We Got A State Microbe!

We did it, after 2 years of intense lobbying, hundreds of emails and letters from people throughout New Jersey and the world, the governor signed into law that the official State Microbe of New Jersey is Streptomyces griseus.  We are the second state to have an Official Microbe, but the first to have an Official Bacterium!  Thanks to everyone who participated!

This footage is from the news broadcast New Jersey Matters, where I talk about microbes and science with the host, Larry Mendte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgvPK8_Pus8 Please take a look!

Cool tie, huh?

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NJ Microbe news coverage!

While Drs Eveleigh and  Warhol were at the Eagleton workshop, the Rutgers Daily Targum (university newspaper) ran a cover story on our efforts to get an Official State Microbe  for New Jersey!  Great timing!

http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2018/11/rutgers-professor-aim-to-make-tuberculosis-cure-state-microbe

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Microbe Talk at The Library. 

This was a lot of fun. I spoke about he new book (The Small Guide to Small Things) and The New Jersey State Microbe. The audience had students, teachers, nurses, professors, and people from the general public.

Hey, get the book!  https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide . It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

Microbiology at the NJ Historical Commission Forum

Monmouth University hosted the NJ History Forum where I talked about the great history of New Jersey and Microbiology on behalf of my colleagues at Rutgers.

One presentation is titled The 75th Anniversary of the Discovery of Streptomycin (upcoming in 2019); the other is titled An Official New Jersey State Microbe! Streptomyces griseus. The revolutionary antibiotic streptomycin was discovered as a product the microbe Streptomyces griseus isolated from New Jersey soil.

Authors of the presentations are Douglas Eveleigh, Jeff Boyd, Jessica Lisa, Max Haagblom, and John Warhol.

To learn more about microbiology, check out the book: https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide. It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

University of the Sciences Presentation

Wow, my name in lights!

I had a great time talking to students and faculty at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia on Oct 25. Topics were the New Jersey State Microbe, and my book, Dr Warhol’s Periodic Table of Microbes, The Small Guide to Small Things. Both topics hinge on effective science communication, a concept woven throughout the presentation. The skills and tactics needed to effectively interact with the nonscientific public, legislators, and scientists outside of your own discipline were all part of the lively seminar.

Thank you for inviting me, USciences!

Get the book! https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

The NJ State Microbe will be part of the New Jersey Historical Commission Forum on Popular Culture in New Jersey on November 2.  A great opportunity to inform more people about microbiology. We’re also presenting on the 75th anniversary of streptomycin, the world’s first broad spectrum antibiotic, discovered right here in New Jersey.

No doubt, we’ll also talk about the Periodic Table of Microbes, The Small Guide to Small Things. https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

Wow, I got invited!

Scientists in  Politics Workshop at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on November 30

I’m the only “outsider” attending!  Thank you Rutgers!

On behalf of the NJ Microbe!

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The NJ Microbe had another milestone when the Assembly Science, Innovation, and Technology all voted in  favor of the bill. 

Thank you to all the people from around the world who contacted the legislators on behalf of the microbe.Thank you to the Assembly members who voted for it and all the bill’s sponsors.

For a great science book: https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide It costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

Heading to University of the Sciences in Philadelphia on Oct 25 to give a talk about the NJ State Microbe, The Periodic Table of Microbes, and the Small Guide to Small Things.

Thank you, USciences, for the invitation!

Microbiology occurs in a rich cultural environment; this homework list is only a start!

Get this great science book, it costs less than a burger and a Coke, it lasts longer, and is more fun!

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

The New Jersey State Microbe moves ahead!

We have been getting a lot of positive press and electronic media following the unanimous vote of the New Jersey Senate on July 27.  It’s nice to see an article in an actual newspaper!  This ran in the Sunday Asbury Park Press on page 2 on July 29, 2018.

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New Jersey State Microbe

This makes it official, we’re presenting at the Microbe 2018 annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

It just struck me that this is an entirely new area of research and activism. Oregon was successful in getting a State Microbe, but I can’t get anyone there to return my phone calls or emails. I think I’m the only one doing this systematically.

Here’s a link to the presentation abstract http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/4623/presentation/6277  Abstract embargo period is over, so it’s OK to post.

Here’s a link to the most interesting microbiology book for everyone :

https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

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

We keep making progress and now have 6 sponsors from both parties in the NJ Assembly.

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New Jersey State Microbe T Shirts

Rutgers Ag Field Day is on April 28. Every red-blooded microbiologist and New Jersey Resident should head on over to the Biochemistry and Microbiology venue and get an official State Microbe T shirt.  Thanks to Professor Haggblom for cultivating these!

And, you know, you can get a Periodic Table of Microbes T shirt or coffee mug on https://www.cafepress.com/warholscience

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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.

A great book for microbiologists and non-microbiologists https://tinyurl.com/Warhol-Small-Guide

Microbiology Symposium at Rutgers

I am excited to be giving the Perspectives in Microbiology talk at Rutgers next week during their 11th annual Microbiology Symposium. Many thanks to the Chairman and Dean for inviting me.

I’ll be talking about “How to get a State Microbe” and our experience with Strep griseus in New Jersey. It’s an interesting confluence of science, history, and politics. The only challenge is to keep it to 15 minutes!