PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE! My intro biology course has an "Interview a Biologist" project where students connect with a wide range of biologists using cell/molecular tools. If you are willing to speak with a student for ~30 minutes on Zoom, please fill out this form: forms.gle/BCjJPgURsgSr...

This past spring, the flu very nearly killed a friend of mine - young guy, in great shape, baby on the way, he was in the hospital for weeks with multiple organ failure. It was a miracle he recovered and lived to hold his child. Get your flu shot, folks.

How much wood would YOU chuck?

I'm drowning in chanterelles so most breakfasts lately are a wild mushroom scramble. I sprinkled porcini salt on this one:

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We are thrilled to share our latest work: OriGen--the first AI system to generate functional DNA replication sequences! ⬇️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Remember folks, if you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

For #MushroomMonday I'd like to encourage all you Bay Area people to attend the Fungus Fair next Sunday!!! I'll be volunteering all day Saturday, and a volunteer slot gets you in free to the fair, so hit me up if you want deets!

Anyone want to give feedback on my teaching statement?! I can give more details over email :D Happy to copyedit something for ya in exchange for your time!

Behold, the Purrito:

Much is awful but look at how cute she is

Oh the irony of an actual earthquake one hour before the big earthquake drill

Please consider helping our brothers and sisters in need in W Alaska!

Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon. blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Me: "I'll go home early and practice my talk from the couch!" My cat, Loki: "I think not."

Letting myself have Excedrin as a Little Treat™

Amazing real world (well, real cheese makers) evolution of Penicillium over 8 years from @benwolfe.bsky.social. "The most common genetic disruption of the alb1 genomic region was caused by putative transposable element insertions upstream of the gene.". Causes the fungus to grow better in the dark!

There is some creature on the roof and the cats and I both saw a dark silhouette against the sky light and we are all very spooked.

Did anyone ever stop to question why the sleeves were green

What are your super powers?? I think one of mine is connecting people!

The bad news is my phone autocorrected my message to a coworker to "strip waffle" but the good news is I have a great Halloween costume idea now

Not all heroes wear capes. Incredible work from @putrinolab.bsky.social. They have created a *FREE* manual for clinicians treating chronic illnesses associated with infections. #LongCovid #MECFS #LymeDisease and many others.

The US medical system got me on hold for so long I keep forgetting why this terrible music is playing.

How is she so cute every day.

I know they're kind of nuisances but I love the turkeys!

Our lab is hunting a fast-growing strain of Fomitopsis betulina. Anyone have any leads? @msafungi.bsky.social #FungiFriday en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomitop...

Now accepting all your jetlag tips!!

Goats! Goats at the lab!

I'm back from Italy! What's new with ya'll?! Here's a new paper about how microplastics interact with Pb and Zn contamination in AMF-plant systems! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

7 more days to sign up for the EcoFAB conference!! #FabricatedEcosystems #Microbiomes #EcoFABs eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-...

#MSAfungi25 attendees, don't miss the last talk of the day (5:15PM Mon 30 Jun) in Session 2-2 Systematics: Ascomycota where my sister Heather Dawson will present our work on using a #ConservationDog to survey hypogeous #fungi #truffle #biodiversity of southern #Oregon. 🧪🌎 #Mycology #PhD #NSFfunded

If you have well wishes to send, the cat litter we used to buy is discontinued, and we had to switch to a new so-called *comparable* litter and I'm so paranoid the cats will rebel.

If you work with fabricated #ecosystems of any kind, consider signing up for the first #EcoFAB conference!! It'll be at the gorgeous Asilomar, CA conference grounds and is bound to be fun and useful! eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-...

I have unlocked a new flying horror: After running for 15 minutes to make my connection, I sat down next to a man who kept scratching his head. Shortly into the flight, a small bug fell off his head, onto my book. It had six legs. Upon landing, I googled to determine it was a louse.

🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬 Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025

It´s all about fungi! Trametes versicolor #fungifriends #mycology #trametes

🍄 Our special feature on 'The influence of beneficial fungi on plant–enemy interactions and plant community structure' is out now: buff.ly/6B126gC It highlights the importance of fungi for plant community dynamics, and in the context of global change and ecosystem restoration. 🌏

Ever said “clean the lab” and were disappointed by the result? It’s not your team—it’s your expectations. 🧼 “Looks clean” means 10 different things to 10 people. Set standards. Use checklists. Avoid disappointment.

Are you an indie developer with a game featured in this weeks NextFest? Lemme know! I typically cover over 100 games during my 8 days of coverage. I will NOT be covering any games using generative AI. #nextfest #indiegames #indiecreator #noai

Some Saturdays you mean to catch up on chores but instead the cats ask for lots of cuddles #Caturday

We have allowed a multi system vascular virus to spread unchecked for nearly 6 years. Public health has failed to advise folks of the risk to long term health, or of the fact that there’s no such thing as “mild” COVID. Yet doctors blame sudden rise in young stroke patients on everything BUT Covid

This is beyond appalling. Tribal colleges and universities are already massively underfunded. Proposed cuts would be illegal and a clear violation of federal trust responsibility.

This Is Just to Say I have eaten the silica gel packet that was in the shoe box and which you were probably going to throw out Forgive me it was delicious so gritty and so dry

Distinguished and dapper, Sir Morel never leaves home without his hat and umbrella. A true gentleman of the forest floor. #mushroomswearinghats #mushroommonday #fungifriends #fungi #mushroom

What are their names? Bonus points if you include a backstory about how they met. #mushroomswearinghats #fungi #fungifriends #morels

Are pharmacies really understaffed still?? The hours are all terrible, at least around here.