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Fermentation Process Development Scientist. Dedicated to making industrial processes more sustainable. Opinions are my own, not those of my employer. (She/her)

California, USA
Joined June 2013
Ever wonder what #microbe you should use to turn your black bin waste into #biofuel? Read my (first ever) scientific paper in #MicrobialCellFactories to find out! bit.ly/2UeklUf
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Passed with minor corrections! You can finally call me Dr. A very enjoyable and interesting viva thanks to Prof Chuck (@ChuckGroup) and @Prof_NeilBruce. Also a big thank you to my wondeful supervisors @GavinHThomas & Simon McQueen Mason. :)
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I suppose here are worse places to sit and write a thesis. #phdlife @SkamaniaLodge
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Dinner at The Crown with Thomas Lab after an exciting day of excellent talks at #Microbio19 #IrishStew @SteveSt659 @CarolineRosePea @RebeccaJHall13
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Heading back to the lab after a very enjoyable & fruitful 3 days at #LBNet4. Also gave my first talk at an international conference! Thank you @LBNet_NIBB for the opportunity to share my PhD work.
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More than 1 in every 100 people is on the #autism spectrum. These individuals suffer higher rates of mental health issues, often due to the mental and emotional burden of masking their autistic traits. #WorldMentalHealthDay. bit.ly/2NqH2R2 @NAOorguk
Receiving bacteria in the mail always makes me happy. Thanks @Leibniz_DSMZ_en!
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Enjoyment is unavoidable. They have little airplane-shaped salt and pepper shakers.
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Loving the glass and reusable dining ware instead of single-use plastic on my @VirginAtlantic flight. #SustainableAviation Also, in-flight Wi-Fi is cool.
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Saw the amazing #Archaeopteryx holotype at @MfNBerlin today! #Urvogel #lifegoals
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Learned a lot at @rki_de museum today! Who knew #Köstrizer beer was good for culturing pathogens? #microbiologygeek
Amazed at the depiction of #women doing #science in this mural on Haus des Lehrens in #Berlin - constructed in the 1960s in eastern Germany. Also the largest artwork in europe.
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On days where coffee is required, I attain it in @VanbrughCollege with my cool microbiology mug. #ShowUsYourMug #BYOM
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