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Clara Chan

@microbestalker

Portraitist of microbes, wild and tame. Fe fiend.

 Newark, DE
udel.edu/academics/colleges/ceoe/departments/es/faculty/clara-chan/
Joined August 2016
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Please RT! Dr. Caroline Ajo-Franklin’s lab at Rice University is looking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Engineered Living Materials. Apply here: emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/…
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Dan Jones@geomicrobe19 Sep 2024
Attention biologists! New Mexico Tech is hiring! Please see the ad below for a tenure track Assistant Professor position, broadly defined. Review of applications begins September 27th. Please help spread the word! nmt.edu/hr/docs/hr/jobs/Asst…
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Postdoc opening: transition meta sulfide chemistry. Prefer those with experience in any of the following: EXAFS, PDF, NMR and/or TEM. Apply today.
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Mi-Ling Li@MilingLi10 Jun 2024
Recruiting a PhD student to study the ecotoxicity of #PFAS. More info here miling-li.com/s-projects-sid…. The position is available immediately. Reach out to me if interested!
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#Mineral oxides in #phosphorus recycling from biomolecules? Is P bonding important? @AristildeLab study in @EnvChemLett shows enzyme-like #catalysis by Fe and Mn oxides, with preferential cleavage of phosphoanhydride bond over phosphoester bond. Link: doi.org/10.1007/s10311-024-0…
Chemical structures of ribonucleotide reactant and dephosphorylation products during reactions on iron and manganese oxide surfaces.

ALT Chemical structures of ribonucleotide reactant and dephosphorylation products during reactions on iron and manganese oxide surfaces.

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FEMS@FEMSmicro8 Mar 2024
It's #InternationalWomensDay, the perfect day to share with you our 10 Inspirational Women in Microbiology Infographic! Produced by Maja Rischer (@m_rischer), and members of the #OnThisDay team. #InspireInclusion #IWD2024
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Please spread! The newly established Rice Synthetic Biology Institute (RSBI) is seeking for an Executive Director responsible for directing the implementation of RSBI’s mission and strategic priorities. Please find more details here: emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/…

Executive Director

The Executive Director for The Rice Synthetic Biology Institute (RSBI) will work closely with the Institute leadership and associated faculty, postdoctoral and graduate students to fulfill the...

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Come join me (and, more importantly, a gaggle of amazing geobiologists) at the Geobiology Gordon Research Conference in Galveston, TX from Jan 14 to 19. GRCs are intense and mind-expanding - one of the best ways to really get to know leaders in the field! grc.org/geobiology-conferenc…
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Please help us spread the word about the Geobiology Gordon Research Conference in January! Also, we have funds set aside to help underrepresented and early career scientists attend, so please contact me if you or someone you know could use this (cschan at udel dot edu).
Karen Lloyd (@archaearama) profile pictureKaren Lloyd@archaearama17 Nov 2023
We have an amazing lineup of speakers for the Geobiology Gordon Research Conference, Jan 14-19, 2024. Please join us, and round out the scientific program by contributing your best hot-off-the-presses work in geobiology (broadly defined). grc.org/geobiology-conferenc…
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Congrats @MicrobioUD students @CaptnMorgan5 and Rachel
Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) (@DENINUD) profile pictureDelaware Environmental Institute (DENIN)@DENINUD15 Nov 2023
Congratulations to our DENIN #Pitch90 winners and to all participants for excellent 90 second research pitches! First Place: Austin Morgan Second Place: Naznin Nahar Sultana Third Place: Rachel Warthen Fan Favorite: Manan Sarupria A special thank you to Emcee @cyclientist
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Microorganisms may be small, but the problems they can solve are not. Talk with faculty and grad students to find out if a career in microbiology is right for you! Microbiology Open House, Nov. 10, 1-2:30 p.m., on Zoom: bit.ly/UDMicrobioOH @UDMicrobio @UDResearch @UDCAS
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Chan group photo Summer 2023. Apparently our group colors are (appropriately) rusty orange and blue. Color coordination was unplanned!
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Congrats to Eboni, Megan, and Miranda! And also to their advisors @CivilMicro and Alyssa Koehler. We’re very proud and wish you the best! @UDGradStudents
Microbiology at UD (@MicrobioUD) profile pictureMicrobiology at UD@MicrobioUD26 May 2023
Today we sent off three freshly minted microbiologists into tie world. Congrats to our spring masters graduates, Eboni, Megan, and Miranda! May your microbes rise to meet you, and may your flagella be always at your back.
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Paul explains the redox lizard to kick off the aquatic redox chemistry session at ACS2023!
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Cable bacteria with electric connection to oxygen attract flocks of diverse bacteria nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Cable bacteria with electric connection to oxygen attract flocks of diverse bacteria

Cable bacteria with electric connection to oxygen attract flocks of diverse bacteria

Nature Communications - Cable bacteria are centimeter-long filamentous microbes that conduct electrons via internal wires, thus coupling sulfide oxidation between sediment layers. Here, Bjerg et...

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Exciting! And mesmerizing to explore the deep sea…from the comfort of home. I bet @FeHydro is having the time of his life!
Schmidt Ocean (@SchmidtOcean) profile pictureSchmidt Ocean@SchmidtOcean22 Mar 2023
The #LostCityVents team has just successfully located a new black smoker vent. You can join in and watch as they explore the newly discovered vent. youtube.com/live/kGWb8rneT8I…
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Zeta the dog spies some Zetaproteobacteria!
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Found @FeHydro in his native environment—the shipboard lab!
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Finally approved! I'm hiring 4 postdocs! 1) Soil OM/Isotope Biogeochem – REF4214O 2) Microbe Mineral Interactions – REF4265Z 3) Soil Ecology – REF4260E 4) Soil Microbiome Bioinformatics – REF4259F Apply here: llnl.gov/join-our-team/caree… Find me at #GSB2023, or see 👇 Please RT!!
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