#TEALSHIPS Expedition #2! @tolarchaeota.bsky.social is at the forefront of research of the critical habitats that span from the NC coastal shelf to the Gulf Stream, ~50 miles. 🌊 Gulfstream 🐙 collected samples from 1400m below 🔬interdisciplinary science - multi-institutes & programs bit.ly/TolarTEAL

Tune in for our last (😭) APH session of this semester next WEDNESDAY, May 14th, at 10 AM EST / 4 PM CET!!! Check your email soon for the Zoom link or sign up to join our mailing list here: t.co/b17JFAaZQ6. Check out the exciting talks we have planned for you:

Super fun times when you see a $4000 shipping charge on FedEx that turns out to be a tariff/customs surcharge (of close to 100% of the item's value...). Gotta love it. 🤬

Once in grad school my advisor said she liked pouring agar plates (for growing bacterial colonies), because it's relaxing. I think I must looked at her like she was crazy. Now, I completely understand.

Bradley Tolar, UNCW Biology & Marine Biology, is PI on a $1.5M Grant Award for Coastal Research to lead TEAL-SHIPS! Funding supports an interdisciplinary research initiative focused on coastal marine sciences. Co-PI's: Christian Briseño-Avena, Winifred Johnson, Matthew McLean, and Ata Suanda.

UNCW Team Won the Coastal Resilience Team Competition Funding Award from NC Sea Grant! $20,000 for a 2-year project, leading to more resilient habitats & communities on NC’s coastal plain. Christie shares, "Ghost forests offer a visually stark example of sea-level rise." bit.ly/ResStudentTeam

You can’t stop what I believe in. You can’t silence my community within or outside science. You can’t keep us from persevering and continuing to make places better and more accessible. You can’t make me change. I’m not going to stop. I dedicated my life to this, so buckle up.

There's a lot of organizations declaring "we're doing this based on legal advice about EOs" going around. As an administrator I always knew that advice is not a mandate. It takes a leader's directive to convert advice to action. Leaders need to be prepared to own that directive AND its consequences.

I was going to respond to the ASM press release after having my coffee, but this is such a better response. ASMs last email was Jan 30 and does not mention taking down IDEAA sites or spotlights on Black, Indigenous, or other underrepresented microbiologists, or anything about DEI. Disappointed.

So, I study microbial “community diversity” and that means I’ll get flagged. Didn’t think I’d end up in a career/country where my work got censored. (We aren’t even going to get started on how this list and EOs are against my personal beliefs and how I run my lab and envision future science)

Some good news today: our #TEAL-SHIPS project is officially announced! Read more from #UNCW here: uncw.edu/news/2025/01... Thanks to the #UNC System and our state for investing in interdisciplinary #MarineResearch including #biology #chemistry and #physics within the ocean.

I think fetch is finally going to happen in 2025

BIOS313 (Intro. microbiology) Students created “microbial wiki” pages on an organism of their choosing n presented their findings in a poster session. So proud of how awesome the students did n the effort n fun they had (thanks @tolarchaeota.bsky.social for the idea). #academicSky #newpi 🦠🌊🧬🧫🪸🧪

Even if it consumes a lot of time, one of my favorite parts being a #NewPI is working with students to refine their personal and research statements. Often these students under-sell or dilute their achievements, and it feels great to see their application truly shine for the next stage. #ProudMentor

Great article detailing the work of Colorado State Microbiome (CoSMic) Network Research Professor Mikayla Borton, #CoSMic Co-Director Kelly Wrighton, and collaborators. In addition to the article below, check out the publication here in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #GRAM #Microbiome

My biggest fear when sending an email is that I'll forget to correct the sticky shift key that inserts "DR." in front of my name when signing (to a student)... I promise I am never aggressive about having a PhD...unless you're a condescending MD or a university donations office. #ProfessorLife

Making the great social media leap and reintroducing myself! I'm a physical oceanographer with a passion for ocean technology, data, and accessibility. I founded a startup with @vgwschutte.bsky.social. Entrepreneur, #LGBTQ+, wife, parent, recycle+repair aficionado.

After years of work, our podcast series on #archaea is finally releasing episodes! Listen to the first two and subscribe to get more every two weeks!

News & Views. Bacterial chemotaxis toward virus-infected cyanobacteria www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Today we remember all our trans siblings who left us too soon. We continue to fight and live in solidarity with all trans folx as we continue to support push for their representation, protection, and support. 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransLivesMatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights

My wonderful department here at UNC Wilmington is searching for an assistant professor in Marine Biology. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to marine botany, phycology, mycology, and programs that integrate genomics and quantitative approaches. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/33731

What is wrong with the following excerpt from a scientific paper one of my students just cited for their #MicrobeWiki #microbe assignment? "Ralstonia is versatile in its biodegradable capacities and plays a role in nitrogen fixation in various types of plants, oxidizing ammonium to produce nitrite"

Happy #LGBTQSTEMday! More than a decade (!) ago, I asked a social scientist friend to help build a study of queer identities in science careers after my literature searches came up empty — this year I helped with an evidence review that found SO MUCH on the topic, and still room for more work.

Well, I missed my #PhD-versary by a couple days, but still can't believe it's been 10 years since my #Defense!! Time flew by. Still thankful I could defend alongside two of my best friends (myself, Bryn, and Leanne all defended within 24 hours!), and that I did it. Most I've ever written #PhDone

It's time to start organizing the 2025 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Feel free to reach out with any questions! Mentee application: forms.gle/Xgha7wf6vrwa... Mentor application: forms.gle/mc5a8Bc6mXJX...

My wonderful department here at UNC Wilmington is searching for an assistant professor in Marine Biology. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to marine botany, phycology, mycology, and programs that integrate genomics and quantitative approaches. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/33731

Thou shalt not report genome sequencing analysis results without reporting the genome sequences.

Welcome new folks! I’ve been awful at transferring my contacts from “the bad place”, so happy many of you found me :)

Our latest led by @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social : Microbial ecology of northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine waters #USC_MEB #ResearchAtUSC journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #jcampubs

Explain your username I study archaea that are part of the phylum formerly known as Thaumarchaeota. When I was upping my social media game, @mesohaline.bsky.social and I thought it would be funny to just stick my last name onto -archaeota, and it actually sounded great 😊

Excited to share that our #TEALSHIPS #PostdocAd is finally posted! We are seeking a candidate with cruise experience interested in merging biological, chemical, and physical oceanographic data across eight offshore cruises. See more details and apply here (jobs.uncw.edu/postings/33807) by Nov 6th!

Super excited to share our new review article on the diversity and ecology of microbial sulfur metabolism. Please share widely. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

My department at Montana State University is starting a faculty search for the position of Assistant Professor of Biochemistry: jobs.montana.edu/postings/43522 Feel free to contact me with questions. #Ilivewhereyouwannagoonvacation

Excited to share that our #TEALSHIPS #PostdocAd is finally posted! We are seeking a candidate with cruise experience interested in merging biological, chemical, and physical oceanographic data across eight offshore cruises. See more details and apply here (jobs.uncw.edu/postings/33807) by Nov 6th!

Had a collaborator send a request tothe group for a raw graphic file (which I made years ago). Since I was late to respond, I got to witness others debate whether they could find the professional graphic artist who made it. I'll take the compliment! #PostdocLife

Documents submitted for Reappointment!! #FacultyLife #NewProfessor #RTP @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Our recent project through #EMSL's #MONet program is offical! Hoped to feature my amazing co-PIs Dr. Lori Sutter and Dr. Winn Johnson at #UNCW, but press release was limited. You can read more about it here: www.emsl.pnnl.gov/news/six-res...

Three papers showing methanogenesis by three members of the Thermoproteota (TACK) are out in Nature today: tinyurl.com/4v4fkda6 tinyurl.com/yr4p7js6 tinyurl.com/mtsrj6b9 (figure by @Kohtzarchaeota who 1st authored both papers from my lab; 1 shared with Viola Krukenberg)

Don’t forget the microbial loop…and respiration… I teach this in Biological Oceanography every year. Dropping a buffet to the seafloor ≠ sequestration.

Prokaryotic-virus-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes throughout the global oceans microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs 🌊

Wonderful post by Allan Konopka in tribute to Jim Staley and "the great plate count anomaly." I hope Jim would appreciate that several of us are pushing funders to support cultivation.

As an academic, tenure-track faculty, I should have freedom of speech. This is a foundational component of the academy. In this moment, I am afraid to speak up. Because our current climate suggests that keeping our job requires not speaking about certain issues. #Frustrated

Nominate yourself for the #DiversifyMicro list at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happy #GrantRejection Friday! It's a bummer when you miss things reviewers expected that weren't clearly expected, but part of the learning process. #OnToTheNextOne

That feeling when you send off your manuscript to coauthors for comments after literal years... Folks, don't start faculty jobs and expect to publish quickly 😂 #ProfessorLife #PostdocProblems #NewPI #Relief

Happy #PRIDE Month! Help us gather as many Queer voices in Marine Science by completing and sharing this survey: #marinescience tinyurl.com/QueerInMarin... #pride2024 #QueerInMarineScience #prideintheocean

How to make a stellar conference poster, based on seeing hundreds at #OSM24 🧵 for #AcademicSky / 🧪 Grains of salt: - I'm a #SciComm 'er, so this is part of my job but you might disagree! - All hail the OG Academic Posters advisor, @doctorzen.bsky.social, who has a blog and a book about this

The reward at the end of the semester. We made it y’all. Summer #ProfessorLife is so free (yes, we are choosing to ignore the many grants and manuscripts I need to finish. today, I relax)

Had a great “end-of-year” lab celebration with boba and cookies - so proud of all my students have accomplished this year and thankful for their hard work! Excited for more to come! #ProfessorLife

Just me? I don't use "layperson" bc it's defined by non-expertise, but I'm not finding many strong opinions online "Non-scientist"/"non-specialist", when I'm discussing 🧪 research for #SciComm, allows room for non-scientific expertise, while recognizing they don't do research (e.g. w fisherfolk)