Antimicrobial resistance in a nutshell 🤣

Every time they try to tear something apart it makes me want to build more support and better support for students and early career folks.

Meet @jacksumner22.bsky.social👋 Jack earned his PhD at Northwestern University with @ericamhartmann.bsky.social, where he used systems biology approaches to study the lung microbiome during severe pneumonia. As a postdoc in the Huttenhower Lab, he’s now exploring the human virome and phage function.

Delighted to be on today's episode of Unexpected Elements from the BBC! (Just don't ask me about hantavirus 🙊) bbc.com/audio/play/w...

Dismissing all members of the National Science Board will only continue the destabilization of American fundamental research and scientific workforce development. Read our statement: brnw.ch/21x1Z8n

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions opens €399 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/whats-new/ne... Let me know if you are interested in pursuing a postdoc on the genomics and genetics of AMR and/or the human microbiota

Very excited to see this work out. It's been a long journey and was technically the first project I started during my PhD. I learned a great deal through this project, and I am grateful to everyone who contributed along the way!

Delighted that our latest work is out today in @pubs.acs.org ES&T! Hospital Environments Harbor Chlorhexidine-Tolerant Bacteria Potentially Linked to Chlorhexidine Persistence in the Environment | Environmental Science & Technology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Holy crap, I'm on the same flyer as @jaytlennon.bsky.social! Come see us both at the Midwest Microbiome Symposium. Abstract submission deadline is TODAY (March 31)!

Apply to be an editor at an ASM Journal! Open call for editors at mBio, mSphere, mSystems, and Microbiology Spectrum. This is a very fulfilling way to share your expertise and give back to our society journals. @asm.org journals.asm.org/asm-call-for...

Deep, well sourced, moving, and enraging story from the NYT [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

This awesome program provides 2 years of funding, excellent career development, and a fantastic training environment 💜 In particular, if you are interested in developing phage-based therapeutics or novel diagnostics for infectious disease, I want to work with you on your proposal!

Are you interested in a career in translational science? Maybe gearing up to defend or wrapping up a first post-doc? Apply for an E-TRAIN fellowship with us! www.nucats.northwestern.edu/training/nih...

Transitions in lung microbiota & pneumonia Microbiota states are predictive of pneumonia subtypes & exhibit differential stability & therapy response. Disruptive forces, e.g. aspiration, associated w/changes in gene expression & microbial community www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Segregating pneumonia into pneumotypes Preview of work using multi-omics to delineate “pneumotypes,” or distinct microbial states, in lungs of pneumonia patients. Pneumotypes have potential predictive value for clinical outcomes & therapeutic success www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Excited to share work I led during my PhD - now out in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social 🎉 Using multiomics, we show that microbiome and host expression profiles dynamically shift during pneumonia treatment and track with clinical outcomes 🧪🫁 #MicroSky www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

#mSystems Thinking Series webinar is back! One Health & the African Microbiome | Jan 9 | 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. WAT Africa’s microbiomes are rich, diverse & important. Learn how One Health research can advance health, food security & climate resilience. asm.social/2Iv

The Economist predicted that 2025 would be a year of radical uncertainty, and wow were they right! On the topic, I’m excited to join a panel on Dec 10, 12:30 p.m. ET, representing the ASM Public and Scientific Affairs Committee. If you’re interested in ASM’s role in advocating for science, join us.

The US government has reopened, but funding for this year is still in limbo. Tell Congress to support federal research and public health funding in FY26. @asm.org has made it easy for you: www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...

Free access to the final version of "Ten questions concerning indoor dust" for the next 50 days at authors.elsevier.com/c/1m7oK1HudN... @ericamhartmann.bsky.social

Working with this awesome group to think deeply about dust has been a tremendous source of joy. So glad to see this paper out!

The next mSystems Thinking Series webinar is open for free registration! "One Health and the African Microbiome" Jan 9, 2026 09:00 AM, Eastern Time asmusa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

From Jurassic Park to Pokémon! Rather than dismissing portrayals of science in popular media, this assignment in #JMBE uses them to enhance students' scientific literacy and critical thinking about core evolution and biology concepts. Learn more: asm.social/2Fg

I love the microbiology of the seemingly mundane. You'd be amazed at how much you we have to learn from a toothbrush! bbc.com/future/artic...

Tanja Woyke has an entire bacterial phylum named after her but no wikipedia page??

Beautiful piece about microbes, buildings, and health 🤩 www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

Deadline extended to 18 Sept! The Trump administration has proposed overturning the EPA’s endangerment finding, the science-based determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Join 650+ of your peers who have signed AGU’s letter to defend climate science. ➡️ buff.ly/lLPmLZe

Delighted to see the latest paper from our collab with Terence is out!

Phew!!! Thank goodness we have a 2025 GRFP announcement!

Science communication has never been more essential. Grateful to BioRender for making it easier and hoping to get a boost for grants 🤞 #BioRenderForGrants

I am also looking forward to this conference. Submit an abstract if you haven’t already!

Looking forward to this amazing phage conference. Tomorrow last day for abstract submission. #phage #phagesky #microsky www.iasusa.org/bacteriophag...

Want to name a real virus? I have recently discovered 9 new phages which now need names! To enter, you simply need to donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on my JustGiving page (£2 = 1 entry) and share your email with me on donation (see link info). Please share 💚 www.justgiving.com/page/meaghan-c-1

Looking for a postdoc? Like microbes and corals? Want to expand understanding of symbiosis while simultaneously developing new biotech? Join me and Shayle Matsuda at Shedd! We want to support a candidate for a Walder Biota Award. Check the link or contact me sites.northwestern.edu/hartmann/202...

I am beyond thrilled to be an invited speaker at the inaugural Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics. Come hear about our work on phage ecology and engineering in Washington, DC, October 12-14! Early Registration Fee before August 28 www.iasusa.org/bacteriophag...

In solidarity with USEPA employees, SETAC North America has signed the #LetterOfDissent, supports the #BethesdaDeclaration, and is proud to #StandUpForScience. Read the letter and add your signature: bit.ly/44HD3sV Read the Bethesda Declaration: bit.ly/44aJB3b

Federal funding is being cut in so many ways, having so many awful impacts. We need sustained funding to create new drugs and technologies and train the workforce for these vitally important industries. www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum...

Front page of the Wall Street Journal 👀 Restore scientific funding, protect American innovation. “The scientists pay for it, and eventually then the U.S. people pay for it, because research isn’t getting done.” www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Just shared this with my colleagues at my institute. Spread the word!

I signed the Bethesda Declaration and you should too. The costs of eviscerating this incredible engine for health, innovation, and prosperity far outweigh any possible benefits. NIH staff and US taxpayers deserve better.

ASM maintains the critical need for a budget agreement that supports funding levels that will allow the U.S. to maintain its position as a scientific leader and address the public health needs of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

"Around three-quarters of international PhD students say they intend to stay in America after graduating. Blocking the next generation of students may punish the Ivies. Over time, though, it is America’s edge in science, business and innovation that will suffer." www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

“The action the federal government took today to bar Harvard from having international students is devastating for American excellence, openness, and ingenuity.”

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

The formidable Weitao Shuai is representing us at the @aeesprofs.bsky.social meeting tomorrow at 9:30. Go check her out! aeesp2025.exordo.com/programme/pr...

Recent actions by the US federal government have me really concerned about our future leadership in innovation. I wrote about it here: thehill.com/opinion/educ...

Catch up on our latest advocacy efforts and read the letters SETAC signed in the US ✍️ pushing for action on science and the environment. 🛠️ Plus tips for members to get involved. #ScienceAdvocacy #EnvironmentalAction 👉 www.setac.org/resource/adv...