Today, I was able to secure a research grant! Thank you @dostpcaarrd for funding our study for the next two years! 🎊🎊🙌🙌

New paper! Why are some Nitrogen fixing microbes more complex? @msobol.bsky.social et al. find that microbes with more N2-fixation genes have larger, more versatile genomes, showing how changing environments shaped this key metabolism! > academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... @isme-microbes.bsky.social

Genomics study of some yeasts isolated from creek water of an inactive stratovolcano in the Philippines. philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/wp-content/u...

We're back with the calendar for another year!! 😁✌🏽 If you'd like to take part, please do so through this form: forms.gle/KHXQRpHwyk2S... And feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions (⁉️) Share it with anyone you like!! ✅🎈

Sharing our recent study: Reminiscent of the pre‐diatom? A hitherto undescribed scaly bolidophyte Lepidoparma frigida gen. et sp. nov. in a new order Lepidoparmales based on morphology, phylogeny, and ecology - Journal of Phycology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A research blog about my study on Cymbella janischii blooms (an invasive diatom species in Japan rivers) was featured in Springer Nature Research Communities. communities.springernature.com/posts/micros...

Have you ever wondered about the fascinating world of diatom sexual reproduction? Here’s your chance to dive in! Join us for the lecture "Sex and the Diatoms," presented by Prof. David G. Mann, organised by the Algolog. and Bot. Student Scient. Association "Chloris" on July 1st at 4 PM CEST.

Sharing our recent study: Reminiscent of the pre‐diatom? A hitherto undescribed scaly bolidophyte Lepidoparma frigida gen. et sp. nov. in a new order Lepidoparmales based on morphology, phylogeny, and ecology - Journal of Phycology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thank you the International Phycological Society for this recognition! Still wrapping up the genomics part of this study as a final part of my thesis dissertation — just got my bacterial genome raw sequences last week. Thank you for this motivation to move forward! がんばってね 😀

Day 2 Highlights of the 13th IPC www.facebook.com/share/r/19Pk...

Mini-symposium and parallel sessions starts today at IPC 2025 ipc2025.science.upd.edu.ph/mini-symposia/

🆕 Published! "Annotated Checklist and Illustrations of Pinnularia Species in the Marikina River, Rizal (Luzon), the Philippines" This study documents Pinnularia species from one of Luzon’s key river systems—contributing to freshwater biodiversity baselines and regional diatom taxonomy.

📢 Good News: Early bird Registration is Extended until May 15, 2025! Don’t miss out & secure your spot now! 🔹 International participants: Scan the QR or register here 👉 bit.ly/IPC2025RegInt 🔹 Local participants: Scan the QR or register here 👉 bit.ly/3DVq38I Contact us at [email protected]

📢 REMINDER: Early Bird Registration ends April 30! Don’t miss out & secure your spot now! 🔹 International participants: Scan the QR or register here 👉 bit.ly/IPC2025RegInt 🔹 Local participants: Scan the QR or register here 👉 bit.ly/3DVq38I

“Non-core bacteria occur frequently in high abundance in wild bumble bee gut microbiomes. One species of bacteria, Serratia, reduces bee lifespan & reproduction. The core microbiome, bee age, & pollen diet can protect against Serratia infection.” 🐝 buff.ly/Pu2s4zH

🌍🚀 Registration is now open for the 13th International Phycological Congress! 👉 Secure your spot: bit.ly/IPC2025RegInt Before paying, please be reminded that your registration will be INVALID without pertinent verifications. #Phycology #Seaweed #Microalgae

We are excited to invite you to submit an abstract for a poster presentation at IPC 2025! 🎉 Abstract submissions are still open, so don’t miss your chance to showcase your research. Submit your abstract now via the IPC 2025 conference platform on Oxford Abstracts.

🚨 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended! 🚨 Good news! To give more opportunities to students, researchers, and professionals, we’ve extended the abstract submission deadline to February 15, 2025 (11:59 P.M. GMT+8 | Philippine Time). 🌐 More info: ipc2025.science.upd.edu.ph

More job postings! Keep an eye out if you are looking for a diatom job! Isdr.org/opportunities

Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Algae and Aquatic Plants. This Focus Issue welcomes the submission of research articles on photosynthetic organisms found in aquatic or semi-aquatic environments. Submission Deadline: 11/2025. https://academic.oup.com/plphys/pages/plant-physiology-call-for-paper…

🌿 Exciting news for all phycologists! 🌊 📢 The deadline for abstract submission at the 13th International Phycological Congress (IPC13) has been extended! 🎉 📜 Don’t miss this opportunity to present your work and connect with the global phycology community.

New issue of Journal of Phycology is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817... From cyanobacteria on sea turtles to Oxford Nanopore #sequencing of brown algae. Also: a novel #genome resource and a methods paper.

Thank you @ednacollab.bsky.social for giving me an opportunity to attend this nice course! It was informative and very relevant to my study. 👏👏

📢New paper out! The biggest diatom training set has been published on GigaScience. Read all about it here: doi.org/10.1093/giga...

Unraveling Keystone Taxa: Interactions Within Microbial Networks and Environmental Dynamics in Lake Mendota https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.11.623027v1

New #ISEPpapers! Hidden syndinian and perkinsid infections in dinoflagellate hosts revealed by single-cell transcriptomics academic.oup.com/ismej/articl... by Elizabeth Cooney et al. #protists #algae #symbiosis #microbes #plankton #evolution #biology

New #ISEPpapers! Eukaryotic genomes from a global metagenomic data set illuminate trophic modes and biogeography of ocean plankton journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #microbes #protists #algae #biology #ecology #genomics #bioinformatics #plankton #ocean #biogeography #metagenomics

Sharing everyone our recent findings: Unveiling the genomic landscape: Whole genome draft and phenotypic profiling of Oceanobacillus sp. SE10311 isolated from Mount Makiling, Philippines scienggj.org/2024-special...

Our recent study of possibly three distinct new strains of Pseudogracilibacillus spp. in the Philippines. Genome drafts of Pseudogracilibacillus spp. from soil and sediment of Mount Makiling, a dormant volcano in the Philippines | Microbiology Resource Announcements journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

Why does biodiversity matter? 🤔🌏🧪 ‌ ‌Anne Larigauderie, @ipbes.bsky.social Exec. Sec. interviewed by Business Insider Japan on the importance of our work after the announcement that IPBES will receive the 2024 Blue Planet Prize. ‌ ‌Read: www.af-info.or.jp/en/af_magazi...

RNA-guided RNA silencing by an Asgard archaeal Argonaute www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Life is better with otters. It is even better than better with juvenile otters. Seen this AM at UC Davis.

Sharing our recent publication: Explore how marine diatoms Cylindrotheca sp. & Trieres chinensis show promise as biodiesel feedstocks with high lipid yields and ideal fuel properties under nutrient-limited conditions. 🌊💡 #Biodiesel #RenewableEnergy #Diatoms www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Temporal dynamics and metagenomics of phosphorothioate epigenomes in the human gut microbiome https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.29.596306v1

Glad to share our newest publication in Nature Communications 🎉🎉🎉… summarizing about a decade of work how Bacillus subtilis adapt when challenged with Aspergillus niger Enhanced surface colonisation and competition during bacterial adaptation to a fungus www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The International Phycological Society and the local organizing committee is pleased to present the theme of the 13th International Phycological Congress. #IPC2025 #seaweed #algae #microalgae

Save the date for the 13th International Phycological Congress! #IPC13 #seaweed #algae #microalgae Congress Website: ipc2025.science.upd.edu.ph

Here is the official website of the 13th International Phycological Congress. #IPC2025 ipc2025.science.upd.edu.ph

Using short-read 16S rRNA sequencing of multiple variable regions to generate high-quality results to a species level. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.13.591068v1

Unveiling microbial diversity: harnessing long-read sequencing technology www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Thank you Asian Pacific Phycological Forum (APPF 2024) for this award. 🎊🧑‍💻🔬🎉 #phdstudent #japan

Mark your calendars for the 13th International Phycological Congress in the Philippines! #algae #phycology #diatom #seaweeds

All about chytrids in diatoms www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... #protistsonsky

We are pleased to offer free registration for the virtual portion of #Evol2024 (June 27-28) to SSE members from 152 countries and territories around the world. First-come, first-served, apply here: bit.ly/SSEGlobalMee... @evolmtg.bsky.social

The 2024 LinneSys call is open! Need funding for a systematics-based project? Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/ You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or Linnean Society membership to apply! Applications close Sunday, 7th April at 23:59 BST

It would appear we forgot to add one of these 🧪 If you're looking for a small grant (500-1500GBP) to conduct projects on systematics, check out the LinneSys scheme!

Happy New Year! 🎉 Wishing you all the best for 2024 ~ Young ISDR