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Andressa M. Venturini

@aventurini.bsky.social
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Soil microbial ecologist | Assistant Professor at AU 🦅 | SPUN Explorer | Former USP 🇧🇷 Princeton and Stanford 🇺🇸 | She/Her | Views are my own 🌳🦠🍄🧬 Land-use change | Sustainable Agriculture | Amazon | Microplastics aventurini.com

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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Very excited to share that I was selected as a runner-up for the PCRBIO Research Grant! This partnership will help us go deeper into investigating how microplastics impact soil microbial diversity. pcrbio.com/usa/research...
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Research Grant USA - PCR Biosystems
Applications are now open for the PCRBIO Research Grant, offering a total of £10,000 of PCR reagents to UK-based life science researchers.
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Proud to share my student’s latest paper! We assessed the impacts of forest-to-pasture conversion and forest regeneration in the Amazon on methane-related microbes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jubgontijo.bsky.social @erikaberenguer.bsky.social
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From deforestation to regeneration: How do land-use changes shape soil microbes and methane-cycling genes in the Eastern Amazon?
Land-use change in the Amazon Rainforest impacts soil properties and belowground microbial communities, with far-reaching implications for soil ecosys…
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Check out our new paper! We recovered and characterized four bacterial MAGs from two Brazilian sugarcane biorefineries to explore the microbial environment during fuel ethanol production and gain new insights into the communities shaping this industrial process: doi.org/10.1128/mra....
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Lactobacillus and Limosilactobacillus MAGs from alcoholic fermentation in sugarcane biorefineries | Microbiology Resource Announcements
Bioethanol offers environmental benefits over gasoline, and sugarcane-based biorefineries play a pivotal role in national economic development and sustainability (1). Microbial contamination — particu...
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Understanding the microbial ecology of biofuel production is essential to improving yields and sustainability. Yet only a handful of studies examine interactions between yeast and contaminating bacteria. Check out our new mini-review here: doi.org/10.1093/fems...
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Microbial Ecology Applied to Fuel Ethanol Production from Sugarcane
Abstract. The production of fuel ethanol in sugarcane biorefineries is a non-aseptic industrial operation, which employs cell recycling and the use of adap
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 19/10/2025
Join us online for the Education and Outreach Network Winter Conference on 7 November 2025. Attendance is free, and registration remains open until 4 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Register now: Link in bio
Illustration promoting the Education and Outreach Network Winter Conference, featuring scientific icons. The event will take place online on 7 November 2025 and is free to attend.
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Curious about how anthropogenic actions reshape microbial communities and their role in ecosystems and public health? 🌎 I’m looking for a PhD student to join my lab at AU. Admission would be through our Biomedical & Environmental Health Sciences program, which offers five fully funded fellowships.
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Assembling MAGs from Amazonian soils is a challenge, but it has become one of our most useful tools to understand these complex communities. Check out our new paper at MRA @asm.org doi.org/10.1128/mra.... in collaboration with @louberrios.bsky.social @jubgontijo.bsky.social @mykophile.bsky.social
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A catalog of metagenome-assembled genomes from Amazonian forest and pasture soils | Microbiology Resource Announcements
Our group previously recovered 64 bacterial and 5 archaeal metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from Amazonian forest and pasture soils and evaluated their genomic traits (1). Here, we formally announc...
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Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Want to engage and « do something » about microplastics in your own environment. Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world. microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...
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Protocol to detect and count microplastic particles using the Foldscope.
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American University's College of Arts and Sciences @aucollege.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Interested in grad school at AU? Join the CAS Graduate Enrollment Management team to have your questions about the application process, graduate programs, or life in the DC area answered! ➡️ Drop-In Admissions Advising (Virtual) 📅 October 3, 2025 | 12 p.m. 🔗 More info: bit.ly/3TPOb21
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The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative @thegsbi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
🎉 Registration for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference is now OPEN 🎉 Early bird registration is open until December 15th ,2025 🦜 Registration page 👇 globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/
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Registration - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026
Registration Early-Bird Registrations Until December 15, 2025 at 23:59 PST Early-Bird Delegate$875.00 Early-Bird Student$525.00 Early-Bird Single Day$600.00 Regular Registrations Until February 16, 20...
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Justin Stewart @thecrobe.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Rethinking microbial carbon use efficiency in soil models. Hint consider microbial anatomy and physiology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Rethinking microbial carbon use efficiency in soil models - Nature Climate Change
Soil models include a key parameter known as carbon use efficiency, which impacts estimates of global carbon storage by determining the flow of carbon into soil pools versus the atmosphere. Microbial-...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Next week I am turning in a complete draft of my second book, “sustainable seafood: a guide for concerned consumers!” I am seeking expert colleagues willing to give sections within your area of expertise a friendly read. 🦑🌎🧪🦈🐠
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Studying or working abroad comes with many challenges but also great opportunities. What can help early-career researchers navigate this journey? Check out my answer (and those of other researchers) in this @science.org piece: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #NextGenSci
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Supporting scientists who study and work abroad
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Science Magazine @science.org · 03/07/2025
Exclusive: A major scientific publisher, Taylor & Francis, said it has paused submissions to its journal Bioengineered so editors there can investigate some 1000 of its papers that bear signs they contain manipulated results or came from paper mills. scim.ag/4kjR4la
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Journal plagued with problematic papers, likely from paper mills, pauses submissions
The halt will let Taylor & Francis focus on checking Bioengineered’s papers for fraudulent works and paid authorships
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 03/07/2025
🧪CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 5th call of the 'Excellence by Choice' Postdoctoral Programme in Life Science! Apply for one of 8 exciting research projects, compete for two fully funded postdoctoral fellowships and contribute to cutting-edge science in Umeå! Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/d_KSm3RV
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Chris Greening @greening.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Our new consensus statement on reducing and reporting contamination in microbiome studies is the cover image of this month's Nature Microbiology: www.nature.com/articles/s41... In the cover photo, you can see our postdoc Sophie Holland in fully PPE sampling the atmosphere of terrestrial Antarctica.
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Zymo Research @zymoresearch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Master the Microbiome Grant! Congrats to Dr. Andressa M. Venturini, Rahma O. Golicha, Melissa Basso, Dr. Maria Florencia Fernandez, and Dr. Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz! Read more: www.zymoresearch.com/blogs/blog/m...
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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
July issue of @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social is now online, with our review by @xinmingxu.bsky.social @neftalyl.bsky.social on Composing a microbial symphony and a matching cover illustration by @lizahaart.bsky.social #SynCom #PlantMicrobiome #MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
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Nature Reviews Microbiology @natrevmicro.nature.com · 30/06/2025
New online! A genomic perspective on fungal diversity and evolution
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A genomic perspective on fungal diversity and evolution
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01195-6In this Review, Mondo and Grigoriev explore the central role of omics approaches to investigate the biology and evolution of fungi and understand phylogeny and how traits evolved over time within the fungal kingdom.
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Amy D Willis @amydwillis.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
We had a last minute cancellation for STAMPS -- a phenomenal course on microbiome data analysis. Woods Hole, MA, July 14-24 2025. If you or *anyone* you know is interested to attend, please email Titus &/or me... and we'll do what we can!!! Thx for sharing widely! 🤞❤️
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Clarice Perryman @clariceperryman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
We'll be hosting a session on #methane cycling & emissions across ecosystems again this year at #AGU2025! Submit your abstract by July 30 to join us in New Orleans for another year of great methane discussions! @drbenrunkle.bsky.social agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
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Noah Fierer @noahfierer.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Hope this is useful - consensus statement "Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies" rdcu.be/er3Io
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Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies
Nature Microbiology - In this Consensus Statement, the authors outline strategies for processing, analysing and interpreting low-biomass microbiome samples, and provide recommendations to minimize...
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Jonathan Jacobs @bioinformer.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Hey all - check this post if you’re at #ASMicrobe this weekend. Let’s have a meet up tomorrow for a photo op of microbiologists on @bsky.app who are at #ASMicrobe! Be there at 3 PM at the main entrance giant ASM sign! In person meetups are super fun - please be there! And plz repost!
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ASM @asm.org · 21/06/2025
Catching up with Andressa Venturini, winner of the Master the Microbiome Grant from Zymo Research!
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Excited to share I received the Master the Microbiome Grant from @zymoresearch.bsky.social! Going to #ASMicrobe? I’ll be giving a short talk at their booth on Amazonian forest degradation and its impact on soil microbes — June 21, 2:15 p.m. Come say hi! 🦠
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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 09/04/2025
. @aventurini.bsky.social of @aucollege.bsky.social will investigate how land-use changes and degradation in the Amazon rainforest affect microbial diversity and function, offering insights for bioenergy production. @erikaberenguer.bsky.social jointgeno.me/CSPNI_FY25 🖥️🧬
Community Science Program New Investigator (FY25) Congratulations to our 2025 CSP New Investigator recipients! Andressa M. Venturini American University Amazonian forest degradation: Impacts on soil microorganisms
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Science Magazine @science.org · 20/03/2025
It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant, researchers reported in 2023. Learn more on #WorldFrogDay: scim.ag/4kGdvCy
NEWS This Brazilian frog might be the first pollinating amphibian known to science
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Martin Steinegger 🇺🇦 @martinsteinegger.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Metabuli-App simplifies (meta)genomic taxonomic analysis. Classify sequences, explore results interactively, create/update DBs & more. Runs on Windows, Linux & Mac. 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 💾 github.com/steineggerla... Sankey plot available as a own component 💾 github.com/steineggerla...
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Robert Fletcher @fletcherecology.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New article out today in @nature.com by Gonçalves-Souza, @nickhaddad.bsky.social, @jon-chase03.bsky.social et al. on forest fragmentation and biodiversity: www.nature.com/articles/s41... A must read for anyone interested in this topic. See my summary here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Biodiversity declines across fragmented forests
Assessing the effect of forest fragmentation on biodiversity.
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Lab of Interdisciplinary Physics @liphlab.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
🚨 Postdoc Opportunity! 🚨 Join our team www.liphlab.com for a 2-year postdoc on soil microbiome resilience! We combine macroecology, metagenomics & modeling to study how agri-practices & climate stressors shape microbial communities. 🔗 Start before Dec 2025. Contact: sandro dot azaele at unipd.it
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Juliano Sarmento Cabral @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Call for applicants: fully-funded ISPF British Council Workshop on Future range of Amazonian Biodiversity, 27/7-2/8 in Manaus. We will train UK- and Brazil-based ecologists and conservationists on mechanistic range models and on Amazonian ecosystems. Details: shorturl.at/hIa7Z. Re-post, please!
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ISPF UK-Amazonia Workshop Future range of Amazonian Biodiversity - University of Birmingham
Call for participants in a fully funded workshop on modelling Amazonian biodiversity
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Science Magazine @science.org · 06/03/2025
An analysis of forest plant traits from across the tropical Americas suggests that forests are not changing fast enough to keep up with #ClimateChange. Learn more in this week's issue of Science: scim.ag/3QLYhyc
In Mesoamerican cloud forests, such as this one in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, climate change and deforestation are leading to plant species moving upslope. However, an analysis of forest plant traits from across the tropical Americas suggests that forests are not changing fast enough to keep up with climate change.
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
What can microbial genomic traits tell us about the impacts of land-use change? Check out our latest paper on Amazonian soil microbes at #JournalSpectrum: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @jubgontijo.bsky.social @louberrios.bsky.social @mykophile.bsky.social @aucollege.bsky.social @asm.org
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Linking soil microbial genomic features to forest-to-pasture conversion in the Amazon | Microbiology Spectrum
The Brazilian Amazon is facing unprecedented threats, including increasing deforestation and degradation, which together impact half of the original forest area. Soil microorganisms are sensitive indi...
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American University's College of Arts and Sciences @aucollege.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
We're excited to share that American University has achieved R1 status, which places us among the nation’s top research institutions! This prestigious designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education reflects AU’s growth in scholarship: bit.ly/42PrWxG
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Dani cRabaiotti 🦀 @danirabaiotti.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We are still recruiting Brazilian experts in species ID at Pivotal. It's remote flexible work so a really handy side gig. If you can identify Brazilian plants or mammals from photos, of frogs, bats or birds from audio, please apply! 🧪 www.researchgate.net/job/1018369_...
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REMOTE ROLE FOR ECOLOGISTS, NATURALISTS, AND TAXONOMIC EXPERTS at Pivotal Future in London, UNITED KINGDOM
Jan 2, 2025 | Ecologists, Naturalists, and Taxonomic Experts ‍ Can you identify birds, bats or frogs from acoustic data? Or can you identify plants,... | EXPIRES IN 4 DAYS
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
American University is launching a new PhD program in Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences. If you are interested in opportunities within this program, contact me for more details! www.american.edu/cas/bio-chem...
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PhD Biomedical & Environmental Health Sciences
American University is a leader among Washington DC universities in global education. American University enrolls a diverse student body from throughout the United States and nearly 140 countries.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
For new people, this is a great way to find environmental social scientists: go.bsky.app/GNpJZBo
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Paulina Arancibia @pauliarancibia.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I created this stater pack with women in ecology and evolution. If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐 go.bsky.app/8jFH7cS
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
With so many new faces here, it’s time for an introduction! Hi, I’m Andressa, a soil microbial ecologist studying land use and climate change (mostly in the Amazon). I just finished a postdoc at Stanford and am excited to soon start a TT position at American University! #soilscience #microsky
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