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Jolene Ramsey
@jrrmicro.bsky.social
#latina #scientist jrrmicrolab.bsky.social PI | phavorite viruses are #phage | loves the outdoors | she/her/ella
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We're hiring for several positions (a post-bac researcher in #transcriptomics, a #phage #postdoc, a senior researcher (broad topics) and a graduate student to work on #ciliates) - find info here: www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
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October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@trevorsorrells.bsky.social seminar for @tamubiology.bsky.social

cues waft on the wind
#mosquito neurons light up
blood thirst wanes post-bite

#sciku #neuroscience #biology
September 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
switch up apoE
adult mouse gets new allele
Alzheimer’s? Plaques down!

#sciku on #alzheimersdisease seminar
The Biology Seminar Series today features Dr. Lance Johnson and his talk, "Flipping the switch on APOE: AD-relevant effects of E4 replacement with E2". Today at 4pm in BSBE 115, see you there! tx.ag/seminar25
September 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Stuck on a tough concept with exams coming up? 🤔 Don’t stay stuck, come to the Science Peer Learning Center in Butler 009! Free tutoring + friendly support. Tutor schedules & subjects: tx.ag/splc2025
Science Peer Learning Center
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September 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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TAMU Biology trainees in the Ramsey Lab shared their latest phage biology discoveries at the international Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages Meeting! They showcased cutting-edge research on how phages interact with and reshape their hosts. tx.ag/V6sxHFT
Ramsey Lab Showcases Phage Research at International Conference
This August, members of Dr. Jolene Ramsey’s lab traveled to the Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (August 4–8, 2025) to present their latest disc...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@tamubiology.bsky.social seminar by James Brozik in #sciku

massive water flow
aquaporin tails diverse
coalesce complex
September 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@tamubiology.bsky.social seminar by @mccreedylab.bsky.social on neutrophil heterogeneity in spinal cord injury, summed up in #sciku

sex diff opened up
storied neutrophil crumb trail
injured spine?—new hope!
Bluesky
bymccreedylab.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Dr. Jolene Ramsey lab students presented their research on phage peptide membrane disruption, antibiotic synergy with phage-encoded peptides, and novel Caulobacter phages at the Texas ASM Spring Meeting! Learn more about the meeting and presentations: tx.ag/tjxjwfK
Ramsey Lab Microbiology Spring Meeting - Texas A&M Biology
TAMU Biology Students Shine at Texas Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting By: TAMU Biology TAMU Biology is proud to announce the outstanding participation of students fr...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The next SPRC highlight features Michael Debrah, a post-preliminary graduate student who won 1st place in his poster presentation! Learn more about Michael and his advice for future graduate students here: tx.ag/DYQIABh
SPRC Spotlight: Michael Debrah - Texas A&M Biology
SPRC Highlight: Michael Debrah By: Gabby Wetwiski This SPRC highlight features Michael Debrah, a post-preliminary graduate student who won 1st place in his poster presentation! What is your res...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Meet Madison Metcalf! Madison’s journey to Biology at Texas A&M was inspired by her evolving passion for science, guided by two influential teachers during her school years and her favorite classes at TAMU Biology, Biological Clocks and Virology! tx.ag/g6aT0OY
Graduating Senior Spotlight: Madison Metcalf - Texas A&M Biology
Graduating Senior Spotlight: Madison Metcalf By: TAMU Biology Meet Madison Metcalf! Madison's journey to majoring in Biology at Texas A&M was inspired by her evolving passion for science, guided...
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May 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Meet Paige Ripberger! Her love of pursuing scientific knowledge led her to study Biology at Texas A&M, where her passion for medicine was ignited. Paige has since gained a strong foundation to pursue her career as a Physician Assistant after graduation! tx.ag/z8pT7hZ
Graduating Senior Spotlight: Paige Ripberger - Texas A&M Biology
Graduating Senior Spotlight: Paige Ripberger By: TAMU Biology Meet Paige Ripberger! Her love of pursuing scientific knowledge led her to study Biology at Texas A&M, where her passion for medicin...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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PVAMU students recently wrapped up the NIH-funded GREAT Summer Research Program in TAMU Biology, gaining hands-on experience in genomics, mentorship, and career development. Thanks to all who supported these future scientists! tx.ag/biosummer25
PVAMU Students Complete TAMU Biology NIH Summer Research Program
Students from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) recently completed the GREAT (Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talent) Summer Research Program, an initiative funded by the National Institutes ...
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August 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Can viruses help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Dr. Jolene Ramsey in TAMU Biology is harnessing bacteriophages, bacterial predators, to develop targeted therapies against dangerous infections. Discover how phage research changes the future! tx.ag/ramsey25
Fighting Superbugs with Viruses: Dr. Jolene Ramsey’s Research Explores Bacteriophages as a New Frontier
As antibiotic resistance threatens to undermine decades of medical progress, Dr. Jolene Ramsey is using one of nature’s oldest and most precise bacterial predators for solutions: bacteriophages, or si...
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August 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Enya Hoxha ’27 is breaking new ground in the Ramsey Lab at Texas A&M Biology, discovering novel bacteriophages that infect key model bacteria. Her hands-on research is opening new paths for molecular discovery—and shaping her journey as a scientist! tx.ag/enyaspotlight
Research Student Spotlight: Enya Hoxha ’27
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August 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Congratulations to Michael Awuah, recipient of the 2025 Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship recognizing his outstanding graduate-level research on bacteriophage biology! tx.ag/awuahaward
Michael Awuah Awarded 2025 Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship
Michael Awuah, a Microbiology Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Jolene Ramsey’s lab at Texas A&M University, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship from the Center ...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The recipient of the 2025 Thomas Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship is Michael Awuah from @jrrmicro.bsky.social Lab for his work decoding the molecular basis of phage lysis inhibition. We are grateful for the generous support of this award by Drs. Tom Patterson and @superbug-slayer.bsky.social!
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Creative work of every sort (not just science) occurs in a niche where the inner drive to understand or express and the outer drive to be rewarded achieve some balance”
Why would anyone want to be a scientist?

Check out our new Essay from Martin Schwartz: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Jason Saba, Sternberg Awardee: #Bacteroides fragilis varies its cell surface with 8 capsular polysaccharide operons but only expresses 1 polysaccharide at a time using the combination of invertible promoters and a UpxY-UpxZ hierarchical regulatory program
#phages2025 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacteroides expand the functional versatility of a conserved transcription factor and transcribed DNA to program capsule diversity - Nature Communications
Bacteroides strains have multiple operons for biosynthesis of diverse capsular polysaccharides, but most cells express only one operon at a time due to tight regulation of transcription elongation by ...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Emmanuel Allwell: #Xenorhabdus nematophila tailocins display common heterospecific killing but vary in conspecific killing; susceptibility profiles of strains to lysates were associated with O-antigen biosynthesis genes #phages2025 🦠

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Intraspecific bacterial competition mediated by rapidly diversifying tailocin and prophage loci
Signatures of selection in microbial genomes are often linked to biotic interactions, notably resistance to host immunity or bacteriophage attack. Here, we highlight the importance of competitive inte...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Iana Fedorova: Acb2 sequesters nearly all known CBASS signaling molecules through two distinct binding pockets and therefore serves as a broad-spectrum “sponge” inhibitor of cGAS based innate immunity #phages2025 🦠

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Phage anti-CBASS protein simultaneously sequesters cyclic trinucleotides and dinucleotides
Cyclic-oligonucleotide-based anti-phage signaling system (CBASS) is a common immune system that uses cyclic oligonucleotide signals to limit phage rep…
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August 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
@femtokot.bsky.social

some call it thick skin
protection from cyclic storms
maybe pack your sponge

#sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025
@jbdsf.bsky.social lab
August 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Emmanuel Allwell

homing sword disarmed
shields with doodads added on
match them up to know

#sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025
@hgblair.bsky.social lab
August 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Emma Wiesler

interpreting maps
squiggles, shadows, there’s the X
legend key conserved

#sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025
August 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Genevieve Dobihal

the windy path leads
virulence signature found
matters in hosts too

#sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025
August 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM