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BB Graduate Student Heather Masson-Forsythe on SciArtsRUs: Dissertation Dancin’ Docs

BB Graduate Student Heather Masson-Forsythe on SciArtsRUs: Dissertation Dancin’ Docs

Heather Masson Forsythe in a video call with other PhD recipients.

Dissertation Dancin’ Docs

Meet these amazing scientific artists or are they artistic scientists. Winners of the eminent, high impact journal Science magazines, “Dance your PhD contest” cover topics: “Multivalent binding of the partially disordered SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid phosphoprotein dimer to RNA” and “Structure and Stability of Atmospheric Clusters”.

Heather Masson-Forsythe Heather is currently a 5th-year PhD candidate in Biochemistry & Biophysics at Oregon State University. Currently working with Dr. Elisar Barbar, her work is focused on using a combination of molecular biology and biophysical methods to study the nucleocapsid phosphoprotein of SARS-CoV-2. This work was turned into a Dance Your PhD submission, winning the new COVID-19 category. She also uses TikTok, and its trends, including songs, memes, and dances, to communicate her science, and as a first-generation academic, LGBTQ+ woman in STEM, uses the platform to provide resources, information, and advice about being a scientist.

Jakub Kubečka, Vitus Besel, and Ivo Neefies from the University of Helsinki also featured!