Katherine Baker

PhD Student at Manchester Institute of Biotechnology working on design of new antibiotics in Streptomyces 👩‍🔬 she/her

[iGEM_2022_Manchester @iGEM_Manchester]

We're pleased to announce that the first episode of our Podcast series 'The Living Revolution' has been released!
with Prof. John Ward from University College London @ucl talking about what synthetic Biology is!

Available:
https://t.co/kh8kgwkXiu

[Katherine Baker @kv_baker]

was so excited to see Manchester on here! congrats @iGEM_Manchester 🥳

[iGEM @iGEM]

Congratulations to the recipients of the #iGEM2021 Impact Grant. 90 iGEM teams have been selected to receive a total of $225,000 to help take their projects to the next level. With thanks to the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation. Meet the recipients: https://t.co/QDtFtCeaHC

[The Mikro Collective @MikroCollective]

Calling all creative people 📢 We are hosting a creative workshop with @erikkrh from @SYNBIOCHEM about synthetic biology and science communication! Check out the event page and book your FREE tickets!! ⚡️
https://t.co/0rn05fKNdf

[Kris V. @krisnino86]

👀👉🏼 @nwbiotechuk @UoMMIB #BiotechBusinessIdea #BiotechStartUps
MIB postgraduate research group scoop top prize in business competition https://t.co/j04jnEl5UN

[North West Biotech Initiative @nwbiotechuk]

Yesterday, our first "Build A Biotech" Business Idea Competition came to an end!📈🧪🔚

Congratulations to the winners and to the rest of teams for the great ideas and pitch presentations!👏🙌🚀

Thanks to everyone involved and see you next year!🎉

[Kris V. @krisnino86]

Looking forward to pitch our idea later with @kv_baker, Oksana, and our captain Erik. 🤞🏼#TeamEKKO

[Christina Agapakis @thisischristina]

I'm looking for writers for @growbyginkgo to dig into the possibilities of an intersectional feminist synthetic biology. Please reach out and recommend folks!

[SynBioBeta @SynBioBeta]

You probably know what Rosalind Franklin did for science. But you should know these pioneers too. In honor of #InternationalWomensDay, meet three overlooked scientists who blazed trails for modern synthetic biology 👩‍🔬https://t.co/1gMojpuoNx
#IWD2021 #WomensHistoryMonth

[Social Responsibility @SocialResponUoM]

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Stay tuned as our research fellow, Dr Aneeqa Khan,@UoM_MACE and PhD Researcher Claire Brown @Tyndallcenter share their STEM journeys, their latest research and how they are encouraging the next gen. of female scientists

[Katherine Baker @kv_baker]

@ad_am_ara I tend to get beer predicted for my Streptomyces culture pictures!

[TwistedDoodles @twisteddoodles]

Vaccine wars

[Katherine Baker @kv_baker]

Day one of judging @iGEM complete! #iGEM2020 🦠🧬

[Twist Bioscience @TwistBioscience]

Originally extracted from sea snails, and worth more in weight than gold, Tyrian purple dye can now be made with E. coli and #synbio.

Production of Tyrian purple indigoid dye from tryptophan in Escherichia coli | Nature Chemical Biology https://t.co/RZUoVvXSl9

[Manchester Institute of Biotechnology @UoMMIB]

Spider silk is tough & can stretch by ~⅓ before it breaks. How to produce the key protein w/o using spiders?

Dominic Whittall & Katherine Baker in Takano/Breitling group review making recombinant spider silk

https://www.sciencedirect.comscience/article/pii/S0167779920302444

[Katherine Baker @kv_baker]

Our review on host systems for spider silk production is now live! This was a little outside my usual area, but was great fun putting together the figures for this manuscript! 🕷️🕸️🦠🌱🐐

https://t.co/3xm8pgHzrU

[Dr. Alexis 👩🏾‍🔬🌍🔬🌳 @DrAlexisWilson]

I’ve been having discussions with my advisor and lab group about actions that can be taken so that Black graduate students (and other minorities) feel safe, welcomed, and supported. Here’s what I/we have come up with so far

[Katherine Baker @kv_baker]

This was a really great webinar! Excited to join in the weeks ahead

[Women in Chemistry at UoM @WomenInChem_UoM]

What an amazing day. Came across some of the most amazing artwork today for #InternationalWomensDay  and would love to share it on here. ❤️

[Glasgow iGEM @Glasgow_iGEM]

🧬 University of Glasgow is entering the 2020 iGEM synthetic biology competition 🧬 recruiting 3rd year undergraduate students now! Join us for a super exciting team-based summer studentship oppertunity. supported by @UofGMVLS @UofGSoLS - application info below 👇🧬 #iGEM2020

[Katherine Baker @kv_baker]

@a_chhun @CapelPat @BiochemSoc @WISB_SynBioCtre Nice! 😃