Abigail Armstrong

Postdoc in the @BlaserLab studying the human microbiome and computational biology

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

The dog is a freeloader and has nothing to share

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

My favorite part of WFH days is that at the end of the day my husband and I do show and tell of what we accomplished that day. He just gets to see figures I’ve made while I get to hear his current composition projects. I think I get the better end of the deal

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

@subsurface_life This was my poor mother. I left "experiments" all over our house. I'm looking forward to whatever karma might await me with my own kids.

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Get a glimpse into our process and thoughts for our most recent paper in my behind the paper blog post for Nature, ‘What’s in your spit? Exploring how to measure the saliva microbiome.’ https://t.co/6dDJ0Hc1pD

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Assessing saliva microbiome collection and processing methods: validating methods for 16S and shotgun sequencing in saliva samples collected with and without a novel preservative kit
https://t.co/ngeLzcWHn0

[Krista Koeller @KristaLerista]

I am officially no longer a graduate student. I was discriminated against because of my disability and forced to leave my program.

Academia, we need to talk

🧵1/13 #DisabledInStem, #AcademicChatter, #DisInHigherEd

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

@tanya_microbio I need a vacation so badly so I bought my dog some tourist beach clothes to make me feel better. Hope it boosts your spirits too

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

The last paper of my dissertation work is finally published! This cohort provided many challenges & I think the lessons I learned with this one will stay with me for a long time. Thankful for the guidance from @CathyLozupone (and many others) for it.

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Systems analysis of predictors of metabolic disease in PLWH and MSM found increased LBP, an inflammatory marker indicative of an impaired intestinal barrier, was associated with worse metabolic health along w/ specific nutrients, microbes, and metabolites
https://t.co/Nqg6XlNt0s

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Systems analysis of predictors of metabolic disease in PLWH and MSM found increased LBP, an inflammatory marker indicative of an impaired intestinal barrier, was associated with worse metabolic health along w/ specific nutrients, microbes, and metabolites
https://t.co/Nqg6XlNt0s

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Is it possible to be all of these (but let's be real I'm the midwesterner)? Couldn't listen to the news this morning b/c any reporting on no masks would for sure increase my anxiety.

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

@fsantoriello I triple dog dare you to sign your next email "The ultimate Frank"

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Today, Outlook suggested an email auto reply for me of "Teamwork makes the dream work" and I just think AI has gone too far.

[Dr. Brian Lovett @lovettbr]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but the second p in spp. stands for "plurimae", which is why sp. is singular and spp. is plural. 😅

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

@LiisaVeerus @UniofOxford @RutgersCABM @morethanadodo Looking forward to you workin with you at CABM!

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

I have typed the word "lung" today about 10 times and every single time it's come out of my fingers as "lunch". Send help. Or maybe some lunch.

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

My husband thought I was making up words when I first used "aliquot" around him. It's now a part of our family vernacular (usually used in reference to food).

[Samantha L Wilson Bsky:SamanthaLWilson @SamanthaLWilson]

I used the term “aliquot” when texting with a non-scientist friend. Apparently this is not a term used in everyday life for most people? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

@duncan_ng Sexy QIITA

Honestly doesn't sound too bad.

[Abigail Armstrong @ajsarmstrong]

Exciting and intriguing questions to explore about potential of microbial life on Venus!

[Catherine Lozupone @CathyLozupone]

Our review on relationships between blood type and microbes: This topic became of interest when we found blood type specificity to hemagglutination by Bacteroides fragilis and the more we dug into the literature, the more fascinated we became! @lozuponelab https://t.co/y66ZtQN1Wd