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Paola Batta-Lona

@zooplanktomics.bsky.social
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Eukaryotic Plankton Ecology and Evolution | Assistant Professor @uconn.bsky.social |Hablo Español

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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A week of firsts at #ICESASC26. First time: mentoring, as a panelist for an ECS session; and chairing a multidisciplinary session on complementary approaches to monitor biodiversity and ways to transfer knowledge to management. Thankful for all the opportunities @icesmarine.bsky.social
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🌊 Happy 10th Anniversary to the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts! Dive deep with scientists & storytellers on Sept 15 (12pm ET) to explore deep-sea ecosystems, whales, and underwater wilderness. Live Q&A included! 🐋 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/bdeh2w9
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A Live Journey into an Ocean Wilderness
Join an interdisciplinary team of scientists and storytellers for an immersive, live-produced journey into the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument as we celebrate the 10th anniver...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We welcome studies on cumulative impacts, ecosystem responses, monitoring, AI/modeling, offshore development, climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystem-based management.
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📣 Submit your abstract to ASLO 2027 Session SS05: Ecosystems Under Pressure — exploring cumulative and emerging human activities from coastal seas to the deep ocean. ⏰ Deadline: 23:59 EDT, 15 September 2026. #ASLO2027 #MarineEcology #AquaticScience #OceanObserving
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Northeast US Shelf LTER @nes-lter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The OOI network (and Pioneer/MAB site in particular) is a critical part of our work and it's broadscale data collection is such a necessary part of our global systems understanding. Please weigh in! @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social
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Johana Rotterova @micrott.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Working with anaerobes, ocean deoxygenatation and going to #ASLO2027? Join our session SS42! #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky #SymbiosisSky
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Almost done processing samples, ready to analyze data and answer questions about plankton communities during and after construction of an offshore wind development from 2024-2026.
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📣 Submit your abstract to #ASLO2027 Session SS05! Ecosystems Under Pressure: cumulative impacts from coastal seas to the deep ocean. Topics include cumulative impacts, biodiversity, offshore development, AI, monitoring, & ecosystem-based management. ⏰ Deadline: 15 Sept 2026 🌊
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
NorthEast Canyon and Seamounts expedition, Livestream Event #2: Thursday, August 6 • 7:00 PM ET Meet the scientists, learn about life at sea, and discover how research in this protected ocean wilderness helps us better understand our changing ocean. www.youtube.com/live/Z4H4F9J...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Join us for a live stream from our expedition to the northeast canyons and seamounts at 1pm ET www.youtube.com/live/a3HRVEy...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Batta-Lona lab at the state of the science workshop. Sharing updates on sandlance distribution and seasonal patterns of plankton diversity in offshore development leased areas. @nyserda.bsky.social, #RWSC #ROSA
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Dr. Elizabeth Santos @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I am recruiting Ph.D. students this cycle. Students interested in deep-sea fishes and phylogenetic comparative methods are an especially good fit.
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Kendra, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Queer Science! 1 day *free* conference for high school students. Participate in science and engineering activities, see UConn labs, hang out with queer scientists. June 6 at Storrs. Registration tinyurl.com/QueerScience...
Poster with 3 people in lab coats holding petri dishes, a beaker over a bunson burner, and a crystal. There are pride flag colors in many elements. 
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Queer Science
Calling _all queer & trans teens in CT!
On Saturday, June 6,2026 UConn is hosting a free in- person summer program where you can meet LGBTQIA+ scientists & engineers:
Free breakfast and lunch will be provided
More information about the Queer Science conference can be found on our website at: https://vergnano.institute.uconn.edu/programs- opportunities/queer-science/
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Allen Collins @agcollins.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Curator of Fishes position available at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Note the opening and closing dates. trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/... Please share.
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Research Zoologist (Curator of Fishes), IS-0410-12
Job Opening: Research Zoologist (Curator of Fishes), IS-0410-12 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
ON MONDAY NSF will be recruiting staff to work with PDs to plan and analyze program portfolios, identify emerging research areas, and support/manage the merit review of proposals and use data analysis to understand the landscape of the PIs community and the impact of NSF. www.nsf.gov/careers/open...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Vas a aplicar?
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Looking fwd to watch the webinar.
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Recharged
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
🌊 #ICESASC26 Theme Session K: advancing integrative approaches for marine biodiversity—from morphology & molecular tools to acoustics, optics, AI, and long‑term monitoring. 📢 Call for Abstracts is open, 11 days to go! 🗓️ Deadline: 25 February 2026 whova.com/call_for_spe... 🌍🔬 🧬
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ICES ASC 2026 - Call for Abstracts — ICES Annual Science Conference 2026
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🌊 Job Opportunity: Zooplankton Specialist University of Alaska Fairbanks The Hopcroft Lab @ College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) is seeking a motivated individual interested in studying zooplankton in high‑latitude ecosystems. careers.alaska.edu/jobs/zooplan...
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Zooplankton Specialist - College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
The Hopcroft lab within the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) is looking for a motivated individual with interests in the study of zooplankton within high latitude ecosystems. The lab spa...
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
BIOS SUMMER COURSES ARE HERE! CORAL REEF ECOLOGY: Functional Ecology of Coral Reefs June 22 - July 10, 2026 Instructor: Dr. Eric Hochberg MARINE MOLECULAR ECOLOGY July 13 - 31, 2026 Instructors: Dr. Brett Jameson, Dr. Sheryl Murdock, Dr. Nicholas Baetge Check below!! bios.asu.edu/education/su...
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Summer Courses
Each summer BIOS offers a suite of courses for both undergraduate and graduate students that capitalize upon the expertise of our faculty.
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
No!! En serio? Cómo los detectas?
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Casey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Our eLetter github.com/caseywdunn/s... responding to a recent Science paper was just posted. The paper found more genes with consistent support for sponge-sister than ctenophore-sister. We found several technical issues that, when corrected, reverse the conclusions and recover ctenophore-sister.
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🌊 Exciting Update from CIEROW! 🌊 marinesciences.uconn.edu/cierow/ Mystic Aquarium has put together an incredible video showcasing how our project contributes to advancing science-based solutions for sustainable energy while protecting marine ecosystems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWk...
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UConn/Mystic Aquarium Research cruise on environmental DNA and offshore wind
YouTube video by Mystic Aquarium Research and Conservation
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Please spread the word among undergraduate students: Our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) offers a unique collaboration between the renowned Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, CT and the University of Connecticut, Avery Point on Long Island Sound. @uconn.bsky.social @mysticaquarium.bsky.social
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
#ICESASC26
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Conveners: Paola Batta-Lona​​ (USA), Silke Laakmann (Germany), Astrid Cornils (Germany), Henning Reiss (Norway)​ ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Are you going to ICES/ASC 2026 in Brest, France? Please consider submitting your abstract to Theme Session K: Integrative approaches for marine biodiversity assessment – From complementary methods to monitoring applications Abstracts are due February 28th, 2026 @icesmarine.bsky.social
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
🙌🏼💪
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Our last product of the SCOR WG157 MetaZooGene if out! We run a 10-laboratory intercomparison experiment on for zooplankton metabarcoding. Take home: major patterns hold, but sequencing platform matters, taq matters (a lot), add positive/negative controls... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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MetaZooGene Intercalibration Experiment (MZG‐ICE): Metabarcoding Marine Zooplankton Diversity of the Global Ocean
DNA metabarcoding of zooplankton biodiversity is used increasingly for monitoring global ocean ecosystems, requiring comparable data from different research laboratories and ocean regions. The MetaZo...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Closing 2025 with a bang! Great experience working on this collaborative project. MetaZooGene Intercalibration Experiment (MZG‐ICE): Metabarcoding Marine Zooplankton Diversity of the Global Ocean - Blanco‐Bercial - 2026 - @blancobercial.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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MetaZooGene Intercalibration Experiment (MZG‐ICE): Metabarcoding Marine Zooplankton Diversity of the Global Ocean
DNA metabarcoding of zooplankton biodiversity is used increasingly for monitoring global ocean ecosystems, requiring comparable data from different research laboratories and ocean regions. The MetaZo...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Here we go again.
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The recent elimination of the Diving Safety Officer (DSO) position at UConn's Marine Sciences will halt critical research operations, jeopardizing active grants, and undermining future funding opportunities. Please sign this petition!!! www.gopetition.com/petitions/pr...
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Protect Scientific Diving, Research, and Teaching at UConn: Reinstate the DSO and Restore TA Funding
To: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Leadership and the Board of Directors We,…
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World Association of Copepodologists @copepodology.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Digital copies for sale plus a few limited hard copies at: www.copepodcabinet.com If interested in a hard copy, use the “Ask a Question” button on the bottom of the website
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Luciana Santoferrara @lusantof.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Microbiology Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word! hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Publication accepted!! so releasing the scripts deposited on @github.com, the raw data from #NCBI... Happy day, @zooplanktomics.bsky.social!!
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
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Daniel Kim, MD, DrPH @socialepi.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years. #AcademicSky
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Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty - Nature Human Behaviour
Studying socioeconomic backgrounds and intergenerational transmission in the US academia, Morgan et al. find that faculty have a parent with a Ph.D. degree a striking 25 times more often than the gene...
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
New London #nokings @indivisible.org
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2025
Just in from @bobbyallyn.bsky.social YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
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YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension
YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
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Long Term Ecological Research Network (United States) @uslter.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Next step in a really nice bit of translational ecology, kick-started by a (very modest) bit of seed funding through the APEAL project (lternet.edu/engaging-com...) @johnbesley.bsky.social
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Successful 2 oral presentations and 3 posters of on going research at the #BattaLonaLab #icesasc2025 this wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of my coauthors and students. Was able to do some networking and learned a lot about topics outside my expertise even if I was sick for the entirety
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
If you are interested in learning about : A) monitoring time series of zooplankton and detection of climate migrants, B) impacts of offshore wind structures in plankton and C) prey composition of juvenile Black Sea bass stomachs. Stop by the the poster session today @17:30 #icesasc25
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Last minute change, I was asked to give a presentation at the #ICESASC2025. Theme Session A - Global evidence on effects of offshore marine art​ifici​​al structures to inform resource management decisions. Hope to see you tomorow (Tuesday 16th) @ 10:38am
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Three days left to register for #OSM2026 in Glasgow!! If you are working on deep-sea communities, consider submitting your abstract to our session - we would love to see you there!!
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Super proud of the undergraduate and graduate student outreach activities @mysticaquarium. Sharing their findings and experiences during this summer @uconnmarinesciences on topics such as DNA metabarcoding, fish ecology, changes in hormones in belugas. #nsfREU #Batta-LonaLAB
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Are you going to OSM 2026 in Glasgow?? Are you working on the communities and processes of the deep layers of the ocean, from viruses to the charismatic megafauna?? The please consider submitting your abstract to our session at #osm2026 “Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”, Due August 20th,2025!
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Paola Batta-Lona @zooplanktomics.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Join our session at #osm2026 #DS005 “Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”. Abstracts due August 20th,2025 Our team includes @blancobercial.bsky.social (BIOS) and Jenn Questel (UAF). #1stTimeChairing
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
For proper monitoring of the oceans, we need to know what we have, and what we do not have. But, sometimes, it is very difficult due to taxonomic challenges. Here we review some of the major issues in the ICES and Mediterranean waters for zooplankton uncertainties academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
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Taxonomic uncertainty in North Atlantic and Mediterranean zooplankton limits species-level monitoring accuracy
Abstract. Taxonomic discussions often permeate the broader scientific community slowly, yet they may hold more relevance than typically assumed. In many zo
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