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I'd like to share an interesting and inspiring #BlackInMicrobiology fact that I'm willing to bet most of you haven't heard of! (1/8)
Arthur Kornberg was a Nobel Prize winner who was known for his work concerning the biosynthesis of DNA.
In 1953, he opened his very own lab and one of his first hires was the incredible Ernest (Ernie) Simms, an African American lab technician from St. Louis. (2/8)
In 1953, he opened his very own lab and one of his first hires was the incredible Ernest (Ernie) Simms, an African American lab technician from St. Louis. (2/8)
Despite having little formal education, Simms became revered as an excellent scientist. He was an instrumental part of the research team that eventually isolated DNA polymerase I (for which Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1959). (3/8)
Good morning, everybody!!! What a beautiful day to talk about microbes 😊
We are so excited to officially get the #BlackInMicro week started. There are so many awesome things in store.
First, I'd like to give a huge shout out to all of the @BlackInMicro organizers who have been working their butts off to make this into a reality.
First, I'd like to give a huge shout out to all of the @BlackInMicro organizers who have been working their butts off to make this into a reality.
Throughout the day, I will be talking about some of my favorite microbes, as well as some of my experiences being #BlackInMicrobiology.
Good Afternoon! This is Kishana, one of the co-leaders of Black in Micro, and I will be tweeting from the account today. Some of you might remember me from my time curating in February.
This week will have a number of the @BlackInMicro organizers tweeting from this account. The goal is to give voice to the people behind #BlackInMicro Week and let them convince you that you should be following along on our account and registering for the events this week. 
#BlackInMicro Week technically doesn't start until tomorrow but you can check out more info at BlackInMicrobiology.org.
