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LJ Amaral MS, RD, CSO

@ljama

PhD student in biomedical science. Microbiome lab. Nerd. Emo empath. She here, she queer.

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Latest posts by LJ Amaral MS, RD, CSO @ljama

Hung out with people last night who make me laugh so hard I feel like my abs are gonna fall off. Finding your freaks is such a gift.

05.12.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset view of century city

Sunset view of century city

It is a crazy thought that I moved to LA 10 years ago. Never thought I’d stay. I love it so much now

04.12.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If having poor posture is so bad for me, then why does it feel so good???

10.11.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fresh for 16s!

02.11.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween from the lab! Where we process stool samples 🀣 πŸ’©#halloween #phd #microbiome #lab

31.10.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ben Collin’s post about RFK administration finding autism link to Tylenol on exact day they said they would in satirical manner

Ben Collin’s post about RFK administration finding autism link to Tylenol on exact day they said they would in satirical manner

This.

24.09.2025 00:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seraphina’s first day of wet lab! #AcademicSky #LabLife

04.08.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A day of chance!!! I don’t love the odds lol #AcademicSky #lablife

07.07.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A phase 1 safety and feasibility trial of a ketogenic diet plus standard of care for patients with recently diagnosed glioblastoma - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - A phase 1 safety and feasibility trial of a ketogenic diet plus standard of care for patients with recently diagnosed glioblastoma

Super excited to share our data from our Phase 1 clinical trial looking at newly diagnosed #Glioblastoma patients using the #KetogenicDiet! #AcademicSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

03.07.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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L.J. Amaral - A Healthcare Hero in Cancer Care and Nutritional Therapy πŸ₯‘πŸŒ± Spotify video

New podcast up! This is all about my career path, goals, and some personal anecdotes :) #WomenInSTEM #Academicsky open.spotify.com/episode/3P5d...

19.05.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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End of trimester lab presentation! 2/3 DONE!! Can’t believe how fast my first year has flown #academicsky #PhDlife

24.04.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Harvesting some R.gnavus!

18.03.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gymnastics king

17.03.2025 02:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tired student with two coffees

Tired student with two coffees

What does it take to get a PhD? Coffee. Lots of coffee.

10.03.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#gayhole

09.03.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sora this is making me feel things

01.03.2025 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A common cancer at an uncommon age The etiology of early-onset colorectal cancer needs to be understood to tackle rising incidence

Early-onset colorectal cancer is expected to become the leading cause of #cancer death in ages 20 to 49 in the U.S. by 2030.

Research is urgently needed to better detect and treat patients, argues this #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4h1TYcQ #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

01.03.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
A blue infographic gives a step by step guide on how to Skype a scientist. The steps are: 1) sign up on skypeascientist.com 2) pick a category of science your group would like to talk about (e.g. marine biology, chemistry, astronomy) 3) get a match via email 4) connect with your scientist, discuss your ur group’s needs and pick a time to chat 5) talk to your scientist!

A blue infographic gives a step by step guide on how to Skype a scientist. The steps are: 1) sign up on skypeascientist.com 2) pick a category of science your group would like to talk about (e.g. marine biology, chemistry, astronomy) 3) get a match via email 4) connect with your scientist, discuss your ur group’s needs and pick a time to chat 5) talk to your scientist!

Hi! We're Skype a Scientist! We're a free program that matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&As all about science.

Get matched with a scientist for a virtual conversation! We have 30+ types of scientist & match weekly.
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

26.02.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 525 πŸ” 339 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 29
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Fan girling @roy-a.bsky.social

23.02.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Excuse me sir who gave you permission to take my breath away

19.02.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so proud of u

16.02.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry I was trying to flatter you GOSH

12.02.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

HOWDY

07.02.2025 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ily my son

07.02.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inspector gadget or scientist take ur pick

06.02.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
In 150 Characters or Lesss

Everything is on fire, but everyone I love is doing beautiful things
and trying to make life worth living,
and I know I don't have to believe in everything,
but I believe in that.

In 150 Characters or Lesss Everything is on fire, but everyone I love is doing beautiful things and trying to make life worth living, and I know I don't have to believe in everything, but I believe in that.

Nikita Gill.

03.02.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 1218 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6