Merve Tepe, PhD
@mervetepephds.bsky.social
PhD MICROBIOLOGIST /
Phage Therapy, AMR, Biofilms, Drug Design and some other topics
@remissionbiome.bsky.social &
@renegaderesearch.bsky.social team
DEFEND SCIENCE, RESIST IGNORANCE
Phage Therapy, AMR, Biofilms, Drug Design and some other topics
@remissionbiome.bsky.social &
@renegaderesearch.bsky.social team
DEFEND SCIENCE, RESIST IGNORANCE
Pinned
"Behold the turtle 🐢 He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. " J. Conant
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I’m a federal employee who was furloughed and just missed my second full paycheck. I have two young kids, so it’s tough.
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’m a federal employee who was furloughed and just missed my second full paycheck. I have two young kids, so it’s tough.
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
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Dr. Bob Morris @rdmorris.bsky.social delivered a very passionate and powerful speech at the rally. Please see the text of his speech
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
The House of Public Health Is On Fire
We Must Stop Junior from Burning it Down
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Dr. Bob Morris @rdmorris.bsky.social delivered a very passionate and powerful speech at the rally. Please see the text of his speech
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
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Welcome to the Cabal, @angierasmussen.bsky.social The rest of you can sign up at www.911forhealthandscience.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Welcome to the Cabal, @angierasmussen.bsky.social The rest of you can sign up at www.911forhealthandscience.org
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Today the Supreme Court of Canada cleared the way for the H5N1 outbreak on the BC ostrich farm to finally be contained. Unfortunately, the deaths of the ostriches won't end the disease their followers have spread.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/release-th...
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/release-th...
Release The Ostriches' Grippe
The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for the ostrich cull, but fascist extremism isn't so easy to euthanize
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Today the Supreme Court of Canada cleared the way for the H5N1 outbreak on the BC ostrich farm to finally be contained. Unfortunately, the deaths of the ostriches won't end the disease their followers have spread.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/release-th...
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/release-th...
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QuackCon kicks off TONIGHT! You won’t want to miss this.
As a member of the hated academic establishment, I do like a good conference preview, so I thought I’d review the program. Get ready for some preventable disease!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/all-roads-...
As a member of the hated academic establishment, I do like a good conference preview, so I thought I’d review the program. Get ready for some preventable disease!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/all-roads-...
All Roads Lead to Antivaxapalooza
The Venn diagram of lab leakers, climate change deniers, and anti-vaxxers has become a perfect circle
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
QuackCon kicks off TONIGHT! You won’t want to miss this.
As a member of the hated academic establishment, I do like a good conference preview, so I thought I’d review the program. Get ready for some preventable disease!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/all-roads-...
As a member of the hated academic establishment, I do like a good conference preview, so I thought I’d review the program. Get ready for some preventable disease!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/all-roads-...
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The ostriches have been culled and that particular H5N1 outbreak has finally been contained.
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The ostriches have been culled and that particular H5N1 outbreak has finally been contained.
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
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I read The Double Helix as an undergraduate. I was a science major at a women’s college taking molecular biology. Our professor taught us that Watson & Crick screwed Rosalind Franklin over.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
![“By choice [Rosalind Franklin] did not emphasize her feminine qualities.. There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black her, while at the age of thirty-one her dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-stocking adolescents. So it was quite easy to imagine her the product of an unsatisfied mother who unduly stressed the desirability of professional careers that could save bright girls from marriages to dull men.. Clearly Rosy had to go or be put in her place. The former was obviously preferable because given her belligerent moods, it would be very difficult for Maurice [Wilkins] to maintain a dominant position that would allow him to think unhindered about DNA.. The thought could not be avoided that the best home for a feminist was another person’s lab”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:opitzjj6oapo6y3cr5ipwfdu/bafkreibj5i6hdhoinpdbtx5ij7e56lz5v6zg6d6aompkuvrxrdnmkfvj2m@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I read The Double Helix as an undergraduate. I was a science major at a women’s college taking molecular biology. Our professor taught us that Watson & Crick screwed Rosalind Franklin over.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
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We don’t talk enough about how Operation Warp Speed saved many lives in spite of Trump, nor how many people died because of his failure of leadership. Great piece from my great colleague @maciekboni.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
COVID’s leadership failures
Two moments that were too big for us, and the unfixable chain of mistakes that was set off after November 2020
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We don’t talk enough about how Operation Warp Speed saved many lives in spite of Trump, nor how many people died because of his failure of leadership. Great piece from my great colleague @maciekboni.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
open.substack.com/pub/maciekbo...
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I had dinner with a colleague from @inaturalist.bsky.social yesterday and Jeanne shared that their users are discovering an average of one brand-new-previously-unknown-to-science species EACH MONTH!
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I had dinner with a colleague from @inaturalist.bsky.social yesterday and Jeanne shared that their users are discovering an average of one brand-new-previously-unknown-to-science species EACH MONTH!
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Coffee as it’s meant to be.
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Coffee as it’s meant to be.
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Target for treating #virus that causes the #stomach #bug pinpointed ...
| #astroviruses | #vomiting | #diarrhea | #fever | Via eurekalert .org
| #astroviruses | #vomiting | #diarrhea | #fever | Via eurekalert .org
Researchers pinpoint target for treating virus that causes the stomach bug
A study of human astrovirus structure reveals the strategy that the virus uses to enter the body, and illuminates the possibility of repurposing existing, FDA-approved treatments to target astrovirus.
www.eurekalert.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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make sure you watch all the way to the end with sound up
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
make sure you watch all the way to the end with sound up
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Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
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So I don't have a wide circle of friends in real life. Thus, people from podcasts and online can SEEM like real friends. I remind myself that they can become friends, but are not based on what I see online. Take home: develop a circle of friends IRL. #HumanConnections
a woman says it 's hard making in front of a plant
ALT: a woman says it 's hard making in front of a plant
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
So I don't have a wide circle of friends in real life. Thus, people from podcasts and online can SEEM like real friends. I remind myself that they can become friends, but are not based on what I see online. Take home: develop a circle of friends IRL. #HumanConnections
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Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
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A New Thread on NIH Forward Funding
I recently posted an analysis of forward funding of NIH grants from 2015-25.
This analysis was flawed and should be ignored. I apologize for the misleading information
I present an analysis of my error and a revised analysis which I am confident is right.
1/25
I recently posted an analysis of forward funding of NIH grants from 2015-25.
This analysis was flawed and should be ignored. I apologize for the misleading information
I present an analysis of my error and a revised analysis which I am confident is right.
1/25
a cartoon moose in a tuxedo is standing next to a squirrel and saying this time for sure .
ALT: a cartoon moose in a tuxedo is standing next to a squirrel and saying this time for sure .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A New Thread on NIH Forward Funding
I recently posted an analysis of forward funding of NIH grants from 2015-25.
This analysis was flawed and should be ignored. I apologize for the misleading information
I present an analysis of my error and a revised analysis which I am confident is right.
1/25
I recently posted an analysis of forward funding of NIH grants from 2015-25.
This analysis was flawed and should be ignored. I apologize for the misleading information
I present an analysis of my error and a revised analysis which I am confident is right.
1/25
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🎃🕷️Tick or treat?
Just in time for spooky season... I found a tick on an electric eel in the MCZ collections.
Not even the fish are safe!
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Just in time for spooky season... I found a tick on an electric eel in the MCZ collections.
Not even the fish are safe!
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
An eclectic encounter: ticks feeding on an electric eel and the untapped potential of natural history collections
Abstract. Parasites are quite likely the most diverse guild of species on earth. Nevertheless, they remain under-documented despite their impact on the hea
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🎃🕷️Tick or treat?
Just in time for spooky season... I found a tick on an electric eel in the MCZ collections.
Not even the fish are safe!
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Just in time for spooky season... I found a tick on an electric eel in the MCZ collections.
Not even the fish are safe!
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
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On interactions between Midichloria and Borrelia in Ixodes ricinus ticks: a multifaceted phenomenon likely driven by molecular mechanisms that regulate tick feeding, modulate host immunity, and provide nutritional support.
www.clinicalkey.com#!/content/pl...
#MicroSky
#TickSky
www.clinicalkey.com#!/content/pl...
#MicroSky
#TickSky
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On interactions between Midichloria and Borrelia in Ixodes ricinus ticks: a multifaceted phenomenon likely driven by molecular mechanisms that regulate tick feeding, modulate host immunity, and provide nutritional support.
www.clinicalkey.com#!/content/pl...
#MicroSky
#TickSky
www.clinicalkey.com#!/content/pl...
#MicroSky
#TickSky
Shoutout to Mamdani : I'm Christian, I'm Turkish, I'm social democrat and I reject apologizing. Way to go man 🫡👏💪
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Shoutout to Mamdani : I'm Christian, I'm Turkish, I'm social democrat and I reject apologizing. Way to go man 🫡👏💪
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I’m *dying* laughing.
What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m *dying* laughing.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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"Personally, I like the #MyofascialRelease of a good, firm #FoamRoll. Then again, I’m also someone who enjoys deep-tissue #massages ..Of course, it also depends on whether I’m in the midst of an #RA flare or not.": buff.ly/LocK3Fc
via @BezzyCommunity.bsky.social
#PainManagement
via @BezzyCommunity.bsky.social
#PainManagement
Can Foam Rolling Help with Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms?
Foam rolling could improve muscle tightness, range of motion, and circulation for those living with rheumatoid arthritis. Here's what you need to know.
buff.ly
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Personally, I like the #MyofascialRelease of a good, firm #FoamRoll. Then again, I’m also someone who enjoys deep-tissue #massages ..Of course, it also depends on whether I’m in the midst of an #RA flare or not.": buff.ly/LocK3Fc
via @BezzyCommunity.bsky.social
#PainManagement
via @BezzyCommunity.bsky.social
#PainManagement
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Classical music from Renaissance to 21st Century.
Programme can be viewed on the link below.
#AirMadeAudible #MusicThatCleansTheAir
Programme can be viewed on the link below.
#AirMadeAudible #MusicThatCleansTheAir
Sometimes music does more than lift the spirit — it cleans the air.
Winter Reflections — 29 Nov 2025
A unique online concert featuring world-class musicians who support clean air for all.
🎟️ Tickets: go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/GnmdoFh
#AirMadeAudible #MusicThatCleansTheAir
Winter Reflections — 29 Nov 2025
A unique online concert featuring world-class musicians who support clean air for all.
🎟️ Tickets: go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/GnmdoFh
#AirMadeAudible #MusicThatCleansTheAir
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Classical music from Renaissance to 21st Century.
Programme can be viewed on the link below.
#AirMadeAudible #MusicThatCleansTheAir
Programme can be viewed on the link below.
#AirMadeAudible #MusicThatCleansTheAir
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Be sure to reach out to Kris if you want his insect skills for your postdoctoral research position! He is looking from Sept 2026!
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Be sure to reach out to Kris if you want his insect skills for your postdoctoral research position! He is looking from Sept 2026!