ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
@nizet.bsky.social
Physician-scientist at UC San Diego, Microbiology, Immunology, Novel Drug and Vaccine Discovery, #IDSky, Mentoring and Supporting STEM Career Development.
Enjoy exploring the outdoors, world cultures, sports, comedy, community.
http://nizetlab.ucsd.edu
Enjoy exploring the outdoors, world cultures, sports, comedy, community.
http://nizetlab.ucsd.edu
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
@nizet.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Reposted by ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
September 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
FOUR Calling Birds
THREE French Hens
TWO Turtle Doves
ONE Partridge (in a pear tree)
How about 4️⃣ + 3️⃣ + 2️⃣ + 1️⃣ = 🔟
California Quail in our backyard right now. #SanDiego #StateBird
THREE French Hens
TWO Turtle Doves
ONE Partridge (in a pear tree)
How about 4️⃣ + 3️⃣ + 2️⃣ + 1️⃣ = 🔟
California Quail in our backyard right now. #SanDiego #StateBird
August 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
FOUR Calling Birds
THREE French Hens
TWO Turtle Doves
ONE Partridge (in a pear tree)
How about 4️⃣ + 3️⃣ + 2️⃣ + 1️⃣ = 🔟
California Quail in our backyard right now. #SanDiego #StateBird
THREE French Hens
TWO Turtle Doves
ONE Partridge (in a pear tree)
How about 4️⃣ + 3️⃣ + 2️⃣ + 1️⃣ = 🔟
California Quail in our backyard right now. #SanDiego #StateBird
August 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Here's an Anna's #Hummingbird I saw in the canyon at sunrise this morning. Videos in thread.
August 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Here's an Anna's #Hummingbird I saw in the canyon at sunrise this morning. Videos in thread.
COYOTE TERRITORY
Encountered this gorgeous canine at 6:15 AM this morning in Deer Canyon, Pacific Highlands Ranch. After passing close he caught my scent trail where I had just walked moments earlier, then made a very familiar claim that this is his territory!
#Coyote #SanDiego #Nature
Encountered this gorgeous canine at 6:15 AM this morning in Deer Canyon, Pacific Highlands Ranch. After passing close he caught my scent trail where I had just walked moments earlier, then made a very familiar claim that this is his territory!
#Coyote #SanDiego #Nature
August 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Reposted by ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
New preprint! #MicroSky Led by @ayaiizuka.bsky.social & Maria Vittoria Mazzuoli, we ask what helps Staphylococcus aureus enter, survive inside and evade treatment in human monocytes.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Staphylococcus aureus Mnh1 cation–proton antiporter promotes phagocytic uptake and intracellular survival in human monocytes
While Staphylococcus aureus is predominantly an extracellular human commensal, it can also exhibit an intracellular lifestyle that enables its persistence within diverse host cell types, including mon...
www.biorxiv.org
August 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
New preprint! #MicroSky Led by @ayaiizuka.bsky.social & Maria Vittoria Mazzuoli, we ask what helps Staphylococcus aureus enter, survive inside and evade treatment in human monocytes.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
While my hair is hanging in there, I'm of the age where my social media feeds get targeted ads for hair loss products, e.g. Amazon's #1 bestselling "Nutrafol"
As I study host-pathogen interactions, I wondered what other immune cell-themed grooming products might be envisioned ..
Any other ideas?
As I study host-pathogen interactions, I wondered what other immune cell-themed grooming products might be envisioned ..
Any other ideas?
July 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
While my hair is hanging in there, I'm of the age where my social media feeds get targeted ads for hair loss products, e.g. Amazon's #1 bestselling "Nutrafol"
As I study host-pathogen interactions, I wondered what other immune cell-themed grooming products might be envisioned ..
Any other ideas?
As I study host-pathogen interactions, I wondered what other immune cell-themed grooming products might be envisioned ..
Any other ideas?
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱
🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
A family of common ravens on the top branches of a cypress tree this morning @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ravens are among the few non-human animals that have demonstrated future planning and remarkably sophisticated social cognition
🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
A family of common ravens on the top branches of a cypress tree this morning @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ravens are among the few non-human animals that have demonstrated future planning and remarkably sophisticated social cognition
July 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱
🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
A family of common ravens on the top branches of a cypress tree this morning @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ravens are among the few non-human animals that have demonstrated future planning and remarkably sophisticated social cognition
🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
A family of common ravens on the top branches of a cypress tree this morning @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ravens are among the few non-human animals that have demonstrated future planning and remarkably sophisticated social cognition
A #ROADRUNNER I came across this AM
It's the world's fastest bird also capable of flight: top ground speed = to that of Usain Bolt
The "racing stripe" on its cheek with a vivid mix of dark blue, white, and bright red-orange is actually a patch of bare, featherless skin rather than colored feathers
It's the world's fastest bird also capable of flight: top ground speed = to that of Usain Bolt
The "racing stripe" on its cheek with a vivid mix of dark blue, white, and bright red-orange is actually a patch of bare, featherless skin rather than colored feathers
July 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
A #ROADRUNNER I came across this AM
It's the world's fastest bird also capable of flight: top ground speed = to that of Usain Bolt
The "racing stripe" on its cheek with a vivid mix of dark blue, white, and bright red-orange is actually a patch of bare, featherless skin rather than colored feathers
It's the world's fastest bird also capable of flight: top ground speed = to that of Usain Bolt
The "racing stripe" on its cheek with a vivid mix of dark blue, white, and bright red-orange is actually a patch of bare, featherless skin rather than colored feathers
LOST DOG IN PACIFIC HIGHLANDS RANCH. Barking to get my attention. No collar. Cute ears. Does anybody know the owner?
July 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
LOST DOG IN PACIFIC HIGHLANDS RANCH. Barking to get my attention. No collar. Cute ears. Does anybody know the owner?
"𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯"
#sirisaacnewton #thirdlawofmotion
#heron #nature #birds #sandiego
#sirisaacnewton #thirdlawofmotion
#heron #nature #birds #sandiego
July 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯"
#sirisaacnewton #thirdlawofmotion
#heron #nature #birds #sandiego
#sirisaacnewton #thirdlawofmotion
#heron #nature #birds #sandiego
Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla Shores Beach, Sunset on the 4th of July.
@scrippsocean.bsky.social
@ucsandiego.bsky.social
@lajollaca.bsky.social
@scrippsocean.bsky.social
@ucsandiego.bsky.social
@lajollaca.bsky.social
July 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla Shores Beach, Sunset on the 4th of July.
@scrippsocean.bsky.social
@ucsandiego.bsky.social
@lajollaca.bsky.social
@scrippsocean.bsky.social
@ucsandiego.bsky.social
@lajollaca.bsky.social
neutrophils are all smiles and giggles until they degranulate a toxic brew of oxidants and proteolytic enzymes on you
July 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
neutrophils are all smiles and giggles until they degranulate a toxic brew of oxidants and proteolytic enzymes on you
Should have stayed under the rock!
🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞
I got super lucky with this iPhone capture this morning in Carmel Valley. I've always enjoyed being invited to a good Louisiana Crawfish Boil or Kräftskiva (Swedish Crayfish Party). This great blue heron catches and swallows a huge one for his breakfast.
🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞
I got super lucky with this iPhone capture this morning in Carmel Valley. I've always enjoyed being invited to a good Louisiana Crawfish Boil or Kräftskiva (Swedish Crayfish Party). This great blue heron catches and swallows a huge one for his breakfast.
July 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Should have stayed under the rock!
🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞
I got super lucky with this iPhone capture this morning in Carmel Valley. I've always enjoyed being invited to a good Louisiana Crawfish Boil or Kräftskiva (Swedish Crayfish Party). This great blue heron catches and swallows a huge one for his breakfast.
🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞
I got super lucky with this iPhone capture this morning in Carmel Valley. I've always enjoyed being invited to a good Louisiana Crawfish Boil or Kräftskiva (Swedish Crayfish Party). This great blue heron catches and swallows a huge one for his breakfast.
Reposted by ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
Technically, they’re Remains now.
June 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Technically, they’re Remains now.
Microbiology in the News 🔬
𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘴, a colonial green alga, forming its characteristic chain of photosynthetic cells. These tiny organisms help fuel aquatic food webs and oxygen production. Under the right conditions, however, dense blooms can contribute to a “green pool” problem. #Reflections
𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘴, a colonial green alga, forming its characteristic chain of photosynthetic cells. These tiny organisms help fuel aquatic food webs and oxygen production. Under the right conditions, however, dense blooms can contribute to a “green pool” problem. #Reflections
June 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Microbiology in the News 🔬
𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘴, a colonial green alga, forming its characteristic chain of photosynthetic cells. These tiny organisms help fuel aquatic food webs and oxygen production. Under the right conditions, however, dense blooms can contribute to a “green pool” problem. #Reflections
𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘴, a colonial green alga, forming its characteristic chain of photosynthetic cells. These tiny organisms help fuel aquatic food webs and oxygen production. Under the right conditions, however, dense blooms can contribute to a “green pool” problem. #Reflections
happy pride month from the bacteria in the clinical microbiology lab
June 2, 2026 at 4:07 AM
happy pride month from the bacteria in the clinical microbiology lab
May 22, 2026 at 4:41 AM