Miss Micro

Recognizing and encouraging the presence of strong women in the field of microbiology. #MicroBabes 🎀

[Miss Micro @micro_miss]

@astro_kate7 Thank you for an amazing keynote discussion, truly a #MicroBabe doing amazing science #ASMicrobe

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KR: Exploration of deep space is the direction we are headed in #ASMicrobe

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KR: Leave the self-doubt behind, you can figure out how to do anything that comes your way #ASMicrobe

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KR: I'm focused on how to keep people alive and healthy off the planet #ASMicrobe

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KR: Mouse, E. coli, and Lambda genomes were the first to be sequenced in space #ASMicrobe

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KR: Functioning in a space suit is like doing brain surgery wearing oven mitts and roller skates #ASMicrobe

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KR: Would I spend 6 months in a tin can with this person? Astronaut & post-doc interview questions #ASMicrobe

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KR: I would jump at the chance to return to space #ASMicrobe

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KR: Much like grad students and post-docs, astronauts are living in their lab #ASMicrobe

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KR: Please send your ideas for space experiments to NASA #ASMicrobe

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KR: What is the unique microbiome of the ISS after 16 years of separation from Earth? #ASMicrobe

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KR: Living outside of planet will require advanced analytic techniques independent of Earth labs #ASMicrobe

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KR: Science in space means doing the experiment inside the machine #ASMicrobe

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KR: Applying to be an astronaut was actually a grant-writing procrastination technique #ASMicrobe

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KR: Reentry is a screaming fireball, sort of like a barrel going over Niagra Falls #ASMicrobe

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KR: An astronaut is a jack of all trades: plumbing, electric, dentistry #ASMicrobe

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KR: There is nothing quite like seeing the ISS for the first time, it is amazing #ASMicrobe

[PrettyYoungScientist @ScientistPretty]

Cannot wait for the keynote speaker Ph.D Kate Rubins discus her research and experiences tonight!! #ASMicrobe #sciencerules #WomeninScience

[Miss Micro @micro_miss]

Miss Micro will be tweeting live updates for the #ASMicrobe keynote speech by molecular biologist and astronaut Kate Rubins!

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Almost forgot, Miss Micro is a Mycobacterium!