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Melyssa Minto, PhD

@melyssaminto.bsky.social

🧬Bioinformatic Scientist at RTI using (epi)genomics to understand substance use disorders and the reward system πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»Programming Coordinator for the Black Women in Computational Biology Network. πŸŽ™οΈPodcast Host for the CompBio Cafe πŸ‡―πŸ‡² she/her, views are my own

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Really excited for this workshop!
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06.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PLEASE AMPLIFY: We will host our Summer 2025 workshop on #Indigenous #Health & Artificial Intelligence to take place on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 2-6: indigidata.org

Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI

25.11.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

We’re still trying to find all of our #BlackInNeuro fam here πŸ‘€

Let @blackinneuro.bsky.social know if you want to be added to this starter pack & use the BIN hashtag on your posts so we can amplify you πŸ€—β€οΈ

go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe

24.11.2024 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3

Hey Bluesky! I’m an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T State University in the Department of Biology. My lab focuses on how social determinants of food accessibility influences diet and the impact diet, in turn, has on health outcomes via the gut microbiome. Great to connect with you all!

17.11.2024 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1396    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats!! πŸŽ‰

14.11.2024 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same and @blkwomencompbio.bsky.social @jeneaia.bsky.social

10.11.2024 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Flyer for BIN Seminar series with green dynamic shapes. Top left corner reads "Black In Neuro Seminar Series with the BIN logo to the right. Top right: Profile photo of Chelesa Fearce, smiling. Dr. Middle left: "Chelesa Fearce. Talk title-My Journey to Medicine and Development of Drugs for Neurological Disorders" Bottom left: "In-person: The Dome Room, Sterling Hall of Medicine, Yale University New Haven" "In collaboration with WTI Student Postdoc Committee", "Friday, Nov 1st, 9:00 am PT, 12:00 pm ET, 5:00 pm, BST". Bottom right: "Register now: https://blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598β€œ

Flyer for BIN Seminar series with green dynamic shapes. Top left corner reads "Black In Neuro Seminar Series with the BIN logo to the right. Top right: Profile photo of Chelesa Fearce, smiling. Dr. Middle left: "Chelesa Fearce. Talk title-My Journey to Medicine and Development of Drugs for Neurological Disorders" Bottom left: "In-person: The Dome Room, Sterling Hall of Medicine, Yale University New Haven" "In collaboration with WTI Student Postdoc Committee", "Friday, Nov 1st, 9:00 am PT, 12:00 pm ET, 5:00 pm, BST". Bottom right: "Register now: https://blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598β€œ

🚨 #BlackInNeuro Seminar Alert! 🚨

Join us as Chelesa Fearce, a Yale MD/PhD student, shares her inspiring journey and her work developing groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders! 🧠✨

πŸ“… Nov 1 | 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 5 PM BST Register today!

blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598

29.10.2024 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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#BlackInCompBio Seminar Series: Ariangela Kozik, PhD (University of Michigan) | BlackWomenCompBio The #BlackInCompBio Seminar Series provides a platform for Black scientists to share their science with our global community.

Join us for a #BlackInCompBio Seminar featuring Dr. Ariangela Kozik, Assistant Professor at University of Michigan!

πŸ–₯️ Dr. Kozik's research focuses on multi-omics, microbe crosstalk, and chronic respiratory disease.

πŸ“† May 10th @ 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT

RSVP t.co/I1pkR989Cc
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06.05.2024 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the latest episode of the #CompBioCafePod where Dean Lee discusses Figure One Lab, a resource to help you build a Comp Bio portfolio to land you that job! πŸ–₯️🧬πŸ§ͺ🧢

10.04.2024 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#BlackInCompBio Seminar Flyer featuring Dr. Leah Guthrie on March 20, 2024

#BlackInCompBio Seminar Flyer featuring Dr. Leah Guthrie on March 20, 2024

One week out!

Join in on our next #BlackInCompBio Seminar feat Dr. Leah Guthrie as she delves into "Decoding Diet-Microbiota Interactions Shaping Kidney Biology"

RSVP here: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...

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13.03.2024 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the latest episode of the CompBio Cafe Pod 🧬πŸ–₯️πŸ§ͺ

11.03.2024 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CompBio Cafe Podcast | Black Women in Computational Biology Network Serving up fresh perspectives in the computational biology field through stories and insights.

πŸŽ™οΈ New BlackInCompBio Episode on the CompBioCafePod titled "Which Skills do Bioinformaticians Need to Transition Into Data Science?" Feat. Aneesa Valentine, MS

✨ View the full upisode here: www.blackwomencompbi...

28.02.2024 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“† Connect Circles - March 25th Registration Deadline
Members and Supporters will be placed in dynamic "networking pods", using monthly meetings to go beyond surface-level interaction and use the power of community to grow professional networks.
Sign Up: https://buff.ly/3TiJPQc

01.03.2024 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧡 Mark your calendars for 5 events happening in March! We're thrilled to host two esteemed speakers for our #BlackInCompBio Seminar Series, Dr. Leah Guthrie and Dr. Ava Amini. We also have two socials planned, on top of registration for our new Connect Circles!

Details below ⬇️

01.03.2024 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
[2024-01-26] RStudio setup, projects, and shortcuts
For more information on Leonardo Collado-Torres, check https://twitter.com/lcolladotor.For more information about the materials discussed in this video, chec... [2024-01-26] RStudio setup, projects, and shortcuts

Are you an #rstats user? Have you heard about the RStudio IDE (interactive dev envir)? Or what about its keyboard shortcuts? @posit.co

In this @libdrstats.bsky.social session I went over some basic configuration setup info & useful shortcuts

πŸ“” docs.google.com/document/d/1...

youtu.be/_nAfJ-5nkcU

16.02.2024 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This will be an excellent opportunity to engage with and learn how to support underrepresented communities like BWCB! 🧬πŸ–₯️

05.02.2024 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’» Are you a Black woman in computational biology?

Now is the perfect time to become a BWCB member to take advantage of all the benefits 2024 has to offer. Join today for free and tap into your new community!

Get started now: https://buff.ly/3Sikeqd
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15.01.2024 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
#BlackInCompBio Podcast: Reimagining Our Audio Series Through Storytelling, Part 1 - YouTube
✨ In the first of a 4 part series, Ijeoma Meremikwu (UPenn) speaks on the importance of amplifying the stories of Black scientists and how that motivated her... #BlackInCompBio Podcast: Reimagining Our Audio Series Through Storytelling, Part 1 - YouTube

✨In the first of a 4 part series, Ijeoma Meremikwu (UPenn) speaks on the importance of amplifying the stories of Black scientists and how that motivated her to join BWCB's leadership team. We’re excited to share the rest of this conversation soon! youtu.be/1kmfMlaI69w

19.12.2023 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#ActivateYourImpact | BWCB #GivingTuesday Founder's Message
πŸ™ŒπŸΎ Today is the day! Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpa... #ActivateYourImpact | BWCB #GivingTuesday Founder's Message

πŸ–₯️🧬πŸ§ͺ Today is the day! #GivingTuesday

Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpact.

Here's a message about our goals and ways to uplift BWCB this season: youtu.be/gLBap2lQEeI

28.11.2023 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Adding 🧬πŸ–₯️

27.11.2023 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consider giving to BWCB this #GivingTuesday to help us reach new milestones in amplifying our members science, skill development, and conference attendance 🧬πŸ–₯️

27.11.2023 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#BlackInCompBio Seminar comp bio flyer for Dr. Tigist Tamir

#BlackInCompBio Seminar comp bio flyer for Dr. Tigist Tamir

It’s always extra special when @blkwomencompbio.bsky.social members are featured in the #BlackInCompBio seminar series πŸ–€ 🧬πŸ–₯️

See you there, Monday!

11.11.2023 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text at the top aligned in the middle says, Peer Review 101 in Black letters and a yellow shadow behind the text. To the left there’s animage of two hands reviewing a paper with a pen. Text in black to the right says, Are you an early career scientist interested in the peer review process? Text in the middle in black says, Join Black In Neuro and Reviewer Zero for a virtual workshop that will provide concrete tools for responding to manuscript reviews. November 30, 2023, 8 AM PT/11 AM ET/3 PM GMT. Text in black says Register Today with text overlaying yellow oval. On bottom left is the logo for Reviewer Zero with the zero symbolizing showing a budding seed. On the bottom right is the Black In Neuro logo (a drawing of a side profile view of a Black individual’s head looking upward with their brain visible and the words Black In Neuro written in their hair). Flyer has miscellaneous shapes throughout colored pink, blue, and yellow as accents.

Text at the top aligned in the middle says, Peer Review 101 in Black letters and a yellow shadow behind the text. To the left there’s animage of two hands reviewing a paper with a pen. Text in black to the right says, Are you an early career scientist interested in the peer review process? Text in the middle in black says, Join Black In Neuro and Reviewer Zero for a virtual workshop that will provide concrete tools for responding to manuscript reviews. November 30, 2023, 8 AM PT/11 AM ET/3 PM GMT. Text in black says Register Today with text overlaying yellow oval. On bottom left is the logo for Reviewer Zero with the zero symbolizing showing a budding seed. On the bottom right is the Black In Neuro logo (a drawing of a side profile view of a Black individual’s head looking upward with their brain visible and the words Black In Neuro written in their hair). Flyer has miscellaneous shapes throughout colored pink, blue, and yellow as accents.

Are you an early career scientist interested in the peer review process? Have you been asked to provide critical feedback for a manuscript submission or need more information on how to respond to reviewers? Black In Neuro and Reviewer Zero have you covered!

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10.11.2023 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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BIN Member SfN Abstracts Black In Neuro would like to highlight our members and their work from this year's Society for Neuroscience conference. This information will be shared with other BIN members who are presenting and al...

If you identify as Black In Neuro and are presenting at #SfN2023, please fill out this form with your poster or talk details, so we can share it with the community!

Tags: 🧠🟦 #BlackInSTEM

forms.gle/7Szrw6avu6m8...

02.11.2023 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm looking for talented postdocs and staff scientists/software developers to join my lab at
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi
If you're fascinated by #RareDisease genomics, #STRs and computational methods, please get in touch! I'm at #ASHG2023 this week, and happy to chat. #hiring

02.11.2023 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to be presenting research on DNA methylation and Alcohol Use Disorder (#PB2327, Nov 2nd, 3-5pm) at #ASHG2023. See the rest of my colleagues presentations here: www.rti.org/event/americ... 🧬πŸ–₯️

01.11.2023 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reminder that the Big Ten Academic Alliance Fee Waiver program gives waivers for 15 schools' PhD programs (including OSU astro and OSU physics) for US citizen students w/ 3.0+ GPAs and diverse backgrounds! Easy form to complete due by Nov 15. btaa.org/resources-fo...

30.10.2023 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
Welcome New Core Team Associates. Khadijah Jack, Sandra DEliard, Sagal Dirie, Latavia Thompson, Aude Ikuzwe Sindikubwabo, Ijeoma Meremikwu.

Welcome New Core Team Associates. Khadijah Jack, Sandra DEliard, Sagal Dirie, Latavia Thompson, Aude Ikuzwe Sindikubwabo, Ijeoma Meremikwu.

Join us in welcoming the newest additions to BWCB's leadership team: Core Team Associates!

Associates will work closely with current Coordinators over the next year, learning about BWCB operations and supporting initiatives along the way. Welcome to the team!

30.10.2023 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Take this 2 min Comp Bio perspective survey to help inform BWCBs strategies for improving inclusivity, diversity, and support within the field 🧬πŸ–₯️

24.10.2023 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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