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Nicole Poulton

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Sr Research Scientist, Director - Center for Aquatic Cytometry & co-Director of the Single Cell Genomics Center @ Bigelow Laboratory, plankton ecologist & educator. Msgs are my own.

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Jannes Koelling @koelling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reminder for those of us who leave things to the last minute - last day to respond to the NSF request for input on ocean observing 🌊 GO-BGC funding is crucial for us to keep putting floats in the water, and for me to keep putting Lego floats in my office!
Picture of Lego models of Argo floats
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pls share: Two tenure-track positions in Molecular Microbiology at Virginia Tech. I had a great visit there a couple of years ago! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job 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 ...
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Nicole Poulton @npoulton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New single cell genome atlas of prokaryotes inhabiting the ocean’s interior “GORG Dark”, great work by Chang and colleagues.
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Last day to submit your #ASLO2027 abstracts!!
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026
📣 Postdoc opportunity alert! Join our dynamic community of Earth, environmental, and climate scientists as LDEO postdoctoral fellow. Principal criteria: scientific excellence + clear plan to investigate problems at forefront of Earth science. ➡️ Apply by Nov 6: bit.ly/3WRD6xT
LDEO postdocs traversing a volcanic dike on the Olomana Trail in Oahu. Credit: Brandon Shuck
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences @bigelowlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#BigelowLab is hiring three new Senior Research Scientists in natural products chemistry, deep-sea ecosystem exploration and research, or another area aligned with our strategic plan (linked from the listing). Applications due Nov. 1. FMI: www.bigelow.org/about/careers.html #sciencejobs
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Nicole Poulton @npoulton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Looking forward to this next adventure in unlocking the single cell.
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International Society for Advancement of Cytometry @isacytometry.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Applications are open for the 2027–2030 ISAC Leadership Development Program (LDP) cohort: isac-net.org/leadershipde... LDP is designed to develop the next generation of leaders by providing opportunities to contribute to the Society, build leadership skills, & connect with a global network.
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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 18/08/2026
Join Eco-DAS XVII in Honolulu, Hawai`i from 21-25 September 2026. The Eco-DAS Symposium is designed for early career researchers to help them build valuable connections and boost their professional journey! Applications are due August 21, 2026. www.aslo.org/call-for-app... #EcoDAS #ECR
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Shape the science programme at ICES Annual Science Conference 2027! 🔊We have an open call for theme session & network session proposals. ⏰Deadline is 27 August 2026! ℹ️Find all the information you need here 👉 www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-ar…
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Corey Garza @profcgarza.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We are now accepting applications for GeoFutures, a conference based mentoring program that provides full travel support for geoscience undergrads attending the 2026 @agu.org meeting. Application link below. Apps due Aug 21. @uwenvironment.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...
Flyer for the AGU GeoFutures program, a conference based mentoring program for geoscience undergraduates. Students receive full mentoring and travel support for the 2026 AGU conference. Students must be currently enrolled in a geoscience related degree program. Applications due August 21.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 19/07/2026
The Tara Polar Station left the port of Lorient on Sunday. For over a year, this floating laboratory will drift with the pack ice to study Arctic Ocean biodiversity and the impacts of climate change in the region.
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Heading for the North Pole on Tara Polar Station's first expedition
The Tara Polar Station left the port of Lorient on Sunday. For over a year, this floating laboratory will drift with the pack ice to study Arctic Ocean biodiversity and the impacts of climate change in the region.
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Aaron Putnam @aaronputnam.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c... 🌊
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Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring
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Ben J Woodcroft @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Sandpiper 2 is up. 913,000 metagenomic community profiles w @ace-gtdb.bsky.social R232, 200k more than 1.0. sandpiper.qut.edu.au GlobDB coming. Thanks to @aroneys.bsky.social @thepatientwait.bsky.social @iambrettb.bsky.social and especially the new kid @nhstefan.bsky.social
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Nicole Poulton @npoulton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It was a great week with these 16 HS students. Looking forward to seeing where their next adventure takes them. #KBLOOM26
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Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) @microbialplanet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📣 We are accepting applications for our 2026-2028 Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships! If you are a recent or soon-to-be graduate of a 4 year, accredited university/college and interested in ocean science 🌊, learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/! Apply by 6/26/2026 and spread the word 🧪
The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI. Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences @bigelowlab.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“Bigelow Laboratory's Center for Aquatic Cytometry is the best place to learn about flow cytometry, and the knowledge and equipment there cannot be matched," wrote one Introduction to Flow Cytometry participant from 2024. "If you use flow cytometry, this is the best way to learn from the experts!"
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Kenneth Dumack @dumack.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We all know #fungi are the dominant microbial #eukaryotes in #forest #soils… or are they really? In our new paper, we revisited 51 forest metatranscriptomes from 4 European and North American forest regions - and found that protistan predators outshine fungi in activity!
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#JobPost: Scripps Oceanography is hiring a tenure-track faculty position! Are you an expert in the fields of natural products chemistry, chemical ecology, pharmacology, biotechnology, and chemical and synthetic biology? Apply here: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04460
"Join Our Team" text overlayed on a photo of the sun setting at Scripps Pier
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Nicole Poulton @npoulton.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join us this spring for our Introduction to Aquatic Flow Cytometry course, May 4-8th, 2026. Lots of new instrumentation will be on site. Including spectral & imaging flow cytometers. Please spread the word! More info at bigelow.org/flow
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Nicole Poulton @npoulton.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Great group effort from our OCB working group! Thanks to all that contributed.
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International Society for Advancement of Cytometry @isacytometry.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Today we celebrate the brilliance, resilience, and impact of women in science — and we take action to support what comes next. Through our #GivetoGain International Women’s Day Campaign, CYTO Women is raising funds to support travel for underrepresented scientists presenting at CYTO 2026.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends. 🧪🦑🌍🐟 go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo
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Graeme MacGilchrist @gmacgilchrist.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Myself and @davidho.bsky.social are convening a panel discussion at #OSM26 on "Ocean science in a time of political uncertainty". Please join us there!
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Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thank you @mollyherring.bsky.social for the stunning showcase 😍 Like what you see? Come ExM with us! Let’s flood the internet with microbial marvels 🦠 #ProtistsOnSky #MicroEvoSky 🧪🔬🌍 @dudinlab.bsky.social @centriolelab.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @embl.org @erc.europa.eu @embo.org
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Fabien Burki @fburki.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #protistsonsky
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A Practical Approach to Study Uncultivated Protists Using Single‐Cell Techniques for Electron Microscopy
Protists represent a significant portion of eukaryotic diversity with a wide range of ecological roles, lifestyles, and diverse morphological traits. Despite their widespread importance in ecological....
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences @bigelowlab.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
From February 22-27, more than 5,000 scientists from around the world will gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the Ocean Sciences Meeting, an action-packed week of scientific talks, poster sessions, networking opportunities, and more. FMI: www.bigelow.org/news/articles/2026-… #OSM26
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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Want to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪
A view of Friday Harbor Labs dock in the early morning with blowing sea fog in the background.
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OBIS @obis.org · 12/01/2026
🎯 Marine sites wanted! Join eDNA Expeditions, an OBIS-led project mobilizing environmental DNA to support local marine biodiversity monitoring and increase global ocean knowledge. ☑️ Kits, training & support provided ✅ Don't miss the opportunity! ➡️ ednaexpeditions.org
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Laura Eme @lauraeme.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Microbial eukaryotes keep challenging assumptions about eukaryotic cell and genome biology. Our upcoming workshop explores the frontier of protist genomics and how it shapes cell biology, ecology and evolution. Please save the date! Talks, posters and ECR events Websites and details coming soon
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Bob Hall @biogeobob.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Love aquatic research, teaching, and outreach? Want to join us at our terrific field station and live on Yellow Bay, Montana? University of Montana seeks a new Director for Flathead Lake Biological Station. Position details here: apply.interfolio.com/178916
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International Society for Advancement of Cytometry @isacytometry.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
If you’ve been meaning to submit, consider this your mid-week motivation! Your research has the power to spark ideas, inspire collaboration, and drive the field forward, but only if you share it! You still have time to submit before the deadline on December 15th: cytoconference.org/abstracts.html
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Ramunas Stepanauskas @rstepanauskas.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I am excited to announce two significant improvements to SCGC services: 1. A two-fold reduction of service fees for FACS-based SAG generation. 2. Massively parallel sequencing of single cells and extracellular genetic elements using semipermeable microcapsules (SPCs). scgc.bigelow.org
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Single Cell Genomics Center
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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Freaking wild videos - go watch all of them! I cannot decide which one I love more! Radler et al. "Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)" Very creative live-microscopy work #testthymetagenomichypotheses www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our lab from @HHMINEWS & @UCBerkeley is looking for undergrads to come for an internship! www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
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Texas Science @texasscience.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Join us for “How Deep is Your Love” on Nov. 20—with a special live stream from UT marine scientist Brett Baker & team on the R/V Falkor (too) as they search the deep seas for #AsgardArchaea! @archaeal.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/events/publi...
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Reel Science: How Deep is Your Love & Special Live Stream From Research Vessel Falkor
Hear from leading researchers and experts in this series that is a partnership with the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
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Dr. Nyssa Silbiger @nsilbiger.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 13/11/2025
No crew, no problem! 🤖 Our #AutoNaut has completed a successful mission in #Plymouth Sound with @noc.ac.uk as part of the @marco-bolo.bsky.social project - collecting #plankton images & #eDNA samples autonomously using cutting-edge #AutonomousTech. Find out more🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/no-crew...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 13/11/2025
Are you an oceanographer or marine biologist with an interest in marine biodiversity and climate change? Our upcoming scientific meeting will look at #ClimateChange and #BiodiversityLoss linkages in ocean ecosystems: royalsociety.org/science-even...
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Jon Puritz @jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com · 10/11/2025
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.

The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) at the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for an academic year (9 month), tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Marine Ecology. URI, the top public university in New England, is a land and sea grant research university located in Kingston, Rhode Island, a beautiful seaside community that is well connected by car, bus, and rail about 40 min from Providence, an hour from Boston and 3 hours from New York City.
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Anya Brown @dranyabrown.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/
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Join Us!
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Nicole Poulton @npoulton.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Happy to have been a part of this collaboration on a exciting novel approach to analyze the genomes of individual extracellular genetic elements including non-canonical marine viruses. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Single-particle genomics uncovers abundant non-canonical marine viruses from nanolitre volumes - Nature Microbiology
Environmental micro-compartment genomics provides efficient and high-throughput single-particle DNA sequencing that captures overlooked members of microbial communities.
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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
An important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
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Workers fear NASA is quietly gutting the iconic home of Hubble and Webb. The agency says it’s strategically closing buildings | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥 There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️ They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬 Thread:🧵Plz RT
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
There are more than 100 marine research institutions in the United States and they’re under threat from Trump’s attack on science funding. 🌊
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Saving science by the sea
As funding for science tightens across the United States, attention has turned to pressures faced by universities and biomedical research institutions. An often overlooked part of the nation’s science...
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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Postdoc vacancy: Microbial dormancy in the cryosphere @erc.europa.eu #ERC_SIESTA 📢 PLEASE RT 🧬 Single cell microbial activity measurements, flow cytometry, cell sorting, omics, ecological interpretation ☀️ Marseille, France ‼️ Apply ASAP & before 7 Nov Link: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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A. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20... This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
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Sarah J Tucker @sjtucker.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I'm delighted our paper is out: doi.org/10.1093/isme... With new SAR11 isolate genomes and time-series metagenomes, we reveal coastal and offshore SAR11 ecotypes, identify associated metabolic traits, and pinpoint selective gene sweeps as a likely evolutionary driver to niche partitioning. 🌊🦠
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Habitat-specificity in SAR11 is associated with a few genes under high selection
Abstract. The order Pelagibacterales (SAR11) is the most abundant group of heterotrophic bacteria in the global surface ocean, where individual sublineages
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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
📢Putting the spotlight on early-career scientists! Do you know an ECS whose work should take centre stage? Nominate them to be our early-career scientist keynote speaker at ICES ASC 2026. ℹ️https://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/news/Pages/ECSasc26Keynote.aspx
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