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Happy Giving Tuesday! ⭐ Join us in supporting @blackinmicro’s mission by donating here: blackinmicrobiology..... Your generosity makes a difference! Thank you!
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December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Up Next: Get your supplies ready for #BlackInMicro's ZINE making workshop with Aaron Davis! In Whova, visit "Resources" and checkout the supplies list under "Documents." Register & click "Attend Now" when you're ready to join: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 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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Happy Giving Tuesday! ⭐ Join us in supporting @blackinmicro’s mission by donating here: blackinmicrobiology..... Your generosity makes a difference! Thank you!
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December 2, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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Last week #BlackInMicro flew to Pittsburgh, where we handed out swag, met lots of new faces, and had a blast. We're celebrating our first trip to #ABRCMS and are already thinking about ways to connect with our new members!
Dr. Chelsey Spriggs stands and speaks with a visitor at BlackInMIcro's booth in the exhibitor hall Dr. Kishana Taylor speaks with a visitor while sitting at BlackInMicro's table in the exhibitor hall A visitor standing in front of BlackInMicro's table in the exhibitor hall Dr. Chelsey Spriggs poses with a visitor at BlackInMIcro's booth in the exhibitor hall, while holding #BlackInVirology sign
November 19, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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I am enjoying BlackInMicro's STEM education panel! "The cycle continues"...from mentee to mentoring #BlackInMicroWeek 2023 @blackinmicro.bsky.social
October 23, 2023 at 4:17 PM