📢 Postdoc opening — Antony-Babu Lab @txresearch, College Station TX. Lead field pathology + pathogen genomics of cotton soil-borne disease: field → genome → diagnostics. @USDA_ARS funded. PhD req'd. Apply 👇 tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AgriLife_Res... #PlantPath #Genomics

🚨Funding for 2yr postdoc w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social on landslide-tsunami-jökulhlaup project, but (this is the ridiculous part) I need to select someone NOW or I lose the $. If you're NOT in Canada (can be any nationality) and interested, send me your CV and transcripts by midnight MT, June 12. 🧪⚒️

The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪

Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027

Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...

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Contribute to research science and preparedness for a crop disease with genomics and molecular biology skills on a project targeting Claviceps gigantea, which damages corn and produces toxic ergot alkaloids. 🌽🧬🖥️🌱🍄🦠 jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct... #plantpathsky #jobs #fungi #mycology #USDA

ZeaMiC (maize root microbial culture collection) has been in development for a few years. Check out our pre-print of this community accessible resource. 🦠🌽

Manuel Kleiner@manuelkleiner.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We just released a curated, fully genome sequence isolate collection from Maize roots (ZeaMiC). It is publicly available as individual strains and cost effective bundles from the amazing @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social culture collection www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We hope to expand it in the future

📢New paper alert: 🍄 Friendly #fungi hijack #plant regulator to promote #symbiosis - study uncovers #mechanism that helps fungi to colonize plant #roots 👉 Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @an-pocheng.bsky.social @carogutj.bsky.social

CEPLAS starts a number of new projects, and we are looking for 12 Postdocs ❗ CEPLAS projects are always highly collaborative, that means postdocs working with us will always closely interact with several CEPLAS research groups. Find all postdoc openings here: www.ceplas.eu/en/training-...

If you are interested in investigating horizontal gene transfer by phages and virus-like particles using computational approaches, this postdoc position in the Callahan Lab could be for you jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/226...

Get a First Look 🔍 “The Interaction Between Abiotic and Biotic Soil Factors Modulates Heterosis Expression in Maize,” by Kayla M. Clouse et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-04-25-0026-R

The Interaction Between Abiotic and Biotic Soil Factors Modulates Heterosis Expression in Maize | Phytobiomes Journal

Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, refers to the phenotypic superiority of hybrids relative to their parental inbred lines. Recent work showed that manipulation of the soil microbial community consistently altered heterosis but the direction of the effect was ...

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Applications are open for UC Riverside's 'Next generation plant biology and plant-microbe interactions program'. This paid 10-week undergrad summer research program includes technical and professional skills workshops in addition to hands-on research experience! etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o...

Join us for a conversation with Pamela Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social , a universally recognized leader in plant genetics, a food security pioneer, and an enthusiastic advocate for sustainable agriculture. 🗓️ 🗓️ 18 December | 🕗 11:00 am US EST ✍️ Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3j34ffjt

A nice write-up on the latest paper from my lab: news.ku.edu/news/article... More commentary to come! #PlantBiology #Drought #Corn #Maize #Microbiome #PlantScience #SoilHealth #PlantHealth

New study explores ‘legacy effects’ of soil microbes on plants across Kansas

Click for more on research in Nature Microbiology

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We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!

I am SO excited to share my new pub rdcu.be/eNsV7 in @natmicrobiol.nature.com. Congratulations to our brilliant team @maggie-r-wagner.bsky.social, Valéria Custódio, David Gopaulchan, Garbriel Castrillo, et al.

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Call for abstracts: Phytobiomes Alliance Workshops at PAG 2026 | International Phytobiomes Alliance

The Phytobiomes Alliance is an international, nonprofit alliance of industry, academic, and governmental partners. The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the United States.Th...

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Congratulation Rim! I can not wait to see what you accomplish in your next chapter!

Rupinder Kaur, PhD@kaurr.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon! bios.uic.edu/news-stories...

Applications for the 2026 Pivot to Plants Fellows Program at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are now open. Location: St. Louis, MO Application Deadline: October 15, 2025 Dates: Jan. 5, 2026 – Dec. 23, 2026 Estimated Stipend: $37,275 Learn more: www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...

Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center

The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.

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Great publication from Maggie Wagner (KU) and Manuel Kleiner (NCS) on how to design microbiome (+ other Omic) projects with downstream statistics in mind! A must read for trainees! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How thoughtful experimental design can empower biologists in the omics era - Nature Communications

Here, the authors discuss principles of experimental design that are relevant for all biology research, along with special considerations for projects using -omics approaches, highlighting common expe...

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🎙️I am thrilled to share this episode of #MattersMicrobial hosted by @markowenmartin.bsky.social. @symbionticism.bsky.social and I talk about One Health Microbiome Sciences and what is next for the microbiome research field! 🦠🌏

Mark O. Martin@markowenmartin.bsky.social · last yr.

Episode #94 of #MattersMicrobial is live. This week, Dr. Seth Bordenstein & Dr. Nichole Ginnan join the #QualityQuorum to discuss their recent article “Ecologically expanding the One Health framework to unify the microbiome sciences.” Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord? youtu.be/DY47toziTjI?...

🔬 New Perspective in mBio (@asm.org)! We call for a shift from disease surveillance to microbial stewardship, and highlight testable, cross-system hypotheses to unravel central rules of microbial life–spanning multiple scales, taxa, and environments. 🦠🌎 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Ecologically expanding the One Health framework to unify the microbiome sciences | mBio

Microbiome research rapidly expanded in the last two decades, with nearly 200,000 peer-reviewed articles that use the word “microbiome” and significant microbial lineage discoveries reshaping the evol...

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"Make no mistake, this approach will unnecessarily hinder scientific progress and will drive the “best and brightest” away from the field at a time when our public health challenges are more complex than ever before." asm.org/press-releas...

We have a fun SciArt event next week led by the international BioArtist Melissa Monsoon! Register today!

One Health Microbiome Center@psumbiome.bsky.social · last yr.

🎨🌿 Join us at the Penn State Arboretum on April 5th for a hands-on workshop with bio-artist Melissa Monsoon! Explore the beauty of plant cells through microscopy, staining, and scientific drawing. Register today! 👉 arboretum.psu.edu/events/plant...

ASPB joined the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and 47 other scientific organizations in a letter to members of Congress demanding that they protect federally funded scientific research and federal scientists. Read more👇 buff.ly/iLOFtR8

ASPB Joins Call to Protect the Future of Science | Plant Science Today

ASPB joined the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and 47 other scientific organizations in a letter to members of Congress.

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How do host genetics shape the gut microbiome in livestock? 🐖 Explore the impact of genetic selection on microbiota composition and animal traits at this International Phytobiomes Alliance Webinar! 9 April 25 | 🕚 11:00 AM EDT 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others https://go.nature.com/43n0J5R

Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

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Open rank position reminder, apply by 1/31 The Dept. of Biology at U of Maryland, College Park invites applications from individuals studying fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology using microbial systems for a tenure-track or tenured position at any rank bit.ly/ecoevomicro-...

Thrilled to share our new pub in Science, co-authored by an amazing international team! 🌍✨ It is an exciting time for Microbiome Sciences as we push forward testable frameworks that can help advance our understanding of host-microbiome relationships www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology

Uniting life’s seen and unseen realms guides a conceptual advance in research

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It's published 🎊 with a powerful quote from Woese: “Science is an endless search for truth. Any representation of reality we develop can be only partial. There is no finality....There is only deeper understanding, more revealing and enveloping representations.” 2004 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology

Uniting life’s seen and unseen realms guides a conceptual advance in research

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Seth Bordenstein@symbionticism.bsky.social · 2y ago

A new collaborative piece - The Disciplinary Matrix of Holobiont Biology - comes out on Friday. Here’s a snippet about it at my LinkedIn page, why I wrote it, and why the international team is an essential part of the story. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

It has been an honor to innovate with and support the @psumbiome.bsky.social community over the last two years! Very grateful for this formal recognition of the hard work and passion of this microbiome-loving collective. 🍄🦠💚

One Health Microbiome Center@psumbiome.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our Center has been awarded the 2024 WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize from Applied Microbiology International! 🌏 🏆 Thank you to our community members for your contributions and scholarship–spanning #research, #education, #art, and #outreach. Article -> science.psu.edu/news/one-hea...

Thrilled to have my group's work on disease suppressive microbial communities highlighted in the recent PNAS Front Matter! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Can microbiome adaptations protect crops from pests and climate change? | PNAS

Can microbiome adaptations protect crops from pests and climate change?

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