Reposted by Morgan CarterMichelle Momany @mcmomany.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Join us in UGA Fungal Group! Dept of Microbiology is hiring tenure track Associate or Full prof in Medical Mycology pursuing translational and/or fundamental understanding of human fungal pathogens using any experimental or computational system. www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/508... 03024
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I recently moved offices and just got my student notes put up. Intentionally put them just above my computer so I can look up for a reminder that this job is not just emails. #NewPI 0100
Reposted by Morgan CarterJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There is no NSF leadership. They were removed and never replaced. 322772
Reposted by Morgan CarterDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Oh look, US National Science Foundation-supported science won the Nobel Prize in physics. 101107201
Reposted by Morgan CarterPhil Knutson, PhD @philknutson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lignin chemistry!! I’ve drawn a line tree with the lignin polymer behind it. I’ve drawn it as one single polymer throughout! This messy, highly irregular biopolymer gives plants structural strength and helps protect their cell walls. #sciart #chemsky 313534
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🎼☁️ Pink cLOUD pINk CloUD 💘 My brain on repeat for the past week 020
Reposted by Morgan CarterDave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do I use Claude to create pipelines for bioinformatics analyses, yes, yes I do…and it works pretty well so long as you keep vetting inputs and outputs manually But Claude is very very stupid when it comes to interpreting biological signals 1181
Reposted by Morgan CarterWill Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New paper out with @kaylastoy.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/evlett/advan... 812558
Reposted by Morgan CarterKacy Gordon @kacylynn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026JOB ALERT: UNC Bio is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs doing molecular, cell, and dev bio. The search is intentionally broad, so please share widely and spread the word! Find more information and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... Application review begins Nov 1. 04791
Reposted by Morgan CarterInternational Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions @ismpmi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nominations are open for IS-MPMI’s 2027 Early Career Achievement Award and the Outstanding Achievement Award. These awards recognize the outstanding science, teaching, mentoring, outreach, and service to the community of our members. Nominate by 1 Dec, 2026. ismpmi.org/events/congr....ismpmi.orgAwards - IS-MPMINominations for the 2027 Awards are Open! IS-MPMI’s 2027 awards recognized the outstanding service, scientific innovations, and significant accomplishments of our members with the Early Career Achiev... 077
Reposted by Morgan CarterMorgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026As a romance reader and a professor, I expect to have Feelings about The Love Hypothesis movie (yes I've read it). Yes, the professor-student relationship is one issue. But also, why does she appear to be in a lab coat and safety glasses on an outdoor bench? Bad PPE. 🥼 171
Reposted by Morgan CarterMorgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026How many weeks in a row have to go "off the rails" before I realize that maybe the rails were never there to begin with? #NewPI 071
Reposted by Morgan CarterTiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!recruit.ucdavis.eduAssistant Professor of Plant PathologyUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 03377
Reposted by Morgan CarterEric Stabb @evstabb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I learned from Ann Stevens that Virginia Tech is searching for two TT positions in Molecular Microbiology. Please join me in encouraging Ann to join Bluesky:) Meanwhile, here's the ad... jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...jobs.apply.vt.eduAssistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United StatesJob Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ... 003
Reposted by Morgan CarterGenetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A comparative genomic analysis in #G3journal identifies the relationships between species traits, such as dominant reproductive mode, distribution size, and generation length, and the abundance and spatial distribution of transposable elements in lichenized fungi. 🍄 🔗 buff.ly/jL3wCt0 022
Reposted by Morgan CarterInternational Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions @ismpmi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Plant Microbe enthusiasts! Members of IS-MPMI- Only 2 more days to submit your ideas for concurrent sessions for the ISMPMI Congress in Jeju July 18-22, 2027! Visit IS-MPMI's website for details. ismpmi.org/announcement...ismpmi.orgConcurrent Session Proposals for 2027 IS-MPMI Congress in Jeju Are Now Open! Apply by 25 September 2026. - IS-MPMI2027 IS-MPMI Congress · 18–22 July 2027 · Jeju, South Korea Submission deadline: 25 September 2026 Call for concurrent session proposals We are thrilled to announce that concurrent session submissions... 001
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Proud and honored to receive an Outstanding Young Alumnus award from NC State! My career path is so deeply influenced by the professors I had there and my first exposure to plant-microbe research. ❤️🐺 Grateful I get to pay it forward as a UNC system professor! cals.ncsu.edu/news/2026-ca...cals.ncsu.edu2026 CALS Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni HonoredThe College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated its alumni award winners on Sept. 18. From the field to the lab, find out how they're making an impact. 080
Reposted by Morgan CarterLambros Frantzeskakis @lambrosf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you’re a graduate student and interested in fungi please apply, this a great opportunity to experience research in an industry setting jobs.bayer.com/job/Chesterf...jobs.bayer.comFungal Discovery & Genomics Co-OpFungal Discovery & Genomics Co-Op 01422
Reposted by Morgan CarterAllison Lopatkin, PhD @ajlopatkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Had the best time doing 1 minute project swaps in lab meeting today, where everyone made one slide and was randomly assigned someone else’s to present the morning of. Excellent exercise in scicom public speaking and sharing science!! Highly recommend 282
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yes and gone super quickly - very ephemeral mushroom. I saw a related stinkhorn yesterday morning that was not there the day before and uhh well let’s say deflated by the afternoon. 010
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Phallus is definitely one of the most aptly named genera of fungi 😅 110
Reposted by Morgan CarterJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Dennis Saylor (GWBush/MA) temporarily blocks Trump admin drive to impose a 4-year limit on student visas now issued for length of study. Calls the rationale for the new rule "exceptionally weak." Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.orgPAHEIvDHSOrd091426 101236348
Reposted by Morgan CarterKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Fallacies: 1. Anytime you’re writing about this big complex varied industry from one vantage (Ivy+, small liberal arts, public flagships, regionals, etc etc etc) and claim to be speaking about “higher ed,” you’re not. 2/ 535728
Reposted by Morgan CarterJoseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Can we make “development for the adult force” a slogan? 514823
Reposted by Morgan CarterMichael Baym @baym.lol · 13/09/2026Ten years ago Tami, Roy, and I released a movie we made of antibiotic resistance evolving in real time. I thought maybe a couple thousand people tops would see it. I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide 23437127
Reposted by Morgan CarterDave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I know I know, gotta keep submitting… But after another rejection this year on a highly ranked proposal and with word that a different proposal is at the 6+ month in NSF limbo without even making it to panel yet…I’m going to admit to being slightly discouraged about science in the US 2567
Reposted by Morgan CarterDiversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918spartantalent.uncg.eduAssistant Professor MicrobiologyThe 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... 05585
Reposted by Morgan CarterMatt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We're looking for a plant pathologist 🌱 🍄 to join our department (cals.ncsu.edu/entomology-a...)! The position is fairly broad/open to different disciplines in plant pathology, but heavy in teaching. Please go to the following link for more info & to apply. jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/233... 33525
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Preview for a @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social paper - reflecting on Fusarium-bacterial interactions and their impacts on plant health. #PlantSci #MicroSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...doi.orgRedirecting 051
Reposted by Morgan CarterDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Men are more likely to accept invitations to review a paper in Ecology and Evolution when the *editor* inviting them is male. Women’s response rate is unaffected onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.com 23024
Reposted by Morgan CarterPaul Rainey @paulbrainey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A beautiful piece of detective work by @honour.bsky.social + colleagues revealing the origins of Ralstonia disease of bananas on Martinique. As so often, ICEs (ICERs!) prove to be extraordinary capacitors for evolutionary change. Evolution for evolution's sake 🤔 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...doi.orgInterspecies Exchange of Mobile Genetic Elements During a Plant Disease OutbreakAbstract. Outbreak sequencing provides insight into the origin and evolutionary processes acting on emerging pathogens. Sequencing a historic multihost out 16727
Reposted by Morgan CarterCNY ASM @cnyasm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy Labor Day to all the microbiologists doing the work that keeps our labs, hospitals, classrooms, field sites, and research programs moving! If you’re in CNY, come celebrate the microbiology community with us at the CNY ASM Fall Meeting! 📅 Oct 16 📍 SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY 📝 tinyurl.com/CNYASMtinyurl.comCNY ASM Inaugural Meeting - Culturing ConnectionsKick off new connections and good vibes at the CNY ASM inaugural fall meeting—let’s cultivate something awesome together! 043
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Two weeks later and it is again this hot 😭 010
Reposted by Morgan CarterBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thrilled to announce that my department - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - at the U of Arizona will likely be hiring for a tenure-track position in "Population and Community Ecology" this fall. Watch this space for more details and official announcements coming soon ... #Ecology #EcologyJobs 🌐🌾🧪 011999
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026As a romance reader and a professor, I expect to have Feelings about The Love Hypothesis movie (yes I've read it). Yes, the professor-student relationship is one issue. But also, why does she appear to be in a lab coat and safety glasses on an outdoor bench? Bad PPE. 🥼 171
Reposted by Morgan CarterDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Notice: grad students holding up “first day of school” signs that say they’re in 20th grade or whatever are funny. I will tolerate no dissenting opinions on this matter. 41014
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026How many weeks in a row have to go "off the rails" before I realize that maybe the rails were never there to begin with? #NewPI 071
Reposted by Morgan CarterJulian Liber @liberjulian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026For all the fungi hunters out there, the Heitman Lab at Duke University is looking for Cryptococcus luteus found associated with crust fungi on fallen logs. Every sample helps! #mycology 12311
Reposted by Morgan CarterAmerican Phytopathological Society (APS) @plantdisease.bsky.social · 24/08/2026⏳ 1 week left! Got research with real-world impact? The APS Outreach Project puts your work in front of growers, regulators & policymakers. Submit by August 31 for a shot at FREE Plant Health 2027 registration: bit.ly/45H1xCh #APSOutreach 001
Reposted by Morgan CarterDave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Well folks, finally got a grant rated “Outstanding” at USDA NIFA. Top 8% according to their numbers. Rejected for funding 21785
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026We are calling 80s false fall now? 🥵 yikes. (But also so glad it is finally not 95) 110
Reposted by Morgan CarterDr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Happy to share the news that I have received the University of Arizona 2026 Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award universityevents.arizona.edu/person/micha...universityevents.arizona.eduMichael D. L. Johnson 151248
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026If this is a requirement for authors to provide, there should be guidance and editing/reviewing. All for accessibility but it is too easy to do 1) a bad/overly simple job or 2) a biased job, since figures in manuscripts are often relaying large data that is not easily described accurately. 2100
Reposted by Morgan CarterDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.nature.comExclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decadesThe US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project. 14760478
Reposted by Morgan CarterGerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026u.s. public universities are great and it's kind of a shame so many legislators have decided they hate them 516828
Reposted by Morgan CarterTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Almost every single student who has found me this week wants to talk about AI. A couple reflections. One student has taken three AI courses in philosophy, health sciences and comm. They’re basically the same class. As it turns out, it doesn’t take a lot of classes to “learn” ai. 91790312
Reposted by Morgan CarterTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I once worked at a university that gutted an entire (very popular and useful) learning center and replaced it with two guys who would teach you how to host blogs. every student had to have a blog. Every single one. Our syllabus had to mention blogs. We had to teach WITH blogs. 333157669
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026If you told me at literally any point in my life that I was going to start collaborating on ticks, I would not have believed you. But my neighbor Rafael Vieira is doing some awesome work! Part of the fun of an interdisciplinary center. #UNCCharlotte #CIPHER inside.charlotte.edu/featured-sto...inside.charlotte.eduThe Tick Hunters - Inside UNC CharlotteThe Tick HuntersUNC Charlotte research team expands tick surveillance through field work and lab expertise to improve public health in Mecklenburg County KEY TAKEAWAYS:UNC Charlotte researchers captur... 010
Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026My husband and I graduated at the same time with STEM PhDs and he is on track to soon make twice what I make. And I am paid pretty well, given I am tenure-track at an R1. 070