Scientist, Educator, Public Speaker, STEM equity & inclusion| Postdoc @Stanford w/ Ami Bhatt| PhD @Cornell w/ @DeLisaGroup Founder @ScienceBlender podcast
Stanford, CA
Joined May 2017
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New from the Bhatt Lab!
In the latest issue! Mining human microbiomes reveals an untapped source of peptide antibiotics dlvr.it/TDWzpm
Check out this comprehensive review on CRISPR-Cas associated transposons. It’s sure to inspire your next gene editing strategy!
It was a pleasure working with @PopoMicro on this review of CRISPR-Cas associated transposons (CAST). Hopefully it gives a sense for the diversity of Tn7-like transposons and CRISPR systems that independently combined.go.shr.lc/444PwFh
I continue to be awe struck by the flagella because a) it is such a complex machine that is fascinatingly similar to mechanical motors, b) it demonstrates the power of evolution, a series of random mutations and natural selection. Check out this new work from Singh et al.
My grandfather built motors that powered big machines. In a lab not so different from his workshop, my colleagues and I uncovered the assembly of the bacterial motor. Today, this discovery has been published in @NatureMicrobiol #MolecularNodes #Discovery nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
Blown away by @joeBondyDenomy ‘s work on the ‘Phage that wants to be a eukaryote’. Love the paradigm changing idea of prokaryotic nuclei. Along with other work on cytoplasmic compartments in bacteria, it’s clear that prokaryotes are not just a bag of biomolecules.
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Our new paper on non-coding CRISPRi screens to functionally characterize enhancers just came out in @NatureMethods !
nature.com/articles/s41592-0…
Check out this new preprint that identifies bacterial hosts of prototypical crAssphage and reveals their interesting plasmid based existence! Also @DanicaSchmidtk1 and Angela are incredibly talented phage Jedis aka phaJedis!!
We are excited to share our preprint titled "Analysis and culturing of the prototypic crAssphage reveals a phage-plasmid lifestyle" biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… A big thanks to my coauthors:@Angela_Hickey98 @ivanliachko @gsherloc and Ami Bhatt
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Not sure how far this will reach on 'Ten'- but I will be searching for a TT position this Fall generally in the areas of microbial ecology and genetics. Bonus! I come with experience in teaching and mentoring a diverse student body. Feel free to DM any announcements :)
NPR reports 350 mass shootings (including 4 this weekend) and 21,000 deaths already this year. The dichotomy of supporting cutting edge medicine to save lives while losing lives to problems with simple solutions (gun reform) thwarted by politics makes no sense!
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My mentor, Ami Bhatt, headlining this MVIF event and a cool lineup of short talks. Do check it out! #microbiome
Check out this opportunity to be a lab manager at the Bhatt lab at Stanford. I've been a postdoc here for 4 years and can't recommend this group enough. Thoughtful & inclusive peers, PI that centers on trainee development & fun science, and the Bay Area. careersearch.stanford.edu/jo…
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Check out the latest research out of the DeLisa lab @Cornell_CBE! A universal glycoenzyme biosynthesis pipeline that enables efficient cell-free remodeling of glycans
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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This fantastic piece on our WastewaterSCAN program dives deep into the process, including the incredible team at @verilylifesci, the participating plants, and the courier! I'm super proud that our work is scaling with this team. Thanks for the great coverage @LuzPenaABC7!
Our healthtech expertise helps drive the WastewaterSCAN.org collaboration, a free effort by scientists at @Stanford, @MarleneKWolfe @EmoryRollins & Verily to scale a natl. wastewater monitoring system that helps mitigate #COVID. More via @LuzPenaABC7: abc7ne.ws/3xT9RPe
ALT Photo of reporter Luz Pena and Verily's Dr. Brad White
Highly recommend this discussion today featuring Ali and @MarleneKWolfe discussing how wastewater can tell us about the health of our community - events.stanford.edu/event/wa…
SARS-CoV-2 likely infects the GI tract and can persist up to even 7 months after infection. This could explain Long COVID, and has relevance to personal immunization plans and wastewater-based epidemiology. #COVID #SARSCoV2 #wastewater @StanfordMed @MedCellPress
Kudos to @Fiona_Tamburini, @DylanMaghini and team for this exemplary work that not only advances our knowledge of the gut microbiome but importantly does so in a thoughtful, inclusive and empowering manner. #InclusiveScience #CommunityEngagedResearch #HumanMicrobiome #Nanopore
I'm so thrilled that this paper is out - it's an illustration of rigorous, important research performed by a team of thoughtful and dedicated scientists. I'm so honored to have been a part of this collaboration, and I'm excited for what's next!
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Check out our work on methods to isolate and quantify SARA-CoV-2 RNA from stool presented as a virtual Journal Club talk. I enjoyed putting this video together with Alvin!
This week, we're showcasing 2 great talks from authors:
02.15 Evan Lester (@Evan__Lester) of @CUSystem
02.17 Aravind Natarajan (@_aravindnat) and Alvin Han of @Stanford
jrnlclub.org/this-weeks
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I could be your chair! 😀
We have an open rank tenure-track position focused on drug delivery related to neuroscience.
Our amazing faculty are chemists, engineers & other scientists who train equally diverse students & teach dozens of lectures in the PhD & PharmD curriculum.
unc.live/3nKeQwQ
Thanks for featuring our work, "Improved method for fecal COVID tracking". Excited by the cool range of work out of ChEM-H.
Check out the newest ChEM-H Quarterly!
Faculty spotlights, molecular assembly lines, entrepreneurial undergrads, and more: bit.ly/3pOGM27
@CarolynBertozzi @lingyinli1 @longlabstanford @mischellab @_AravindNat @kellerlauraj
