Two days (!) until the Symposium🧬 A huge thank you to our final Platinum Level Sponsor, QIAGEN, for their longstanding support of microbiome science and our 2026 Symposium.

At the One Health Microbiome Symposium, we’re proud to recognize one of our Platinum Level Sponsors: @amiposts.bsky.social 🧬 AMI supports microbiologists at every career stage through networking, funding, events, publishing, and professional development opportunities.

Rounding out our Silver Level Sponsors: Thermo Fisher Scientific 🔬 From sample prep to analysis, their tools help power microbiome research across human, environmental & animal health. Thanks for supporting the Symposium—see them next week! www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home.h...

Another Silver Level Sponsor spotlight: Illumina🔬 A global leader in sequencing, powering microbiome research across human, environmental & animal health. Thanks for supporting the One Health Microbiome Symposium—see them next week at their table! www.illumina.com

At the One Health Microbiome Symposium, we’re proud to highlight another Silver Level Sponsor, QuantaBio 🧬 Their DNA and RNA amplification reagents support PCR, qPCR, cloning, and NGS—helping drive microbiome research forward. Learn more: www.quantabio.com

At the One Health Microbiome Symposium, we’re proud to bring together partners advancing microbiome research🧬 Thanks to all our Silver Level Sponsors, including @iconpcr.bsky.social. They’ll be showcasing iconPCR™ + more. Stop by their table: hubs.ly/Q04f8qGr0

May has sprung — and so has our excitement for the One Health Microbiome Symposium! 🦠🌎 Exploring the connections between human, agricultural & environmental health with keynotes Arturo Casadevall, Joy Bergelson & Martin Wiedmann. A full house — let the countdown begin!

Natalie Ford and Mackenna Yount are headed to Germany 🇩🇪 Through Penn State’s One Health Microbiome Center–QIAGEN partnership, two BIOMS PhD students earned competitive internships in global microbiome R&D. State College → international biotech 🌍 Read more: www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Recently from Seogchan Kang and colleagues: A common soil fungus (Trichoderma) can boost crop growth — but its success depends on interactions with soil bacteria.🌱 Understanding these microbial partnerships could improve sustainable ag solutions. 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/agricul...

New and exciting research from Gui Becker's lab: Connected habitats help wildlife maintain protective microbes 🐸🌿 Fragmentation weakens these defenses, increasing disease risk. 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/eberly-...

Two PhD students traded Penn State lab benches for a summer at QIAGEN in Germany—gaining hands-on industry experience, new technical skills, and a clearer path from academia to biotech careers. youtu.be/JRemAUVpKMw?...

@markowenmartin.bsky.social joined us in Happy Valley for two days of interdisciplinary exchange: LuxArt, using bioluminescent bacteria to create glowing living art, and a seminar on microbial philosophy exploring how we understand microbial life and systems!

Huge congrats to our grad students 🎉 Christine Ta earned the Harold F. Martin Outstanding Teaching Award for her impact on inclusive, engaging learning. Luana Bresciani received the Victoria Braithwaite Research Excellence Award for best ecology paper.

A simple vineyard practice can have big underground impacts. Hayden Bock, Suzanne Fleishman, and team found that planting groundcover under vines shifts the soil microbiome—even deep below the surface, beyond root zones. Read more: www.psu.edu/news/agricul...

🌱 Liana Burghardt’s team received a $1.96M NIH grant to study how beneficial plant–bacteria partnerships form and persist, and how they support plant growth and ecosystem health. Read more: www.psu.edu/news/researc...

We joined Bring Our Children to Work Day at Penn State with a hands-on “pipette art” activity. Using real lab tools, participants explored the precision behind science while getting creative. 📸 Photo album: www.flickr.com/photos/hucki... #OneHealth #STEM #ScienceEducation

Big news🎉 State College—home to Penn State University—is the #1 Best College Town (USA TODAY 2026 10Best). Here’s to the people, partnerships & the One Health Microbiome Center that make Happy Valley thrive! Read more: 10best.usatoday.com/travel/state...

Had a great time visiting the @psumbiome.bsky.social. I had the opportunity to share the work of Phage Foundry (phagefoundry.org) and explore a range of exciting potential collaborations in the microbiome space, including ongoing phage work with my friend Edward Dudley 🙏🏽 @symbionticism.bsky.social

Such an honor to be invited to Penn State to share my many #MicrobialEnthusiasm. Short trip (tomorrow-Friday), but a #LuxArt session and seminar to present, and people with whom to share #OMG and #WTM. I am grateful to @symbionticism.bsky.social and the @psumbiome.bsky.social for the invitation.

We are proud to recognize member Scott Medina, a recipient of Penn State’s 2026 Excellence in Advising Award. His One Health–driven, personalized advising empowers students to succeed. Congrats, Scott! 🎉 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/faculty...

🚨 Our 2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium is AT CAPACITY! Missed it? Join the waitlist: [email protected] A special thanks to all of our sponsors for making it possible! #OneHealth #Microbiome

We welcomed QIAGEN to the One Health Microbiome Center for a Digital PCR Demo Day and Tech Talk, highlighting the QIAcuity platform and its applications. We appreciate their continued partnership and support of the One Health Microbiome Symposium!

Just over two weeks left to submit your nominations for this year's Microbiome Medal! See below for more details. @isme-microbes.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @femsmicro.org @microbiomedata.org @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @usfmicrobiomes.bsky.social @ucsfmicrobiome.bsky.social

Happy Thursday! 🦠 Ever wonder what your gut bacteria are “saying” about you? In under a minute, Mallorie Smith breaks down your microbiome’s messages and how they impact digestion, immunity & wellness—no lab coat needed! 🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/GI1IU...

New from Jasna Kovac and Tyler Chandross-Cohen: B. cereus IM8 from a Wyoming glacier shows 97.52% ANI with B. cereus sensu stricto (not typically cold-adapted). High cytotoxicity (Caco-2) + ampicillin resistance. Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

It’s St. Patrick’s Day 🍀—but Salmonella Dublin is no lucky charm. New research from @erika-ganda.bsky.social & Sophia Kenney examines 19 outbreaks in Brazil, finding widespread antimicrobial resistance and links to human strains—highlighting zoonotic risk. 🔗 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

New research featuring Seogchan Kang & Ananda Bandara 🌱 Their study shows certain Trichoderma fungi can boost tomato growth while reshaping rhizosphere microbial communities and restoring bacterial richness in disturbed soils. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 Short has arrived! Josephine Wee explains whether sourdough bread is good for your microbiome — and how sourdough + yogurt can influence digestibility & gut microbes. youtube.com/shorts/FgRBu...

New from @erika-ganda.bsky.social, Sophia Kenney & colleague: 26 high-quality Salmonella Dublin genomes from U.S. dairy cattle to improve surveillance and outbreak response. Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

A new 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 YouTube Short is here! Vishal Singh explains: What are dietary fibers?🥦 In under 60 seconds, learn how dietary fibers help support the microbes living in your gut. 📹Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/r_aus...

New featuring Corien Bakermans: Tardigrades (“water bears”) are helping scientists study how life might interact with simulated Martian soils — with implications for future space exploration. Read more: www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Check out this Q&A with Carolee Bull, @hockettlab.bsky.social, Alex Vompe, & Mozhde Hamidizade: Microbiome science is reshaping agriculture — improving crop health and resilience while reducing synthetic inputs. Field-ready solutions will take continued collaboration.

Recently from Livleen Kaur & @hockettlab.bsky.social:🌱 A new Perspective on phyllosphere microbiome transplantation as a tool for sustainable plant disease management. They outline direct and iterative approaches to build disease-suppressive leaf microbiomes, and key challenges ahead.

New from Joseph C-Y Wang and Kathleen Culhane: This paper introduces a streamlined method to purify HBV capsids and assess their phosphorylation states, supporting deeper mechanistic studies of HBV biology. Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 YouTube Short just dropped! @erdavenport.bsky.social explains: What is epigenetics? In under 60 seconds, learn how genes and the environment work together. 🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/orW6G...

⏳ Less than 50 spots remain for the One Health Microbiome Symposium. Registration is nearing capacity, and abstract submissions are open for those wishing to present their work. Join us and secure your spot: www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-a...

Reminder: We are accepting nominations for the 2026 Microbiome Medal Laureate, honoring excellence in research, mentorship, and service! 🗓 Deadline: April 10 📩 Submit nominations to [email protected] 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/researc...

New 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 YouTube Short just dropped! @jordanbisanz.bsky.social explains: What are synthetic fecal transplants? In under 60 seconds, learn how they differ from traditional donor-based approaches. 🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/gjKvK...

New from @vishal-singh.bsky.social's Lab 🎉 A longitudinal study found ketogenic diets — but not high-carb diets — led to early and persistent metabolic dysfunction, liver inflammation, and fibrosis. Inulin fiber partially reduced harms. Whole-grain diets performed best.

We’re proud to congratulate Dr. Andrew Patterson on his election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (Class of 2026) — a distinguished recognition of his scientific leadership and contributions to microbiology. @asm.org #Microbiology #OneHealth

Recently, from Scott Medina and team: a new approach to fighting TB. By engineering “flipped” mini-proteins, they created molecules that are more stable in the body and more effective against the bacterium that causes tuberculosis — a promising step toward stronger treatments. 🧬 Read more:

🎓 Trainee Spotlight! Daniela Betancurt Anzola (PhD candidate, advised by @stl.bsky.social) trained with Malak Tfaily's Lab at the University of Arizona on multi-omics data integration. Her work on Andean peatlands links microbes to CO₂ & CH₄ fluxes—advancing climate prediction and conservation.

What is sourdough, really? 🍞🦠 Josephine Wee explains how it differs from conventional bread — in under 60 seconds. 🎥 Watch: youtube.com/shorts/PKmW_...

Gut feelings don’t lie 😉💘 Microbiome-inspired Valentine’s Day cards celebrating balance, diversity, and connection. Save below and share the love!

Another week of our 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 YouTube Shorts! What can you eat to support a healthy gut microbiome? @vishal-singh.bsky.social explains in under 60 seconds. 🦠🥗 🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/Frc_J... #microbiome #healthyscience #nutrition #gutmicrobiome #shorts

Another week, another Microbiome Masterclass gem for you💎 Featuring @erdavenport.bsky.social, she answers: Can our microbiome change our genes? Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/mzabY... #genetics #biology #epigenetics #scienceshorts #humanmicrobiome #microbiomes

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Help recognize leaders in microbiome science. The One Health Microbiome Center is accepting nominations for the 2026 Microbiome Medal Laureate, honoring excellence in research, mentorship, & service! 🗓 Deadline: April 10 📩 Submit nominations to [email protected] 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Exciting news: A team of students from Andrew Patterson's Lab took top honors in the Science Coalition’s Alyse Gray Parker Student Video Challenge, highlighting the value of federally funded research. Congratulations to all involved! Read more: www.psu.edu/news/researc...

New series alert! Microbiome Masterclass is here. Our first Shorts features @jordanbisanz.bsky.social answering: How do fecal transplants work? Watch now 👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/p8WQL...