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Jay T Lennon

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microbiology | ecology | evolution | biodiversity | lennonlab.github.io

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Diversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918
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Assistant Professor Microbiology
The Department of Biology at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) seeks an individual with a strong record of accomplishment in microbiology broadly defined for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assista...
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Lilian Caesar @liliancaesar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
apply.interfolio.com/188995 Assoc/Full Prof in microbiome research at OU! Join our growing microbiome community! From bees and plants to freshwater, bats and soils, you’ll find collabs spanning mechanisms to eco-evo. I’ve just arrived,but can say: outstanding research env and wonderful colleagues!
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John Spear @spearmicrobe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Microbial Diversity 2026 @mblscience.bsky.social was outstanding this year! If you’d like to join us next year, apply in late January, early February and spread the word. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VUY...
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Focus on: Microbial Diversity at Marine Biological Laboratory
YouTube video by Marine Biological Laboratory
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Ashkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'd be grateful if you could circulate to good students: I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall '27 in the areas of species interactions and animal behavior. Ad here - jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
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West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Assistant Professor - Plant Health & Microbe Interactions - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Plant Health & Microbe Interactions Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Stockbridge Sch of Agriculture Work Lo...
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The original #ISMEJ paper led by A. Magalie & A. Marantos with contributions from J. O'Brien, D. Schwartz, and J. Marchi can be found here: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations
Abstract. Bacteriophages (phages) infect, lyse, and propagate within bacterial populations. However, physiological changes in bacterial cell state can prot
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New #ISMEJ commentary on joint work on interactions of phage & spore-forming bacteria (@jaytlennon.bsky.social) "What, at first glance, appears to be a clear bacterial victory, halting phage invasion with a ring of dormant spores, reveals itself as a far more nuanced evolutionary trade‑off."
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Phage Triggers Spatial Sporulation Defense Trade-offs
Mengjie Wu, Zhonghua Cai, Jin Zhou; Phage Triggers Spatial Sporulation Defense Trade-offs, The ISME Journal, , wrag209, https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag
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Jianjun Wang @jjwang79.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
How does warming alter marine dissolved organic matter? 🌊 A global study tracks "DOM thermal responses"—shifts in molecular composition linked to temperature. Discover how these thermal responses and photochemistry interact to shape the future ocean carbon sink. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Glen Dsouza @nonresidentdesi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📣 We’re hiring a postdoc for @hot-mes-asu.bsky.social ! 🦠🔬 We’re looking for someone excited about microbial interactions, ecology & evolution, and using molecular genetics and microfluidics to understand microbial communities. Come do fun science with us! apply.interfolio.com/190859
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Leonie Moyle @speciationlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Interested in genetics, diversification, and speciation? We're hiring a Research Associate to help with our projects, including the convergent evolution of fruit color. Come and work with us! Feel free to contact me with questions. (Reposts appreciated!) Link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/33973
a matrix of 6 different Solanum (wild tomato) species with six different fruit colors, ranging from white to bright red.
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James Orr @jamesaorr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
One of ecology’s oldest questions - how does population growth change as density increases? - remains surprisingly contentious. In our new @plosbiology.org paper we contribute to the ongoing debate by applying the idea of “Growth-Density Inversion”: doi.org/10.1371/jour.... 1/6
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Growth-density inversion in Escherichia coli reveals superlinear, not sublinear, density dependence
Sublinear density dependence has been widely reported empirically, but this is at odds with resource competition theory. This study uses a tightly controlled test in a microbial model system to reveal...
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Chris Martine | Plant People FTW @martinebotany.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New higher ed job alert: tenure-track Molecular Biologist in the Biology Dept at Bucknell University. Come be a part of our PUI teacher-scholar tradition! Application review begins 29 Sep 2026. 1/2 #STEMeducation #undergradresearch #higheredjobs bucknell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Tenure Track Faculty Position in Molecular Biology
Position Title: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Molecular Biology Position Type: Full time Location: Robert L Rooke Science Center - Biology Categories: Faculty Exempt Job Summary: Job Duties: The De...
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BejaLabTechnion @bejalab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Gas-vacuolate Microcystis evolves cyanophage resistance under low nitrogen conditions www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Judy Li (李静迪) @jingdi.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Something I wish I'd know before my uni! universityaffairs.ca/opinion/why-...
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Why some people succeed at university without being the ‘top students’ - University Affairs
How to help students navigate the unwritten rules of the academy.
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Eoin Brodie @elbrodie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join us for an exciting #AGU2026 session that integrates microbial trait inference, trait-based biogeochemical modeling, and the application of machine learning to link microbial genomics to elemental cycling across any Earth system environment. Submit by August 5th: agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...
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From Genomes to Biogeochemical Function: Novel Approaches for Decoding and Representing Microbiome Traits in the Earth System
Microbiomes drive biogeochemical cycling across Earth's critical zones (soils, oceans, rivers, sediments, deep subsurface), yet our ability to translate genomic data into the ecologically and biogeoch...
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Sullivan Lab at OSU @sullivan-lab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨VIROMICS WORKSHOP 2026🚨 Application is now OPEN for the 8th International Viromics Workshop, Oct. 14-16, 2026, in-person at Ohio State University. Application closes Aug. 7. Apply: forms.gle/pJFLDCNEBvAe... Full details: u.osu.edu/viruslab/vir... #viromics #viruses #ecology #workshop
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Yuval Mulla @yuvalmulla.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Interested in a PhD on bacteriophages? Check out www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3623... #phagesky if you are interested and also happen to be at #VOM2026, send me a dm
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How do phages kill dormant bacteria
Are you excited about exploring the biology behind phages infecting dormant bacteria? Join forces to uncover fundamental biology with great potential for clinical impact. We offer a fully funded PhD p...
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Rees Kassen @reeskassen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What might a functional theory for the genetics of adaption look like? A first proposal: academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-... TL;DR : it’s all about rebalancing stress and growth.
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Towards a functional genetics of adaptation: insights from microbial experimental evolution
Abstract. A general theory of adaptation is one that accounts for both the quantitative and functional properties of adaptive evolution. To date, the field
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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨 Registration for VEGA26 is 👏 officially open 👏 🚨 The 5th edition of our Viral EcoGenomics and Applications symposium will be held November 18-19, 2026, on the UC Berkeley campus 🧬 🦠 🔬 🧫 Event website ➡️ jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... Registration link ➡️ cvent.me/e0RnA0
This image shows the VEGA logo (an Earth-shaped capsid colored with green continents and blue oceans), and the taglines: "VEGA Viral EcoGenomics & Applications", "Symposium hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute", "Novermber 18-19, 2026"
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Federico Riva @rivaecology.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Robert Ricklefs – in memoriam
Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…
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Jenn Sunday @jennsunday.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Want to think about ecology differently this summer? Still some spots at the 2026 Unifying Ecology Across Scales GRC. www.grc.org/unifying-eco...
Unifying Ecology Across Scales Gordon Research Conference, July 12-17, 2026. Image depicting the themes and ideas at this years' conference. List of topics explored in 2026: 
Scaling temperature-performance from organisms to ecosystems, Counting humans in a unified ecology
Do microbes make or break the rules in ecology?
Applying network concepts to predict ecological change
Principles for understanding scaling of time in ecology
Observational vs. theoretical frameworks for ecological prediction
Evaluating whether species traits advance predictive ecology
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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Last day of #ASMicrobe, with a lot of exciting talks and sessions still to come ! Including one near and dear to my heart: long-term dynamics of environmental microbiomes, where we'll hear all about time-series 'omics datasets across many ecosystems, from rivers to soils to insects (and more) 🎉
Screenshot of the ASM Microbe program showing the session AEM-402 "long-term dynamics of environmental microbiomes" Sunday June 7, at 10:45 in room 147AB
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Mike Blazanin @mikeblazanin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Presenting my final poster later today at #ASMicrobe
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ASM @asm.org · 05/06/2026
Since 1899, we’ve been known as the American Society for Microbiology, or ASM. We will now be known simply as ASM. We’re introducing a new brand identity that better reflects who we are, where we are headed and what drives us. Explore now: asm.social/2XF ASM. Microbes Make Our World.
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Three amazing sets of plenaries this week @asm.org's Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) Scientific Unit in Washington, DC: @noahfierer.bsky.social, Janet Jansson, @paulturnerlab.bsky.social, @benwolfe.bsky.social, @karenlloyd.bsky.social, Dianne Newman
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ASM @asm.org · 17/05/2026
As climate risks accelerate, infectious disease threats are intensifying. A new ASM–AGU report outlines the science needed for better disease detection, attribution and preparedness.📘https://asm.social/2Wz @agu.org #ClimateScience #InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Informed by leading scientists, the report emphasizes the need for collaboration across climate science, microbiology and public health to better protect communities and strengthen health systems worldwide. asm.org/reports/role... @asm.org @agu.org @bwfund.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social
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ASM @asm.org · 12/05/2026
The next issue of Microcosm drops next week, which means our Fall 2025 issue "Animal Microbiology" is now OPEN ACCESS! Check it out & make sure your ASM membership is up to date for full access to the upcoming issue.🔗 asm.social/2Wf
A circle containing images of different animals and microbes
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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
More on the Innes lab search. USDA inspection had cleared the lab earlier this year, and the arrest of the postdoc who received undeclared shipment of plasmid-bearing bacteria was more than a year ago. Truly unprecedented in US science. www.ipm.org/news/2026-05...
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IU lab lockdown causes severe disruption for other researchers
Biology department chair Armin Moczek said experiments are being aborted every day during the shutdown, including projects months in the testing.
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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IU locks down lab of distinguished professor of biology
An email from IU Vice President for Research Russ Mumper said the lockdown is the result of a "U.S. Department of Agriculture activity."
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Some IU biology labs shut down by USDA following year of federal scrutiny
USDA activity started Friday, and the timeline is unclear.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"Stop messing with rumen microbes and focus on reducing ruminant populations for environmental and human health" There are nearly 4 billion domesticated ruminants on Earth. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Stop messing with rumen microbes and focus on reducing ruminant populations for environmental and human health - npj Sustainable Agriculture
npj Sustainable Agriculture - Stop messing with rumen microbes and focus on reducing ruminant populations for environmental and human health
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"When energy is scarce, evolution selects dormancy" Commentary by Chris Kempes in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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When energy is scarce, evolution selects dormancy | PNAS
When energy is scarce, evolution selects dormancy
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Alex Bisson @archaeon-alex.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Bisson Lab at IU (bissonlab.com) is hiring makers/builders/engineers across all career stages to join our team in one of the most exciting and crazy projects I've set to work on. Candidates can email us: saltylab@iu.edu More info in the thread [1/3]
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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
What are the foundations of #ComplexSystems & #NetSci, really? Working in this field? Contribute a small set of papers you consider foundational (DOI only): both the obvious and the overlooked matter. 🕒 <10 minutes 👉 Take the survey: manliodedomenico.com/complexity_m... 🧵 1/ more info 👇
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Check out the biennial Microbial Ecology and Evolution Hubs meeting. Submit abstract here by April 26: meehubs2026.oa-event.com
MEE HUBS 26 flyer
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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
🎉 Congratulations to ESA’s 8 new Fellows and 10 new Early Career Fellows! These honorees are advancing ecological science through research, leadership, and service. Learn more about these individuals in our full announcement: ow.ly/Ao1V50YK00I
A photo collage of ESA's 2026 class of fellows and early career fellows
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Two new papers from our group! Dutton & Subalusky labs @ufresearch.bsky.social, Frauendorf lab at @colgate.edu, @cgrupstra.bsky.social lab at #FAU, and Post lab at #Yale on how large wildlife reshape ecosystems 🦛🌊🧵
elephants crossing a river
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ASM @asm.org · 06/04/2026
Bring the worlds of science and society together through policy and advocacy with the Brad Fenwick Fellowship for the Advancement of Civic Science. Applications close May 3 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Learn more and apply now: asm.org/articles/pol...
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Brad Fenwick Fellowship for the Advancement of Civic Science | ASM.org
This fellowship was created to honor Bradley W. (Brad) Fenwick, DVM, Ph.D., a passionate advocate for science and for cultivating the public’s appreciation of its power to improve society.
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ASM @asm.org · 06/04/2026
📢 Grow your career with ASM Journals! Apply to become an editor for mBio, mSphere, mSystems or Microbiology Spectrum—now through a single application where you can select your journal of interest. 🔗Apply by April 24: asm.social/2SN
Become an ASM Journals editor! Apply to join the mBio, Spectrum, mSphere or mSystems team by April 24.
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ASM @asm.org · 03/04/2026
ASM urges Congress to reject proposed cuts to science, research and public health in the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget request and instead build on the investments made in FY2026. Read our statement: asm.org/Articles/Pol...
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Looking forward to hearing you talk about your work @ericamhartmann.bsky.social! 🙇‍♂️
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Wilhelm Lab at the University of Tennessee @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Nice press for our collaborators on the recent paper they led. (with more to come 😀). @sullivan-lab.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social news.osu.edu/getting-a-gl...
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Getting a glimpse of viral dances in the dark in the Sargasso Sea
In a new study of viral abundance over a short time frame in the Sargasso Sea, researchers found that almost all viruses with cyclical changes in abundance were most active at night – somewhat surpris...
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A 20% budget cut atop multiyear funding-induced cuts to research and direct terminations of projects underway will further degrade American leadership in science. This is early news & not even a proposal or appropriations - precisely the reason to speak out now. rollcall.com/2026/03/27/s...
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Sources: White House to propose 20 percent cut to NIH funding
The White House is expected to ask Congress to cut National Institutes of Health spending by 20 percent in the president’s fiscal 2027 budget request, according to multiple sources with knowledge of t...
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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🧬🦠🔬📣 First announcement for the 2026 edition of our Viral EcoGenomics and Applications symposium - VEGA26 will take place November 18 and 19 at UC Berkeley. We'll add more information at jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... , but save the date already for 2 exciting days of viral ecogenomics !
A poster announcing the next edition of the VEGA (Viral EcoGenomics and Applications) symposium, to be hosted on November 18-19, 2026 in the Pauley Ballroom at UC Berkeley. The text is surrounded by various drawings of phages and viruses, and an capsid-shaped Earth map.
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ASM @asm.org · 24/02/2026
Environmental microbiology connects climate change, the bioeconomy, and One Health—but not in the way most people think. Microbes control carbon, enable sustainable technologies, and shape health across ecosystems. Brian Badgley, Ph.D., explains why that matters now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fXq...
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Advancing Microbial Solutions That Enhance Sustainable Approaches to Environmental Challenges
YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology
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