The Ewel fellowship in tropical/subtropical ecology is a stellar program. Applications due Jan 11th. I am happy to sponsor a fellow in microbial ecology of corals, seagrasses, mangroves, freshwater springs, etc.

The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/

BIOLOG question: is there a good pipeline or program to compare biolog results (either in terms of absorbance reads or carbon sources/antibiotics/etc) to KEGG outputs from whole genome sequencing? Right now our tech is doing am manual comparison but there has to be an easier way. 🦠🧬

Starting soon! Join me to hear about what it takes to harness the power of microbes to make impacts on coastal ecosystems. Join live or view later: youtube.com/live/ddQjxQE...

Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship in 2026? The Ewel fellowship at UF provides salary and research support for 2 years. I would be happy to sponsor a postdoc interested in microbial ecology of Florida coastal ecosystems. postdoc.aa.ufl.edu/current-post...

Midday impromptu birding on University of Florida main campus. Black and white warbler among chickadees and titmouses in live oak draped with epiphytes.

My life changed when I first read "The Sea Around Us." Rachel Carson's words captured my 13-yr old sense of wonder for a place I barely knew but felt for so deeply, the ocean. Honored to speak to her legacy @agu.org and grateful to my colleagues for the nomination 🌊💙 www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...

Our article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data is out! Led by @alexjprobst.bsky.social, @lhug.bsky.social, Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and myself -, co-authored by Anke Heyder, and developed in consultation with 167 scientists. tinyurl.com/n6yeanmk

Looking for a postdoc in coral-associated bacterial genomes/metagenomes/metatranscriptomes? This would be an excellent program to support your original research ideas in a lab with extensive resources, samples, and datasets.

Recommended reading: An Open Letter to Graduating PhDs in a Post-Federal Science World @uncultured.carinilab.com open.substack.com/pub/carinila...

So cool to see what Meyer Lab alum Dr. Dawson is up to these days!

🚨 New paper out @microbiologysociety.org! #Genome 🧬 characterization of #CCA -associated bacteria 🦠, with antimicrobial activity against antibiotic 💊-resistant pathogens! #AMR doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

Building something new is possible. Never forget that.

Has anybody found archaea that cause disease in humans? (We’re talking causation by Koch’s postulates here.) When I last taught Micro, the answer was no. Wondering if something popped up in past couple years.

You ready for this year's advent calendar? We're learning about EELS!!!!! This year's artist @ehrenenglish.bsky.social absolutely knocked it out of the park. Look at these eels!! These facts cover both biology & history of eels. Dive in with us here: squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/eel-...

Hi folks, we had a last minute cancellation at MBL STAMPS, the microbiome data analysis course in Woods Hole that runs from July 14th to July 24th. We can provide housing space for a woman. If you or anyone you know is interested, pls drop me an e-mail at [email protected]. Thx!

It's officially official. Starting July 1st, I'm an Associate Professor with tenure. Phew! Now, where do I find funding for the next phase?

Back on East Coast time and reflecting on the awesome time the lab had at #ASMMicrobe in LA. meyermicrobes.com/in-the-spotl...

Anaerobes are more than just microbes that don't like oxygen! They can include pathogens as well as beneficial microbes. Come learn about new isolates and uses Sunday morning at 8:15 AM in 403B for AES-IDS-401 Anaerobes: new isolates and pathways.

Microbiologists from around the world are heading over to #ASMicrobe 2025 this week! Stay tuned here for more updates and highlights on the Applied and Environmental Science track! #AES Follow to keep in the loop!

It's been hard for early career biologists looking for postdocs, so I created a Google Sheet where we can all compile fellowships/job boards/postdoc opportunities in one place. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! If you're a PI looking for postdocs, you can add to the 4th tab! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The Carini Lab will be at #ASMMicrobe 2025 in LA next week with THREE talks! Come hear about dormant microbes, ancient archaea, and anaerobic cultivation. Plus I have limited "Cultured by the Carini Lab" stickers to give away! 🧪✨ Thread below 👇

So excited to share this groundbreaking collaborative work using probiotic bacteria 🦠 to treat coral disease in Florida 🪸 with @vibriosoup.bsky.social @ufresearch.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Our study on the first probiotic treatments for SCTLD testing in the wild has been published! www.sciencenews.org/article/prob...

🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations! These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs. Save and share the post!

The case for microbiome stewardship: what it is and how to get there journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs

An excellent letter by Dennis Hazelett: www.nature.com/articles/s41... And below is my attempt to motivate people in my group and others elsewhere to read it. Putting it here as well in case it may work on you, too :p

Government isn't a business. The goal isn't to save money. Success isn't measured by budget surplus. The goal is to spend money, investing in society. Every dollar spent on education, healthcare, and science is an investment in our collective wellbeing.

Frustrated, angry, disappointed ... these words cannot describe the current situation of NSF stopping salary payments for postdocs. This is affecting postdocs here at the University of Florida @ifas.ufl.edu tinyurl.com/3czn4w8r

The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program awards women postdoctoral scientists. Candidates must have their PhD, started their postdoctoral research position, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications due 5:00pm ET on Friday, February 14. www.loreal.com/en/usa/pages...

Creating coveted bioluminescence colors for simultaneous multi-color bioimaging In Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Happy to share our new paper "Cryptic coral diversity is associated with symbioses, physiology, and response to thermal challenge". Check it out and share with your friends! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 13 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky

Underrepresented undergraduate & graduate students in STEM majors! Apply soon for the US DOE Mickey Leland Energy 10-week summer research internship on minimizing env impacts of fossil fuels & industry while working to achieve net-zero emissions. Geology students needed! orise.orau.gov/mlef/ ⚒️ 🧪

Out today in mSphere: Using comparative genomics to identify lineage-specific gene clusters in predatory bacteria. We highlight divergent peptidoglycan metabolism enzymes as good candidates for functional characterization. Work from Providence College undergrads! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Living vicariously through the Schmidt Ocean Institute live feed from the Chile Margin. Crabs, urchins, corals, sponges, tube worms galore! 🦀 🪸 oh yeah, some vertebrates too. www.youtube.com/live/y0e-O85...

I'd love to hear answers to this too. One of my favorite components is to show how technological advances drive discovery and paradigm shifts. I also put this in context of fast these changes are now happening.

Hi new followers! Thought I'd take a second to introduce myself. I’m a Florida-based marine biologist-turned fisheries scientist-turned conservation social scientist, & I study the human side of nature. How did I go from biology to people science? Here are 3 things that explain my science journey:

BlueSkience Alert! 🧪🌍🛰️ NASA's Earth Observatory has a page where you can generate your name (or any word) using Landsat images. Of course, I chose to generate ✨SCIENCE✨ landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam...

As we begin a new semester, a reminder for folks scheduling meetings: It can be extremely difficult for parents to make meetings starting at or after 3 PM.

Takin' care of business...

Get in your orders for an awesome nerdy calendar and support science outreach! I just ordered one of the crab 🦀 facts from last year too.

Eight years later, I revisit the tree of life. “Future trees may need to distinguish not only between cultured and uncultured lineages, but between extant and extinct” rdcu.be/dPNpB

Excited to read this one and to share with my microbial ecology class this fall. Reading that these lineages are detected in coastal marine sediments and their relation to eukayotes makes me think of the song 'I come from the water".

Anyone out there using an electronic lab notebook that they like? My ideal tool would be low-maintenance, easy to use, and have archivable non-proprietary export formats.

I'm honored to be the new track lead for Applied & Environmental Sciences (AES) for #ASMicrobe 2025. I welcome any & all ideas for AES sessions. Feel free to reach out to discuss. We want to grow basic science at Microbe 2025! asm.org/Events/ASM-M...

There seemed to be an appetite for anaerobes at this years ASM Microbe meeting - should I do another general anaerobe session in 2025? #ASMicrobe

Check out our Dispatch "Coral Reef Ecology: Expanding Urchin Disease Threatens Ecosystem Balance" about the growing threat from Diadematidae scuticociliatosis in Current Biology authors.elsevier.com/a/1jH9E_LsQS... Free access through this link til August. @ianhewson.bsky.social #USFCMS

I'm so proud of these sharp young women! If you're at #ASMicrobe, I hope you have a chance to chat with them about Florida coral microbiomes 🪸