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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just hanging out with @baradlab.com, getting our vaccines. I love vaccines! The joy of NOT getting the flu or COVID is priceless. (I also enjoy being free of measles, diphtheria, HPV, and all kinds of other nasties.)

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Another view at Mount Rainier National Park:

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Mount Rainier National Park... rainbow! (About 3 hours from OHSU in Portland, Oregon)

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In 1863, Harriet Tubman played a key role in the Combahee River Raid. She was the first woman to lead U.S. troops in an armed assault. She helped free 750 slaves in that one event. Her story is exactly the American history that Trump and Hegseth want to erase. She was a true American hero.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

What evidence do we have of gender bias in research? Here is an example. The 4000 yo remains of a powerful, highly skilled, goldsmith (the Upton Lovell Shaman) were assumed for 200 yr to be male (see below). Nope. This powerful leader was female all along. archaeologymag.com/2026/07/bron...

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I had the pleasure of viewing the Tufted Puffins at Haystack Rock (Oregon) last week. Such beautiful, splashy birds. Support puffins here: www.friendsofhaystackrock.org Photo credit: Ram Papish

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The Oregon Garden in Silverton is worth a visit. This beautiful flower made me wonder if that fuzzy orange bit is meant to look like a caterpillar to attract a pollinator.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Celebrating with my team at Oregon's gorgeous state park: Silver Falls. Yes, we hiked behind this waterfall!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I was using @chimerax.ucsf.edu just now and three of my enzymes look like the cutest lil' sea horses. Happy weekend!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

These wool nudibranchs are amazing, made by artist Arina Borevich of Wool Creature Lab. woolcreaturelab.com

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Thank you @docteurjayp.bsky.social for hosting my recent visit to Lewis & Clark College! It was a great visit and I enjoyed learning more about your work.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Beautiful day here at OHSU in Portland, Oregon.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

@compoundchem.com made this card describing my role as a chemist. More can be found here: www.compoundchem.com/women-in-che...

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

5y ago, on Jan.6, a violent mob, encouraged by Trump, tried to overthrow our government & subvert the will of the American people. Today I honor Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards, who was wounded & fought bravely to protect our government. Thank you, Edwards, for your bravery & service.

Image courtesy of Wikipedia, which shows Edwards unconscious after being attached by January 6 rioters.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

@compoundchem.com My 3.9 year old wanted me to read this to her last night. She thought the title was hilarious. She made up her own subtitle: "Why does honey make your toots smell?" I admit, I was stumped.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Beautiful blue sky winter day here in Portland, OR

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Today I am grateful for Maurice Hilleman. Dr. Hilleman developed >40 vaccines, including safe & effective vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A and B, and chickenpox. Eight of his vaccines are still used today. His work has saved millions of lives and prevented so much suffering.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Pacific Northwest winter beauty.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I spent the weekend enjoying the beautiful Oregon coast.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

My niece made a model of calcium for 8th grade science. I am confused... but I like the way it looks.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I showed my daughter my latest TLC results (lipid analysis in mycobacteria). I explained how the "fats" are separated. Then we did a little experiment so she could understand. So many skittles eaten before breakfast...

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The US awards the Medal of Honor "to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor." Curious fact. Only 1 woman (of 3547) has been awarded it: Mary Edwards Walker. And the US tried to take hers back.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Annual department pumpkin carving contest. The Portland Protest Frog was a clear favorite.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

What "war zone"? Picture taken today (Oct. 17 2025) at the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

View of "war ravaged" Portland, with Mount St. Helens in the background. Taken from my department's break room.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

My family had purple cauliflower for dinner. The cooking water turned purple (because of anthocyanine). Then... I amazed my family with how the purple water acts as a pH indicator. Ta-dah! Check out the pretty colors!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Just finished reading this great book by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social. I learned a lot and found it to be an excellent read. As a TB researcher, I am struck over and over again by how critical effective diagnosis and treatment are. TB kills over a million people EVERY YEAR. Fund TB research!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Interesting graphic from the WSJ: Bill Gates is a notable billionaire because he intends to spend his fortune during his life, largely on global health. Looks like he still has a long way to go, keep it up!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Roald Dahl was an outspoken advocate for the measles vaccine because his 7 yo daughter Olivia died from a measles infection. He published "Measles: A dangerous illness," to encourage children to be vaccinated. Read essay here: www.immunize.org/clinical/vac... Dahl family w/ Olivia holding puppy.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Registration for the 2025 Chemical Biology and Physiology meeting is open! This biennial symposium features the latest and most impactful work in chemical biology. Dec. 11-13 2025 in Portland, Oregon (USA). Register here: www.ohsu.edu/school-of-me... Pls share

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Today I completed jury duty service for Washington County (Oregon). A very pleasant experience and felt like an unexpected vacation day. Um... what does that say about being an academic right now?

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Carsten Schultz (OHSU) presented new ADP-ribosylation sensors that could reveal new biology and enable drug screening for new PARP inhibitors. #OPTSRC

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Thank you to the organizers for inviting me to speak at the 2025 FASEB: Optical Probes meeting. Stunning desert location. #OPTSRC

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The current measles outbreak is a clear indicator of the incompetence of Kennedy and the Trump administration. 20% of measles cases include hospitalization. This is a highly contagious, deadly, VACCINE-PREVENTABLE disease. MAHA? I wish. (Getty image of baby with measles):

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Just got this news from a contact at NIH. RE: NIH Foreign Justification

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Double rainbow! View from my office window.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

My team is using chemistry to investigate better ways to fight antibiotic resistant pathogens. This is a micrograph of mycobacteria treated with a fluorescent b-lactam.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Spring has arrived in Portland, Oregon (USA) and it is lovely (@ohsusom):

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

#Consequences Freezing funding for USAID already made the TB epidemic much worse. TB kills >1.2 million people a year (most deadly infectious disease). Loss of US funds has halted progress in Kenya- patients are no longer getting proper dx or treatment. Pic courtesy of @nytimes.com (Otieno).

Mother awaiting a TB diagnosis for her sick children. Diagnosis and treatment has ground to a halt in Kenya. Picture courtesy of NYT (Brian Otieno)

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This morning I'm thinking of Marty Goddard, who invented the first "Rape Kit" (1970s). The kit standardized collection of evidence and is still used today. *In keeping with long tradition, a man got the credit for this invention after Goddard conceived of the idea, shared it, and advocated for it.

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I am torn between deep sadness and embarrassment that I didn't know who Gertrude Elion was until 10 minutes ago. Elion is a nobel-prize winning biochemist/pharmacologist who developed amazing drugs (anti-virals; anti-cancers) to benefit humanity. Thank you Elion for your contributions!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

My lab has a new pre-print on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... This paper examines proteomic change in Mtb in response to carbon starvation. We describe the effect of CS on drug targets (see Figure 5).

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