Laura Williams
@laurawilliams.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about microbiology, predatory bacteria, undergraduate research and scholarship, books, tennis, and cats. Atlanta, GA.
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Posted by NSF on LinkedIn:
“Due to a lapse in government funding, NSF will not post content or respond to any comments/replies until the government reopens.”
Confirmation of expected: non-essential functions must cease during a shutdown. NSF personnel cannot perform any official work.
“Due to a lapse in government funding, NSF will not post content or respond to any comments/replies until the government reopens.”
Confirmation of expected: non-essential functions must cease during a shutdown. NSF personnel cannot perform any official work.
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Posted by NSF on LinkedIn:
“Due to a lapse in government funding, NSF will not post content or respond to any comments/replies until the government reopens.”
Confirmation of expected: non-essential functions must cease during a shutdown. NSF personnel cannot perform any official work.
“Due to a lapse in government funding, NSF will not post content or respond to any comments/replies until the government reopens.”
Confirmation of expected: non-essential functions must cease during a shutdown. NSF personnel cannot perform any official work.
This book just attacked me out of nowhere. EXCUSE YOU, SIR!
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This book just attacked me out of nowhere. EXCUSE YOU, SIR!
Look at these early indicators trending upwards, y’all.
Even if you don’t vibe with public health, this is an economic issue. Emergency department visits are costly. Doesn’t “common sense” tell us that vaccination is the smart solution?
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
Even if you don’t vibe with public health, this is an economic issue. Emergency department visits are costly. Doesn’t “common sense” tell us that vaccination is the smart solution?
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
August 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Look at these early indicators trending upwards, y’all.
Even if you don’t vibe with public health, this is an economic issue. Emergency department visits are costly. Doesn’t “common sense” tell us that vaccination is the smart solution?
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
Even if you don’t vibe with public health, this is an economic issue. Emergency department visits are costly. Doesn’t “common sense” tell us that vaccination is the smart solution?
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
Popping up on LinkedIn from the official HHS and NIH accounts: a bizarre “this not that” statement.
Why not both, y’all?
Don’t make me meme at you. It’s too late and I’m too old and tired.
My sympathies to all the hard-working HHS and NIHers who believe in supporting all aspects of public health.
Why not both, y’all?
Don’t make me meme at you. It’s too late and I’m too old and tired.
My sympathies to all the hard-working HHS and NIHers who believe in supporting all aspects of public health.
April 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Popping up on LinkedIn from the official HHS and NIH accounts: a bizarre “this not that” statement.
Why not both, y’all?
Don’t make me meme at you. It’s too late and I’m too old and tired.
My sympathies to all the hard-working HHS and NIHers who believe in supporting all aspects of public health.
Why not both, y’all?
Don’t make me meme at you. It’s too late and I’m too old and tired.
My sympathies to all the hard-working HHS and NIHers who believe in supporting all aspects of public health.
Honk if you support science!
Stand Up For Science Atlanta getting the message out to folks driving by Liberty Plaza.
Stand Up For Science Atlanta getting the message out to folks driving by Liberty Plaza.
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Honk if you support science!
Stand Up For Science Atlanta getting the message out to folks driving by Liberty Plaza.
Stand Up For Science Atlanta getting the message out to folks driving by Liberty Plaza.
Stand Up For Science Atlanta in Liberty Plaza!
March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Stand Up For Science Atlanta in Liberty Plaza!
Hello.
Here are my cats outside.
Please enjoy their majesty.
Here are my cats outside.
Please enjoy their majesty.
February 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hello.
Here are my cats outside.
Please enjoy their majesty.
Here are my cats outside.
Please enjoy their majesty.
Count the Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women among the casualties of ASM’s recent self-censorship.
Disappointing. I’m a past recipient. The impact of this small grant on my career was huge.
Plus, I believe it’s a donor-funded program (not fed funds).
Disappointing. I’m a past recipient. The impact of this small grant on my career was huge.
Plus, I believe it’s a donor-funded program (not fed funds).
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Count the Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women among the casualties of ASM’s recent self-censorship.
Disappointing. I’m a past recipient. The impact of this small grant on my career was huge.
Plus, I believe it’s a donor-funded program (not fed funds).
Disappointing. I’m a past recipient. The impact of this small grant on my career was huge.
Plus, I believe it’s a donor-funded program (not fed funds).
Big end of semester energy.
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Big end of semester energy.
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week #WAAW
This summer, I took an antibacterial for the first time in ages after developing cellulitis from insect bites/stings. Thankfully, it worked quickly, and I was much improved within 36 hrs. But we can’t take antimicrobials for granted!
This summer, I took an antibacterial for the first time in ages after developing cellulitis from insect bites/stings. Thankfully, it worked quickly, and I was much improved within 36 hrs. But we can’t take antimicrobials for granted!
November 20, 2024 at 2:05 AM
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week #WAAW
This summer, I took an antibacterial for the first time in ages after developing cellulitis from insect bites/stings. Thankfully, it worked quickly, and I was much improved within 36 hrs. But we can’t take antimicrobials for granted!
This summer, I took an antibacterial for the first time in ages after developing cellulitis from insect bites/stings. Thankfully, it worked quickly, and I was much improved within 36 hrs. But we can’t take antimicrobials for granted!
Gonna miss this snarky Scot.
August 1, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Gonna miss this snarky Scot.
Finally stumbled onto the magic setting to get a tolerable LinkedIn feed. Maybe this was obvious to other folks, but I suffered weeks of “recommended for you” thought leader/personal branding baloney before finding this!
July 16, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Finally stumbled onto the magic setting to get a tolerable LinkedIn feed. Maybe this was obvious to other folks, but I suffered weeks of “recommended for you” thought leader/personal branding baloney before finding this!
Good morning #ASMicrobe!
Stop by poster AES-718 today to chat with awesome ORISE postdoc Yewande Ajao. She is presenting her work on predatory bacteria as killers of Salmonella. We’ll be manuscript writing soon, so feedback is welcome!
Stop by poster AES-718 today to chat with awesome ORISE postdoc Yewande Ajao. She is presenting her work on predatory bacteria as killers of Salmonella. We’ll be manuscript writing soon, so feedback is welcome!
June 16, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Good morning #ASMicrobe!
Stop by poster AES-718 today to chat with awesome ORISE postdoc Yewande Ajao. She is presenting her work on predatory bacteria as killers of Salmonella. We’ll be manuscript writing soon, so feedback is welcome!
Stop by poster AES-718 today to chat with awesome ORISE postdoc Yewande Ajao. She is presenting her work on predatory bacteria as killers of Salmonella. We’ll be manuscript writing soon, so feedback is welcome!
Stumbled across this Wikimedia Commons folk culture photography contest, and I feel like it encapsulates some fascinating recent conversations I’ve had with Anthro Husband about how to balance documenting+understanding cultures with respecting+honoring autonomy.
February 1, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Stumbled across this Wikimedia Commons folk culture photography contest, and I feel like it encapsulates some fascinating recent conversations I’ve had with Anthro Husband about how to balance documenting+understanding cultures with respecting+honoring autonomy.
Reading books by my Georgia Tech colleagues: Book 3
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement by Cassidy Sugimoto (GT Public Policy) and Vincent Larivière.
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement by Cassidy Sugimoto (GT Public Policy) and Vincent Larivière.
December 6, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Reading books by my Georgia Tech colleagues: Book 3
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement by Cassidy Sugimoto (GT Public Policy) and Vincent Larivière.
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement by Cassidy Sugimoto (GT Public Policy) and Vincent Larivière.
“Do you buy beer just based on the label?”
In this case, obviously yes.
In this case, obviously yes.
December 6, 2023 at 2:32 AM
“Do you buy beer just based on the label?”
In this case, obviously yes.
In this case, obviously yes.
These two generate sufficient chaos!
September 28, 2023 at 9:54 PM
These two generate sufficient chaos!
In the interest of correcting this disappointing search result…
Bdellovibrio are super cool. They eat other bacteria. They’re everywhere, and they’re very speedy.
(Seriously, they’re everywhere. Former student Luke isolated Bdellovibrio from a custodial closet drain.)
Bdellovibrio are super cool. They eat other bacteria. They’re everywhere, and they’re very speedy.
(Seriously, they’re everywhere. Former student Luke isolated Bdellovibrio from a custodial closet drain.)
September 19, 2023 at 1:50 AM
In the interest of correcting this disappointing search result…
Bdellovibrio are super cool. They eat other bacteria. They’re everywhere, and they’re very speedy.
(Seriously, they’re everywhere. Former student Luke isolated Bdellovibrio from a custodial closet drain.)
Bdellovibrio are super cool. They eat other bacteria. They’re everywhere, and they’re very speedy.
(Seriously, they’re everywhere. Former student Luke isolated Bdellovibrio from a custodial closet drain.)
Opening day of the main event!
Ready for two weeks of tennis.
Got this mug on my first (and so far only) visit to the US Open.
Ready for two weeks of tennis.
Got this mug on my first (and so far only) visit to the US Open.
August 28, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Opening day of the main event!
Ready for two weeks of tennis.
Got this mug on my first (and so far only) visit to the US Open.
Ready for two weeks of tennis.
Got this mug on my first (and so far only) visit to the US Open.
Reading books by my Georgia Tech colleagues: Book 2
Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge by Amy Bruckman.
Very timely exploration of how we build community in online spaces and how design (good or bad) shapes those communities.
Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge by Amy Bruckman.
Very timely exploration of how we build community in online spaces and how design (good or bad) shapes those communities.
August 25, 2023 at 11:18 PM
Reading books by my Georgia Tech colleagues: Book 2
Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge by Amy Bruckman.
Very timely exploration of how we build community in online spaces and how design (good or bad) shapes those communities.
Should You Believe Wikipedia? Online Communities and the Construction of Knowledge by Amy Bruckman.
Very timely exploration of how we build community in online spaces and how design (good or bad) shapes those communities.
Reading books by my Georgia Tech colleagues: Book 1
Architecture for Teens by Danielle Willkens.
Even though I’m long past my teen years, this was a great introduction to architecture. Also a nice tactile reading experience - good book design!
Architecture for Teens by Danielle Willkens.
Even though I’m long past my teen years, this was a great introduction to architecture. Also a nice tactile reading experience - good book design!
August 18, 2023 at 12:20 AM
Reading books by my Georgia Tech colleagues: Book 1
Architecture for Teens by Danielle Willkens.
Even though I’m long past my teen years, this was a great introduction to architecture. Also a nice tactile reading experience - good book design!
Architecture for Teens by Danielle Willkens.
Even though I’m long past my teen years, this was a great introduction to architecture. Also a nice tactile reading experience - good book design!