So proud of Paige McCaslin who was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation GRFP! She is an outstanding scientist and I am so fortunate to work with her. Big thanks to Shelby E. Andersen Becky Lamason Dr. Stephanie Shames and Jessica Tucker for providing invaluable feedback!

🎉 Huge congrats to Paige McCaslin, 🧬 microbiology grad student, on receiving the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! 🌟 What an amazing accomplishment! 🎓 UI Graduate College

Time flies, my first graduate student defends next Friday!

Wonderful commencement ceremony last night at UIOWA. Outstanding microbiology cohort!!! Congrats to Lorellin Durnell, Cami Hippee, Dr. Bri Steiert , Kaitlin Yarrington ,@SheaALowery, Andrea Sánchez Peña and all the other graduates out there.

Congrats to Dr. Steiert on her outstanding defense!

Excellent advice from ThePatrick&WatsonLabs about networking at conferences!

Going to #ASMicrobe? Check out my amazing undergraduate, Quinn Eldridge’s poster, on Saturday during the Invasion and Survival of Microbes in Host Cells session!

The Tucker lab received our first NOA! We will use our NIH R21 funding to profile and functionally characterize tRNA fragments made during MHV68 infection. Feeling thankful for hardworking trainees and terrific faculty mentors. Now, on to discovery (and more grants soon!) 🤞🏻

Saying goodbye to my first grad student, Dr. Bri Steiert, on Friday was bittersweet! Excited for her postdoc with @ShawLab_WSU. Thrilled she's continuing her journey with obligate intracellulars—can't wait to see all the amazing things she accomplishes next!

Had a fantastic time hosting Dr. Stephanie Shames for an inspiring seminar! Incredible science and exciting insights—thanks for sharing your work with us!

Friday we said farewell to our incredible postdoc Jabeena C.A, who’s off to do amazing work with Rama Rao Amara at Emory. Best of luck, Jaby—we’ll miss you and can’t wait to see all you accomplish! 👏🎉

Applications are open for our NSF REU in Microbiology at the Host-Pathogen Interface. This summer program places students in labs, where they will complete research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors. linktr.ee/uiowamicroimmu…

Registration is open for the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Microbiology at the Host-Pathogen Interface. This 10-week summer program places students in bacteriology, immunology, parasitology, or virology research labs. bit.ly/3ACBJvt

I believe we experience challenges so we can share those lessons and help others avoid the same struggles. I don’t believe in making others jump through hoops, just because I did. With that said, here's how to pick a grad advisor. Enjoy! 🎁 opensciencetraining.org/blog/2024-12-1…

Are you preparing for graduate school interviews? Here is a resource to help you prepare for the interviews. 👇🏾 Good luck all! journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.11…

Our annual Undergraduate Career Panel is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29th at 4:30 PM in the EMRB (Eckstein Medical Research Building) Atrium. Come here about careers/fellowships available to those that obtain a bachelor's degree in microbiology.

BV study section canceled this morning. I’m absolutely devastated. My heart goes out to those who put so much effort into these applications and to the panel members who dedicated their time and energy to reviewing them. Hoping for a swift resolution!

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🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Come work with us at the University of Iowa on Orientia tsutsugamushi—a fascinating intracellular pathogen. Projects include building genetic tools + uncovering how effectors hijack host cell cycle + centrosome function. Please share! 📩 [email protected]