Angela M. Carter @MicrobeNETlab
Unleashing the power of symbiosis for therapeutic purposes will be the next big leap in the application of microbiology. monoamine researcher/microbe enthusiast Birmingham, AL Joined August 2020-
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Gut bacterium amplifies amphetamine’s addictive pull: chemistryworld.com/news/gut-bacte… @GallivantLab Thank you for the wonderful article about our work Rupali! And thank you for the very generous comments @TheErinCalipari Much appreciated!
New review out on F. nucleatum! The number of associated diseases is growing. Is this bug really particularly problematic? Or have we yet to discover the role many other microbes?
New review out on F. nucleatum! The number of associated diseases is growing. Is this bug really particularly problematic? Or have we yet to discover the role many other microbes?
This month’s newsletter features @JheannelleJ on @BlackInNeuro’s new initiative and Q&As with @kmcostalab and @NauMatt about their new labs. Plus, the latest neuroscience funding and job opportunities. Sign up for the newsletter. thetransmitter.org/newsletters-al…
Biology is terrifying!
Our lab’s first journal cover! Thank you Science Signaling!!! @GallivantLab
Our lab’s first journal cover! Thank you Science Signaling!!! @GallivantLab
Our article was tweeted by Science Magazine!!! So exciting! @GallivantLab @samjmabry @Milo_Gonz
Our article was tweeted by Science Magazine!!! So exciting! @GallivantLab @samjmabry @Milo_Gonz
The UAB Dept. of Surgery is hiring for: Human Resources Partner (HRP) Manager. This person will be responsible for the day-to-day HR management of the Deaprtment of Surgery and serve as a first point of contact for HRP-related updates. ➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/4mb07q7
Reminder we have a Faculty position opening in our Dept in Machine Learning and/or Self Driving Labs applied to Drug Discovery, Pharmacology and/or Toxicology. Closing date, August 5 (two weeks from now). Please RT/Repost. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-As…
Join us for a virtual event highlighting the opportunities available at UAB’s General Surgery Residency on Aug. 7, 2025, from 5-6 p.m. Learn about training at UAB's high-volume Level I Trauma Center and unique military-civilian partnerships. 📱Register: bit.ly/3GFAjDm.
Looking for a Post doc position in Structural Biology? We are hiring! employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=… The task is to continue our endeavor in solving cryo-EM structures of the human dopamine transporter, see nature.com/articles/s4158… . Thanks to @novonordiskfond for generous funding.
ATTN 📢: UAB neuroscience faculty and trainees, Have you registered for the 2025 CNC Retreat yet?? This year’s meeting will be on UAB’s campus! Read More and Register Today at, uab.edu/medicine/cnc/n… .
Join our group in the Centre for Medicines Discovery at Oxford Univ. @CmdOxford @UniofOxford !!!! Happy to chat about any questions about the role and science. Oxford will assist with a skilled worker visa. Please RT! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Help us spread the word! The UAB Department of Surgery is currently accepting applications for the Division Director of Surgical Oncology. 📲 Learn more about the role and how to apply here: uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/24225.
Excited to see this @NIDAnews supported work led by @klbrida officially published! Kasey identified a marker of neurons that are responsive to the psychostimulant drug cocaine, and discovered that this marker is essential for cocaine reward. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Happy late St. Patrick’s Day! Thank you @UABSurgery, the chocolates were tasty! @jpvdkamp is the best!!!
Distilling the potential impact of science based on a title is so dangerous. Some of the biggest biomedical breakthroughs came from research that, at first glance, seemed ‘pointless or unrelated. Here are a few that I'm sure might have caused an uproar in the headlines:

Dr.ErinCalipari @TheErinCalipari
47K Followers 2K Following Associate Professor @VanderbiltU. Director @VCARscience. Researching the neural dysfunction that underlies substance use disorder. @TheCalipariLab
M. W. Grome - PhD - Y... @GromeMichael
184 Followers 449 Following Genomic Recoding SynBio. Tom&Joan Steitz RNA Fellow. Husband/Father. Argument from Authority: Trust me, I'm a scientist! - Trust is earned, not entitled.
Kauê Machado Costa @kmcostalab
660 Followers 503 Following Neuroscientist 🧠 🇧🇷; Professor @UAB_CAS Interested in dopamine, cortex, cognition, and more
Sivakumar Srinivasan @Sivasrinivasan_
55 Followers 256 Following PhD student @MedUni_Wien 🧠 Neuroscience, Engineer, Trekker.
Aiswarya Sunil Kumar @aiswaryaskd
5 Followers 66 Following Biotechnologist- @UABSurgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Shelby Nyree Lauzon @ShelbyNLauzon
72 Followers 169 Following Ph.D. Student at @UAB_GBS in @mus_elegans lab | Formerly in @RickMyers_PhD and @NickCochran labs @HudsonAlpha |’19 Judson College | La Cajun | Dog mom🐕🦺🦮🐕
Alswihui @Alswihui7888
34 Followers 3K Following
Sweeefea @Sweeefea517
11 Followers 408 Following
Ameya Kasture @AmeyaKasture
32 Followers 40 Following Institute of Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna
Precious Leuschke @PLeuschke28684
9 Followers 376 Following
Matheus Ferreira, MD @MatheusF_MD
127 Followers 613 Following 🇧🇷 | 1st Gen MD | Aspiring IM Applicant | 🏃♂️ Casual Runner | Musician | Opinions are my own
Teautey @TeauteyFicHp
53 Followers 1K Following
Sorslel @SorslelHrxMl
7 Followers 483 Following
FrostLily277 @Iquiiewaw9961
4 Followers 171 Following
Catalina Johnson @CatalinaJo73431
16 Followers 2K Following
Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY
31K Followers 20K Following Scientist || Immigrant || Senior Fellow @HarvardChanSPH || Fmr: White House #CancerMoonshot, @CornellBME, @TEDFellow || 🇿🇦 + 🇺🇸
Billy Watkins @Billy__watkins
71 Followers 231 Following I want love,affection,honesty and loyalty in above all Gods fearing.
Summer Thompson (she/... @neuro_summer
282 Followers 602 Following Asst Prof in Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine at University of Maryland, Baltimore reward | decision making | alcohol | body x brain | host x microbe
Martin S. Matko @ms_matko
751 Followers 3K Following Facilitating Research in Cerebrospinal Blood Flow Treatment/s Baseline Primary Care Option Treating Neurovascular Disease FBGroup:MultipleStenosisSociety
Adam W. Beck @AWBeckMD
5K Followers 261 Following Professor and Division Director @UABVascular @UABSurgery I Husband and Father of 3 Boys I #Aortic Surgeon I #Quality/Outcomes Researcher
Victor Perim @VictorPerimMD
2K Followers 1K Following MD from 🇧🇷 | Researcher at @UABSurgery | #MATCH2026 General Surgery applicant 🔪 | Passions: Surg Onc 🦀, HPB 🪡, Transplant ☘️, Aviation ✈️ and Soccer ⚽️
Whisur @WhisurPNkKdJ
41 Followers 1K Following
Blytixe @BlytixehrnF74G
63 Followers 2K Following
Leighez @LeighezS4YDo
25 Followers 3K Following Be an adult in the wind and rain, be a child in the sun
Destynie Medeiros, Ph... @DestynieMed
194 Followers 633 Following postdoc at MSSM studying memory integration
Tolerance @Tolerance953919
51 Followers 4K Following
Tiziana Romanazzi @romanazzi1994
3 Followers 26 Following
Zhixing Song | 宋知... @zhixing_song
424 Followers 500 Following PGY1 @PittSurgery, Research Fellow @UABSurgery, MD @Tsinghua_Uni, Aspiring surgeonKirk M Habegger @KirkMHabegger
146 Followers 175 Following Associate Professor @UAB, Physiologist, Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolism Researcher, views are my own
Steve Gerard Miller @SteveGerard999
2K Followers 7K Following God bless America 🇺🇸 “I am nothing without God”❤️
Daniel I-Hsin Chu | �... @DChu80
2K Followers 971 Following Colorectal Surgeon @UABSurgery @UABGISurgery | Researcher #surgicaldisparities #healthliteracy | Dad #sarcastickids and #Teto
International Transme... @ITTS_Cure
600 Followers 501 Following The International Transmembrane Transporter society (ITTS) is dedicated to promoting transporter biologists and transporter-related research
Rhondakaye Munoz @rhondakaye78
92 Followers 262 Following Family Nurse Practitioner, married to my soulmate, and 2 wonderful boys 💗
Karine Pozo @karineP66
6 Followers 102 Following
Jose G. Trevino MD @JoseTrevinoMD
88 Followers 69 Following I am work in progress & until I fulfill my purpose; I am not done
Hannah Elam @hannahelam_
321 Followers 594 Following Postdoc in @thecaliparilab | Social Media for @storiesofwin | Topo Chico Fanatic | she/her
Daniel Brown @MsTea11214
30 Followers 214 Following The feelings that really move people are always simple and unassuming, it is silent and unassuming, buried very deep
UAB Surgical Oncology @OncologyUab
309 Followers 42 Following We are the official Twitter handle of the Division of Surgical Oncology within the Department of Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birimingham.
Sean P Farris @FarrisSP
2K Followers 3K Following Assistant Professor @PittTweet @UPMC: Neuroscience, Genomics, Epigenetics, & Pharmacology (@UTAustin @VCU @EKU)
M. W. Grome - PhD - Y... @GromeMichael
184 Followers 449 Following Genomic Recoding SynBio. Tom&Joan Steitz RNA Fellow. Husband/Father. Argument from Authority: Trust me, I'm a scientist! - Trust is earned, not entitled.
Van Jones @VanJones68
874K Followers 10K Following DAD // @CNN // 3X NYT bestseller // @magiclabsmedia🎙 podcast #UncommonGround https://t.co/EGmJeknGsz
Aiswarya Sunil Kumar @aiswaryaskd
5 Followers 66 Following Biotechnologist- @UABSurgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Shelby Nyree Lauzon @ShelbyNLauzon
72 Followers 169 Following Ph.D. Student at @UAB_GBS in @mus_elegans lab | Formerly in @RickMyers_PhD and @NickCochran labs @HudsonAlpha |’19 Judson College | La Cajun | Dog mom🐕🦺🦮🐕
Silvi Rouskin @silvirouskin
9K Followers 663 Following Asst. Prof. at Harvard Medical School. #RNA biology#viruses #AI # https://t.co/Ihy7mZhjL5 @harvardmicro ; opinions are my own. https://t.co/9lMkSHvpn9
Olivier George @brainaddiction
3K Followers 675 Following Professor @UCSD on a quest to understand why some, but not all, become addicted to drugs. Proud papa of 9🐶 3🐢10🐓3🐹 dz🐠& 2🚶♂️. Rants are my own.
Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY
31K Followers 20K Following Scientist || Immigrant || Senior Fellow @HarvardChanSPH || Fmr: White House #CancerMoonshot, @CornellBME, @TEDFellow || 🇿🇦 + 🇺🇸
Phil Metzger @DrPhiltill
98K Followers 600 Following Director, Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research & Education @UCF. Prev: co-founder NASA KSC Swamp Works. Space Mining. Space Settlement. Science.
James Spann @spann
570K Followers 49K Following AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. WeatherBrains host. Instagram: spannwx
Summer Thompson (she/... @neuro_summer
282 Followers 602 Following Asst Prof in Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine at University of Maryland, Baltimore reward | decision making | alcohol | body x brain | host x microbe
Adam W. Beck @AWBeckMD
5K Followers 261 Following Professor and Division Director @UABVascular @UABSurgery I Husband and Father of 3 Boys I #Aortic Surgeon I #Quality/Outcomes Researcher
Victor Perim @VictorPerimMD
2K Followers 1K Following MD from 🇧🇷 | Researcher at @UABSurgery | #MATCH2026 General Surgery applicant 🔪 | Passions: Surg Onc 🦀, HPB 🪡, Transplant ☘️, Aviation ✈️ and Soccer ⚽️
Aaron Roseberry @roseberry_aaron
74 Followers 106 Following Father, Husband, Runner, Neuroscientist at Georgia State University. Opinions expressed here are my own.
UAB Psychiatry @UABPsychiatry
790 Followers 485 Following Official account of the @uabheersink Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology.
Destynie Medeiros, Ph... @DestynieMed
194 Followers 633 Following postdoc at MSSM studying memory integration
Jason Shepherd @JasonSynaptic
15K Followers 3K Following 🇿🇦🇳🇿🇺🇸Professor of Neurobiology @UUtah. Molecular mechanisms of memory, repurposed transposons, and virus-like intercellular signaling. Personal opinions.
🍒 Serge Ahmed 🍒... @SergeAhmed
4K Followers 4K Following Behavioral and Brain Scientist ~ Addiction Research ~ CNRS Research Director ~ University of Bordeaux @sergeahmed.bsky.social
Angeline J. Dukes, Ph... @HeyDrDukes
26K Followers 5K Following ✊🏾🧠 Founding President of @BlackInNeuro 🌍 📚 Neuroscience Professor 👩🏾🏫 #HBCUgrad ✨ International Invited Speaker 🇹🇹🇭🇹 ΔΣΘ🔺 she/her
Da-Neng Wang @danengw
1K Followers 476 Following Structural biologist, professor, NYU School of Medicine. Alum of: Skirball Institute, EMBL, Univ Stockholm, Acad Sin, NEU. Personal account.
Shiri Gur-Cohen 💔�... @ShiriGurCohen
3K Followers 681 Following Assistant Professor, Division of Regenerative Medicine @UCSanDiego. Enthusiastic to study how stem cells regenerate our tissues. #NewPI #WomenInSTEM #FirstGen
Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi
144K Followers 1K Following Epigenetic Inheritance, Neuroscience & anything biology-related TED: https://t.co/rcOm9TSTf5 Huberman Lab Podcast: https://t.co/xZTNlx9nbi
Friedman Brain Instit... @SinaiBrain
12K Followers 1K Following The Friedman Brain Institute is an interdisciplinary clinical and research hub for studying and treating brain and spinal cord disorders at Mount Sinai
UAB Department of Neu... @uab_neurology
897 Followers 379 Following The official X account of the @UABHeersink Department of Neurology.
Vanderbilt Center For... @VCARScience
1K Followers 928 Following Discovering new roads to recovery through research, education, and medication development
Karine Pozo @karineP66
6 Followers 102 Following
Rosemary Cater, PhD @RosemaryJCater
836 Followers 747 Following Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader at @IMBatUQ Interested in the structural and functional biology of transporters 🇦🇺🔬
International Transme... @ITTS_Cure
600 Followers 501 Following The International Transmembrane Transporter society (ITTS) is dedicated to promoting transporter biologists and transporter-related research
Rhondakaye Munoz @rhondakaye78
92 Followers 262 Following Family Nurse Practitioner, married to my soulmate, and 2 wonderful boys 💗
Michael Booth @DrMikeBooth
5K Followers 542 Following Associate Prof of ChemBio+OrgChem @UCLChemistry @RoyalSociety URF chemistry, DNA/RNA, synthetic biology. Coeliac. Dad. 🎸
Tanentzapf Lab @TanentzapfLab
18K Followers 328 Following A Cell & Developmental Biology lab @UBC working on the role of cell junctions in development, stem cells, tissue homeostasis. Same user name on Blue 🌌
Paul Kenny, PhD @PaulKennyPhD
1K Followers 209 Following Neuroscience Chair & Director of Drug Discovery Institute @IcahnMountSinai. Researching the molecular neurobiology of addiction, obesity & schizophrenia.
Peters Lab @UABNeurobiology
541 Followers 520 Following Neuroscience laboratory focused on addiction and psychedelic therapy. Goals include identifying new treatments and brain mechanisms.
Jose G. Trevino MD @JoseTrevinoMD
88 Followers 69 Following I am work in progress & until I fulfill my purpose; I am not done
Hannah Elam @hannahelam_
321 Followers 594 Following Postdoc in @thecaliparilab | Social Media for @storiesofwin | Topo Chico Fanatic | she/her
Sean P Farris @FarrisSP
2K Followers 3K Following Assistant Professor @PittTweet @UPMC: Neuroscience, Genomics, Epigenetics, & Pharmacology (@UTAustin @VCU @EKU)
UAB Oral Maxillofacia... @UAB_OMFS
256 Followers 177 Following Official Twitter account for the @UABSOD Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB Cardiovascular In... @UABCVI
917 Followers 93 Following UAB CVI aligns the clinical specialties of cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic anesthesia to deliver optimal patient care.
UAB Vascular Surgery @UABVascular
3K Followers 124 Following The official X handle of the Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy within the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery.
UABTrauma @UABTrauma
833 Followers 267 Following We are the official Twitter handle of the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Daniel I-Hsin Chu | �... @DChu80
2K Followers 971 Following Colorectal Surgeon @UABSurgery @UABGISurgery | Researcher #surgicaldisparities #healthliteracy | Dad #sarcastickids and #Teto
UAB Surgical Oncology @OncologyUab
309 Followers 42 Following We are the official Twitter handle of the Division of Surgical Oncology within the Department of Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birimingham.
Karen Knudsen, MBA Ph... @DrKarenKnudsen
8K Followers 2K Following Global Scientific Leader | CEO | C-suite Healthcare Executive | Board Director | Strategist | Public Policy Expertise | Innovator |
Anupam Agarwal @anupamuab
6K Followers 4K Following SVP for Medicine and Dean, @UABHeersink; Nephrologist, Tweets are my own
Ryan Logan @wickedneuro
3K Followers 4K Following PhD/Professor/Vice Chair of Translational Research/Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, Health & Disease
Matthew S. Alexander @Matt_Muscle_Guy
5K Followers 4K Following Geneticist, Skeletal Muscle, Drug development, Gene therapies. Non-coding RNA, and Zebrafish Aficionado. All tweets are my own. Instagram @thealexanderlab
Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets
656 Followers 600 Following #NewPI @thisisUIC (Jan '26) Host-Symbiont-Virus interactions in 🪰 and 🦟 #Wolbachia #SpermChromatin #Epigenetics #Imaging 🦋 https://t.co/bZvGJ4KTNc