Heather Hendrickson
@drhhnz.bsky.social
#Evolution, #Microbiology, and #Phages. Associate Professor, University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ. Adaptable Phage Solutions Co-Science Lead Views my own. |She| Her|.
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Heather Hendrickson
@drhhnz.bsky.social
· Jun 12
We are developing a killer team of phage biologists here who are ready to take on any challenge. My best moments each week are when these guys drop by to chat :) #NZLabLife @microsky
www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
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Happy to share our most recent work www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... Here we describe how efficient DNA replication in E. coli is dependent on an interaction between SSB-ssDNA and the DNA polymerase (Pol III). Thanks to all the co-authors for their hard work!
Genome integrity relies on rapid recycling of DNA Pol III in bacteria | PNAS
DNA replication requires precise coordination between DNA unwinding and DNA synthesis.
In all domains of life, protein–protein interactions at the ...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy to share our most recent work www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... Here we describe how efficient DNA replication in E. coli is dependent on an interaction between SSB-ssDNA and the DNA polymerase (Pol III). Thanks to all the co-authors for their hard work!
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Up at sunrise and photographing McLeans Grassland Reserve for Wikipedia. One of the last surviving fragments of the original Canterbury Plains dryland ecosystem, it became a reserve in 2021 and is being restored with native plants, but the mayor thinks it should be covered in solar panels instead.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Up at sunrise and photographing McLeans Grassland Reserve for Wikipedia. One of the last surviving fragments of the original Canterbury Plains dryland ecosystem, it became a reserve in 2021 and is being restored with native plants, but the mayor thinks it should be covered in solar panels instead.
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
I am happy to share that we have been awarded a Marsden grant to study the molecular details of a fascinating hitchhiking element found in some of our P. larvae phages. Exciting work ahead! Thanks John :) www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I am happy to share that we have been awarded a Marsden grant to study the molecular details of a fascinating hitchhiking element found in some of our P. larvae phages. Exciting work ahead! Thanks John :) www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve...
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If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Faculty Position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing - cee.mit.edu
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), together with the Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA, seeks candidate...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
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Pre-sunrise, Monday, 3 November, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
(it’s hard to accurately capture the brilliance of the colors and the hues with a phone camera. But no saturation adjustments were made for this video)
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
(it’s hard to accurately capture the brilliance of the colors and the hues with a phone camera. But no saturation adjustments were made for this video)
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Pre-sunrise, Monday, 3 November, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
(it’s hard to accurately capture the brilliance of the colors and the hues with a phone camera. But no saturation adjustments were made for this video)
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
(it’s hard to accurately capture the brilliance of the colors and the hues with a phone camera. But no saturation adjustments were made for this video)
Happy Halloween from Aotearoa, New Zealand!
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Happy Halloween from Aotearoa, New Zealand!
Happy international phage week! #phages are the viruses of bacteria and they are a powerful potential weapon in our arsenal against pathogens, including antibiotic resistant superbugs! ageofthephage.com/world-phage-...
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Happy international phage week! #phages are the viruses of bacteria and they are a powerful potential weapon in our arsenal against pathogens, including antibiotic resistant superbugs! ageofthephage.com/world-phage-...
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#microsky #mevosky The UNC Chapel Hill Biology Department is hiring 2 Teaching Assistant/Associate Professors with expertise from any area of biology. Individuals with expertise in microbiology are particularly encouraged to apply. Read more and apply at unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Two (2) Open Rank Teaching Faculty
The Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks applicants for two (2) Teaching Faculty positions to be effective July 1, 2026. These positions will be fixed-term 9-...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#microsky #mevosky The UNC Chapel Hill Biology Department is hiring 2 Teaching Assistant/Associate Professors with expertise from any area of biology. Individuals with expertise in microbiology are particularly encouraged to apply. Read more and apply at unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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microbiologist here….
Screenshot checks out✅
Linked article actually pretty good (but bunch of arguable points like anything.)
Screenshot checks out✅
Linked article actually pretty good (but bunch of arguable points like anything.)
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
microbiologist here….
Screenshot checks out✅
Linked article actually pretty good (but bunch of arguable points like anything.)
Screenshot checks out✅
Linked article actually pretty good (but bunch of arguable points like anything.)
I have been at the aquacultureNZ conference for the past two days talking to the industry about phages to keep animals and people safe. Today we visited an oyster flip farm! Amazing and gorgeous! #micro #phage #NZLabLife
October 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I have been at the aquacultureNZ conference for the past two days talking to the industry about phages to keep animals and people safe. Today we visited an oyster flip farm! Amazing and gorgeous! #micro #phage #NZLabLife
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Love this! So talented and creative. It’s the soundtrack to the scientific apocalypse we are living in! I follow @ellecordova.bsky.social here but this wasn’t posted. This was from TikTok! Enjoy!
October 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Love this! So talented and creative. It’s the soundtrack to the scientific apocalypse we are living in! I follow @ellecordova.bsky.social here but this wasn’t posted. This was from TikTok! Enjoy!
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Just heard a great talk from Pieter Pelser and Julie Barcelona about Rafflesia, the world's biggest flower. They've been researching them in the Philippines for 21 years, and species numbers have gone from 2 to about 14. They smell, "like a dead rat", to attract pollinating flies.
October 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Just heard a great talk from Pieter Pelser and Julie Barcelona about Rafflesia, the world's biggest flower. They've been researching them in the Philippines for 21 years, and species numbers have gone from 2 to about 14. They smell, "like a dead rat", to attract pollinating flies.
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If you've been wondering what being a Wikimedian is all about, then this webinar is for you!
Join Wiki experts Siobhan and Heidi for this introduction to contributing to three key Wikimedia platforms: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata.
Tuesday 14 Oct, 3pm NZST
Register here ➡️ w.wiki/FWQM
Join Wiki experts Siobhan and Heidi for this introduction to contributing to three key Wikimedia platforms: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata.
Tuesday 14 Oct, 3pm NZST
Register here ➡️ w.wiki/FWQM
October 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If you've been wondering what being a Wikimedian is all about, then this webinar is for you!
Join Wiki experts Siobhan and Heidi for this introduction to contributing to three key Wikimedia platforms: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata.
Tuesday 14 Oct, 3pm NZST
Register here ➡️ w.wiki/FWQM
Join Wiki experts Siobhan and Heidi for this introduction to contributing to three key Wikimedia platforms: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata.
Tuesday 14 Oct, 3pm NZST
Register here ➡️ w.wiki/FWQM
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NZ academics... please take a moment to read this.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter to UniSaver Board members 2025
Tēnā koe,
University Workers for Palestine has been trying for over a year to get UniSaver, the preferred superannuation provider for most universities, to divest from Israel and companies complicit ...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
NZ academics... please take a moment to read this.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine.
1) Fundamental researc...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
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Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist
Applications due Dec 1
Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)
Applications due Dec 1
Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)
September 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist
Applications due Dec 1
Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)
Applications due Dec 1
Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)
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This morning's #SolarEclipse as seen from up on Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Dunedin NZ.
The cloud prevented the full set of images & at regular intervals, but this is kinda fun.
(click for full image)
#Nikon #Dunedin #DunnerStunner
The cloud prevented the full set of images & at regular intervals, but this is kinda fun.
(click for full image)
#Nikon #Dunedin #DunnerStunner
September 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This morning's #SolarEclipse as seen from up on Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Dunedin NZ.
The cloud prevented the full set of images & at regular intervals, but this is kinda fun.
(click for full image)
#Nikon #Dunedin #DunnerStunner
The cloud prevented the full set of images & at regular intervals, but this is kinda fun.
(click for full image)
#Nikon #Dunedin #DunnerStunner
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Reposted by Heather Hendrickson
There’s a leak - and a conceptual artist - at the Max Planck 👌
September 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
There’s a leak - and a conceptual artist - at the Max Planck 👌
This year I have the pleasure of watching stick insect hatch from their tiny eggs! These are native species Acanthoxyla inermis according to @morganemerien.bsky.social very cute! #NZLabLife #Insects en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantho...
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This year I have the pleasure of watching stick insect hatch from their tiny eggs! These are native species Acanthoxyla inermis according to @morganemerien.bsky.social very cute! #NZLabLife #Insects en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantho...
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Excellent #LuxArt from my #Bio350 #Micronauts this semester! Attention University of Puget Sound. @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology @microbe.tv
September 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Excellent #LuxArt from my #Bio350 #Micronauts this semester! Attention University of Puget Sound. @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology @microbe.tv
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For much of this year depression has burgled almost everything about me. I’ve made this photo to show that I’m still here, even if I’m in tiny bits: old marbles, Roman beads, a tiny 17th C fox, 1930s toy flowers, a medieval key. Making this helped my brain, looking at the details might help yours…
September 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
For much of this year depression has burgled almost everything about me. I’ve made this photo to show that I’m still here, even if I’m in tiny bits: old marbles, Roman beads, a tiny 17th C fox, 1930s toy flowers, a medieval key. Making this helped my brain, looking at the details might help yours…