Heather Hendrickson
@drhhnz.bsky.social
#Evolution, #Microbiology, and #Phages. Associate Professor, University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ. Past President of NZ Microbiological Society | Te Manatōpū Mātai Koiora Moroiti o Aotearoa. Views my own. |She| Her|.
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Happy Halloween from Aotearoa, New Zealand!
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Happy Halloween from Aotearoa, New Zealand!
Happy international phage week! #phages are the viruses of bacteria and they are a powerful potential weapon in our arsenal against pathogens, including antibiotic resistant superbugs! ageofthephage.com/world-phage-...
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Happy international phage week! #phages are the viruses of bacteria and they are a powerful potential weapon in our arsenal against pathogens, including antibiotic resistant superbugs! ageofthephage.com/world-phage-...
I have been at the aquacultureNZ conference for the past two days talking to the industry about phages to keep animals and people safe. Today we visited an oyster flip farm! Amazing and gorgeous! #micro #phage #NZLabLife
October 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I have been at the aquacultureNZ conference for the past two days talking to the industry about phages to keep animals and people safe. Today we visited an oyster flip farm! Amazing and gorgeous! #micro #phage #NZLabLife
More tiny stick insect pics!
September 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
More tiny stick insect pics!
This year I have the pleasure of watching stick insect hatch from their tiny eggs! These are native species Acanthoxyla inermis according to @morganemerien.bsky.social very cute! #NZLabLife #Insects en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantho...
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This year I have the pleasure of watching stick insect hatch from their tiny eggs! These are native species Acanthoxyla inermis according to @morganemerien.bsky.social very cute! #NZLabLife #Insects en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantho...
Congratulations to my awesome colleague Matt Stott, who has been awarded the University Research Medal; the Indiana Jones of New Zealand microbiology. Matthew self-describes as a research bower bird, flitting from one shiny idea to the next. Adventure microbiology at its finest!!
August 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Congratulations to my awesome colleague Matt Stott, who has been awarded the University Research Medal; the Indiana Jones of New Zealand microbiology. Matthew self-describes as a research bower bird, flitting from one shiny idea to the next. Adventure microbiology at its finest!!
What a wonderful honeybee research symposium we have just had in Wellington! Really interesting talks from around the country and interested Apiarists asking great questions. So glad I came along this year! Many thanks to the organisers and sponsors! #NZLabLife #phages
August 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What a wonderful honeybee research symposium we have just had in Wellington! Really interesting talks from around the country and interested Apiarists asking great questions. So glad I came along this year! Many thanks to the organisers and sponsors! #NZLabLife #phages
Today was such a delight at the University of Canterbury. Robot competitions in engineering, our beautiful creek on campus, and a lakeside pop-up fairground in Hagley park were highlights in Christchurch today!
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today was such a delight at the University of Canterbury. Robot competitions in engineering, our beautiful creek on campus, and a lakeside pop-up fairground in Hagley park were highlights in Christchurch today!
Check out the latest episode of #mattersmicrobial podcast to learn all about the work we are doing with phages for honeybees! Great time chatting with Mark about NZ, bees, John Roth and how phages can protect honeybees against AFB! www.google.com/gasearch?q=m...
July 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Check out the latest episode of #mattersmicrobial podcast to learn all about the work we are doing with phages for honeybees! Great time chatting with Mark about NZ, bees, John Roth and how phages can protect honeybees against AFB! www.google.com/gasearch?q=m...
This week I am at the #GRC meeting for Microbial Population Biology. It is my favourite meeting. There is nothing like these small meetings for gathering a community together, and I learn a huge amount here every time. Here is to 40 more years of this incredible conference!
July 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This week I am at the #GRC meeting for Microbial Population Biology. It is my favourite meeting. There is nothing like these small meetings for gathering a community together, and I learn a huge amount here every time. Here is to 40 more years of this incredible conference!
Happy Fourth of July from Morgan Hill California!!
July 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy Fourth of July from Morgan Hill California!!
Awesome #ASMicrobe meeting! I learned a lot and loved seeing old friends and meeting new people! There is nothing quite like a big meeting to generate random new ideas! Last session on symbiosis was one of my faves! @napaaqtuk.bsky.social
@markjmandel.bsky.social @markowenmartin.bsky.social
@markjmandel.bsky.social @markowenmartin.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Awesome #ASMicrobe meeting! I learned a lot and loved seeing old friends and meeting new people! There is nothing quite like a big meeting to generate random new ideas! Last session on symbiosis was one of my faves! @napaaqtuk.bsky.social
@markjmandel.bsky.social @markowenmartin.bsky.social
@markjmandel.bsky.social @markowenmartin.bsky.social
I am at ASM Microbe this year in Los Angeles. Let me know if you are around so we can say hi! #Microbe25 #microsky #microbiology #ASMMicrobe
June 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I am at ASM Microbe this year in Los Angeles. Let me know if you are around so we can say hi! #Microbe25 #microsky #microbiology #ASMMicrobe
We are developing a killer team of phage biologists here who are ready to take on any challenge. My best moments each week are when these guys drop by to chat :) #NZLabLife @microsky
www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
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June 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We are developing a killer team of phage biologists here who are ready to take on any challenge. My best moments each week are when these guys drop by to chat :) #NZLabLife @microsky
www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
The Swedish ivy in my office has started blooming and I am thrilled. Such a surprise!!!
May 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Swedish ivy in my office has started blooming and I am thrilled. Such a surprise!!!
I am happy to report that our lab is making new friends!!! Wax moth larvae :) 🐛🐛🐛 #NZLAbLife @microsky.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I am happy to report that our lab is making new friends!!! Wax moth larvae :) 🐛🐛🐛 #NZLAbLife @microsky.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
PhD student Max Pizarro had a pod of Hector’s dolphins out pointing him towards samples for his #phage hunt today! #NZLabLife
May 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
PhD student Max Pizarro had a pod of Hector’s dolphins out pointing him towards samples for his #phage hunt today! #NZLabLife
We celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday in NZ.
“A shout-out to all the mothers who have lost their children today, and to the children who have lost their mothers. Today can be a hard day.”
-By Kath Sedgwick
Happy Other’s Day to those who celebrate!
“A shout-out to all the mothers who have lost their children today, and to the children who have lost their mothers. Today can be a hard day.”
-By Kath Sedgwick
Happy Other’s Day to those who celebrate!
May 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday in NZ.
“A shout-out to all the mothers who have lost their children today, and to the children who have lost their mothers. Today can be a hard day.”
-By Kath Sedgwick
Happy Other’s Day to those who celebrate!
“A shout-out to all the mothers who have lost their children today, and to the children who have lost their mothers. Today can be a hard day.”
-By Kath Sedgwick
Happy Other’s Day to those who celebrate!
Every Friday I meet with the lab group and it is hands down the most fun I have at work. This week, Danielle Kok had this exciting #phage plaque plate. It may not look like much but for us, this was super exciting! #NZLabLife #Microsky #Mevosky
April 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Every Friday I meet with the lab group and it is hands down the most fun I have at work. This week, Danielle Kok had this exciting #phage plaque plate. It may not look like much but for us, this was super exciting! #NZLabLife #Microsky #Mevosky
I meant to post the video, here it is!!
April 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I meant to post the video, here it is!!
In one of my favourite microbiology labs at UC we look at water pools from Bromeliads and find stunning protists like this Vorticella, Vinnie. Isn’t he lovely? #microbiology
April 3, 2025 at 3:57 AM
In one of my favourite microbiology labs at UC we look at water pools from Bromeliads and find stunning protists like this Vorticella, Vinnie. Isn’t he lovely? #microbiology
2/ 🔬 Deleting MreB results in spherical cells with reduced fitness due to irregular cell size and growth patterns. Time-resolved microscopy and biochemical assays reveal the underlying mechanisms. #CellBiology
April 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
2/ 🔬 Deleting MreB results in spherical cells with reduced fitness due to irregular cell size and growth patterns. Time-resolved microscopy and biochemical assays reveal the underlying mechanisms. #CellBiology