I am more excited than ever for this new opportunity for my family and I, which is bittersweet of course. Last, I have made great friends and started long lasting collaborations through this platform. As this is likely my last Tweet, I thank you all and wish everyone the best!

In less than 2 weeks I will shut the doors to my lab for the last time and start an entirely new career. I am very thankful for my time at Virginia Tech and @vtbiochem where I received great support and had amazing colleagues. Is it scary leaving a tenured position? 🧵

This is the best journal cover of all time. Also, this may or may not be my office.

And one more

Always having fun in the lab. Here are our songs of the day so far this week. The lab that rocks together, publishes together. #confucius

Constant reminder to myself as a PI at the bench

Since I spend a significant amount of time at the keyboard, I needed a change. Upgraded my key caps to something a bit brighter and I love it 🤙🏼🏝️. The before and after

Sometimes you need to unwind. Fortunately we have friends we amazing views in Blacksburg

I forgot to introduce the World to the new family and lab dog, Lord Haesten Cnut Slade, King of the Brittany’s and chief presider of the couch. And yes, he’s soft and awesome 😎 From 7-17 weeks

It’s been a decade since I received this note from my favorite bench mate. Still rings true today. Scientists helping other scientists to pull themselves together.

Happy to share our latest work: Fusobacterium are naturally competent through Type IV pili. Great, concise study led by @blake_e_sanders and others not on twitter. We discovered it, now you go figure out what to do with it. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…