Patrick R. Secor
@prsecor.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Montana State University. Studying bacteria and their viruses with a focus on phage-host-microbe interactions.
Lab Website: https://secorlab.org
Faculty profile:
https://www.montana.edu/mbi/directory/2553333/patrick-secor
Lab Website: https://secorlab.org
Faculty profile:
https://www.montana.edu/mbi/directory/2553333/patrick-secor
Fall is creeping into the foothills. Montana State University viewed from the south looking north
August 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Fall is creeping into the foothills. Montana State University viewed from the south looking north
My Far Side comic on the lab door is tripping people up. Pull hard!
August 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My Far Side comic on the lab door is tripping people up. Pull hard!
Today along the banks of the Yellowstone River
August 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Today along the banks of the Yellowstone River
Happy to report that both my house and I survived the weekend 🪚
July 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy to report that both my house and I survived the weekend 🪚
We took the day off from the lab and spent all day in Paradise Valley, Montana on the Yellowstone River
July 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We took the day off from the lab and spent all day in Paradise Valley, Montana on the Yellowstone River
On tonight’s ride: The Montana State Ag fields with mustard seed, barley, and beef!
July 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
On tonight’s ride: The Montana State Ag fields with mustard seed, barley, and beef!
July 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thrilled to welcome @ortizdeora.bsky.social to the Secor Lab! 🧬 Her recent paper in Nat Micro (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) introduces Phollow, a powerful tool to track phage-host interactions. We'll use it to study phages in the tick microbiome + Lyme disease spirochetes.
July 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Thrilled to welcome @ortizdeora.bsky.social to the Secor Lab! 🧬 Her recent paper in Nat Micro (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) introduces Phollow, a powerful tool to track phage-host interactions. We'll use it to study phages in the tick microbiome + Lyme disease spirochetes.
Our summer REU student Brady Ward gave a great talk about filamentous phage today at Montana State University
June 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our summer REU student Brady Ward gave a great talk about filamentous phage today at Montana State University
May 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🚨New paper!
A prophage-encoded sRNA limits lytic phage infection in adherent-invasive E. coli.
Huge thanks to members of the Round Lab, @duerkoplab.bsky.social, Wiedenheft Lab, and phage legend Sherwood Casjens.
#microsky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A prophage-encoded sRNA limits lytic phage infection in adherent-invasive E. coli.
Huge thanks to members of the Round Lab, @duerkoplab.bsky.social, Wiedenheft Lab, and phage legend Sherwood Casjens.
#microsky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨New paper!
A prophage-encoded sRNA limits lytic phage infection in adherent-invasive E. coli.
Huge thanks to members of the Round Lab, @duerkoplab.bsky.social, Wiedenheft Lab, and phage legend Sherwood Casjens.
#microsky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A prophage-encoded sRNA limits lytic phage infection in adherent-invasive E. coli.
Huge thanks to members of the Round Lab, @duerkoplab.bsky.social, Wiedenheft Lab, and phage legend Sherwood Casjens.
#microsky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Happy Cinco de Mayo from Montana
May 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Happy Cinco de Mayo from Montana
Hey y'all, please join me in welcoming Montana State University's Center for Biofilm Engineering to BlueSky!
@cbe-biofilm.bsky.social
biofilm.montana.edu
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
@cbe-biofilm.bsky.social
biofilm.montana.edu
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
April 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hey y'all, please join me in welcoming Montana State University's Center for Biofilm Engineering to BlueSky!
@cbe-biofilm.bsky.social
biofilm.montana.edu
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
@cbe-biofilm.bsky.social
biofilm.montana.edu
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬
🚨 The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology.
Happy to answer any questions!
🧫🧪🧬 #microsky
jobs.montana.edu/postings/45680
Happy to answer any questions!
🧫🧪🧬 #microsky
jobs.montana.edu/postings/45680
March 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🚨 The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology.
Happy to answer any questions!
🧫🧪🧬 #microsky
jobs.montana.edu/postings/45680
Happy to answer any questions!
🧫🧪🧬 #microsky
jobs.montana.edu/postings/45680
🚨Postdocs & new faculty!
Apply for the Young Investigator Award and present your research at our upcoming Montana Biofilm Science & Technology Meeting July 9–11, 2025 at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. 🦠🧫🧪🧬
Apply by April 1, 2025
www.biofilm.montana.edu/news/article...
Apply for the Young Investigator Award and present your research at our upcoming Montana Biofilm Science & Technology Meeting July 9–11, 2025 at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. 🦠🧫🧪🧬
Apply by April 1, 2025
www.biofilm.montana.edu/news/article...
February 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨Postdocs & new faculty!
Apply for the Young Investigator Award and present your research at our upcoming Montana Biofilm Science & Technology Meeting July 9–11, 2025 at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. 🦠🧫🧪🧬
Apply by April 1, 2025
www.biofilm.montana.edu/news/article...
Apply for the Young Investigator Award and present your research at our upcoming Montana Biofilm Science & Technology Meeting July 9–11, 2025 at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. 🦠🧫🧪🧬
Apply by April 1, 2025
www.biofilm.montana.edu/news/article...
Update on NIH study section:
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February 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Update on NIH study section:
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Another one bites the dust :(
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February 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another one bites the dust :(
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You inspired me to measure the snow in our backyard here in Montana. 27” !
February 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
You inspired me to measure the snow in our backyard here in Montana. 27” !