Associate Professor - microbial ecology. Getting a sneak peek into host-microbes interaction. #LeeLab he/him/his
Manhattan, KS
Joined August 2012
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Writing yet another grant and feeling it. Since asst prof job in late 2021 have senior-author papers in Science, Nat Commun (×2), Sci Adv and NAR, plus 2 more in review/revision. Still no R01. Still no prospect for promotion :_( Yet, I got invited to speak at over 10 conferences this year so thank you those who appreciate our science!
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Solve For... Soggy Sauerkraut! Check out the new episode, led by @ByKateMorgan, Investigative Journalist. Kate spoke to me about my research on broccoli sprouts, as well as Don Huber and Nadine Clopton, to explore microbes in food, environments, and us! open.spotify.com/episode/0r0…
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Excited and grateful to receive my first NIH funding as a PI. A big thank you to @KUcancercenter @KUMCCancerBio @KUMedCenter, our collaborators, and the amazing #PyaramLab team.
Congratulations @KUMCCancerBio Assistant Professor Kalyani Pyaram, PhD, (@ImmunolKalyani) on the recent NIH/NCI R21 grant for her project, "Role of T-cell-intrinsic Nrf2 and its Targetability in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer." Could inhibiting the antioxidant system within T-cells strengthen anti-tumor immunity? Looking forward to seeing the results.
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Many congratulations to our newly-minted PhD Candidate, Brooke Vogt!
Brooke nailed her preliminary exam and we couldn't be prouder!
#Candidacy #PhD #Congratulations #Microbiology #Research
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What a gorgeous day to tour the animal and vegetable operations at College of the Atlantic!! The animals were adorable, the salad scapes to die for, and everyone welcoming. I enjoyed learning about their program, and brainstorming ways to bolster agriculture education in Maine.
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2026 Lee Lab Shrimp Boil 🥘!!!!
Good friends, great food, and a much needed mid-semester break.
#Laboratory #ShrimpBoil #Fun
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PhD students Hallie Willsey and Brooke Vogt represented the Lee Lab at the JCRC Data Blitz meeting today! Plant or human host - these ladies demonstrate how host-microbe interactions mediate cancer progression and stress-adaptation. 🧪
#Microbiome #Research #Cancer #Microbiology
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Thanks to Happiest Health & Dr. C. Kaur for this wonderful commentary on our Microbiome study!
The gut bacterium E. rectale makes its own antioxidant, glutathione, which helps damaged intestinal tissue recover from oxidative stress!
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#ROS #Microbiome #Gut
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Ok let me explain how cool this is from my perspective , please RT! I developed one of the first methods to probe RNA structure in high throughput inside living cells, and it takes tons of time and $$ to apply on thousands of viruses - it’s practically impossible. This ML approach is just as good and works in seconds for nearly free ! Not only that, it highlights the MOST IMPORTANT structures that track with function. It’s the future of RNA strucute prediction and discovery across all families 🔥 biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Congratulations to Heather Richard on starting her post-graduate career in conservation with Scarborough Land Trust as Marsh Project Director! Heather has been studying microbes and ecosystem health in Maine coastal salt marshes.
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MSE virtual seminar Sept 30: "MSE virtual seminar: "The nuts and bolts of microbiome stewardship: what are we trying to protect?", presented by Dr. Rob Beiko, PhD. Join us for a seminar at 11:00 EDT, and a social hour at 12:00 EDT.
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This fall, I'll be attending conferences/workshops in Maine, Maryland, and Puerto Rico!
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PhD student @microalessandra cultured Lachnospiraceae spp. across an O2 gradient and measured extracellular metabolites of interest to investigate how this anaerobic gut bacterium responds to changing O2 environments #Microbiome #GutHealth #IBD #MicrobialMetabolites #Research
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It's playlist time! The 100+ students in my AVS 254 Animal Microbiomes class at UMaine have put together 3 playlists to describe the most common ways we think about microbes: friends, foes, or faraway travellers. Check them out:
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Pathobiont. Ever had a microbe that you thought loved you only to have it turn on you? This playlist takes you from besties to bacteriosis. open.spotify.com/playlist/37…
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In case you missed we have updated lab website - rouskinlab.com/
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Hey , I know this team ;) hms.harvard.edu/news/arpa-h-…
Congrats @silvirouskin. Looking forward to all the cool work.
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NoA 🎉 day! This job is not for the faint of heart. Got to take the wins where you can. Thanks to my lab for their perseverance and to the NIH staff trying their best to keep things going.
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There is nothing like being in a gorgeous ecosystem for inspiring conservation to protect it! I attended ISME20 in Auckland last week to talk about microbes in conservation, it was amazing!
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