In as much as a third of flu infections, parasitic "cheating" viruses 🦠 come to outnumber normal viruses - which helps limit the severity of infections 🧪 That's what @asherleeks.bsky.social and co have found by analysing sequencing data www.newscientist.com/article/2496...

Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

Two covers for papers published on the same day www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/122... & www.nature.com/natecolevol/.... Proud of the team, especially #MelaniePrentice & @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social with @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social, @eoas.ubc.ca, @ubcoceans.bsky.social, @hakai.org and @science.ubc.ca

Come join us in Knoxville. Faculty position looking for those interested in the quantitative aspects of phototroph-microbe interactions.

Come join us at UBC, and flex your pedagogical vision!

Coffee and snacks! 😲

Congratulations! What a great group of researchers!

Great opportunity to sharpen your climate chops, and get free pizza!

Microbiology and Immunology and the Michael Smith Labs are seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement position. Learn more and apply at: www.msl.ubc.ca/careers/ #IndigenousinSTEM #BlackInNature #WomenInSTEM #MinoritiesInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #STEMEducation

@kevinzhong2006.bsky.social shows that Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 has the genetic potential to produce aerolysin-like toxins journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... that could be involved in SSWD that killed billions of seastars www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We cannot definitively say that it was the cause, but we can show its association with a mass mortality event. This week we will collect more samples to see if it is associated with an ongoing mortality event.

Join a fantastic educational leadership team in @science.ubc.ca. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement, a joint appointment in @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social and the Michael Smith Laboratories. See full details academicjobsonline.org/ajo/events/3...

#UBC scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada. The discovery serves as a reminder that growers should exercise caution when moving young oysters internationally and domestically: science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...

Very proud of the work from lab members and collaborators that coincidentally came out today www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... and www.nature.com/articles/s41.... A bacterial and viral pathogen associated with mass mortality in seastars and oysters. @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social @rhizalyssa.bsky.social

B.C. scientists discover new oyster virus, solve mystery of sea star epidemic www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...

Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊

Please share: @UBCScience is searching for 15 TT faculty in diverse areas of expertise science.ubc.ca/about/careers. Included are 2 positions in Quantitative and Environmental Science as part of a hiring cluster for black faculty; you will join 6 current UBC faculty science.ubc.ca/blackscholars.

SEEKING: Canada Excellence Research Chair in #Ocean #Ecological #Modelling. #Professor or #Associateprofessor level with #tenure. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac... @science.ubc.ca @eoas.ubc.ca

BPP @ Oregon State is hiring an open rank tenure track position in any area of plant systematics, ecology, and evolution and to direct our herbarium. Come join us in a great department and beautiful Oregon! bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...

Join marine researchers @UBC (ubcoceans.ubc.ca). CERC in Ocean Ecological Modeling (research.ubc.ca/media/file/c...). $8M to work at the intersection of oceanography, fisheries, ecology, biodiversity, etc, in the context of environmental change, ecosystems, biogeochemistry & living marine resources.

There is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 friends and colleagues. This is a great time to reflect on what we share, and the special bonds that unite us. I have lived and spent time in many parts of the world, and this will always be home.

Lab’s first publication as #newPI @isme-microbes.bsky.social 😃 We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation. academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Nice Wiki (wikipedia worthy) article on viral lysis of Emiliania huxlyii wiki.ubc.ca/Course:EOSC_...

There is still time for high school students ages 15–18 to dive into our #UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Mini School! Classes start on July 21, 2025 oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...

2025 - Biodiversity Modelling Summer School. Coding biodiversity: building scenarios with a global ecosystem model August 18 to 22, 2025 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Apply now!!! www.usherbrooke.ca/ecoles-de-po...

Awesome new faculty job -- the University of British Columbia is looking for a senior ecosystem scientist to fill a new research chair position. geog.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

This is a great opportunity to pursue a PhD in marine virology, at a wonderful location, and terrific supervisors. Not to mention that it includes opportunities to do part of the work at UBC.

Just a nice reminder! 🧪🧬🖥️ I found this GitHub very useful: github.com/cxli233/Frie...

A nicely written piece mbim.ubc.ca/news/the-con... by sarah anderson @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social highlighting recent work led by @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social and supported by the GBMF and @hakai.org that shows that the #microbiome of Pacific #oyster spat is affected by T but not pH. @science.ubc.ca

Today I learned the difference between "commercial" and "craft" distilleries. Now the challenge - how to determine the distinction in the liquor store

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

Many data sets held by NOAA are being "retired" in may, including datasets relevant to ocean sciences and climate. If you have need for these data, or are an archivist, it would be good to download this now. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...

Sad that it has come to this: www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Congrats - nicely done!

Canada can be a world leader in science and innovation. We have world-class research universities, amazing talent and entrepreneurial spirit. Leadership, vision and commitment from all levels of government to support knowledge generation and translation will make it happen.

Dr. Mark MachLachlan has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science for a five-year term, commencing April 1, 2025. academic.ubc.ca/academic-com...

Congratulations to my dear friend @seanmichaletz.bsky.social for getting the Rising Start Distinguished Ecologist recognition from the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University #CSU #GDPE

Big news

Stand up for Science www.science.org/content/arti...

Dr. Brett Gilley & Dr. Erik Eberhardt, Head of @eoas.ubc.ca, dressed up as dinosaurs UBC Science Meet Your Major event last night. This annual fair is the only time that the Science specializations come together at the same time to connect with first year students & answer student questions.

There’s been so much interest in from US 🇺🇸health workers and jobs in Canada that I’m posting recruitment links for all 10 provinces and 3 territories: 🧵 #healthcarejobs🇨🇦

Yes! thank you for reminding me to post and boost. go.bsky.app/GcVKfkc

It's pretty great <3

The NW Persian (Arabian) Gulf is a hypersaline negative estuary that harbors a vast galaxy of cyanophage and pelagiphage evolutionary groups that are highly uneven in abundance (www.int-res.com/articles/ame...). The remarkable diversity of phage genotypes in the sea continues to impress.

We've arrived! Follow CIEE-ICEE to learn about opportunities for Canadian researchers in ecology, evolution and environmental science to obtain funding for, or participate in, working groups, graduate courses, and workshops.

RESEARCH: The hypersaline northwestern Arabian Gulf contains a phylogenetically diverse and highly uneven community of viruses related to cyanophages and pelagiphages. Co-authored by Dr. @virosphere.bsky.social . www.int-res.com/abstracts/am...

Yes, I am mad. This is a start, more to come. Longer format to engage with what's happening & provide context to those in/out of science about what's at stake for science and society. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The overturning of norms of collaborative research in the US continues, with #NOAA being targeted directly. www.wired.com/story/noaa-e...

Thank you @aslo.org for emphasizing community, and that governments cannot change who we are: www.aslo.org/aslo-comment...