And I'm thankful for the support that allowed us to pursue this important but understudied (& underfunded) area, especially
#NIH, @hhmi-science.bsky.social , @ahajournals.bsky.social, @ijmsc.bsky.social , and @wcm-imp.bsky.social

I'm deeply grateful to my mentor,
@justinperryphd.bsky.social, and my labmates (highlighting here Jesus and Shasha) for their incredible support in the lab and during this project's execution. Also, a special thank you to all our collaborators who made this project possible.

I'm thrilled to share that the first paper from my PhD is out today in @cp-immunity.bsky.social!
Here, we investigated how phagocytes, such as macrophages, handle microplastics (MPs) during their normal functions.
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Thrilled to share that I was selected for the @hhmi.org Gilliam Fellowship! Extremely grateful to my PI @justinperryphd.bsky.social and my lab mates (Jesús and Shasha) for their incredible support! Excited for many discoveries and outreach within @wcm-imp.bsky.social

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