Miriam Markum (Dr. M)

@microbialgrrl.bsky.social

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Assoc Prof of Teaching at UC Davis. Hypermicrobiophile (impossible to pick a favorite!) and learning enthusiast. Opinions are my own and updated with new data. she/her/hers

Resplendent sunset in which fiery yellows and oranges meet purple cloud puzzle pieces and pale blue sky.
Catching the last rays of light at Lake Solano while sitting on my paddle board.
Video of agar art photos set to "Pink" song by Lizzo.
A woman in hiking gear hugging a giant redwood tree.
Book cover of “Eats, Shoots & Leaves”, by Lynne Truss, that shows a panda bear standing on a ladder to paint a comma in the title.
A walking path winds through vibrant greenery and flowering redbuds along a green-tinted waterway.
Agar art in which “microbiophile” is spelled out in a rainbow of colors surrounding a blue bacterium with pink flagella. The colors are strains of E. coli carrying fluorescent chromoproteins of different colors, painted onto agar plates and incubated overnight at 37C.
Top-to-bottom view of a very tall redwood tree and neighboring trees appearing to bow out due to the panoramic nature of the photo
A protest sign with colorful letters that say “Vaccines cause adults” and an image of a vaccination needle filled with “future” and releasing drops in the shape of valentines
Protest sign with colorful letters that say “Vaccines cause adults” and shows a vaccination needle filled with the “future” and squirting out drops in the shape of valentines
Me in a fluorescent yellow rain jacket and green and black workout pants with my kiddo wearing a green and gray rain jacket and red, gray, and white cargo pants. We’re on a path in woods, side-hugging, and smiling.
Me pointing at a panel on my conference poster. I’m smiling (‘cause science!) and wearing my favorite travel shirt that says, “May the microbes be ever in your favor!” in glittery letters on black.