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Erik A. Rodriguez

@erin_rod_phd

I pursue research to create new fluorescent proteins, biosensors, & human imaging probes. #FluorescenceFriday erin-rod.bsky.social

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🔸🪨Yooperlite fluorescence!🪨🔸 Sulfide (S2-) produces orange and pink fluorescence. The green fluorescence in the lower right is probably uranium. #FluorescenceFriday #SciComm #SciArt #ChemArt #Rocks #RocksRock

🔸🪨Yooperlite fluorescence!🪨🔸
Sulfide (S2-) produces orange and pink fluorescence. The green fluorescence in the lower right is probably uranium.
#FluorescenceFriday #SciComm #SciArt #ChemArt #Rocks #RocksRock
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🦂The haunting scorpion fluorescence! 🦂 The scorpions are embedded in resin. Fluorescence is produced with ultraviolet light, but most wavelengths produce fluorescence. We use them to test animal and wide-field fluorescence imagers. #FluorescenceFriday #SciComm #SciArt #BioArt

🦂The haunting scorpion fluorescence! 🦂
The scorpions are embedded in resin. Fluorescence is produced with ultraviolet light, but most wavelengths produce fluorescence. We use them to test animal and wide-field fluorescence imagers.

#FluorescenceFriday #SciComm #SciArt #BioArt
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💎The fluorescence of petroleum inclusions in quartz crystals!💎 💎Petroleum fluoresces yellow-green under UV light. Many inclusions contain gas bubbles.💎 #FluorescenceFriday #SciComm #Rocks #Crystals

💎The fluorescence of petroleum inclusions in quartz crystals!💎
💎Petroleum fluoresces yellow-green under UV light. Many inclusions contain gas bubbles.💎
#FluorescenceFriday #SciComm #Rocks #Crystals
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🥚Eggshells fluoresce red due to protoporphyrin IX!🥚 Protoporphyrin IX is a precursor of heme.🐣 #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #ChemArt

🥚Eggshells fluoresce red due to protoporphyrin IX!🥚
Protoporphyrin IX is a precursor of heme.🐣
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #ChemArt
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🧬Happy DNA Day!🧬 The structure of DNA! A, T, G, and C are blue, yellow, green, and red, respectively. The movie highlights the difference between the major and minor grooves. I created the movie with 1D65.pdb.🎥 🧬#DNA #DNADay #DNADay25 #NationalDNADay #DNADay2025🧬

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🌟🐛A fluorescent millipede!🐛🌟 The glowing millipede was found crawling in our building! #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #Bugs #Insects

🌟🐛A fluorescent millipede!🐛🌟
The glowing millipede was found crawling in our building!
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #Bugs #Insects
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🌷🌼🌸🌻April showers bring May flowers! 🌻🌸🌼🌷 I painted the flowers with E. coli expressing EGFP & mTangerine.🖌️🎨 #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #Bacteria #Microbiology #AgarArt #SciComm 🧬🦠🧫

🌷🌼🌸🌻April showers bring May flowers! 🌻🌸🌼🌷
I painted the flowers with E. coli expressing EGFP & mTangerine.🖌️🎨
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #Bacteria #Microbiology #AgarArt #SciComm 🧬🦠🧫
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🌷🌼🌸🌻April showers bring May flowers!🌻🌸🌼🌷 GW undergraduate Sarah Cachula painted the flowers using fluorescent paint.🖌️🎨 #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt

🌷🌼🌸🌻April showers bring May flowers!🌻🌸🌼🌷
GW undergraduate Sarah Cachula painted the flowers using fluorescent paint.🖌️🎨
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt
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🎨🖌️🧫🧬🦠Smurfette painted with E. coli expressing EGFP (yellow) or small Ultra-Red Fluorescent Protein (cyan).🦠🧬🧫🖌️🎨 The name smURFP is inspired by the purified protein. #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #AgarArt #SciComm #FluorescentProtein #FluorescentProteins #smURFP

🎨🖌️🧫🧬🦠Smurfette painted with E. coli expressing EGFP (yellow) or small Ultra-Red Fluorescent Protein (cyan).🦠🧬🧫🖌️🎨
The name smURFP is inspired by the purified protein.
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #AgarArt #SciComm #FluorescentProtein #FluorescentProteins #smURFP
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🌈Behold my electromagnetic spectrum!🌈 I made the spectrum by pouring 46 bottles of nail polish & fluorescent acrylic paint.💅🎨🖌️ #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm

🌈Behold my electromagnetic spectrum!🌈
I made the spectrum by pouring 46 bottles of nail polish & fluorescent acrylic paint.💅🎨🖌️
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm
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🌈💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🌈 I imaged black ink with polarization microscopy & a Nomarski prism! #Pride #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove #Scicomm #SciArt #Microscopy

🌈💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🌈
I imaged black ink with polarization microscopy & a Nomarski prism!
#Pride #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove #Scicomm #SciArt #Microscopy
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😮Have you seen the creation of multinucleated cells?😮 I have & now you have! 🚦The sensor is the far-red (smURFP) & near-infrared (IFP2.0) fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator (FUCCI).🚦 #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm

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🍸I like my martini sublimed, not stirred.🍸 Fluorescein, sulforhodamine B, & dry ice. 🎂🥂🎉Cheers, it's my Birthday!!! 🎉🥂🎂 #FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem #SciArt

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🎉🎇Cicadas are fluorescent!🎇🎉 I visualized cicada fluorescence with green & UV light. #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #BioArt #Insects #Bugs #Cicadas

🎉🎇Cicadas are fluorescent!🎇🎉 
I visualized cicada fluorescence with green & UV light. 
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #BioArt #Insects #Bugs #Cicadas
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🎇🧨🎆Waterworks for the 4th of July!🎆🧨🎇 Fluorescein in water & rhodamine B in isopropanol were dropped into water to visualize miscibility & diffusion. #FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #Chemistry #4thofjuly #4thofJuly2025

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🦠🧬🔬Bacterial aggregate in Potomac River water!🦠🧬🔬 DNA staining imaged the fluorescence of ~1,600 bacteria! The diameter is 1,000 um. Aggregates allow bacteria to survive chemical, physical, & biological stress. #FluorescenceFriday #Microscope #Microbiology #Bacteria