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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D.

@seandstacey.bsky.social

270 followers 230 following 280 posts

Scientist, art lover, karaoke enthusiast, learning to read again. Originally East Tennessean. There will be typos and bad grammar. Posts are my own opinions. Go Bucks! He/him

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Sep 5

loved adding you! 🥰

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Aug 24

added you to the microlist. made it private again

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Aug 10

added, but I need to update that pinned post. it should be open to everyone 🥰 faster pussy cat post post 🐱

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jul 26

give it a go!

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jul 26

That makes sense! I can do that.

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jun 3

Added!

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · May 31

added 👾💖

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Apr 9

Added! 😊

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Mar 8

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Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · Mar 8

For #internationalwomensday, four #LuxArt portraits of famous microbiologists by @jennifer.j.quinn . From top left clockwise: Rita Colwell, Abigail Salyers, Rosalind Franklin, & Esther Lederberg. Maybe calendar next year: “Luminaries of Microbiology.” @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Mar 7

Doing #Irish Things!

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Mar 7

Added!

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Mar 6

I’m in Ireland!

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Mar 5

T minus 24 hours til Launch!

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 18

@netflix.com #reclaimingmydime #byefelicia

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 12

Hi @bsky.app #users When I add you to a list, do you know? Do you get notified at all? Or do I need to let you know?

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 12

Bacteria are always going to adapt to antimicrobials. Understanding how they are adapting is crucial to staying one step ahead. This article investigates how a strain of E. coli survived AMP exposure 🦠 🧪 www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Mutations in the essential outer membrane protein BamA contribute to Escherichia coli resistance to the antimicrobial peptide TAT-RasGAP317-326

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising alternatives to classical antibiotics against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. TAT-RasGAP317-326 is an AMP with broad range antibacterial activity, but its m...

www.jbc.org

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 12

Interestingly and probably a larger commentary on the issue overall, if you zoom out it still says Gulf of Mexico, however, reducing the scope by zooming in reveals the “Gulf of America” #Apple #AppleMaps

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 12

A new fun daily activity for me is reporting dumb shit. I have the time.

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 3

Added! Can’t wait to see what you come up with 🥳

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Feb 3

For lavender yes, and i will squeeze the lavender buds to release flavor. For rose, no, just use rose water.

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jan 28

“There is biotechnological potential within this novel species that is yet to be explored.” Cool! 🥶 🦠 🧪

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Penicillium psychrofluorescens sp. nov., a naturally autofluorescent Antarctic fungus

A new fungal species, Penicillium psychrofluorescens sp. nov. is described as a member of section Torulomyces. The new species is sister to P. catalonicum, and was isolated from soil collected from...

www.tandfonline.com

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jan 28

2025 is already racking up to have a bio-radical pathogenic bingo card. 🦠 www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history

Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.

www.cjonline.com

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Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jan 24

I had a dream last night that I had 76k followers on here overnight. I’m not sure what even led to that. Must have been something impactful 😂

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Added 🥳

Sean D. Stacey, Ph.D. @seandstacey.bsky.social · Jan 14

We are going to Galway by train and then back to Dublin for four days. I’ll have two free says to play in Dublin on my own though. No travel visa for the UK.