Beyond thrilled to receive a Marsden Fast Start Grant for the next 3 years!! I couldn’t have done it without the tautoko of many people - ngā mihi ki a koutou! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...

Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their ‘idiotic’ approach to funding it will cost them their best and brightest. - Newsroom Pro - $

This was such a great collaboration with fellow peers! Please pass on to any Māori and Pacific grad students

Is there anyone here at one of the universities in Wellington, NZ, who would want to host me to give a talk around November 10th?

Her WEBINAR is TODAY! There is still time to register. @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares her journey from urgent calls about dying trees to PROTECTING the resilience of MAIRE TAWAKE. READ her story below - JOIN her live today - catch her ON DEMAND tomorrow. bioprotection.org.nz/mad-for-micr...

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nau mai, haramai! Come listen to me talk about what I’ve been up to the last few years 👩🏻‍🔬 Registration link below ⬇️

Short thread, please read. #IndigenousScience #Academia

Extremely honoured to be a #2025ISMPMI travel awardee this year, and to be able to present the results of my masters degree all the way from NZ! Come and see me at P-319 to learn about the bacterial microbiome of Actinidia (kiwifruit).

This is for all researchers in Aotearoa (including students, Māori, non Māori) it is an opportunity to contribute to understanding the impact of the VM policy across our sector

Introducing Rangahau Rising - a webinar series with our ECRs from Aotearoa and the Pacific. 🧬 What could viruses and microbes reveal about pest control? Hear how Dr Sarah Inwood is using genomics to dig deeper into the unseen world of biocontrol. 📅 Wednesday 16th July at 1.00pm 🎫 zurl.co/5v7gg

The final published work from my PhD. Took the team a lot of effort to get over the line, but we did it! #microbiome #plantpathogens #phyllosphere

"Putting the Indigenous into AI: AI researcher Michael Running Wolf works to restore some of the linguistic tapestry torn by colonial practices & give Indigenous people more control over how their data are used." www.nature.com/articles/d41... H/T @floragraham.bsky.social cc @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

I know pay equity is rightly taking up all the airtime tonight but 3/6 of the newly announced members of the Science and Technology Council have backgrounds in dairy specifically? No disrespect to the individuals in question but that's just embarrassing for us as a country

Phyllosphere 12 at OIST, Okinawa Japan. June 6, 2025 - June 9, 2025 The deadline: 2025-04-05 There are still lots of talk slots available. www.oist.jp/conference/p...

*Please share widely* 🌱 PhD Opportunity: We're seeking a passionate postgraduate to examine how bacterial communities influence the effectiveness of phage-based biocontrol. This is a fully funded PhD with Bioprotection Aotearoa based in Auckland, NZ. 👉 Learn more here: tinyurl.com/37n4uvft

Wow! Powerful. The Global Indigenous Data Sovereignty Movement is real and ITS HERE! Native Bio is lucky to work with such genius people. open.spotify.com/episode/2ys0...

The Molecular Ecology Resources special issue I helped edit is (finally) out! 𝙨𝙠𝙪́𝙠𝙪𝙢 𝙩𝙞́𝙡𝙞𝙭𝙖𝙢: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 Read More: buff.ly/4j3lkkW

Stoked to have my picture on the February cover of Plant, Cell & Environment! Massive win for Psa enthusiasts everywhere 🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Need to write another submission e te whānau! This bill is more dangerous as it will be supported under the coalition agreement, unlike the Treaty Principle bill. Auē hika!

Tautoko the words of @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social. I learnt so much at #Indigidata and the native connections I made will be long lasting!

Auē hika!

No words. Just aroha 🖤🤍❤️

TOITŪ TE TIRITI!

The impact of plant pathology and plant pathologist probably goes further than you think! Read our paper “Why a strategic shift in action is needed to recognise and empower Indigenous plant pathology knowledge and research” here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Supporting our paper on Indigenous microbiome ownership we developed a framework that “centres accountability to flatten historical power imbalances […] in pursuit of Indigenous research sovereignty” Again, it is a privilege to collaborate with researchers walking the talk! #co-publication

Our paper is out! So thankful to be involved in this important paper with amazing leaders in this field. “We argue that microbiome ownership represents an opportunity for Indigenous peoples to steward and protect their resident microbial communities at every stage of research.”