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Dr. Asha de Vos

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Dr. Asha de Vos

@ashadevos

Founder @OceanswellOrg, Adjunct Research Fellow @universityofwesternaustralia, @insidenatgeo Explorer,@tedfellow, @bbc100 2018; decolonising marine conservation

the ocean

Joined July 2011

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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Oct 8, 2021
I’m @ashadevos and #iamabiologist who studies blue 🐳 , sperm 🐳 , illegal 🎣 , and more thru @OceanswellOrg. I also do alot of outreach and education because I want everyone to have a fair chance at contributing to safeguarding our oceans. 1/4
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
Two years ago, my mentee was diagnosed with cancer very young. It was sudden and unexpected. She was determined as heck though and filled with grit. Once things settled a little I offered her a project to work on to keep her distracted with NO timeline. 🧵 1/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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I’m sharing because I want to celebrate her life and what she made of it in the time she had. I hope I can do justice to the reviewers comments and get it to the finish line. At that point, I will return to ask you all to raise a glass or a piece of cake. Till then, 🤗. 10/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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Since then I’ve been at sea a bit but yday I pulled everything together and submitted her first ever peer-reviewed publication. I even included her cover letter along with my own. She will remain the first author and I will make sure of that. 7/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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While she will never see its publication, her hard work cannot go unseen and I hope this paper serves as part of her legacy. Once published, I will present it to her family. I’m so proud that I had the opportunity to witness her life as I did. I’m sharing this story because 8/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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I spend a lot of time thinking about how we can best support people. What little, well-timed things can make a difference. I’m sharing this because she had much to offer and I looked forward to working with her in the long-term. 9/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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Two weeks later, I got the sad news that she did not make it. She was young, gritty, full of life, determined, smart and all the rest of it. It seemed so unfair. And her paper! It was just a few days away from submission! 6/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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I did not know how to support her through this trying period except to help her get closer to becoming the scientist and researcher she always wanted to be. She worked on the project when she was feeling good, and things went quiet when times were hard 2/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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I did my best to respond quick whenever she sent me things because I didn’t want to slow her momentum when there were other challenges already on her plate. Then, she started to get better. She kept working on the proj while applying for jobs and I wrote references knowing 3/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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just how hardworking and gutsy she was. Even her diagnosis didn’t stop her from working on the tasks assigned to her. I was excited and hopeful and thrilled! End 2023 I asked her to draft a letter to the editor for the submission. It was perfect! 4/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Mar 20, 2024
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I sent her one last round of quick comments and wished her a solidly awesome 2024. She wrote back to say the start was rocky and if I would like to go ahead with submission. I said a firm NO and that I wanted her to submit whenever she was better and ready. I was in no rush. 5/10
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
May 9, 2022
Dear international media outlets, We #SriLankans know todays events caught your eye. Why? Because unlike the past month that was all about peaceful protesting, today there was violence. 1/6
Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
May 9, 2022
What look like army guys seem to be heading to GotaGoGama now. Seen near cinnamon life 5 minutes ago. Please let everyone know.
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Dr. Asha de Vos
@ashadevos
Oct 30, 2020
I’m stoked to announce that I am among 5 scientists from across the world to have been awarded a @MaxwellHanrahan Award in Field Biology! The award recognises my years of work with the #SriLankan #Bluewhales.For all the deets on why, how, what, who click bit.ly/3mPoawb