Selected work

A curated set of writing, audio, and workshops that show how I translate microbial science and data systems into clarity people can use.

Writing & science translation

Selected MicroBites pieces:

• MicroBites — Author profile: https://micro-bites.org/home-2/people/tess-deyett/
• Can we train computers to predict bacterial functions in plants?
  https://micro-bites.org/2021/07/05/can-we-train-computers-to-predict-bacterial-functions-in-plants/
• Plant protein or microbial protein, which is better?
  https://micro-bites.org/2021/10/11/plant-protein-or-microbial-protein-which-is-better/
• Did viruses make living rocks?
  https://micro-bites.org/2021/04/05/did-viruses-make-living-rocks/

Other public writing:

• EurekAlert press release (research-to-public messaging):
  https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/482198
• Prophage guest post: The 3 Pillars of a HaPPPy Career
  https://microbiology.github.io/blog/happpy-career/
• International Microorganism Day blog: Key Historical Moments For Medicinal Microbes
  https://www.internationalmicroorganismday.org/blogs/key-historical-moments-for-medicinal-microbes

Audio & science storytelling

• Microgreens Podcast (MPMI / APS): https://microgreens.buzzsprout.com/
  Stories of microbes, plants, and the people who study them.
• The Microbe Moment With The Microbigals (Spotify):
  https://open.spotify.com/show/43oF2sTazOFeXmSfGQMvZU
  Science, stories, and news for the microbe-enthused.
• FEMS #OnThisDay:
  https://fems-microbiology.org/communities/onthisday-team-2021/

Talks & workshops

• YouTube — Microbial Arts & Crafts workshop:
  Microbial Arts and Crafts Workshop 2: Color Me Microbe
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jodfoa1mim4
• Microbial Insights + ASM Washington, D.C. Branch talk:
  3 Monsterous Microbes that mimic our most terrifying and beloved Halloween horrors

Profiles & academic footprint

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=B-osZIUAAAAJ
• ISME interview: Career Choice interview with Elizabeth Deyett
  https://isme-microbes.org/july-2024-edition-16-team-lead-of-bioinformatics-and-data-science/
• UCOP “Leading on Climate” (CNI Fellow):
  https://www.ucop.edu/leading-on-climate/student-involvement/archive/2018-cni-fellows/deyett.html
• UCR EDGE Institute:
  https://edge.ucr.edu/devirian-awardees/2017/01/01/elizabeth-deyett
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-deyett/