New Jersey State Microbe Approved by Assembly

On February 25, 2019 The NJ  Assembly unanimously voted in favor of designating an  Official State Microbe, Streptomyces griseus. This brings NJ one step closer to being the second state in the US (and the world) to have a symbolic microbe.

This action sequence shows me (seated) casting the vote for Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (standing) in the Assembly Chamber. Wow, that was cool, and an honor!  ASW Quijano was the principal sponsor in the Assembly. The vote was 76 to zero.

Strep griseus produces streptomycin, the first broad spectrum antibiotic and the first significant antibiotic found in America. It was discovered in 1943 in New Brunswick, NJ

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More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_microbe

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NJ State Microbe at Rutgers Day/Ag Field Day

The Rutgers Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology had an amazingly great day on April 28th. The booth was staffed by students and faculty all day and had lines of people waiting to learn more about the State Microbe and microbiology in general. State Microbe T shirts were very popular. Thank you to everyone who participated!

We collected nearly 400 signatures on a petition to our legislators in support of A3650 and S1729, the legislation that designates Streptomyces griseus as the New Jersey State Microbe.

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New Jersey State Microbe Gains a Senate Sponsor

This is great news. It was made possible by the support we are getting from microbiologists and other scientists throughout the state (and the rest of the world!). Thank you!

The New bill numbers for 2018 are

Senate S1729

Assembly A3650

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And let’s not forget the Streptomyces is #62 on Dr Warhol’s Periodic Table of Microbes.

Microbial School Outreach

Rutgers Professor Dr Jeff Boyd took time from his busy schedule to talk about microbes with students at Bartle Elementary School in Highland Park, NJ. He spoke about all manner of invisible life forms, but really got the kids enthused about the role of Streptomyces griseus in antibiotic production and improving healthcare worldwide.

Dr Boyd also wrote to Assemblywoman Pinkin (18th District) who was so impressed with the Strep griseus story that she promised to vote for A3650, the New Jersey State Microbe law.

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