Really disappointed to see that this year's NSF GRFP solicitation excludes second-year grad students (this late in the application cycle too!) I'm a previous recipient and applied in my second year because I did rotations during my first year. This unfairly penalizes rotation students.

We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for the OHMC 2026 Symposium: Dr. Joy Bergelson 🎉 A pioneer in plant–microbe interactions & coevolution, Dr. Bergelson will join us May 13–14, 2026 at Penn State. Register today! www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...

My latest byline over at Penn State News. In a time of research funding cuts and the uncertain future of science, it's really meaningful to work with these outstanding students and do all we can to prepare them for careers outside of academia.

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🎉 Big news from the One Health Microbiome Center! We’re thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of BIOMS (Biotechnological and Integrative Opportunities in Microbiome Science) doctoral fellows at Penn State. tinyurl.com/nvrczx37

🎉 We’re launching BIOMS! The One Health Microbiome Center just received a $2.6M NIH T32 grant to train the next generation of microbiome scientists across human, environmental, and agricultural microbiome research. Full story 👉 shorturl.at/uKk0P

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State | Penn State University

The Penn State One Health Microbiome Center received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a training program to provide early career professional development and research support ...

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Proud to see Penn State ranked 24th in the U.S. and 82nd globally in the 2026 QS rankings — with a special mention for the One Health Microbiome Center! A great moment for microbiome science & interdisciplinary research. Read more: www.psu.edu/news/academi... #OneHealth #Microbiome #PennState

Penn State ranks 24th in US, 82nd globally in 2026 QS World University Rankings  | Penn State University

Penn State tied for No. 82 in the world in the recently released 2026 QS World University Rankings, placing the University in the top 6% worldwide among the 1,501 institutions ranked by QS. Penn State...

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Come work with me (literally!! This role will be working with me directly!) Cool unique role for someone interested in life sci, sci comm, and outreach/education!

One Health Microbiome Center@psumbiome.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Job alert! The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State is hiring a Research Technologist — perfect for early-career pros into microbiome science, education, & science storytelling. 📚🧬 Apply now! tinyurl.com/3erfudrb

Come work with me (literally!! This role will be working with me directly!) Cool unique role for someone interested in life sci, sci comm, and outreach/education!

One Health Microbiome Center@psumbiome.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Job alert! The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State is hiring a Research Technologist — perfect for early-career pros into microbiome science, education, & science storytelling. 📚🧬 Apply now! tinyurl.com/3erfudrb

Excited to announce that I've started a new role as a Research Project Manager at @psumbiome.bsky.social! I am thrilled to be working with a fantastic team to support the great microbiome research going on here at the Center!

Big news for the #microbiome research community! A new paper outlines the next chapter for microbiome data standards beyond human studies and into environmental & non-human research. Excited to share that OHMC's Dr. Sarah Bordenstein was part of this collaborative effort! #OpenScience #OneHealth

Microbiome data management in action workshop: Atlanta, GA, USA, June 12–13, 2024 - Environmental Microbiome

Microbiome research is revolutionizing human and environmental health, but the value and reuse of microbiome data are significantly hampered by the limited development and adoption of data standards. ...

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Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay. As we celebrate, we also acknowledge that there are still areas of gender inequality, including healthcare. The first step in addressing this is talking about it. If we can’t talk openly about women’s health, we can’t advance women’s health.

Let’s talk about women’s health

When promoting the ReConstruct technology, which improves the lives of patients undergoing breast reconstruction, our social media team found that the use of the word “breast” was deemed as…

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

More baking pics! This weekend I took a class at the local community education center on cupcake decorating 🥰 really happy with how these turned out and I learned so much about piping and buttercream!

I realize I post more baking content than science content....but I hope no one minds 😁 Lussekatter for Santa Lucia day! Saffron buns with a touch of cardamom.

Today's bake: lemon poppyseed and cheddar chive scones 😋

Some holiday treats I made when I was home visiting my family last week. Pomegranate cardamom apple pie, cinnamon rolls, and a holiday French 75 (added in a cranberry syrup!) ❤️🎄

Buy some #sciart, you'll feel better. Original watercolor and ink paintings, not prints! Each one unique artologica.etsy.com

#RawMilk is trending again so... A 🧵 on Milk Hygiene and Infant Mortality seems necessary. Pasteurization made milk consumption safer and reduced infant mortality in the early 20th century by nearly 50%. #MedSky #IDSky 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A Brief History of Milk Hygiene and Its Impact on Infant Mortality from 1875 to 1925 and Implications for Today: A Review

The objective of this review is to provide an integrated historical account of the complex, often convoluted events impacting milk hygiene and its res…

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6 months ago I started my sticker of the month club, where I send people a gut microbiome themed sticker each month. I didn’t expect anyone to actually subscribe to it, but 20 people have so far 🥲 so grateful for each and every one them. Sending out the December drop tomorrow! 💌

Let the Friendsgiving baking commence!

📣Come join the microbiome digest team & write microbiome research news! It's a great experience & you're gonna learn a lot. microbiomedigest.com/sample-page/...

About the team

Since January 2017, the writing of the (nearly) daily Microbiome Digest blog posts has been done by a fantastic team of scientists from all over the world, who all share their love of microbiology and...

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Intro post! My name is Grace, I have a PhD in Microbiology from Oregon State where I studied the gut microbiome and health/behavior in a mouse model of autism and in Nosema-infected honeybees. I'm currently a postdoc at Harvard using organs-on-chips to study biotherapeutics for intestinal diseases.

🦠👬 Social networks influence your gut microbiome, including family, friends and even friends' friends. The more time you spend with someone, the more similar your microbiomes... Fascinating work from @fbeghini.bsky.social & @nachristakis.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks - Nature

An investigation into the relationship between network structure and gut microbiome composition among people living in 18 isolated Honduras villages reveals that strain-sharing can be mediated by...

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Excited to see this out in Cell! If you use microbiome data to look for disease associations, you might want to make sure microbial load is not confounding your results! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Congratulations @suguru-nishijima.bsky.social @borklab.bsky.social and others #microsky #microbiome

Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations

A machine-learning approach enables the quantification of microbial load (microbial cells per gram) in fecal samples based on the relative microbiome profile. The predicted microbial load emerged as a...

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Love a morning cup of coffee? New research published this week in Nature finds that the coffee-drinker microbiome is clearly distinct from non-drinkers. In an analysis of over 22,000 metagenomes across the US and UK, authors found a strong association between coffee consumption and microbiome.

Are there any science sleuths from Africa here? Do you know any? Trying to diversify my network. Science sleuth = anyone scanning the scientific literature for problems or potential fraud, in images, tables, statistics, etc. Hit me in DM or here. Thank you ❤️

Science posts soon. For now enjoy this seven strand plaited loaf I baked over the weekend and enjoyed with whipped honey butter and tea, while finishing up a fantasy novel on the couch. #baking

Alright first post!! Thanks to @svetlanaup.bsky.social for sending me the Microbiome Starter Packs! Excited to re-connect with everyone here :) I'll do a re-introduction post soon!