I follow Jesus Christ. I love the Nature and treasure all lives nurtured by it. I study microorganisms in extreme ecosystems because they are fascinating.
Princeton, NJ
Joined September 2017
- Tweets105
- Following119
- Followers160
- Likes158
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife review discussed electroautotrophy—how microbes fix CO₂ using electrons from rocks or electrodes—and its implications for life in extreme & extraterrestrial environments.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2.70032
Maggie Lau retweeted
If you’re curious about what I’ve been working on over the last few months, and what we’re building at various universities in the Chugoku-Shikoku region of Japan, tune on 12/5/25 @ 4PM JST, where I’ll introduce the @HIRAKUGlobal program, and explain how you can get involved!
Plus Alpha Series Vol.39
[December 5th 16:00-17:00 JST]
We welcome Professor Tony Z. Jia, HIRAKU-Global Program Manager, to introduce HIRAKU-Global, as well as its researcher development strategy and initiatives promoting "internationality"
Register here👇
globaleysurvey.ey.com/jfe/fo…
Our new review and perspective article: Current understanding of electroautotrophy and its relevance in astrobiology-related research doi.org/10.1002/mlf2.70032
@KeithCowing Thank you for sharing this paper on astrobiology.com/2025/10/cur…
Maggie Lau retweeted
The first isolate of Asgard archaea, MK-D1, now has an official name: Promethearchaeum syntrophicum.
The new archaeal kingdom, Promethearchaeati, is also approved!
Huge thanks to @masarunobu and JCM members (@skato_jcm) for their incredible efforts.
microbiologyresearch.org/con…
Maggie Lau retweeted
Our lab is so nice in many ways! Check out the opportunity below!
The Global Microbial Ecology group at Carnegie Science (i.e. Zakem group) is hiring a postdoc! Location: Pasadena, CA (Caltech campus). Spread the word!
jobs.carnegiescience.edu/job…
Maggie Lau retweeted
Ok, this is getting more real, so: if you are/know a bioinformatician interested in metagenomics, phage:host interaction, and/or tool development, and maybe tempted by a postdoc with us starting ~ Fall 2023, please DM or email ! Note: work related to human microbiome (for once) !
Maggie Lau retweeted
A battle between a pathogen and host as the cover story of new #mLife issue: #Salmonella employs a T3SS effector to attack host cells, but the hosts defend utilizing a ubiquitin E3 ligase that degrades the virulence effector. @WileyEcolEvol @wileymicrobio doi.org/10.1002/mlf2.12063
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife article: a perspective article that summarizes the expanding archaeal diversity and introduces the influence of Asgard lineages on understanding the Tree of Life and eukaryogenesis.
@wileymicrobio
@wileyinresearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
#mLife article: A tribute to Carl Woese who pioneered the use of genetic markers to study evolution. His proposals of 3 domains of life, and rooting between Bac, and Arch & Euk are still being discussed even to this date. @wileymicrobio @wileyinresearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife article: An efficient genome editing tool and a reporter gene system are developed for Thermus thermophilus HB27, making this thermophilc strain an attractive chasis for bioindustry and synthetic biology.
@wileymicrobio @wileyinresearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
Issues 1-4 (2022) are available online. Thanks to all the authors, reviewers and editors.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife article: Methanosarcina acetivorans catalyzes direct metal-to-microbe electron transfer to support methane production via multiheme, outer-surface c-type cytochrome MmcA.
@wileymicrobio @wileyinresearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
A potential crossover : methane oxidation X iodate reduction
New #mLife article: Genome of a novel anaerobic methanotroph, Candidatus Methylomirabilis iodofontis, assembled from cavern biofilm metagenomes, suggests its capacity for methane oxidation, oxygenic denitrification and iodate reduction.
@wileymicrobio
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
Updated and expanded!
Download our curated list of 375 postdoctoral fellowships: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
The database lists the dollar amount, eligibility criteria (such as citizenship), deadline, and description for each fellowship.
Good luck.
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife article: Antibiotic chloramphenicol that inhibits bacterial growth is found to kill Bacillus subtilis mutants unable to produce signaling nucleotide (p)ppGpp.
@wileymicrobio
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife article: During degradation of organic compounds, the structure of the microbial communities engaged in Metabolic Division of Labor (MDOL) is shaped and can be predicted by substrate concentration and toxicity.
@wileymicrobio
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
New #mLife article: A novel synthetic pathway by bioengineering for production from fatty acids of β-alanine, an important TCA cycle-derived product, reaching a maximum yield of 1.24 g (86% of the theortecial yield).
@wileymicrobio
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Maggie Lau retweeted
That was a long journey. With many colleagues @JessErnakovich @RobynBarbato @schaedelc @StaceyJDoherty @thermokarst @MCLeewis @rmackelprang @soilbiogeochem @cloud_zero and all non-twitter Susi, Christian, Tatiana, Viginia, Tulis, Meggie, Rebecca, Jiri onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
