Alyssa Margolis

PhD student in the Vázquez-Torres lab @CUAnschutz | Interested in Salmonella metabolism and ROS | Also cats 🐈, plants 🌿, and hiking ⛰ | she/her

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

@RhishitaC Ah thank you!! You have such a good eye!!

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

Had an amazing time at #WindRiver2022! Gave my first conference talk, felt inspired by all the top-notch science, and made so many new friends these past few days! Thanks to @dr_agoglesby for organizing such a wonderful conference. I’m already looking forward to next year!

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

@ShagunGarg1511 @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice Gardening! It's nice to care for something and be rewarded with food or flowers.

If you're into backpacking, I would highly recommend taking this chance to thru-hike a long-distance trail. I did the John Muir Trail before grad school and it was an amazing experience!

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

One of my favorite things about being in a bacteriology lab is that I can say "Hey, come smell my bacteria!" and everyone in lab gets excited to come smell my bacteria 😍

#justbacteriathings #microbiology #bacteriology

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

My lab Hoya is blooming and it smells amazing!

Now lab smells like an interesting mix of stinky stinky Salmonella and lilacs.

Not sure if this is better or worse than usual 🤔

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

Friday night and I'm stuck in lab waiting for my dilution plates in the anaerobic chamber to dry 😑 #phdlife

Note to self for next time: The anaerobic chamber is humid, don't pour your plates too thick otherwise you'll be waiting for literal hours for bacteria to dry...

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

"Now entering the THUNDERDOME is: SLAMONELLA"

Brought to you by late nights of writing and lots of caffeine...

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

@PhD_Genie Close! Microbiology :)

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@_CharlieMoffatt

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@AcademicChatter 💩🦠🍲❌⚡️☠️

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

It’s 10°F and there’s 7” of snow on the ground; my cats have the right idea today ☃️

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

Give me a one sentence summary of your current working hypothesis. Cryptic answers only.

I'll start:

🐢🐢 It's all protons, all the way down 🐢🐢

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat @PhDVoice

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

@niki_neuro @joelle_lo 👀🐈

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

Came home tonight to find my robot vacuum sadly flashing an error in the middle of the room. Apparently it had started its daily cleaning cycle, promptly thrown an error, and then abandoned all hope after only making it 3ft from the charger...

What a mood 🙃

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

My heart hurts for all my friends and neighbors impacted by the Marshall Fire. I cannot imagine your pain right now.

If you have the means, please consider donating to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund to help those in need.

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

For those looking to help please consider donating directly to Colorado Gives for the most immediate impact https://t.co/fLQ3U7qkWC

[Jun Liu Lab @JunLiuLab]

Our in situ structures reveal that the multiprotein collar has a remarkable structural plasticity essential for assembly of flagellar motors in the highly curved membrane.
https://t.co/bjTAgYoLAy
#CryoEM #CryoET #teamtomo @ChangYunjie

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

@JazliAziz @PhD_Genie @PhDVoice @yourPhDpal This is very much a mood for me lately 🥲

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

🕎 Happy Hanukkah 🕎

[Alyssa Margolis @armargolis]

Hey bacteria friend, remember that gene I took from you a while back? Well, today is your lucky day because now I'd like to give it back to you!

My bacteria:

#phdlife #phdchat @AcademicChatter #microbiology #whyyougottabelikethis