Michael Schmidt

Regular contributor to This Week in Microbiology, also known as TWiM and a Professor of Microbiology at MUSC

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

@profvrr Not quite a mole of infections per sec but still a BIG NUMBER!

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

@profvrr What a great photo and accomplishment. Glad Chris Suspect was there to capture the moment!

[MicrobeTV @profvrr]

Another photo from the amazing event Saturday night that was TWiV 1000. The photographer is Chris Suspect who is well known for his street photography. This photo reflects his unique style #twiv #microbeTV

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

This is an article that requires your careful reading and then reflection or as Aldus Huxley said "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad".
Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn https://t.co/pJTyEJr2Fh

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

@profvrr I agree with many of my colleagues who have commented similarly to @profvrr... organic chemistry teaches you how to think and integrate the abstract to achieve a desired response... important skills for anyone who is going to care for something as complicated as a person.

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One cause of the 'death of expertise' is the failure of higher education to train students to think critically. It's not easy. NYU chose to illustrate this trend by firing a professor whose course was difficult. Shameful. https://t.co/c0s2WkoHzy

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In today's NYTimes article on #poliovirus in NY, an expert is quoted as saying vaccinated people are protected against the virus. This is WRONG. They are not protected against infection. They are protected from getting paralysis. Vaccinated people may still get infected.

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

@DanielGriffinMD Yep, the paper appearing in Journal of Bacteriology brings a whole new meaning to how one needs to consider the topic of antimicrobial stewardship, given how antipsychotics may facilitate the development of antimicrobial resistance.

[Daniel Griffin MD PhD @DanielGriffinMD]

We now have expert guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency, with two pages of recommendations that codify the best practices on ventilation, air filtration and air disinfection from academic experts and federal agencies of the last two years. https://t.co/L62d37Xts9

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

Bacterial Species In the Age of Next-Generation Sequencing | https://t.co/nQeVXsWa7Y https://t.co/B6O57zSFow

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

@DanielGriffinMD Great data! Will help us make sense out of isolation

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

Today is the American Hospital Association's fifth annual #HAVHope Friday, a campaign to encourage hospitals and healthcare systems to join together with their communities to prevent violence and foster peace. Please help us in supporting this important effort!

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

Friends... if you are a member of ASM, check out their new networking platform https://t.co/4LniWMux8t.

[Daniel Griffin MD PhD @DanielGriffinMD]

Can I point out how critical it is to get the answer to the impact of vaccination on transmission. We are just amount to miss this critical window. Anyone listening? https://t.co/XTou6I3GcT

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

My colleague from TWiM and the host of TWiV has recently released this treatment consensus for COVID-19 that Dan Griffin and 30 other health professionals released. Thank you for such a tremendous service!

[MicrobeTV @profvrr]

Sharing this as I am recording this episode of #TWiV with Daniel on Thursday evening (yes I am listening to him) #COVID19

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

At the end of June, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the former chairman of Google, Dr. Eric Schmidt on his new podcast REIMAGINE. Now it's up to us to get busy. https://t.co/fru0eahdR2

[MicrobeTV @profvrr]

This pediatrician's license to practice should be revoked for publishing this rubbish https://t.co/a73O8lnzZl ignores the age-old understanding that children DRIVE PANDEMICS #COVID19

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

Well this was an honour!

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

@profvrr @lukejerram @alandove @RichCondit @VirusProfSings @umichMichele @elios179 @ElEarlyBird @Orilieberman @JasonSynaptic @bendesky @TheErinCalipari @DanielGriffinMD Thank you for all the podcast adventures

[Michael Schmidt @TWiMSchmidt]

This is a consequence of cost of sequencing dropping from $100M to $500 per human genome... is this signaling the end of need for us to write in our food diaries? Discuss over dinner tonight.

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DNA Metabarcoding Useful for Analyzing Human Diet - New study in @ASMicrobiology's @mSystemsJ https://t.co/Pqs00bRHKV