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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Kind of love the first day of summer at a university. There's all the fun excitement of graduation and move out, then suddenly, it's quiet and empty. Almost like an ecosystem after disturbance. 😅 Excellent environment for writing. 🖋️

An empty study hall at the memorial union at Oregon state university. The desks and chairs, in an older dark academia style, are mostly empty except for one person. Sun filters brightly through the windows with green tree leaves from the outdoors scattering the light. Flags from different countries hang over the walkway in front of the study hall.

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

In case anyone feels a little lost on how to break into the microbiome field/literature, I've recently put together some resources online: alexforscience.wordpress.com/resource-list/ Feel free to share with students - I hope it's helpful!

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Resource list

Academia can be very hard to break into. I’ve posted here a number of resources, both for microbiome research and teaching/outreach, that I hope anyone might find helpful. Microbiome Research…

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

So far, cool things at ESA that tell me I'm surrounded by my people: I've noticed 4 or 5 sciart booths in the exhibition hall selling ecology themed art. One booth is just piles of free books. According to an email, there's a gear swap booth where you can donate/get field gear. Awesome.

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Looking forward to a week off ecology at ESA 2025!

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Join me today 10:30-11:30 am and 3-4 pm at my poster on how Benzoapyrene, a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, affects the neurodevelopment and gut microbiome of model zebrafish - HMB 921 #ASMmicrobe

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Ruby Scanlon, an undergrad in the Kent and Sharpton labs, is presenting her poster today at AAR 465! #ASMmicrobe

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

#ASMmicrobe supporting #sciart with a song about COVID healthcare workers

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Nerding out over the delightful microbial backgrounds! #brukermid #ASMmicrobe

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Come see Ebony Stretch, a grad student in the sharpton lab, present her poster on how PFAS affects the got microbiome in model zebrafish! #ASMmicrobe poster 923 in HMB02

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Physical activity is a priority between talks #ASMmicrobe 😆

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Alex Alexiev, PhD @alex-for-science.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Both captions and ASL interpreter at #ASMmicrobe opening last night! Great steps towards DEI. Captions weren't great but something to work on for next time.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

New paper from my lab (first author is Sonia Ghose): www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... Skin microbiomes of frogs vary among body regions, revealing differences that reflect known patterns of chytrid infection

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