Really disappointed to see that this year's NSF GRFP solicitation excludes second-year grad students (this late in the application cycle too!)
I'm a previous recipient and applied in my second year because I did rotations during my first year. This unfairly penalizes rotation students.
We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for the OHMC 2026 Symposium: Dr. Joy Bergelson 🎉
A pioneer in plant–microbe interactions & coevolution, Dr. Bergelson will join us May 13–14, 2026 at Penn State.
Register today!
www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...
My latest byline over at Penn State News. In a time of research funding cuts and the uncertain future of science, it's really meaningful to work with these outstanding students and do all we can to prepare them for careers outside of academia.
🎉 We’re launching BIOMS! The One Health Microbiome Center just received a $2.6M NIH T32 grant to train the next generation of microbiome scientists across human, environmental, and agricultural microbiome research.
Full story 👉 shorturl.at/uKk0P
Proud to see Penn State ranked 24th in the U.S. and 82nd globally in the 2026 QS rankings — with a special mention for the One Health Microbiome Center!
A great moment for microbiome science & interdisciplinary research.
Read more: www.psu.edu/news/academi...
#OneHealth #Microbiome #PennState
Thanks for asking! As the role does involve technical support in the lab it is an on-site position!
Come work with me (literally!! This role will be working with me directly!)
Cool unique role for someone interested in life sci, sci comm, and outreach/education!
Please send your defense zoom link if you do it hybrid!!
Paging @gutmichaelbio.me ?
Come work with me (literally!! This role will be working with me directly!)
Cool unique role for someone interested in life sci, sci comm, and outreach/education!
Not this year - but fingers crossed for 2026!!
Excited to announce that I've started a new role as a Research Project Manager at @psumbiome.bsky.social! I am thrilled to be working with a fantastic team to support the great microbiome research going on here at the Center!
Big news for the #microbiome research community! A new paper outlines the next chapter for microbiome data standards beyond human studies and into environmental & non-human research. Excited to share that OHMC's Dr. Sarah Bordenstein was part of this collaborative effort!
#OpenScience #OneHealth
Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay. As we celebrate, we also acknowledge that there are still areas of gender inequality, including healthcare. The first step in addressing this is talking about it.
If we can’t talk openly about women’s health, we can’t advance women’s health.
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Thank you!! ☺️
An array of 6 cupcakes decorated with piped floral and festive holiday designs
Close up of a chocolate cupcake with a pink and white poinsettia atop green leaves.
More baking pics! This weekend I took a class at the local community education center on cupcake decorating 🥰 really happy with how these turned out and I learned so much about piping and buttercream!
My first month as a postdoc I ordered 20L of paraformaldehyde... I meant to order 500ml. Not sure how I messed that up but the lab will have paraformaldehyde in stock for YEARS 😂
Golden buns swirled in a backwards S shape with dried cranberries placed on either end.
I realize I post more baking content than science content....but I hope no one minds 😁
Lussekatter for Santa Lucia day! Saffron buns with a touch of cardamom.
There are two fatal cases of H5N1 in cats in California. Both cats had been fed raw milk from the recalled lot in the ongoing outbreak associated with Raw Farms. The milk wasn’t tested. But an astute veterinarian tested the cats for flu based on clinical suspicion.
#VetMedsky #IDsky #OneHealth
An array of scones on a wooden cutting board, with a small blue bowl filled with butter in the center
Golden specked scones with chives and cheddar on a wire cooling rack
Scones specked with poppyseeds on a wire cooling rack
Today's bake: lemon poppyseed and cheddar chive scones 😋
Absolutely shameful use of AI. So disappointing.
A pie with reddish tinted apples peeking through a pastry dough lattice.
Cinnamon rolls doused in cream cheese frosting.
A cocktail that is reddish orange in color with a cranberry and sprig of rosemary for garnish. A lit and decorated Christmas tree shines in the background, out of focus.
Some holiday treats I made when I was home visiting my family last week. Pomegranate cardamom apple pie, cinnamon rolls, and a holiday French 75 (added in a cranberry syrup!) ❤️🎄
blue and purple ink painting of neuron with text
watercolor of red blood cells on pink background
blue ink painting of branchy neuron
watercolor grid of virus images in deep colors
Buy some #sciart, you'll feel better. Original watercolor and ink paintings, not prints! Each one unique artologica.etsy.com
Beautiful images!! @menonkavya.bsky.social did you see this??
#RawMilk is trending again so...
A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary.
Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
My hand holding 20 pink envelopes with a Christmas tree in the background
Photo of a gingerbread person on a postcard and a sticker sheet of intestinal organs and other holiday decorative items
6 months ago I started my sticker of the month club, where I send people a gut microbiome themed sticker each month. I didn’t expect anyone to actually subscribe to it, but 20 people have so far 🥲 so grateful for each and every one them.
Sending out the December drop tomorrow! 💌
Ingrédients pour la cheesecake à la citrouille
Let the Friendsgiving baking commence!
📣Come join the microbiome digest team & write microbiome research news!
It's a great experience & you're gonna learn a lot.
microbiomedigest.com/sample-page/...
A dilute orange tabby with green eyes and a pink nose and magnificent whiskers.
Tiny blue fungi growing on a blue-stained piece of log.
Grace wears a sleeveless mock turtleneck, grey and blue plaid pants, and black loafers.
Grace wears a floral mesh top under a black dress with a black belt that has a gold circle buckle. She has on black tights and doc martens.
Some fun facts...I have a cat named Baby. I like to dress up and document my outfits. I'm an amateur naturalist with an interest in fungi. This year I took up knitting and have been working on the same sweater for 8 months. I bake frequently and have played 2 level 1-20 D&D campaigns.