Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This quiz says I talk like a Montanan. Shouldn’t be surprised since I have lived here longer than anywhere else in my life. Always thought I was a bit more bicoastal. 000
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Ran a pair of ABI 373 long gel format sequencers for my first lab job. Cast all my protein gels on various formats through grad school. Still prefer to cast my mini gels rather than by pre-cast. 110
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Elysse @elyssegs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“Young people need to see a future in science” - Richard Kuhn on the Presidential Panel at #ASV2026. Outreach is CRITICAL. Want to talk about how to get involved? Send me a message. I have a nonprofit organization that has been engaging middle & high school students across the US for 11+ years. 222
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Had the opportunity to go to K-days fair in Edmonton this weekend. Ate some terrible abominations that were surprisingly good. 010
Reposted by Matt Taylor…National Malk Council @farmwisdom.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Idaho is the rest of the PNW’s Wario. 7884
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Reflections, both external and internal, hold a bit of magic to transform how we see the world around us. 000
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Got out in the woods the other weekend. The light was low and striking the tops of the trees to create this mesmerizing image for #ForestFriday 050
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Democrats @democrats.org · 12/05/2026Today, Trump admitted he doesn't care about Americans' financial situations. Watch our new ad: 41436233
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Caught this stunning view a few weeks ago and it has hung in my mind ever since. #MountainMonday 040
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 29/04/2026New Data Management and Sharing Plan format required for NIH grants submitted after May 25, 2026 (so for EI MIRAs due May 27, 2026) 🧪 grants.nih.gov/grants-proce... grants.nih.gov/policy-and-c...grants.nih.govData Management and Sharing Plan Format Page | Grants & Funding 42418
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Old... yeah. Got to see them live summer of '95. Not only feels, but was, a lifetime ago. 000
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Needed to post this massive torrent for #WaterfallWednesday 072
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I second the 293 rec with one caveat, they lift way too easily off a dish and stink for microscopy. Transfection reagents have greatly improved rates in most cell cultures. Check out Mirus Bio: www.mirusbio.com/discovery-re...mirusbio.comDiscovery Research – Mirus Bio 000
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Black Panther🍁💪🦫🇨🇦 @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 17/03/2026𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙮📖 'Kakistocracy' 506115383833
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Nir Drayman @nirdrayman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Voting for ASV (American Society for Virology) president ends next week, and I only now learned that @szparalab.bsky.social is in the running! Moriah is one of the most caring people, especially for trainees, in our field, and I can't recommend her enough ❤️ 054
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Students (and scientists) seem to hate saying “I don’t know.” It’s viewed so negatively. But I have long believed that thinking of “I don’t know” as a negative is wrong. It’s an *opportunity*. 072
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Please tell me someone has written a paper about autophagy titled "Caveat mTOR" 74810
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Why half-ass one job, when one can quarter-ass two jobs at the same time!? 060
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Always a treat to see Snoqualamie Falls. This photo was taken just before sunset, casting the reddish hue over the scene. #waterfallwednesday 060
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026We have hit the middle of February and the temp outside is an outrageous 44˚F (~6.5˚C for you rationale individuals). We have no snow and I am despondent at the lack of winter this year. Come'on East Coast, yer hogging all the snow. Send some to Montana! Photo for inspiration. 000
Reposted by Matt Taylor…American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Happy 134th birthday to humans knowing that viruses exist! OTD in 1892 Dmitri Ivanovsky presented his evidence of a tobacco mosaic disease caused by filterable agents (not bacteria!). Martinus Beijerinck confirmed this independently in 1898. And voila, virology is born! 13015
Reposted by Matt Taylor…WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad 9633119013633
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This may seems crass, but what the f' was I smoking. 2026 has been a burning tire dump of a year and we are only one month in. 020
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Memory is strange like that. I regret not getting a photo of him on this hike and I am so thankful for the photos I do have. Broadly, I realize that I need to take more snapshots of even the most mundane things. You never know when they won't be around. 010
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This photo doesn't seem like much, but it means the world to me. This was the last hike I ever took with a dear friend who passed away almost 10 months later. It is the only photo of the hike and he isn't even in the frame. But all it takes is one look to remember all that transpired on the hike. 2210
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Ink Radio @inkradio.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Some songs feel like people you grew up around. Even when they’re gone, the sound still knows their shape. 3994699
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Not the best day today. The solution is for me to create a better tomorrow. It’s up to each of us, after all. 031
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Natalya Alas ☿ 𓁛𓁿𓁞 ♄ @orphicastrology.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Spent the last few days de-googling my workspace. I should've done this a couple years ago but here we are. Proton for email, drive, calendar, vpn. Brave browser. A friend in cyber security shared this guide for Cutting Google Out of Your Life for anyone who needs it: git.tycrek.com/archive/dego...git.tycrek.comThis chamber straight, the cries of distress. On rushing, in a back seat. Jim. 22358127
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Aurora was out in Bozeman earlier this evening. I missed the peak and still managed to see some amazing pillars of greens, reds, and purples. 1121
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The end of this year is nigh. It has been a tough one, but there have been some significant wins along the way. Don’t give up hope that 2026 is better. 130
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 29/11/2025100% using this in my protocols from here on out! 000
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Snowing at the lab today here at Montana State ❄️🦠🧫 0241
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Emma Kate Loveday @doctorloveday.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Front yard in Bozeman. Amazing everytime. 141
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Northern lights report from Bozeman, MT. So red, easily visible without camera. 071
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025If only the universe would give me a sign to tell me what I need.... 020
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025This is the fire and truth we need to hear every day. 010
Reposted by Matt Taylor…National Day Calendar @nationaldaycalendar.com · 27/10/2025Today we raise a glass to American-made beer — bold, refreshing, and brewed with pride! #NationalAmericanBeerDay www.nationaldaycalendar.com/nationa… #NationalDayCalendar #CelebrateEveryDay 041
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Thankfully, nothing that was critical was soaked. Some boxes on the floor took the brunt of the damage. I did get to meet the overnight janitorial crew. Lovely people. 000
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Nothing like a late night call about a leak in the scope room to really change the course of an evening. 340
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Nice write-up about our work by the MSU news service. I don't remember saying the opening quote.... but sounds like something I would say. www.montana.edu/news/24830/i...montana.eduIn new research, Montana State scientists explore how viruses replicate and infectMatthew Taylor and Gary Dunn examined how different producer cells can result in differences in the viruses they are used to cultivate. 040
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025What separates freedom of speech from professional conduct? Can’t assume the line is the office or classroom door. 010
Reposted by Matt Taylor…bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Partial Inhibition of Viral Replication Machinery Enhances Recombination in Herpes Simplex Viruses www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 043
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Nir Drayman @nirdrayman.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Vincent's new paper, describing the vast heterogeneity in HSV-1 progeny production by individual human keratinocytes, is now on line! (and recieved the Editor's pick). Check it out here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgHSV-1 progeny production by individual human keratinocytes spans three orders of magnitude | Journal of VirologyViruses are defined by their ability to take over host cells and turn them into factories that produce new progeny. Recent advances in Biology allowed us to study viral infections at the single-cell l... 073
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Really excited to share the latest story out of the lab today. the culmination of lots of hard work by the first author, Dr. Gary Dunn. The producer cell type of HSV-1 alters the proteomic contents and infectious capacity of virions | Journal of Virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgThe producer cell type of HSV-1 alters the proteomic contents and infectious capacity of virions | Journal of VirologyApproximately 67% of the human population harbors herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection. To study HSV-1, laboratories utilize several different cell lines to propagate HSV-1 for downstream exp... 283
Reposted by Matt Taylor…Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 15/08/2025A simple design framework that will massively improve your slides and your public speaking clauswilke.substack.com/p/slides-tha...clauswilke.substack.comSlide designs that present themselves: The assertion–evidence templateYour slides are not your talk. 210849
Matt Taylor… @dr-mptaylor.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Expletives enrich the tapestry of language. They are the highlights and shadow that can reflect deeper nuances, emphasis, and effect. Anyone who says otherwise is a fuckin' numpty. Also: www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-...sciencealert.comSwearing Is Actually a Sign of More Intelligence - Not Less - Say ScientistsThe use of obscene or taboo language - or swearing, as it’s more commonly known - is often seen as a sign that the speaker lacks vocabulary, cannot express themselves in a less offensive way, or even ... 010