Tiffany Leighton

I heart science and bacteria! A professor of biotechnology and a research scientist with a passion for scientific communication! Life long learner.

[Nick Desnoyer @NickDesnoyer]

Leaf infiltration is a widely used technique in plant science for delivering Agrobacterium or chemicals directly to plant cells 🍃🧬

For those who do it regularly, there’s a satisfaction in watching the liquid flow seamlessly through the leaf's airspaces—when done well..

[Prash Singh @prash_singh]

Announced: The PDB Molecule of the Month for December is the flagellar motor! An informative article paired with a beautiful artwork by Dr. David Goodsell. https://t.co/R5VIctaDD0
@buildmodels @dsgoodsell #Science #Discovery #PDB
This is my favorite Molecule of the Month!

[Brian Coombes, PhD @BrianKCoombes]

What a story. Kapoose Creek Bio led by CEO and @BBS_McMasterU member @eric_brown_bbs acquires Adapsyn Biosciences founded by @BBS_McMasterU member Nathan Magarvey. Innovation and entrepreneurship lives here!

#BrighterWorld #McMaster https://t.co/mb75LCjuVq

[Prash Singh @prash_singh]

I created this animation to provide better context on the role of the flagellar motor in bacterial motility and to summarize the key findings of my research. For the sake of simplicity, showing just one flagellum. @Nature
https://t.co/wBJHFVGzoC #Nature #STEM #MolecularNodes

[Lori L. Burrows @Dr_Lori_Burrows]

Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050 - The Lancet https://t.co/MCWOcOX5K7

[Nature Reviews Microbiology @NatureRevMicro]

🌍💊Ahead of the @UN #UNGA high-level meeting on #AMR, we’re spotlighting bacterial AMR resistance in our latest Focus issue

Read it here 👉 https://t.co/XQlMwsGv2E

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@ATinyGreenCell Every time I feel like that… my bench work doesn’t turn out the way I want. I need good juju to get good results. I hope yours works though!

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@DrPorman @ATinyGreenCell @af_academy Can I ask what you are doing with this amount of them? Just growing the cells to express the protein or purify? I also have these gorgeous rainbow E. coli, and am always interested in what others are doing with them :) thanks in advance

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@ATinyGreenCell Aren’t we all just fake scientists? Or is that just my imposter syndrome acting up?

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@SigmaAldrich I would share with my students and @SaraKilmury

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@HaleyZubyk @gerryiidr @structureSara @ZechelLab @BBS_McMasterU Congrats Haley!

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@ATinyGreenCell Yahoo Congrats!

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

Abstract Structure

#Research #PhD #academictwitter #postdoc #scholarshipfphd

[Nick Desnoyer @NickDesnoyer]

Growth of a seedling🌱

The first two "true leaves" of a seedling grow from the meristem, a region of small undifferentiated cells between the two embryonic leaves, or cotyledons. These are usually covered in spiky trichomes as they are vulnerable to herbivory by insects.

[Brian Coombes, PhD @BrianKCoombes]

Big win for Canada with the opening of our largest vaccine manufacturing plant in the country on the @sanofi campus in Toronto, a site steeped in medical history for Canada. Huge boost for our biomanufacturing sector.

https://t.co/4G0oq4TtPx

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

The importance of stupidity in scientific research

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@BrianKCoombes Thank goodness this is on crisps/chips as I feel like every time I hear of a recall this it’s on fruits and vegetables. Fruits and veg are not the enemy!

[Dr. Mason McNair (he/him) @SarraceniaMason]

Interested in 3D printable lab equipment? Check out our designs! Every like, download, and make helps get the word out on these FREE & Open Source designs @printablescom by @ATinyGreenCell @PeterPietrzyk @TrevorRife and myself https://t.co/A7TGFunIL8

[Nick Desnoyer @NickDesnoyer]

GFP quick guide! 🧵

Green fluorescent protein, isolated from Aequorea victoria 🪼, has 11 antiparallel beta strands forming a cylinder that contains the chromophore (green).

Fluorescence of the chromophore is protected from quenching with water by the stable barrel structure.

[Tiffany Leighton @SciGeekette]

@FromPhDtoLife Opening tubes/bottles with one hand.