Dr Varga

Microbiologist
Bacteria ranking: Burkholderia thailandensis, B. pseudomallei group, B. multivorans, B cepacia complex, A.xylosoxidans.
Last: P aeruginosa.

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Today I bid farewell to academia. The last 4 years in @sambrownlab have been great - not only did I become a better scientist but a better manager and (groan) administrator. These experiences and skills are a huge part of my new position with a biotech.

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People who study cool bacteria: why do loser bacteria only have 1 chromosome?

Everyone I've ever worked with: :( :( :( :(

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@Jamesrgurney @laurentodorov @archaearama no truth to the rumor that i shared a lab bench with rodimus bunsen.

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@Jamesrgurney @laurentodorov @archaearama listen buddy, i did them as undergrad.

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@Jamesrgurney @laurentodorov @archaearama Tell me you never ran a radiolabeled Sanger sequencing gel without saying you never ran a radiolabeled Sanger sequencing gel.

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an example from https://t.co/cm2rvCQFvI

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i'm old enough to remember when the global distribution map of burkholderia pseudomallei had an oklahoma shaped region conspicuously located where oklahoma is located

https://t.co/ElJ9wqdbk3

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@carina_plant @GaTechMicrobes Welcome to the team!

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@TODAYshow do you guys find it weird that you do a segment about trusting the science and getting covid vaccination then immediately follow with one about sterile mosquitos where all 4 hosts turn into anti science luddites?

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@StreamScience_ @KAMacGillivray @GeorgiaTech As labor you guys have 2 options. Option 1 (complaining and hoping for the best) hasn't worked out. Option 2 is to use your only leverage available. You guys are skilled labor who just so happen to have jobs that can't be readily filled.

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@pipetiquette it has been renamed since the publication date.

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that feeling when you look up a bacterium in your copy of Bergey's manual and its not in there :(

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@Delta so i was finally able to cancel my ticket online. was charged a $690 cancellation fee. Any suggestions?

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@atwooddaniel @Delta undoubtedly making it this hard will cause some people to give up. $$$ for delta.

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@CabreraAngel Why is this not being sent out via GT email or (sigh) GT's twitter?

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@Delta its been 6 hours, i didn't get my call back. please advise on how i can cancel my saturday am flight. website and app won't let me cancel. options as i see are driving to the airport to talk to customer service or reversing charges on credit card.

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@delta my flight is saturday and none of the online systems are letting me cancel and the phone system keeps hanging up on me. plz help, i just need an ecredit or whatever since my moms surgery (reason for flight) will get rescheduled eventually.

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@sambrownlab welcomes its newest member (and soon to be my new best friend) @OpenTrons_

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@sambrownlab is looking to hire a technician. rumor has it you'll have a fantastic manager.

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@jenniferbethann Where did those colored tube tops come from? #whatelseareyouguyshidinginthelab