Would be interested to hear about the experience if a short summary is possible. 😊

📑 On the very same day as my birthday defense, I also received reviewer comments for the 4. and final PhD paper (the first 3 already published). Reviewer 1 accepted outright, Reviewer 2 only had minor suggestions – what a cool extra birthday gift. 🎁 (4/4)

#AcademicLife #PeerReview #AcademicChatter

🔬 My PhD research focused on how #antibiotics affect #Wolbachia - an intracellular bacterium essential for filarial worms and unusual for lacking a classical #peptidoglycan. 🧪

Thanks to everyone who has been part of this journey! (3/4)

#Microbiology #CellWall #AMR #AcademicSky

When they placed the hat on my head, they sang happy birthday for me. 🎶
In Germany, it’s a tradition that colleagues craft a unique doctoral hat for the graduate – mine is the best! :D
But I received so many wonderful gifts, including a photo book capturing my PhD journey. 📖💚 (2/4)

#HappyBirPhDay

Es ist alles sehr bizarr

Thanks @symbionticism.bsky.social
It was a long journey - after 28 h I arrived at the Welcome Reception yesterday (there was Saki!).

And here we go #WolbachiaConference2025!

#Wolbachia

Therefore, I unfortunately won’t make it to #ESCMIDGlobal this year but found this while packing. Enjoy Vienna! #ESCMID2025

While I generally agree with you, as is often the case, it's not that simple. Mosquitoes are not only a nuisance problem, but also highly effective transmitters of diseases, e.g., malaria, dengue fever, lymphatic filariasis, to name but a few.

Nevertheless, this is an important point to consider.