Scientist @jgi; @berkeleyIB alum; microbial biologist & phage finder; slug pap. I like bugs. she/her
Berkeley, CA
Joined December 2011
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Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
I went on WBUR today to talk about the grant terminations and the importance of basic medical research
wbur.org/news/2025/05/16/har…
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
ALT A screenshot showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"
ALT A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
If you work with metagenomes (or metatranscriptomes), would like to explore what viruses/phages are in your datasets, but don't know where to start, we have (an) MVP for you now \o/
Really happy to see this one published, and also welcoming feedback/suggestion of improvement!
🎉 Exciting news! We've just published MVP: a Modular Viromics Pipeline 🦠✨
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10…
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Thanks (again) everyone 😊, and many thanks to @ASMicrobiology ! To me, it is also a recognition of the entire viral ecogenomics field, and I feel very (very) lucky to work alongside brillant, supportive, kind, and overall just awesome scientists 🥰.
Please join us in congratulating #NMDC team member Simon Roux, who was awarded the 2025 ASM Microbiome Data Prize! 🎉 We’re so excited to see his hard work honored by @ASMicrobiology ! @simroux_virus
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Happy Noodlococcus Day to all those who celebrate 🍜🦠
On this day in 2019, we discovered this noodle-y colony contaminating an old plate, leading to the creation of ContamClub 🧫✨
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Sad to see that despite my 5000+ emails Parafilm stretching still isn't an event at the Olympics 😞😞
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Remember - You should register to VEGA24 now because it will be a really nice meeting and because if you wait too long, you won't get the early-bird rate.. We also still have plenty of space for short talk that will be selected from abstracts, so get these ready !
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
@BassoJonelle @jgi bringing phages to the bacteria-plant (interaction) party in the rhizosphere 🥳 #ASMicrobe
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
My postdoc, Heejung Cho, is presenting today at #ASMMicrobe2024! Come check out her poster at EEB-1148! :)
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
#ASMicrobe Calling all phage people in the attendance (we really need some sort of phage signal, or at least an emoji...) - AMG session happening this afternoon at 1:45 in B304 ! See you there ☺️
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Super happy to be in Atlanta for #ASMicrobe. If you are here and want to discuss anything phage, metagenomes, etc, my DM are open or you will find me at many EEB sessions, especially Friday at 1:45 for one dedicated to AMGs 👀👀 (EEB-IDS-010)
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
hello I am back from the dead to announce that the 2023 hank card signup form is now open: forms.gle/eMNdofwsWF5fZAQT7
I'll probably put in the printing order next week, so sign up soon if you want one, thanks!
ALT a drawing of Hank's Dream House. The house is pink and purple, and Hank the yellow and brown snake is enjoying her house. She also has a hot pink car.
hello I am back from the dead to announce that the 2023 hank card signup form is now open: forms.gle/eMNdofwsWF5fZAQT7
I'll probably put in the printing order next week, so sign up soon if you want one, thanks!
ALT a drawing of Hank's Dream House. The house is pink and purple, and Hank the yellow and brown snake is enjoying her house. She also has a hot pink car.
Dr Maureen Berg retweeted
Really nice to see this one finally out :-) microbiomejournal.biomedcent…
A glimpse into phage diversity and activity across seasons in East River watershed soils thanks to the analysis of paired metagenome and metatranscriptome. Congrats @ClementCoclet ! 😊
