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Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, NCSCE, PULSE, REMNet, SENCER, Tiny Earth, BioQUEST & Microbe Lover #scientificliteracy #amr #CUREs #microbiomes #WBE

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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We’re hiring a new Vice President for Research at TAMUSA! Come work with me :) wittkieffer.com/positions/20...
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Vice President for Research
Texas A&M University–San Antonio (A&M–SA) seeks an inaugural Vice President for Research (VPR) to lead the development of a robust research enterprise and position the University as a rising doctoral-...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/11/2025
Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a side of heart. to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs
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How Tiny Chef captured the internet’s heart
He’s a little guy with a huge following online. Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a si...
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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DOGE slashes federal funds to Humanities Texas
The state’s humanities council, which supports libraries and museums, said the cuts will have a “devastating” effect.
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We’re doing a lab sustainability survey with students here at @A&M-SA. If you can help us get this link out to folks - particularly those doing A&P, we would appreciate it. I'll share our findings with you all when done! Here's the survey forms.gle/SNGsrcxDWHCA... D
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Going Green: Lab Sustainability and Recycling
Hello from the Texas A&M University here in San Antonio. We're grateful for your help and participation in our survey. 5 years ago when I was a faculty member at The New School, we did a survey of rec...
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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 31/03/2025
🧪 New studies show paying peer reviewers ~$250 speeds up reviews by 1-33 days without affecting quality. One journal saw acceptance rates rise from 48% to 53%. #AcademicSky
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Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Check this out chem friends!!!
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Oooo anyone want to move to Denmark!!??
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Why is this not of value?? Read this folks www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 496 tenure-track positions and 88 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️
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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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EMBL @embl.org · 03/03/2025
📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment! This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences. Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now! www.embl.org/about/info/e...
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Jolene Ramsey @jrrmicro.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
www.microbe.tv/immune/immun... I was lucky enough to receive a vaccine against measles that prevented a severe infection so I’m paying more attention to what happens during & after the disease. Immune system “forgets” what it was immune to before because #measles #virus wipes out immune memory.
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Immune 26: Measles erases immune memory | Immune
Michael Mina joins the Immune team to explain his findings that measles diminishes pre-existing antibodies that protect against infection with other pathogens.
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Omg …
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Read this folks and brush up on your measles knowledge - it’s coming ….
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Katie Sandlin @kmsandlin.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Strong background in genomics and bioinformatics education and community engagement. Currently located in Bethesda, MD. Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...
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Katie Sandlin_ CV_v4.pdf | Powered by Box
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Luis Ostrosky, MD, FIDSA @drluiso.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
If you are an NIH or CDC scientist that lost your job, we have a home for you at UTHealth. I’m hiring physician scientists and we also have transplant ID fellowship slots open. Contact me. #IDSky #MedSky
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Congratulations Dr. Dennehy!!!
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Science Magazine @science.org · 06/02/2025
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
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HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
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Science Magazine @science.org · 03/02/2025
Rat populations are rising in cities predominantly because of warmer average temperatures, reports a new #ScienceAdvances study.
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Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population
Most cities are seeing increases in rat numbers, linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population densities.
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WHO @who.int · 31/01/2025
Did you know that if a child with #measles walks into a classroom, every unvaccinated child will most certainly get it? Why are measles cases increasing worldwide? And is the measles vaccine safe and effective? Dr Natasha Crowcroft explains on Science in 5. Watch full EP: bit.ly/40RQqoC
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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/01/2025
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
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EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
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National Association of Biology Teacher @nabtbio.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
We are devastated to report that NABT President-Elect Lindsey (Carter) Fields was aboard the AA Airlines 5342. This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals. This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
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Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE)
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Eliza J Reilly @elizajanereilly.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Hoping more science educators will join bluesky! @ncsce.bsky.social
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Ok what is going on now - I’m hearing of a potential economic collapse - www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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Is Ireland on Donald Trump’s radar in a trade war?
As the US administration reviews tariffs and tax arrangements, we assess the possible economic consequences of actions from our ‘friends’ across the Atlantic
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ASM @asm.org · 22/01/2025
Near the end of his life, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera painted Water, Origin of Life at the terminus of the public water system in Mexico City. Strikingly accurate in its scientific theory, watch what inspired Rivera and how it connects with microbiology. youtu.be/toLP7Gje_mg
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Muralist Diego Rivera - Inspired by Microbial Life
YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology
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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division has detected H5 bird flu at very low levels in wastewater samples collected at the Līhuʻe Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kauaʻi.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 15/01/2025
Educators - Talk and workshop abstracts for the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium are due by Feb. 15. We're looking for proposal highlighting interesting and impactful ways you have incorporate #OpenScience tools in your classroom. 🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/opens... 🧬 #EduSky
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Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium
Join the Allen Institute for the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium in Seattle, Washington next June. This interactive symposium brings together those working to integrate openly availa...
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Ok what is going on in Louisiana!!?? www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 16/12/2024
🚨 Summer Internship and Postbaccalaureate positions are now posted and open for application! 🚨 Please share with your network, especially students and recent grads with unconventional backgrounds and journeys. The last day to apply is Jan. 7, 2025. alleninstitute.org/careers/inte...
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Internship & Postbaccalaureate Programs
Students and early-career professionals in lab research, biology, neuroscience, immunology, and others should apply for our internships and fellowships.
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This is very interesting!!! I’ll be pulling out our textbooks now
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Some good news for literacy!! @ncsce apnews.com/article/new-...
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New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
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National Center for Science and Civic Engagement @ncsce.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
How TX is "obeying in advance" and banning references to race, gender, equity etc into curriculum. Major implications for our work connecting STEM to civic questions (note how“a class on mathematics may not include an activity on SB 17-prohibited topics) www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/t...
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UNT faculty slam university for removing references to race and equity in course names
Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptio...
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
HPV vaccination affected the sequential decline in HPV infection prevalence, cervical cancer incidence, and cervical cancer mortality. @jama.com Open Access jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Amanda L. Townley @evophd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We have a lot of work to do. #scientificliteracy is a critical trait. Regardless of all beliefs, experiences, and leanings, we need all people to have a scientific worldview. We are committed to the fight for #scienceliteracy. Are you?
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Nom nom gobble gobble www.cdc.gov/food-safety/...
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Preparing Your Holiday Turkey Safely
Store, thaw, handle, and cook raw turkey to prevent foodborne illness.
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Dr Katherine Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The Natural Products Atlas 3.0: extending the database of microbially derived natural products - thanks to the Linington lab for letting the Duncan lab be part of the curation efforts academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #NaturalProducts #SpecializedMetabolites #microsky #microbialchemistry
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The Natural Products Atlas 3.0: extending the database of microbially derived natural products
Abstract. The Natural Products Atlas is a database of microbially derived natural products that contains structures, producing organism taxonomy, biosynthe
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Adam P. Roberts @gcagatgcaatg.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
New paper; Changing taxonomy and antibiotic resistance of bacterial isolates in a new hospital ward pre and post patient admittance journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Investigating the changing taxonomy and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from door handles in a new infectious disease ward pre- and post-patient admittance | Microbiology Spectrum
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant burden to health systems, conferring increased morbidity, mortality, and financial costs to hospital admission. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
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Jon Lim, FRCP PhD @drjonlim.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
🎨 In case anyone need… The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏! Check it out 👇 bioart.niaid.nih.gov
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
NCSCE and SENCER couldn’t agree more!
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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 17/07/2024
Teaching or developing a virology course in the upcoming academic year? ASV has curriculum guidelines and learning objectives to help you out! asv.org/curriculum-g...
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ASV Curriculum Guidelines | American Society for Virology
ASV Educational Resources Are you teaching a virology class for undergraduate or graduate students? Are you trying to add some virology content to a general ...
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@profsmyth @profsmyth.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Ooo I’m looking for all my friends on here! Send me suggestions if you can :)
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