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Dr Maureen Berg @MaureenBug

Scientist @jgi; @berkeleyIB alum; microbial biologist & phage finder; slug pap. I like bugs. she/her

Joined December 2011
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Dr Maureen Berg@MaureenBug
23 Jun 2020
im ready to pupate
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Michael Baym@baym
17 May 2025
I went on WBUR today to talk about the grant terminations and the importance of basic medical research wbur.org/news/2025/05/16/har…

Antibiotic research at Harvard lab threatened by federal funding cuts

Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this week.

wbur.org
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Michael Baym@baym
13 May 2025
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
A screenshot showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

ALT A screenshot showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

ALT A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

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pikaole@pikaole
7 Oct 2024
Twinkle twinkle little bugs
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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
2 Oct 2024
If you work with metagenomes (or metatranscriptomes), would like to explore what viruses/phages are in your datasets, but don't know where to start, we have (an) MVP for you now \o/ Really happy to see this one published, and also welcoming feedback/suggestion of improvement!
Clément Coclet@ClementCoclet
2 Oct 2024
🎉 Exciting news! We've just published MVP: a Modular Viromics Pipeline 🦠✨ journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10…
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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
12 Sep 2024
Thanks (again) everyone 😊, and many thanks to @ASMicrobiology ! To me, it is also a recognition of the entire viral ecogenomics field, and I feel very (very) lucky to work alongside brillant, supportive, kind, and overall just awesome scientists 🥰.
National Microbiome Data Collaborative@MicrobiomeData
11 Sep 2024
Please join us in congratulating #NMDC team member Simon Roux, who was awarded the 2025 ASM Microbiome Data Prize! 🎉 We’re so excited to see his hard work honored by @ASMicrobiology ! @simroux_virus
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Contamination Club@ContamClub
9 Aug 2024
Happy Noodlococcus Day to all those who celebrate 🍜🦠 On this day in 2019, we discovered this noodle-y colony contaminating an old plate, leading to the creation of ContamClub 🧫✨
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Moved on to @parafilmm.bsky.social@ParafilmM
27 Jul 2024
Sad to see that despite my 5000 emails Parafilm stretching still isn't an event at the Olympics 😞😞
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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
3 Jul 2024
Remember - You should register to VEGA24 now because it will be a really nice meeting and because if you wait too long, you won't get the early-bird rate.. We also still have plenty of space for short talk that will be selected from abstracts, so get these ready !
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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
15 Jun 2024
Replying to @BassoJonelle
@BassoJonelle @jgi bringing phages to the bacteria-plant (interaction) party in the rhizosphere 🥳 #ASMicrobe
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Dr. Jonelle T Basso 🇹🇹@BassoJonelle
15 Jun 2024
My postdoc, Heejung Cho, is presenting today at #ASMMicrobe2024! Come check out her poster at EEB-1148! :)
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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
14 Jun 2024
#ASMicrobe Calling all phage people in the attendance (we really need some sort of phage signal, or at least an emoji...) - AMG session happening this afternoon at 1:45 in B304 ! See you there ☺️
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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
13 Jun 2024
Super happy to be in Atlanta for #ASMicrobe. If you are here and want to discuss anything phage, metagenomes, etc, my DM are open or you will find me at many EEB sessions, especially Friday at 1:45 for one dedicated to AMGs 👀👀 (EEB-IDS-010)
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Dr Maureen Berg@MaureenBug
3 Dec 2023
hello I am back from the dead to announce that the 2023 hank card signup form is now open: forms.gle/eMNdofwsWF5fZAQT7 I'll probably put in the printing order next week, so sign up soon if you want one, thanks!
a drawing of Hank's Dream House. The house is pink and purple, and Hank the yellow and brown snake is enjoying her house. She also has a hot pink car.

ALT a drawing of Hank's Dream House. The house is pink and purple, and Hank the yellow and brown snake is enjoying her house. She also has a hot pink car.

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Katie O'Reilly@DrKatfish
4 Dec 2023
Replying to @MaureenBug
*happy hank noises*
a beautiful hank in seasonal apparel

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus
27 Oct 2023
Really nice to see this one finally out :-) microbiomejournal.biomedcent… A glimpse into phage diversity and activity across seasons in East River watershed soils thanks to the analysis of paired metagenome and metatranscriptome. Congrats @ClementCoclet ! 😊

Virus diversity and activity is driven by snowmelt and host dynamics in a high-altitude watershed...

Microbiome - Viruses impact nearly all organisms on Earth, including microbial communities and their associated biogeochemical processes. In soils, highly diverse viral communities have been...

link.springer.com
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bay area earthquake twitter time to tweet
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meg mindlin@invertebabe
22 Jul 2023
ngl I killed this shit
meg mindlin@invertebabe
21 Jul 2023
having a nudi photoshoot
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