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Assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; TRP channels; neuropathic pain ๐ŸŒจ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐Ÿ’Šhttps://journiganlab.squarespace.com/

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In honor of international Womenโ€™s Day

10.03.2026 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A colorful oil painting on canvas showing tall, stylized white lilies rising against a bright blue background. The flowers grow from deep purple and dark earthy tones at the bottom, with soft pink outlines and green stems. Thick, expressive brushstrokes create texture and movement, making the flowers appear as if they are emerging upward toward the sky.

A colorful oil painting on canvas showing tall, stylized white lilies rising against a bright blue background. The flowers grow from deep purple and dark earthy tones at the bottom, with soft pink outlines and green stems. Thick, expressive brushstrokes create texture and movement, making the flowers appear as if they are emerging upward toward the sky.

"Breathing Upward"
25 ั… 40 cm.,
acrylic and oil on canvas,
2026

#art #originalart #lilies

08.03.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1476 ๐Ÿ” 160 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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08.03.2026 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ANNOUNCES DR. RACHEL LEVINE, PEDIATRICIAN AND FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS A SPEAKER AT THE PITTSBURGH, PA NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION RALLY ON MARCH 7TH!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ANNOUNCES DR. RACHEL LEVINE, PEDIATRICIAN AND FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS A SPEAKER AT THE PITTSBURGH, PA NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION RALLY ON MARCH 7TH!

Stand Up For Science announces Dr. Rachel Levine, Pediatrician and former Assistant Secretary for Health of the US Department of Health and Human Services as a speaker at the Pittsburgh, PA National Day of Action rally on Saturday, March 7th!

Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find local rally!

05.03.2026 22:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 99 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A man in a blue "Deranged Activist" standing next to a tree outside.

A man in a blue "Deranged Activist" standing next to a tree outside.

Heading off to set up for the
@standupforscience.bsky.social
rally in Pittsburgh.

1:00 Allegheny Landing

Come on out Yinzers.

07.03.2026 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 196 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Dr. Rachel Levine and Dr. Ghady Haidar with microphones at a Stand Up for Science rally in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Rachel Levine and Dr. Ghady Haidar with microphones at a Stand Up for Science rally in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Rachel Levine, former Deputy Director for Health at HHS and former PA state Health Commissioner and Dr. Ghady Haidar, an infectious disease-focused physician, having a "fireside chat" discussion at the Pittsburgh @standupforscience.bsky.social rally.

07.03.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pittsburgh 'Stand Up for Science' rally to bring attention to impacts of immigration crackdowns The National โ€œStand Up for Scienceโ€ day of action returns to Pittsburgh tomorrow for the second year in a row to protest government actions and policies affecting scientific institutions, research and...

www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

06.03.2026 12:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
photo of denali kincaid holding a sign that says "don't take science for granite"

photo of denali kincaid holding a sign that says "don't take science for granite"

Getting excited for the March 7 rally at Allegheny Landing - we have an excellent speaker lineup, starting with Denali Kincaid @dykanite.bsky.social , a geologist and volcanology PhD candidate and excellent science communicator!

05.03.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I love this!!

04.03.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come join us this Saturday March 7th!

Lineup of speakers: docs.google.com/document/u/0...

04.03.2026 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Impeach, Convict and Remove nationwide projection weekend. Pittsburgh Edition, Night 1

28.02.2026 03:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This war is dumb and illegal

28.02.2026 15:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1353 ๐Ÿ” 380 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52 ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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Breaking News: Immigration agents arrested a Columbia University student after misrepresenting themselves to access a building, the school said. nyti.ms/4u2Z0xw

26.02.2026 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 163 ๐Ÿ” 87 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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PFAS Bioaccumulation: The Biology of Forever Carrie McDonough explores how PFAS move, bind, and transform within us โ€“ redefining what exposure really means

hey

24.02.2026 00:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union ยท MoveOn At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trumpโ€™s vanity project, and t...

I'm attending MoveOn's event, โ€œ[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Unionโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

22.02.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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She never lived to see this moment, but itโ€™s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.

She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrewโ€™s.

Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

19.02.2026 10:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 22973 ๐Ÿ” 5476 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 409 ๐Ÿ“Œ 224

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

18.02.2026 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 41056 ๐Ÿ” 10833 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 476 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1028
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@barackobama.bsky.social praises those who protest ICE "with the truth and with cameras and with peaceful protest and with shining a light on the behavior that, in the past, we've seen in authoritarian countries and dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

15.02.2026 01:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2154 ๐Ÿ” 549 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."

14.02.2026 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 15749 ๐Ÿ” 4560 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 482 ๐Ÿ“Œ 249
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Jamie Raskin Visits ICE Facilities
February 12th,Two Days Ago.......

14.02.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 94 ๐Ÿ” 53 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Rallies were held outside congressional offices. Our people power worked. Democrats listened. The grassroots pressure is working.

In the past two weeks weโ€™ve blocked increased funding for ICE and CBP twice. Together, weโ€™re going to keep fighting for real accountability and to get ICE Out For Good.

14.02.2026 13:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 247 ๐Ÿ” 35 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, thatโ€™s what democracy is aboutโ€”we argue it out. We donโ€™t throw people who disagree in jail. We donโ€™t intimidate the media. We donโ€™t send ICE agents to shoot people.

13.02.2026 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 18393 ๐Ÿ” 5812 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 493 ๐Ÿ“Œ 242
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, weโ€™re celebrating our researchers.

Photographed below: A/Prof Rachel Tan, Co-leader of the Neurotherapeutic Innovations research team.

#WomenInStem

@sydney.edu.au

11.02.2026 05:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ #trees #woodland #treeclub

12.02.2026 08:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1381 ๐Ÿ” 121 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

01.02.2026 15:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 67304 ๐Ÿ” 16095 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2572 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1828

๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ

31.01.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจ๏ธ30 seconds of pure black bunny bliss. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿฐ

โœจ๏ธPet your bunny buntil your fingers and hands go numb.

~Jet ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿฐโค๏ธ

29.01.2026 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2978 ๐Ÿ” 229 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

look I just think everyone should see this

28.01.2026 00:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 261 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1