Mark O. Martin

And he is actually a very nice person, too

From the first time I read “Dune” as a little boy, I resonated with the “Litany Against Fear.” There was a cool challenge coin with this motto made a few years ago, but out of stock and stayed that way. I found an Etsy vendor to make me this. It was not expensive. I will carry it daily.

I saw this in a coffee shop and thought “Hyphae and spores?” #MicrobiallyObsessed

It’s great to have Jennifer Quinn home.

Labels are awesome!!

“Dr’s orders to rest” -> I hope you are okay! I was just celebrating your energy and interests. Best wishes.

What *don’t* you do?

From 15 years ago, the year before I earned tenure by the skin of my teeth. A wonderful #DocMartian, now Dr. Kim Dill-McFarland, made this for me. It’s posted outside my little laboratory. #Grateful #Memories #DocMartians #ItsAllAboutTheStudents I will miss them all.

22 years ago today, my son Zach Martin was born. He is brilliant, mercurial, and has a wicked sense of humor. Zach is starting a PhD program in mathematics. Happy birthday!

a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor . Alt: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .

Oh hey I really need to sell some art

Going to Devils Reef tonight. Picked appropriate lapel pins.

Did you know that @ASMicrobiology Academy is accepting 2026 fellowship nominations? Individuals are elected based on scientific excellence, originality and leadership. If you think you might qualify for fellowship, check out the criteria and ask someone to nominate you!🦠 asm.org/Academy/Crit...

Here is #DocMartian Chianna showing pride in her microbiological skills. It is so wonderful when they start asking "what's next?" and really thinking about their data. I am grateful to all of my research students, from the bottom of my #MicrobialHeart

There is no requirement for my #DocMartian undergraduate research students to stay in touch. But it touches my soul when they do. I'm grateful to each and everyone one of them in my life. Every good thing in my career is because of them. Thank you, Ruth Isenberg and Emily Brovey

garfield the cat is laying on a pillow and says `` great wish me luck with the nightmares '' ALT: garfield the cat is laying on a pillow and says `` great wish me luck with the nightmares ''

Every night I have dreams about fighting with people doing me wrong. I'll be glad when they stop. But in the dream, I stand up for myself well. There is that. But I would prefer peaceful dreams.

Thank you, @microbe.tv . See you all next week!

When I first saw this on Kickstarter I misread the first word and thought it was “Eisen.” Best wishes, @phylogenomics.bsky.social and @mbeisen.bsky.social

I’ll take support from wherever I can find it.

Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications of the aerobiome paradigm shift | mSphere Historically, bioaerosol research has predominantly focused on identifying and mitigating the harmful effects of airborne pathogens and particulate matter (1, 2). This emphasis is well reflected in re...

"Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications of the aerobiome paradigm shift." --An interesting review of some of the research I explored at the end of AIR-BORNE. Life in the air can kill us, but it may also keep us healthy. journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

what started with 'magic spot' pppGpp and cAMP as signalling molecules decades ago - c-di-GMP coming in later - is slowly but steadily becoming a unwieldy menagerie of phosphates dancing with nucleotides, here a closer look at the Ap₄A quadrille...
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a girl is laying in bed under a blanket with the words `` what is sleep '' written above her . ALT: a girl is laying in bed under a blanket with the words `` what is sleep '' written above her .

Me too.

I did record *next week's* #MattersMicrobial session today. Dr. Jean-Marie Volland and I chatted about truly gigantic bacteria, including Thiomargarita magnifica. Jean-Marie was patient with my enthusiasm and extremely interesting. But still: I had intense feelings of #WTM and #OMG. 2 cm long??

Because of a podcast guest cancellation, there is no new #MattersMicrobial podcast release today. So I am a little sad, but trying to stay on my game.

a person is sharpening a knife on a machine that has a sticker on it that says ' sharpen ' ALT: a person is sharpening a knife on a machine that has a sticker on it that says ' sharpen '

Everyone seems to have an axe to grind these days. I’m so tired.

I remember this. Another time; another life.

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Azula is quite the character.

The Ribosome as Chaperone Noteworthy — Small, single-domain proteins usually fold correctly without much assistance. But larger proteins, often containing multiple domains need assistance. To help with protein folding, there a...

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Azula, still waiting on a shed, has started to sit up and beg for skyworms. I’ll try to get better photos and video in a few days.

Here is an isopod head just prior to decapitation. We are checking the DNA for Wolbachia. Yes, it was euthanized first. Still little creepy under a dissecting stereoscope.