Heidi Goodrich-Blair
@hgblair.bsky.social
Microbiologist with a special fondness for symbiosis and certain nematodes.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
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Congratulations to Drew Hryckowian! @a-hryckowian.bsky.social
🎉 Big congratulations to Dr. Andrew Hryckowian on receiving the Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award! His groundbreaking work on the gut microbiome is shaping the future of infectious disease research.
mmi.wisc.edu/dr-andrew-hr...
mmi.wisc.edu/dr-andrew-hr...
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Congratulations to Drew Hryckowian! @a-hryckowian.bsky.social
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8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM).
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21).
Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
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just gonna leave this here 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
just gonna leave this here 🧪
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Great profile of @ruthlessruth15.bsky.social www.the-scientist.com/postdoc-port...
Postdoc Portrait: Ruth Isenberg
This postdoc explores how gut and oral bacteria wage microscopic battles that shape infection and health.
www.the-scientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Great profile of @ruthlessruth15.bsky.social www.the-scientist.com/postdoc-port...
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by Roberto — When I wrote "A New Dawn," which posted on July 21, the last thing I imagined for the future of STC was that our platform, Typepad, would go dark on us. Not just dark, pitch black. I was enthusiastically cruising along with my...
Read more > smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...
Read more > smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
by Roberto — When I wrote "A New Dawn," which posted on July 21, the last thing I imagined for the future of STC was that our platform, Typepad, would go dark on us. Not just dark, pitch black. I was enthusiastically cruising along with my...
Read more > smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...
Read more > smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...
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A new study analyzes soils sampled across Kansas to determine the importance of “legacy effects” — or how soils from a specific location are influenced by microbes that evolved in response to the specific climate at that site for many years.
#LegacyEffects #drought 🧪
news.ku.edu/news/article...
#LegacyEffects #drought 🧪
news.ku.edu/news/article...
New study explores ‘legacy effects’ of soil microbes on plants across Kansas
Click for more on research in Nature Microbiology
news.ku.edu
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A new study analyzes soils sampled across Kansas to determine the importance of “legacy effects” — or how soils from a specific location are influenced by microbes that evolved in response to the specific climate at that site for many years.
#LegacyEffects #drought 🧪
news.ku.edu/news/article...
#LegacyEffects #drought 🧪
news.ku.edu/news/article...
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A reminder that UTK Microbiology is hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions — one in quantitative plant-microbe interactions and another in microbial drivers of chronic disease. Review of applications begins November 21.
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A reminder that UTK Microbiology is hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions — one in quantitative plant-microbe interactions and another in microbial drivers of chronic disease. Review of applications begins November 21.
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We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease, starting Fall 2026!
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease, starting Fall 2026!
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Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.
October 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.
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People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
Photos: Scenes from the No Kings Protests
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
n.pr
October 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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New biology: stink bugs inoculate their eggs with a fungus that protects them from parasitoids
www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...
www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...
Science Magazine - Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs
Tympanal organs have repeatedly evolved in diverse insects and were thought to be required for auditory perception (1).
www.sciencemagazinedigital.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New biology: stink bugs inoculate their eggs with a fungus that protects them from parasitoids
www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...
www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...
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🔬 Microbiology job seekers 🧫 go to BMA Job Board to view open positions! Have a vacancy to fill? Posting instructions also available (scroll to bottom). blackinmicrobiology....
October 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🔬 Microbiology job seekers 🧫 go to BMA Job Board to view open positions! Have a vacancy to fill? Posting instructions also available (scroll to bottom). blackinmicrobiology....
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-80 freezer at -20
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
-80 freezer at -20
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October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Fridays are busy these days. First, a 7AM PT podcast session with the great Dr. Petra Levin, to discuss bacterial stress, size, and antibiotic resistance for Episode 112 releasted next week. Such fun to chat with a TWiMmer!
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fridays are busy these days. First, a 7AM PT podcast session with the great Dr. Petra Levin, to discuss bacterial stress, size, and antibiotic resistance for Episode 112 releasted next week. Such fun to chat with a TWiMmer!
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New episode of #MattersMicrobial! The superlative Dr. Jeff Gralnick chats with the #QualityQuorum about bacteria that breathe metal! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord! @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv
youtu.be/rh-TK2Bvxj8?...
youtu.be/rh-TK2Bvxj8?...
October 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
New episode of #MattersMicrobial! The superlative Dr. Jeff Gralnick chats with the #QualityQuorum about bacteria that breathe metal! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord! @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv
youtu.be/rh-TK2Bvxj8?...
youtu.be/rh-TK2Bvxj8?...
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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4 October (today) is International Observe the Moon night!
It's super easy to do - just head out and look up at our celestial companion who has been with us for nearly all of our time. Without it, our world would be very different.
*There's a whole other world that just hangs in our sky for us*
It's super easy to do - just head out and look up at our celestial companion who has been with us for nearly all of our time. Without it, our world would be very different.
*There's a whole other world that just hangs in our sky for us*
International Observe the Moon Night
Join NASA and lunar observers around the world in a global celebration of the Moon.
moon.nasa.gov
October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
4 October (today) is International Observe the Moon night!
It's super easy to do - just head out and look up at our celestial companion who has been with us for nearly all of our time. Without it, our world would be very different.
*There's a whole other world that just hangs in our sky for us*
It's super easy to do - just head out and look up at our celestial companion who has been with us for nearly all of our time. Without it, our world would be very different.
*There's a whole other world that just hangs in our sky for us*
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Job @Rutgers !!!
Despite These Times...my department is hiring! I really like my department, we have a good mix of disciplines and organisms and we're really low-drama. We also get pizza at faculty meeting. So if you're a computational and structural biologist, join us! 🧪 jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/260...
Assistant Professor - Tenure Track Faculty
The Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is inviting applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The position requires a doc...
jobs.rutgers.edu
October 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Job @Rutgers !!!
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This is your daily reminder that registration is open and *FREE* for #BiM2025 #BlackInMicro Week. Get ready to join our online celebration: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (or see link in bio)
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is your daily reminder that registration is open and *FREE* for #BiM2025 #BlackInMicro Week. Get ready to join our online celebration: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (or see link in bio)
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So this came online over the weekend: My dive into the "definition" of coevolution is online ahead of publication in @journal-evo.bsky.social!
Don’t ask "when is it coevolution?" — ask "how?"
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Don’t ask "when is it coevolution?" — ask "how?"
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Don’t ask “when is it coevolution?” — ask “how?”
Abstract. Coevolution has come to be widely understood as specific, simultaneous, reciprocal adaptation by pairs of interacting species. This strict-sense
doi.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So this came online over the weekend: My dive into the "definition" of coevolution is online ahead of publication in @journal-evo.bsky.social!
Don’t ask "when is it coevolution?" — ask "how?"
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Don’t ask "when is it coevolution?" — ask "how?"
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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📢 Deadline extended! Apply by Oct 3 for the 2025 Sydney Brenner Thesis Award—honoring outstanding theses in nematode biology (defended Oct 1, 2024–Sept 30, 2025).
Send in your nomination today! 🔗:
Send in your nomination today! 🔗:
2025 Brenner Award Nomination
This nomination form is for the 2025 Brenner Award Nomination. Due: September 30th, 2025. Please do not include any information besides what is asked as a formal nominee form and recommendation…
buff.ly
September 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📢 Deadline extended! Apply by Oct 3 for the 2025 Sydney Brenner Thesis Award—honoring outstanding theses in nematode biology (defended Oct 1, 2024–Sept 30, 2025).
Send in your nomination today! 🔗:
Send in your nomination today! 🔗: