Anne Estes
#scimom #scicomm sharing stories of our #microbe world. Associate Professor @TowsonU! @microbialTowson @craftymicrobiology #microbiome #microbiology #GirlScoutAlum www.mostlymicrobes.com
- Reposted by Anne EstesThis is the sort of strategic planning that should go into #vaccine design 💉 They analysed 1,930 #Klebsiella pneumoniae 🦠🧫🧬 neonate blood isolates from 13 countries and estimate that 20 antigens 🧪 could cover 72.9% of all infections for 5–10 years #IDSky #EpiSky journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
- Reposted by Anne EstesA rescue puppy is to become one of only a handful of dogs in the world able to detect a multi-drug resistant lung infection. Chilli is being trained to identify the scent of pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major cause of lung damage in cystic fibrosis. 🧪🐕🦠 @medsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Anne EstesStreet art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
- Reposted by Anne EstesJoin #MVIF 46 cassyni.com/s/mvif-46 and #MeetTheSpeakers @jeremyjbarr.bsky.social will discuss isolation, engineering and ecology of temperate phages from the human gut!
- Let's start a virus snowflake blizzard! Snip out some viral snowflakes this weekend - using the great templates by @socialinfluenza.bsky.social See new blog post here: wp.me/p5dMJb-Rg
- Reposted by Anne EstesBreast milk isn't just nutrition – it delivers live bacterial strains that colonize the infant gut and persist for months. Happy to share our new paper, where we used metagenomics to track bacterial strains between 195 mother-infant pairs over the first 6 months of life: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
- Book review of Microbes:The Unseen Agents of Climate Change is up on the blog - rb.gy/wchw8f. Really love this book and will use for Environmental Microbiology!
- Reposted by Anne Estes🧵 1/7 #AltComms MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) this week on a Zika outbreak in Bangladesh in 2024 This is classic, boots-on-the-ground epidemiology—and exactly why it still matters. Let’s dig in.
- As you partake of bread and beer - give thanks for Saccharomyces cerevisiae! Yeast ferments sugar into alcohol. The CO2 given off is what helps bread rise. Each semester we do a Fermentation Feast in class to "taste the diversity of cultures". Microbiology - the field full of sensory delights :)
- This student for "Thank a Microbe" really loved Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Predatory bacteria are easy to love! It bores its way into another bacterium, digests the bacterium, then reproduces, with its babies breaking out of the empty shell of the bacterial prey.
- Today's student Thank a Microbe post features Pseudomonas putida! Need to clean up oil spills and other toxic hydrocarbons? Call in P. putida.
- For the Thank a Microbe project, Lactobacillus sp. were a favorite genera of bacteria to thank. Lactobacillus acidophilus is what digests milk sugars into acetic acid, which gives yogurt its tangy taste!
- It's the season for being thankful - THANK A MICROBE returns! Here's the first of several student flyers appreciating the wonders of our microbial world!
- that time of year when as soon as you finish writing 2 letters of recommendation, 2 more requests come in....
- #WomenInScience inspired Halloween costume this year is Fanny Hess! In Koch's lab in the hot German summers, the gelatin used for bacterial cultures would melt. Fanny learned of agar - used to stiffen gelatin desserts - and brought that into the lab. Her ingenuity changed #microbiology forever! 🧪🔬🦠
- For more info - please see this amazing #graphicnovel - www.patreon.com/cw/corradonai
- Reposted by Anne EstesJust a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.
- Reposted by Anne EstesBREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)
- I just supported Toni Harmon's/Alto Films latest documentary about #microbiome of #birth and first foods. Please join me in supporting this important film. 🤱🤰👶🧪 #microbiome igg.me/at/themicrob...
- Using this resource on AI vs human capable Bloom's Taxonomy from @oregonstate.edu as I write learning objectives! #STEMEdu 🍎🧪 ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/arti...
- How to write a Symbiosis class syllabus. 😆 Loving working at Ovenbird coffee shop these last few weeks while our youngest is at a synthetic biology camp. #Baltimore
- Reposted by Anne EstesA new study shows that vaccinating pregnant women against RSV led to a 72% drop in hospitalizations for babies with the virus in the UK, highlighting the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting infants. www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/resp...
- Reposted by Anne EstesMy team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman@bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵
- Reposted by Anne EstesWhooping cough (pertussis) is also known as “100 day cough” bc it can cause 100 days of coughing so severe that rib fractures are common. It also makes small children stop breathing without warning, often fatally. Vaccination can prevent up to 89% of infections but requires boosting every few years
- Reposted by Anne EstesExcited to give a virtual seminar in the NASA LIFE RCN series next Tuesday June 10th, at 8am PST/11am EST. I'll be talking about the Chitin Raft Hypothesis and the rise of planktonic marine cyanobacteria. 🧪🦠⚒️🌐 #Paleobio #MEvoSky #MicroSky www.lifercn.org/events/2025-...
- Reposted by Anne EstesThe Truth Of The Matter And They Are Not Bringing Jobs Back….
- Reposted by Anne EstesIf signed, Indiana bill will require faculty at public colleges and universities to post their syllabi online and undergo “productivity” reviews. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
- Reposted by Anne EstesThis is such a cool tool and exactly how we should have framed NIH research all along: Taxpayers fund scientists to understand disease and discover new treatments—and we deliver. It’s public investment that saves lives and improves health for everyone. Direct ROI. 🧪🧫 #IDsky #GastroySky
- Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival. www.ourhealthroi.com
- Reposted by Anne Estes🙏 We need your help 🙏 The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like. We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net
- Reposted by Anne EstesSo some good news: recruitment has resumed for postbac and postdoc programs at NIH www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
- Reposted by Anne EstesHere in Princeton, NJ, a town of about 30,000 people, the crowd at the #HandsOff protest. Appeared to be about 1300-1500 people, as high as 5% of the population. It's the largest event I have seen in this public space.
- Reposted by Anne EstesOne reason to try super hard not to get measles as an adult is that it can, for a period of years, cause your body's cells to "forget" your other immunities 😬 It's HIGHLY contagious; some people need regular boosters; some people can't get one at all. Pls talk to your health care provider! 3/3
- Reposted by Anne EstesDo not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
- Reposted by Anne EstesNew pancoronavirus antiviral targets the main protease (Mpro) of the two different coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and COVID-19. Via @laurahowes.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs...
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- Reposted by Anne EstesCannot recommend highly enough if you need. I have, and was just so grateful to have the resource.
- Reposted by Anne EstesPlease repost: Postdoc position in antibiotic discovery in a large multidisciplinary project combining high-throughput approaches, microscopy, AI, and hit-to-lead optimization at @umontreal.ca and @mila-quebec.bsky.social. Apply to ML.Antibiotics@gmail.com. See lnkd.in/dVVk4N3s. #microsky
- Reposted by Anne EstesMy friend and colleague Alison Pouliot has co-written an important book on "wild mushrooming," and I'm glad that we at the Rachel Carson Center can publish an excerpt. You will also find a part of her 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪 on our Portal, and soon an excerpt from 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴.
- We are very happy to share an excerpt from Rachel Carson Center affiliate Alison Pouliot's and Tom May's book 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑨 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔. Read chapter one for free on our Environment & Society Portal! #envhum #fungi #fungifriends
- Reposted by Anne EstesIt's a star! ⭐ Kirkus Reviews calls @karenlloyd.bsky.social, "one of those rare gifted writers who can be broadly profound as she is precise" in their STARRED review of Intraterrestrials. Check it out: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
- Reposted by Anne EstesThe National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection was established by Richard Nixon’s administration. The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods was established by Ronald Reagan’s administration. Committee members were appointed and received no compensation.
- Reposted by Anne EstesUSDA has eliminated two food safety advisory committees for microbiological contamination and meat inspection. Most recently, they had been reviewing regulatory approaches in response to the fatal Listeria outbreak from Boar’s Head meats and fatal Cronobacter contamination in powdered infant formula
- Reposted by Anne EstesIn the US alone, each year, norovirus causes ~20 million acute gastroenteritis cases, 70,000 hospitalizations, up to 800 deaths, at a cost of ~$10.6 billion annually. An pill vaccine shows considerable promise in a clinical trial, establishing mucosal immunity www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Anne EstesAn important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
- Reposted by Anne EstesI got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
- Reposted by Anne EstesIf you're of a certain age in this measles outbreak, this is worth your attention!! I was in the yellow. Several years ago our school made faculty provide proof of vaccination. I got tested for antibodies & had minimal protection so I got revaxxed. So happy I was able to get informed and protected!
- Reposted by Anne EstesWe are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
- Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
- Reposted by Anne EstesFrancis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
- Reposted by Anne EstesThe HPV vaccine is amazing. “The new report found that from 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer. The estimates were published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
- Reposted by Anne EstesTo all of Maryland's federal workers who are being harmed by the actions taken in Washington, we encourage you to visit our Public Servants Support Website and see what resources are available. response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
- Was nice to contribute a quote to celebrate the amazing artist Jane Hartman @trilobiteglass.bsky.social! #microsky If you don't have a piece of Jane's art - you gotta take a look: www.etsy.com/shop/trilobi... 🧪🦠🍎 issuu.com/bethesdamaga...
- Reposted by Anne EstesBreaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
- Reposted by Anne EstesThe first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
- Finally finally - this #bookreview 📖 is out of my favorite kids #microbiology book - SICK: The Twists and Turns of Animal Germs. I loved it so much, did a #luxart piece to celebrate! Read the full review here: www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪🦠🧫🪲🍎#Edusky - check it out!
- Reposted by Anne Esteslet’s see how it plays out, but the media coverage of the past week meant that the policy couldn’t linger in the shadows anymore keep talking to non-scientists about what you do and why it matters to them
- Reposted by Anne EstesCovid vaccines and the reduced the risk of Long Covid in kids and teens jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Reposted by Anne EstesWith the demise of Joann's, I'm going to share a few online resources I've found. It's by no means exhaustive, but hopefully it helps folks find what they need. 🧵
- Reposted by Anne EstesGreat write up at @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the seeming erasure of SABV in the new era of NIH. Gotta say The Transmitter is killing it the last few weeks, first to report on the Federal Register block and now this. Leading the charge! 💪 www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...
- Reposted by Anne EstesNew #Azolla #microbiome #CCGP paper! With @tribblelab.bsky.social @crothfels.bsky.social and @fernway.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Anne EstesFEDERAL RESEARCH LAB SCIENTIST IN 1965: After five years and seventy million dollars we have invented a new type of plastic that prevents communists from being able to climb ladders too fast FEDERAL RESEARCH LAB SCIENTIST IN 2025: My cure for cancer was shelved because it might benefit Hispanics
- Reposted by Anne EstesAnd here's the infuriating part: most major outlets don't allow noting funding sources, per editorial policy. Here's a recent exchange I had with an op-ed editor at a major outlet about that point (my request was not granted). Recent events show the need to change these editorial policies...
- Reposted by Anne EstesAt least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
- I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- Reposted by Anne EstesA few people have kindly lobbed this into the tl, but here's my own gift link: Me, in NYT Opinion, arguing we're not failing to handle H5N1 flu in cattle because the response is based on plans for bird flu in poultry and doesn't match dairy farming structures. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...
- Reposted by Anne Estesmaybe of more general interest... absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
- Reposted by Anne EstesAs always, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is a real one.
- Reposted by Anne EstesWithout #NOAA data it is virtually impossible to make highly accurate regional & local weather 🌦️ ❄️ ⚡ forecasts. Most founding fathers kept #weather records. Many of the oldest US weather stations are at old family farms. NOAA is literally more American 🇺🇸 than apple pie, which originated in England.
