Sunday was a perfect day to visit @mobotgarden.bsky.social. Did one of the guided tours and learned some fun history before our usual stroll around the gardens.

The plague comes to Raymondville! Another opportunity to dig out the #PlagueDoctor costume and take a group of middle school students on a journey during the time of the plague. Also got to talk about handwashing with the younger kids and make hand prints on agar plates. Stay tuned for the results!

Explain your @: I study "germs". Inspired by a character from #MicrobeZoo at my alma mater @michiganstateu.bsky.social. I juggle the concepts that most microbes are beneficial but we need to respect that some may be harmful. At #ASMicrobe I asked Johnny Chang to draw my @ (no other prompts)!

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Explain your @: it's my Inupiaq name, misspelled :)

Wrapping up #EngineeringWithBiology. A great time introducing this awesome group of students to synthetic biology. Engaged and inquisitive group. Terrific project posters they created to share with with family and friends. The future is bright! #MissouriSandT #SandTBioSci

Last full day of #EngineeringWithBiology. Standards, biobricks, assembly, and testing. Nice results from #ColorfulWorld experiment. Bioluminescent art. Group photos with GIANTmicrobes and #AgarArt. Wrapping up the day putting posters together for their final projects.

Second full day of #EngineeringWithBiology camp. Finalizing project ideas, checking the results of #EauDeColi, presentations from #MissouriSandT students and faculty, pipecleaner plasmid activity, yeast and bacterial transformation, and of course #AgarArt! Whew! #SandTBioSci

First full day of #BuildingWithBiology camp. Starting with acting out DNA replication. Covering the basics of synthetic biology and sharing project ideas. Ending with some fun lab work. #MissouriSandT #SandTBioSci

Some great conversation to kick off #EngineeringWithBiology camp. Thanks to the colleagues and students who came by to join the discussion. Even the Chancellor stopped by for a visit! #MissouriSandT #SandTBioSci @nisenet.bsky.social

The stage is set! Ready to kick off #EngineeringWithBiology Summer camp with an open forum on engineering the mosquito. If you're in Rolla, stop by 126 Schrenk Hall at 6:30 pm to join the conversation. #MissouriSandT #SandTBioSci #sandtcase #sandtcec @nisenet.bsky.social

Final #ASMicrobe keynote by #SteffanieStrathdee and her amazing story about #PhageTherapy @asm.org

Delightful #CarskiAwardLecture by #AnnStevens Great advice about story telling, connections, and adaptability. #ASMicrobe @asm.org

Wrapping up #ASMStudio with a live episode of #ThisWeekInVirology on the latest information on the #EbolaOutbreak #ASMicrobe @asm.org

Live episode of #MattersMicrobial at #ASMicrobe. #ASMicrobiology #markowenmartin

Friends and colleagues. If you are at #ASMicrobe come by the #ASMStudio at 11:30 today for my talk about some microbiology history. @asm.org

Great turnout for #MicrobeLunch! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to celebrate our microbial friends. #MissouriS&T #MissouriS&TBiology #MissouriS&TCASE.

A day late for #NationalBubbleTeaDay but then every day should be #BubbleTeaDay. The original #ChunShuiTang still reigns supreme but lots of great alternatives.

Today's the day! #MicrobeLunch returns. 11 am to 1 pm in 206 IDE. Stop in any time to enjoy Dr. Dave's Diminutive Delicacies. Everything served is made by microbes!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by #SpaceOnPine for #TheAgarArtProject exhibit. Huge thank you to Kevin, Chad, and Kimber for letting me infect their space for a few days! Missed the exhibit? Check out what you missed on my website: sites.mst.edu/djwesten/aga...

Such an honor to get to travel with these young people and watch them shine. The future is in good hands! #MissouriSandT #sandtcase #sandtcec #SandTKummerCollege

Excited to be back in Taiwan for the Global Summit of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine. Proud of the 3 student teams participating. #MissouriSandT #SandTBioSci

First full day in Taipei for the Missouri S&T Global Health Innovation Challenge teams. Great visit to H2U company to learn about their business and to practice the pitches. Great conversations and valuable insight. Big Thank You to H2U for their generous hospitality.

An interdisciplinary team of biology, engineering,, and computer science majors are heading to Taiwan to participate in the Global Health Innovation Challenge competition. Follow along to keep up-to-date on their progress. news.mst.edu/2026/03/st-s...

S&T students advance to Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge semi-finals

Three teams of Missouri University of Science and Technology students and alumni have advanced to the semi-finals of the Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge hosted by the Carle Illinois College o...

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Proud of the students from the lab who were able to present their research at the #SolvingForTomorrow research symposium. #MissouriS&TBiology #MissouriS&T #MissouriS&TCASE

Tulip time! Our hardworking landscaping crews keeping campus beautiful. Get out of your office and enjoy the scenery. #MissouriS&T

Nice turnout to greet our National Champion and record setting track and field team All-Americans! #MinerSports #MissouriS&T #MinerPride!

Beautiful day for a parade!

Lots of great #bioluminescent #AgarArt from the #BestEverAgarArt event on Tuesday. Stay tuned for photos of the chromoprotein art.

Always fun when students take me up on my offer to bring friends to class for my annual St. Pat's lecture. Hopefully fun was had by all and we all learned a little something about shamrocks ☘️ and beer 🍺 #MissouriSandT #sandtcase

Nice turnout for the #BestEverAgarArt event. Here are a couple photos of some of the participants and all the awesome #BioluminescentArt they created. The #ChromoproteinArt will be ready next week. #MissouriS&T #MissouriS&TBiology #MissouriS&TCollegeofArts,SciencesandEducation

Hey Rolla. It's time for the #BestEverAgarArt event. Stop by 126 Schrenk Hall today any time between 5:15 pm and 7 pm to create your own living art. Check out my website for examples of the kind of artwork YOU can make: sites.mst.edu/djwesten/aga...