Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social Entertaining & educational conversations about science, tech, + more. Hosted by Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman. From WNYCStudios.
Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social An organization of scientists and allies, incl @ NIH NSF affected by the Great Science Collapse of 2025.
We work to chart a new course for vibrant US science and academia, backed by democracy and supported by the public.
www.scienceandfreedomalliance.org
Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social Reader (Associate Professor) in Microbiology at the University of Warwick, UK.
Biofilm, chronic infection and ancientbiotics.
https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingBiofilm
Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social How do bacteria organize their innards?
Associate Prof at UMich
Ellen Leffler @ellenleffler.bsky.social Assistant prof of human genetics @ UUtah. Language and food enthusiast, mom.
Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social Facts & strategy, in an authoritarian takeover.
Rightwing billionaires want to privatize NIH and use it to control universities.
We work to cure diseases like cancer.
Pers views. #science #medicine
Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net NIA, Ex-PCORI, HSR (UMD), BioStats (UW). AMSTAT 2027 HPSS Chair and 2026 Fellow. Human to @parrishpets.bsky.social. Here as a private citizen. BD Signer. RT Speaker. Reposts &❤️≠endorsements.
Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social I study how bacteria kill plants. Interested across biological scales: molecular 🧬, cellular🦠, organismal 🧫, ecological 🥀🌍, and evolutionary 🧬.
Optimistic pessimist: The world is dark, so how can we slow the decline?
Mel Vazquez Hernandez @melvazquezh.bsky.social mexican in Germany with an open love for tacos
Associate Editor at #PLOSBiology for #openaccess, working with #microbiology and #immunology
https://scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazquez-hernandez/meet-the-editor-melissa
Views are my own
My Tran @myhaitran.bsky.social UW- Madison Microbiology PhD Candidate in @molabuw.bsky.social studying the evolution of anti-mobile genetic element defense systems in Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Mo lab @molabuw.bsky.social We study how bacteria protect themselves from viruses:
https://molab.bact.wisc.edu/
Shailab Shrestha @shailab.bsky.social HHMI-LSRF Fellow in the Bernhardt lab at Harvard studying the bacterial cell envelope | PhD studying division and spore formation in Aimee Shen’s lab at Tufts
Connor Tiffany @microbe-enjoyer.bsky.social Post Doc exploring the early life gut microbiome in the Zackular lab @ChildrensPhila. Sometimes develops R packages and shiny apps. 
Christin Herrmann @christinviral.bsky.social Scientist with Victor Torres in the Department of Host Microbe Interactions at St. Jude. Postdoc in the Cadwell Lab (NYU and UPenn) and grad school in the Weitzman Lab (UPenn).
Martin McGavin @mcgavlab.bsky.social Prof in Microbiology and Immunology at University of Western Ontario. Studying Staph aureus and how it senses and responds to chemical signals from innate immunity.
Haider Manzer @haidermanzer.bsky.social Postdoc in the Zackular lab at CHOP. PhD from the Doran Lab. Interested in early life host-pathogen interactions. BWF PDEP Fellow. He/Him.
Sophie Jean Walton @sophiejwalton.bsky.social (soon to be) NYU postdoc with Joy Bergelson. evolutionary ecology, genomics, and (plant) microbiomes :) she/her
https://sophiejwalton.github.io
Grace Emerson Shepard @graceeshepard.bsky.social University of Pittsburgh Program in Microbiology and Immunology PhD candidate
Doran Goldman @goldmandoran.bsky.social UW-Madison Microbiology PhD candidate in the @molabuw.bsky.social, studying phage infection in microbial communities. Microbial ecology & evolution. Fan of birds, books, bacteriophages, and Beckett.
Dr Natasha Fisher-Pearson @natashafp.bsky.social Recent PhD grad studying the gut microbiome and unconventional T cells at the University of Oxford.
#microbiome #bioinformatics #metagenomics #immunology #archaea
Gina Lewin @ginalewin.bsky.social Assistant Prof at Case Western studying microbial interactions in the oral and vaginal microbiomes (and beyond!). Also find me outside, baking, coloring, or sleeping.
thelewinlab.com
Staph papers @staph-papers.bsky.social Sharing papers found on #Pubmed / #bioRxiv / #medRxiv about S. aureus and other staphylococcal species #Staph
Dante James @dante-james.bsky.social Microbiology Doctoral Student
University of Wisconsin Madison
🍄🧫🪱
David Weiss @dweisslab.bsky.social Professor of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine. Director, Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center
Ahmed Moustafa @ahmedmicrobes.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UPenn & Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director Center for Microbial Medicine (https://tinyurl.com/2xve6jfp) at CHOP
Director CHOP Microbiome Core (https://tinyurl.com/4bwdn2wk)
Microbial bioinformatics and ID genomics
Christopher Witt @msbbirds.bsky.social Prof & Curator @UNM, Museum of Southwestern Biology
NM Wildlife Commissioner
Studies: bird ecology, evolution, genetics, physiology, biogeography, & toxicology
Enjoys: Birding, hunting, running
Personal account, not representing UNM or State of NM
Paul J Planet @pjplanet.bsky.social Pediatric Infectious Disease Doctor, Evolutionary Microbiologist
@masseylab.bsky.social @masseylab.bsky.social 
@hobbslabmicro.bsky.social @hobbslabmicro.bsky.social 
Sneha Agrawal @agrawalsneha.bsky.social PhD Candidate at Hopkins Biology @broderickflylab.bsky.social
she/her | 🏳️🌈🧫🪰
स्नेहा (sneɪhaː)
Miriam Herbert @miherbert.bsky.social 👩🏻🔬 Passionate about immunology, infection biology and the intersection of both. | Postdoc In vivo cell biology of infection/Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin | Tuberculosis, zebrafish, eosinophils #IDSky #ImmunoSky
Alexander Robertson @alexrob.bsky.social PhD candidate at UW Seattle. I study how interactions between viruses shapes their evolution. Also 📷, 🎹, 📽️, 🐦
Lotte Jelsbak @lottejelsbak.bsky.social Associate professor at Roskilde University
Microbiology, Salmonella, E. coli, AMR, infectious disease
UO College of Arts and Sciences @uocas.bsky.social Home to more than 50 majors and 70 minors across humanities, social sciences, natural sciences & School of Global Studies and Languages, and School of Computer and Data Sciences
Chelsea Higgins @chelseahiggins.bsky.social Evolutionary Ecologist & Geneticist interested in multi-host pathogen systems, from 🐌 to 🦠🦟. Current PhD Candidate at UBC, studying the impact of climate on the evolutionary ecology of arboviruses
she/her | Views are my own
Alexis Jaramillo Cartagena, PhD, D(ABMM) @alexclinmicro.bsky.social 🔬 Assistant Prof, Pathology @Duke | Director, Clin Micro Lab
🧫 Former Clin Micro Fellow @Memorial Sloan Kettering
👩🏻🔬 Former Postdoc @broadinstitute.org
🎓 PhD @The Rockefeller University
Focus: Diagnostics, AMR, Structural Biology
Lars Eicholt @lacholt.bsky.social molecular evolution.
Pedro Hernandez @zebragut.bsky.social Chilean PI in Paris
@institut_curie, @inserm @ERC_Research, Developmental biology, immunology & gut physiology. Zebrafish. https://sites.google.com/view/zebragut
Views are my own
Naama Aviram @naamaaviram.bsky.social Assistant professor @ Sloan Kettering Institute | Postdoc @ the Marraffini Lab Rockefeller University | PhD @ the Schuldiner Lab Weizmann Institute | microbial defense systems
Scientist, immigrant, mom (she/her)
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! 🧬🧪🌎
Donate here: https://bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING
Learn more ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky
Roshni Patel @roshnipatel.bsky.social assistant prof at University of Oregon. interested in pop gen, stat gen, human complex traits. also ELSI, metascience, ethics education, etc.
she/they. 🌈
roshnipatel.github.io
Grace Schulte @ace-of-spades-7.bsky.social 
Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social Population genetics and machine learning
chriscrsmith.github.io
Janes Krusche @jkrusche.bsky.social PhD Student researching Staphylococcus phages in the lab of @andreaspeschel.bsky.social
Merve Suzan Zeden (Zeden Lab Galway) @mervesuzanzeden.bsky.social Research Ireland Pathway Research Fellow at University of Galway, #PhD from Imperial College London #microbiology #staphylococcus #AMR #ESKAPEs #metabolism #coffee #vegan #cypriot she/her
Jodi Lindsay @jodi-lindsay.bsky.social Professor, HoD@RVC London. Researching evolution and AMR gene transfer in Staphylococci / MRSA
Dr. Stephanie Marroquin @marroquinphd.bsky.social NIAID NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Doran Lab | NICHD LRP Awardee | GBS, Vaginal Microbiome, and Women’s Health Research | PhD from Shaw Lab | MSPH from USF | She/Her/Ella | #FirstGen #LatinxInSTEM | 🇬🇹🇺🇸
http://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-marroquin-ph-d
Shaun Brinsmade (he/him) @shaunbrinsmade.bsky.social Microbiologist living the dream in Washington, DC. All views my own. 🏳️🌈
Les Shaw @shawlabusf.bsky.social We study the pathogenic mechanisms of drug resistant bugs, and develop new therapeutics to treat the infections they cause.
www.MRSAlab.com
Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social Senior writer at @chronicle.com, writing about scholarship, scholars, and society. stephanie.lee@chronicle.com / Signal: stephaniemlee.07 / stephaniemlee.com / San Francisco
Kyla Ost @kylaost.bsky.social Microbiologist/immunologist, Assist. Prof at CU Anschutz, don’t forget the fungi!
Denise Akob @deniseakob.bsky.social Microbial ecologist, biogeochemist, mom, & crazy cat lady. All around microbial cheerleader and science nerd. Chair of the 2025 Appl Env Micro @ GordonConf.
Fibo @jfabriciolh.bsky.social Full-time father | Evolutionary genetics | Thornton Lab UChicago
Tim Yu @timyu.bsky.social Postdoc at MIT in the Lieberman lab (@contaminatedsci.bsky.social) thinking about microbial evolution. Previous: PhD with @jbloomlab.bsky.social.
Meru Sadhu @merusadhu.bsky.social Host pathogen interactions, high-throughput genetics, and yeast! Here to learn about and share cool science.
Irene Newton @chicascientifica.bsky.social Professor at Indiana University, Department of Biology. Interested in all things microbial symbiosis related & these days, a lot of MGEs
Tamanash Bhattacharya @tamanash.bsky.social Helen Hay Whitney Foundation fellow in Malik lab | PhD, Hardy and Newton Labs | I study the evolutionary adaptation of viruses
@hsiehyp.bsky.social @hsiehyp.bsky.social 
Aaron Embry @aaronembry01.bsky.social Graduate Student at UTSW - Co-Mentors @AltoLab_Neal , @GammonLab / Arboviruses 🦟 Bacterial Effectors 🦠 Innate Immunity
Deepa Agashe @deepaagashe.bsky.social Curious biologist
Grant Kinsler @grantkinsler.bsky.social Postdoc at UPenn thinking about mutations, cells, and evolution.
Drummond Lab @drummondlab.bsky.social The Drummond Lab at UChicago (drummondlab.org). Cell stress, biomolecular condensation of proteins and RNA, chaperones, translation, evolution.
Rebecca Tarnopol @tarnopol.bsky.social Pushing flies at UCSF | Functional evolutionary geneticist, interested in toxins/insects/microbes
http://tarnopollab.org
Sofya Garushyants @garushyants.bsky.social Evolutionary microbiology, horizontal gene transfer, bacterial defense systems and beyond. NIH->Oxford. All opinions are mine
Meg and her Microbes @meganbehrmann.bsky.social NCI postdoctoral fellow in the #AnuKhareLab 🕵️♀️🧬 investigating dynamic genetic mechanisms that lead to adaptation and resistance in MRSA 🧫🔬| all views my own
Theresa Fink @theresa-ff.bsky.social PhD candidate researching the evolution of antibiotic resistance at the University of Cologne
Michael Boucher @mjboucher.bsky.social Microbiologist studying human fungal pathogens | New PI at the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
https://wadsworth.org/research/laboratories/boucher
Sutherland Lab @sutherland-lab.bsky.social Welcome to the Sutherland Lab! We study interactions between marine plankton and the fluid environment. Based at University of Oregon 🦆
www.sutherlandlab.org
Margot Bacino @mbacino.bsky.social PhD candidate//BCMM trainee ambassador
Lynch lab UCSF
studying the human oral microbiome in the context of periodontal disease and health
🪥🦠🫡🏳️🌈
Courtney Ellison @ckellison.bsky.social Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia studying bacterial cell biology 🔬🧫🏳️🌈
Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler @catalicu.bsky.social Associate prof at Cal Poly Humboldt. Ecologist of microbes, tasted metagenomics once and now I want more. Spawned in Colombia, cumbia follows me everywhere I go.
Jess Lysne @jlysne.bsky.social PhD Student in the Hammer Lab @ Michigan State studying S. aureus energetic metabolism // Badger Alum! // Upper Midwest Expert
Dept of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Johns Hopkins @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social Advancing infectious disease research to improve public health
Offering 3 grads programs: ScM & PhD (lab-based) + MHS
MMI is a basic science dept @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @jhu.edu
Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social Mosquitoes, Wolbachia, microbiomes, symbiosis, arboviruses, Plasmodium, host-microbe interactions.
Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab account - @mossi-lab.bsky.social
Mohini Bhattacharya @mohinibhattacharya.bsky.social Senior postdoctoral fellow on academic track @CU Anschutz.(Previously postdoc @UChicago).
love all things biofilm (no air quotes)|MRSA pathogenesis|neutrophils|coagulation|collagen.
Nicolas Buchon @nicobuchon.bsky.social Associate Prof at Cornell interested in Host/microbe interactions, Gut Homeostasis, Stem Cell Biology, Innate Immunity, Vector Biology etc.
https://buchonlab.com/index.html
Nancy Moran @nancy-moran.bsky.social Research biologist and lover of nature, mostly bacteria, insects and (lately) birds
Jonathan Nelson @flyscinelson.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University studying repetitive DNA maintenance in germ cell immortality. Sports fan, cat lover, and dad. Nelson Lab: nelsonflylab.org
@petrelharp.bsky.social @petrelharp.bsky.social 
Ammar Zafar @azmicro.bsky.social Bacterial geneticist interested in host-pathogen interactions. Associate Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
Baylink Lab @baylinklab.bsky.social 🦠Enthusiastic microthanatologists (i.e. the study of how to kill microbes) & lovers of redox biology and bacterial chemotaxis🧫
Washington State University - Esch LEAD Professor - Inclusion of Rural Individuals in Science (IRIS)
www.baylink-lab.com
Annie Doyle @anniedoyle.bsky.social Postdoc in the Skaar Lab at Vanderbilt | PhD in the Ballard Lab from OU Health Sciences
Tyler Starr @tylernstarr.bsky.social protein biochemistry and evolution | viruses and antibodies | faculty @uofubiochem.bsky.social
starr.biochem.utah.edu
Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social VP for Research, T.H. Smoot Professor
Depts Chemical and Biomolecular Engn, Pathology, Oncology, INBT
Johns Hopkins University
3D multi-omic, CAR T therapy, cell migration and mechanics
Lab: https://wirtzlab.johnshopkins.edu
Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social Scientist (Asst Research Professor), ecological modeler, R coder, risk mapping tools, science advocate, invasive species, native-scaper, nature lover, indie rock 🐦🌎🪲🐝💚🎸
HittingerLab @hittingerlab.bsky.social Yeast evolutionary genomics with applications in brewing and bioenergy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Moderated by Hittinger Lab members. Opinions do not necessarily belong to anyone. Lab website: http://hittinger.genetics.wisc.edu.
Antonio Serapio-Palacios @antonioserapio.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UC Davis | Microbiologist studying host-pathogen interactions | He/Him 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
The Rokas Lab at Vanderbilt University @rokaslab.bsky.social The Laboratory of Antonis Rokas at Vanderbilt University. Tweets should be interpreted as bookmarks, not as endorsements. All opinions are Antonis'.
http://www.rokaslab.org
Kelly Rice @kcrufl.bsky.social Professor, Microbiology and Cell Science at University of Florida. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, nitric oxide, microgravity
Stephen Floor @snf.bsky.social Dad, partner, scientist, music lover. I am passionate about developing RNA technologies to impact human health.
Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social Professor of Biology & Institute for Health Computing, U of Maryland; explores how viruses impact human & environmental health;
'Asymptomatic' (JHU Press - https://bit.ly/asymptomatic_book)
&
'Science Matters' (https://substack.com/@joshuasweitz)
Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social dev soc neuro professor @uoregon • studying the changing bodies, brains, & social worlds of adolescents • National Scientific Council on Adolescence • she/her
Jo Handelsman, PhD @johandelsman.bsky.social microbiologist, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Professor of Plant Pathology; Chair of the Coalition for the Life Sciences; committed to studying microbial communities and STEM education.
@jo44atWID
Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social Colorado RNA biologist & tRNA enthusiast exploring the wild frontiers of nanopore direct RNA sequencing at the intrepid venn diagram of northern blots & machine learning.
Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet's most pressing problems.
ucs.org
Josh Snodgrass @jjosh1313.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 | Dad (to human & dog) | Professor at the University of Oregon w/ research and teaching in biological anthropology, human biology, & global health | Community outreach work in Eugene, OR including the Homelessness Policy and Health Project
Chris Petersen @christianpetersen.bsky.social Regeneration biology of planarians and acoels, developmental biology, evolution of development
Nagissa Mahmoudi @nagissa.bsky.social Associate Professor at McGill University 🇨🇦
Interested in what microbes eat in the ocean and why. #microbes #carbon #biogeochemistry.
www.geomicromcgill.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com