David Parker
dr-dparker.bsky.social
David Parker
@dr-dparker.bsky.social
Postdoc at Karolinska Institutet in Andrea Fossati's lab studying phage-based antimicrobials with proteomics and functional genomics
At long last I get to share this publication from my PhD. We created click chemistry enabled phage-magnetic nanoparticles via a recoded T7 genome. Read about it in @acs.org Synthetic Biology
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#phage #phagesky #synbio
Recoded Bacteriophage Genome for Bio-Orthogonal-Enabled Concentration and Detection of E. coli in Drinking Water
Modern genome editing methods permit the flexible modification of organisms at the genome level. However, bacteriophages, despite their small genomes, pose unique challenges due to the need to edit du...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thanks to the authors of this piece. I love reading about the work of inspiring pioneers in bacterial genetics. Crazy amount of discoveries!

Pioneer of bacterial genetics: the legacy of Esther Miriam Lederberg
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Pioneer of bacterial genetics: the legacy of Esther Miriam Lederberg
Abstract. Esther Miriam Lederberg's brilliant scientific lifework, from the discovery of phage lambda, bacterial conjugation, and replica plating, provided
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September 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Role call #phagesky! Who's going to #EvergreenPhageMeeting2025 ?
July 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Reposted by David Parker
We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv...
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM