Emily Stowe
@estowe.bsky.social
biologist, mother to three, avid reader, addicted to British mystery and PBS
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Cellular structure self-organizes through an interplay between internal mechanisms and external cues. The single-celled suctorian P. collini builds a trap structure to capture large prey using microtubule feeding tentacles, creating feedback between cell morphology and prey availability.
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cellular structure self-organizes through an interplay between internal mechanisms and external cues. The single-celled suctorian P. collini builds a trap structure to capture large prey using microtubule feeding tentacles, creating feedback between cell morphology and prey availability.
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Very happy to see this out there ! Amazing work by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social @amyweeks.bsky.social & @cellraiser.bsky.social!
All #ProtistsOnSky are amazing, but when I bumbed into @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social & her poster 2y ago at a #GRC conference, I got the urge to attempt #ExpnasionMicroscopy!
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All #ProtistsOnSky are amazing, but when I bumbed into @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social & her poster 2y ago at a #GRC conference, I got the urge to attempt #ExpnasionMicroscopy!
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How do cells adapt morphology to function? In a 🔥 preprint by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social , with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @amyweeks.bsky.social , we identify a self-organizing single-cell morphology circuit that optimizes the feeding trap structure of the suctorian P. collini. 🧵 tinyurl.com/4k8nv926
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Very happy to see this out there ! Amazing work by @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social @amyweeks.bsky.social & @cellraiser.bsky.social!
All #ProtistsOnSky are amazing, but when I bumbed into @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social & her poster 2y ago at a #GRC conference, I got the urge to attempt #ExpnasionMicroscopy!
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All #ProtistsOnSky are amazing, but when I bumbed into @zjmaggiexu.bsky.social & her poster 2y ago at a #GRC conference, I got the urge to attempt #ExpnasionMicroscopy!
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Small things considered made a huge impact on my teaching. The biggest lesson learned is always be curious.
August 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Small things considered made a huge impact on my teaching. The biggest lesson learned is always be curious.
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What an impact Elio had through his science and writings. My copy of the STC book was lost when I moved from Berkeley 4 years ago and I will have to get another copy now. He will be missed
August 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What an impact Elio had through his science and writings. My copy of the STC book was lost when I moved from Berkeley 4 years ago and I will have to get another copy now. He will be missed
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oh wow!
Beronda Montgomery has a new book!
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
"a cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery, told through the stories of long-lived trees."
how "seven trees—as well as the cotton shrub—are intertwined with Black history and culture."
Beronda Montgomery has a new book!
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
"a cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery, told through the stories of long-lived trees."
how "seven trees—as well as the cotton shrub—are intertwined with Black history and culture."
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy
Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy
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August 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
oh wow!
Beronda Montgomery has a new book!
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
"a cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery, told through the stories of long-lived trees."
how "seven trees—as well as the cotton shrub—are intertwined with Black history and culture."
Beronda Montgomery has a new book!
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
"a cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery, told through the stories of long-lived trees."
how "seven trees—as well as the cotton shrub—are intertwined with Black history and culture."
Not me--but at least I share a name with someone cool and this program sounds amazing.
www.womensacademics.ca/learning/emi...
www.womensacademics.ca/learning/emi...
Emily Stowe Scholars Program
The Emily Stowe Scholar Program (ESSP) was named in honour of Dr. Emily Stowe, Canada’s first woman doctor. Dr. Stowe aided in establishing Woman’s Medical College in 1883, Toronto’s first medical…
www.womensacademics.ca
July 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Not me--but at least I share a name with someone cool and this program sounds amazing.
www.womensacademics.ca/learning/emi...
www.womensacademics.ca/learning/emi...
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July 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This one is important. Share it widely. "Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful." wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer...
American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating
Contrary to conventional wisdom, anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed 2017 in size, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful.
wagingnonviolence.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This one is important. Share it widely. "Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful." wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer...
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we are just about to start our summer holidays, but we definitely want to support this brave statement before...
"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT.
I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up."
Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!
I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up."
Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!
June 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
we are just about to start our summer holidays, but we definitely want to support this brave statement before...
I was awed by Joanne Chory when I was a wee PhD student. Moving to cyanobacteria meant I stopped following her work but this podcast about/with her was awesome--though I do think there is also value in answering small questions, I will try to be more bold. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/be-...
Be Bold Or Just Don't Do It
Plant biologist Joanne Chory spent her career trying to grow plants that could sequester CO2 in their roots. Her wild ideas took hold.
www.sciencefriday.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I was awed by Joanne Chory when I was a wee PhD student. Moving to cyanobacteria meant I stopped following her work but this podcast about/with her was awesome--though I do think there is also value in answering small questions, I will try to be more bold. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/be-...
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When a biofilm grows, it must balance between the horizontal and the vertical. It’s not unlike urban sprawl. Just like many major cities, biofilms weigh the trade-offs of vertical versus horizontal growth. www.quantamagazine.org/how-a-biofil...
April 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When a biofilm grows, it must balance between the horizontal and the vertical. It’s not unlike urban sprawl. Just like many major cities, biofilms weigh the trade-offs of vertical versus horizontal growth. www.quantamagazine.org/how-a-biofil...
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Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
May 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
All my research students are in the lab doing data analysis and my Master's student is teaching the undergrads R. Best possible way to end the week.😀
April 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
All my research students are in the lab doing data analysis and my Master's student is teaching the undergrads R. Best possible way to end the week.😀
RFK Jr and the rise of a new form of germ theory denial
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RFK Jr and the rise of a new form of germ theory denial
But did they have any underlying conditions?
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April 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
RFK Jr and the rise of a new form of germ theory denial
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1. Major victory in Montana.
17 Republicans crossed party lines after a strong speech from Representative Howell to defeat a bill that would have charged parents, even those passing through the state, with felony child endangerment for their trans youth.
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17 Republicans crossed party lines after a strong speech from Representative Howell to defeat a bill that would have charged parents, even those passing through the state, with felony child endangerment for their trans youth.
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17 Montana Republicans Cross Party Lines, Defeat Anti-Trans Bill After Nonbinary Rep's Speech
Representative Howell delivered a speech against SB164, a bill that would charge parents with child abuse for providing gender affirming care even if they were merely driving through the state.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
1. Major victory in Montana.
17 Republicans crossed party lines after a strong speech from Representative Howell to defeat a bill that would have charged parents, even those passing through the state, with felony child endangerment for their trans youth.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
17 Republicans crossed party lines after a strong speech from Representative Howell to defeat a bill that would have charged parents, even those passing through the state, with felony child endangerment for their trans youth.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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"Protect yourself and the ones you love; get recommended vaccines." Peter Gilligan, Ph.D., a former Director of Clinical Microbiology-Immunology Laboratories, reflects on the value of vaccines throughout his lifetime. asm.org/Articles/202...
Why Vaccines Matter: A Medical Microbiologist Reflects | ASM.org
Peter Gilligan, Ph.D., D(ABMM), former Director of Clinical Microbiology-Immunology Laboratories at University of North Carolina Hospitals, reflects on the value of vaccines throughout his lifetime.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"Protect yourself and the ones you love; get recommended vaccines." Peter Gilligan, Ph.D., a former Director of Clinical Microbiology-Immunology Laboratories, reflects on the value of vaccines throughout his lifetime. asm.org/Articles/202...
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Coming soon... January 2026
March 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Coming soon... January 2026
Great resource from ASM on Women in Microbiology-just made it in to Women's history month.
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asm.org/Articles/202...
College Class Resources to Teach About Women in Microbiology | ASM.org
This article explores resources and teaching strategies designed to help instructors for microbiology and related fields foster positive STEM identities among undergraduate women.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Great resource from ASM on Women in Microbiology-just made it in to Women's history month.
asm.org/Articles/202...
asm.org/Articles/202...
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ASM is concerned about the NIH MOSAIC program’s termination. It built a community to advance research & support scientists. While ASM's grant status is uncertain, we stand with affected societies and remain committed to our MOSAIC Scholars. Read statement: asm.org/Press-Releas...
April 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ASM is concerned about the NIH MOSAIC program’s termination. It built a community to advance research & support scientists. While ASM's grant status is uncertain, we stand with affected societies and remain committed to our MOSAIC Scholars. Read statement: asm.org/Press-Releas...
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It's Thursday: Episode #84 of #MattersMicrobial is here! @rporetsky.bsky.social joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how wastewater can be used to identify and follow specific microbes, including viruses and pathogens. We had fun! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord
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Matters Microbial #84: Detecting Pathogens – and Worse – in Wastewater
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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March 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It's Thursday: Episode #84 of #MattersMicrobial is here! @rporetsky.bsky.social joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how wastewater can be used to identify and follow specific microbes, including viruses and pathogens. We had fun! Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord
youtu.be/oUxP1dsF2Bk?...
youtu.be/oUxP1dsF2Bk?...
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📖 Brave Genomes by Silvia Bulgheresi - a book that deserves brave readers, many brave readers 📖
March 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📖 Brave Genomes by Silvia Bulgheresi - a book that deserves brave readers, many brave readers 📖
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On #WorldTBDay, we commemorate Robert Koch's discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 🔬 Despite being curable and preventable, TB is the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent. 🧫 Explore #ASMJournals' free-to-read TB collection: asm.social/2kd #EndTB
March 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On #WorldTBDay, we commemorate Robert Koch's discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 🔬 Despite being curable and preventable, TB is the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent. 🧫 Explore #ASMJournals' free-to-read TB collection: asm.social/2kd #EndTB
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Despite thousands of years of dealing with tuberculosis, it remains the leading cause of death by infectious diseases worldwide. Can multi-drug resistant TB be combated? asm.org/Articles/202... #WorldTBDay
Ending Tuberculosis in the Face of Antimicrobial Resistance | ASM.org
Despite thousands of years of dealing with tuberculosis, it remains the leading cause of death by infectious diseases worldwide. Can multi-drug resistant TB be combated?
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March 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Despite thousands of years of dealing with tuberculosis, it remains the leading cause of death by infectious diseases worldwide. Can multi-drug resistant TB be combated? asm.org/Articles/202... #WorldTBDay
When you take your daughter a botanical garden but she has just declared a geology major. The best part of parenting is watching your kids find their passions.
March 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When you take your daughter a botanical garden but she has just declared a geology major. The best part of parenting is watching your kids find their passions.