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Dr. Grace Deitzler

@dna-heligrace.bsky.social
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Research Project Manager at the One Health Microbiome Center @ Penn State. Former Harvard postdoc. Professionally interested in microbial ecology, scicomm, artsci, and microbiomes. Personally interested in books, baking, painting, cats, and fungi.

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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Really disappointed to see that this year's NSF GRFP solicitation excludes second-year grad students (this late in the application cycle too!) I'm a previous recipient and applied in my second year because I did rotations during my first year. This unfairly penalizes rotation students.
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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for the OHMC 2026 Symposium: Dr. Joy Bergelson 🎉 A pioneer in plant–microbe interactions & coevolution, Dr. Bergelson will join us May 13–14, 2026 at Penn State. Register today! www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
My latest byline over at Penn State News. In a time of research funding cuts and the uncertain future of science, it's really meaningful to work with these outstanding students and do all we can to prepare them for careers outside of academia.
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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🎉 We’re launching BIOMS! The One Health Microbiome Center just received a $2.6M NIH T32 grant to train the next generation of microbiome scientists across human, environmental, and agricultural microbiome research. Full story 👉 shorturl.at/uKk0P
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$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State | Penn State University
The Penn State One Health Microbiome Center received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a training program to provide early career professional development and research support ...
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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Proud to see Penn State ranked 24th in the U.S. and 82nd globally in the 2026 QS rankings — with a special mention for the One Health Microbiome Center! A great moment for microbiome science & interdisciplinary research. Read more: www.psu.edu/news/academi... #OneHealth #Microbiome #PennState
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Penn State ranks 24th in US, 82nd globally in 2026 QS World University Rankings  | Penn State University
Penn State tied for No. 82 in the world in the recently released 2026 QS World University Rankings, placing the University in the top 6% worldwide among the 1,501 institutions ranked by QS. Penn State...
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Come work with me (literally!! This role will be working with me directly!) Cool unique role for someone interested in life sci, sci comm, and outreach/education!
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Come work with me (literally!! This role will be working with me directly!) Cool unique role for someone interested in life sci, sci comm, and outreach/education!
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Excited to announce that I've started a new role as a Research Project Manager at @psumbiome.bsky.social! I am thrilled to be working with a fantastic team to support the great microbiome research going on here at the Center!
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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Big news for the #microbiome research community! A new paper outlines the next chapter for microbiome data standards beyond human studies and into environmental & non-human research. Excited to share that OHMC's Dr. Sarah Bordenstein was part of this collaborative effort! #OpenScience #OneHealth
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Microbiome data management in action workshop: Atlanta, GA, USA, June 12–13, 2024 - Environmental Microbiome
Microbiome research is revolutionizing human and environmental health, but the value and reuse of microbiome data are significantly hampered by the limited development and adoption of data standards. ...
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The Wyss Institute at Harvard University @wyssinstitute.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay. As we celebrate, we also acknowledge that there are still areas of gender inequality, including healthcare. The first step in addressing this is talking about it. If we can’t talk openly about women’s health, we can’t advance women’s health.
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Let’s talk about women’s health
When promoting the ReConstruct technology, which improves the lives of patients undergoing breast reconstruction, our social media team found that the use of the word “breast” was deemed as…
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025
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
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
More baking pics! This weekend I took a class at the local community education center on cupcake decorating 🥰 really happy with how these turned out and I learned so much about piping and buttercream!
An array of 6 cupcakes decorated with piped floral and festive holiday designsClose up of a chocolate cupcake with a pink and white poinsettia atop green leaves.
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I realize I post more baking content than science content....but I hope no one minds 😁 Lussekatter for Santa Lucia day! Saffron buns with a touch of cardamom.
Golden buns swirled in a backwards S shape with dried cranberries placed on either end.
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Today's bake: lemon poppyseed and cheddar chive scones 😋
An array of scones on a wooden cutting board, with a small blue bowl filled with butter in the centerGolden specked scones with chives and cheddar on a wire cooling rackScones specked with poppyseeds on a wire cooling rack
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Some holiday treats I made when I was home visiting my family last week. Pomegranate cardamom apple pie, cinnamon rolls, and a holiday French 75 (added in a cranberry syrup!) ❤️🎄
A pie with reddish tinted apples peeking through a pastry dough lattice.Cinnamon rolls doused in cream cheese frosting.A cocktail that is reddish orange in color with a cranberry and sprig of rosemary for garnish. A lit and decorated Christmas tree shines in the background, out of focus.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 29/11/2024
Buy some #sciart, you'll feel better. Original watercolor and ink paintings, not prints! Each one unique artologica.etsy.com
blue and purple ink painting of neuron with text watercolor of red blood cells on pink background blue ink painting of branchy neuronwatercolor grid of virus images in deep colors
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#RawMilk is trending again so... A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary. Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A Brief History of Milk Hygiene and Its Impact on Infant Mortality from 1875 to 1925 and Implications for Today: A Review
The objective of this review is to provide an integrated historical account of the complex, often convoluted events impacting milk hygiene and its res…
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GutMichaelBiome @gutmichaelbio.me · 25/11/2024
6 months ago I started my sticker of the month club, where I send people a gut microbiome themed sticker each month. I didn’t expect anyone to actually subscribe to it, but 20 people have so far 🥲 so grateful for each and every one them. Sending out the December drop tomorrow! 💌
My hand holding 20 pink envelopes with a Christmas tree in the backgroundPhoto of a gingerbread person on a postcard and a sticker sheet of intestinal organs and other holiday decorative items
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Let the Friendsgiving baking commence!
Ingrédients pour la cheesecake à la citrouille
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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
📣Come join the microbiome digest team & write microbiome research news! It's a great experience & you're gonna learn a lot. microbiomedigest.com/sample-page/...
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About the team
Since January 2017, the writing of the (nearly) daily Microbiome Digest blog posts has been done by a fantastic team of scientists from all over the world, who all share their love of microbiology and...
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Intro post! My name is Grace, I have a PhD in Microbiology from Oregon State where I studied the gut microbiome and health/behavior in a mouse model of autism and in Nosema-infected honeybees. I'm currently a postdoc at Harvard using organs-on-chips to study biotherapeutics for intestinal diseases.
Grace, wearing big black sunglasses, a neck scarf, and a blue denim top, looks at the camera. Behind her is a dock with boats.
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Ruairi Robertson @ruairirobertson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🦠👬 Social networks influence your gut microbiome, including family, friends and even friends' friends. The more time you spend with someone, the more similar your microbiomes... Fascinating work from @fbeghini.bsky.social & @nachristakis.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Gut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks - Nature
An investigation into the relationship between network structure and gut microbiome composition among people living in 18 isolated Honduras villages reveals that strain-sharing can be mediated by...
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Pamela Ferretti @pamferretti.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Excited to see this out in Cell! If you use microbiome data to look for disease associations, you might want to make sure microbial load is not confounding your results! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Congratulations @suguru-nishijima.bsky.social @borklab.bsky.social and others #microsky #microbiome
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Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations
A machine-learning approach enables the quantification of microbial load (microbial cells per gram) in fecal samples based on the relative microbiome profile. The predicted microbial load emerged as a...
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Love a morning cup of coffee? New research published this week in Nature finds that the coffee-drinker microbiome is clearly distinct from non-drinkers. In an analysis of over 22,000 metagenomes across the US and UK, authors found a strong association between coffee consumption and microbiome.
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Are there any science sleuths from Africa here? Do you know any? Trying to diversify my network. Science sleuth = anyone scanning the scientific literature for problems or potential fraud, in images, tables, statistics, etc. Hit me in DM or here. Thank you ❤️
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Science posts soon. For now enjoy this seven strand plaited loaf I baked over the weekend and enjoyed with whipped honey butter and tea, while finishing up a fantasy novel on the couch. #baking
A golden brown plaited loaf of bread on a wooden cutting board, illuminated by natural light.3 slices of bread slathered with honey butter on a white plate, next to a white mug that reads "joy" in red letters filled with tea. The tea and the mug are on a glass table and in the background is a cat tree and windows.A person in a cozy white sweater and blanket peeks over the edge of a copy of the book Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.
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Dr. Grace Deitzler @dna-heligrace.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Alright first post!! Thanks to @svetlanaup.bsky.social for sending me the Microbiome Starter Packs! Excited to re-connect with everyone here :) I'll do a re-introduction post soon!
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