MOVED TO BLUESKY: @protistpat.bsky.social !! Postdoc at @NHM_London. Environmental Microbiology / Protists / eDNA.
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Very pleased to share that I passed my PhD viva with no corrections!🎉
I am now off travelling around Central America for the next six months!
While I am away, I will be applying for postdocs to continue my journey into microbial ecology. Any opportunities v welcome!!
Ban bottom trawling in UK MPAs. Please sign if you have a moment:
Nets as big as football pitches scrape away reefs and destroy marine life. Urge Secretary of State @SteveReedMP to take action now and truly protect the ocean. #BanBottomTrawling act.for-the-ocean.org/act/pr…
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Are you an analytical aqueous geochemist interested in a postdoc to study biogeochemical element cycles in terrestrial polar environments ?
Come join our team in Potsdam.
Application deadline Jan 5th 2025 via gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job…
ALT Postdoctoral position in terrestrial, aqueous geochemistry to focus on biogeochemical element cycles in polar sip oils and rivers . Only online applications accepted. Deadline Jan 5th 2025 Applications via https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/10003
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🚨#Postdoc Opportunity in Marine Biology and #seaweed horticulture! 🌊
Join my lab at the University of Gothenburg in research on polyploidy in #Ulva, breeding & sustainable #aquaculture.
Learn more & apply: linkedin.com/safety/go?url=h…
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Change of plans! Newcastle Uni have pulled funding for post PhD submission bursaries. So I'm on the look out for jobs to start in Jan/Feb 2025, including short term opportunities. Please let me know if you're aware of any invasive species research/management positions. Thanks!
For a bit more info on my reserach, here's a link to our recent paper which formed the first chapter of my PhD... Hopefully more to follow soon! 🤞academic.oup.com/femsec/arti…
Pleased to share I submitted my PhD thesis earlier this week!! Grateful for all the support along the way, it has been a busy 4 years! @NHM_Science @NHM_Students @GW4plusDTP @UniofBath @MilnerCentre
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Ever get #Antarctica and the #Arctic confused? 🤔❄️ Which has polar bears and which has penguins? 🐧🐻❄️ And where does Santa live? 🎅 You’re not alone! The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land, while Antarctica is a continent surrounded by ocean. 🌍
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Very proud to share the first paper from my PhD! 🥳
We review approaches for enhancing ecological assessments through environmental DNA (#eDNA) / eRNA surveys of microorganisms, host-symbiont units (holobionts) and biodiversity across the tree of life 🦠🦊🌳🦆🧬🦀
Microbial, holobiont, and Tree of Life eDNA/eRNA for enhanced ecological assessment
Review by Lauren Cook (@lauren_colours), Andrew Briscoe, Vera Fonseca (@veragfonseca), Jens Boenigk, Guy Woodward, & David Bass (@endomyxan)
dlvr.it/TC8nsQ
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Holobionts and microbial consortia represent ecological units that can be investigated by eDNA/eRNA, and may be more sensitive indicators of ecosystem function and health than other eNA approaches
Microbial, holobiont, and Tree of Life eDNA/eRNA for enhanced ecological assessment
Review by Lauren Cook (@lauren_colours), Andrew Briscoe, Vera Fonseca (@veragfonseca), Jens Boenigk, Guy Woodward, & David Bass (@endomyxan)
dlvr.it/TC8nsQ
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Our (w/@Swafford_AJ, @fleshball, and @FritzLaylin) review "Actin network evolution as a key driver of eukaryotic divesification" is out now in @J_Cell_Sci!
doi.org/10.1242/jcs.261660
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The media and political class is complicit in the far right, racist and Islamophobic violence we’re seeing across our country.
This morning, I experienced the visceral denial of this reality.
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Meet Adam, Dan, Aidan, and Bonnie from the
@SchistoSSR team, they provide live schistosome stages and #Snails as hosts for crucial schistosomiasis #Research. In partnership with @LSHTM and funded by @wellcometrust. Learn more 🔗 nhm.ac.uk/our-science/resear…
ALT Adam, Dan, Aidan and Bonnie in the Schistosome Snail Resources (SSR) lab.
ALT Biomphalaria glabrata eggs.
ALT Biomphalaria glabrata hatchlings.
ALT Adult Biomphalaria glabrata
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Arctic soils are globally important ecosystems and climate-sensitive carbon stores 🌱🦠🏔️
But what happens during the long, cold, 24-hour dark winter? 🥶🌚
Our new paper shines a spotlight on seasonality, bridging observations and models 🔦❄️
🧵 & 📜 see👇
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
The first paper from my PhD is now available at @FEMSmicro! 🎉
📝Arctic cyanobacterial mat community diversity decreases with latitude across the Canadian Arctic ❄🔬
Read it here (open access): doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae0…
Find a brief summary of our findings below!
4/ Our findings underscore the sensitivity of microbial communities to environmental changes and their significance in monitoring Arctic biodiversity.
5/ Huge thanks to my supervisors, co-authors, and colleagues for all the help and support along the way! @AnneDJungblut @EpicFeil_ @endomyxan @NHM_Students @NHM_Science @MilnerCentre @UniofBath @GW4plusDTP