BS/BA/MS in microbiology and chemistry at Miami University. PhD in microbiology at Emory University. Postdoctoral IRTA at NIAID #BLM#VoteBiden#Quaranteam
I am excited to announce the fourth first author paper of my PhD is now released as a bioRxiv preprint and submitted to Microbiology Spectrum for review! @tdread_emory @rpetit3#staph#staphcamp#nanopore#antibioticresistance
Development of an amplicon nanopore sequencing strategy for detection of mutations conferring intermediate resistance to vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus strains https://t.co/ZJUR2cITYG #bioRxiv
With only 20 days left until Election Day, we've all got to do our part and vote!
Vote early, by mail, or make a plan to vote on November 5. Go to https://t.co/q00n5Woojf to get the information you need to get started, and then reach out to your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers do the same.
Together, we have a chance to choose a new generation of leadership in this country with @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz, and start building a better and stronger and fairer and more hopeful America.
I'm opening the doors to my very own microbial genomics research lab at @BCMFromtheLabs in Houston, TX. I'm looking for talented biologists to join me on this journey through sequence space. Featuring:
- Wastewater and human virome
- Phages, all of them
- Microbial epigenomes
C is Latin, the root of all modern languages, the whole universe used to speak it.
C++ is French, it’s Latin with fancy rules, used by the elite around the world & in specific circles.
JavaScript is English, everybody speaks it, most speakers speak it poorly and others don’t bother learning another language.
Java is German, it’s verbose, over-complicated and it made me cry several times. I won’t elaborate.
Python is Esperanto, it was created to be so easy everyone could speak it. Its speakers could benefit from a shower once in a while.
Rust is Russian, most speakers have an authoritarian left background and want to spread it worldwide.
my favorite new york social code is when a lone person needs to get a stroller up the subway stairs.
nearly instantly, a stranger picks up the other end of the stroller,
helps carry it up, then departs as quickly as they appeared.
no words are exchanged. eye contact is minimal.
Excited to share our latest pre-print!
We investigated the dosing and delivery requirements for phage therapy in a mouse wound infection model and developed a sustained phage release hydrogel dressing, with our amazing collaborators in @chaudhurilab
https://t.co/rZyPeDz8jR
Trump agreed on a September 10th debate.
It now appears he's backpedaling.
Voters deserve to see the split screen that exists on a debate stage.
I'm ready. So let's go.
I've never liked Kamala much at all, but I might have to change my opinion on her given that every attack on Harris involves people criticizing her for doing incredibly based shit I didn't previously know she'd done
My uncle is panicking. He’s running against a strong Black woman—and a former prosecutor—who isn’t afraid to call him out or mock him. His whole campaign strategy was based around attacking Joe Biden—his age, his infirmity, his cognitive decline. It was all projection, of course, but because Pres. Biden is old and has slowed down in the last four years, and because he doesn’t shout or bully, Donald was able to make the attacks stick thanks, in large part, to his foot soldiers in the corporate media.
It's true, cleaned up my bench today after a memorable 6.5 years in the @baym lab! Very excited to start my own lab next month at the @HealthNYGov Wadsworth Center doing public health adjacent basic research exploring "exotic" bacteriophages!! #newpi
In other news, I'm beyond delighted to share that I'll be joining the Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UTHealth Houston as an Assistant Professor. @UTHealthMMG@UTHealthHouston@McGovernMed
Without the support of the following incredible people, my journey from
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I'm exploring how to benchmark virus gene annotation on genomes from real metagenomes.
Complete head-tail virus genomes should ~always have major capsid, portal, and large terminase genes, so I tested some tools' ability to find/annotate these genes.
Cenote-Taker 3 looking great!
@davidfrum New news… Donald Trump all over Epstein logs and the media is not touching it with a ten foot poll. The power of $$$ in late stage capitalist America.
The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control.
Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy. It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture.
I intend on filing articles of impeachment upon our return.
Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn’t change that, and it’s why so much is at stake in November. https://t.co/Tn2TQu5Djo
Denver gave homeless people $1,000 a month, no strings attached. A year later:
*45% secured housing
*Taxpayers saved $590k because of fewer visits to the hospital, jail and shelters
*People used the money on groceries, rent, hygiene, clothes and transportation
*Mental health improved and they could spend more time with their kids and grandkids
Amazing what happens when you give people a chance
Mom *loves* seeing the nanodrop in action. She literally runs up the stairs if she hears me blanking the spec just so she can see, and cheers when values are high. One of the greatest perks of working from a home lab is spending more time with her. She so curious! 🥰