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Jaida Elcock

@sofishtication

MIT-WHOI grad student | cofounder of Minorities in Shark Sciences🦈 | IG: sofishtication_ | she/her | Venmo: jaielcock | all opinions are my own

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They all look the same😭

27.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Miss you too! Hope you’re doing well :)

19.02.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to see my marine biologist #SciComm friend @sofishtication.bsky.social on a slide at #AAASmtg! She used to be at UnivWA and I miss her.

13.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re horseposting post your horses

Not my horse but one of my all-time faves by Sarah Andersen of Sarah’s Scribbles and you deserve its cute lil face

18.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

We’re at 10% of the way funded! Thank you to everyone who supported us so far πŸ₯°

We had our community meeting last night where neighbors voted on the artist and theme! That vote is open until Friday then we can start designing the mural.

Help us fund this project here!

givebutter.com/KenzoMural

17.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tiny🫢🏽

19.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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SCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026 Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...

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The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!

Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.

The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.

Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...

18.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9

Some dudes getting their drinks at Dunkin

Dude 1: *loudly and clearly mocking* wow that pink drink you ordered looks yummy!

Dude 2: hey, I ain’t afraid of no pink drink!

Way to go dude 2 lol

29.01.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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That's a wrap on Field Trips! We had such a great time showing you around. ⁠
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Special thanks to @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social, @broadinstitute.org, and @bostonchildrens.bsky.social

with @sofishtication.bsky.social & @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social

23.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Neuroscientist Who Doesn't Study Neurons
The Neuroscientist Who Doesn't Study Neurons YouTube video by SciShow

The final stop on our Field Trips Tour is Dr. Beth Stevens’s lab at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Fun fact: the Stevens Lab is bigger than some entire university departments, and is spread across Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard, and MIT!
youtu.be/ZVt3t5zmvT8?...

22.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jaida and Dr. Stevens pose for a photo in the lab!

Jaida and Dr. Stevens pose for a photo in the lab!

Dr. Stevens captivates the lab while talking about glia.

Dr. Stevens captivates the lab while talking about glia.

A member of Stevens's team is showing off some research images to our team.

A member of Stevens's team is showing off some research images to our team.

A member of the lab preps a sample in a dish in the lab.

A member of the lab preps a sample in a dish in the lab.

With a lab so big, Dr. Stevens’s team must be working on something huge!

That’s why we’re bringing you to the Stevens Lab to check it out!

with @sofishtication.bsky.social and @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social

22.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jaida Elcock and Dr. Feng Zheng pose for a photo during their interview.

Jaida Elcock and Dr. Feng Zheng pose for a photo during their interview.

Jaida Elcock dressed in lab gear giving an expression that says "can you believe this is happening?"

Jaida Elcock dressed in lab gear giving an expression that says "can you believe this is happening?"

Dr. Zheng and Jaida engrossed in conversation about the specifics of the lab work.

Dr. Zheng and Jaida engrossed in conversation about the specifics of the lab work.

Dr. Zheng showing off how some of the lab equipment works.

Dr. Zheng showing off how some of the lab equipment works.

First stop on our Field Trip tour is Dr. Feng Zhang's lab at the Broad Institute.

You may already be familiar with Dr. Zhang’s work if you’ve ever heard of CRISPR… but how do you follow up a hit like that?

That’s a story big enough to tell in person.
youtu.be/_UimlaolxiA?...

20.01.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Jaida and Dr. Hannah Yevick during their sit-down interview.

Jaida and Dr. Hannah Yevick during their sit-down interview.

A lab assistant shows Jaida some work in the lab.

A lab assistant shows Jaida some work in the lab.

Dr. Yevick prepping Jaida for what she will see under the microscope

Dr. Yevick prepping Jaida for what she will see under the microscope

a side view of a microscope with a petri dish sample on it.

a side view of a microscope with a petri dish sample on it.

Join us at Brandeis University to visit Dr. Hannah Yevick’s Lab, where the focus is on billions of individual cells that fused together to become one super cell spanning 13 square meters!

That’s the kind of thing you want to see for yourself.

21.01.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When Hannah Yevick learned that the placenta contained a cell whose surface spanned 13 square meters, the biophysicist was fascinated. For this episode of @scishow.bsky.social Field Trips, we traveled to Yevick's lab to learn about the largest cell in the human body.
youtube.com/watch?v=RuN5HxSew7w

21.01.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing: SciShow Field Trips! A brand-new series created by Complexly in partnership with @tangledbankhhmi.bsky.social. All week, we're taking you OUT of the studio and INTO real working labs around Boston.

Hosted by @sofishtication.bsky.social, at youtube.com/scishow

20.01.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Come see me tap about my research CV with my advisor at this virtual live even on January 28th!

21.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know the largest fish in the ocean eat the smallest things?

Join us for more insights into ocean predators at #OceanEncounters on Jan. 28 with WHOI biologists Camrin Braun & @sofishtication.bsky.social

πŸ‘‰ Register for this virtual live event (w/ ASL interpretation): go.whoi.edu/predators

21.01.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.

This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.

A thread on how to do that 🧡

11.01.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 5662 πŸ” 4243 πŸ’¬ 321 πŸ“Œ 467
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Choose your shark 🦈

05.01.2026 04:58 πŸ‘ 659 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 38

lol it sure is!!

07.01.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear people who design bathroom stalls,

1- please design the stalls with the doors swinging OUT rather than in

2- if you’re going to swing the doors in, the stall should at least be big enough for me ti enter the stall and close the door without my legs touching the toilet. That’s nasty.

Thanks.

07.01.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Nephew LOVES doing scicomm videos with me! Merry Christmas Eve, friends!

25.12.2025 04:47 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What do you think hurts more, a shock from these guys or a shock from a Costco shopping cart??

24.12.2025 00:55 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These guys would be perfect as the star on top of your Christmas tree! Assuming your house was lit by black lights lol. Happy day 52 of fishmas everyone!

23.12.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cute and talented? What more could you ask for from a fish?🫢🏽 happy fishmas day 51, y’all!

22.12.2025 04:05 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Y’all are getting a late post today bc it’s been a busy dayπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

21.12.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fishmas ft. Nephew! Only 5 days left of Fishmas!

21.12.2025 04:47 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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FINALLY time to discuss my favorite!! Thresh to impresh, am I right??

19.12.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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At least this sticky fish doesn’t have a weird looking suction cup that makes me uncomfy lol. Can you think of any other sticky fish?

18.12.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The way hate ages people is so evident

18.12.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0