@Field_Projects

Conservation. Education. Research. The In Situ Laboratory Initiave

 San Diego, CA
fieldprojects.org/course/genomics-in-the-jungle/
Joined September 2013
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Authors from CDC Taiwan found @nanopore sequences, generated with R10.4.1 & basecalled using Dorado 0.5.0 Super Accurate 4.3 model, exhibited comparable accuracy to Illumina sequences, effectively discriminating among bacterial strains from outbreaks journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

The usefulness of nanopore sequencing in whole-genome sequencing-based genotyping of Listeria...

This study unveils that Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing, by itself, holds the potential to serve as a whole-genome sequencing-based genotyping tool in public health laboratories, enabling...

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The new Mk1D got the limelight and is starting to be featured by early access users in the field - we believe portable, on-site sequencing will continue to have an impact in science, especially for pathogen surveillance and rapid outbreak response xitter.cf/chriken_/status/179403…
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In the words of @SurroundScience, “Why take samples to labs if we can take labs to samples?” xitter.cf/kara_dicks/status/1793…
Kara Dicks@kara_dicks22 May 2024
“Why take samples to labs if we can take labs to samples?” @SurroundScience is highlighting global inequities in access to science & consequently what we know about biodiversity. With @nanopore that game has changed! #nanoporeconf
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Disruptive science indeed. Happy to shake things up a little:) @sandiegozoo @Field_Projects @ZaneLibke @giderk
Oxford Nanopore
@nanopore16 Jun 2023
Here, @LaraUrban42 & team discuss the intrinsic link & need to monitor human & environmental health. They shared why equitable access to real-time genomics will be paramount to this. Read here: bit.ly/3Xiw0BS
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Read all about it - real-time sequencing is changing the landscape. Excited that the #islinitiative and its focus on decentralised labs across the globe are featured in this piece! @FieldProjects @giderk @ZaneLibke
Lara Urban@LaraUrban4216 Jun 2023
I am v excited to finish this week with the @MolSystBiol @EMBOPress publication of our 1st group paper @HelmholtzMunich @helmholtz_ai @PioneerCampus @TU_Muenchen, a review of the promise of Real-time Genomics @nanopore for understanding One Health: embopress.org/doi/full/10.15…
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We are hiring! Tenure-track position for someone working with non-human primates. This is in addition to our previously advertised line in areas the omics. Starting salary $90-140k plus excellent benefits & access to subsidized housing. Apply! apply.interfolio.com/116854 (1/2)
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Also great coverage of these findings in the @NYT by @CatrinEinhorn nytimes.com/2022/01/28/clima…

Alarming Levels of Mercury Are Found in Old Growth Amazon Forest (Published 2022)

The findings, related to gold mining in Peru, provide new evidence of how people are altering ecosystems in dangerous ways around the world.

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CINCIA@CINCIAMDD28 Jan 2022
La periodista Catrin Einhorn, de @nytimes, recogió algunos testimonios de los investigadores del estudio científico en el que colaboró #CINCIA sobre el impacto del #mercurio en los bosques amazónicos. 🔗Link de la nota 👉 nyti.ms/3G9wekv @USAIDPeru @WakeForest @IiapPeru
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🚨 New research released today by scientists at CEES, @wfubiology, @CINCIAMDD, @DukeU & others finds the mercury used in artisinal/small-scale gold mining is poisoning nearby forests and wildlife. Read more from @WFUNewsCenter here (and this 🧵): news.wfu.edu/2022/01/28/amaz…

Amazon forests poisoned by mercury from gold mining | Wake Forest News

Wake Forest faculty in the University’s Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, and its Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) are part of an international team of researchers...

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#WFU faculty @WFUCEES & @CINCIAMDD are part of an international team of researchers who have discovered that gold mining in the Amazon rainforest is causing exceptionally high levels of mercury pollution in the old-growth rainforest near the mining sites. news.wfu.edu/2022/01/28/amaz…
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Emily Bernhardt@DrBioGC28 Jan 2022
New #DukeBGC paper led by @jackiergerson finds high levels of mercury vapor from #ASGM #goldmining penetrating conservation boundaries, captured by some of the world’s most biodiverse #rainforests and entering forest food webs in #Peru’s #Amazonia nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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#Mercury released from #artisanalmining of gold in #Peru's #Amazon is captured by nearby protected forests at the highest rates ever reported, leading to elevated mercury levels in songbirds within this #biodiverse #tropicalforest. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining

Nature Communications - The Peruvian Amazon is facing the highest known input of mercury pollution of any ecosystem globally. Intact forests located near artisanal gold mining are particularly at...

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#ConvocatoriaLaboral ¿Te gustaría trabajar en el corazón del sur de la Amazonía peruana, en nuestro nuevo Centro de Tecnología para la Conservación en la Estación Biológica Los Amigos? 👉 Postula hasta el 15 de mayo de 2021. Conoce más del perfil: bit.ly/PF09-2021
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#Webinar 📢 Conoce cuáles son las oportunidades y mecanismos para desarrollar investigaciones científicas en nuestras Estaciones Biológicas con nuestra Directora de Ciencia e Investigación, Judith Westveer. Inscríbete aquí 👉 bit.ly/3e57JdV 📅 5 de marzo 🕓 4:00 p. m.
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Job Alert: Associate Veterinarian, Maryland Zoo bit.ly/3jLpwWI
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Lauren Brent@ljnbrent26 Oct 2020
Just a few days left to apply for this Research Technician position in my group. Please RT and apply if interested!
Lauren Brent@ljnbrent15 Oct 2020
Replying to @ljnbrent
Now hiring a Research Technician to support the work of this grant + a NIMH grant on social resiliency to natural disasters. Contract for 0.65 of full time for 5 yrs, so perfect for job-sharing scenarios. Deadline Oct 29. UK/EU residents only. Apply here jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webre…
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Guy Ballard@DingoResearch20 Oct 2020
Soon we will be advertising for a #postdoc and a cohort of PhDs to join our #feralcat project. If you’re interested in ecology, wildlife management, invasive species biology or associated disciplines, get your cv ready.
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Holy wow. This changes quite a lot! Can’t put off purchasing an #audiomoth any longer. #acoustic #monitoring #NoMoreExcuses
Rainforest Connection@RainforestCx14 Oct 2020
The new RFCx Arbimon is now live! We’re excited to share that RFCx Arbimon will be free and unlimited to all new and existing users starting today! Check it out arbimon.rfcx.org/ to start analyzing your audio now!
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Study finds fungal disease of snakes in 19 states, Puerto Rico bit.ly/3iKjm8E
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Caroline E. Moore@sci_tox9 Oct 2020
The In Situ Lab Initiative (ISL) is a new model for #wildlife #disease #surveillance that incorporates both #pathogen screening and #toxicology testing at source with @Field_Projects and @Picoyune, who just won the @conservationx #ASMGrandChallenge #Amazon insitulabs.org/
Conservation X Labs@conservationx5 Oct 2020
Congratulations to the winners of the #ASMGrandChallenge, they are developing cutting-edge #solutions to make artisanal mining more responsible for people & the planet! Learn about the innovations & watch their acceptance speeches ⬇️ artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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