Bronwyn McCullough

Passionately nerdy Microbiologist; Assoc Prof at UWC, actinobacteria are awesome; embrace the quirky side; wife and Mom to two amazing little dudes.

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@katrienking Congratulations Dr King!!🥳🥳 You did fantastic research and contributed so much to the group. An extra special day having my first PhD student graduate.

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins My boys must never know this is an option. I currently have three Little Joey in my car because "they are too cute to only buy one" my sinuses are not amused

[Proudly South African 🇿🇦 @SayEntrepreneur]

When other stations were out of range, SA kept the Artemis II astronauts talking to Mission Control.

SA National Space Agency (SANSA) played a critical role in NASA’s Artemis II mission!

Our Hartebeesthoek Ground Station provided vital tracking and telemetry as the Orion spacecraft looped the Moon—keeping humanity’s first lunar crew in over 50 years connected to Earth.

Our specialized antennas and "hydrogen maser" atomic clocks, provided the extreme accuracy needed for Doppler measurements.

🌕👨‍🚀

[Jenny Hautmann @JennyHPhoto]

The Artemis II crew named a lunar crater after Commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll. What a beautiful and touching moment.

I'm not crying, you're crying 🤧

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@DrNeilStone Cryptococcus neoformans

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

Ron Weasley yelling “Expensive Petroleum” while filling up his car might be the peak of comedy 😭
https://t.co/BkMk95QIbj

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins upload 70GB metagenome - no problem. 100 character Tweet - now you are expecting a bit much

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@JuAn_12_1 I am so sorry Juan 😢

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins

[Sketching Science @sketchscience]

Instead of money and stability, I chose a few cents and Parafilm. Best decision of my life 💙 Love you Parafilm, thanks for literally holding my life together

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

The most trustworthy Uber driver in the world.

[nature @Nature]

Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into their papers in an effort to trick AI tools into giving them a positive peer-review report

Read the full story: https://t.co/1kOYRLf72i

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins 😂😂this clearly explains why he is more adapted to a Pooh blanket and woolies rotisserie chicken lifestyle instead of a life as a true feral cat. Thank you for conducting this research. When are you presenting it at Journal club? 😋

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins Time to involve Mr Boris in proper scientific research

[Dr. Dominic Ng @DrDominicNg]

Scientists @CellPressNews reviewed 408 YouTube clips of sleeping cats and found 2/3 curled up on their left side.

Here’s the neuroscience behind why:🧵
(Please watch their video abstract I put on the last post - it’s 100% worth it)

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins Feel your pain, I have been trying to get into the lab for the last 6 months, but the Admin fairies won't allow it 😐

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@Rainmaker1973 Bunny licks

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

Visiting our experimental field trial in Cradock. Beautiful location, but wondering if one of these guys was responsible for eating our seedlings 🤨

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins Judging by the seat isn't that Deputy-Director Boris now? That last photos is beyond gorgeous

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@ATinyGreenCell Maybe they could speak to someone at a company like Inqaba Biotec which has a West African division.

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@ATinyGreenCell When deciding on an instrument they should also consider what consumables and reagents they would be able to source in Nigeria - In South Africa we have waited 4-6 months for the special 96 well plates that fit in our machine.

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins Windowless office survival essentials

[Bronwyn McCullough @BronnieK]

@AlaricPrins You are a legend for making this in this disgusting heat