NIA S. WALKER
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Taking a break from working under the fume hood while extracting RNA from coral fragments. October 2020
I was featured in an article about science researchers developing allergies to their study organisms! Check it out here: ​https://undark.org/2021/02/08/scientists-allergic-research-organisms/
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On the way to survey patch reefs in Palau, November 2017
Tune in for the invited interview I gave with the radio station KPOO-FM 89.5's program "Let Me Touch Your Mind" about all things corals, my path in marine science, and my current research on coral bleaching. Website link here (2/1/2021): http://www.vicesbyproxy.com/kpoo_play/lmtym.html. You can also inquire for a download of the mp3 recording.
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Tagging an Acropora hyacinthus coral in Palau. November 2017
Check out this public-friendly piece I wrote for the Hopkins Marine Station High Tidings Blog on my fieldwork and dissertation research conducted in the Indo-Pacific archipelago nation of Palau: https://hightidings.stanford.edu/2020/04/01/whats-a-strong-coral-anyway/
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Nia S. Walker teaching at Stanford Splash in May 2018: In this photo I am giving a mock demonstration of coral bleaching in a representative heating tank system like the ones I use for my research on coral temperature resistance and recovery. Stanford Splash is a biannual event for Stanford students to teach classes to middle and high school students predominantly living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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