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allie igwe

@anigwe.bsky.social
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exploring links between worlds seen and unseen | she/her • microbial ecology • local adaptation • serpentine soil |🍿🎟 tv & movie enjoyer | personal account + views my own www.igwelab.com

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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 6h
Application review for the GRC in Microbial Population Biology will start October 15th! Please apply before then if you are keen on coming. www.grc.org/microbial-po...
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 8h
UConn EEB is hiring a tropical horticulturalist for our greenhouses! It's an awesome collection of both research+teaching/public display, and you get to work with pretty amazing folks (I may be biased). Job listing: jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49... Closes 10/14! 🌴🌿🌵🌺
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UConn Careers | UConn Careers | University of Connecticut
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Ecology and Evolution at the University of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in our department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come work with us! careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog...
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Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Josef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Two positions in my department at Virginia Tech in Molecular Microbiology. Come be my colleague! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Finally published! Redundancy maintains microbial ecosystem functional potential despite taxonomic shifts between serpentine and nonserpentine soils www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Redundancy maintains microbial ecosystem functional potential despite taxonomic shifts between serpentine and nonserpentine soils
Environmental filtering and buffering are complementary processes responsible for stabilizing ecosystem services across landscapes. The extent to which either of these processes structures microbial c...
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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We want to invite you to give a talk at WCU! We're looking for folks who: - identify with a group underrepresented in STEM - want to learn about PUI careers - are not yet tenure-track - are mid-Atlantic-based - research in any subfield of Bio Sign up to be considered: forms.gle/WwT5DZJSvHTk...
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Interest Form: WCU Department of Biology Early Career Biology Seminar Series
The goal of this seminar series is to showcase diverse early-career biologists working relatively local to West Chester, PA. Apart from giving our students the chance to learn about cutting-edge scien...
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Caleb Charpentier @calcharp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I've updated my job search dashboard to be a bit visually easier to deal with, and RSS feeds are now included. It scrapes ecoevojobs.net, evoldir.net, and jobs.sciencecareers.org. Here is the site, if any EcoEvo people want a convenient job search tool: calebcharpentier.com/EcoEvoJobSearcher
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Eco & Evo Jobs
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Eric LoPresti @ericlopresti.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Really, really, really proud of Eli for this fantastic study (his master's thesis). So much effort to sort out just one thorny evolutionary history problem in California plants.
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INVAM @invam.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🍄 INVAM is launching a fundraising campaign! We maintain the world’s largest living collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi—microscopic partners that support plant health, soils, and ecosystems. Help keep this unique resource alive 🌱 launchku.org/campaigns/su...
Scientist looking at microscope view of fungal sporesFungal sporesPlant hosts cultivating AM fungal spores in the greenhouse
Microscope view of fungal spores and root fragments
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
OK, people. It takes 2 minutes to write a letter to Congress, a few extra if you personalize it. Russ Vought's attempt to take over ALL federal grant funding is anti-democratic and dangerous. We need MORE letters. Let's tip it over 2000 today. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide
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Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules
A federal judge ordered the ​Trump administration on ‌Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on ​topics like slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationw...
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New: NSF is tightening its conflict of interest rules in what could be a headache for the understaffed agency. Starting in August, reviewers will no longer be able to participate in a panel with any proposals from their own institution. My reporting for @science.org:
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NSF imposes stricter conflict-of-interest rules for grant-review panels
Researchers say changes could further burden the understaffed agency
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Me 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼 Virginia Tech’s Color Guide
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Prepping for root exudate collection!
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Some good news around the lab! Mary, an undergrad, received an Anne McNabb Fellowship to conduct summer microbiology research Christian, an MS student, just received a scholarship from the National Horticulture Foundation Congratulations!!!
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Communal living is a strategy that helps many organisms survive under stress and so can a social and solidarity bioeconomy! Read More: doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Bio-Based Communities of Practice: Primed for the Social and Solidarity Bioeconomy
Abstract. The social and solidarity bioeconomy (SSB) is an adaptive strategy that facilitates collective persistence and sustainable use of biological reso
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Amanda Rawstern @arawstern.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Even though its been out on early view our publication is now officially included in the Plant, Cell & Environment special issue Legumes adaptations and interactions with the environment! Check out here: doi.org/10.1111/pce....
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Non‐Additive Interactions Between Multiple Mutualists and Host Plant Genotype Simultaneously Promote Increased Plant Growth and Pathogen Defence
This study finds that plant genotypes with high-quality symbioses from multiple microbial mutualists are larger/more robust and most likely to survive pathogen stress. This provides novel evidence th...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 22/05/2026
Jasmine Clark will become the first Black woman with a science Ph.D. to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. scim.ag/4dDZe6P
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Microbiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat
Jasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/04/2026
More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.
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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future
The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...
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Erin Hotchkiss @fluvialbenthos.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Wonderful conversations at #wundergrad posters during today's Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research Conference. I enjoyed seeing what many of my Ecology students were up to while celebrating the posters of our lab members & research students! 💧🌎👩‍🔬 @globalchangevt.bsky.social @vt-science.bsky.social
Three women standing at a poster on dissolved oxygen dynamics above/below a retention pond before/during sediment dredging Global Change Center grant awardee Andie Flota presents her poster on the dredging impacts of dissolved oxygen dynamics Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellow Maddi Brown presents her poster on changes in water quality along a land use transition & the effects of salt pollution on microbial metabolismAriana Osborne and Charlene Lau presenting their poster on changes in water quality above/below a retention pond in an urbanizing stream network as their communication product for our Ecology of Local Waterways class
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Rachael Bay @rachaelabay.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We're looking for a junior specialist to work on a fun project exploring seagrass local adaptation across the whole state of California! It should be a good mix of field and molecular work. Please share with folks you think would be interested! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07605
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Jr. Specialist - Stachowicz/Bay Lab
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy belated earth day! Pando and the Banyan tree grove near Kolkata begs the question: is it still a forest if it’s just one tree? #EarthDay #ATLA
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Pls share: A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Scharf lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech to study motility and chemotaxis in the symbiotic soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Associate - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description A full-time postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Scharf lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech to study motility and chemotaxis in the symbioti...
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 02/04/2026
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BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Send us your or your students’ research article, perspective, or vignette!! Check out tinyurl.com/sicbauthorguide for information about the different types of articles you can submit
BLACK IN ENVIRONMENT X INTEGRATIVE
& COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Black in Environment is collaborating with Integrative and Comparative Biology on a special issue with the theme:
COLLECTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM:
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

Final submissions are due April 1, 2026

Check out the author guide on tinyurl.com/sicbauthorguide
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Cecilia Noecker @cecilianoecker.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Late job posting: My department is hiring a tenure-track faculty member in microbiology! Please share with anyone interested in working at a PUI. We have a preference for someone who can teach Medical Microbiology, but other than that the focus is open-ended. Happy to answer qs.
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Microbiologist (AA27034)
All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated). Working Title: Microbiologist (AA27034) Institution: Minnesota State University, Mankato Classification Titl...
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CREAF @creaf.cat · 05/12/2025
Today #WorldSoilDay we’re shining a light on the most hidden and underrated part of plants: 🌱 ROOTS 🌱 But not just any roots… let’s talk about SUPER ROOTS 🦸
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech is hiring a full-time laboratory-specialist for our microbiology teaching laboratory operations. Check out the position! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
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Details | Laboratory Specialist | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 04/12/2025
My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA buff.ly/Pc1KOaC
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Career Opportunities
Applicant Log-In
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
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Asher Cutter @asherdcutter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
EEB Postdoctoral Fellowship @ U.Toronto app deadline Jan 15 2026. Opportunity for independent research, encourages collab across labs/disciplines. Lots of great folks to interact with, Come join us! eeb.utoronto.ca/employment-2/
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Employment - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Happy Giving Tuesday! ⭐ Join us in supporting @blackinmicro’s mission by donating here: blackinmicrobiology..... Your generosity makes a difference! Thank you!
A flyer with a dark blue and black gradient background, with five faint microbes decorating it. White bold text, in a curved line reads "Do you want to see more from us?" Beneath it is the BMA logo, and yellow neon style text saying "Donate". Undeneath that in bold white text it says "to support our mission of equity in microbiology. Link in bio"
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Grant rejection before the break 😭
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Yolanda Chen @yolandachen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Please reshare! My department at the University of Vermont is hiring for an Assistant Professor of #Soil #Ecology! Here is the link: www.uvmjobs.com/postings/83858
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Assistant Professor of Soil Ecology
Officers of Instruction - Tenure Track
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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Y’all need to learn how to 'yes AND'. There’s a lot of rejecting or dismissing facts because the framing is incorrect/immoral/trite, etc. but that’s doesn’t change the FACT. You can still use and share the FACT while altering or arguing against the framing in which said information was shared.
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
¿Hiciste tu doctorado en México? ¿Quieres hacer un postdoc en California? ¿Te interesa la genética evolutiva? ¡Checa esta beca y mándame un mensaje! alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.edu/research-and...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - University of California Alianza MX
Submitting an Application Current Fellows 2025 Cohort Additional Information Humberger Toggle Menu Interested in applying for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship? Eligibility The program seeks applican...
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
ROOT & SHOOT 2026 travel awards are open for SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES student/mentor pairs. Up to $3,000 per pair (US) / $4,000 (intl) to attend select plant-science conferences. Apply by Dec 5, 2025. Details & application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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NSF Research Coordination Network: ROOT & SHOOT. 2026 travel award application for members of SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES
The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to strengthen plant science to become more welcoming to all. Part of this mission ...
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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Re-boosting! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫 at the University of Tennessee is hiring two 9-month faculty! Come join a vibrant and growing department located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains! #microsky
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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
How is the money from the incentive program being reallocated?
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Dan Starr @danstarrucdavis.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
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Rachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15 Please share far and wide 🚀 (See thread)
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2-year (2026-2028) - 2 positions OPENAt UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in resea...
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A.🌻 @alexxaye.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners. Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S. They have asked folks to reach out to them at disasterresponse@jamaicaembassy.org to coordinate support. The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
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Support Jamaica
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Lunch today halfway around the world in Hangzhou and met a new asst professor who was very thankful for this resource. Please help out folks like them and other early career scientists with examples of job apps. Submit yours! github.com/RILAB/statem...
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GitHub - RILAB/statements: Successful Job Applications and Grants
Successful Job Applications and Grants. Contribute to RILAB/statements development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Catherine Hulshof @hulshof.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
No new lab papers. But here's my first try at digital collage from souvenirs I picked up in #Oaxaca #Mexico during the #ATBC meeting. #arte-ciencia #collage
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Luciana Santoferrara @lusantof.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We have a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Microbiology available! Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word! hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
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Assistant Professor of Microbiology
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Amanda Rawstern @arawstern.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Check out our new Tansley review on climate, plants, and microbes! I enjoyed working with a team of friendly and knowledgeable scientists. @meafkhami.bsky.social @kerricrawford.bsky.social @aclassen.bsky.social @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social @damianmicroeco.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Unraveling complexity in climate change effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: mechanisms, resilience, and future directions
Plant microbiomes have the potential to mitigate the impacts of climate change, yet both the complexity of climate change and the complexity of plant–microbe interactions make applications and future....
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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Check out our Linktree for a convenient way to complete your #BlackInMicro checklist all in one spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (link in bio) 1. Pre-register (it's free!) 2. Support us by donating 3. Grab the Whova app 4. Log in when you're ready to attend an event. We'll see you there!
A webpage under the handle @BlackInMicro featuring a list of buttons: “Watch the Promo Video,” “Register,” “Donate,” “Agenda | Download App,” “Attend Now,” “Take our Survey,” “Join BMA,” “Shop Merchandise,” and “Website.” Some buttons include small images and all have three vertical dots on the right.
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