Megan Mouw

Microbiology grad student appreciating the *really* little things in life. I write about gut microbiota and health/wellness.

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Scientists: Support for the innovation engine of American science: immigrants - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/Zblgb3RUpJ via @Change

[UC Santa Cruz @ucsc]

(1/6) We're coming for you COVID-19.
In response to the limited availability of testing to determine if someone is infected with the COVID-19 virus, a team of researchers at UC Santa Cruz has established a diagnostic testing lab on campus.
https://t.co/t4fSQwmXv3

[Gut Microbiota for Health NW @GutMicrobiotaWW]

What is the relationship between our #gutmicrobiota and our cardiometabolic risk? ❤️ Learn more about it with our new post by @MicrobeMegan https://t.co/d4Ip0Gplkt #gutmicrobiota #cardiometabolicrisk

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Circadian rhythms are powerful 24-hour cycles that affect many biological processes - including immune cells in our gut! This article summarizes two recent studies that investigate this phenomenon in mice. https://t.co/lXz4ckqUiE

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Highly relatable...

[Carroll Lab 🇺🇦 @CarrollMicroLab]

Delighted to see my graduate student taking such meticulous notes!!!

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

You might have heard of prebiotics and probiotics, but what about synbiotics and postbiotics? Check out this book review to learn more about how each of these "biotics" can support infant health. https://t.co/y3VWYwsWV9

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Does anyone else spill an entire box of pipette tips at least once a week or am I just the world’s clumsiest grad student? #AcademicChatter #PhDchat

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

New academic year means fresh faces in the lab! Remember when that fresh face was you? Everything I know now I learned from someone who took the time to teach me. This is a reminder to myself and to you that it's our duty in science to pay. it. forward. #phdchat #AcademicTwitter

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

I'm a fan of this analogy. Our guts are rich and diverse ecosystems, kind of like a national park - but on the microscale #microbiome #scicomm

https://t.co/EWWvDnpQpM

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Fermented foods aren't just trendy, they're tasty too (and also really good for you)!

[Gut Microbiota for Health NW @GutMicrobiotaWW]

The process of fermentation can produce vitamins, anti-oxidants, and molecules that lower blood pressure and inflammation. Beyond nutritional value, #FermentedFoods which contain live bacteria may influence the intestinal #microbiota: https://t.co/IOHKMWPRTX by @MicrobeMegan

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

@BeenAlready Resistant starch (which is naturally found in potatoes) is acting as the prebiotic in this case.

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Potatoes get a bad rap! Allow me to change your mind with some science! #scicomm #microbiome #nutrition https://t.co/BZROfBjNYE

[Suncore Health @SuncoreHealth]

The latest Nutrition and Health News! https://t.co/726gcITrwp Thanks to @MicrobeMegan @ACSCoursesUK @DRFIRSHEIN #guthealth #nutrition

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Awesome and thought provoking thread on the use of “othering” language in science outreach

[Samantha Yammine, PhD @heysciencesam]

PSA to scientists & science communicators: WE ARE PART OF “THE PUBLIC”

Maybe you mean “engage fellow taxpayers” or “speak without technical language” or “non-technical audience” or just “folks beyond our community”.

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Happy World Microbiome Day! I've written quite a lot on the gut microbiota this past year. I try to keep things simple and fact-based. Please feel free to browse and share! @WMicrobiomeDay
https://t.co/7D8xzVWj2t

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

Could the poo of elite athletes can teach us how to improve our own physical performance? - CNN https://t.co/qwEIf9wgUs

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

Is all #fiber considered a #prebiotic? If you're confused about the difference, this infographic from @ISAPPscience offers some helpful comparisons.
https://t.co/HDPYhZMpsZ #gutmicrobiota #microbiome #guthealth #nutrition #Probiotics

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

“Anytime we see things as as black and white that is reason to be suspicious.” - Seemay Chou of UCSF on pushing the limits of how we view bacterial type 6 secretion systems. Another Awesome and lucid talk on the last day of #Asmmicrobe #ASMicrobe2019

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Pat Brown: Learning that my research was impeded by lack of #openaccess while working on microarrays opened my eyes to this problem.

Historically, the internet was invented to facilitate free and unfettered exchanges between scientists

#ASMicrobe

[Megan Mouw @MicrobeMegan]

@srharacha @beinghonest1011 I also took almost 4 years off before starting my masters and can vouch for this 100%!