Invest in the future of science! Support diversity in science especially when traditional sources have dried up. Donations helps empower the next generation of scientists. shorturl.at/AaPnp -PROPEL scimedgrs.wisc.edu

Join Marienela Yaritza Heredia (Post Doctoral Researcher), and Jessamine Kuehn (PhD student), and myself this Tuesday 11/11 at 6:30 at the newly opened One Social Food Hall for our discussion on the gut microbiome! There will be trivia, bingo, science, and fun!!

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Two conferences, one reg! Sign up for Microbiome Metabolism & Metabolites + get Human Microbiome FREE. Joint keynotes: Emily P. Balskus & Mohamed S. Abou Donia. keysym.us/KSMicroMetab26 @pieterdorrestein.bsky.social @mfgrp.bsky.social @inesthiele.bsky.social #KSMicroMetab26 #KSMicrobiome26

#Throwback 🧪 PERSPECTIVE | Emerging tools and best practices for studying gut microbial community metabolism ‪@cecilianoecker.bsky.social‬ & P Turnbaugh

Interesting recent review on the links between gut microbes and T-cells, highlighting a mechanistic framework linking microbial metabolites to all stages of T-cell fate and function. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 AAI is proud to announce the launch of the AAI RESTORE Grants Program, an $8M emergency funding initiative to support scientists whose immunology-focused federal research grants were abruptly terminated or frozen in 2025. 🔗 ow.ly/rwMU50Wy3Mp #AAIRESTORE

Microbiology professor, want to join a slack for microbiology professors, any career stage, diverse career types (pure teaching, med school, R1, community college, pure research fed PIs, ...) Message me for an invite link if you are interested. No imposter syndrome, if you are 1% micro, join!

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

Estimated 15K+ in Madison WI A lovely shirt seen: One Thing Money Can't Buy: Wisconsin

New plan: As I am getting more and more spam texts I will just respond with links about science funding like this one: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Each Friday night, I write up what happened in science & higher ed. - 1200+ pages of new (weird) detailed budget request - cancellation of pandemic flu & HIV vaccine efforts - more travel visas throttled - FEMA, “gold standard science” & more This was week 19: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

From helping farmers plan with better weather data to growing Wisconsin's semiconductor industry, discover some of the ways that @uwmadison.bsky.social research is improving lives and making the U.S. stronger. #WisconsinInnovates

New research from @jordanbisanz.bsky.social et al. used machine learning to design C. difficile suppressive synthetic microbiomes. 🦠 This is a big step towards reducing antibiotic use & making a safer and more effective fecal microbiome transplant alternative. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Happy to announce that MEDI, our method to quantify dietary intake through metagenomics is out now. 🧬 🧪🧫🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s42... #metagenomics #microbiome #microbiomesky So what is MEDI? A combination of two things:

Well. I have been informed that it is the weekend, again. When you are ready to sit down together & figure out what just happened and what to do, we’ve got you: buttondown.com/liminalcreat... It’s also okay if you’re coming in hot! “What the actual fuck??” is a sensible start place at the moment.

Starting my Bluesky adventure by highlighting a new paper from the lab!

I’ve unfortunately needed to add more material to my post from yesterday. The re-election of Donald Trump is looking like the biggest act of American self-destruction since the Civil War. Same link, new title and some updates.

Happy to share our new paper in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social on mapping spatial relationships of the human gut microbiome. We identified distinct spatial hubs between gut bacteria that reflect sub-community assemblies at the micron-scale. Led by Miles Richardson & co. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

ASM website screenshots from the wayback machine in December '24 (web.archive.org/web/20241211...) vs today. Pretty disappointing!! 🧪

Out now in @nature.com: Gut microbiome diversity across African populations - a valuable resource for further research and foundational for global health equity. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@lizneeley.bsky.social is publishing a weekly newsletter to track the ongoing attacks in science and higher ed. If you want to keep abreast without drowning in the news, I recommend it: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

Today we report a new compendium of human gut microbiomes with >168,000 samples By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria Now out in Cell: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Microbiome science needs more microbiologists- A new commentary authored by myself and @abaumler.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our study @cellpress.bsky.social finds healthy Canadians that consume a non-industrialized-type #diet can modulate their #microbiome, boost beneficial metabolites and improve their health. In just 3 weeks: LDL cholesterol ↓17% fasting glucose ↓6% CRP ↓ 14% www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

We are hiring a new faculty member in my dept at Minn State Mankato! This person will teach human anat/phys for bio majors and run a research program with undergrad and M.S. students. I'm happy to answer questions about what it's like here as new faculty!

Always notable when the Lamming Lab drops more insight into the geroprotective effects of BCAA restriction. Never thought I’d say isoleucine is the coolest of the 3, but it is clearly super important! 😎 Awesome work!

Diet profoundly impacts the composition and function of the microbiome having consequences for health and disease. Therefore, it is important to consider diet and the gut microbiome when designing and reporting prebiotic and probiotic clinical trials. See our recent perspectives on recommendations:

Congrats to Min Bae and the Balskus Lab on their new study! Min used a Metatranscriptomics-guided approach to find a microbiome enzyme involved in the metabolism of hydrocaffeic acid. Glad I could be involved in this fascinating study! Check it out here: www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Hi everyone, I tried assembling a Microbiome & friends starter pack. 🦠🧫🔬 Still learning to use bluesky and might have missed you, let me know if you would like to be included. go.bsky.app/Fq36egy

Another starter pack of fine fine folks - New PIs! We're all figuring it out together! Please do (self-)nominate go.bsky.app/KJXNgfZ

Excited to share the final work from my postdoc! We explored how a ketogenic diet improves MS models, identifying bioactive compounds from the host and microbiome. Looking forward to investigating more mechanistic interactions in the Alexander Lab. Huge thanks to co-authors & Peter Turnbaugh!