Frances Pouch Downes

Professor of Microbiology, purveyor of all things cultural, coolster, snow boarder

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

I found a Cubs M&M on the floor today. https://t.co/ql5Pr3Oz1A

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

Why are they orange? They look like pumpkins. But you all did survive. And you are more "cultured" for it. Great semester everyone! https://t.co/yvfYKSVjtr

[Santana @_santanamc_]

@ProfFransizzle Interesting, I wonder if there is some sort of correlation?

Why Is This Bacterium Hiding in Human Tumors? https://t.co/tBkRBYVrtC

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

Right! #get tested https://t.co/2VMqjdXBsA

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

No clapping https://t.co/fOnLf7jURu

[☭speed reed @reedeanderson]

@ProfFransizzle https://t.co/eVSddYsVoi

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

It would be interesting to compare the microbiomes of mothers who eat very different diets and have live in settings with variable housing standards https://t.co/0DCQBfDE9L

[Chidera @ChideraAgodu1]

@ProfFransizzle Move over Similac,there is a new breast milk alternative in town (Fungi).
https://t.co/7Bm8wZO0hV

[James Carpenter @carpenj3]

@ProfFransizzle when your family member at Thanksgiving says that vaccines are not necessary.

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

The Last of the Iron Lungs https://t.co/9ypgaUHGNS via @gizmodo

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

Cranberry juice is still tasty and hydrating even if not effective. https://t.co/bU37mJVZjB

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

Michigan is having our own outbreak. https://t.co/nVWRZhRtJW https://t.co/z9YdpNGCdx

[James Carpenter @carpenj3]

@ProfFransizzle When you're offered extra credit in micro if you don't shower for the rest of the semester.

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

They are also seeing transmission to healthcare workers. https://t.co/6Cg1aB3VfG

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

To quote Lynard Skinner: Ohh that smell The smell of death surrounds you. https://t.co/5bdHy6N43t

[James Carpenter @carpenj3]

When you open the plate with Burkholderia pseudomallei growth. @ProfFransizzle

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

Birds could spread the spores widely. https://t.co/TXxjcnPxWO

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

@APHL Bonus for frequent flyers!

[APHL @APHL]

Girl Finds Real Bat in Halloween Store Toy Bin -- What Would You Do? https://t.co/vqmq7I24qN

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

Can you imagine the smell? https://t.co/mnev7CHMSA

[Santana @_santanamc_]

Found this on a SnapChat story @ProfFransizzle

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

I am ready to roll up my sleeve and get vaccinated. Done shingles once; never want to again. https://t.co/C48KcU7uRw

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

We need a vaccination coverage of over 90% to have herd immunity from measles. Some communities in the US are below that and vulnerable. https://t.co/GzglFAy8bg

[Tina Liu @tliujx]

@ProfFransizzle My ’70s Health-Nut Parents Didn’t Vaccinate Me. This Is What My Childhood Was Like. https://t.co/HZ1j1eZSZW via @slate

[Frances Pouch Downes @ProfFransizzle]

easy to understand explanation of why we still need vaccines. https://t.co/7ddul9twpf