Catherine Brissette
@brissettelab.bsky.social
Professor at University of North Dakota. Spirochetologist. Wine lover. Mom, runner, hobby farm enthusiast. Tired. Please send coffee.
I went to the CDC site to update numbers for my bacterial STI lecture. The 2023 report had 106 detailed slides (which I had downloaded). The 2024 provisional has..11. Previous years data is no longer available. Pretty sure people are still getting STIs, and that HIV and sexual preferences matter…
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I went to the CDC site to update numbers for my bacterial STI lecture. The 2023 report had 106 detailed slides (which I had downloaded). The 2024 provisional has..11. Previous years data is no longer available. Pretty sure people are still getting STIs, and that HIV and sexual preferences matter…
“Overly honest methods”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Overly honest methods”
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Ten years ago today.
October 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ten years ago today.
Behind the scenes… organizing conferences is A LOT
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Behind the scenes… organizing conferences is A LOT
International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tickborne Diseases website is now live!
news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025-interna...
news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025-interna...
2025 International Conference - Insights
2025 International Conference: Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Overview For more than 40 years, this meeting has been the major
news.mayocliniclabs.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tickborne Diseases website is now live!
news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025-interna...
news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025-interna...
Gonococcus spotted in the wild!
(Surprised this public health message is still legal in ND)
(Surprised this public health message is still legal in ND)
February 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Gonococcus spotted in the wild!
(Surprised this public health message is still legal in ND)
(Surprised this public health message is still legal in ND)
Y’all I’m so anxious I am stuffing tip boxes. Also, my jar is empty
February 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Y’all I’m so anxious I am stuffing tip boxes. Also, my jar is empty
I was doing inventory and moving boxes in my tall black boots on lab chairs. Zero effs given for safety. Since my grants won’t be reviewed, I might as well do something! We should start a bartering thing, I have way too many random plates and tissue
culture flasks.
culture flasks.
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I was doing inventory and moving boxes in my tall black boots on lab chairs. Zero effs given for safety. Since my grants won’t be reviewed, I might as well do something! We should start a bartering thing, I have way too many random plates and tissue
culture flasks.
culture flasks.
Reposted by Catherine Brissette
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
I have a playlist for EVERYTHING
So because somebody else might need this, here is my “Hold On” playlist.
So because somebody else might need this, here is my “Hold On” playlist.
January 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I have a playlist for EVERYTHING
So because somebody else might need this, here is my “Hold On” playlist.
So because somebody else might need this, here is my “Hold On” playlist.
Reposted by Catherine Brissette
Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
In my other life, I play music.
November 19, 2024 at 3:58 AM
In my other life, I play music.
Look what my awesome lab manager gave me today!
November 18, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Look what my awesome lab manager gave me today!
Reposted by Catherine Brissette
I’m thrilled to announce that Nerina Jusufovic’s manuscript on B. burgdorferi PlzA and cyclic-di-GMP has been accepted for publication in Mol Micro. There’s been a lot to sort out regarding this DNA-binding protein that has more in common with histones than with the classic Lac repressor protein
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March 13, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that Nerina Jusufovic’s manuscript on B. burgdorferi PlzA and cyclic-di-GMP has been accepted for publication in Mol Micro. There’s been a lot to sort out regarding this DNA-binding protein that has more in common with histones than with the classic Lac repressor protein
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“Is there anyway M and I could get some more help with this project?
We will both have alot on our plate this coming semester and are worried this might be a bit much. “
(M is a tech who is planning a wedding, grad student 2nd year). Is it too much to expect lab work from paid tech and 2nd yr??
We will both have alot on our plate this coming semester and are worried this might be a bit much. “
(M is a tech who is planning a wedding, grad student 2nd year). Is it too much to expect lab work from paid tech and 2nd yr??
January 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
“Is there anyway M and I could get some more help with this project?
We will both have alot on our plate this coming semester and are worried this might be a bit much. “
(M is a tech who is planning a wedding, grad student 2nd year). Is it too much to expect lab work from paid tech and 2nd yr??
We will both have alot on our plate this coming semester and are worried this might be a bit much. “
(M is a tech who is planning a wedding, grad student 2nd year). Is it too much to expect lab work from paid tech and 2nd yr??
Reposted by Catherine Brissette
Home Alone 4: Spirited Away
December 25, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Home Alone 4: Spirited Away