@DrXner

Microbiologist @UF @UF_MCS

 Gainesville, FL
brent.xner.net
Joined May 2016
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Welcome to "Why Science," a video series produced by @UFAEC students that explores the how and why behind the careers of UF/IFAS researchers! To kick off our series, meet Dr. Brent Christner, microbiologist with @UF_MCS, and learn why he chose his path in science.⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Dr. Brent Christner, professor in @UF_MCS, and his team are investigating the possibility of ice in space preserving evidence of life. 🦠🪐Read more here: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/research/…
Man in blue sweater, tan hat, and sun glasses smile in front of a snowy mountain.

ALT Man in blue sweater, tan hat, and sun glasses smile in front of a snowy mountain.

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UF Microbiology@UF_MCS1 Feb 2024
Postdoctoral Research Associates to Characterize Microbial Ice Modulating Proteins and Molecules (Two vacancies) - Christner Research Group Fieldwork will focus on four thermokarst lakes on the North Slope of Alaska. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j…
We're hiring! Postdoctoral research associates to characterize microbial ice modulating proteins and molecules (Christner Research Group)

ALT We're hiring! Postdoctoral research associates to characterize microbial ice modulating proteins and molecules (Christner Research Group)

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Meixia Zhao@MeixiaZhao25 Jan 2024
My lab is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate genetic and epigenetic regulation of meiotic recombination in maize. If you are interested and motivated, please go ahead and apply: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j…. Experience is NOT required! Please RT, thanks!
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🚨 Postdoc positions available 🚨 Apply to study cold-loving microbes @UF @UF_MCS
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Marie Bolander@MarieBolander6 Sep 2023
My first paper from my PhD with @DeepPurpleERCSy is out now! 2 years of hard work (but fun lab time wirh @LauPer89) to get glacier ice algae into culture finally paid off! doi.org/10.1080/23818107.202…

The dark art of cultivating glacier ice algae

The Ancylonema genus includes the most-documented microalgae on glaciers and ice sheets worldwide. There is significant interest in these microalgae in the context of climate change, considering th...

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Quincy Faber@quincy_faber25 Jul 2023
I'm hosting a session this year at #AGU on algae in polar environments (C025). Please consider submitting- abstracts are due Aug 2!
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Our last two webinars are now available to watch online! See recent work within NfoLD on biosignature detection, or check out experts talking about the current state of microscopy for life detection missions. See these and all other webinars here: nfold.org/videos #NfoLD
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Beneath Antarctica's ice sheet, the first layered sediments were successfully recovered by @SalsaAntarctica including @UF microbiologist @DrXner. "Knowing the dynamics of the ice sheet in the past is critical for predicting how it may respond to changes in the future." #NSFfunded
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@NSF9 Mar 2023
🚨 NSF-supported @SalsaAntarctica recovered the first layered sediments from under #Antarctica's ice sheet, enabling researchers to better understand subglacial activity across centuries & better predict future environmental changes. bit.ly/3ypAWZR 📸 Matthew Siegfried
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🚨 NSF-supported @SalsaAntarctica recovered the first layered sediments from under #Antarctica's ice sheet, enabling researchers to better understand subglacial activity across centuries & better predict future environmental changes. bit.ly/3ypAWZR 📸 Matthew Siegfried
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LSU Department of Biological Sciences is conducting a search for an Assistant Professor-tenure track- in the area of Microbial Physiology. Come join a growing and vibrant department! Please share and retweet! jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/…

Assistant Professor - Microbial Biologist - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Job Description: The Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University invites applications for a tenure-track Microbial Biologist at...

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Thank you to Anna Mullins @BishopHartley for her suggestion to create a Spanish language version of our Huascarán virtual field trip. With help from Roxana Sierra-Hernández and Adelyn Arens, we'll have a version to share shortly on Virtual Ice Explorer. virtualice.byrd.osu.edu/
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We are hiring an assistant professor in #SyntheticBiology @UF_MCS explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j…
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Quincy Faber@quincy_faber16 May 2022
Had to wait a couple years due to covid, but I finally made it to Greenland!!!
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Eric Triplett@ewtriplett27 Apr 2022
Please spread the word about our open Assistant Professor position in synthetic biology: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j… Applications are due June 15, 2022.
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University of Florida's @UF_MCS Microbiology & Cell Science Department is hiring an Asst Prof in #SyntheticBiology It's a great opportunity to join the growing UF #SynBio community @uf_group Details here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j… Applications due June 15, 2022.
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Young & warm v old & cold basal ice types @Ice_Microbes Variation in bacterial composition, diversity, and activity across different subglacial basal ice types tc.copernicus.org/preprints/…
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Trivia question: Who was the first woman to lead an expedition to Antarctica? frontiersofknowledgeawards-f…

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson for glacier ice...

The paleoclimatologist couple Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson – nominated for the award by Dr. Claire Parkinson, Senior Climate Change Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center – have...

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It is impossible to have better mentors than these two. Congrats to LT and EMT!
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