Jennifer Tsang

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Science writing and #Marketing #SEO | Microbiologist | Blogging about all things #microbiology | Bread & fermented foods | Photographer | She/her
Bloghttps://microbialmenagerie.com/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JTsangWrites
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-tsang-phd/
Jennifer Tsang1d ago

Great episode of Science Vs for the scientist runners out there. (Yes, I did listen to this while running)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ChgD5cqSl2cnC4APGR70G?si=CYFUJ6wbT1KZweqzEVikig

Running: Will It Wreck Your Body?

Science Vs · Episode

Spotify
Jennifer Tsang5d ago
My co-worker caught me eating her string cheese. 😬
Jennifer Tsang5d ago
Stephen Royle5d ago
Paying peer reviewers works! The @Co_Biologists journal Biology Open scaled up their "Fast and Fair" trial where they paid peer reviewers £220 per on-time quality review. One year on and time to first decision is now 5.5 working days (down from 37.7 days). This preprint reports their findings.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.02.729548v1
Jennifer Tsang6d ago
85 degree weather means taking the work outside 😎
Jennifer TsangMay 27
MCDuncanLabJun 19, 2025

Periodic reminder.

When you have two versions of a document open for editing, change the background color so you don't mistakenly edit the wrong document.

Jennifer TsangMay 21

The new Microcosm is out! It was great to work on this again with @ASMicrobiology and interview microbiologists doing such fascinating work. For my article "Bringing Microbial Dark Matter Into the Light," I got to talk to scientists who study microbes in Antarctica, in hot springs, and within the deep subsurface of the earth (including one that takes thousands of years to double)!

(my article requires member log-in, but others in the issue can be accessed by anyone)

https://asm.org/magazine/2026/spring/fundamentals-that-drive-the-future

Fundamentals That Drive the Future | ASM.org

The Spring 2026 issue of Microcosm: Fundamentals That Drive the Future

ASM.org
Jennifer TsangMay 18
When I heard of how iota-carrageenan nasal sprays can shorten duration of colds, I had to check out the science behind it. The research is relatively new and I found just 31 papers on PubMed. Get the highlights on #TheMicrobialMenagerie: https://microbialmenagerie.com/iota-carrageenan-cuts-length-and-severity-of-upper-respiratory-infection-symptoms/
Shorter, milder colds? Iota-carrageenan cuts length and severity of upper respiratory infection symptoms

A few weeks ago, I ended up getting a cold that lasted forever. I’m talking about weeks of coughing, nasal congestion, and multiple boxes of tissues. At the same time, someone in my writers&#…

The Microbial Menagerie
Jennifer TsangMay 15
At the risk of embarrassing myself, TIL that KRAS is pronounced "kay-rass" not "krass." 🤦‍♀️ #microbiologist
Jennifer TsangMay 13
Love that GenScript is advertising protein expression kits and their gene synthesis service on the train. I guess there are enough of us biology nerds taking the train to work here. 😂
Show threadJennifer TsangMay 7

Michael O'Connor received the 2026 Edward Novitski Prize for his work on Drosophila development. https://genestogenomes.org/developmental-biologist-chases-big-questions-in-a-tiny-fly/

Joseph Schacherer received the 2026 GSA Medal for his work in expanding yeast genomic diversity studies (1,011 sequenced yeast genomes!) https://genestogenomes.org/yeast-geneticist-behind-the-1002-yeast-genomes-project-builds-resources-to-connect-genotypes-to-phenotypes/

Congratulations to all the award recipients! (You can find the other awardees in a previous post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jennifer-tsang-phd_its-been-so-great-to-write-these-scientist-activity-7449463939370958848-6pDJ).

Developmental biologist chases big questions in a tiny fly

Michael O'Connor, recipient of the 2026 Edward Novitski Prize, tackles challenging questions in Drosophila development, following where the science takes him.

Genes to Genomes