⏰Don't forget! Submit to ASM's 2026 #AgarArt Contest by Oct. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET. This year's theme, "Microbial Postcards," invites pieces inspired by a place you love — its visible character and the invisible microbes that shape it. See contest details: asm.social/37K

🎃💀Boys & girls of every age. Wouldn't you like to see something strange?💀🎃
🖌️🎨I painted Jack Skellington with E. coli expressing the small Ultra-Red Fluorescent Protein (smURFP).🧬🦠🧫
#TheNightmareBeforeChristmas #JackSkellington #SciArt #AgarArt #SciComm #FluorescenceFriday

A fun opening night of black light art. Delighted to get to be a part of the show with some fluorescent #AgarArt. #InADifferentLight at #SpaceOnPine

The 2026 #AgarArt Contest is open! The theme, "Microbial Postcards," invites agar art pieces inspired by a favorite place, highlighting its visible features with the invisible microbes that shape it. Submit your masterpiece by Oct. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET. 🔗 asm.social/34N

Next week is #InternationalMicroorganismDay. Here is my #AgarArt piece, inspired by sunflower fields at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area #MicrobeArt2026 @IntMicroDay. Also my submission for the #SpaceOnPine #InAnotherLight exhibit. Stop by Friday from 6 to 8. #SciArt