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Maggie Sogin

@maggiesogin.bsky.social
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I ❤️ microbes | ocean lover | climber | Assistant Professor @ UC Merced researching symbiosis and the environment Website: www.soginlab.com

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New paper out in mSystems from my collaboration with labs of @maggiesogin.bsky.social, Jay Stachowicz, and Trent Northen. Lead author is Gina Chaput. Microbiota assembly in Zostera marina during early host development across controlled growth experiments See journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/....
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Microbiota assembly in Zostera marina during early host development across controlled growth experiments | mSystems
Using the Fabricated Ecosystem 2.0 (EcoFAB 2.0), we were able to successfully control the microbial environment of eelgrass, Zostera marina, resulting in the reduction of epiphytes and maintaining low...
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Writing proposals (for NSF) in 2025:
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Roland (Roli) Wilhelm @metarolism.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
This conference on EcoFABs looks awesome! Registration ends soon! eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-... Some awesome speakers, including: @maggiesogin.bsky.social @elizabethshank.bsky.social @jackgilbertt.bsky.social
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EcoFAB 2025 Meeting – EcoFAB
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Sarah Hird, PhD @sarahhird.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Started a starter pack for the presenters and attendees of the 2025 Animal-Microbe Symbiosis Gordon Research Conference. Let me know if I should add (or remove) you! go.bsky.app/Pnzz1R9
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Julie Huber, PhD @julesdeep.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Overheard last night at dinner: “My daughter can’t go to HS bc she isn’t vaccinated- it’s ridiculous bc everyone else is vaccinated so there is no chance of her getting sick” 🤦‍♀️
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 09/05/2025
Do not treat this as fait accompli. We are winning in courts and public opinion. Nominees are being withdrawn. Congress is shook. Musk is leaving. Organize. Call. Appeal. Sue. Keep the pressure on your bosses. Do the same for trans and immigrant rights, public health, and more. Solidarity forever.
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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
YES! These NIH cuts to training grants are especially harmful at lower research active universities. SJSU had our U-RISE program (which we've had since 1988) cut, leaving students w 4 days notice of no stipend and cutting off an important way to get the research experience needed for PhD programs.
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Two undergrads in my lab were URISE scholars. One is graduating, but the other was counting on the funds to support her tuition next year (as well as a paycheck). Accepting any recommendations for fellowships she can apply for. She is hispanic if that helps and interested in viral ecology.
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Bitter sweet emotions for the two current and one former trainees in my lab who received honorable mentions this year...
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🧪 NSF GRFP update! New graduate NSF fellowships will likely be announced this week for the GRFP (see bottom of 🧵 for why). First off, I'm *very* glad to hear of those going forward, given the otherwise bleak year so far for graduate training. Some observations... 1/12
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Glen Dsouza @nonresidentdesi.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Excited about microbiomes and want to study them at the single-cell level? Join our team to pioneer research using microfluidics paired with automated timelapse microscopy. We're hiring motivated postdocs to push the boundaries of microbial ecology! Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If you know undergrads who are still looking for a summer research opportunity (esp with the cancellation of so many REUs) - Our NSF BII INSITE is still taking applications for our summer internship program.
Flyer advertising summer INSITE program at UC Merced
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Excited to work alongside the JGI and members of the User community!
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Kaden Muffett @kadenmuffett.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Stand up for Science 🧪💪
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park. Yosemite National Park Fall 2024
Yosemite view from a top ranger rock (aka manure pile buttress)
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Dr. Nyssa Silbiger @nsilbiger.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
🤿 HIRING POSTDOC 🤿 🌊 We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The GEOMAR seagrass team is hiring. Time to make coastal restoration long-term sustainable. A fully funded 4-yr PhD position on eelgrass seascape genomics in the Baltic Sea, further details see here www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... @geomarkiel.bsky.social DM me for inquiries
Seagrass Zostera marina in Baltic Sea showing blue carbon, photo credit Pekka Tuuri
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
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Dr. Nyssa Silbiger @nsilbiger.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
📣 JOB ALERT📣 The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The team science grant I'm a CO-PI on is on this list 🤢 www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
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Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Super Bowl USAID Save Foreign Aid
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
This is how you do it. Thank you @sicbjournals.bsky.social Read their whole email to membership here mailchi.mp/sicb.org/sic...
an email from the society for integrative and comparative biology that reads "Attn SICB Members:
 

The past few weeks have been a stressful time in our scientific community, and we want to make our position clear: The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology unequivocally condemns recent attacks on scientific integrity, funding for scientific research, and the importance of broadening participation in science."
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Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The National Science foundation has just updated their FAQ to say they are complying with the court order and has restored access to funds and the ACM$ platform new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
1. When will the Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) be restored to allow disbursements on active awards?
Access to ACM$ has been restored and the system is available to accept payment requests as of 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025.

2. On Friday, January 31, 2025, a Federal Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) directing Federal grant-making agencies, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to"..not pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate... awards and obligations." What is NSF doing to comply with this TRO?
NSF has restored access to the ACM$ system as of 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025 and is in compliance with the TRO.
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
What it’s like being a PI right now…
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Joel Sachs @sachslab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Please repost! and Save the date for the 13th Annual Yosemite Symbiosis Workshop (April 18-20, 2025). More info at the registration page. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON www.sachslab.com/symbiosis-20...
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Seems a good time to reiterate that trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
In case you, like me, are in need of a doomscrolling break, my lab slack is finding out what kind of veggies we’d be: sophie006liu.github.io/vegetal/
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What Vegetable Are You?
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Brc-bio helped me get my foot in the door. It was the first grant to my lab and really helped encourage me to go for it. This is disheartening to say the least.
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Dave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Gentle reminder that if you truly value diversity in the workforce, top down executive orders may/will change implementation but it shouldn’t change your dedication to building the best possible team/group/cohort/generation of researchers
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
UC Merceds new MedEd building is going to be surrounded by a mote.
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Dr. Liza M. Roger @pandora47.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Recruiting NOW!
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I think all new assistant professors (and maybe all professors?) need a class in university and funding agency finances. I don't understand how money works at my institution! #AcademicSky
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hey #Microbiome peps - has anyone generated ONT (10.4) data for full length 16s rRNA analysis and has a data analysis/OTU clustering pipeline they are happy with and are willing to share? TIA! #nanopore #MicrobiomeSky
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J. Chris Pires @jchrispires.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Kelly Wrighton & colleagues out in Nature today "A functional #microbiome catalogue crowdsourced from North American rivers" www.nature.com/articles/s41... commentary: agsci.source.colostate.edu/researchers-... @csusoilcropsci.bsky.social on #environment #microsky 🧬 🦠🧪
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CSU researchers catalog the microbiome of U.S. rivers
CSU scientists have detailed the presence and function of microorganisms in rivers covering 90% of the watersheds in the continental U.S.
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This ❤️
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
🙋‍♀️ We have an NSF award for a new mass spec ❤️ but the funds can’t be delivered until FY25… which is contingent on congress passing a spending bill. Anyone else gone through this? Did you get help from your institution to start the project? Or did you just have to wait for the funds? #academicsky
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Quantitative & Systems Biology Graduate Group @ UC Merced @qsb-uc-merced.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The Quantitative and Systems Biology Graduate Program at UC Merced is holding an informational webinar on Monday Nov 18 at 10 AM (Pacific). Links to register and apply: qsb.ucmerced.edu. QSB is a large umbrella program in all areas of Biology. Come join us!
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Alex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Some thoughts on this call to action: I am very optimistic on future applications of industrial and environmental microbiology for environmental remediation and sustainable bioproduction - it's a big interest of mine! - but some caveats to be realistic about: 1/n academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe
The climate crisis is escalating. A multitude of microbe-based solutions have been proposed (Table 1), and these technologies hold great promise and could
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Konrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa
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NSF COA | Jordan Matelsky
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
not sure why it took so long (ie after results were in) for me (and others) to abandon twitter - but this article captures the sentiment well. Also - I think - the loss of hope for the return to before times How Elon Musk stands to benefit from Trump's 2024 election www.npr.org/2024/11/07/n...
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With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit
The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 06/11/2024
Endorse this outstanding essay by @hormiga.bsky.social written in 2016, republished here: TLDR: 1. Keep up our research. 2. Teach critical thinking. 3. Advocate publicly for evidence-based decision making. 4. Build diverse and inclusive academic communities open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
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Being a Scholar in Trumpian times
Some thoughts about doing the right thing as an academic in an autocracy
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
At least it felt good to deactivate my twitter account (finally).
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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
My incredibly brilliant and kind colleague is searching for a funded 1) master's student and 2) postdoc in microbial ecology at Cal Poly Humboldt (Northern California). Catalina is an incredible mentor and her projects are super cool:
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
POV: you run a research lab, currently breastfeeding, and forgot the milkbags 😳
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Anyone going to #LAMG2024 next week and want to find some rock climbs during the afternoon break? Send me a DM!
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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Just under 2 weeks left to submit an abstract for an oral presentation at the always amazing Lake Arrowhead Microbial Genomics meeting #LAMG2024. Registration will open soon as well. Thanks for your patience as we navigate a new registration portal. See www.lamg.info/abstracts
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
We have an open position in studying the metabolomics of the marine rhizosphere @ucmerced.bsky.social Come work with me, @phylogenomics.bsky.social Jay Stachowicz, and Gina Chaput on a #NSF funded project: chemical ecology of seagrass-microbe interactions! Apply @ aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01758
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Maggie Sogin @maggiesogin.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
I think this seedling is a little confused…
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