Matthew Higgs, PhD
@MadeOfMicrobes
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Associate Staff Scientist at bioMérieux
St Louis, MO
Joined December 2019
This week continues to get better! My first, (co)-First author publication is out in #JBacteriology @ASMicrobiology. I spent most of my Master's on this work. Turns out a small protein like thioredoxin can have big (regulatory) effects! https://t.co/8zq8K1k29R
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The role of thioredoxins in the oxidative stress response of F. tularensis is not known. This study demonstrates that of the two thioredoxins, TrxA1 is vital to counter the oxidative stress in F....
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NIH funding creates medicines, jobs, and economic growth
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You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.
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Extra glucose helps drug-resistant staph thrive in diabetic lesions, suggests a new study in mice. https://t.co/wlkHS2JP7I
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BREAKING: calamity ganon becomes inaugurated and takes residence of the white house
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The best combination 😅 Do you often have either of these ? We need to normalize talking about these things more.
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"We thank the reviewers for their feedback"
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President Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man.
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For decades, you could walk into Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia on some Sunday mornings and see hundreds of tourists from…
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Christmas break? Oh, you mean ‘catch up on all the research I said I’d do in September’
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2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!! 🏆 FOR THE 23RD TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, THE TAR HEELS HAVE WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!
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Vaccines work. Vaccine denial kills. It’s that simple.
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I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to
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Flagellar motility and the mucus environment influence aggregation mediated antibiotic tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ... https://t.co/vDIQ1HBT3X
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Excited to share that a good chunk of my PhD work thus far is now out as a preprint! Check it out to see how motility and mucus impact aggregation and antibiotic tolerance in Pseudomonas
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It was so fun to organize this
We recently held our 3rd annual BioOlympics welcome ceremony! This year, we opened the competition up to all of @UNC_Micro_Imm. We had a great turnout, including several faculty! It was a nailbiter at the end, but the Influenzers group took home the victory!
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Explaining to my supervisor how much progress I’ve made this year
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"Party of law and order." "I choose the best people." "They are eating the cats."
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