Jeff Bourgeois, PhD
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Jeff Bourgeois, PhD
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Assistant Professor @ WPI Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology. Studies how host & bacterial diversity impact Borrelia burgdorferi spread and Lyme disease severity.

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Thanks Brian!!
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Jeff Bourgeois, PhD
I hate that the em dash has become a sign of using generative AI. I've known how to use them since forever! It's stolen valour!
October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Nope. It’s one of those “has a built in screen instead of eyepieces” ones and seems like the screen died…………. But! I found out it’s under warranty!
August 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
She’s Jewel! She’s our lab manager and has been supporting my science career since grad school :)
August 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’ve been trying to buy things that I knew like to break new to get into that sweet 0-10 years of nothing going wrong. I think I just slightly overestimated how many computers are involved in these glorified crockpots. The good news is at this rate they’ll be no startup left for admin to usurp :)
August 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Reposted by Jeff Bourgeois, PhD
OpenAI: we’re giving you PhD-level expertise in your pocket!

Everyone with PhDs: I know exactly who you’re automating and I hate him
August 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM