Clay Fuqua
@FuquaClay
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Bloomington, IN
Joined November 2015
The thematic issue on Biofilms is now out for FEMS Microbiology Reviews. Multiple great reviews on a range of biofilm topics. #ASMBiofilms
https://t.co/YPNJHHtXxT
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This Thematic Issue explores recent research findings on fungal and bacterial biofilms in various ecosystems and the implications for human health. Topics cover
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Biofilm dispersal patterns revealed using far-red fluorogenic probes https://t.co/NapbWniMnz
#biorxiv_micrbio
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Our new paper on pterin-dependent regulatory systems is out with @JenLovesBugs and our collaborators at Va Tech (Kylie Allen lab), Northwestern (Karla Satchell and colleagues at the CSBID), and Purdue (Arun Ghosh lab), & Fuqua lab alums. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2319903121
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Looking forward to a great conference!
Mark your calendars - 10th ASM Conference on Biofilms (2025) - November 9-13. We will communicate the location for this conference in short order. #Biofilms2025
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A historical sequence deletion in a commonly used Bacillus subtilis chromosome integration vector generates undetected ... https://t.co/QCiDHyi9Hq
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Since the 1980s, chromosome-integration vectors have been used as a core method of engineering Bacillus subtilis . One of the most frequently used vector backbones contains chromosomally derived...
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An interesting piece on the benefits of cooperation in science
In 'Prisoner's Science', @FangFerric and I analyze three situations that scientists face (see table below) through the lens of the Prisoner's dilemma and conclude that cooperation is the best option https://t.co/VKdip9ruQu
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Also thrilled to be joined today by our newest colleague Nicki Limoli @DominiqueLimoli for the 2023 IU Micro Retreat! First talk of the retreat!
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We are excited to host Pam Brown @BrownlabMizzou today for the IU Micro Retreat! Another terrific IU Micro alumnus to inspire our trainees and faculty.
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Looking forward to the IU Biotechnology Joan Woods Lecture this Thursday (10/05, 5:20-6:20pm, BB124) from Dr. Robin Patel @micro_rp on biofilm-associated infections on prosthetic joints - also hopefully, some insights into Dr. Patel's amazing career path.
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Faculty position opening in an excellent Microbiology program at U. Montreal, with former IU colleague Yves Brun @BrunLabCaulo and a growing cohort of excellent microbiologists https://t.co/aYAfgeHmEg
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Looking forward to the Watanabe Symposium tomorrow (09/30) through the IU Quantitative and Chemical Biology training grant. @IUQCB
https://t.co/fb9CngSJri
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I actually found this quite good: not nearly as hagiographic as some of the other pieces, and gives a real idea of Nei as a (scientific) person https://t.co/plpB3kyvfi
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Masatoshi Nei (1931 to 2023): Founder of molecular evolutionary genetics
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Great representation of IU Micro members past and present!
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This is bad news.
Extensive tornado damage to a Pfizer drug manufacturing site in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Wednesday, has threatened critical supplies for U.S. hospitals. The property held one-fourth of its injectable medications for hospitals. See the damage: https://t.co/WhVNvjgpys
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I’m delighted that our paper on the Multicellularity Long Term Evolution Experiment (MuLTEE) has, at long last, been published. This paper establishes the foundations of what I’d like to work on for the rest of my career. 1/25 Free, full access link: https://t.co/lWh33eHQrf
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I had similar experiences editing for Frontiers.
I resigned as an Associate Editor for a Frontiers journal because of the way their automated system took away much of my editorial autonomy. some details that might also explain odd reviewer/author experiences: (1/7)
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Congrats to our amazing IU Colleague Xindan Wang, one of this year's IU Outstanding Junior Faculty Award recipients! We are so fortunate to have such talented young colleagues such as Xindan in the Indiana Microbiology program. https://t.co/5ZcNbv7AkT
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The award identifies promising tenure-track faculty who have not yet been awarded tenure and provides resources to further develop their research programs or...
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Wow - bacterial quorum sensing in the news. Congrats to Bonnie and Pete! Nice combination with Alphafold scientists as well.
Congratulations to the 2023 Canada Gairdner Award laureates! This year’s laureates represent some of the world’s most significant biomedical and global health research & discoveries. Watch the announcement recording ft. a Q&A with all 8 laureates here ➡️ https://t.co/YK46z1J3QX
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Our work on host-generated tRNA fragments in inhibiting oral pathobiont Fusobacterium nucleatum just came on line @putingdong @ISMEJournal . The chemical modification improves efficacy at nM range. Works against clinical isolates from colorectal cancer.
nature.com
The ISME Journal - Targeting Fusobacterium nucleatum through chemical modifications of host-derived transfer RNA fragments
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