Josh Kellogg
@kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social
🍄 🌿 🌱 ➡️ 💊 🧫
#naturalproducts #ethnobotany #massspec #metabolomics #infectious disease #scicomm
Assistant Professor | Penn State
https://sites.psu.edu/kellogglab
he/him/his
#naturalproducts #ethnobotany #massspec #metabolomics #infectious disease #scicomm
Assistant Professor | Penn State
https://sites.psu.edu/kellogglab
he/him/his
Reposted by Josh Kellogg
A early career researcher in #secmet, #botany, #medicinalplants? Come join us in Hershey, PA for the 2026 ACMAP annual conference!
Travel awards available for students and postdocs, prizes for best poster presentation, and career development panels!
For more information, see: acmap.org/conference/
Travel awards available for students and postdocs, prizes for best poster presentation, and career development panels!
For more information, see: acmap.org/conference/
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A early career researcher in #secmet, #botany, #medicinalplants? Come join us in Hershey, PA for the 2026 ACMAP annual conference!
Travel awards available for students and postdocs, prizes for best poster presentation, and career development panels!
For more information, see: acmap.org/conference/
Travel awards available for students and postdocs, prizes for best poster presentation, and career development panels!
For more information, see: acmap.org/conference/
When teaching students about #toxicology and #secmet and #medicinal #plants, I try to find fun ways to keep the material fresh. I was rewarded yesterday when my undergrad tox class gave a hearty chuckle at my 90s era flashback for tubulin disruptors as toxins (and chemotherapy agents). Tubular!!
October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When teaching students about #toxicology and #secmet and #medicinal #plants, I try to find fun ways to keep the material fresh. I was rewarded yesterday when my undergrad tox class gave a hearty chuckle at my 90s era flashback for tubulin disruptors as toxins (and chemotherapy agents). Tubular!!
@savannahanez.bsky.social giving her 4th year seminar on the #ethnobotany and #secmet of monotropa uniflora, the ghost pipe. So proud of all that she's accomplished so far, and all that is to come!
October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@savannahanez.bsky.social giving her 4th year seminar on the #ethnobotany and #secmet of monotropa uniflora, the ghost pipe. So proud of all that she's accomplished so far, and all that is to come!
A great conference with diverse sessions on #medicinal #plants, #secmet, #plantbiology, #ethnobotany, and more! Check it out!
Registration is now open for the 2026 ACMAP Annual Conference, to be held June 15-17 in Hershey, PA! Come join us for some sweet science on all aspects of medicinal plant research!
Travel awards are available for students and postdocs!
For more information, see:
acmap.org/conference/
Travel awards are available for students and postdocs!
For more information, see:
acmap.org/conference/
September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A great conference with diverse sessions on #medicinal #plants, #secmet, #plantbiology, #ethnobotany, and more! Check it out!
An 1889 paper reported ghost pipe (Monotroa uniflora) contains grayanotoxin, but our @savannahanez.bsky.social
revisited this claim, using #massspec approaches to try and detect the toxins. Spoiler alert, we were unable to find any! Her work is now available in JNP!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
revisited this claim, using #massspec approaches to try and detect the toxins. Spoiler alert, we were unable to find any! Her work is now available in JNP!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Targeted and Untargeted Mass Spectrometry Do Not Detect Grayanane-Type Toxins in Monotropa uniflora L.
Monotropa uniflora L. (“ghost pipe”), is a North American traditional medicinal plant which has recently seen an increase in consumption nationwide. However, a single 1889 study reported the presence ...
pubs.acs.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
An 1889 paper reported ghost pipe (Monotroa uniflora) contains grayanotoxin, but our @savannahanez.bsky.social
revisited this claim, using #massspec approaches to try and detect the toxins. Spoiler alert, we were unable to find any! Her work is now available in JNP!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
revisited this claim, using #massspec approaches to try and detect the toxins. Spoiler alert, we were unable to find any! Her work is now available in JNP!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
A fun project with our partners at Penn State College of Medicine, looking at conventional vs cover crop systems for cannabis production, and the variation seen in the cannabinoid and terpenoid composition. The last manuscript for my student Cisco as well :)
🚨Article Alert🚨in the Journal of Medicinally Active Plants!
From @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social and Wesley Raup-Konsavage of @pennstateuniv.bsky.social, a report on the "Impact of Soil Quality on Cannabinoid and Terpenoid Content of Cannabis sativa L."
doi.org/10.7275/jmap...
#secmet
#botany
#cannabis
From @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social and Wesley Raup-Konsavage of @pennstateuniv.bsky.social, a report on the "Impact of Soil Quality on Cannabinoid and Terpenoid Content of Cannabis sativa L."
doi.org/10.7275/jmap...
#secmet
#botany
#cannabis
September 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A fun project with our partners at Penn State College of Medicine, looking at conventional vs cover crop systems for cannabis production, and the variation seen in the cannabinoid and terpenoid composition. The last manuscript for my student Cisco as well :)
We're excited to host the 2026 @acmap.bsky.social conference "Science Meets Sweet Escape" here at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social's College of Medicine in Hershey, PA!
Early registration, student travel awards, and more information can be found on the website
acmap.org/conference/
Hope to see you there!
Early registration, student travel awards, and more information can be found on the website
acmap.org/conference/
Hope to see you there!
ACMAP Conference
This year’s meeting with a focus on the scientific advances in several health and nutritional areas including the newly emerging field of hemp and medicinal cannabis.
acmap.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We're excited to host the 2026 @acmap.bsky.social conference "Science Meets Sweet Escape" here at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social's College of Medicine in Hershey, PA!
Early registration, student travel awards, and more information can be found on the website
acmap.org/conference/
Hope to see you there!
Early registration, student travel awards, and more information can be found on the website
acmap.org/conference/
Hope to see you there!
Reposted by Josh Kellogg
8/22 On Samantha Heller's Health & Nutrition Show, @NYUDocs, 12-2 pm ET: @MelissaJoyRD #RD clears up confusion abt #seedsoils, #CGM, #UPF! @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social on pros/cons of #psychedelic microdosing. Open phones
877-NYU-DOCS.
Fashionista #butterfly: her body matches her wings 💕
877-NYU-DOCS.
Fashionista #butterfly: her body matches her wings 💕
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
8/22 On Samantha Heller's Health & Nutrition Show, @NYUDocs, 12-2 pm ET: @MelissaJoyRD #RD clears up confusion abt #seedsoils, #CGM, #UPF! @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social on pros/cons of #psychedelic microdosing. Open phones
877-NYU-DOCS.
Fashionista #butterfly: her body matches her wings 💕
877-NYU-DOCS.
Fashionista #butterfly: her body matches her wings 💕
At the #ASP #pharmacognosy conference, and got to see both my PhD (Mary Ann Lila) and postdoc (@nadjacech.bsky.social) mentors at the same time! I'm forever grateful to have had the chance to be guided by such brilliant strong scientists!
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
At the #ASP #pharmacognosy conference, and got to see both my PhD (Mary Ann Lila) and postdoc (@nadjacech.bsky.social) mentors at the same time! I'm forever grateful to have had the chance to be guided by such brilliant strong scientists!
Our grad student @savannahanez.bsky.social was interviewed about her work on ghost pipe and its #ethnobotany and #pain #secmet potential, and was picked up by the @washingtonpost.com!
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/07...
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/07...
The ghostly white plant that has sparked a war among foragers
Used medicinally by Native Americans for centuries, Monotropa uniflora — a.k.a. ghost pipe — is having a moment on social media. Not everybody is happy about it.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our grad student @savannahanez.bsky.social was interviewed about her work on ghost pipe and its #ethnobotany and #pain #secmet potential, and was picked up by the @washingtonpost.com!
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/07...
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/07...
Kicking off our workshop "Bridging Worlds: Medicinal Plants and Modern Science" with our partner, United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND. Thanks to @pennstateuniv.bsky.social's Huck Institutes for their support.
#ethnobotany #medicinal #plants #secmet
#ethnobotany #medicinal #plants #secmet
June 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Kicking off our workshop "Bridging Worlds: Medicinal Plants and Modern Science" with our partner, United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND. Thanks to @pennstateuniv.bsky.social's Huck Institutes for their support.
#ethnobotany #medicinal #plants #secmet
#ethnobotany #medicinal #plants #secmet
Reposted by Josh Kellogg
NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I commented. You should too!
🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
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Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
May 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I commented. You should too!
Now that we're into spring/summer, this is a fun little map and blog post, for anyone who wants to visit #botanical #gardens throughout #Pennsylvania. Penn State's #arboretum is on the list, along with some other fabulous destinations :) Enjoy!
www.travellerselixir.com/pennsylvania...
www.travellerselixir.com/pennsylvania...
May 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now that we're into spring/summer, this is a fun little map and blog post, for anyone who wants to visit #botanical #gardens throughout #Pennsylvania. Penn State's #arboretum is on the list, along with some other fabulous destinations :) Enjoy!
www.travellerselixir.com/pennsylvania...
www.travellerselixir.com/pennsylvania...
Early Registration is extended until May 19th!
Come visit us at Penn State and join in some amazing #plant #secmet #naturalproducts talks, posters, and research!
#botanical
#academicsky
Come visit us at Penn State and join in some amazing #plant #secmet #naturalproducts talks, posters, and research!
#botanical
#academicsky
Come join us at Penn State for the our Plant Biology Symposium this June 24-26th. The theme is #Plant Secondary Metabolism (from #genetics to #ethnobotany to medicine!)
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
May 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Early Registration is extended until May 19th!
Come visit us at Penn State and join in some amazing #plant #secmet #naturalproducts talks, posters, and research!
#botanical
#academicsky
Come visit us at Penn State and join in some amazing #plant #secmet #naturalproducts talks, posters, and research!
#botanical
#academicsky
Reposted by Josh Kellogg
1. After getting some further insight into changes at NSF (thanks to those who reached out), I deleted a previous post where I tried to make sense of Cheatham's memo as reported in the Science story below.
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
www.science.org
May 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
1. After getting some further insight into changes at NSF (thanks to those who reached out), I deleted a previous post where I tried to make sense of Cheatham's memo as reported in the Science story below.
Every spring I ask my #metabolomics class "Why is metabolomics the best -omics out there? Wrong answers only!"
Some spring faves:
- "Metabolomics is the baddest -omics across the metaverse. It's actually my favorite DC villain."
-"The fact that it can teach you how to make a souffle!"
[1/2]
Some spring faves:
- "Metabolomics is the baddest -omics across the metaverse. It's actually my favorite DC villain."
-"The fact that it can teach you how to make a souffle!"
[1/2]
May 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Every spring I ask my #metabolomics class "Why is metabolomics the best -omics out there? Wrong answers only!"
Some spring faves:
- "Metabolomics is the baddest -omics across the metaverse. It's actually my favorite DC villain."
-"The fact that it can teach you how to make a souffle!"
[1/2]
Some spring faves:
- "Metabolomics is the baddest -omics across the metaverse. It's actually my favorite DC villain."
-"The fact that it can teach you how to make a souffle!"
[1/2]
Do any #plantbiology #secmet #botany or other folks know if the USDA's Plant Database is really just down for maintenance, or is it a larger closure/deletion? Thank you!
plants.usda.gov
plants.usda.gov
plants.usda.gov
April 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Do any #plantbiology #secmet #botany or other folks know if the USDA's Plant Database is really just down for maintenance, or is it a larger closure/deletion? Thank you!
plants.usda.gov
plants.usda.gov
Excited to see @savannahanez.bsky.social's #ethnobotany survey on #ghostpipe (Monotropa uniflora) now published in J Economic Botany!
Looking at ghostpipe knowledge in the digital age and who/what/why people are using it as a #medicinal #plant. Congrats!!
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
Looking at ghostpipe knowledge in the digital age and who/what/why people are using it as a #medicinal #plant. Congrats!!
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
April 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Excited to see @savannahanez.bsky.social's #ethnobotany survey on #ghostpipe (Monotropa uniflora) now published in J Economic Botany!
Looking at ghostpipe knowledge in the digital age and who/what/why people are using it as a #medicinal #plant. Congrats!!
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
Looking at ghostpipe knowledge in the digital age and who/what/why people are using it as a #medicinal #plant. Congrats!!
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
Delighted to share our newest collaborative efforts, the Library Enabling Annotation of Botanical Natural Products (LEAFBot). This is an open-access library of #massSpec fragmentation spectra specifically for #plant #metabolites.
J American Society for Mass Spectrometry
DOI: 10.1021/jasms.5c00038
J American Society for Mass Spectrometry
DOI: 10.1021/jasms.5c00038
April 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Delighted to share our newest collaborative efforts, the Library Enabling Annotation of Botanical Natural Products (LEAFBot). This is an open-access library of #massSpec fragmentation spectra specifically for #plant #metabolites.
J American Society for Mass Spectrometry
DOI: 10.1021/jasms.5c00038
J American Society for Mass Spectrometry
DOI: 10.1021/jasms.5c00038
Come join us at Penn State for the our Plant Biology Symposium this June 24-26th. The theme is #Plant Secondary Metabolism (from #genetics to #ethnobotany to medicine!)
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
April 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Come join us at Penn State for the our Plant Biology Symposium this June 24-26th. The theme is #Plant Secondary Metabolism (from #genetics to #ethnobotany to medicine!)
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
April 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Come join us at Penn State for the our Plant Biology Symposium this June 24-26th. The theme is #Plant Secondary Metabolism (from #genetics to #ethnobotany to medicine!)
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
Abstracts and registration are open now!
Travel awards available for students/PDs!
Click for more information! vqr.vc/oG1KKYNSh
Awesome to see the work that Ben and his team are doing over in San Diego! 🌿⚕️
Growing plants with the power to heal
The San Diego Botanic Garden has significantly increased its collection of medicinal plants, expanding it four-fold. This initiative reflects ongoing scientific efforts to understand and utilize the healing properti…
The San Diego Botanic Garden has significantly increased its collection of medicinal plants, expanding it four-fold. This initiative reflects ongoing scientific efforts to understand and utilize the healing properti…
Growing plants with the power to heal
The San Diego Botanic Garden expands its collection of medicinal plants four-fold as scientists learn to harness their power.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Awesome to see the work that Ben and his team are doing over in San Diego! 🌿⚕️
I'm over the moon to say that my student Savannah had her NCCIH F31 doctoral fellowship approved for funding after being stuck in NIH administrative limbo since January. Her work is on the #secmet of Monotropa uniflora (ghost pipe), it's #ethnobotany, and potential bioactivity. Congrats Savannah!
April 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm over the moon to say that my student Savannah had her NCCIH F31 doctoral fellowship approved for funding after being stuck in NIH administrative limbo since January. Her work is on the #secmet of Monotropa uniflora (ghost pipe), it's #ethnobotany, and potential bioactivity. Congrats Savannah!
Reposted by Josh Kellogg
🔓Check out this #OpenAccess review by Lindsay Caesar & co. at @unm.edu & James Madison University, part of our Emerging Investigators collection, on natural product discovery from microbial communities in caves & underground mines #natprod #microsky
Read in full here🔽
Read in full here🔽
Subterranean marvels: microbial communities in caves and underground mines and their promise for natural product discovery
Covering: 2014 to 2024 Since the dawn of human history, caves have played an intimate role in our existence. From our earliest ancestors seeking shelter from the elements to more recent generations…
pubs.rsc.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🔓Check out this #OpenAccess review by Lindsay Caesar & co. at @unm.edu & James Madison University, part of our Emerging Investigators collection, on natural product discovery from microbial communities in caves & underground mines #natprod #microsky
Read in full here🔽
Read in full here🔽