One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef

Just another day at work, googling “fish anus” 🧪🦑🏆 (Before it starts, 🦑❌🟰🐠)

Do you ever think “Professor X makes teaching/presenting look easy but it doesn’t feel easy to me, so I must not be Professor material”? Banish that thought!!! 1) teaching is not easy for the Prof. They have to prep/read/learn/re-learn before teaching most things… 🦑🧪

When requesting letters of recommendation, give the prof at least 2 weeks lead time, and send them an email asking if they can write you a strong letter. Include your resume/CV and a reasonable draft of your app materials, a description of what you’re applying to & how to submit their letter 🧪🦑

Forgot some key emojis when this was posted :) 🧪🦑

it's wild that R, the ubiquitous statistical computing language, was co-created by a Māori prof (Ross Ihaka) — and yet the vast majority of scientists who use R don't know this is like inventing the toaster. possibly the largest impact of a single member of an indigenous community on modern science

Are you a data creator/user in #metagenomics or other #omics? We’re working on standards for fair data reuse and would like your feedback. We welcome contributions by scientists from all career stages. 5-min anonymous survey here: shorturl.at/NOUW2 Please RT!

Undergrads and all later career stages - when applying for external research funding (ie not from the university you attend) - ALWAYS send an email to the pre-awards grant specialist for your dept saying what grant you’re applying for and include a link. 🧪🦑

Opportunity 👀👀👀👀 Minority travel award to MICROBE. Deadline is soon! Please share! asm.org/travel-award...

In the market for a -80C freezer. Any recommendations? I was not happy with the # of fixes the last one required. 🚫💩🥶er, 🙏 🧪🦑

Had a meeting with a mentee through the @icrs.bsky.social mentoring program yesterday and am still thinking about our conversation. She said some really wise and inspiring things. Grateful to know her, and glad the mentorship program was started!

 “There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you!” -Mehmet Murat Ildan Kaaterskill Falls, Catskill Mountains #Photography #nature 📷📸

“Why not me?” Is a powerful question to ask yourself. Someone is going to get that thing you’re applying/trying for. Why not you? Repeatedly visualize yourself achieving your goal, in different specific ways. 🦑🧪

Post docs (and grad students): Have a zoom interview for a faculty position? Lots of great ideas here: theprofessorisin.com/2011/10/31/t... Don’t be surprised if they ask very general/basic questions (that they could glean answers to from your application materials). 🦑🧪

Making Waves: Science Communication and Interdisciplinary Ocean Research Experiences at the University of South Florida, College of Marine Science - www.usf.edu/marine-scien...

Early career and giving a poster at #SICB2024? Email a few relevant researchers that you’d like to meet and invite them to visit your poster! This is a great way to connect and the poster content will give you some extra talking points 🧪🦑

Postdocs- when you start in a new lab, if your PI or the dept doesn’t invite you to give a seminar, ask about it! It will help you make connections, friends, collaborations and can go on your CV.

Anyone know if undergrad students and postbacs are using Bluesky? 📚 Any rec on the channels these folks are using etc?

Let's talk about Ernest Everett Just, a cell biologist who unraveled the mysteries of fertilization in spite of the obstacles he faced as an African-American. Just's story weaves together good, rigorous science with racism & tragedy. He was born in 1883 in seaside Charleston, South Carolina.

The name’s Urchin… Sea Urchin. #marinelife #coralsky

Awesome leadership on this work by @lhowekerr.bsky.social !! #coralsky #marinelife

For all things coral reef related, here's a Coralsky thread! 🪸 bsky.app/profile/did:... #coralsky #marinescience #research #coralreefs #coral #reefs

I'm looking to hire a postdoc in coral genomics - $66k/yr plus benefits - follow link for more info - review of apps begins Nov 10 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Jazzed to announce BU Biology's 2024 Emerging Scholars in Global Change Biology! Are you an amazing postdoc looking for an awesome professional development activity! Please check this out! Plz repost! I don't know how to reach everyone on here so any help appreciated! www.bu.edu/biology/emer...

🧪 2025 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program sponsored by SeaGrant is accepting applications - deadline Feb 15, 2024. caseagrant.ucsd.edu/funding/john...

An update of the Global #Nitrous Oxide (#N2O) budget is out for review, updating for the period 1980-2020. essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...

Global temperatures in September didn't just set a record. They set a record-breaking record, surpassing the previous warmest September by an astonishing 0.5°C, according to the latest data. climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...

Thank you @hannah-rempel.bsky.social for making Coralsky! Wooo! Y’all, don’t forget to follow, ❤️ and pin!

Y’all we need a Coralsky feed here! I tried making one through a link online but it did not seem to work. Now I’m just crying into my Symbiodiniaceae cultures 😭🧪🪸

Thanks to Dr. Rebecca Albright from CalAcad for a great seminar at UC Berkeley! Fascinating to see how ex situ coral reproduction is progressing. She made a great point about power of researcher/aquarist collaborations. Will be great when most tank studies don’t require corals from the reef.

Randomly remembered this morning that one time after a dive, there was a big remora near the boat ladder and as I tried to climb up the ladder, it was (ineffectively) trying out adhering to me. That was pretty funny, since it wasn’t succeeding. Who else has experienced this? Is it common?

Ending the week strong with an early morning hike!