Katti Crakes
LightNews LightNews
banner
kcrakes.bsky.social
Katti Crakes
@kcrakes.bsky.social
25 followers 42 following 1 posts
DVM/PhD 🩺 Anatomic Pathology Resident at JHU 🔬Post doc in J. Suez Lab 🦠 Cornell and UC Davis alum. Fueled by coffee, GI pathology, liver disease, and microbial mischief.
Posts Replies Media Videos
kcrakes.bsky.social
The next generation of veterinary pathologists are here! Learning at #CLIIC2025 at UT, shaping the future of animal and human health. 🧬🔬

Fun fact: Did you know that Nosema apis, a fungal disease of honeybees, can hijack their digestive systems and change their sexual behaviors? 🐝
June 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reposted by Katti Crakes
suez.bsky.social
Do non-nutritive sweeteners alter the human microbiome? And why is this question important?

Check out our new review in Immunometabolism, spearheaded by @kcrakes.bsky.social, Lauren Questell & @subah.bsky.social and quick 🧵👇:

journals.lww.com/immunometabo...
AI-generated (ChatGPT) cartoon of different gut bacteria munching on different types of sachets containing "fake sugar" as a reference to non-nutritive sweeteners
April 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Katti Crakes
suez.bsky.social
Super proud of our postdocs @kcrakes.bsky.social & @haleybiont.bsky.social for their outstanding talks at @camri-igs.bsky.social Mid-Atlantic #Microbiome Meeting, featuring exciting science from all over the region + keynotes by Sue Lynch (UCSF) & @benwolfe.bsky.social (Tufts) + phage swag! 😎 🦠
Dr. Haley Hallowell presenting her research at the Suez Lab, Johns Hopkins University, during the Mid-Atlantic Microbiome meeting Dr. Katti Crakes presenting her research at the Suez Lab, Johns Hopkins University, during the Mid-Atlantic Microbiome meeting Two-thirds of the Suez Lab and one alumnus holding phage swag. From left: Jason, Yingying, Katti, Chinmay, Justin, Haley, Val, Jotham Haley (left) and Katti before presenting their talks at the Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meeting
March 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM