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Caitlin Kowalski

@caitlinkowa.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Microbiology & Immunology at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health. Skin microbiome/mycobiome • views my own • she/her caitlinkowalski.com

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MCB Graduate Program at Dartmouth @mcbdartmouth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🎉 Congrats to @caitlinkowa.bsky.social, MCB faculty (and alum!) on her New Innovator Award from NIH's NIAID. This award is for early-career investigators pursuing especially creative high-risk, high-reward questions. Read on for more about her lab's work: www.dartmouth-health.org/news/article...
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Dartmouth Health researcher receives NIH New Innovator Award to study skin fungi’s role in atopic dermatitis
Kowalski’s research centers on the skin mycobiome – the community of fungi that live on the skin.
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Caitlin Kowalski @caitlinkowa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hard to believe it’s already been 1 year since opening the Kowalski Lab! Such a whirlwind. Feeling so fortunate to work with these amazing women and for the support of the NIAID DP2 New Innovators Award that will fund our work on the skin mycobiome and atopic dermatitis for the next five years! 🔬
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Caitlin Kowalski @caitlinkowa.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Excited to share the first paper from the Kowalski Lab out in mSphere! My superstar technician Sylvia helped write this review while we were getting the lab set up. We discuss how the skin microbiota generates bioactive lipids in the skin environment. Take a look: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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The cutaneous microbiome: microbial remodeling of the skin lipid landscape | mSphere
Skin serves the essential function of protecting internal tissues. Through multiple layers of tightly packed cells held together by proteins and lipids, stabilizing connective tissue, and a deep layer...
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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
It's Leading Edge Fellow day!!! This day fills me with joy and inspiration. This cohort holds a special place in my heart because it is named for Zara Weinberg, a beloved Leading Edge Fellow who was a visionary scientist and fierce advocate for building a better scientific ecosystem
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Excited for this new preprint from former postdoc @caitlinkowa.bsky.social identifying unexpected functions for the bacterial stringent response in antimicrobial fatty acid susceptibility in S. aureus #microsky
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Killian Campbell @kdc509.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New work from the Barber lab crew ft yours truly 😉 Congratulations to new prof @caitlinkowa.bsky.social for driving this impressive project and roping me in to contribute www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor. The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2. www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
Candid photo of Zara Weinberg. She has short red hair, bangs and glasses. She is laughing.
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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Is anyone in continental Europe looking for a lab manager? I have a fabulous candidate - let me know and please RT!
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
A get-together of Dartmouth folks at ASM Microbe! #ASMicrobe
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Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! 40 outstanding postdoctoral fellows doing pioneering research in a wide range of biological and biomedical disciplines. Learn more about these exceptional scientists: www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows
Text reads "Congratulations to the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows" followed by the Leading Edge logo and www.leadingedgesymposium.org. Below are the headshots and names of the 40 new Leading Edge Fellows. They are 
Cel	Welch
Lianna	Wat
Maria	Toro Moreno
Sarah	Talley
Xulu	Sun
Ines	Sturmlechner
Virginia	Savy
Amelie	Raz
Kali	Pruss
Caterina	Profaci
Sarah	Pierce
Melissa 	Pamula
Kehinde	Odufowora
Patricia	Nano
Ariana	Musa de Aquino
Nour El Houda	Mimouni
Kathleen	Martin
Brea	Manuel
Mable	Lam
Miri	Krupkin
Elaine	Kouame
Megan	Kirchgessner
Sumin	Kim
Shubhangini	Kataruka
Geraldine	Jowett
Andrea	Jones
Leanne	Iannucci
Emily	Heckman
Allison	Girasole
Florencia	Fernandez Chiappe
Tonie	Farris
Hannah	Elam
Erin	Doherty
Xiaoyun	Ding
Maria	Bustillo
Julia	Brunner
Debadrita	Bhattacharya
Lorena	Benedetti
Ashley	Anderson
Krisha	Aghi
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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Do people in the same household share strains when they have the same species? How many cells transmit when a strain is shared? Can strain composition be dynamic when species composition is stable? We answer these and related questions for the facial skin microbiome in our latest paper. 🧵[1/10]
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Caitlin Kowalski @caitlinkowa.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Excited to share that our story on S. aureus antagonism by Malassezia is live today in Current Biology! The paper has changed a lot since the preprint with the very exciting addition of having identified the antimicrobial effector generated by M. sympodialis. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kwzj3QW8S...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Pls share: Please spread the word about the Molecular Mycology Course at the MBL this summer – complete applications are due March 17th. Scholarship funds available!! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis | Marine Biological Laboratory
This course addresses the need for more research in the area of fungal diseases as our understanding of the basic pathophysiology of fungal disease lags far behind our understanding of bacterial, para...
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Felipe H Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hey #fungal people - the applications for this years MOMY course are open! Wonderful course in a wonderful place with wonderful people. Check it out here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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Rebecca Keogh @rebecca-keogh.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Applications are open for the 2025 GRS/GRC on Staphylococcal Diseases! Make sure to get your abstracts submitted for the potential to present your work in beautiful Barcelona! www.grc.org/staphylococc...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I am looking for a research associate - a recent college grad with BS or equivalent. Apply online! searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394
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Laboratory Technician III
To set up and conduct a variety of laboratory tests and experiments by applying established methods, procedures, and techniques in support of research studies directed at understanding bacterial biofi...
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Jessica Brown Lab @brownlabutah.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The Medical Mycology Trainee Seminar Series is back! Our next seminar is November 14th at 4 pm GMT (5 pm Central Europe Time, 11 am Eastern Standard, 8 am Pacific Standard, 12 am in China). 1/12
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 05/05/2024
New preprint by @caitlinkowa.bsky.social is online! Proud and excited for this work at the intersection of fungal-bacterial interactions, pathogen evolution, and antibiotic susceptibility.
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 26/04/2024
For folks at or near MIT, recommend checking out Monday's Catalyst Symposium including a talk on interkindom microbial interactions by outstanding postdoc @caitlinkowa.bsky.social! biology.mit.edu/about/divers...
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MIT Biology Catalyst Symposium
Aimed specifically at postdocs pursuing academic careers, the three-day symposium provides a venue for participants to share their research, discuss exciting new directions, and make new professional ...
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Nicola Barber @nicolabarber.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
We’re searching for Biology Dept Head here at Oregon! Please share careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...
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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Please add microbiome-related conferences for 2024 in this thread. Thanks.
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Wanted to share this fantastic video featuring @caitlinkowa.bsky.social that was produced as part of her L'Oréal For Women in Science award. A great way to inspire future fellows and women in STEM. #microsky 🦠 🧫 www.loreal.com/en/usa/video...
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Laura Markey @lauramarkey.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
Excited to announce a new preprint from the Lieberman Lab @contaminatedsci.bsky.social . We use a mouse model to ask: can we use commensal skin bacteria as topical probiotics? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...  [1/3]
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Caitlin Kowalski @caitlinkowa.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
The application is open now for the 2024 L’Oréal USA For Women In Science fellowship with AAAS. The award provides $60k for your postdoc research. Deadline 1/26/24. Highly recommend! Details here: www.loreal.com/en/usa/pages...
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L'Oréal USA For Women in Science
The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program has awarded 80 postdoctoral women scientists over $4 million in grants since 2003.
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Caitlin Kowalski @caitlinkowa.bsky.social · 17/11/2023
Just had a great week in DC celebrating women in science as one of the 2023 L’Oréal USA For Women In Science fellows! It’s an honor to be included among this group of amazing women & to share my work at the National Academies. It was made even more special by celebrating with family and friends! 🎉
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