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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Looking forward to @isme-microbes.bsky.social - 2026 in Auckland, NZ, this week! Below are poster and talks from my group and collaborators in @scelse.bsky.social. It'll be a great meeting - thank you Mike Taylor and all the organising committee for ISME 20!

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

FYI -Singaporeans can only hold one passport :)

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Today, Mr. Shou Chew, CEO TikTok Singapore, gave the commencement speech at NTU on following curiosity through career. It reminded me of the moment I realised Singapore was home - watching him, with Singaporean politeness, in the US Senate. I still cry with laughter www.youtube.com/shorts/bVzRL...

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US senator asks TikTok’s Singaporean CEO if he’s Chinese Communist Party member

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Over the last three years, Joao Pereyra and I have collaborated with Huang Danwei and Jani Tanzil's teams on finding heat resilient corals in Singapore's turbid reefs, HIIT train them and dose them with probiotics. Somehow it worked! @scelse.bsky.social www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...

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Training Singapore corals to withstand hotter seas

Singaporean scientists are using 'good' bacteria and HIIT training to make corals more resilient to rising sea temperatures and prevent bleaching. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitsti...

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I met Prof. Kjelleberg as a 2nd year in his motility lecture, and throughout my career, when I have a big picture question, I seek his perspective. Often it's two years between conversations as ISME is the meeting we find each other at - it's been lovely to now share a home in SCELSE

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Succession and host selection are often confounding factors in microbial communities and we've attempted to deconvolute these in seagrass meadows

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Our new manuscript on seaweed-coral allelopathy - great work Peggy!

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our new work on a megaplasmid (or chromid) that transforms a coral pathogen to a symbiont that extends the thermal range of it's coral host

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ASM @asm.org · 07/07/2026

The symbiotic relationship between Ned Ruby's lab, who focus primarily on the bacteria, Vibrio fischeri and Margaret McFall-Ngai's lab, who focus primarily on the bobtail squid, has led to a deep understanding of what symbiosis really means at the molecular level youtu.be/M5rZ52wcQ08

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You Gotta Be Squid-ding Me!: microTalk with Ned Ruby and Margaret McFall-Ngai at ASM Microbe 2026

YouTube video by ASM - Microbes Make Our World

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Singapore planning and funding projects to build resilience in our changing climate - rising sea level is critical for our Island Nation www.theedgesingapore.com/news/singapo...

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Singapore to begin giant project to fight rising sea levels

Singapore is pursuing a US$100 billion strategy to build resilience against climate impacts including flooding threats and storm surges.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 04/06/2026

Four decades of satellite observations reveal that mangrove forests globally have recently shifted from net loss to net gain, with reduced degradation and continued regrowth and expansion, suggesting early signs of conservation success. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/4vMGzx9

A young mangrove tree stands at the front line of the shifting boundary between land and sea in Florida Bay, Florida, USA.

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SCELSE - a biofilm & microbiome research centre in NTU & NUS @scelse.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Marine Sciences in Singapore to launch new Centre of Excellence! SCELSE PIs have been involved in the previous marine sciences programs MSRDP and MCCS where they collaborate across universities and centres. @beccase.bsky.social Read Straits Times: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...

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Singapore launches $60m marine research centre

Singapore launches a $60 million marine research centre to advance ocean conservation and inform coastal policy decisions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Jennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

My day is made. Someone threw a hot dog into my lecture. Every year I talk about microbes that survive on dissolved organic matter and how it just diffuses to them and how that would be like me living off of the hot dogs that float into my room. It took 10 years but one finally did!!! 🤣

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

"A/Prof Rebecca Case from SBS, NTU said she hopes that the centre of excellence will encompass the important role that microbes play in the ecosystem. ... We have the highest diversity per area in the world; we have monsoons rather than seasons, and our equatorial location uniquely places us"

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Singapore launches $60m marine research centre

Singapore launches a $60 million marine research centre to advance ocean conservation and inform coastal policy decisions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Looking forward to hosting Prof Lisa Stein for a wetlands seminar this Thursday morning

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Public service announcement: Please stop with all the adaptationism. Issue 1: some beneficial traits arise through forces other than natural selection (i.e. they aren't results of adaptation). Issue 2: many seemingly beneficial traits are not beneficial at all (i.e., they don't increase fitness).

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Exciting news announced by MOS Alvin Tan in Singapore's Parliament today! $60 million for Centre of Excellence in Marine Sciences mothership.sg/2026/03/new-...

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NParks & NUS to establish new marine science research centre of excellence

A S$60 million research programme will be conducted at the centre.

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SCELSE - a biofilm & microbiome research centre in NTU & NUS @scelse.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Microbes in action! Students at Science Discovery Camp 2025 explored microbial science at SCELSE, toured labs, and played Lockdown!, a pandemic-themed card game. Kudos to NTU College of Science! 📍18–20 Jun 2025 | NTU 🔗 blogs.ntu.edu.sg/science/2025/07/28/science-discovery-camp-2025/

Intrigued by how microbes spread, evolve, and shape our world, students at the Science Discovery Camp 2025 got a hands-on glimpse into the unseen.

At SCELSE, participants explored the real-world impact of microbial science and how microbial systems influence health and the environment.

SCELSE PI and NTU Assoc Prof Rebecca Case, along with her research team, welcomed the students. Dr Clarence Sim and undergrads from the Case Lab—Lionel Ng, Johnson Lim Jin Hui, Isabella Tiaras Cheng Xue En, and Khoh Yek How—led an open forum on starting their microbial journey, followed by a tour of SCELSE’s research labs and facilities.

They also played Lockdown!, a card game created by SCELSE PI and NUS Assoc Prof Yann Boucher, which simulates pandemic response and global cooperation.

Kudos to NTU College of Science for bringing together curious young scientists and making this event such a success.

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SCELSE - a biofilm & microbiome research centre in NTU & NUS @scelse.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Thank you Prof @Doralyn Dalisay for the SCELSE Seminar on “Natural Product Discovery from Philippine Biodiversity”. Her team advances discoveries from lab to market—antibiotics, therapeutics & more—showing innovation can thrive anywhere.

Thank you Prof Doralyn Dalisay (University of San Agustin, Philippines) for delivering a SCELSE Seminar on “Natural Product Discovery from Philippine Biodiversity: Advancing Therapeutic Leads and Biotechnological Applications.”

Prof Dalisay shared how her team investigates bioactive compounds from marine sediment-derived actinomycetes and ethnobotanically significant plants such as pigeon peas, turmeric, ginger, tawa-tawa, and Philippine honey. Since 2017, their research has yielded prototype products and early-stage technologies in therapeutics, functional foods, and cosmeceuticals, advancing discoveries from the laboratory to the market.

“I was deeply impressed by Prof. Dalisay’s work on discovering new bacteria with antibiotic potential from the Philippine seas, showing how groundbreaking science can emerge from countryside cities like Iloilo. This resonated with me personally, as I also began my scientific journey in a countryside city in Argentina, reminding us that world-class innovation in microbiology is not confined to global hubs, but can thrive wherever curiosity meets dedication.” – Dr Ezequiel Santillan, SCELSE Snr Research Fellow.

📅 Thu, 21 Aug 2025
📍 SBS TR+6 (SBS-01n-26), NTU

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Rebecca Case @beccase.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Our new article on circularised economy is out! Applied research is new for me, but the chance to collaborate with SCELSE's water engineers caught my interest. How little salt do they need to make omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids? A lot less than I thought! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Reusing bioreactor effluent as a circular bioresource strategy for cultivating marine microalgae and producing Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

The rapid growth of the aquaculture industry underscores the need for sustainable alternatives to traditional fishmeal. We investigated the potential …

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Cheong Xin (CX) Chan @chancx.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Don't miss out on the 3rd West Pacific Marine Biology Symposium @ UQ Brisbane, 25–28 Nov. Reg & abstracts open: tinyurl.com/wpmbs2025 Early-bird regos now extended to 14 Oct, so you can still secure discounted registration rates! @cnrs.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social UQ Centre for Marine Science

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Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Bacteria enhance sulfur deficiency tolerance in plants Rhizosphere microbiome is remodeled under sulfur (S) deficiency with competition among bacteria increasing their release of glutathione, which benefits the plant at expense of bacterial fitness www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

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A bacterial signal coordinates plant-microbe fitness trade-off to enhance sulfur deficiency tolerance in plants

Mukherjee et al. report fitness trade-off between plants and the rhizosphere microbiome under sulfur deficiency, mediated by the tri-peptide signal glutathione. Competition among rhizosphere bacteria ...

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ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Ten microbiology organizations have come together to develop a global strategy to integrate microbial science into climate solutions. ISME is proud to stand alongside these partners in shaping this roadmap. Read more: isme-microbes.org/microbes-wit... #MicrobialEcology #ClimateAction

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SCELSE - a biofilm & microbiome research centre in NTU & NUS @scelse.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Missed SCELSE Open House 2025? Catch the highlights in this 2-min video below. And look out for next year's Open House in Aug 2026! #SCELSE #SCELSEImpact #OpenHouse2025 #Microbiome #Biofilm

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Alex Loy @loyteam.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Nice summary from Songcan & Marc 🙏 on our discovery of a new microbial energy metabolism 🦠 🧫 ⚡ 🔌 Microbial Iron oxide respiration coupled to Sulfide Oxidation (MISO) @nature.com Research Briefing 😍 doi.org/10.1038/d415... 📰 Original paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky #microbiomesky

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Iron-respiring microbes could have a role in sulfur cycling

A species of bacteria grows when both ferrihydrite and sulfide are present, but not when either is absent.

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Guillaume Thibault @gthibault.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

📣 Ready to lead your own lab? NTU Singapore's Nanyang Assistant Professorship offers a 100% paid salary & a S$2.75M start-up package. We're visiting the US this Sept to recruit top talent. Meet us in NYC, Boston & more! #FacultyJobs #TenureTrack Register HERE: lnkd.in/gSy5qpA7

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Guillaume Thibault @gthibault.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Your research future starts at NTU Singapore! We're recruiting for fully-funded PhDs & prestigious Postdoc fellowships. Join our info sessions across the US this Sept to learn more about launching your career at a world-class university. #PhD #PostdocJobs Register 👇 forms.office.com/r/HYfKgmcAa0

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