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Kristin Connor

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🀰🏽My lab conducts research on developmental origins of health & disease πŸ‘ΆπŸ»Believe a healthy start to life is a right we all share πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸ”¬Value fundamental science! πŸ“Toronto & Ottawa connorlab.ca

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Good luck !!!!!

03.03.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A gray shorthair cat at the moment of release upside down, with its tongue out looking derpy

A gray shorthair cat at the moment of release upside down, with its tongue out looking derpy

A new paper on falling cat science came out and I just have to draw people's attention to this image

03.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1363    πŸ” 401    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 23
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a man with curly hair is smiling and saying believe in your dreams ALT: a man with curly hair is smiling and saying believe in your dreams

Same same.

03.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That programme is separate and doesn’t have implications for tricouncil funding or success rates (yet).
But it will certainly make for a 2-tier system for a while, and likely cements the idea of no new funding for the tricouncils in the near future.

03.03.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Constructive not constrictiveπŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ
(Though given success rates, I suspect they will be both!)

03.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck! πŸ€ Reading the reviews may not get easier but hopefully they will be more constrictive!

03.03.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThere is no immediate clinical impact or health practice change from this [fundamental science] grant.”

β€œA policy uptake plan is required” (for a clinical/fundamental grant)

β€œThere is no confidence that [2 co-PIs award-winning for their community engagement & KM] can do community engagement& KM

03.03.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t want to β€œlike” any of these. But I see and hear you! πŸ’”

03.03.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent 🧡relevant to πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ PSE

27.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats to her and you!!!

27.02.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explore what we've discovered:
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Are you a researcher? Check out our database:
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26.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PSA to academics posting threads about your paper here: you can (and should) post the link to the paper in the first post. Your X/Twitter brain rot have have you thinking otherwise, but please free yourself of that. (Also you can call them 'blue-prints' if you want).

21.11.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Lots of good quotes here, and I think if anything good comes out of this awfulness it will perhaps be academics rethinking our reflexive obeisance to prestige and wealth.

"...the notion of the meritocracy is completely revealed to be gendered bullshit.” - @dannagal.bsky.social

26.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Multiple bar charts comparing milks across a number of environmental metrics: land use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and eutrophication (the pollution of ecosystems with excess nutrients). These are compared per liter of milk.

Cow’s milk has significantly higher impacts than the plant-based alternatives across all metrics. It causes around three times as much greenhouse gas emissions; uses around ten times as much land; two to twenty times as much freshwater; and creates much higher levels of eutrophication.

The data source is based on a meta-analysis (by Joseph Poore and Thomas Nemecek, 2018) of food system impact studies across the supply chain, which includes land use change, on-farm production, processing, transport, and packaging. The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data

Multiple bar charts comparing milks across a number of environmental metrics: land use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and eutrophication (the pollution of ecosystems with excess nutrients). These are compared per liter of milk. Cow’s milk has significantly higher impacts than the plant-based alternatives across all metrics. It causes around three times as much greenhouse gas emissions; uses around ten times as much land; two to twenty times as much freshwater; and creates much higher levels of eutrophication. The data source is based on a meta-analysis (by Joseph Poore and Thomas Nemecek, 2018) of food system impact studies across the supply chain, which includes land use change, on-farm production, processing, transport, and packaging. The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data

A growing number of people are interested in switching to plant-based alternatives to dairy. But are they better for the environment, and which is best?

25.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13

Omg I am SO sorry to hear this. I don’t even have suggestions to help. Hope you can figure out a workaround or solution. πŸ’ͺπŸ»πŸ€

25.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Growing Burden: Obesity’s Impact on Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents - Current Cardiology Reports Purpose of Review As the obesity epidemic expands, the alarming acceleration of youth obesity represents a critical global health concern. This timely analysis explores the underlying biological and s...

REVIEW: A Growing Burden: #Obesity Impact on Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents link.springer.com/article/10.1...

24.02.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite the gold medal loss, Connor McDavid is the MVP of the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympic men’s hockey πŸ™Œ

22.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 48
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Timeline cleanse back to when I was hiking in the Dolomites 2 summers ago (here ~3100m elevation) - was neat to see the Olympic venues being built in preparation for the 2026 Winter Games!

🍹🍊And nothing beats a spritz with a view!

22.02.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great game, Canada!

It was an honor/honour to
play against such fantastic neighbors/ neighbours.

22.02.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2788    πŸ” 370    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 22
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Proud to be Canadian!πŸ™ŒπŸ»

πŸ”₯What a teamβ€”truly outplayed the USπŸ”₯

What an accomplishment for all!

22.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He’s now got something for his future dental work!

22.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Proud of Team Canada and proud to be Canadian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

22.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 938    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 11

Totally.
So fast things change with these Olympic overtime rules.

22.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg

22.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re going to be WIRED for the rest of the day!!

22.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My stress is already elevated with grant writing* I don’t know how much more I can push my heart!

*(which is clearly not happening at the moment)

22.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So, is the Canadian 4-minute high sticking vs. the US 2-minute high sticking a result of tariffs?

22.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

I can’t handle this!

22.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―to both

Now let’s pause the fighting so we don’t lose any players too soon! πŸ˜…

22.02.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0