Dr Maureen Berg

im ready to pupate

I went on WBUR today to talk about the grant terminations and the importance of basic medical research wbur.org/news/2025/05/1…

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

@baym wtf

Twinkle twinkle little bugs

If you work with metagenomes (or metatranscriptomes), would like to explore what viruses/phages are in your datasets, but don't know where to start, we have (an) MVP for you now \o/ Really happy to see this one published, and also welcoming feedback/suggestion of improvement!

Thanks (again) everyone 😊, and many thanks to @ASMicrobiology ! To me, it is also a recognition of the entire viral ecogenomics field, and I feel very (very) lucky to work alongside brillant, supportive, kind, and overall just awesome scientists 🥰.

Happy Noodlococcus Day to all those who celebrate 🍜🦠 On this day in 2019, we discovered this noodle-y colony contaminating an old plate, leading to the creation of ContamClub 🧫✨

@baym same I get so emotional I love it

I so unironically love the olympics. The performances, the spectacle, and especially the ideal that people from all over the world can come together in peace and common interest

Sad to see that despite my 5000+ emails Parafilm stretching still isn't an event at the Olympics 😞😞

@generativist 10/10 would recommend a sledge hammer

i think about buying a sledge hammer every time i am at the hardware store i don’t need one and i rent but i think it would fix me

Remember - You should register to VEGA24 now because it will be a really nice meeting and because if you wait too long, you won't get the early-bird rate.. We also still have plenty of space for short talk that will be selected from abstracts, so get these ready !

@Uggg_uggg happy birthday: :)

It’s my birthday 🥳 My name is Anna. Nice to meet you.

@baym @pathogenomenick @Napaaqtuk Historical moment tbh

@MaureenBug @pathogenomenick @Napaaqtuk Yes, the one where you and I met in person and instantly became lasting besties

Wow, five years since good times at ASM with @pathogenomenick and @Napaaqtuk. Guess the world has changed a bit since

@darterdancer Almost 7!

@darterdancer I am!!

@darterdancer omg looks just like my snake 😍

@BassoJonelle @jgi bringing phages to the bacteria-plant (interaction) party in the rhizosphere 🥳 #ASMicrobe

My postdoc, Heejung Cho, is presenting today at #ASMMicrobe2024! Come check out her poster at EEB-1148! :)