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MMc_Science_Empire - the McConnell lab. Researching cancer cell survival at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.

I was on a short international flight when the cabin crew asked me if I was a medical doctor or the PhD type. Told them I was the PhD type. They were a bit disappointed.

THERE WAS A FUCKING MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON THE PLANE AND I WAS THE ONLY DOCTOR 😭😭😭😭😭😭



When you read the studies on ivermectin, where ivermectin did improve outcome a little - at least for Covid - was in countries with high worm burden. Worms are known to suppress the immune system. Get rid of worms - which ivermectin is v good at - and you improve immunity.

The problem with this kind of rhetoric is that it throws around big numbers and assumes no one will look deeper. “400 studies” on ivermectin and cancer becomes zero randomized trials in humans showing better outcomes the moment you actually check PubMed.



My favourite lab in undergraduate microbiology was when we took photographs of bacteriophages - still have the photos in an album.

In the early 1940s, there was intense debate about the “true nature” of bacteriophages, the little viruses that infect bacteria. Some biologists argued that they were bacterial enzymes, whereas others believed they were their own viral entities. In 1940, Ernst Ruska (the same…

NikoMcCarty's tweet image. In the early 1940s, there was intense debate about the “true nature” of bacteriophages, the little viruses that infect bacteria.

Some biologists argued that they were bacterial enzymes, whereas others believed they were their own viral entities.

In 1940, Ernst Ruska (the same…
NikoMcCarty's tweet image. In the early 1940s, there was intense debate about the “true nature” of bacteriophages, the little viruses that infect bacteria.

Some biologists argued that they were bacterial enzymes, whereas others believed they were their own viral entities.

In 1940, Ernst Ruska (the same…


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Lab members watching the PI give a talk on zoom

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Congratulations to @DevlinForsythe, PhD thesis submitted before the Christmas break ... now just need the summer to start!

MmcScience's tweet image. Congratulations to @DevlinForsythe, PhD thesis submitted before the Christmas break ... now just need the summer to start!

Very grateful to the Neurological Foundation for their continued support of our research. Does BCL6, an oncogenic driver in B cell lymphoma, also make brain cells into brain cancers? We will know very soon! neurological.org.nz/research/funde…


Meri Kirihimete! After I accidentally threw away all the lab Christmas decorations earlier in tbe year, the team had to improvise. Test tubes with colored liquids is totally festive 🎄🥂🥳

MmcScience's tweet image. Meri Kirihimete! After I accidentally threw away all the lab Christmas decorations earlier in tbe year, the team had to improvise. Test tubes with colored liquids is totally festive 🎄🥂🥳

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She stands on RayGun's shoulders.



On a walk around the museum district in Houston, unexpectedly came across this plaza dedicated to cancer patients, essentially on a large (Texas sized?) traffic island.

MmcScience's tweet image. On a walk around the museum district in Houston, unexpectedly came across this plaza dedicated to cancer patients, essentially on a large (Texas sized?) traffic island.
MmcScience's tweet image. On a walk around the museum district in Houston, unexpectedly came across this plaza dedicated to cancer patients, essentially on a large (Texas sized?) traffic island.
MmcScience's tweet image. On a walk around the museum district in Houston, unexpectedly came across this plaza dedicated to cancer patients, essentially on a large (Texas sized?) traffic island.

At #SNO2024 - enjoying the music that accompanies each speaker as they walk onto the stage. I'm waiting for the first person to dance up, or fist pump the audience - super political rally /talk show vibe 🤣


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What geneticists fear the most: The Cambridge Plot.

PhDood1es's tweet image. What geneticists fear the most: The Cambridge Plot.

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International Brain Tumour Awareness Week is a worldwide effort to shine the spotlight on brain tumours. Help us spread the word #IBTAWeek

theIBTA's tweet image. International Brain Tumour Awareness Week is a worldwide effort to shine the spotlight on brain tumours. Help us spread the word #IBTAWeek

Y'all are very welcome, passionate about supporting my community 😁

Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!

NzsOncology's tweet image. Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!
NzsOncology's tweet image. Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!


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Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!

NzsOncology's tweet image. Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!
NzsOncology's tweet image. Thank you Dr Melanie McConnell for teaching us a dynamic new way to connect here at #NZSO2024!

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Top highlights from our great evening of 'Connections' - Poster Evening at #NZSO2024!

NzsOncology's tweet image. Top highlights from our great evening of 'Connections' -  Poster Evening at #NZSO2024!
NzsOncology's tweet image. Top highlights from our great evening of 'Connections' -  Poster Evening at #NZSO2024!
NzsOncology's tweet image. Top highlights from our great evening of 'Connections' -  Poster Evening at #NZSO2024!
NzsOncology's tweet image. Top highlights from our great evening of 'Connections' -  Poster Evening at #NZSO2024!

Three days of neuro-oncology research ... amazing job by #ABCARA24, #COGNO24 and Naarm Melbourne. Great talks and conversations at the poster sessions - and in the queue for coffee - new collaborations, and beautiful warm evenings. What a mix! Now on to #NZSO2024


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A fantastic day at #ABCARA24 thanks to our incredible speakers, chairs, poster presenters, judges and delegates! It could not have gone ahead without our sponsors the Mark Hughes Foundation (@MarkHughesFdn) and MedChemExpress (@MedChemExpress). Looking forward to ABCARA25!

_abcara's tweet image. A fantastic day at #ABCARA24 thanks to our incredible speakers, chairs, poster presenters, judges and delegates! It could not have gone ahead without our sponsors the Mark Hughes Foundation (@MarkHughesFdn) and MedChemExpress (@MedChemExpress). Looking forward to ABCARA25!

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