Mackenzie Johnson

PhD student @ UT Austin

computational evolutionary biology

she/her

[Brennan Klein @jkbren]

This was such fun research, and I'm so happy to see it published in @CommsBio! Started as a bunch of late-night conversations at the @sfiscience summer school, ultimately turned into this: https://t.co/UjvEUbhTu4

Check out @aprilkleppe's thread on this https://t.co/BoURiLA7mr

[April Kleppe @aprilkleppe]

Our paper on emergence and retainment of evolutionary novelty in a protein-protein interaction network is finally out. ❤️ https://t.co/ugOaYBKebx

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[Maggie Langwig @MAGgie_Langwig]

Feeling emotional about my first first author publication out now in @ISMEJournal. This work was only possible because of so many people (especially @val_deanda & @archaeal). Thank you to coauthors and everyone involved. Read here(!!): https://t.co/Tb0wrUbbZ3

[Maria E. Orive @MEOrive]

Doing that awkward Twitter thing - come hear me talk about the evolution of recombination/sex in the @ASNAmNat symposium on Thursday "The Theory of Evolution"
I'm at 3:35 PM Eastern, but come to the whole symposium and hear synthetic talks across the span of evolutionary theory!

[Matt McGuffie @matt_mcguffie]

What's 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 hiding in your go-to cloning plasmid?

The plasmids we use typically have long histories of cutting & splicing and forgotten junk often litters plasmids.

Excited to announce the release of pLannotate: https://t.co/jyyOgz5j9H

[C. Brandon Ogbunu @big_data_kane]

One year ago today, George Floyd was murdered.

Soon after, many aspects of society--including STEM-- underwent phases of a racial reckoning.

Today, we enter a new phase, defined by a question:

“What now?”

https://t.co/3142YbD90z

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Forecasting Resources Needed to Protect People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19, Research Lead by UT @TexasScience Undergrad 🔬https://t.co/TwhYTzq1yu

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

Did you know ticks are one of the opossums’ favorite snacks? UT Grad Student & MeyersLab researcher Briana Betke @brianaabook will share fun facts about animals who live in and around Austin’s urban areas. Thur May 13, 7pm CT @TexasScience @utpandemics https://t.co/FiwYHA4YVO

[E. Anne Chambers @chamberea]

Somehow @mmjohnEEB was able to capture my exact reaction upon seeing my lifer (!!!!) copperhead 🐍😍 all thanks to @ashieldsestrada for knowing some great road cruising spots!

[Adam Hockenberry @HockenberryAdam]

As promised a few weeks back, BACPHLIP is officially published! Thanks to @thePeerJ, a set of helpful reviewers, and users who have been submitting feedback https://t.co/9eHnWwQFha Use it for all your phage lifestyle classification needs! (okay, with *some* minor caveats)

[Lena Hileman @LenaHileman]

Join https://t.co/iCIzvPQ8RD! Open: part-time coordinator for NIH-MARC grant https://t.co/MZEJluv6uC Support success of students underrepresented in STEM research careers @ugresearchKU @TRIOatKU @sacnas_ku @KUCLASProfDev @CoreyWelch_STEM @pcart @haifaalhadyian @BioKS_Careers

[Adam Hockenberry @HockenberryAdam]

Excited to post what may be (one of?) my last papers as a post-doc with @ClausWilke and as an academic! This work started after casually looking at the T7 genome for a side-project with @benrjack to see what what translation initiation mechanisms in phage might look like... 1/n

[SACNAS @SACNAS]

If you’re a professional in #STEM with at least a Bachelor’s degree, you can give back to SACNAS in a meaningful way by reviewing #SACNAS2021 travel scholarships and research abstracts.

Sign-ups are open now! Learn more: https://t.co/5ofPM3IdNW

[Daphne R. Bloom, MA (she/they) @DaphneRBloom]

Calling ALL scientists: support your trans and gender diverse peers by signing our letter to the National Science Foundation. Google form linked with letter + questions to answer!

Please RT + spread the word! ALL scientists are welcome, past or present.
https://t.co/CmHfHaW6P5

[Meyers Lab at UT Austin @meyerslab]

New report out today on disparities between East and West #Austin #COVID19 infections and #vaccination coverage https://t.co/ORbSpGCvP3

Thank you to @KVUE for spreading the word!
https://t.co/t9R9RBYJX2

[The International Society of Nonbinary Scientists @ISNBS_]

Happy #TDOV! Visibility is complicated for a lot of us, but today we celebrate ourselves on our own terms. Trans scientists, introduce yourself in the replies and we will feature you throughout the day 💜🏳️‍⚧️💫

[Human Rights Campaign Rapid Response @HRC]

We are in a crisis moment.

At least 93 anti-trans bills have now been introduced across the country.

48 are anti-trans sports bills. 29 limit medical care.

4 have already been signed into law.

Here's our latest state update and how you can help fight back. 1/

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

🎉Congrats to Caroline Farrior of @Texas_IB on her Early Career Award from the Ecological Society of America!🎉
@CarolineFarrior @ESA_org
https://t.co/8R0NbYCfWF

[Mackenzie Johnson @mmjohnEEB]

@TexasScience @carolinefarrior Congrats, @carolinefarrior!!

[Alberto Martinez @ UT Austin @AlMartinezUT]

hi everyone,

in this article I explain that the official, beloved song of UT Austin, sadly, is based on a racist song,
was created for a racist event on May 12, 1903,
was first performed at that event,
and was performed back then in a racist way.

https://t.co/EtexpPJjGj