it's official, this punk scientist is gonna go do some PhD-worthy punk science with @BryndanDurham at the University of Florida!

coming on here to say i've officially been accepted into the masters in education program :) and so the double degree journey begins

🌊📣 New C-CoMP blog post: @BryndanDurham and Durham lab members @UF, including C-CoMP Postdoc @NicoleLynnBell1, led a short course on Microbial Life in the Oceans that included oceanographic field work! Photos by Lisa Coe @punk_scientist. Learn more here: https://t.co/6VFUwWvFKM

When I defend my PhD, I’m going to include an anti acknowledgements slide. A huge NO THANK YOU to all the things that have stressed me during these 5 ish years.

SAR406/Marinimicrobia in culture! A Marine Group A isolate relies on other growing bacteria for cell wall formation

Check out our latest paper, published in @AppEnvMicro on the key members involved in #diatom #microbiome assembly. Huge thanks to my colleagues and co-authors @AMohamed85 and @DiatomsBacteria. Join me in Bremen at @MarineMicrobio on 12 July to hear more.

“Diverse fates of ancient horizontal gene transfers in extremophilic red algae”. New paper out today about how HGTs are integrated into eukaryotic genomes! Thanks to @timstep1383 @ChilleErin @DebashB, collaborators @jgi, and @NASA FINESST! https://t.co/nKJbISiq19

Ohhhh yes. Another one! Field Inclusive is happy to offer ONE $2000 FALL Travel Award for a marginalized or historically excluded student to attend any conference, workshop, or training opportunity in a natural sciences field. This application will close August 1, 2024 at

New preprint from my PhD thesis out now! ✨One of my favorite parts of this paper is bridging the gap between cultures and environmental samples. Looking forward to the review process :)

A palette of bright and photostable monomeric fluorescent proteins for bacterial time-lapse imaging https://t.co/wps36BYr0S

If it's your first year on #fellowship as a #gradstudent, #postdoc, or #postbac, read this article! There are several potential tax differences between this type of income and W-2 income. #phdchat #gradschool https://t.co/z6OfjCQ6Kl

A procedure for preparing your tax return as a #gradstudent: https://t.co/w48dCe0Khy It's not as straightforward as entering all your tax forms into software! You have to tabulate and understand your income and expenses first (some don't appear on tax forms).

If you're tackling your #gradstudent tax return this weekend, make my tax "cheat sheet" your starting point! It orients you to the type(s) of income you've received and the benefits available to you. https://t.co/5OIiDYUmKv

If you're shocked and dismayed that your #gradstudent, #postdoc, or #postbac tax return shows that you owe thousands of dollars... This video explains what's probably going on (it's your #fellowship!). https://t.co/rRQOIivTde

I wish I'd found this paper years ago. Table 1 has a straight-up list of golden gate overhangs that work well and play nice with each other, up to a 30-piece assembly. No more choosing four random bases and hoping.

I’m taking a break from my PhD 🩷✨🫶🏼 I initially planned to keep quiet about this decision, but also feel like too many of us get lost in the shame and stigma of “quitting” academia and grad school. If you are having a hard time with your PhD, I see you and I am with you.

Good morning science Twitter! I'm looking for a microbial biochemistry textbook. Or one that focuses on bacterial metabolism. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

After a long journey, I’m extremely happy to share with you our latest article related to the size and metabolic evolution of a very peculiar marine nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, published in @CellCellPress: Some more details in the 🧵 (1/6) https://t.co/YMwlELiVXJ

Many funded PhD students are paying MORE in income tax than necessary because they are overlooking "qualified education expenses" that can reduce their taxable income or their tax liability (hint: DON'T trust your Form 1098-T to capture all of them). https://t.co/ZIoEMyTlom

My favorite calculator for estimating income tax liability (if you have a SIMPLE life) is from Smart Asset. https://t.co/uomoNF420h If you're a #gradstudent, #postdoc, or #postbac, use this calculator to check if your tax return has your tax liability in the right ballpark.

coming on here to say getting involved in education research has been so rewarding and i'm really looking forward to pursuing this more :')