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Krista Freeman

@kfreeman.bsky.social

Big phan of physics & phages | cryo-EM, phage engineering, a little immunology | e-bike enthusiast CWRU Physics Assistant Professor Cleveland kid.

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Krista Freeman @kfreeman.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Yeah, I did indeed assume these were eukaryotic viruses… thanks for the nudge to look again! Phage diversity just blew my mind again! Definitely hope to see some tailed phages represented soon too. Long & flexible, short & stubby, contractile… so much room for creativity!

A cartoon of an enveloped icosahedral virus courtesy of NIH BioArt.

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Krista Freeman @kfreeman.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

I’m pleased to share that I’ll be joining Case Western Reserve University as an Assistant Professor of Physics, starting July 2025! Looking forward to returning to my Physics roots while continuing to investigate the wonderful world of phages. :)

A smiling woman (me!) wearing a Case Western Reserve University hat and pointing to the “Physics” sign above the door of the CWRU Physics department’s building.

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Krista Freeman @kfreeman.bsky.social · 01/05/2024

Big congrats to Graham Hatfull on being elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences! I couldn’t ask for a better mentor. So glad to have had the opportunity to learn from him the last 7 (!) years!!

Graham Hatfull smiling and standing near balloons and a hand-drawn bacteriophage on a whiteboard. Photo credit Katie Wetzel.

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Krista Freeman @kfreeman.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Home from my first ever ABRCMS and feeling, in a word, uplifted! I hope to come back year after year to cultivate friendships, learn from mentors, and connect with the amazing next generation of diverse scientists. Huge thanks to the ASM MOSAIC program for the warm welcome :)

Buddy Fuzzybum, our lab mascot (a bacteriophage made from pipe cleaners, a disposable dropper, foil, and googly eyes), posing with the ABRCMS sign.

Some of the ASM MOSAIC scholars, mentors, and advisory board members at an ABRCMS reception.

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Krista Freeman @kfreeman.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

Just test driving this new platform… apparently if I add a test tube my post will go to the ScienceSky feed? 🧪 And I suppose threads can be done with a string of comments on a post? So far so good… the waters do seem calmer here.

Photo of calm waters in the Aegean Sea off the rocky coast of Ikaria, a little Greek island I took my parents to this summer!

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