Aruna Menon
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Aruna Menon
@arunamenon17.bsky.social
PhD candidate at @DukeMGM | Former lab tech at #UWMicro | UC Berkeley alum '18 #GoBears | Science enthusiast 👩‍🔬 | Plush microbe collector | Views are my own | Treasure those little pockets of joy
I am excited to share this new review about M. marinum as a model of M. tuberculosis in #JBacteriology ! Thank you to Dr. Patricia Champion and Rebecca Prest for such an awesome collaboration.
@tobinlab.bsky.social

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Mycobacterium marinum as a model for understanding principles of mycobacterial pathogenesis | Journal of Bacteriology
Tuberculosis (TB) has burdened human health for thousands of years (1, 2). However, the causative bacterial agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was discovered in 1882 (3). Within 40 years of the discov...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Had a great time presenting my work in @tobinlab.bsky.social at the premier #GRCMyco2025. Met so many amazing scientists and learned tons about mycobacteria! It really was the reprive I needed during these times. Thanks to @heran.bsky.social and @michaelglickman.bsky.social for organizing.
April 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reposted by Aruna Menon
I participated in an NSF funded REU in the summer of 2023. Without that experience, I would never have been able to progress in my career. That program helped me prepare for graduate school and obtain the NSF GRFP. For some students, REUs are the only opportunity they have to do research.
🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025.

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Cancellation megathread
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February 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My first post is to join @contamclub.bsky.social (inspired by their awesome calendar I got this year).

.... Anyone know what this is?
February 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM