Lindsey Burcham
@lindseyatutk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Univ of Tennessee
Host-pathogen interactions & vaginal biology
Mom of two tiny microbes
Host-pathogen interactions & vaginal biology
Mom of two tiny microbes
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Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
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Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
(Attempting to) Stump the Professors at @idsog.bsky.social 🧫🦠
July 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
(Attempting to) Stump the Professors at @idsog.bsky.social 🧫🦠
University of Tennessee (et al.) well represented at @idsog.bsky.social 🧡🤍
July 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
University of Tennessee (et al.) well represented at @idsog.bsky.social 🧡🤍
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Ah sigh. In other news, water is wet.
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Ah sigh. In other news, water is wet.
Fun but quick reunion at #ASMicrobe with @kellydoran.bsky.social @rebecca-keogh.bsky.social @bradyspencer12.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Fun but quick reunion at #ASMicrobe with @kellydoran.bsky.social @rebecca-keogh.bsky.social @bradyspencer12.bsky.social
👀 Spotting poster tubes in the airport - it’s #ASMicrobe time!
June 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
👀 Spotting poster tubes in the airport - it’s #ASMicrobe time!
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New tenure track assistant professor position in molecular microbiology in our department @dmf-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! We are casting a wide net for an experimental molecular microbiologist. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
DMF: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in Molecular Microbiology - Site des postulations FBM
wwwfbm.unil.ch
June 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New tenure track assistant professor position in molecular microbiology in our department @dmf-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! We are casting a wide net for an experimental molecular microbiologist. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
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I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.
a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper
ALT: a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I now have multiple sources that say at least one round of NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS will now be announced in the Federal Register.
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‘The rallies mattered. But they are just the start. Being activated is one part. We didn’t rally today for ourselves – as scientists. We rallied because science serves the public. It matters to everyone.’
Long-form perspective, inspired by Friday's #standupforscience2025 rallies in the context of ongoing attacks on science and scientists. The central message of the piece is simple: we are at risk of moving into a period of state-sponsored pseudo-science.
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/attacks-on...
March 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
‘The rallies mattered. But they are just the start. Being activated is one part. We didn’t rally today for ourselves – as scientists. We rallied because science serves the public. It matters to everyone.’
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Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
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"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
www.science.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
I think I might need some sun on Friday around 12?
standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
Hey UT-Knoxville friends… I think the front of the Mossman building might be a great spot to be at noon on Friday!
Hey UT-Knoxville friends… I think the front of the Mossman building might be a great spot to be at noon on Friday!
Local SUFS Events
Stand Up for Science is officially supporting rallies in Washington DC and 31 other cities around the country. This means that a confirmed site leader—backed by our core team—is actively organizing…
standupforscience2025.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I think I might need some sun on Friday around 12?
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NIH and NSF funded research has a huge impact on the State of Tennessee. This important research is currently under treat. @500womensci.bsky.social @marshablackburntn.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
NIH and NSF funded research has a huge impact on the State of Tennessee. This important research is currently under treat. @500womensci.bsky.social @marshablackburntn.bsky.social
Very excited to have been able to contribute to this awesome study led by @ajmonteith.bsky.social and lab!
The debut paper from the lab is live! Check out the amazing work by @ashleydwise.bsky.social and collaborators discovering that mitochondria are not just the 'powerhouse of the cell' but adapted by neutrophils to sense bacterial persistence and trigger NETosis.
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Mitochondria sense bacterial lactate and drive release of neutrophil extracellular traps
Historically, neutrophil mitochondria were overlooked as they do not contribute to
energy homeostasis. Wise et al. reveal that neutrophil mitochondria can sense bacterial
persistence in the phagosome ...
www.cell.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Very excited to have been able to contribute to this awesome study led by @ajmonteith.bsky.social and lab!
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I gonna keep trying to showcase that small questions in science are still very much real science. Just because the question and output is small, does not make it any less valid. We've gotten a lil snobby about how we define science today, more focused on size than content.
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I gonna keep trying to showcase that small questions in science are still very much real science. Just because the question and output is small, does not make it any less valid. We've gotten a lil snobby about how we define science today, more focused on size than content.
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We're searching for a postdoc to study insect-microbe symbiosis in our lab at UNC Chapel Hill. Application can be found here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/295...
Post-Doc Research Associate
The researcher will be primarily responsible for carrying out experiments and aims of a recently funded NIH award, using an insect model system (aphids) to address mechanistic and evolutionary genetic...
unc.peopleadmin.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We're searching for a postdoc to study insect-microbe symbiosis in our lab at UNC Chapel Hill. Application can be found here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/295...
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Happy Valentine’s Day from 5 kick ass microbiologists - who all made it to this week’s zoom meeting for the first time in ages! #women #STEM #faculty #science @katypatras.bsky.social @laurainthelab1.bsky.social @lindseyatutk.bsky.social @alisoncoady.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day from 5 kick ass microbiologists - who all made it to this week’s zoom meeting for the first time in ages! #women #STEM #faculty #science @katypatras.bsky.social @laurainthelab1.bsky.social @lindseyatutk.bsky.social @alisoncoady.bsky.social
Check out this deadly good story from Zach Burcham and Jessica Metcalf!
A conserved community of microbes assemble to drive human decomposition
Pun absolutely intended 💀
A conserved community of microbes assemble to drive human decomposition
Pun absolutely intended 💀
A paper in Nature Microbiology suggests that a component of the microbiomes associated with decomposing human cadavers are universal regardless of location or environmental conditions. go.nature.com/3OIpMYV 🧪
February 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Check out this deadly good story from Zach Burcham and Jessica Metcalf!
A conserved community of microbes assemble to drive human decomposition
Pun absolutely intended 💀
A conserved community of microbes assemble to drive human decomposition
Pun absolutely intended 💀
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This was a fun project to work on in 2020. Happy to see it in print.
Viral afterlife: SARS-CoV-2 as a reservoir of immunomimetic peptides that reassemble into proinflammatory supramolecular complexes | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Viral afterlife: SARS-CoV-2 as a reservoir of immunomimetic peptides that reassemble into proinflammatory supramolecular complexes | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
February 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM
This was a fun project to work on in 2020. Happy to see it in print.
Viral afterlife: SARS-CoV-2 as a reservoir of immunomimetic peptides that reassemble into proinflammatory supramolecular complexes | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Viral afterlife: SARS-CoV-2 as a reservoir of immunomimetic peptides that reassemble into proinflammatory supramolecular complexes | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...