Why are coral reefs bleaching, and what can we do to stop it? Sarah VanDiepenbos ( @sarahscientist.bsky.social ) is an MGI doctoral student working in Rob Quinn's lab, and she's trying to answer that question.

I had a lovely time presenting my poster on the metabolomics of coral bleaching at the MANA 2025 conference in Banff!

Now that July is over, the 2025 spawning season should be finished…until next year! 🪸

I had the privilege of joining the Coral Resilience Lab at Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology last month to help with collection of coral spawn! Check out this article about it, from MSU's Connor Yeck: natsci.msu.edu/news/2025-07...

My lab got some new coral frags recently, and check out those long sweeper tentacles! Also featuring a guest appearance from our Tang fish, named Wu 🪸🐠

I’ve officially joined my dissertation lab in the Quinn lab at Michigan State University! I’ll be studying coral bleaching and how to prevent losing our corals in the face of climate change.

My Valentine this year is Komagataeibacter! This genus of bacteria has all kinds of uses, including being featured in Paris Fashion Week last year. These pellicles are from Komagataeibacter hansenii ❤️

My shout out for International Day of Women and Girls in Science this year goes to Nancy Hopkins for her work in zebrafish!

This is a room where we turn very modest salaries and budgets (and lots of coffee) into new knowledge, life-saving innovations, and technology that feeds business growth. It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay.

"The halftime show was boring." Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.