Marcela Hernández

Applications are now open to recruit our next cohort of Junior Editors and Junior Reviewers.

Apply by Thursday 18th September!
@amiposts.bsky.social

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Congratulations 🎉 now on line at @isme-microbes.bsky.social : Comparative genome analysis reveals broad phylogenetic and functional diversity within the order #Nitrospirales
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#microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social (RIBES) icw
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Marcela Hernández, Will Tallon & James Bradley on Vestre Brøgerbreen glacier, Svalbard. Credit: James Bradley

Emanuele Pallozzi & Marcela Hernández at the REMUS soil warming chamber site, Svalbard. Credit: James Bradley

Fieldwork at the REMUS soil warming chamber site. Credit: Emanuele Pallozzi

WARMIC - our #SIOS Svalbard project w. @matehg.bsky.social
& Marc Dumont - at the forefront of Arctic climate & soil carbon. Huge thanks to SIOS funding, Will Tallon, Emanuele Pallozzi, Olga Gavrichkova @carlottavolts.bsky.social Federica D'Alò, CNR, Dirigibile Italia & NPI Sverdrup

What an amazing two weeks of fieldtrip we had with @drbradbrad.bsky.social, our @biouea.bsky.social PhD student Will Tallon and our amazing CNR colleagues from Italy. Huge thanks to #SIOS Svalbard and Norwegian Polar Institute for supporting this campaign!

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@matehg.bsky.social

Molecular Microbial Ecology Group Meeting 2025

MMEG registration is now live!

Resister now to Join us on the 15-16th December 2025 at the University of Birmingham.

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Classification of MAGs associated with trace gas metabolism in volcanic soils named following SeqCode rules Trace gas metabolism is important for nutrient flow in all ecosystems, particularly volcanic ecosystems. Microbes in volcanic ecosystems are among the…

New paper accepted from our team: Classification of MAGs associated with trace gas metabolism in volcanic soils named following SeqCode rules

This was for an special issue titled "Application of the SeqCode to name uncultivated microorganisms"

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We are seeking to appoint a Senior Editor (Environmental Microbiology) who is committed to mentoring our Junior Editors for the journal Letters in Applied Microbiology. Happy to have an informal chat.

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Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
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Collaborations are essential in science! This week, we're sampling at Mount Etna to study plant-microbe interactions in native pioneer plants thriving at high altitudes on the volcano!

Microbial dormancy as an ecological and biogeochemical regulator on Earth - Nature Communications Dormancy enables microbes to withstand periods of environmental harshness. It occurs throughout diverse ecosystems and spans vast timescales, and could play an important role in shaping the co-ev...

How can zombie microbes interact with the Earth system? 🦠🧟🌎

Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎

In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution

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Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiome–gut–brain axis (MGBA).

PhD opportunity with us at UEA (home fee students only)

@biouea.bsky.social

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😊 thank you!

Metabolism of CO and H2 by pioneer bacteria in volcanic soils and the phyllosphere Abstract. Trace gas degradation is a widespread metabolic adaptation in microbial communities, driving chemosynthesis and providing auxiliary energy that e

I’m happy to share our recent review published in The ISME Journal! Here, we explore the role of CO and H₂ oxidisers in oligotrophic environments. This work was a collaboration with Philippe Constant, Gary King, and @hendrikschaefer.bsky.social.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Summer Research Experience Placements available for undergraduate students to join my group at UEA!

Explore the impact of Arctic warming on antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with Marc Dumont and James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social

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Registration is open for LAM ECS Symposium on 12 June 2025 at the University of Liverpool.

The closing date for abstract submissions from attendees intending to apply for an AMI Student Travel Bursary is 12 April 2025.

Accessory Genomes and Evolutionary Strategies of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Accessory Genomes and Evolutionary Strategies of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com

Another PhD opportunity to join the growing Microbiology community in Southampton 💪 🦠 🔬
Interested in how bacteria adapt to challenges like temperature changes and antibiotics? Join my lab at UoS to explore the role of accessory elements!
tinyurl.com/PhDbacteriaUoS
Apply here: tinyurl.com/MicroUoS

Coupling soil bacterial and fungal community traits to multifunctionality in grassland ecosystem Understanding how bacterial and fungal community traits affect ecosystem functions, and thus provide ecosystem services, is becoming increasingly nece…

Happy to share our latest paper with our Chinese collaborators! Our findings highlight the critical role of bacterial and fungal abundance and diversity in sustaining soil multifunctionality within grassland ecosystems.

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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) in Microbiology/Microbiome Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Gut Microbiome Group, School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton. The University of Southampton is a wor...

📣 Exciting opportunity! We're hiring a #postdoctoral fellow in #gutmicrobiome research to explore the activity and function of the gut microbiome in situ and its regulation by the immune system.🦠🔬

Post based at @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social

Apply here 👇
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Special consultant with expertise in biodiversity and nature conservation - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet Ledig stilling ved Institut for Ecoscience - Biodiversitet, Aarhus Universitet

Permanent job in lovely Aarhus, Denmark, as a special consultant in biodiversity and nature conservation.

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🧪 🌍 🦊 #WomenInSTEM #ScienceJobs

#FEMS_SSPD_2025
Speakers and mentors include @gabrieleberg.bsky.social, @matehg.bsky.social, @pbaldrian.bsky.social, @roeyangel.bsky.social, @kolb2018.bsky.social and many others!
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#FEMS_SSPD_2025
Come and join Joana, myself and our suite of distinguished guest speakers in Ohrid for over a week of vibrant lectures and team work, an exciting scientific agenda, and targeted mentoring and career development.
👏 @femsmicro.bsky.social

Applications are now open for the FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2025!

Thank you so much for the invitation, Tillmann and Joana. I'm really happy to be part of this great event! I can't wait to be there and mentor our fantastic ECRs.

#FEMS_SSPD_2025 #Mentorship #ECRs @femsmicro.bsky.social

The Role of Microorganisms in Ecosystem Services Letters in Applied Microbiology is pleased to publish the themed collection ‘The Role of Microorganisms in Ecosystem Services’. This collection was collated in

The collection is now closed! 🎉 We have 10 published papers (with more to come).

To our Guest Editors: Huge thanks for your commitment! 🙌 , I hope you enjoyed learning about the editorial process and gained valuable experience.

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Thrilled to share another piece of work from our team, with fantastic collaboration from @drbradbrad.bsky.social! In this study, we explore how competition and facilitation among microbes can regulate the spread of AMR over time in the Arctic.

Carbon monoxide-oxidising Pseudomonadota on volcanic deposits - Environmental Microbiome Carbon monoxide (CO) oxidising microorganisms are present in volcanic deposits throughout succession, with levels of vegetation and soil influencing the communities present. Carboxydovores are a subse...

Excited to share our team's first paper! In this study, we present two CO oxidisers from volcanic deposits, including a Cupriavidus - the first CO oxidiser identified from this genus. Hope you enjoy reading it!

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Methane production related to microbiota in dairy cattle feces Methane (CH4) emission from livestock feces, led by ruminants, shows a profound impact on global warming. Despite this, we have almost no information …

Happy to share our latest paper published in Environmental Research, a collaborative effort with our colleagues from China.

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Congratulations!!🥳

Thank you @amiposts.bsky.social for awarding our Master's student Deepal a travel grant! It was her first conference, and she truly enjoyed the experience! #ECR #MMEG

ELSA lab at #MMEG Southampton 2024