Megan Hochstrasser
@meganhoch.bsky.social
Director of Publishing at Arcadia Science
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Free, professional illustrations of research organisms! 🎨🐁🪼🧪
We compiled original vector/raster graphics of 70+ organisms & viruses into a CC0 library. All by @arcadiascience.com's Audrey Bell
Check it out & show us how you use them!
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/resource... #SciArt #OpenScience
We compiled original vector/raster graphics of 70+ organisms & viruses into a CC0 library. All by @arcadiascience.com's Audrey Bell
Check it out & show us how you use them!
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/resource... #SciArt #OpenScience
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Free, professional illustrations of research organisms! 🎨🐁🪼🧪
We compiled original vector/raster graphics of 70+ organisms & viruses into a CC0 library. All by @arcadiascience.com's Audrey Bell
Check it out & show us how you use them!
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/resource... #SciArt #OpenScience
We compiled original vector/raster graphics of 70+ organisms & viruses into a CC0 library. All by @arcadiascience.com's Audrey Bell
Check it out & show us how you use them!
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/resource... #SciArt #OpenScience
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New podcast episode out now!
We chat with @meganhoch.bsky.social to discuss the publishing experiment being run by @arcadiascience.com - very interesting insights into science communication and the incredibly cool stuff Arcadia are doing!
#academicsky #scipub
pod.fo/e/2e7d1b
We chat with @meganhoch.bsky.social to discuss the publishing experiment being run by @arcadiascience.com - very interesting insights into science communication and the incredibly cool stuff Arcadia are doing!
#academicsky #scipub
pod.fo/e/2e7d1b
Preprints in Motion: Arcadia Science's publishing experiment
This week we discuss the publishing experiment being conducted by Arcadia Science with Megan Hochstrasser, Director of Publishing. Learn more about the publishing experiment with this overview. The...
pod.fo
June 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New podcast episode out now!
We chat with @meganhoch.bsky.social to discuss the publishing experiment being run by @arcadiascience.com - very interesting insights into science communication and the incredibly cool stuff Arcadia are doing!
#academicsky #scipub
pod.fo/e/2e7d1b
We chat with @meganhoch.bsky.social to discuss the publishing experiment being run by @arcadiascience.com - very interesting insights into science communication and the incredibly cool stuff Arcadia are doing!
#academicsky #scipub
pod.fo/e/2e7d1b
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Researchers often use a compound called 48/80 to activate mast cells for degranulation assays...
But it's toxic ☠️ in the two cell lines we tested: HMC1.2 (human mast cells) and RBL-2H3 (rat basophils)
This could confound many studies — please share! 🧪
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-4...
But it's toxic ☠️ in the two cell lines we tested: HMC1.2 (human mast cells) and RBL-2H3 (rat basophils)
This could confound many studies — please share! 🧪
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-4...
Compound 48/80 is toxic in HMC1.2 and RBL-2H3 cells
We found that compound 48/80, an MRGPRX2 agonist and commonly used in vitro mast cell activator, is toxic in HMC1.2 (human mast cells) and RBL-2H3 (rat basophils). Researchers should use caution and i...
research.arcadiascience.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Researchers often use a compound called 48/80 to activate mast cells for degranulation assays...
But it's toxic ☠️ in the two cell lines we tested: HMC1.2 (human mast cells) and RBL-2H3 (rat basophils)
This could confound many studies — please share! 🧪
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-4...
But it's toxic ☠️ in the two cell lines we tested: HMC1.2 (human mast cells) and RBL-2H3 (rat basophils)
This could confound many studies — please share! 🧪
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-4...
We've just released Arcadia's version of executable notebooks, would love people's thoughts and feedback! #ScientificPublishing
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/perspect...
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/perspect...
We're trying a new publication format — the notebook pub!
By turning our Jupyter Notebooks into publishable artifacts, we hope to share faster, reduce the effort to convert analysis ➡️ pub, and make our work more reproducible.
Weigh in on our commentary:
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/perspect...
By turning our Jupyter Notebooks into publishable artifacts, we hope to share faster, reduce the effort to convert analysis ➡️ pub, and make our work more reproducible.
Weigh in on our commentary:
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/perspect...
March 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We've just released Arcadia's version of executable notebooks, would love people's thoughts and feedback! #ScientificPublishing
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/perspect...
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/perspect...
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We just completed our third 10k Science Communication Bootcamp! 🧬 Four UC Berkeley scientists visualized their research like never before: 10k.science/bootcamp-3
Special thanks to our bootcamp experts: @jiwasa.bsky.social, Dee Rossiter, and @meganhoch.bsky.social!
#SciComm #SciViz #PhDSky #science
Special thanks to our bootcamp experts: @jiwasa.bsky.social, Dee Rossiter, and @meganhoch.bsky.social!
#SciComm #SciViz #PhDSky #science
March 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
We just completed our third 10k Science Communication Bootcamp! 🧬 Four UC Berkeley scientists visualized their research like never before: 10k.science/bootcamp-3
Special thanks to our bootcamp experts: @jiwasa.bsky.social, Dee Rossiter, and @meganhoch.bsky.social!
#SciComm #SciViz #PhDSky #science
Special thanks to our bootcamp experts: @jiwasa.bsky.social, Dee Rossiter, and @meganhoch.bsky.social!
#SciComm #SciViz #PhDSky #science
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Painful stings like the velvet ants' venom actually evolved to defend them from insect predators, so it's surprising how well they target mammalian nociception ('pain-sensing') pathways.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
Arizona velvet ants are colorful little insects that will DESTROY you. Their sting is described as 'hot oil from the deep fryer'. As wingless wasps, they will drop you to your knees. They will make you call to god. They are the reason countless children are afraid of cute insects.
they are perfect
they are perfect
January 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Painful stings like the velvet ants' venom actually evolved to defend them from insect predators, so it's surprising how well they target mammalian nociception ('pain-sensing') pathways.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
Reposted by Megan Hochstrasser
Do I know any science illustrator or similar who also does logos?
I may have a project! Please repost 😊
I may have a project! Please repost 😊
December 22, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Do I know any science illustrator or similar who also does logos?
I may have a project! Please repost 😊
I may have a project! Please repost 😊
#PubDrop! We've been experimenting with a more scientist-led approach to open publishing at
@arcadiascience.com. After 6 months, here's what we've learned about putting researchers fully in charge of sharing their work… 🧵 1/8
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-e... 🧪#ScientificPublishing
@arcadiascience.com. After 6 months, here's what we've learned about putting researchers fully in charge of sharing their work… 🧵 1/8
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-e... 🧪#ScientificPublishing
December 19, 2024 at 11:25 PM
#PubDrop! We've been experimenting with a more scientist-led approach to open publishing at
@arcadiascience.com. After 6 months, here's what we've learned about putting researchers fully in charge of sharing their work… 🧵 1/8
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-e... 🧪#ScientificPublishing
@arcadiascience.com. After 6 months, here's what we've learned about putting researchers fully in charge of sharing their work… 🧵 1/8
research.arcadiascience.com/pub/result-e... 🧪#ScientificPublishing
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sunburn is from ribosomes stalled by UV damage to RNA? super cool www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The ribotoxic stress response drives acute inflammation, cell death, and epidermal thickening in UV-irradiated skin in vivo
Solar UVB light causes damage to the outermost layer of skin. This insult induces rapid local responses, such as dermal inflammation, keratinocyte cel…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:22 AM
sunburn is from ribosomes stalled by UV damage to RNA? super cool www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I am ***absurdly*** excited to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity through Experiment dot com!!! You have one month to pitch something wonderful in the realm of plant biology/biotech research and education. $10,000 max grant. PLEASE RE-POST + SHARE!!! 1/3
experiment.com/programs/pla...
experiment.com/programs/pla...
Plant Biology Exploratory Research Microgrant | Experiment
For Science!
experiment.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I am ***absurdly*** excited to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity through Experiment dot com!!! You have one month to pitch something wonderful in the realm of plant biology/biotech research and education. $10,000 max grant. PLEASE RE-POST + SHARE!!! 1/3
experiment.com/programs/pla...
experiment.com/programs/pla...
Lots of open scientist roles at @arcadiascience.bsky.social right now — process dev, image analysis, protein bioinformatics, etc. Tell a friend! 🧪🧬🖥️
Click4jobz: jobs.lever.co/arcadiascience
Click4jobz: jobs.lever.co/arcadiascience
November 4, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Lots of open scientist roles at @arcadiascience.bsky.social right now — process dev, image analysis, protein bioinformatics, etc. Tell a friend! 🧪🧬🖥️
Click4jobz: jobs.lever.co/arcadiascience
Click4jobz: jobs.lever.co/arcadiascience
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PSA: the CDC has a program that pays for your COVID vaccine if your insurer won't. The guy at CVS told me that my insurer had not added the new vaccine to its formulary yet, so I'd need to pay $190. I told him about this program, showed him the website, and paid nothing. 🤗
Bridge Access Program | CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving...
www.cdc.gov
September 19, 2023 at 9:20 PM
PSA: the CDC has a program that pays for your COVID vaccine if your insurer won't. The guy at CVS told me that my insurer had not added the new vaccine to its formulary yet, so I'd need to pay $190. I told him about this program, showed him the website, and paid nothing. 🤗
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We’re hosting a fun mini-hackathon in person here at Arcadia Science for Hacktoberfest 2023! 🖥️ 🧬
Come join us the afternoon of Fri. Oct. 6 and contribute to a curated list of repositories. We’ll have coffee and snacks — sign up today, space is limited!
Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/hacktoberf...
Come join us the afternoon of Fri. Oct. 6 and contribute to a curated list of repositories. We’ll have coffee and snacks — sign up today, space is limited!
Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/hacktoberf...
Hacktoberfest at Arcadia Science
Join us at Arcadia Science for a mini-hackathon as part of Hacktoberfest 2023 to give back to the open source software community.
www.eventbrite.com
September 19, 2023 at 5:09 PM
We’re hosting a fun mini-hackathon in person here at Arcadia Science for Hacktoberfest 2023! 🖥️ 🧬
Come join us the afternoon of Fri. Oct. 6 and contribute to a curated list of repositories. We’ll have coffee and snacks — sign up today, space is limited!
Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/hacktoberf...
Come join us the afternoon of Fri. Oct. 6 and contribute to a curated list of repositories. We’ll have coffee and snacks — sign up today, space is limited!
Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/hacktoberf...
@bossett.bsky.social Can you please add me and @arcadiascience.bsky.social to What’s Science?
September 15, 2023 at 6:48 PM
@bossett.bsky.social Can you please add me and @arcadiascience.bsky.social to What’s Science?
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📢 I'm thrilled to announce this pre-print! 🥳
Ever since the debate on a possible bacterial origin of innate immune mechanisms gained traction, I've been wondering: What role do Archaea play in it? 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ever since the debate on a possible bacterial origin of innate immune mechanisms gained traction, I've been wondering: What role do Archaea play in it? 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Asgard archaea defense systems and their roles in the origin of immunity in eukaryotes
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
www.biorxiv.org
September 14, 2023 at 8:33 PM
📢 I'm thrilled to announce this pre-print! 🥳
Ever since the debate on a possible bacterial origin of innate immune mechanisms gained traction, I've been wondering: What role do Archaea play in it? 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ever since the debate on a possible bacterial origin of innate immune mechanisms gained traction, I've been wondering: What role do Archaea play in it? 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Scientist? ✔️
New to BlueSky? ✔️
Wanna get your posts seen by people in your field? ✔️
Check out this list of 42 science-related feeds 👇
You can add specific feeds to your timeline to see their posts, and you can include your own posts in a feed by including a feed-specific tag.
#AcademicSky 🧪
New to BlueSky? ✔️
Wanna get your posts seen by people in your field? ✔️
Check out this list of 42 science-related feeds 👇
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#AcademicSky 🧪
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September 3, 2023 at 10:58 PM
Scientist? ✔️
New to BlueSky? ✔️
Wanna get your posts seen by people in your field? ✔️
Check out this list of 42 science-related feeds 👇
You can add specific feeds to your timeline to see their posts, and you can include your own posts in a feed by including a feed-specific tag.
#AcademicSky 🧪
New to BlueSky? ✔️
Wanna get your posts seen by people in your field? ✔️
Check out this list of 42 science-related feeds 👇
You can add specific feeds to your timeline to see their posts, and you can include your own posts in a feed by including a feed-specific tag.
#AcademicSky 🧪
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🗣️ Calling all microscopy enthusiasts!
We're looking for publicly available, open-source video data featuring bright-field, DIC, or phase-contrast images. These data will complement our own in a new study on focus-filtering techniques.
Please comment with a link to a public repository!
We're looking for publicly available, open-source video data featuring bright-field, DIC, or phase-contrast images. These data will complement our own in a new study on focus-filtering techniques.
Please comment with a link to a public repository!
September 1, 2023 at 9:55 PM
🗣️ Calling all microscopy enthusiasts!
We're looking for publicly available, open-source video data featuring bright-field, DIC, or phase-contrast images. These data will complement our own in a new study on focus-filtering techniques.
Please comment with a link to a public repository!
We're looking for publicly available, open-source video data featuring bright-field, DIC, or phase-contrast images. These data will complement our own in a new study on focus-filtering techniques.
Please comment with a link to a public repository!