Michaela Schwaiger-Haber
@michimsh.bsky.social
Analytical chemist focused on mass spectrometry based metabolomics | Outdoor enthusiast
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Interested in a co-authorship?
We’re building a tool for repository-scale untargeted #metabolomics and #exposomics of #environmental data. To make it the best it can be, we’re looking for people willing to share high-resolution LC-MS/MS (DDA) data from #water, #soil, #sediment, and related samples.
We’re building a tool for repository-scale untargeted #metabolomics and #exposomics of #environmental data. To make it the best it can be, we’re looking for people willing to share high-resolution LC-MS/MS (DDA) data from #water, #soil, #sediment, and related samples.
August 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Interested in a co-authorship?
We’re building a tool for repository-scale untargeted #metabolomics and #exposomics of #environmental data. To make it the best it can be, we’re looking for people willing to share high-resolution LC-MS/MS (DDA) data from #water, #soil, #sediment, and related samples.
We’re building a tool for repository-scale untargeted #metabolomics and #exposomics of #environmental data. To make it the best it can be, we’re looking for people willing to share high-resolution LC-MS/MS (DDA) data from #water, #soil, #sediment, and related samples.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
How a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond Scientific
A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.
www.richmondscientific.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
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Roll-out of RSV vaccine and antibody treatment leads to massive drop in US hospitalisations
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
Roll-out of RSV vaccine and antibody treatment leads to massive drop in US hospitalisations
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the roll-out of preventive approaches has had an immediate impact on RSV rates.
www.gavi.org
May 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Roll-out of RSV vaccine and antibody treatment leads to massive drop in US hospitalisations
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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This is what can be achieved today due to longstanding federal support of academic basic science alongside close partnership of universities, private industry and NIH intramural initiatives. An ecosystem worth not just saving but doubling down on!
innovativegenomics.org/news/first-p...
innovativegenomics.org/news/first-p...
First Patient Treated with Personalized CRISPR Therapy, Developed in Just Six Months
The first on-demand CRISPR therapy for an infant with a rare metabolic disease developed by the IGI and collaborators around the world.
innovativegenomics.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is what can be achieved today due to longstanding federal support of academic basic science alongside close partnership of universities, private industry and NIH intramural initiatives. An ecosystem worth not just saving but doubling down on!
innovativegenomics.org/news/first-p...
innovativegenomics.org/news/first-p...
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Great article by @nobelprize.bsky.social laureate @ardemp.bskyverified.social outlining the health, economic and national security benefits of US biomedical research, and the devastation of government efforts to destroy our leading edge.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
www.cnn.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Great article by @nobelprize.bsky.social laureate @ardemp.bskyverified.social outlining the health, economic and national security benefits of US biomedical research, and the devastation of government efforts to destroy our leading edge.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
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Among the most striking things I saw today were passing drivers who didn't simply give a polite honk in support, but pumped a fist out the window with their whole body, visibly excited to see people out there.
Because a protest shows there is something to be done, and people to do it with you.
Because a protest shows there is something to be done, and people to do it with you.
Protest changes the permission structure. It says fascists will not be allowed to proceed unencumbered. And if you didn't think there was anything to be done, a protest shows you many think otherwise.
April 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Among the most striking things I saw today were passing drivers who didn't simply give a polite honk in support, but pumped a fist out the window with their whole body, visibly excited to see people out there.
Because a protest shows there is something to be done, and people to do it with you.
Because a protest shows there is something to be done, and people to do it with you.
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I am in awe of Senator Booker for what he did over the last two days.
After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
April 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I am in awe of Senator Booker for what he did over the last two days.
Fascinating article from 2017:
"'Hubris syndrome,' Owen writes, 'is a disorder of the possession of power.' ... Its 14 clinical features include: manifest contempt for others, loss of contact with reality, restless or reckless actions, and displays of incompetence."
"'Hubris syndrome,' Owen writes, 'is a disorder of the possession of power.' ... Its 14 clinical features include: manifest contempt for others, loss of contact with reality, restless or reckless actions, and displays of incompetence."
February 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fascinating article from 2017:
"'Hubris syndrome,' Owen writes, 'is a disorder of the possession of power.' ... Its 14 clinical features include: manifest contempt for others, loss of contact with reality, restless or reckless actions, and displays of incompetence."
"'Hubris syndrome,' Owen writes, 'is a disorder of the possession of power.' ... Its 14 clinical features include: manifest contempt for others, loss of contact with reality, restless or reckless actions, and displays of incompetence."
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Our modern houses full of plastic burn faster, hotter, and release more toxic smoke. Your couch is like a block of gasoline. The gases from these can be toxic, and can't be filtered by an N95 like particulate matter can. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
What Happens When a Plastic City Burns
Most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our modern houses full of plastic burn faster, hotter, and release more toxic smoke. Your couch is like a block of gasoline. The gases from these can be toxic, and can't be filtered by an N95 like particulate matter can. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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More than 60 German-speaking universities and research institutes have just jointly announced they will cease activities on X because “the current orientation of the platform is not compatible with their core values” incl. scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse” 🧪
January 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
More than 60 German-speaking universities and research institutes have just jointly announced they will cease activities on X because “the current orientation of the platform is not compatible with their core values” incl. scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse” 🧪
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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewable electricity for 10 straight months
'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for 10 straight months
Uruguay's rapid energy transformation has shielded electricity users from global shocks.
theprogressplaybook.com
December 31, 2024 at 12:30 PM
‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewable electricity for 10 straight months
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Delighted for my first Bluesky post to be in celebration of the work of Ronnie (@nightscientist.bsky.social) — can’t say enough about his talent & creativity! If you’re interested in the link between dietary fructose and cancer, check out his paper.
#metabolomics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#metabolomics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer - Nature
Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer indirectly via metabolite transfer.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Delighted for my first Bluesky post to be in celebration of the work of Ronnie (@nightscientist.bsky.social) — can’t say enough about his talent & creativity! If you’re interested in the link between dietary fructose and cancer, check out his paper.
#metabolomics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#metabolomics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I took biochem in 2001, and for nearly 20 years read amino acid sequences daily… and I never knew Dayhoff named them or even the logic behind things like Q until last Friday (h/t Mike Janech). Also, this is another big Dayhoff moment for me. She was incredible!
#proteomics #bioinformatics
#proteomics #bioinformatics
Dr. Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
biology.arizona.edu
November 24, 2024 at 12:39 PM
I took biochem in 2001, and for nearly 20 years read amino acid sequences daily… and I never knew Dayhoff named them or even the logic behind things like Q until last Friday (h/t Mike Janech). Also, this is another big Dayhoff moment for me. She was incredible!
#proteomics #bioinformatics
#proteomics #bioinformatics
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A friend of mine and also Dave Coulier were recently diagnosed with non-hodgkin lymphoma...the kind of lymphoma I didn't have.
The fact that I had Hodgkin's was very good news but everyone I asked about WHY HL was so much less dangerous than NHL just kinda shrugged...
So I figured it out!
The fact that I had Hodgkin's was very good news but everyone I asked about WHY HL was so much less dangerous than NHL just kinda shrugged...
So I figured it out!
November 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
A friend of mine and also Dave Coulier were recently diagnosed with non-hodgkin lymphoma...the kind of lymphoma I didn't have.
The fact that I had Hodgkin's was very good news but everyone I asked about WHY HL was so much less dangerous than NHL just kinda shrugged...
So I figured it out!
The fact that I had Hodgkin's was very good news but everyone I asked about WHY HL was so much less dangerous than NHL just kinda shrugged...
So I figured it out!
Reposted by Michaela Schwaiger-Haber
Did you know ASMS offers a FREE Mock Interview Program? Sign up by Nov 15 to be an interviewee or interviewer (any career sector & stage). If you are a student or postdoc going on the job market, this is for you!
Info & sign-up:
www.asms.org/member-center/mock-interviews-for-students-postdocs
Info & sign-up:
www.asms.org/member-center/mock-interviews-for-students-postdocs
November 13, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Did you know ASMS offers a FREE Mock Interview Program? Sign up by Nov 15 to be an interviewee or interviewer (any career sector & stage). If you are a student or postdoc going on the job market, this is for you!
Info & sign-up:
www.asms.org/member-center/mock-interviews-for-students-postdocs
Info & sign-up:
www.asms.org/member-center/mock-interviews-for-students-postdocs
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Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
October 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
Reposted by Michaela Schwaiger-Haber
New preprint up! We sequenced hundreds of samples from across one of Earth's oldest living organisms - the Pando aspen clone - to understand how mutations accumulate and spread in long-lived clonal organisms. Our results were…surprising. 1/30
October 26, 2024 at 5:45 PM
New preprint up! We sequenced hundreds of samples from across one of Earth's oldest living organisms - the Pando aspen clone - to understand how mutations accumulate and spread in long-lived clonal organisms. Our results were…surprising. 1/30
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Brilliant @sciam.bsky.social piece by @tarahaelle.bsky.social on the incredible impact vaccines have made to global health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
October 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Brilliant @sciam.bsky.social piece by @tarahaelle.bsky.social on the incredible impact vaccines have made to global health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
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Honored to be a co-author on the latest state of the climate report in BioScience with Dr. William Ripple and colleagues “The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth”: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled
academic.oup.com
October 8, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Honored to be a co-author on the latest state of the climate report in BioScience with Dr. William Ripple and colleagues “The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth”: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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“A death certificate would say he died of sepsis from a bone infection, but my friend and I have a term for the illness that killed him: end-stage poverty.”
An important piece on what healthcare really means, from Lindsay Ryan, one of my fav people.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/o...
An important piece on what healthcare really means, from Lindsay Ryan, one of my fav people.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/o...
Opinion | Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty
If health care is interpreted in the truest sense of caring for people’s health, it must extend well beyond the boundaries of hospitals and clinics.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
“A death certificate would say he died of sepsis from a bone infection, but my friend and I have a term for the illness that killed him: end-stage poverty.”
An important piece on what healthcare really means, from Lindsay Ryan, one of my fav people.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/o...
An important piece on what healthcare really means, from Lindsay Ryan, one of my fav people.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/o...
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Starting 11/20 (today), US Postal Service will be mailing out four more COVID tests per household! Sign up here: www.covid.gov/tests 🩺 🛟 🧪
COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests
Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.
www.covid.gov
November 20, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Starting 11/20 (today), US Postal Service will be mailing out four more COVID tests per household! Sign up here: www.covid.gov/tests 🩺 🛟 🧪