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Ariella Studies

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MD PhD student, applying Peds now 👶Moonlighting as a science artist and twitch streamer to keep my soul alive. https://ariella-lucia.myportfolio.com/ https://linktr.ee/ariellastudies

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · Sep 16

As I try to finally migrate here and resume #MedTwitter ➡️ MedSky 🐣 activity, I want this to be my pinned post!

Thank you for your incredible archival efforts, RheumCat. You are the 🐐.

Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · Nov 11

For MedSky Rheumatology archive - #ACR23

Western themed graphics talk from @ariellastudies.bsky.social

title slide:
Graphic Design for Researchers in Rheumatology
Surviving in the Wild West

Ariella Coler Reilly

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 1d

Six Drivers of Aging Identified Among Genes Differentially Expressed With Age
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Six Drivers of Aging Identified Among Genes Differentially Expressed With Age

A meta-analysis of 25 transcriptomic datasets from mammalian tissues revealed 45 genes consistently upregulated or downregulated with age. Orthologs of these genes were functionally evaluated using C...

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 2d

My husband just had a similar experience... random new reviewer deciding they just didn't LIKE the paper, despite all the comments from
prior reviewers INCLUDING NEW EXPERIMENTS having been addressed.
Now it's in revisions all over again elsewhere...

Original submission must be 2 years ago now!

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 3d

My PhD paper is finally out today WHEEEEEEEE 🎉🥳🎊

What a journey this was!

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Six Drivers of Aging Identified Among Genes Differentially Expressed With Age

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 3d

What a fantastic summary! I especially love the visual aids throughout the piece. As a visual learner, this really made the concepts intuitive and quickly click for me, thank you!

It is interesting to speculate on why evolution chose NMRs for this cGAS variant--is it truly the underground?🤔

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly can be a blessing in disguise. My most recent paper was rejected by the journal #1 with genuinely unhinged, wildly off-base reviewer comments that would have been a nightmare to address. Was able to ignore them completely, submit to journal #2 w/ excellent constructive reviews➡️in press🎉

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 15d

Awesome! This would have been so helpful as an M1!

Also, wait, the colors are so cute, lowkey I would put this on my shelf as home decor 😂✨

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 15d

I will remember this for the future! ❤️

Thank you for your PSA!

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 16d

Maybe this part of my brain is broken but I've always had trouble understanding awards.

I understand *competitions* (e.g., 100 people competed, 1 person won, 99 lost)

Awards feel like... 7 people figured out how to compete, 1 won, 6 lost, and me and 92 other people have no idea what's going on

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 16d

Me when I sense I am about to be asked to write a letter praising myself:

a man in a cape is flying through the air

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 16d

Whoops. Not me trying to shove my grant into the award-shaped hole in my CV and wondering what everyone else does 😅😅😅

a woman in a plaid shirt says oops !

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 16d

I have ignored every single email I have ever gotten about award nominations... I am not 100% sure why, but I feel like part of it is unfamiliarity with this system and not wanting to look silly... 😅 Maybe I was meant to learn by osmosis, but I would happily attend a proper "how to awards" seminar.

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 16d

Is this how people get awards? I always wondered 😅

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 16d

The old version and the new (Powerpoint-friendly, content edits by @alhkim.bsky.social ) version of the lupus overview graphic ~

#MedSky #RheumSky (do we still use hashtags here? i feel old 👵)

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 17d

Breaking out my old USMLE Step 1 notes from 2019 to study for Step 2 now... 📜👵

Certainly thrilled to not have debt -- that said, the MSTP track has its pain points too.

Please send me luck, MedSky

Open notebook showing colorful notes on hematology labs including bilirubin, LDH, haptoglobin, iron studies, etc, interspersed with helpful explanatory cartoons.

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 17d

Is it glass pods?

Of course it's glass pods.

It's always glass pods.

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 26d

I would be so freaked out if a test said it had 100% sensitivity and specificity...

I'd be like, well, this is probably fake 😅

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · 28d

I guess technically "content availability"?😅

#TeamNetflix

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 28d

this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · Sep 16

As I try to finally migrate here and resume #MedTwitter ➡️ MedSky 🐣 activity, I want this to be my pinned post!

Thank you for your incredible archival efforts, RheumCat. You are the 🐐.

Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · Nov 11

For MedSky Rheumatology archive - #ACR23

Western themed graphics talk from @ariellastudies.bsky.social

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · Sep 15

But what about the cardio work-out from power-walking back and forth between sessions on opposite sides of the convention center all day? My Apple Watch thought I had finally started a workout routine at ACR23.

PS: Still cannot figure out how to DM you here so pls check Twitter DM if you can 🫶

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · Sep 15

Interesting...🤔⚙️

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Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · Sep 15

Not me just finally noticing ACR25 is in Chicago i.e. within driving distance... not to be going this year is more painful now 😭

Ariella Studies @ariellastudies.bsky.social · Sep 15

@rheumcat.bsky.social Cannot figure out how to DM you on here so I went back to Twitter to send a message~

As tribute, please accept this recent photo of Mochi sleeping on a Mochi rug. 🐱 #CatLadyFlexes

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 2

For those with despair about today's extreme proposed funding cuts for NIH, NSF, NASA, NOAA, etc... remember:

CONGRESS 👏 SETS 👏 BUDGET 👏 LEVELS

Today's news is simply just the President's **request**.

Tell your elected representatives to REJECT this assault on science and scientific training.

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 18

NIH was the most extreme:

Trump in 2017: "Please cut NIH's budget by -22%" (yellow bars below)

Republican House: "Nah health research is important...let's increase it by +3%!"

Republican Senate: "How about +6%??"

Final Congress: "Actually...let's do +9%!!"

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The Traveling Tatter @thetravelingtatter.bsky.social · May 2

The final numbers from the #Parkinson's Awareness Month fundraiser benefitting The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research:
My Campaign: $3,136.38
Team Campaign: $3,296.38
Event Outstream Parkinson's 2025: $6,671.38
Every dollar helps get us closer to ending Parkinson's in this lifetime!

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