Travis Kochan, Ph.D. ๐งฌ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐งซ
@TKochanPhD
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Principal Investigator at the US-FDA studying Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence | Michigan Alumnus | Star Wars Nerd | Video games | Father & Husband
Maryland, USA
Joined June 2013
I recently made a luciferase expressing strain of E.coli and couldnโt resist! #Agarart #microbiology #actuallivingscientist #science #DeathStar #StarWars @ASMicrobiology
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I am excited for the fall season to begin @FinesseWright30 @FinesseOrg @ExtraInningSB @sballrecruiting
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Pleased to share our latest study @NatureComms. We show that the host metabolites fumarate and itaconate impose selective pressure on Staphylococcus aureus, driving its adaptation via the enzyme FumC. Grateful to all who contributed to this work! https://t.co/D2MoAWEdQd
nature.com
Nature Communications - This study reveals how the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus adapts to the lung microenvironment, rich in host metabolites fumarate and itaconate, by using a key enzyme, FumC,...
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Me and my @FinesseWright30 girls went to TN and finished 4th at the @PGFnetwork Super Select 12U Championship. @FinesseOrg
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My daughter got logged out of her @Minecraft account on her Ipad and now when she logs in it gets stuck on this screen. Any ideas or help would be appreciated so my child stops yelling at me ๐คฃ. @Apple
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Thank you to my hard working catchers Molli and Sambo ๐ช @MolliMcD2030 @SammiWright2030 @FinesseWright30 @FinesseOrg
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Walk off hit to get the W at the @PGFnetwork Power 80 last week. I had 5 hits and 3 doubles and picked someone off at 1B. Great first weekend back outside. @FinesseWright30 @YAthletesF @ExtraInningSB @LegacyLegendsS1 @Softball_Home @SBRRetweets @LineDsoftball @CoastRecruits
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It was a solid opening weekend at the @PGFnetwork Beverly Bandits Power 80 tournament for my @FinesseWright30 teammates and I! We finished the weekend 4-2 with some great wins and tough losses. Looking forward to our next time on the field together! Keep climbing the mountain.
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Way to work Kenz! ๐ช
Having fun and working hard at infield training with @champmindcoach
@FinesseWright30 @YAthletesF @ExtraInningSB @LegacyLegendsS1 @Softball_Home @SBRRetweets @LineDsoftball @CoastRecruits
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Finished my weekend at the PGF Super Select Northern championship 5-1 ending with a tough loss on Sunday. @FinesseOrg @FinesseWright30 @LineDsoftball @ExtraInningSB @YAthletesF
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I finished my weekend with my @FinesseWright30 teammates 4-2 at the @PGFnetwork Bandits power 80. We had some good wins and some tough loses on Sunday. Was great to be back on the field ๐ฅ @FinesseOrg @LineDsoftball @ExtraInningSB
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Letโs go ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Softball Season!!!! ๐ฅ๐ฅ Just a few days from Blastoff Letโs get it started! PGF Super Select Bandits Power 80 in Elizabethtown, KY. 3/21 10am vs Athletes 12u 1pm Kentucky Chrome Auxier @PGFnetwork @FinesseOrg
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My spring season starts tomorrow in Elizabethtown, Ky at the Beverly Bandits Pgf power 80 event ๐ฅ๐ฅ @FinesseOrg @FinesseWright30 @LineDsoftball @ExtraInningSB @SammiWright2030 @MackenzieGore19 @TFettue2030
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Final volleyball tournament ended with silver bracket champs. Now ready for softball ๐ฅ @FinesseOrg @AtomicVolleybal
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Thatโs my coach
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐จ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ, ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก 20 years of knowledge. Passion for the game. Get to know Coach Nate Wright. #FinesseFastpitch #FinesseSoftball
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Spent our first weekend outside joining @BBandits2012 for a joint practice/scrimmage. I am excited to be playing outside again. @pgf Super Select in Kentucky is on the clock. @FinesseOrg @FinesseWright30 @LineDsoftball @ExtraInningSB
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Congratulations Audree!!!
Final volleyball tournament ended with silver bracket champs. Now ready for softball ๐ฅ @FinesseOrg @AtomicVolleybal
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I am excited for the spring season to get started @FinesseWright30 @FinesseOrg @LineDsoftball @ExtraInningSB @PGFnetwork
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