Susan Hromada

Microbiology PhD student at @UWMadison in Venturelli lab and a @Calvin_Uni alum

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

@bernatolle @oventurelli2 Thank you Bernat!

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

The second half of my thesis work is now published! 🎉

[PLOS Biology @PLOSBiology]

Interactions between members of the human gut #microbiome influence #Cdifficile's response to clinically relevant #antibiotics, identifying ecological & molecular factors that influence antibiotic susceptibility @susanhromada @oventurelli2 #PLOSBiology https://t.co/Oxru8cUWiU

[PLOS Biology @PLOSBiology]

Interactions between members of the human gut #microbiome influence #Cdifficile's response to clinically relevant #antibiotics, identifying ecological & molecular factors that influence antibiotic susceptibility @susanhromada @oventurelli2 #PLOSBiology https://t.co/Oxru8cUWiU

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

Types of Scientific Paper https://t.co/crpSNv9Er5

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

after 4 years of listening to Ellie Goulding's "Lights" on my many calls to Tech Support, @Tecan_Talk has finally changed their hold music!!!! To a new, also slightly techno song that I am sure I will hate by the end of my PhD.

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@EdnaChiang @UWMadisonMDTP @pCodyM @jentranxd I still find it crazy that we were there but didn't meet, and now learning that Jennifer was there too! I loved how Beckman Scholars program brought students from small and large schools together.

[Khoa Vu @KhoaVuUmn]

PhD student: There's a word limit and I don't know how to cut this paper any shorte...
Senior coauthor:

[Ran Blekhman @blekhman]

Wow -- faculty are 25 times more likely to have a parent with a PhD.

Almost 50 times more likely in "prestigious universities"

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

Using modelling I infer the species interaction network and learn that C. diff has the largest number and magnitude of incoming negative interactions. What else? Propagule pressure, clinical isolates, and more! Thanks @oventurelli2 @rylincolnclark and @yili_qian for all the help!

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

Super cool: Labs developing bacterial communities to resist C. difficile infections as next-gen therapies
Super cool: Invasion theory developed by ecologists over decades
Me: I want to combine these! Out on biorxiv now: https://t.co/aKaDIi9NAH

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

I learned that communities inhibit C. difficile growth by decreasing the environmental pH and competing for resources (like glucose). I find that C. difficile’s relative C. hiranonis has an intense competition with C. difficile!

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

! This is so beautiful!

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

#AcademicChatter #PhDChat

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

Do you ever apply for NSF Grants that have Broader Impact requirements? Would you like to work with me and @ComplexlyMedia to get outreach work done? I feel like we can help each other!

Email me at: [email protected]

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😂

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

Thanks @ravenscimaven for the thread and reminder. Fellow white people, read through this thread!

[Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven]

Hey white people, I want to know a time where you had an opportunity to uphold white supremacy but you didn't. What did that look like, what did you learn from it, and what can you teach others about your experience?

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[Microbiology Doctoral Training Program @UWMadisonMDTP]

#MDTP Student Highlight: Susan Hromada

@susanhromada studies the human gut microbiome to understand how they resist pathogens. Because they are anaerobes, they often smell bad, but the research is worth it!

#PhDChat #Microbiome

[Susan Hromada @susanhromada]

working from home is great when there are woodchippers and chainsaws running right outside your window from 9 to 5 each day🙃🌳🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚🪚