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nadianikulin.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, DΓΆrr Lab at Cornell Microbiology, studying microbial responses to antimicrobial compounds and the host innate immune system πŸ§«πŸπŸ”¬πŸ§¬ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ by birth, currently in πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccines manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."

The prettiest sunset tonight πŸŒ…

Does anyone have any experience using Halo in Gran-negative bacteria for live cell imaging? I am having mixed results

Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids. Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?

I had a rich GC region I was trying to amplify. Q5 and Phusion failed repeatedly. OneTaq FTW! πŸ₯³πŸ§¬

Beautiful study- Making it stronger, permeable and more compressive: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Found the cutest contaminant today! The agar was LB so the pink is from whatever this microorganism is secreting #microbiology #contaminant

Another great explanation! This time about the importance of Vitamin K. Vitamin K injections after birth have reduced the incidences of devastating brain bleeds in newborns

We no longer have a beautiful view 😩

Floofy paws for #Caturday

Another reason to get the HPV vaccines

@scientistswanda.bsky.social is an amazing scientific communicator. Check out his video on all things polio

NIH research funding supported 412,000 jobs in 2023 & doubled economic returns www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep... #NIH #research #funding

My introductory post: I am a PhD Candidate and will be on the job market for a postdoc or research scientist position sometime in 2025. I currently study Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens and their responses to antibiotics and the host innate immune system. Glad to be here!

Come work at Cornell! We have an amazing interdisciplinary environment

Another fully funded 4 year PhD in our group. Understanding the role of the conserved WblA protein in coordinating antibiotic production with sporulation in Streptomyces bacteria. Please RB. biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/ant...

I really liked this paper! Check it out if you have any interest in AMR ESKAPE pathogen infection biology and utilizing alternatives to animal models

First bluesky post needs to be a cat 🐱. This is Whiskers, ironically named since hers blend into her fur