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Merve Tepe, PhD
@mervetepephds.bsky.social
99 followers 300 following 10 posts
PhD MICROBIOLOGIST /
Phage Therapy, AMR, Biofilms, Drug Design and some other topics
@remissionbiome.bsky.social &
@renegaderesearch.bsky.social team

DEFEND SCIENCE, RESIST IGNORANCE

Ankara/Boston
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Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephds.bsky.social · 27d
"Behold the turtle 🐢 He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. " J. Conant
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emoryscdp.bsky.social
Join Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Yokabed (Yoki) Ermias, Dr. Lindsey B. Gottlieb from @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social and Dr. Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo from Ga DPH for an #FoodborneIlnesses #ProjectECHO session on 12.11.25, 11am ET Register Here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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microbetv.bsky.social
TWiV 1272: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
TWiV 1272: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are dismayed by the changes on CDC vaccine website positively stating the link between autism and vaccination

@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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"This isn’t about #micromanaging your life or squeezing #productivity out of every moment. It’s about giving yourself permission to #prioritize your #wellbeing, even if that looks different every day..about creating a system that meets you where you are.": buff.ly/ekwoAiP

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How I Use Energy Budgeting for Chronic Illness
Learn about energy budgeting for chronic illness and how it can transform your approach to daily activities and energy management.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
We are charting the steps that make engagement honest, inclusive, and practical. Follow ENGAGED and share if you want to help shape the standard. #publicengagement #openresearch
We are charting the steps that make engagement honest, inclusive, and practical. Follow ENGAGED and share if you want to help shape the standard. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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ENGAGED is building a roadmap for open research in Ireland that shows how research and society can connect in stronger ways. Follow and share to help guide the direction. #publicengagement #openresearch
ENGAGED is building a roadmap for open research in Ireland that shows how research and society can connect in stronger ways. Follow and share to help guide the direction. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
Stronger engagement means better outcomes for society. Support the movement. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
Stronger engagement means better outcomes for society. Support the movement. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
We want research that is open, inclusive, and trusted. Follow ENGAGED and share to help build that future. #publicengagement #openresearch
We want research that is open, inclusive, and trusted. Follow ENGAGED and share to help build that future. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
Change happens when people connect. Follow ENGAGED and share our posts so more voices can take part. #publicengagement #openresearch
Change happens when people connect. Follow ENGAGED and share our posts so more voices can take part. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
ENGAGED is here to strengthen the link between research and society. Follow and share to help us grow this movement. #publicengagement #openresearch
ENGAGED is here to strengthen the link between research and society. Follow and share to help us grow this movement. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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asm.org
Early abstracts for the ASM Health Meeting close Dec. 2.

Diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, clinical ID, public health & more.

👉 asm.social/2HD
Your research drives health innovation.
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
Good research involves people at every stage. Help us spread that message. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
Good research involves people at every stage. Help us spread that message. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
Every voice matters in shaping open research. Follow ENGAGED and share our posts to bring more people into the conversation. #publicengagement #openresearch
Every voice matters in shaping open research. Follow ENGAGED and share our posts to bring more people into the conversation. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
Better engagement means stronger trust in research. Help promote that change. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
Better engagement means stronger trust in research. Help promote that change. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
ENGAGED connects researchers, communities, and institutions. Help widen that network. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
ENGAGED connects researchers, communities, and institutions. Help widen that network. Follow and share. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
JB Editor's Choice: Bourret and colleagues update our understanding of the pseudo-receiver domains, nicely setting the stage for future work on these domains.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
We want to make open research feel achievable for everyone. Follow ENGAGED and share to spread the word. #publicengagement #openresearch
We want to make open research feel achievable for everyone. Follow ENGAGED and share to spread the word. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
Real change comes from collective action. Follow ENGAGED and share so more people can join in. #publicengagement #openresearch
Real change comes from collective action. Follow ENGAGED and share so more people can join in. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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engagedroadmap.bsky.social
We are mapping what good engagement looks like in practice. Follow and share to help shape the future. #publicengagement #openresearch
We are mapping what good engagement looks like in practice. Follow and share to help shape the future. #publicengagement #openresearch
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Vaccine-preventable diseases are unimpressed with your consumption of beef tallow and peptides and supplements in lieu of vaccines.

You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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fronzeslab.bsky.social
Very happy to share our work on lipopolysaccharide assembly by the Lpt complex, published today in @natcomms.nature.com
Fantastic collaboration with @raffaeleieva.bsky.social l and t @pstansfeld.bsky.social
Congrats to all authors, especially Haoxiang, Axel & Violette
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Structural basis of lipopolysaccharide assembly by the outer membrane translocon holo-complex - Nature Communications
The asymmetric distribution of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the surface of the bacterial outer membrane is essential and crucial for antibiotic resistance. Here, authors characterize the LPS translocon...
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Synthetic bacterial community colonizes wheat roots grown in soil and mimics the assembly pattern of a field community

bioRxiv from @fredebak.bsky.social et al #NNF_INTERACT

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Synthetic bacterial community colonizes wheat roots grown in soil and mimics the assembly pattern of a field community
The root microbiome is important for plant development. The impact of the root microbiome is the sum of multiple complex interactions among microorganisms, the plant and the environment. This complexi...
www.biorxiv.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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fronzeslab.bsky.social
Our latest T7SS study is now out in Science Advances!
We solved the cryoEM structure of the T7SSb core unit (T7bCU) composed of YukB, YukC, and YukD from Bacillus subtilis, revealing how these components assemble within the secretion machinery.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A ubiquitin-like protein controls assembly of a bacterial type VIIb secretion system
Cryo-EM structure reveals how a ubiquitin-like protein orchestrates assembly of a bacterial weapon system.
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Editor-In-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews of @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org

#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief

fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM