@profsmyth

@profsmyth

@profsmyth.bsky.social

Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, NCSCE, PULSE, REMNet, SENCER, Tiny Earth, BioQUEST & Microbe Lover #scientificliteracy #amr #CUREs #microbiomes #WBE

177 Followers 252 Following 21 Posts Joined Nov 2024
3 months ago
Vice President for Research Texas A&M University–San Antonio (A&M–SA) seeks an inaugural Vice President for Research (VPR) to lead the development of a robust research enterprise and position the University as a rising doctoral-...

We’re hiring a new Vice President for Research at TAMUSA! Come work with me :) wittkieffer.com/positions/20...

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How Tiny Chef captured the internet’s heart He’s a little guy with a huge following online. Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a si...

Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a side of heart.
https://to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs

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7 months ago

Omg - we’re testing in San Antonio!

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11 months ago
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DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas The state’s humanities council, which supports libraries and museums, said the cuts will have a “devastating” effect.

DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas www.expressnews.com/news/article...

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11 months ago

That’s a brilliant idea!!!

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11 months ago
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Going Green: Lab Sustainability and Recycling Hello from the Texas A&M University here in San Antonio. We're grateful for your help and participation in our survey. 5 years ago when I was a faculty member at The New School, we did a survey of rec...

We’re doing a lab sustainability survey with students here at @A&M-SA. If you can help us get this link out to folks - particularly those doing A&P, we would appreciate it. I'll share our findings with you all when done!

Here's the survey
forms.gle/SNGsrcxDWHCA...

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Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find? Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.

🧪 New studies show paying peer reviewers ~$250 speeds up reviews by 1-33 days without affecting quality. One journal saw acceptance rates rise from 48% to 53%. #AcademicSky

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11 months ago

Check this out chem friends!!!

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11 months ago

Oooo anyone want to move to Denmark!!??

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1 year ago
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.

Why is this not of value?? Read this folks www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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1 year ago
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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 496 tenure-track positions and 88 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️

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1 year ago

I’ll go Eliza!

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1 year ago
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📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment!

This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.

Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!

www.embl.org/about/info/e...

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1 year ago
Immune 26: Measles erases immune memory | Immune Michael Mina joins the Immune team to explain his findings that measles diminishes pre-existing antibodies that protect against infection with other pathogens.

www.microbe.tv/immune/immun...
I was lucky enough to receive a vaccine against measles that prevented a severe infection so I’m paying more attention to what happens during & after the disease. Immune system “forgets” what it was immune to before because #measles #virus wipes out immune memory.

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1 year ago

Omg …

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1 year ago

I’ve wanted this done for ages!!! Thank you Sean and co!!

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1 year ago

Read this folks and brush up on your measles knowledge - it’s coming ….

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1 year ago
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Katie Sandlin_ CV_v4.pdf | Powered by Box

Strong background in genomics and bioinformatics education and community engagement.

Currently located in Bethesda, MD.

Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...

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1 year ago

If you are an NIH or CDC scientist that lost your job, we have a home for you at UTHealth. I’m hiring physician scientists and we also have transplant ID fellowship slots open. Contact me. #IDSky #MedSky

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1 year ago

Congratulations Dr. Dennehy!!!

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1 year ago
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HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education “Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US

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1 year ago
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Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population Most cities are seeing increases in rat numbers, linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population densities.

Rat populations are rising in cities predominantly because of warmer average temperatures, reports a new #ScienceAdvances study.

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Did you know that if a child with #measles walks into a classroom, every unvaccinated child will most certainly get it? Why are measles cases increasing worldwide? And is the measles vaccine safe and effective? Dr Natasha Crowcroft explains on Science in 5. Watch full EP: bit.ly/40RQqoC

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1 year ago
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EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh

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1 year ago

We are devastated to report that NABT President-Elect Lindsey (Carter) Fields was aboard the AA Airlines 5342.

This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.

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1 year ago
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Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE)

NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals.

This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.

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1 year ago

Hoping more science educators will join bluesky! @ncsce.bsky.social

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1 year ago
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Is Ireland on Donald Trump’s radar in a trade war? As the US administration reviews tariffs and tax arrangements, we assess the possible economic consequences of actions from our ‘friends’ across the Atlantic

Ok what is going on now - I’m hearing of a potential economic collapse - www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

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1 year ago
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Muralist Diego Rivera - Inspired by Microbial Life YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology

Near the end of his life, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera painted Water, Origin of Life at the terminus of the public water system in Mexico City. Strikingly accurate in its scientific theory, watch what inspired Rivera and how it connects with microbiology. youtu.be/toLP7Gje_mg

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1 year ago

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division has detected H5 bird flu at very low levels in wastewater samples collected at the Līhuʻe Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kauaʻi.

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