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Michael Henson, Ph.D.

@aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University #newpi Aquatic Microbiology 🦠🌊☀️ www.theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Marine disease is more than a host–pathogen story, it can reshape host populations, food webs, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem resilience. 🦠🧬🔬🌊🪸🐟 Join us for SS12: Microbial Dimensions of Marine Disease in Waterscapes Under Pressure at @aslo.org in San Juan, Puerto Rico! #ASLO27 #microsky #ecosky

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Come find me today at #ISME20 at 4:30 pm (PS02.09.034) to chat Large River microbial ecology! We are also recruiting graduate students for the project which was recently funded! #microsky #ecosky

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Help Support Student Research! 🔗 Donate : dog.niu.edu/giving-day/9... #NIUHuskies #NIUBiology #STEMEducation #SupportStudentResearch #FirstGenCollege #ExperientialLearning #ScienceMatters #FutureScientists #HandsOnLearning #NIUAlumni #GiveBack #ResearchOpportunities #HuskiesGive #NIUCommunity

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Got to attend the NIU Womens Basketball (@GoHuskiesWBB) game last night and head to center court to #humblebrag be honored as their faculty spotlight.

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Puppy pic timeline cleanse 🧼🐶

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Puppy smoosh face timeline cleanse… you’re welcome ☺️

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

BIOS313 (Intro. microbiology) Students created “microbial wiki” pages on an organism of their choosing n presented their findings in a poster session. So proud of how awesome the students did n the effort n fun they had (thanks @tolarchaeota.bsky.social for the idea). #academicSky #newpi 🦠🌊🧬🧫🪸🧪

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Another (3rd) sampling trip collecting bacterioplankton and virus in a critical ecosystem after this summers heatwave is done ✅! Lucky to have a great colleague and friend @ianhewson.bsky.social on the project! 🌊☀️ 🦠🧫 #microsky

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

Friday day of school… I mean teaching. Excited for lecture 1 of practice bioinformatics for biologists. Thanks to the hubby for the @lululemon fit to make sure I look 😊 #microsky 🦠🧫

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Successful day two of sampling looking at how this summers heatwave impacted aquatic and animal microbiomes #niu #niusustainability 🦠🧫🌊💻🧬

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

Day one (2nd trip) of sampling in the Florida Keys with @ianhewson.bsky.social. We are collection baseline data to assess how how the huge summer heatwave in Florida impacted microbes and ecosystem processes such a nutrient cycling @NIUSustain @NIUlive 🦠🧬🧫🌊

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

Misty but beautiful run on UWisc campus this AM before heading back into some fun Sci brainstorming with @quendi.bsky.social and @karthik-a.bsky.social 🦠🧫🌊

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

This… I think we all should sit on this and digest it. Remember the power of provide space and time for ppl to be their most unapologetic, authentic self

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Michael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

So excited to collect my first samples as an Assistant prof at NIU. Was in the FL Key asking how microbes are responding to the unprecedented heatwave w Ian Hewson of Cornell. Humbled by the temps we saw and it’s impact on our beautiful ocean.

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