Associate Professor in Microbial Ecology, mostly aquatic and wastewater. Bike/transit enthusiast. Vegan. Mom. Curious, energetic, & compact-sized.
Joined January 2013
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3 Dec 2023
.@amylizk is there a document anywhere that lists the future priority targets that you often show on a slide? I’d like to cite something in a proposal.
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30 Jun 2023
So proud of @UICLAS: "Our resilience and strength as a community come not just from our diversity, but also from our shared recognition that access & inclusivity form the foundation for excellence in education & are essential to the creation of a more just and equitable society."
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21 Jun 2023
Want to shape ASM Microbe 2024? And really enthusiastic about something you'd like to see at Microbe '24? Then submit a session proposal! @ASMicrobiology #Microbe2024
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21 Jun 2023
Almost immediate followup from the workshop at #aeesp23! Our new viewpoint discussing wastewater ethics is published and available @Dbowes_PhD @Justin_M_Hutch @ishi_keenum @devkaya : pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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17 Jun 2023
Made some new @BSingletons friends at breakfast- first time #ASMicrobe attendees wearing their fab tshirts so I could spot them. What a fantastic thing!
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16 Jun 2023
I suffer from major imposter syndrome but I know many fabulous microbiologists like @markowenmartin who make me feel important. And tall. #ASMicrobe #ImReallyVeryShort
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13 Jun 2023
Join us in Houston for #ASMicrobe! Talk to our scientists at booth 1124 and come see our session with speakers @DPortik, @Micro_Yunha, Justin Donato, and @ivanliachko covering recent discoveries in #metagenomics and #phage research. More here: hubs.la/Q01TmHSC0
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9 Jun 2023
I’m late but excited that our paper is finally out. We show naturally occurring aerosols can be condensed and captured by taking advantage of dew points for microbial analysis.
8 Jun 2023
A new approach of microbiome monitoring in the built environment: feasibility analysis of condensation capture dlvr.it/SqN6lR
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Awwww, giardia cutie pies
6 Jun 2023
Stool cultures of a patient with acute diarrhoea showing “smiling face” organisms. What’s the diagnosis?
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I'm so proud of the program the NWSS team has built. Great to see it highlighted in the NCEZID 2022 Accomplishments report. #WastewaterSurveillance #PublicHealth
9 May 2023
The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects data from community wastewater systems that help detect COVID-19 variants such as Omicron and other diseases. Learn more from #NCEZIDin2022: bit.ly/3NkyDjI
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4 May 2023
Hear me out, public health people: this is the future.
Sequence-based Wastewater Integrated Framework for Tracking Infectious Events in Showplaces (SWIFTIES).
1 Nov 2022
I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past & present!) The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can!
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2 May 2023
Lake Huron rolls
Superior sings
Michigan steams
and farther below
Lake Ontario takes in what Lake Erie can send her
Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” will always honor the lives lost on the Great Lakes and capture their wonder like few others.
RIP
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18 Apr 2023
Can people just stop emailing me for like 24 hours so I can catch up.
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17 Mar 2023
Wishing my six (6) Christian friends and any Christian followers a happy Yom Saint Patrick Ha'Kadosh! Mazal of Medinat Eire to you!
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17 Mar 2023
Anyone ever trade in lab equipment, like the @BioRad trade-up program? Would you be willing to share what kind of deal you got?
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