Rory Welsh

Microbiologist & Molecular Epidemiologist. Father and former sleep enthusiast. Opinions are my own

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

I say we move election day farther away from Halloween, because parents are stress eating entirely too much Halloween candy right now. Elections are stressful. Parents working from home while having kids home for remote learning is stressful. We can say it is for public health.

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@chrissyfarr I’d call it a family trip or parenting without the comforts of home

[Duncan MacCannell @dmaccannell]

https://t.co/lTQ6rI2tVc

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@amylizk I wasn’t even halfway through the episode and had pause an go order Pahlka’s new book — “Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better”

[CDC Emerging Infections @CDC_NCEZID]

The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects data from community wastewater systems that help detect COVID-19 variants such as Omicron and other diseases. Learn more from #NCEZIDin2022: https://t.co/fN3tZTubWY

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@amylizk @AneesaSM Amazing! the heads up helmet drop. Our kids tee ball league doesn't use helmets and I really want to them. Not for safety but to have those ear covers squish their chubby cheeks for peak cuteness

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@ME_McCullough I came here for the comments and they did not disappoint 🤌 I’m also partly to blame (chapter 3 from my thesis almost a half a decade ago)

[PeerJ Publishing @thePeerJ]

Popular this week - Alien vs. predator: how bacterial predators alter coral microbiomes https://t.co/RyJGI120w9

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@Lackner_TUDa @TUDarmstadt @rki_de @HMWK_Hessen @martinhoelzer Has this work been published or is there a preprint available?

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@dmaccannell @amylizk Haha! Urgent need for independent external reviewer or an expert opinion on a fungal pathogen. I stand by my original statement, it can’t be good

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@amylizk Yeah, that can’t be good

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@Paul_Carini That and not solidify on the walls of the tips

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@Paul_Carini Never had to load a 96-well plate but I recall having some success having one hot plate with really hot water to warm the tips before going to the other with molten agar for pipetting. Exact volumes were impossible

[Amy Kirby @amylizk]

Come work with NWSS! We are hiring a lead for the Advanced Analytics Unit. This unit maintains internal and external data systems & dashboards, develops new metrics, and more! Wastewater expertise is a plus. Closes June 15th.
https://t.co/QDBjRz07dm

[CDC Director @CDCDirector]

The United States has lost more than one million lives to #COVID19. This is not a tally, but a representation of the irreplaceable loss of loved ones. The toll of this disease can be seen in the loss of life and livelihoods. The burden on our nation has been heartbreaking.

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

A new report found nearly 1,500 instances of violence against public health workers during the Covid pandemic. Attacks on public health are unacceptable and put us all at greater risk.

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

Daylight saving time or not. There's no stopping morning announcements in this household aka random thoughts that somehow qualify as urgent messages

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

Me: All week we’ve had to fight you kids to go to bed and we’ve had to drag you out of bed each morning for school, thanks daylight saving. But, tomorrow you can sleep in
Kid at 6am 6cm from my face: Did you know that there is a Curious George 2?!
Me: Ugh, no. Go back to bed😫

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

All the number 2s are in alignment. It's our very own Wastewater Surveillance awareness day #22222

[CDC Director @CDCDirector]

NEW: CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System data is now on COVID Data Tracker. These data offer early warning for the emergence of #COVID19 in communities.

On today's #DirectorDebrief, I am joined by Dr. Amy Kirby to discuss this promising public health tool. ⬇️

[Rory Welsh @RoryMWelsh]

@bioinformer Happy (re)submission Groundhog Day