarth day also seems a good day to share some photos of some of the April blooming #nativeplants in my yard.22 Apr 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4ilpjrac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarastawicki.bsky.social/post/3mk3krpimas2uIt's Earth Day!!! Which seems a good day to try and protect Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. If you haven’t had the chance to visit this magical place you can read about why it is so special here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fbdd127c2bfb421a8fe56f579f25289222 Apr 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:vc5fkzrha55cyo7rrg7jqady/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3krpimas2u