Megan Renee Keller
@MRKmicrobes
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Cornell Ph.D. in Microbiology, @DoerrLab | NSF GRFP | Science Communication | #WomenInSTEAM
New York
Joined March 2020
A pivotal moment in my #PhD career is shared in this week’s @ScienceMagazine . Read my story on how I found my joy after a devastating loss #scicomm #research .
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RT @mbiojournal: Molecular mechanism revealed for bacterial sugar overload. @MRKmicrobes @DoerrLab .
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RT @TheScientistLLC: The votes are in for the Reader's Choice portion of our What's Your Story? contest!. 1st place: @pnicklas11.2nd place….
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RT @TheScientistLLC: Take a deep dive into the world of a fascinating giant bacterium. Researchers at University of Glasgow sequenced the….
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RT @CTICornell: Congratulations to Dr. Megan Keller, a CTI Graduate Teaching Fellow who's graduating with her PhD in Biomedical & Biologica….
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RT @DoerrLab: Huge Congratulations to Dr. Megan Renée Keller @MRKmicrobes for successfully and epically defending her PhD today! #proudPI @….
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RT @TheScientistLLC: We are excited to announce the Reader's Choice award for our science writing competition sponsored by @thermofisher!….
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My story has been chosen as a finalist in @TheScientistLLC What’s Your Story? writing contest! Help me win in the Readers’ Choice round by voting below (: #scicomm #writer #Phd.
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With its complete genome sequenced, one of the world’s largest microbes harbors unique energy processes that highlight its relation to its symbiotic host, the surgeonfish.
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RT @DoerrLab: Our new paper out in @PLOSGenetics today! Beautiful work by graduate student @ManuelaAlv95 in another fruitful and enjoyable….
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Author summary Bacteria are surrounded by a mesh-like layer made up of a polymer known as peptidoglycan (PG). This structure provides them with shape and protection against internal osmotic pressure,...
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RT @TheScientistLLC: Announcing the short-listed entries for our science writing competition, sponsored by @thermofisher. Congratulations….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Peptic ulcers and many cases of gastric cancer are caused by an overgrowth of antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori.….
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Since antibiotics tend to have negative side effects on the gut, researchers sought an alternative in an unexpected place: yogurt.
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RT @_MicroBites: Today it is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! . 🧬🔬 Your dedication to unlocking the mysteries of the mi….
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RT @_MicroBites: 📣 New MicroBites!. Diabetic connections lie in our gut 👇 . Gut bacteria’s unique process of breaking down sugars into ener….
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Gut bacteria’s unique process of breaking down sugars into energy leads to host insulin resistance.
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RT @HuWantsToKnow: Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I ne….
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RT @NatureMicrobiol: NEW RESOURCE 💊🦠 High-throughput transcriptomics of 409 bacteria-drug pairs reveals drivers of gut microbiota perturbat….
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RT @weillinstitute: 🎃👻💀And the winner of our Dörr-decorating contest is. wait for it. the @DoerrLab!. Happy Halloween from the Weil….
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Cornell making moves!.
Last month, #CornellVet hosted the first ever intercampus vaccine symposium at @Cornell. 🔬🧪 The theme of the event, co-chaired by @AguilarVirology (CVM) and Dr. @SalliePermar (@WeillCornell), was “Vaccine Innovation to Protect the Next Generation."
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RT @weillinstitute: ICYMI: Institute grad student @MRKmicrobes wrote a thoughtful personal essay in @ScienceMagazine @ScienceCareers on how….
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“Losing my project forced me to reflect on my desires,” this grad student writes
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