Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D.
@anamaporras.bsky.social
🇨🇴 Asst Prof researching & crocheting microbes | #GlobalScience + #InclusiveSciComm | LatinXinBME cofounder | ice cream addict | Aquí se habla español
In light of recent national conversations on the need for more human-relevant models, our lab wrote a review on "Innovative engineering approaches to model host-microbiome interactions in vitro," now published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. #PorrasTMILab
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September 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In light of recent national conversations on the need for more human-relevant models, our lab wrote a review on "Innovative engineering approaches to model host-microbiome interactions in vitro," now published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. #PorrasTMILab
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We are excited to announce our 2025 cohort of BME UNITE Future Faculty Fellows! The BME UNITE seminar series is designed to showcase future faculty candidates from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds in BME. Register here: tinyurl.com/bmeunite25
August 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are excited to announce our 2025 cohort of BME UNITE Future Faculty Fellows! The BME UNITE seminar series is designed to showcase future faculty candidates from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds in BME. Register here: tinyurl.com/bmeunite25
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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all conservatives are bots
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
all conservatives are bots
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Distraction from *all of this*, a podcast about Archaea by Archaea scientists and enthusiasts. This particular episode is about how Archaea contribute to farts (and shape the microbiome). It's informative and lighthearted!
rss.com/podcasts/arc...
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Archaea and Us: Heroes or Villains? | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Welcome to ArchaeaCast! In our sixth episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines discuss the archaea that are very close to home–the ones that can live in and on us! In the second part...
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June 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Distraction from *all of this*, a podcast about Archaea by Archaea scientists and enthusiasts. This particular episode is about how Archaea contribute to farts (and shape the microbiome). It's informative and lighthearted!
rss.com/podcasts/arc...
rss.com/podcasts/arc...
I currently have a Ph.D. student and an exchange visitor ready to join is in the next 1-3 months. All they need now are their visas. They were the most qualified candidates. Like mine, many many labs will be affected. Making scientific progress is really hard right now!
*US ORDERS HALT TO STUDENT VISA INTERVIEWS: POLITICO
Trump team orders stop to new student visa interviews, as it weighs expanding social media vetting
The directive came in a Tuesday cable obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I currently have a Ph.D. student and an exchange visitor ready to join is in the next 1-3 months. All they need now are their visas. They were the most qualified candidates. Like mine, many many labs will be affected. Making scientific progress is really hard right now!
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If people of means are interested in establishing a 2025 “Institute for Advanced Study” for displaced/defunded biomedical scientists, I know many people who will help, including myself.
@mcuban.bsky.social
@arcadiascience.com
@arcinstitute.org
@mcuban.bsky.social
@arcadiascience.com
@arcinstitute.org
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If people of means are interested in establishing a 2025 “Institute for Advanced Study” for displaced/defunded biomedical scientists, I know many people who will help, including myself.
@mcuban.bsky.social
@arcadiascience.com
@arcinstitute.org
@mcuban.bsky.social
@arcadiascience.com
@arcinstitute.org
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The wellness industry is so out of control that someone could argue cancer is good for you, actually, sort of a make cancer great again strategy, and A LOT of people would believe them.
The devaluation of expertise has real consequences, and belief in nonsensical remedies is one of them.
The devaluation of expertise has real consequences, and belief in nonsensical remedies is one of them.
May 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The wellness industry is so out of control that someone could argue cancer is good for you, actually, sort of a make cancer great again strategy, and A LOT of people would believe them.
The devaluation of expertise has real consequences, and belief in nonsensical remedies is one of them.
The devaluation of expertise has real consequences, and belief in nonsensical remedies is one of them.
NYC friends and #StoryCollider fans - we will celebrate the 15th anniversary this June 3rd with an amazing show and wonderful storytellers! You don't want to miss it! Tickets on sale now to attend in person OR virtually: events.humanitix.com/the-story-co...
The Story Collider 15 Year Anniversary Show
This June 3, 2025 The Story Collider will be celebrating its 15 Year Anniversary!
events.humanitix.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NYC friends and #StoryCollider fans - we will celebrate the 15th anniversary this June 3rd with an amazing show and wonderful storytellers! You don't want to miss it! Tickets on sale now to attend in person OR virtually: events.humanitix.com/the-story-co...
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Microbial community-scale metabolic models (MCMMs) map gut microbiome composition & dietary context to functional outputs, at scale.
Here, we describe these emerging tools & their utility to both basic & translational microbiome research. @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here, we describe these emerging tools & their utility to both basic & translational microbiome research. @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Moving from genome-scale to community-scale metabolic models for the human gut microbiome - Nature Microbiology
In this Perspective, Deiner, Gibbons and colleagues describe the current strengths and limitations of microbial community-scale metabolic models in microbiome research.
www.nature.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Microbial community-scale metabolic models (MCMMs) map gut microbiome composition & dietary context to functional outputs, at scale.
Here, we describe these emerging tools & their utility to both basic & translational microbiome research. @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here, we describe these emerging tools & their utility to both basic & translational microbiome research. @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I'm delighted to share a useful FREE web-based app portal of powerful bioinformatics tools for microbial genomes and shotgun microbiome sequences!
It's called Micromics and is built by Middle Author Bioinformatics, led by co-founder @ironark.bsky.social
omix.midauthorbio.com
It's called Micromics and is built by Middle Author Bioinformatics, led by co-founder @ironark.bsky.social
omix.midauthorbio.com
Microbial Omics
A suite of bioinformatics tools for microbial genome and metagenome analysis.
omix.midauthorbio.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I'm delighted to share a useful FREE web-based app portal of powerful bioinformatics tools for microbial genomes and shotgun microbiome sequences!
It's called Micromics and is built by Middle Author Bioinformatics, led by co-founder @ironark.bsky.social
omix.midauthorbio.com
It's called Micromics and is built by Middle Author Bioinformatics, led by co-founder @ironark.bsky.social
omix.midauthorbio.com
If you aren't watching this show, what are you waiting for?!
Should be required viewing for anyone remotely close to the biomedical sciences
Should be required viewing for anyone remotely close to the biomedical sciences
You can feel this with every minute of The Pitt and my appreciation for that fact runs deep. They’ve managed to thread that needle of being incredibly compelling while still highlighting these vital tenets in a way that feels ambient, it’s remarkable.
From this: variety.com/2025/tv/news...
From this: variety.com/2025/tv/news...
April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If you aren't watching this show, what are you waiting for?!
Should be required viewing for anyone remotely close to the biomedical sciences
Should be required viewing for anyone remotely close to the biomedical sciences
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Terrific paper by post-doc @aclark.bsky.social in @plos.org
Comp Biol. This tutorial enables students and biologists to simulate biological networks with our tool Netflux, no programming required! #sysbio #cardiosky 🧪
Comp Biol. This tutorial enables students and biologists to simulate biological networks with our tool Netflux, no programming required! #sysbio #cardiosky 🧪
April 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Terrific paper by post-doc @aclark.bsky.social in @plos.org
Comp Biol. This tutorial enables students and biologists to simulate biological networks with our tool Netflux, no programming required! #sysbio #cardiosky 🧪
Comp Biol. This tutorial enables students and biologists to simulate biological networks with our tool Netflux, no programming required! #sysbio #cardiosky 🧪
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Welcome to the home of #labdaptations ! My name is Kat and I am a Genetics PhD student, navigating science with a disability. Early in my grad school journey, I discovered that accessible lab equipment/tools were lacking, making it difficult for me to perform experiments.
March 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Welcome to the home of #labdaptations ! My name is Kat and I am a Genetics PhD student, navigating science with a disability. Early in my grad school journey, I discovered that accessible lab equipment/tools were lacking, making it difficult for me to perform experiments.
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Opinion: Five years ago, early career researchers needed help to survive the pandemic. Now they need it again www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/e...
Five years ago, early career researchers needed help to survive the pandemic. Now they need it again
A generation of scientists and their future work will be lost if the U.S. doesn’t act now.
www.statnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Opinion: Five years ago, early career researchers needed help to survive the pandemic. Now they need it again www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/e...
Me enorgullece TANTO saber que el legado de mi papá en la #UIS siempre será el de haber dignificado lo público: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zeS...
La otra historia, esa que no le han contado - En Santander forman nuevos héroes de la salud
YouTube video by Presidencia de la República - Colombia
www.youtube.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Me enorgullece TANTO saber que el legado de mi papá en la #UIS siempre será el de haber dignificado lo público: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zeS...
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Today is #WorldTBDay.
#Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs.
Common symptoms include
❗️ Cough
❗️ Chest pains
❗️ Weight loss
❗️ Fever
❗️ Night sweats
Learn more about TB 👉 bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB
#Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs.
Common symptoms include
❗️ Cough
❗️ Chest pains
❗️ Weight loss
❗️ Fever
❗️ Night sweats
Learn more about TB 👉 bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB
March 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Today is #WorldTBDay.
#Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs.
Common symptoms include
❗️ Cough
❗️ Chest pains
❗️ Weight loss
❗️ Fever
❗️ Night sweats
Learn more about TB 👉 bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB
#Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs.
Common symptoms include
❗️ Cough
❗️ Chest pains
❗️ Weight loss
❗️ Fever
❗️ Night sweats
Learn more about TB 👉 bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB
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I am very excited to share our latest publication on the effect of systemic #endotoxin on intestinal #microbiota spearheaded by the brilliant Sanne Kroon at the Hardt lab @eth-dbiol.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social @naturecomms.bsky.social
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eelLn
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eelLn
Sublethal systemic LPS in mice enables gut-luminal pathogens to bloom through oxygen species-mediated microbiota inhibition
Nature Communications - Acute systemic immune activation may affect gut-luminal colonisation dynamics. Here, the authors show that LPS exposure in mice elevates gut-luminal oxygen species levels,...
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March 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I am very excited to share our latest publication on the effect of systemic #endotoxin on intestinal #microbiota spearheaded by the brilliant Sanne Kroon at the Hardt lab @eth-dbiol.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social @naturecomms.bsky.social
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eelLn
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eelLn
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Many families including mine have been impacted by Alzheimer's disease. NIH funding delays and cuts could set research back by decades, including key funding for Alzheimers's disease research centers across the US. Almost half of these centers are up for renewal now! www.kuow.org/stories/how-...
How far could Trump’s NIH funding cuts set medical innovation back? By decades, UW researchers warn
The Trump administration has cut NIH funding levels and paused new and existing grants from the agency, which totalled $35 billion in 2023. That’s left critical studies of various illnesses and drugs ...
www.kuow.org
March 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Many families including mine have been impacted by Alzheimer's disease. NIH funding delays and cuts could set research back by decades, including key funding for Alzheimers's disease research centers across the US. Almost half of these centers are up for renewal now! www.kuow.org/stories/how-...
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Getting a grant is freaking hard.
Getting a grant - or not - can make or break a career.
The shock of getting a grant TAKEN AWAY must be like a shotgun blast in the face.
Getting a grant - or not - can make or break a career.
The shock of getting a grant TAKEN AWAY must be like a shotgun blast in the face.
March 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Getting a grant is freaking hard.
Getting a grant - or not - can make or break a career.
The shock of getting a grant TAKEN AWAY must be like a shotgun blast in the face.
Getting a grant - or not - can make or break a career.
The shock of getting a grant TAKEN AWAY must be like a shotgun blast in the face.
Reposted by Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D.
Reposted by Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D.
Want to know who’s replicating and who’s just hanging out in your enrichment cultures? Our new study led by @soansi.bsky.social shows how @nanoporetech.com long-read sequencing can reveal replication states, shedding light on microbial growth. 🦠🧬
See our latest publication: doi.org/10.1093/isme...
See our latest publication: doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Inferring replication states of bacteria and viruses in enrichment cultures via long-read sequencing
Abstract. Most microorganisms cannot be cultured in isolation, necessitating sophisticated methods for studying their (eco)physiology. While numerous appro
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March 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Want to know who’s replicating and who’s just hanging out in your enrichment cultures? Our new study led by @soansi.bsky.social shows how @nanoporetech.com long-read sequencing can reveal replication states, shedding light on microbial growth. 🦠🧬
See our latest publication: doi.org/10.1093/isme...
See our latest publication: doi.org/10.1093/isme...
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Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
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I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia.
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
March 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia.
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...