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Microbiology and Life Science for Everyone

Video, audio and written content to promote science and the people behind it.

Microbial Minutes YouTube Series

2017-2020

A regularly live-streamed YouTube series highlighting major publications from all fields of microbiology. All streams archived here.

Applied YouTube analytics to evolve the format from biweekly presentations to weekly short-form summaries to better serve audience interest. Created while working at the American Society for Microbiology.

Meet the Microbiologist Podcast Series

AI and the Future of Science, Discovery and Trust – Meet the Microbiologist

Stanley Malloy and Jack Gilbert unpack how AI tools are reshaping the microbial sciences—from genomics and microbial communities to manuscripts, peer review and publishing ethics—highlighting AI's power, potential and pitfalls for public trust in science. Episode Links: JMBE Collection: Practical and Positive Uses of AI in STEM Education MtM Survey: asm.org/mtmsurvey
  1. AI and the Future of Science, Discovery and Trust
  2. The Value of Curiosity-Driven Research: Mechanism Discovery With Glen McGugan
  3. Diagnostics in Action: Telling Microbial Stories
  4. Decoding the Pneumococcal Capsule With Moon Nahm
  5. From Earth to Orbit: Applied and Environmental Microbiology With Veronica Garcia

A regular interview series featuring guests from the microbiology spectrum. Conversations include background context, recent discoveries, and advice for early-career scientists. Each episode ends with a History of Microbiology Tidbit mini-story related to the main conversation. Find the archives here.

Written Articles

Covering scientific discoveries:

Where Do Our Hand Bacteria Come From? ASM website, January 2018.

New Mechanism of Drug Resistance Discovered in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ASM website, March 2018.

“What’s Hot in the Microbial Sciences?” Microcosm, regular feature 2017-2020.

Essentially E. coli: New Study Identifies E. coli Essential Genes. ASM Website, March 2018.

Covering scientists behind the discoveries:

Learning on the Ground and On Your Feet. Microcosm, Fall 2019 issue:Download

The Microbial Reasons Why the Impossible Burger Tastes So Good. Microcosm and ASM website, May 2019.

Covering science communication:

The Multipurpose Tool of Social Media: Applications for Scientists, Communicators, and Educators. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, May 2017.Download
Digesting Science on Social Media. Cultures magazine, 2016.Download