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Today is the day! #BiMWeek25 starts with our esteemed keynote speaker Dr Marian Johnson-Thompson sharing how we can leverage the successes of past pioneers to ensure a fair & just future for the next generation of Black microbiologists. 12pm EST / 5pm BST! Register here (FREE) 👉 tinyurl.com/BIMW25
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Join Now, for the second half of today's Research Symposium - Welcome to Day 2: You can register here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25, then use the same link to login & attend

Donate to Early Career scientists: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus. Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research. Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications.
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Welcome to Day 2, Black In Micro's Research Symposium is about to begin! Register here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25, then use the same link to login & attend

Donate to Early Career scientists: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus. Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research. Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications.
October 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#BlackInMicro's Research Symposium is coming this Wedensday. Swipe left to see who's presenting. Come hear from 25 Early Career researchers from around the globe 🌎

Pre-register to attend: tinyurl.com/BIMW25
Donate to Early Career scientists: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus. Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research. Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications.
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Our Research Symposium is almost here! On Oct 15, come celebrate 25 #BlackInMicro scientists from around the globe. Pre-register today to attend: tinyurl.com/BIMW25. To help keep #BlackInMicro alive, Donate here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus. Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research. Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications. Early Career Research Symposium with additional presenters. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus.
October 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Have some free-time on Oct 15? Already planning to login & attend? We're still looking for judges, come volunteer today! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25-ECR or see link in bio
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October 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🗓️ Check it out! The full agenda for Black In Microbiology Week 2025 is live. Get all the details here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 and Pre-register to secure your spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. To help keep #BlackInMicro alive, Donate here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Get ready for next week's Research Symposium: 25 #BlackInMicro scientists from around the globe. Get all the details here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 and Pre-register to secure your spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. To help keep #BlackInMicro alive, Donate here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus. Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research. Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications. Early Career Research Symposium with additional presenters. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus.
October 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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#BlackInMicro is calling for volunteers! If you have experience evaluating scientific presentations, come judge the Research Symposium and support emerging talent in micro. Sign up: tinyurl.com/BIMW25-ECR or see link in bio
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October 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Get ready for an amazing line-up of speakers Oct 14-16 🙌🏾! See the agenda: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 and Pre-register to secure your spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. To help keep #BlackInMicro alive, Donate here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
October 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Grab a friend & sign-up today #BlackInMicro is looking for judges! If you have experience evaluating scientific presentations or a PhD, we need you :) Sign up: tinyurl.com/BIMW25-ECR or see link in bio
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October 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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It's our favorite time of the year, checkout the full agenda for #BlackInMicro Week 2025. See who's presenting and more! View the agenda: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 or Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio)
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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In 2 weeks, we're hosting the 🧫 Early Career Research Symposium. #BlackInMicro is looking for judges! If you have a PhD or experience evaluating scientific presentations, help us recognize emerging talent in micro. Sign up: tinyurl.com/BIMW25-ECR or see link in bio
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October 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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We are ready to kick off next week at Bio Innovations Midwest in Omaha. We are excited for a couple of days of insightful conversations about advancing the future of bio-based solutions. Let’s connect if you are attending! #AVNovation #BIMW25 #BioInnovations
September 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM