Tzu-Wen L Cross

Assistant Professor @LifeAtPurdue | Nutritionist | @Illinois_Alumni | Gut Microbiome, sex hormones, and metabolic dysfunction | Gut-brain axis

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@CrossLab_Purdue had a great time hanging out with repro biologists at @SSRepro for the first time! Our abstract was rated exceptional and programmed as an oral presentation. PhD student Anna Clapp Organski was a finalist in the pre-doctoral poster competition and won 3rd place🥳

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@john_thyfault Agree with @M_A_LindenPhd. I miss those places!

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@SPITlab Yes, definitely!! 😂

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@erindgiles @UMich @UMKines @UMRogelCancer Congratulations Erin!! Closer to home and closer to us too;) So glad the truck made it safely.

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

When two of your grad school best friends joined your department as new faculty members @PurdueNutrition 🎉🎊 so excited to have @anniebelch @PatriciaGWolf1 here!

[Professor De Silva @AshaniTW]

I am increasingly frustrated by comments I am seeing coming back on trainee grants (K99 and K22)- not just my trainees, but others that I mentor. Almost every single one comments on the fact that a lot of the post-docs did not have a publication in the last couple of years. 1/

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@CterminiPhD Nicely done, I’m super inspired. Would love the template if you don’t mind sharing!

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@SPITlab Ughhhhhh that seems like something we have in the lab. We use tubs to collect our samples too 🤣

[Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences @Boilermicrobes]

We are deeply grateful for the support of a cross-college partnership of academic units here at @LifeAtPurdue - thank you for being in the trenches with us, @PurdueAgDean @MKUnderwood01 @PurdueABE @PurdueANSC @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueInsects @PurdueFoodSci @PurdueNutrition

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

The Purdue Applied Microbiome Science (PAMS) Symposium truly appreciate the support from the @PurdueHHS and Interim ADR @KBuhman for the amazing closing remarks! We are excited to move the microbiome work at Purdue and the Midwest forward! @Boilermicrobes @LifeAtPurdue

[Khoa Vu @KhoaVuUmn]

Coauthor in Europe: I'm giving birth in a month, so I won't be able to work on this for the next 4 months.

Coauthor in the US: I'm giving birth tomorrow but let me know if you need me to join the meeting via Zoom.

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@PatriciaGWolf1 @KateClancy Can 100% relate!! Not that anyone has said that to my face yet, but definitely sensed some passive messages here and there. Mom is not our only identity, if we don’t want it to be!

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

Come join us and a line up of fantastic speakers at the Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences Symposium in May! Oral abstract due in 1 week.

[Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences @Boilermicrobes]

Registration is now open for Purdue's 2022 Microbiome Symposium May 10-11th! Abstract submissions (poster or talk) are encouraged from all areas of microbiome research https://t.co/tNXcQWcqIP

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@PatriciaGWolf1 @KateClancy Sadly I do not, but sounds like an interesting aspect that someone should be researching. I have thought about perimenopausal transition for transgender population but never looked into it deeply.

[Dr. Ali Khan @DrAliSKhan]

Mild is a relative term. ZAF data from 56,164 Covid-19-related hospital found that the admission rate for children under the age of four was 49% higher during the Omicron wave than for Delta.
https://t.co/imhRjC7wad

[Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences @Boilermicrobes]

Exciting news! Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences (PAMS) will be hosting it's 2nd Microbiome Symposium in May 2022! There are fantastic talks lined up. Stay tuned for registration details.

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@anniebelch @briana_canada Beautiful!! Wish we could have been there to celebrate with you. Congratulations 🎉🍾🎊

[Tzu-Wen L Cross @TzuWen_Cross]

@anniebelch @GraceNiemiro Lol oh I hear you

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

I’ve seen a lot of Covid in the ER recently.

With so many people getting infected recently, some folks may wonder what’s the point of getting vaccinated at all?

And is there really any value to a booster dose if I’ve had two Pfizer/Moderna or a shot of J&J?

My observations: 🧵