New publication out @natcomms.nature.com! We identify novel viruses that actively infect highly productive chemoautotrophs, and reveal key trophic interactions and virus-host dynamics that impact microbial carbon cycling in aphotic environments. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thank you UNC Charlotte for this recognition! 2025 was a tough year for scientists, but I'm glad we made it stronger and wiser on the other side 💚 science.charlotte.edu/2026/03/27/k...

Doing experiments in the Atlantic Ocean on the TEAL-SHIPS5 cruise with @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social, where fish ecologists caught a huge wahoo! Grateful for amazing colleagues, and excited to catch up at OSM!

Our lab has an opening for a fully funded postdoc position! Start date is flexible; ideally summer 2026. Apply by Feb 20th for full consideration. For more about the lab and how to apply: sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

Luo Lab 2026: Welcoming Dr. Stephania Tsola @microsteph.bsky.social (Queen’s Mary University of London) and Brayan Vilanova Cuevas @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social (Cornell)!

My department (Biological Sciences) has opened a tenure-track position! This is a broad search, with some preference for ecology/evolution/environment, but any and all research foci in biology are encouraged to apply! Review date is Dec 15th. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141

I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation! I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration. sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested. Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026) More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan): sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

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...

Grateful for the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social and excited for more cool science!

Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs 🌊

Lab's first preprint! #newPI We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social

🙏 We need your help 🙏 The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like. We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net

Harvard sues: a 🎁 link + an important step in responding to ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle American leadership in science & research. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Excited to share our new mSphere paper describing ssRNA viruses associated with Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in southwest Florida in mSphere led by Jean Lim - a 🧵(1/10) 🧪🦠🌊 #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky #USFCMS @asm.org @cmarinescience.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

Hi everyone! New here 😄 excited to connect and learn about/share cool research in aquatic microbial ecology, or just science in general! Here's our lab photo to kick-start another year! #newPI