Kim Beach Ritchie

Coral reef biologist. I study bacterial symbionts of ancient hosts (corals and sharks). Marine policy.

[Kim Beach Ritchie @kimbeachritchie]

@DiseaseMatters And very pretty too

[Kim Beach Ritchie @kimbeachritchie]

@DiseaseMatters Priceless ❤️❤️❤️

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

August 8, 1982. A line drive foul ball hits a four year old boy in the head at Fenway. Jim Rice, realizing in a flash that it would take EMTs too long to arrive and cut through the crowd, sprang from the dugout and scooped up the boy.

He laid the boy gently on the dugout floor, where the Red Sox medical team began to treat him.

When the boy arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later, doctors said, without a doubt that Jim's prompt actions saved the boy's life. Jim returned to the game in a blood-stained uniform. A real badge of courage.

After visiting the boy in the hospital, and realizing the family was of modest means, he stopped by the business office and instructed that the bill be sent to him.

This is what a sports Hero looks like! ❤

[Dr. Sara D. Williams @SaraDWms]

⁦@DrErinnMuller⁩ & I are hiring a staff biologist to work with us in the Coral Health & Disease Program at Mote! We’re looking for an individual with a Masters degree and demonstrated #Rstats skills. Applications due June 30th. https://t.co/M5r0GWja1y

[Raquel Peixoto @peixotors]

🚨‼️Yes, not only microbiome restructuring is possible but it is also key. Microbial transplants, probiotics, postbiotics, etc, they all have the potential to rehabilitate and restore already damaged microbiomes. Microbial evology is a core topic to fight climate change.

[Suvro Banerji @suvCBS]

Coming up on @CBSEveningNews w/ @NorahODonnell: Solving the mystery of the Great White Shark. @CBSNews embeds with @OCEARCH off the coast of North Carolina for #EyeOnAmerica. Story w/ @carterevans

[Suvro Banerji @suvCBS]

Our @CBSEveningNews #EyeOnAmerica report w/ @carterevans

[University of South Carolina Beaufort @USCBeaufort]

This giant isn't USCB's mascot, Finnegan! Student Liza Jones, a research assistant in Dr. Kim Ritchie's lab, swabbed bacteria on four Atlantic white sharks during a 10-day expedition with OCEARCH. Read about her adventure at https://t.co/YAqHi8f3jG

[OCEARCH @OCEARCH]

Join our Founder and Expedition Leader tomorrow for a presentation on our recent expedition and the Western North Atlantic white shark with @NorthCarolinaEE’s #LunchtimeDiscovery

[University of South Carolina Beaufort @USCBeaufort]

Congratulations to USCB Marine Biology associate professor Dr. Mercer Brugler! His devoted research and interest in deep-sea biology earned him a voting seat on the Advisory Council for the proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary. 🔬🐟
#uscb #hudsoncanyon #noaa

[Kim Beach Ritchie @kimbeachritchie]

@DiseaseMatters I refuse to repost the Kardashian of it all

[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

United States #GoldmanPrize winner Diane Wilson won a $50 million settlement for the illegal dumping of plastic waste on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Discover her story: https://t.co/ZcjRkJXzi1

[Tanya Brown @tanyabrown980]

A new preprint on microbial-mediated growth-defense tradeoffs in corals! It was the result of years of hard work! So happy to be part of this collaboration. @hannah_eps @jesse_zaneveld @ayomikunoa @momedinamunoz @VegaThurber @JoleahLamb @FJPollock @KnightLabNews

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

For centuries, researchers have been unable to find the place where great white sharks mate in the Atlantic Ocean.

But now, @OCEARCH scientists may be on the verge of an answer to the “400 million-year-old secret” — and it could help protect the entire ocean.

[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

Read about the victories of this year's six #GoldmanPrize winners in the @guardian, including Diane Wilson (@unreasonabledw) of the United States, Chilekwa Mumba of Zambia, Alessandra Korap Munduruku (@Alkorap1) of Brazil, and more. https://t.co/p9zB2nAknY

[University of South Carolina Beaufort @USCBeaufort]

There weren’t many dry eyes in the house during today’s Nurse Pinning ceremony on the Bluffton campus, which recognized our new nurses and their families. Thank you for choosing USCB and nursing! 👩🏻‍🎓🩺❤️

#uscb #nurses #nursepinning #2023graduate #uscbstudentlife

[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

Announcing the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize winners. 🌎🏆

Discover their stories: https://t.co/PCHlUb7FwQ

#GoldmanPrize

[OCEARCH @OCEARCH]

.@CBSMornings joined us for a day during #ExpeditionNorthbound and helped us study white shark Umi. Tune in this morning (7:30 ET) to watch the story!

[Eric Crandall @LuckyLinckia]

How do you change people’s attitudes about saving the environment? Get a musician to sing about it in the local style. Ask @momedinamunoz how! #champetatierra

[OCEARCH @OCEARCH]

NAME A SHARK! We just sampled, tagged & released a juvenile male white shark and we want YOU to help us name him! We couldn’t do what we do without your support, which is why we want to give our followers the opportunity to name a shark! #ExpeditionSouthbound