Duncan Kountz
@dkountz.bsky.social
Anaerobic microbial metabolism and biochemistry. Soon to be Postdoc in Schuller Lab (Uni Marburg).Fmr Pioneer Fellow at U Michigan. PhD: Balskus lab (Harvard) UG: Krzycki lab (Ohio State)
Macquarrie and Simon’s P Chem text is about as close to a perfect textbook as I’ve ever seen.
Bonus is that I’ve heard people call it “the red P Chem Bible”
Bonus is that I’ve heard people call it “the red P Chem Bible”
January 2, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Macquarrie and Simon’s P Chem text is about as close to a perfect textbook as I’ve ever seen.
Bonus is that I’ve heard people call it “the red P Chem Bible”
Bonus is that I’ve heard people call it “the red P Chem Bible”
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
Whatever and ever amen by Ben Folds Five
I wouldn’t say it is perfect but I have really fond memories from early college
Whatever and ever amen by Ben Folds Five
I wouldn’t say it is perfect but I have really fond memories from early college
December 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
Whatever and ever amen by Ben Folds Five
I wouldn’t say it is perfect but I have really fond memories from early college
Whatever and ever amen by Ben Folds Five
I wouldn’t say it is perfect but I have really fond memories from early college
Merry Christmas from Katya and her new catnip toy
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Merry Christmas from Katya and her new catnip toy
Finally sitting down to read this tome
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Finally sitting down to read this tome
Snowy Sunday morning outside Philadelphia
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Snowy Sunday morning outside Philadelphia
And yes I did use the Bergey text. Around the time I started working with E. limosum. I was naive enough to think that in modern times you could buy a text of systematic bacteriology that would not immediately become out of date
September 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And yes I did use the Bergey text. Around the time I started working with E. limosum. I was naive enough to think that in modern times you could buy a text of systematic bacteriology that would not immediately become out of date
Prescott’s Microbiology was one of the first textbooks I bought. Summer immediately after graduating high school. Was staying in a dorm at OSU and taking an anatomy class. Gave me plenty of time to read. As I did in the early days, I highlighted and underlined throughout the entire text.
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Prescott’s Microbiology was one of the first textbooks I bought. Summer immediately after graduating high school. Was staying in a dorm at OSU and taking an anatomy class. Gave me plenty of time to read. As I did in the early days, I highlighted and underlined throughout the entire text.
Packing books again. This time microbiology texts.
September 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Packing books again. This time microbiology texts.
In other news, I’m moving to Germany. I’ve been inventorying, sorting, cataloging, and packing my books, most of which will probably have to be stored in the US. Makes a mess but is actually pretty therapeutic
September 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In other news, I’m moving to Germany. I’ve been inventorying, sorting, cataloging, and packing my books, most of which will probably have to be stored in the US. Makes a mess but is actually pretty therapeutic
My mom took this picture of my cat and it looks like a painting
August 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My mom took this picture of my cat and it looks like a painting
Back home which means back to reading (or at least as much reading as my anxiety permits right now)
July 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Back home which means back to reading (or at least as much reading as my anxiety permits right now)
The aem grc brought this photo of me on a rumen fluid collection trip back to the surface from 10 years ago. Taken by one of Kelly Wrighton’s grad students, it had a funny backstory that I won’t tell here (but did tell a few times at the grc)
July 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The aem grc brought this photo of me on a rumen fluid collection trip back to the surface from 10 years ago. Taken by one of Kelly Wrighton’s grad students, it had a funny backstory that I won’t tell here (but did tell a few times at the grc)
Just saved a baby rabbit from crow. Uncertain of what to do next
July 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Just saved a baby rabbit from crow. Uncertain of what to do next
I might go back to posting some of my older books. Here are H.A. Barker’s lectures on “bacterial” fermentations. The schematic of methanogenesis is really interesting—it highlights the inference at the time that methanogenesis must not have “free” C1 metabolites like formate or methanol.
June 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I might go back to posting some of my older books. Here are H.A. Barker’s lectures on “bacterial” fermentations. The schematic of methanogenesis is really interesting—it highlights the inference at the time that methanogenesis must not have “free” C1 metabolites like formate or methanol.
Reading a biography of Huey Long that my brother leant me. The the parallels to trump are pretty clear, although I’m convinced they where different kinds of aspirational (or actual) autocrats
May 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reading a biography of Huey Long that my brother leant me. The the parallels to trump are pretty clear, although I’m convinced they where different kinds of aspirational (or actual) autocrats
Looks like an interesting book. It appears to emphasize the evolutionary forces that shape metabolism
May 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Looks like an interesting book. It appears to emphasize the evolutionary forces that shape metabolism
View from the chair. Apartment is a bit of a mess. I’m in the middle of cleaning up/reorganizing.
May 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
View from the chair. Apartment is a bit of a mess. I’m in the middle of cleaning up/reorganizing.
Moderate upgrade of the reading nook. Some plants, a new bookshelf. The books are those that had been up elsewhere
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Moderate upgrade of the reading nook. Some plants, a new bookshelf. The books are those that had been up elsewhere
I feel like it is a sign of growing up that the reading the book that you had to put down during undergrad because it was too boring is now like catnip
April 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I feel like it is a sign of growing up that the reading the book that you had to put down during undergrad because it was too boring is now like catnip
Scaled up my rumen bacterial growth to 20 L. Turns out this enzyme might be easy to purify. This is the chromatogram from the first column (Q sepharose FF). I repeat, the *first* column.
March 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Scaled up my rumen bacterial growth to 20 L. Turns out this enzyme might be easy to purify. This is the chromatogram from the first column (Q sepharose FF). I repeat, the *first* column.