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Jennifer Kerr

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Associate Prof. @NotreDameofMD. #microbiology #womeninstem #SciComm antibiotics; non-invasive antimicrobials; bioinformatics she/her; mom of 2 small kids

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Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic📷 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Sign up here by 9/13: bit.ly/comicscollabfa…

HuWantsToKnow's tweet image. Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic📷 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Sign up here by 9/13: bit.ly/comicscollabfa……
HuWantsToKnow's tweet image. Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic📷 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Sign up here by 9/13: bit.ly/comicscollabfa……

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How do you decontaminate your PCR workspaces? For anyone wanting a contamination-free lab, here are six studies validating the use of diluted domestic bleach (or 1% hypochlorite), or chlorine wipes, then wiping with water, for simple, cheap, and effective decontamination 👇 1️⃣…


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For anyone interested in reducing PCR reagent usage in resource-limited or resource-scarcity scenarios, here’s a very promising study suggesting that expired and reduced-concentration qPCR reagents can be used to save money and extend supplies 👇 The study, by Bustin et al.…


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For anyone interested in drawing phylogenetic trees, here’s a new free and powerful tree-drawing software application called TreeViewer. Available on Windows/macOS/Linux, it lets you transform phylogenetic trees, add layers, map data to branches, align text, and much more! 👇…


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Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I need collaborators for this spring's cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Please share widely. #STEMeducation #Science #sciart

HuWantsToKnow's tweet image. Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I need collaborators for this spring's cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Please share widely. #STEMeducation  #Science #sciart

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Take your great idea for a science outreach project to the next level! Apply for a COMPASS Outreach Grant and receive up to $1K to fund your project. Apply by Sept 8. ascb.org/grants-awards/…

ASCBiology's tweet image. Take your great idea for a science outreach project to the next level! Apply for a COMPASS Outreach Grant and receive up to $1K to fund your project. Apply by Sept 8. 
ascb.org/grants-awards/…

Yesterday I kept 25 kindergarteners engaged for over 30 mins talking about microbiology! The paper microscope from @TeamFoldscope was a big hit. They asked me to come back next week! #SciComm win

Microbeprof's tweet image. Yesterday I kept 25 kindergarteners engaged for over 30 mins talking about microbiology! The paper microscope from @TeamFoldscope was a big hit. They asked me to come back next week!   #SciComm win
Microbeprof's tweet image. Yesterday I kept 25 kindergarteners engaged for over 30 mins talking about microbiology! The paper microscope from @TeamFoldscope was a big hit. They asked me to come back next week!   #SciComm win

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We updated our database and now list 385 postdoc fellowship opportunities (w/ description, deadline, amount, eligibility, etc). Getting one means a lot more freedom to do the work you want to do.

deniswirtz's tweet image. We updated our database and now list 385 postdoc fellowship opportunities (w/ description, deadline, amount, eligibility, etc).

Getting one means a lot more freedom to do the work you want to do.

Come learn about the Science of #FermentedFoods in a hands on workshops @BUGSSlab in Baltimore #biotech eventbrite.com/e/the-science-…


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Hi tweeps, I need your advice: some of my master/diploma students would like to publish their thesis results in the form of a small paper (not huge stories, but solid science). Which journals could we pick? (low cost, solid, no predatory, field of #microbiome #microbiology).


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