Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH

Molecular Virology and Microbiome Instructor @ BCM

[Joachim Schork @JoachimSchork]

Visualizing gene structures in R? gggenes, an extension of ggplot2, simplifies the process of creating clear and informative gene diagrams, making genomic data easier to interpret and share.

✔️ Plot gene arrows to represent gene locations and orientations.
✔️ Visualize genomic features, including transcripts and operons.
✔️ Customize labels, colors, and layouts for clear presentations.

Whether you're working on genome annotation, comparative genomics, or molecular biology research, gggenes provides a flexible and user-friendly way to display complex gene structures with clarity.

The visualization shown here is taken from the package website: https://t.co/nutneLhvby

For a deeper dive into creating impactful visualizations with ggplot2 and its extensions, don’t miss my online course "Data Visualization in R Using ggplot2 & Friends!" Click this link for detailed information: https://t.co/ztlEzoEDWv

#RStats #Rpackage #DataAnalytics #ggplot2 #datastructure #DataViz

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

We are determined to squeeze every last bit of data out from our older @nanopore kits before we upgrade to Kit 14 chemistry with our #GridION 😬
N50 isn’t too shabby for a rapid barcoding kit!

[UTHealth Houston School of Public Health @UTHealthSPH]

Congratulations to Drs. @DrEL_Brown & Heather Essigmann for their research, recently identified as a "New and Notable" publication receiving over 30,000 downloads in just 14 months. Read their research on the @ASMicrobiology website: https://t.co/uSAx5MrwY8

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

Excited to be back in D.C. for @ASMicrobiology Microbe this year! Come say hi!!

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

New in OFID: In a prospective cohort with enterococcal bloodstream infections, failure to eradicate vancomycin-resistant enterococci from the bloodstream early was a major factor associated with poor outcomes.

📄 https://t.co/I4hlelW2La

@PaulSaxMD @DrJLi @FungalDoc @SuperBugDoc

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

@starstrickenSF My husband would like your fiancé to know that he shares this experience, though phrase #2 is usually followed by many exclamation points/expletives 😂

[Sarafina El-Badry Nance, PhD @starstrickenSF]

my fiancé just told me that the 2 most common sentences I tell him are:

1) i love you
2) my code doesn’t work and i don’t know why

if that’s not evidence of falling in love while getting a PhD, idk what is

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

My co-mentors and I published a review on bacterial strain typing that was just published in this month’s issue of Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases— check it out!
https://t.co/UKMqsLDyC6

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

Ah yes, a question we’d all like the answer to...

[Lauren M. Leining, MPH @LaurenLeining]

Honored that Epi faculty @UTexasSPH asked me to help work on this poster. Several of PhD epis worked on the scientific content, and the other students worked to translate it into Spanish, Vietnamese, and Mandarin. So proud it’s already circulated nationally & internationally.

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

When Google Chrome tries to literally translate your amino acid alignments... not the kind of translation I am interested in, Google!

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

I have never seen a more accurate description of lab work 😂

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

@AxellHouse The “cold” front can’t come soon enough!

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

In case you’re wondering just how bad the weather is in Houston, the morning news anchors just started clapping and began a “Cold Front!” cheer when the meteorologist showed that the nighttime temp this weekend will go below 70

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

I passed my preliminary exam! Time to get to work on that dissertation!

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

#IDTwitter Looking for med mycology labs in Texas who may have C. auris isolates. Please DM me if you can help!

[Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH @ScienceShelby]

SO important to know the limitations of your diagnostic tests! They are not a substitute for critical thinking and a good microbiologist 👩🏽‍🔬

[Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 @richdavisphd]

#MicroRounds (Day 723): Question: Two diff patient blood cultures. BioFire Blood Culture ID PCR panel performed on both. No identification.

But upon culture: Enterococcus and Serratia.

If BCID includes Enterococcus and Serratia, why did these fail? #ASMClinMicro #IDTwitter

[Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 @richdavisphd]

#MicroRounds (Day 716): Classic ways to ID bacteria use biochemical "rules" (e.g. oxidase + or -). However, there's variability.

Enteric bug Citrobacter can be lactose + (like E. coli) or - (like Salmonella). 78% of C. freundii & 50% C. koseri are lac + #ASMClinMicro #IDTwitter