El Paso's dry, sunny climate made it a destination for TB patients seeking "the cure." Sunshine and dry air were thought to heal lungs.

This sunflower is thriving in the same desert heat that once drew thousands here for TB treatment. Different kind of growth, same relentless El Paso sun. #TBsky

Winston Churchill demonstrating the art of the strategic pause. Sometimes progress means stopping halfway up the mountain to bask in the sunlight.

PhD lesson from my bulldog: Break overwhelming tasks into manageable chunks. Not every staircase needs to be conquered in one breathless dash. #TBsky

World TB Day finds me where I belong - suited up and heading in to work on Mtb cultures.

TB exists because we allow it to exist. But in labs around the world today, scientists like me are working to change that equation.

One culture, one experiment, one discovery at a time.

#TBsky

I got green! I did such a nerdy happy dance when I saw it!

When your research subject gets the @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social treatment. A reminder that TB isn't just lab work - it's human stories spanning centuries. And why we desperately need to overwhelm it with new treatments before it outsmarts us again.
#TBsky

Today at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, I'm reminded that TB sanatoriums didn't become museums by accident - they represent decades of scientific progress, global cooperation, and public health investment. What we stop funding today becomes tomorrow's crisis.

#Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth #TBResearch

Defending proposals and defying expectations. We can do it. 💪📚

#PhDLife #ProposalDefense #WomenInSTEM #WeCanDoIt #MilitaryScholar #TBResearch #AcademiaStrong

Roses are red, MacConkey is pink, my bacteria wrote LOVE (I need sleep I think).

Klebsiella pneumoniae on MacConkey agar showing off its lactose fermentation (and apparently its romantic side).

#PhDLife

Not going to sugarcoat it - it's been a brutal week for American science and academia. But leaving lab tonight, an owl nearly took me out while hunting... which feels like an oddly fitting metaphor for this week.

Proposal defense prep looks better with toasty chlorophyll companions 🌿📚 Because let's be honest - if you're cold, they're cold (bring the plant babies inside) ❄️🏡

Field trip: When your family supports your PhD obsession by hiking to an abandoned TB sanitarium in the Organ Mountains.

Never miss a chance to turn a family hike into a science lesson! 🏔️🧬

#MTBResearch #PhDLife #OrganMountains #LasCruces #ScienceHistory #FamilyAdventures #tuberculosis

They say in academia you can work any 18 hours you want. Today, I chose pre-dawn proposal writing so we could chase Franklin Mountain views and playground slides. Proposal defense prep can wait - childhood won't. ⛰️

#PhDMomLife #DefensePrep #AcademiaMom #ElPasoLife #FranklinMountains