Cecilia Noecker
@cecilianoecker.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Minnesota State Mankato (she/her). Interested in microbial ecology and evolution, metabolism, genomics, computational biology, equitable education, & more. Views my own. noeckerlab.github.io
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How do bacterial pangenomes evolve, what controls their dynamics, why do they exist?
Fitting a mechanistic model to 450 species from allthebacteria.org suggesting fast vs slow gene exchange (i.e. amount of MGEs) is a major differentiating factor, correlated with phylogeny rather than lifestyle
Fitting a mechanistic model to 450 species from allthebacteria.org suggesting fast vs slow gene exchange (i.e. amount of MGEs) is a major differentiating factor, correlated with phylogeny rather than lifestyle
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
How do bacterial pangenomes evolve, what controls their dynamics, why do they exist?
Fitting a mechanistic model to 450 species from allthebacteria.org suggesting fast vs slow gene exchange (i.e. amount of MGEs) is a major differentiating factor, correlated with phylogeny rather than lifestyle
Fitting a mechanistic model to 450 species from allthebacteria.org suggesting fast vs slow gene exchange (i.e. amount of MGEs) is a major differentiating factor, correlated with phylogeny rather than lifestyle
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
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Newest topic added to the @unbreaking.org pages is infectious disease, including an explainer and a timeline of relevant events over the past year.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
Our newest timeline tracks actions that hamper our ability to control the spread of infectious diseases, making the US and the rest of the world more susceptible to disease outbreaks, including global pandemics:
unbreaking.org/issues/infec...
unbreaking.org/issues/infec...
Infectious Disease Control & Prevention — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Newest topic added to the @unbreaking.org pages is infectious disease, including an explainer and a timeline of relevant events over the past year.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
You might want to pour a stiff drink or get under a weighted blanket before reading.
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You know, I think it was literally last year, at age 69, that I discovered that the name of Coomassie Brilliant Blue stain, should in fact be "Kumasi" - because that's where it came from. That's right, from Ghana!
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
You know, I think it was literally last year, at age 69, that I discovered that the name of Coomassie Brilliant Blue stain, should in fact be "Kumasi" - because that's where it came from. That's right, from Ghana!
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When you hear politicians use the word “reform”…
La Migra has *always* been like this, & they’ve been ordered to “reform” before.
In 1992 students & teachers from Bowie High in El Paso (TX) were tired of harassment & profiling so they sued the Border Patrol…
1/
www.tpr.org/news/2025-12...
La Migra has *always* been like this, & they’ve been ordered to “reform” before.
In 1992 students & teachers from Bowie High in El Paso (TX) were tired of harassment & profiling so they sued the Border Patrol…
1/
www.tpr.org/news/2025-12...
Bowie High's Landmark Border Patrol Case offers lessons amid Trump administration crackdown
The Trump administration's push for mass deportations and removing protections for "sensitive locations" resonates decades after Bowie High School students sued the Border Patrol over racial profiling...
www.tpr.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
When you hear politicians use the word “reform”…
La Migra has *always* been like this, & they’ve been ordered to “reform” before.
In 1992 students & teachers from Bowie High in El Paso (TX) were tired of harassment & profiling so they sued the Border Patrol…
1/
www.tpr.org/news/2025-12...
La Migra has *always* been like this, & they’ve been ordered to “reform” before.
In 1992 students & teachers from Bowie High in El Paso (TX) were tired of harassment & profiling so they sued the Border Patrol…
1/
www.tpr.org/news/2025-12...
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Large group of people, likely malnutritioned and exhausted, thus immunocompromised. Infectious disease thrive in these conditions. I hope these people will get the care they need.
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Large group of people, likely malnutritioned and exhausted, thus immunocompromised. Infectious disease thrive in these conditions. I hope these people will get the care they need.
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This is a thread where you are can share places to donate in MN that are NOT in Minneapolis (unless North Minneapolis)
Saint Paul and outstate/greater MN.
Please follow directions for once. Please.
Saint Paul and outstate/greater MN.
Please follow directions for once. Please.
January 30, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This is a thread where you are can share places to donate in MN that are NOT in Minneapolis (unless North Minneapolis)
Saint Paul and outstate/greater MN.
Please follow directions for once. Please.
Saint Paul and outstate/greater MN.
Please follow directions for once. Please.
One more, ECHO food shelf in Mankato: www.echofoodshelf.org
Working Hard to Feed Blue Earth County and North Mankato - ECHO Foodshelf
Need Help Customize your order online and it can be ready for pick up within the hour. Need Food? Online Ordering Food Drives There are many ways to help your local food shelf, one of which is by hold...
www.echofoodshelf.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 PM
One more, ECHO food shelf in Mankato: www.echofoodshelf.org
Here is the link for Partners for housing: partnersforhousing.org
Partners for Housing » Housing Options » Mankato, MN
Partners for Affordable Housing provides shelter for homeless families and individuals, and helps them to secure economically viable long-term housing.
partnersforhousing.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Here is the link for Partners for housing: partnersforhousing.org
Here are a couple Mankato/St Peter area:
-St Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council: www.stpetergoodneighbor.org
-La Mexicana Market food deliveries: www.gofundme.com/f/neighbors-...
-South Central MN Food Recovery: scmnfr.org
-Partners for Housing
-Monarca and COPAL
-St Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council: www.stpetergoodneighbor.org
-La Mexicana Market food deliveries: www.gofundme.com/f/neighbors-...
-South Central MN Food Recovery: scmnfr.org
-Partners for Housing
-Monarca and COPAL
St. Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council
The St. Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council provides cross-cultural communication, leadership and advice to enable Saint Peter to be a caring, supportive, and welcoming community for people of all ...
www.stpetergoodneighbor.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Here are a couple Mankato/St Peter area:
-St Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council: www.stpetergoodneighbor.org
-La Mexicana Market food deliveries: www.gofundme.com/f/neighbors-...
-South Central MN Food Recovery: scmnfr.org
-Partners for Housing
-Monarca and COPAL
-St Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council: www.stpetergoodneighbor.org
-La Mexicana Market food deliveries: www.gofundme.com/f/neighbors-...
-South Central MN Food Recovery: scmnfr.org
-Partners for Housing
-Monarca and COPAL
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🚨 Requesting help:
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
🚨 Requesting help:
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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We lost a giant in public health today.
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM
We lost a giant in public health today.
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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Please circulate!! This deserves to be a big story.
Concentration camp victims protest! The incredible bravery and fortitude and care involved in doing this ✊🏽
‘some of them holding signs that included “Libertad para los niños,” or “Liberty for the kids.”‘
‘some of them holding signs that included “Libertad para los niños,” or “Liberty for the kids.”‘
Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
Dozens of immigrant families protested behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old boy Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Please circulate!! This deserves to be a big story.
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Either whip your caucus to block the DHS/ICE/CBP funding bill in the Senate or step the fuck down.
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Either whip your caucus to block the DHS/ICE/CBP funding bill in the Senate or step the fuck down.
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"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
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Federal agents pinned a man to the ground in south Minneapolis and sprayed him with chemical irritants directly in the face.
Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.
Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Federal agents pinned a man to the ground in south Minneapolis and sprayed him with chemical irritants directly in the face.
Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.
Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.
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look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in
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Sad to hear that Oxford Nanopore wants to discontinue the P2Solo later this year in favor of the P2i (the very pricey P2Solo that comes with a GPU to do the basecalling in it)
It feels like such a big step in the wrong direction. They are a great sequencing company, not a great GPU upseller...
It feels like such a big step in the wrong direction. They are a great sequencing company, not a great GPU upseller...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Sad to hear that Oxford Nanopore wants to discontinue the P2Solo later this year in favor of the P2i (the very pricey P2Solo that comes with a GPU to do the basecalling in it)
It feels like such a big step in the wrong direction. They are a great sequencing company, not a great GPU upseller...
It feels like such a big step in the wrong direction. They are a great sequencing company, not a great GPU upseller...
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This is an incredible round-up of the dozens of on-the-ground orgs in Minneapolis and across Minnesota, doing the hard work of supporting community and fighting ICE in every way possible. Find one (or ten) to support. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is an incredible round-up of the dozens of on-the-ground orgs in Minneapolis and across Minnesota, doing the hard work of supporting community and fighting ICE in every way possible. Find one (or ten) to support. www.standwithminnesota.com