
Erica Fuhrmeister
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Erica Fuhrmeister
@envbio
@[email protected] Assistant prof @UWDEOHS and @uw_cee (she/her). AMR, pathogens, microbiomes


Our group's first publication is out now - open access in Nature Communications: "Enzymatic synthesis and nanopore sequencing of 12-letter supernumerary DNA" #XNA #Xenobiology #nanopore #Sequenxing #XenonucleicAcids #NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146…

The newest @FredHutch Basic Sciences lab opens its doors! The @SRsrivatsan Lab is developing new sequencing technologies to interrogate structure-function relationships during vertebrate development. The lab is growing and hiring at all levels: srivatsan-lab.com

Welcoming Katya Cherukumilli, the newest assistant professor to join the HCDE faculty! Dr. Cherukumilli is an environmental engineer and water chemist whose work bridges the gap between scientific discovery, technology design, and real-world impact. hcde.washington.edu/news/welcome-k…

New DEOHS and @uw_cee faculty member Erica Fuhrmeister (@envbio) focuses on antimicrobial resistance, the microbiome, #OneHealth and ways to protect people from pathogens that cause diarrheal disease and other illnesses. deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/traci…








The Fuhrmeister lab (fuhrmeisterlab.com) will be opening @UWDEOHS in June 2022 and is recruiting students! We will study the link between health, pathogens, AMR, and the environment. Just 2 weeks left to apply to our grad program-deohs.washington.edu/how-apply



this paper is misguided at best and willfully harmful at worst. nothing has been better for my career than my women mentors. nothing. it is why I continue to actively seek them out, and why I continue to be involved in women’s mentorship organizations like @HGWISE


Can you get COVID-19 from touching the grocery store door handle? Probably not - we estimate the risk at <5 in 10,000. But SARS-CoV-2 RNA on high-touch public surfaces may be a leading indicator of community case trends. New pre-print out! #1440funded medrxiv.org/content/10.110…