Long Island Biology teachers, it's FINALLY HERE -we have our own Modeling the Molecular World this summer at Stony Brook University! Join me August 4th - 8th for this transformational week! Early bird pricing ends March 1st! Apply here @NYSMTP @STANYSorg

Proud to announce - tonight I was named to the Long Island Seaport and Ecology Center's (LISEC) board of Directors! I will be in charge of Educational outreach & Environmental Programs. Inspiring Environmental Stewards! @STANYSorg @NYSMTP oh & we are building a cool boat too!

Thank you @BIOINTERACTIVE for an AMAZING workshop! Such a great way to spend a Saturday with awesome teachers @NYSMTP @STANYSorg exploring data analysis tools for the HS classroom through the lens of evolution! Also fun to see old friends & colleagues!

Student CURIOSITY persevered over FAILURE! She wanted an unusual DNA mystery. She ex books from the 1790's to determine what the covers were made of. PCR neg for plant & animal. She looked for contamination & found tons of informative chemistry! @MarshsLibrary @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

Celebrating the 60th annual Shelter Island Science Fair, which was held today! All students grades 7-9 participate, doing original controlled experiments based on what interests THEM! #NYSSLS @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

LI Science Teachers -Do you have some fun/fantastic ways that NYSSLS is working in your classroom? Want to share? Sign up to do a WS for the @STANYSorg Spring Conference -March 6 2025 @ BNL I plan on doing at least 2-3 WS's Submissions due 1/7 @NYSMTP

More Beta testing of models we dev last summer. Ss 'discovered' the Endosymbiotic theory on their own. Finding similarities between models ss asked "could they be related?" Not pictured are the microscope images used & DNA/Ribosome discussion @3DMolDesigns @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

SS Beta tested a mRNA vaccine design challenge by @3DMolDesigns w/ my own twist. SS modeled mRNA from SarsCOV2 Spike protein & published vaccine seq. Noting sim & diff. Using a structural RNA simulator, we ex the SHAPES of the unmod. mRNA & w pseudouridine! @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

Gram-positive streptococcus from local water. Student generated gram stain, oil immersion 1000 X Maybe "Streptococcus iniae" ? If true, that would be a fish disease. Sounds like we have some more research to do! #DNABarcoding @DNALC @NYSMTP @CCEofSuffolk @STANYSorg

@brewerbiology @WolbachiaProj @MiniOneSystem Sample run yesterday. NEB ladder lane 1 positive lane 2.

From the Shelter Island Science Club weather station - October temperature and precipitation compared to #Bridgehampton @NWS (sorry this is late....been busy) including November stats as an FYI @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

The last workshop! It was a great turnout for the FINAL workshop on the FINAL day! #CASCIENCE24 We really pushed hard to get so many models in such a short time. Can't thank the California Science teachers enough for such a special weekend! @3DMolDesigns @NYSMTP @STANYSorg

TY to the AMAZING teachers who joined us at "Folding & Molding" where we examined protein structure through amino acid side chain chemical interactions and molecular stories. #CASCIENCE24 Such a FUN group! @3DMolDesigns @NYSMTP @STANYSorg

Happy Microtia and Atresia day! My daughter is VERY excited for "Her day!" TY @EarCommunityOrg for all the research support and community building which helps kids realize they are not ALONE.

TY to the INCREDIBLE teachers who joined me this afternoon as we explored the properties of water & how water crosses membranes! We looked @ multiple modes of cell transport & discussed the relationship between ATP & "The Cozy Coup" #CASCIENCE24 @3DMolDesigns @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

Sharing Science on the road in CALIFORNIA! Hope to meet many new AMAZING teachers at #CASCIENCE24 My FIRST session is today at 2:30. We will be examining water and how it interacts w/ cell membranes! @STANYSorg @NYSMTP @3DMolDesigns

TY to @DNALC for such an awesome workshop! Teachers from across LI learned how we can do @nanopore sequencing IN OUR CLASSROOMS! Huge game changer for TIME & SS understanding of the process. We completed a seq run in the lab TODAY! So many new project ideas! @STANYSorg @NYSMTP

TY to another INCREDIBLE group of science teachers who joined us for "The Story in Your Genes" where we explored some simple story lines from physical traits - DNA- protein - to pedigrees and punett squares! #STANYS24 @STANYSorg @NYSMTP @3DMolDesigns

TY to our small but enthusiastic group of participants at my morning workshop "Folding and Molding" where we examined the chemistry of protein folding at #STANYS24. What a nice way to start a Sunday! @STANYSorg @NYSMTP @3DMolDesigns