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Ashley B. Cohen

@ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social
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NRC Research Fellow at the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory. Machine learning, AI x bioinformatics, Stony Brook University alumna, Low-O2 biogeochemistry. Drummer! Athletics. Native NYer. Proud cat mom. www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashley…

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Mike McCormick @geomikerobe.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Diving through the purple sulfur bacteria layer of Fayetteville Green Lake with our ROV last month. This is the most intense density of PSB that I've seen in many years!
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This is very cool klimaklang.wixsite.com/masterarbeit
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KlimaKlang - Videowebserie | Masterarbeit von Lena Hofbauer
Was haben Musik und Klimawandel gemeinsam? Mehr als viele denken. Vor allem kann die Musik viel fürs Klima tun. Mehr dazu in der fünfteiligen Videoserie "KlimaKlang". Diese Serie entstand im Rahmen ei...
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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Last call for applications! Please send to any bioinformatics Masters students seeking an internship ❄️🧬 🦠
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Karaoke is always good for the soul 🤟🏻
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Nice study revisiting nirK: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
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Frontiers | Aquatic copper-containing nitrite reductase gene (nirK) phylogeny and environmental distribution
Nitrite reduction is an essential step in the oceanic Nitrogen cycle. Nitrite reductase genes, mainly nirS and nirK, are found in dozens of phyla, are often ...
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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Volta experiment at the GRC AEM with @jjmarlow.bsky.social and @dkountz.bsky.social (video by Zackary Jay)
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Oliver giving his best “come hither” look
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
A great review article about deep learning methods applied to metagenomic analyses: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Deep learning methods in metagenomics: a review
The ever-decreasing cost of sequencing and the growing potential applications of metagenomics have led to an unprecedented surge in data generation. One of the most prevalent applications of metagenom...
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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
My interview with @nature.com “A new direction in our work is to understand the microbial inhabitants of the atmosphere. Is it just a dispersal mechanism for dormant cells, or does it harbour active microbes that grow and divide?” Thanks James Crow & @jacopaso.bsky.social ❄️ tinyurl.com/42u5tz5c
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Ice society: looking for life at unlikely altitudes
James Bradley studies the microbes thriving in extremely cold environments.
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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I'll defend my HDR (Habilitation à diriger des recherches) on 1st September at @mioceanologie.bsky.social 🦠❄️🌊⛰️🌨️🧬🔬🌡️✨ (also I don't have much of a clue about the HDR process in France so if you can give me some advice please do 🤪)
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
A wonderful first day of amazing talks at #AIxBio! If you work in the biology-AI space, I strongly recommend this meeting.
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Are you stressed about the world? Look at my cute kitties :)
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
so cool! academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... Nice work @martinsteinegger.bsky.social et al :)
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Unicore Enables Scalable and Accurate Phylogenetic Reconstruction with Structural Core Genes
Abstract. The analysis of single-copy core genes, common to most members of a clade, is important for key tasks in biology including phylogenetic reconstru
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 07/06/2025
What is that👇? ? Ancient birch gum which preserved enough DNA to reconstruct the full human genome of the chewer, identify her mouth microbes, and her last prehistoric meal! Researchers including Michael Dee @rug.nl chewed the cud on this 😉. #FrontierResearch 👉 buff.ly/EhRzZ3y
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Noelle Held @proteocean.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I am hiring a research/technical specialist/manager to help us make the most out of new LC-MS instrumentation at USC! Please share the word and write me for more details. usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Assistant Director of the Center for Proteomics Discovery (Research Program Administrator)
The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking a Research Program Administrator (non-Clinical) and Assistant Director of the USC Center for Proteomics Discovery. This...
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Daan Speth @daanspeth.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It somehow is June already, which means that the abstract deadline for the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle meeting #ENC28 is less than two weeks away… Register now, and join us for an amazing program in lovely Vienna in September! univie.eventsair.com/enc2025/
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Welcome - 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (CeMESS Nitro 2025) - UBB
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Are you a microbial ecologist who wants to use machine learning but not sure how/when to do so? This is a great article to consult! journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
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Nine (not so simple) steps: a practical guide to using machine learning in microbial ecology | mBio
Microbial ecologists are increasingly turning to machine learning (ML) models to better identify and predict meaningful biological patterns and relationships in molecular microbial community data (inc...
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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🥁NEW publication from our lab: the largest meta-analysis of gut microbiome associations with CRC! www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵⬇️ 1/6
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Pooled analysis of 3,741 stool metagenomes from 18 cohorts for cross-stage and strain-level reproducible microbial biomarkers of colorectal cancer - Nature Medicine
An analysis of 18 metagenomic datasets of individuals with colorectal cancer, adenomas and healthy controls yields improved cancer prediction accuracy based solely on gut metagenomics, as well as the ...
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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
One month left to apply for a PhD position in my group on the ERC funded project EcoMEMO. Link to the PhD course and application: unibo.it/en/study/phd... Please contact me if you need more info on the project, the group and life in Italy in general. More info below⬇️
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Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences - University of Bologna
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Emil Ruff @emilruff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... Application Deadline July 31, 2025
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 02/06/2025
Fantastic study of the evolution of epistasis in paralogs!
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/05/2025
On May 28, the small Alpine village of Blatten, Switzerland, was almost entirely buried under a massive landslide, following the collapse of a nearby glacier.
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A Swiss Village, Destroyed by a Landslide
On May 28, the small Alpine village of Blatten, Switzerland, was almost entirely buried under a massive landslide, following the collapse of a nearby glacier.
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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Microbial biofilms can contribute to the deterioration of steel-reinforced concrete structures and significantly impact their service life. Kop et al. researched communities of nitrifiers living within these biofilms and their role in concrete degradation. buff.ly/9Ad1gDh #FEMSMicrobiolEcol
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Ben Engel @cellarchlab.com · 27/05/2025
Hey #CryoEM and #TeamTomo world— check this powerful tool for optimizing your maps! 🧪🧶🧬🔬
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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
#microfluidicimaging #shelf #marinescience #oxygen #climatechange
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I am so pleased to share our newest publication in Limnology and Oceanography! We characterized the microbial community composition of sinking particles regulating the carbon flux in Fayetteville Green Lake, an early earth analogue environment. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Vertical microbial fluxes in a modern permanently redox-stratified lake provide insights into organic carbon sequestration and benthic-pelagic coupling during the Proterozoic Eon
PDF | Microbial processes regulating carbon cycling in ancient oceans remain poorly understood, yet characterizing these processes is critical for... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Nagissa Mahmoudi @nagissa.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
The Trottier Space Institute (tsi.mcgill.ca) at McGill is currently advertising for 3 open staff positions.
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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🦠 Bacteria and archaea fine-tune CRISPR immunity by silencing ‘extraneous’ CRISPR RNAs (ecrRNAs) that could sabotage defense. Weinberg’s lab @UniLeipzig & @BeiselLab reveal 3 strategies in type II-C systems that mitigate ecrRNAs and maintain precision. ✂️🧬 buff.ly/xcSOMpG
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Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Thursday! Episode 92 of #MattersMicrobial! Dr. Valerie DeAnda Torres of the University of Florida joined the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work of her research group in studying evolution of metabolic pathways in the deep ocean. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord! youtu.be/nNcXGmh9CZo?...
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Jed Fuhrman @jedfuhrman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Out in Science! Zakem et al. mechanistically modeled global marine prokaryotic functional diversity, grounded with field data. Shifts in community composition drive respiration and thus biological C storage. This facilitates C cycle projections in a warming ocean www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Functional biogeography of marine microbial heterotrophs
Heterotrophic bacteria and archaea (“heteroprokaryotes”) drive global carbon cycling, but how to quantitatively organize their functional complexity remains unclear. We generated a global-scale unders...
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Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre @balticseacentre.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Come work with us! We are currently hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in marine microbial environmental genomics, to focus on microorganisms that produce and consume greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the coastal Baltic Sea. Apply before 22 June! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine microbial environmental genomics
Stockholm University’s Baltic Sea Centre (BSC) conducts research on the Baltic Sea environment and supports research and education related to the Baltic Sea carried out at various departments within
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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Exciting! We have successfully deployed our in situ mass spectrometer, developed together with @marumunibremen.bsky.social, on their brand new #ROV #MARUM-QUEST 5000. It provides real-time in­form­a­tion on gas con­cen­tra­tions in wa­ter 400°C hot and 4000m deep. mpi-bremen.de/en/Diving-ro...
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Diving robot enables complex measurements and analyses
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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
New vacancy in my team! PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture. Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :) www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #MEvoSky #MicroSky
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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Mighty microbes — the invisible forces that can save the world www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Mighty microbes — the invisible forces that can save the world
An call to arms argues that emerging microbial technologies can not only improve planetary health and preserve biodiversity — but also be the cornerstone of a thriving economy.
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Cinque Terre
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
More of La Spezia
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Man what a way to have your morning coffee. I ❤️ La Spezia, Italy
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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We are looking forward to this Wednesday! #UniTrentoCIBIO Happy Hour PLUS the internal seminar by our lab member Gianmarco Piccinno on the human gut microbiome in oncology!
cibio seminars may 2025
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Daan Speth @daanspeth.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
We are hosting the 28th European Nitrogen Cycle meeting at @univie.ac.at in Vienna from Sept 8-11. Join us for a varied program featuring many aspects of the microbial N-cycle. Deadline for abstract submission (and early bird registration): June 15th! More info: univie.eventsair.com/enc2025/
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Welcome - 28th European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting (CeMESS Nitro 2025) - UBB
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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🚨 Only 1 week to left to register for the next #FEMSWebinar on Microbial Dark Matter! Join 4 experts as they explore the lesser-known side of microbiology. Topics include antimicrobial discovery, resistance profiling & imaging innovations. Register 👉 buff.ly/7nFyEIj #MicrobialDarkMatter
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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🥁 New publication Our latest study in collab w/ the Groningen Microbiome Hub team is OUT! We identified 484 microbial-strain-level associations with 241 host phenotypes, encompassing human anthropometric factors, biochemical measurements, diseases, and lifestyle. And more! For more details 🧵 ⬇️
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The Banfield Lab @banfieldlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Genomes from long-read metagenomic assemblies contain rampant errors, highlighting the pressing need for stricter evaluation methods in long-read assembly algorithms. Read more in our paper with the Eren group. @floriantrigodet.bsky.social @merenbey.bsky.social
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Assemblies of long-read metagenomes suffer from diverse errors
Genomes from metagenomes have revolutionised our understanding of microbial diversity, ecology, and evolution, propelling advances in basic science, biomedicine, and biotechnology. Assembly algorithms...
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Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Dormancy as a crucial low-pass filter of ecosystem and Earth system processes: "Dormancy manifests differently across taxonomically and functionally distinct microbial groups, and operates over timescales ranging from hours to millennia" ⚒️ #Geology #Paleobio #EvoBio #Macroecology
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Mike Lee @astrobiomike.org · 27/04/2025
Super cool! #MicroSky
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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Looking forward to #AACR25! April 26: Nicola Segata will talk abt human gut microbiome in oncology April 28: Gianmarco Piccinno will present poster w/ findings on CRC and microbiome Full program here: www.aacr.org/meeting/aacr...
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Program
Explore the scientific program for the AACR Annual Meeting 2025, held April 25-30, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ella Sieradzki @sieravirus.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Interested in RNA virus discovery? You can still register for the RdRp summit and attend remotely! We'll have some really nice talks and cutting edge discussions on best practices and new directions in the field. rdrp.io #phagesky #virosky #bioinformatics
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The official website of the RdRp Summit.
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Belated #TBT to when the grad school used a photo of me with the lyophilizer as my graduation ceremony photo
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Meshuggah concert last night!
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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Meet the artists of Survival in Extreme Conditions: Our colleague Charlotte Recke is currently aboard RV Sonne on cruise SO311 to investigate hydrothermal vents at the Brothers Volcano in the southern Kermadec Arc. Here she tells you what she is up to these days: www.marum.de/en/Logbook-S...
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Logbuch SO311
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Ashley B. Cohen @ashleybrookecohen.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
#caturday ❤️
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