Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM

Once a purveyor of plague, now a postdoctoral fellow studying Lyme disease and Relapsing Fever spirochetes. My tweets are my own ideas and thoughts. she/her

[Ashley A Wilkins, PhD @micreaux_ATX]

I got to attend the ASM Northwest Branch meeting this weekend in Seattle and present - for the first time - what I've been working on in my postdoc. Best parts - my awesome labmates AND Sam and I are going home with poster prizes!
@CreggerKam12176 @PhotobeatFlash
@ASMNorthwest

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

It's me! A special thanks to the postbac in my lab that nominated me for this honor!

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

Fellows (postdocs, postbacs, predocs) represent a major workforce at the NIH (and throughout academia) and deserve to be paid a living wage, a seat at the table when decisions are made on their behalf, amongst other major quality of life benefits

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

Fellows at the NIH are unionizing and are currently being blocked because the NIH claims that fellows are not employees and have no right to collective bargaining. (1/2) https://t.co/oDRZzVn0sb

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

Got to meet some amazing microbiologists at #ASMicrobe this evening! @Typhi @MatheeJMM #ASMYoungAmbassador

[Philip Adams @DrPhilipAdams]

Headed to #ASMicrobe?? Join us Friday 1:45PM for an In-depth Symposium: Enzootic Pathogens — discussing unique biology of vector borne bacteria!!

Excited for talks by @PlagueofFlea, L. Messenger; @LindsaySL_19; M. Jewett; @PhotobeatFlash & hosted by me!!

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

You either die a hero, or live long enough to become reviewer #2

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

Not me tonight playing Sea of Thieves and getting motion sick while drinking a glass of mead

[Arturo Casadevall @ACasadevall1]

Disaster Microbiology is a new field of study. Natural and human made disasters create conditions for new microbiology that pose major challenges to the biosphere and teach us new basic science. Kudos to @Danfqsmith for developing this idea! @mbiojournal
https://t.co/LSrgq92sPn

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

I'm Sam, and my presentations lack personality but I shouldn't use words like "cool" in presentations

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

It's a huge joy to learn about #StanleyFalkow 's mind today. While I will never meet him, it's wonderful to see his impact on science and training mentees through the legacy he left behind!

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

@roossell93 ...are there Javert fans out there???

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

Get you a man that cares as much about body autonomy as you do 😊

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

And again 🙃

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

How many more times am I going to share this gif in my life *smh*

[Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd]

Timeline cleanse. ❤️
(Pass it on.)

[Rep. Shontel Brown @RepShontelBrown]

Let me get this straight:

The Supreme Court says states cannot decide how to regulate guns—yet only the states can decide how to regulate a woman’s body.

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

Living in Arkansas for 5 years really makes you miss the best parts about snow.

Like the pain from shoveling snow and only using your back muscles

[Harmit S. Malik @HarmitMalik]

I’m happy to read about your faculty members’ amazing research over the past few years! But you know what I’d like to instead hear about? How are your trainees doing? How are your junior, pre-tenure, young parent faculty doing (all of them, not just the ones who beat the odds)?

[Samantha Crane, Ph.D. #BLM @PhotobeatFlash]

How many more times am I going to share this gif in my life *smh*