Kati Geszvain
@mnoxscape.bsky.social
Microbiologist studying genetics of manganese oxidation in Pseudomonas ssp.
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🧪🧪 Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith, who discovered molecular 'scissors' to cut DNA, dies at 94 -- Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionized the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumnus and professor emeritus
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/04/n...
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/04/n...
Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith, who discovered molecular 'scissors' to cut DNA, dies at 94
Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumnus and professor emeritus
hub.jhu.edu
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🧪🧪 Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith, who discovered molecular 'scissors' to cut DNA, dies at 94 -- Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionized the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumnus and professor emeritus
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/04/n...
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/04/n...
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Remember to leave milk and cookies out for Eric Draven tonight.
a person is standing next to a cat laying on the floor in front of a stained glass window .
Alt: Two combat boots approach a cat, silhouetted against a window. A hand reaches down and pets the cat.
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Remember to leave milk and cookies out for Eric Draven tonight.
Found growing in the campus compost pile. Grown on minimal media + lignin at 37C for two weeks.
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Found growing in the campus compost pile. Grown on minimal media + lignin at 37C for two weeks.
I might use this as an extra credit opportunity in my micro class, "list all the scientific mistakes in this post"
RFK has announced that he is developing a vaccine against all viruses. Yes, every single one. The whole, uh, "phylum"
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I might use this as an extra credit opportunity in my micro class, "list all the scientific mistakes in this post"
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Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.
August 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.
Oh good. There's no way this could go bad.
Nassau County has declared rabies an imminent public health threat after a spike in cases among wildlife, marking a return of the virus after nearly a decade. No human cases so far. Learn more: www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Nassau County declares rabies an imminent public health threat as cases rise. Here's what to know.
Nassau County declared an imminent public health threat Monday over the spread of rabies among wild animals.
www.cbsnews.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Oh good. There's no way this could go bad.
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do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists
July 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists
The scientific infrastructure of the US is being dismantled, but a former student just emailed to say how much my microbiology class has helped her out in medical school. There are still some glimmers of light in the world.
June 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The scientific infrastructure of the US is being dismantled, but a former student just emailed to say how much my microbiology class has helped her out in medical school. There are still some glimmers of light in the world.
Well, this is an interesting first: RiteAid just texted me to say my prescription is out of stock.
June 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Well, this is an interesting first: RiteAid just texted me to say my prescription is out of stock.
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Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.
I'm going to use this article in my pre-health micro class next semester. See, social media isn't entirely a waste of time! Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health
www.thegauntlet.news
June 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm going to use this article in my pre-health micro class next semester. See, social media isn't entirely a waste of time! Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
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check out our newest paper in JB: Kuchma, Geiger et al. identify key components of flagellar-mediated surface sensing system of P. aeruginosa.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #Jbacteriology
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #Jbacteriology
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
check out our newest paper in JB: Kuchma, Geiger et al. identify key components of flagellar-mediated surface sensing system of P. aeruginosa.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #Jbacteriology
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #Jbacteriology
A man at the farmer's market asked if my walking stick was my husband's "behave stick" I just said I don't have a husband but I should have asked him to explain his "joke"
June 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A man at the farmer's market asked if my walking stick was my husband's "behave stick" I just said I don't have a husband but I should have asked him to explain his "joke"
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This means something very different to microbiologists.
May 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This means something very different to microbiologists.
Caturday sibling rivalry
May 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Caturday sibling rivalry
Caturday bird watching
May 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Caturday bird watching
I feel like the internet could enjoy a photo of my cats stacked up behind me as they try to hide from the vet.
April 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I feel like the internet could enjoy a photo of my cats stacked up behind me as they try to hide from the vet.
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The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
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Eugenics is fake science.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
go.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Eugenics is fake science.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
My masters student's poster abstract for Microbe 2025 was accepted but I have no grant money to support student travel and she can't afford the cost. So she can't go.
March 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My masters student's poster abstract for Microbe 2025 was accepted but I have no grant money to support student travel and she can't afford the cost. So she can't go.
I wonder how long until I get in trouble for teaching my students about transformation, transcription, translation, transduction, translocation...
"Spending $8,000,000 for making mice transgender"
WTF is he talking about?
WTF is he talking about?
March 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I wonder how long until I get in trouble for teaching my students about transformation, transcription, translation, transduction, translocation...