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Josh Kellogg

@kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social
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🍄 🌿 🌱 ➡️ 💊 🧫 #naturalproducts #ethnobotany #massspec #metabolomics #infectious disease #scicomm Assistant Professor | Penn State sites.psu.edu/kellogglab he/him/his

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American Council for Medicinally Active Plants @acmap.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Meet our travel awardees! We have a fantastic lineup of early career #scientists who were awarded funds to attend the 2026 ACMAP conference. Great science coming from @yale.edu, Colorado State U, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, @upenn.edu, James Madison University, and Thomas Jefferson University!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Got a chance to finally visit @rbgkew.bsky.social while I was in London for the NPR board meeting. What a fantastic place! I spent over 4 hours marveling at all the diversity represented there and didn't make it through it all! Will have to go back again! #botany #plantscience #gardens #secmet
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Natural Product Reports @natprodreports.rsc.org · 01/05/2026
🎉A wonderful day yesterday at Burlington House for the @natprodreports.rsc.org Editorial Board meeting! It was great to have all the board together in person to talk about the exciting future for the journal and natural products research as a field #natprod #secmet
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American Council for Medicinally Active Plants @acmap.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🚨Early Career Researchers!🚨 Grad students, undergrads, post-docs, technicians! Our summer conference has a lot of great opportunities to present your work, network with other great #secmet #botany #medicinalplant scientists, and even win some 💵! Come join us in Hershey PA this June!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
#TIL that some of my students have a nickname for me. Apparently, it's "science dad." I'll take it 😎 #STEM #academicsky #professor #sciencedad
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
So I did a thing this weekend... was excited to be nominated and even more thrilled to deliver a talk with TEDxPSU on #medicinalplants, #naturalproducts, #synergy, and the next generation of medicines. I'm honored to be among such great speakers for the TED series at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social
Josh Kellogg on stage at the TEDxPSU event in February 2026.Josh Kellogg on stage at the TEDxPSU event in February 2026.
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Natural Product Reports @natprodreports.rsc.org · 02/02/2026
🎉We are delighted to welcome @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social, @kateduncan.bsky.social & Yihua Chen to the @natprodreports.rsc.org Editorial Board! #natprod #secmet Learn more about our new Editorial Board members here🔽 blogs.rsc.org/np/2026/01/3...
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Gotta love it when a student's written paper kicks off with, "To begin, we should start at the beginning." #gradingseason #proflife #writing
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Bioactive identification using a Metabolome-wide association study (MeWAS) approach using basil (Ocimum) as a test case; now published in #Metabolomics! Congrats to the team (including graduate and undergraduate students and our manager)! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #secmet #massspec #plants
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American Council for Medicinally Active Plants @acmap.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A early career researcher in #secmet, #botany, #medicinalplants? Come join us in Hershey, PA for the 2026 ACMAP annual conference! Travel awards available for students and postdocs, prizes for best poster presentation, and career development panels! For more information, see: acmap.org/conference/
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
When teaching students about #toxicology and #secmet and #medicinal #plants, I try to find fun ways to keep the material fresh. I was rewarded yesterday when my undergrad tox class gave a hearty chuckle at my 90s era flashback for tubulin disruptors as toxins (and chemotherapy agents). Tubular!!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
@savannahanez.bsky.social giving her 4th year seminar on the #ethnobotany and #secmet of monotropa uniflora, the ghost pipe. So proud of all that she's accomplished so far, and all that is to come!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A great conference with diverse sessions on #medicinal #plants, #secmet, #plantbiology, #ethnobotany, and more! Check it out!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
An 1889 paper reported ghost pipe (Monotroa uniflora) contains grayanotoxin, but our @savannahanez.bsky.social revisited this claim, using #massspec approaches to try and detect the toxins. Spoiler alert, we were unable to find any! Her work is now available in JNP! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Targeted and Untargeted Mass Spectrometry Do Not Detect Grayanane-Type Toxins in Monotropa uniflora L.
Monotropa uniflora L. (“ghost pipe”), is a North American traditional medicinal plant which has recently seen an increase in consumption nationwide. However, a single 1889 study reported the presence ...
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
A fun project with our partners at Penn State College of Medicine, looking at conventional vs cover crop systems for cannabis production, and the variation seen in the cannabinoid and terpenoid composition. The last manuscript for my student Cisco as well :)
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
We're excited to host the 2026 @acmap.bsky.social conference "Science Meets Sweet Escape" here at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social's College of Medicine in Hershey, PA! Early registration, student travel awards, and more information can be found on the website acmap.org/conference/ Hope to see you there!
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ACMAP Conference
This year’s meeting with a focus on the scientific advances in several health and nutritional areas including the newly emerging field of hemp and medicinal cannabis.
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Samantha Heller @samanthaheller.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
8/22 On Samantha Heller's Health & Nutrition Show, @NYUDocs, 12-2 pm ET: @MelissaJoyRD #RD clears up confusion abt #seedsoils, #CGM, #UPF! @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social on pros/cons of #psychedelic microdosing. Open phones 877-NYU-DOCS. Fashionista #butterfly: her body matches her wings 💕
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
At the #ASP #pharmacognosy conference, and got to see both my PhD (Mary Ann Lila) and postdoc (@nadjacech.bsky.social) mentors at the same time! I'm forever grateful to have had the chance to be guided by such brilliant strong scientists!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Our grad student @savannahanez.bsky.social was interviewed about her work on ghost pipe and its #ethnobotany and #pain #secmet potential, and was picked up by the @washingtonpost.com! www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/07...
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The ghostly white plant that has sparked a war among foragers
Used medicinally by Native Americans for centuries, Monotropa uniflora — a.k.a. ghost pipe — is having a moment on social media. Not everybody is happy about it.
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Kicking off our workshop "Bridging Worlds: Medicinal Plants and Modern Science" with our partner, United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND. Thanks to @pennstateuniv.bsky.social's Huck Institutes for their support. #ethnobotany #medicinal #plants #secmet
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 22/05/2025
NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research. NSF Astronomy was cut by 53% Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79% Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO. #GiftLink ⚛️🔭 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I commented. You should too!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Now that we're into spring/summer, this is a fun little map and blog post, for anyone who wants to visit #botanical #gardens throughout #Pennsylvania. Penn State's #arboretum is on the list, along with some other fabulous destinations :) Enjoy! www.travellerselixir.com/pennsylvania...
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Early Registration is extended until May 19th! Come visit us at Penn State and join in some amazing #plant #secmet #naturalproducts talks, posters, and research! #botanical #academicsky
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10/05/2025
1. After getting some further insight into changes at NSF (thanks to those who reached out), I deleted a previous post where I tried to make sense of Cheatham's memo as reported in the Science story below.
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NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Every spring I ask my #metabolomics class "Why is metabolomics the best -omics out there? Wrong answers only!" Some spring faves: - "Metabolomics is the baddest -omics across the metaverse. It's actually my favorite DC villain." -"The fact that it can teach you how to make a souffle!" [1/2]
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Do any #plantbiology #secmet #botany or other folks know if the USDA's Plant Database is really just down for maintenance, or is it a larger closure/deletion? Thank you! plants.usda.gov
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Excited to see @savannahanez.bsky.social's #ethnobotany survey on #ghostpipe (Monotropa uniflora) now published in J Economic Botany! Looking at ghostpipe knowledge in the digital age and who/what/why people are using it as a #medicinal #plant. Congrats!! doi.org/10.1007/s122...
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Delighted to share our newest collaborative efforts, the Library Enabling Annotation of Botanical Natural Products (LEAFBot). This is an open-access library of #massSpec fragmentation spectra specifically for #plant #metabolites. J American Society for Mass Spectrometry DOI: 10.1021/jasms.5c00038
Workflow description for the library enabling annotation of fragmentation (LEAFBot) for botanical metabolites.
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
All our #secmet and #ethnobotany people should come spread your #botany knowledge this summer!!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Come join us at Penn State for the our Plant Biology Symposium this June 24-26th. The theme is #Plant Secondary Metabolism (from #genetics to #ethnobotany to medicine!) Abstracts and registration are open now! Travel awards available for students/PDs! Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Awesome to see the work that Ben and his team are doing over in San Diego! 🌿⚕️
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I'm over the moon to say that my student Savannah had her NCCIH F31 doctoral fellowship approved for funding after being stuck in NIH administrative limbo since January. Her work is on the #secmet of Monotropa uniflora (ghost pipe), it's #ethnobotany, and potential bioactivity. Congrats Savannah!
Savannah Anez, graduate student at Penn State University, discussing her poster on Monotropa uniflora (ghost pipe) at the Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceutics in April 2025.
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Natural Product Reports @natprodreports.rsc.org · 03/04/2025
🔓Check out this #OpenAccess review by Lindsay Caesar & co. at @unm.edu & James Madison University, part of our Emerging Investigators collection, on natural product discovery from microbial communities in caves & underground mines #natprod #microsky Read in full here🔽
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Subterranean marvels: microbial communities in caves and underground mines and their promise for natural product discovery
Covering: 2014 to 2024 Since the dawn of human history, caves have played an intimate role in our existence. From our earliest ancestors seeking shelter from the elements to more recent generations…
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The team interacted with collaborators and colleagues at the 2nd annual Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals retreat at Hershey, PA. Two of our undergrads and all three grad students presented posters! Congrats to the team for a great showing at the College of Medicine!
The Kellogg lab members at the Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Therapeutics retreat at Hershey. April 2, 2025. 
Teal, Xiaoling, Josh R, Seth, Savannah, Julia, Madhusha, Kelsey
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
25y ago, my parents played an epic #AprilFools prank when I was a HS senior. They handed me a small envelope, which we know means 'reject'. I read 2 lines and tossed it; they told me to finish. They laughed as I realized the joke and gave me the 'large' envelope from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
prank college rejection letter from my parents #AprilFoolsDay
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Disappointing but not surprising given Zuck's slavish appeasement campaign to 45's regime. The response to our letter of intent for their diversity award, which we were going to use to jumpstart research intensive opportunities for NA/AN students in STEM. The whole initiative is cancelled.
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
A sad and dangerous precedent for science in this country... www.facebook.com/share/p/18PL...
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Redirecting...
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Characterizing botanicals is hard. Their #secmet are complicated and variable. Our recent work in Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry suggests that reference materials might not be sufficient to capture that variation to identify commercial/unknown products with varied provenance. rdcu.be/d6YCw
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Found this interesting map on spelling countries using only the #periodictable, and thought #chemsky would get a kick out of it. Can your country be spelled with only elements??
Map of Europe showing countries whose name can be spelled using only the periodic table.
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Science involves diverse contributors with their unique talents. Today, I want to thank one specific collaborator: my dad (NoBlsky). He is an awesome graphic designer and has helped us create some beautiful lab-related logos. I so appreciate his time and skills; here's a smattering of his work:
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
“NIH produces an astounding return on investment to the American taxpayer. In Fiscal Year 2022, NIH research funding supported 568,585 jobs and generated $96.84 billion in economic activity — that’s $2.64 of economic activity for every $1 of research funding.” www.researchamerica.org/2023-oped-us...
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Here for #Plantsgiving!! Let’s see the counts come in!
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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Plant Natural Products Starter Pack: covering discovery, biosynthesis, regulation, and more. go.bsky.app/9a7jtxR Please nominate and self-nominate.
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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 13/11/2024
Like, I'm nobody, and I'm surprised at all the new science followers. So, so glad to have you here! I have a secondary metabolism science - and chemistry-adjacent - starter pack, so if you belong on it (ie you do natural products research and post about it), please let me know! go.bsky.app/Q9svkYf
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
For those who are applying to PhD programs, 'tis the season, and you should all know how to utilize the Big Ten Academic Alliance Fee Waiver! #AcademicSky #PhDSky
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
It's been a rough NIH scoring session this fall. 60, 33, ND, and admin withdrawal. I like to think I'm tough, but getting all those in <2 weeks was a bitter pill. Happy Monday 😟 #academicsky
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Hey #chemsky and #secmet folks, question on purchasing compounds. Looking at the list on Pubchem, it’s a litany of companies I’ve never heard of (and the ‘big guys’ like Sigma/Cayman don’t carry it). Can anyone recommend any of them as reliable? I’m open to suggestions! (Figure as example). TIA!
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
Is anyone else in the #secmet #naturalproducts #medicinal #plant realm wondering when we'll get the quadrennial update to Newman and Cragg's "Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs" series in JNP? We're due for a new edition of this seminal work, and 2024 is almost over! 😲
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Josh Kellogg @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
With cold and flu season right around the corner, this fun #historical #secmet recipe came up on my feed and thought y'all'd get a laugh 🤪 (Note: DON'T try this at home... They call it one-night for a reason)
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