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Kevin Solomon

@drksolomon.bsky.social

Engineer, systems & synthetic biologist. Building a more sustainable future with engineered microbes. Professor at University of Delaware. My 'skeets' are my own. http://solomonlab.org

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In Newark, DE or nearby? Join us at Chipotle to support a talented group of high school students compete their research project in the #iGEM jamboree
πŸ“Chipotle, 136 E Main St, Newark, DE
πŸ—“οΈ Wednesday, Sept 10 | ⏰ 4–8 PM
πŸ“² Order pickup with code C2BF4QB or show the flyer in-store
πŸ’‘ #iGEM #synbio

05.09.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is always a pleasure to help develop the next generation of scientists and celebrate their accomplishments! Kudos to Austin, Bo, Agni, Meredith, Jasmine, Zoe, Arya, Tim, and their mentors Mruthula, Ming Hung, Rob, Samiha, Nathan, Ben for a productive summer! #proudPI #Hengineers #UD_ChE #REUs

18.08.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Charter School of Wilmington Students Tackle Oil Spills, organized by Kevin Solomon One oil spill kills 80,000 birds, 6,000 sea turtles, and 25,000 … Kevin Solomon needs your support for Charter School of Wilmington Students Tackle Oil Spills

Please consider donating to help support a passionate team of high school students tackle oil spills via #synbio. #igem gofund.me/ff41bdfc

16.07.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is dancing in front of a canadian flag and the words happy canada day are above her ALT: a woman is dancing in front of a canadian flag and the words happy canada day are above her

I wish you all a great Canada Day! Je vous souhaite Γ  tous une excellente fΓͺte du Canada!

01.07.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad I had the chance to share our work and meet the excellent #SynBio community in Canada

06.06.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ross Klauer from the Solomon & Blenner Labs did us proud with an engaging talk @ebrc.org's annual meeting

01.05.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's that time of year again.

01.05.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 SIMB election results are in | Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology The 2025 SIMB Election for positions on the Board of Directors concluded on March 31, and the votes have been ratified by the Elections Committee. Thank you to each and every member who participated i...

Honored to be elected to the Board of Directors of SIMB. I look forward to serving the community and helping to advance biotechnology, along with friends and colleagues such as @carrieaeckert.bsky.social

www.simbhq.org/2025/04/15/2...

23.04.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are (or would like to become) a member of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, I would appreciate your vote for me in the Board of Directors election! Also consider @drksolomon.bsky.social as well!More info here: www.simbhq.org/2025/02/27/2...

19.03.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` say my name , say my name '' written on it . ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` say my name , say my name '' written on it .

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03.03.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with glasses and a beard is saying say my name . ALT: a man with glasses and a beard is saying say my name .

Is it peak Millennial of me that I'm lamenting this missed opportunity?

"Use their names: there are no basal, lower, or early diverging fungi" www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

03.03.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Team | CURB Engineering Research Center | Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis Leadership

Learn more about potential mentors and CURB research here: curb.wustl.edu/team/

14.02.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CURB Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Students | CURB Engineering Research Center | Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis Join the CURB Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) students, where we aim to advance electro-biomanufacturing technologies that will revol...

🚨🚨 Calling all eng, chem, bio, econ, CS, and policy college students! Are you looking for a summer research opportunity? Interested in developing next generation chemical manufacturing technologies? Check out our REU at CURB. Applications are due Feb 28 with mentor letters on March 15.

14.02.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members to the Class of 2025

So excited that my PhD advisor was recently elected to the NAE. Congrats, Kris Prather! Well deserved www.nae.edu/331605/NAENe...

12.02.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alex Hanson talking about studying and engineering mealworm microbiomes for plastics biodegradation @udelaware.bsky.social #CBE #4thyears

22.01.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ross Klauer describing his work discovering enzymes for polyolefin oxidation

Ross Klauer describing his work discovering enzymes for polyolefin oxidation

Akash Vaidya describing the potential of plant viruses for biomedical applications

Akash Vaidya describing the potential of plant viruses for biomedical applications

Rob Barlow talking about the use of prokaryotic Argonautes in yeast for gene editing!

Rob Barlow talking about the use of prokaryotic Argonautes in yeast for gene editing!

Ming Hung Yen summarizing his progress towards bacterial ssDNA production

Ming Hung Yen summarizing his progress towards bacterial ssDNA production

Proud of my trainees as they share their work this year at our annual winter research review @udelaware.bsky.social #CBE #4thyears

22.01.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists | OSTP | The White House Today, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outst...

So excited and humbled to join this cohort of early career scientists recognized by President Biden with the highest honor for an engineer or scientist in the US #PECASE #NSF www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

14.01.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Side note: mildly impressed at @googlepixel.bsky.social AI and its ability to remove people from pics. Is it perfect? no. This was also the worst use case with the grid background. But it did what it promised, which is more than I expected

04.12.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Santa and the North Pole Express are here in DC.

04.12.2024 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying this convo on the history of innovation

04.12.2024 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Innovation and entrepreneurship are the engines of the American economy and American competitiveness. It's been invigorating to hear from federal and investment leaders share their thoughts on how we invest in science to generate a sustainable ecosystem for future innovation.
www.roadmapsummit.com

04.12.2024 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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13th International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering The International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering brings together researchers who are using quantitative approaches to advance the understanding and application of molecular biology. Presented ...

🚨🚨Calling all early career scientists in #synbio and #biomolecular eng (and not so early career scientists!). Don't miss the opportunity to attend the next International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering in Houston, TX, Jan 5-8. Registration closes Dec 13. www.aiche.org/sbe/conferen...

26.11.2024 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please add me

24.11.2024 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Loving the #Xodus and the old friends that are joining #academicsky every hour

18.11.2024 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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