Raúl González-Pech (he/him)

Symbiosis

🦑 New research in 'Symbiosis' explores the #mycobiome of the upside-down jellyfish using culture-based methods and metagenomic sequencing. This study reveals how location shapes fungal diversity in a benthic #jellyfish. bit.ly/3Nu1Hav @raulgoch.bsky.social @momedinamunoz.bsky.social 🪼🧪🐙🪸

New paper out! An attempt to examine the #mycobiome 🍄‍🟫 of the upside-down #jellyfish! 🪼 Led by Victoria Sharp and @momedinamunoz.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1007/s131...

@erinmdillon.bsky.social @momedinamunoz.bsky.social @colin-howe.bsky.social @jonscibulski.bsky.social @scubajesus.bsky.social

🚨Last week to submit your #ICRS2026 abstract!
Consider submitting to session 124:

🪸Reefs through time⌛
Leveraging today's interdisciplinary tools to better understand the past of reef organisms and ecosystems.

Final reminder to consider submitting an abstract to join our thematic session on "Reefs through time" at the @icrs.bsky.social meeting next July.

The call for abstracts closes Dec 1! See below for details.
Hope to see you there!

🌊Anyone who has taught a course on Marine Ecology & Conservation (or alike) who is willing to share their material?
🪸🪼🐟🦭🐠🦈🦀🐙🐬🐳🐡🦞🦦🐋🐚

Our lab website is up!
gonzalezpech-lab.com

Pretty excited to share our new preprint!
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Working on the past of #corals or #reefs? 🪸
Join our #ICRS2026 session! 🧑🏻‍🏫

A screenshot of a flyer with the Texas Stare Biology Logo on top. It lists the seminar title: “Symbiommunity: Understanding how host-microbe associations shape cnidarian immunity in a rapidly changing world”. It also details the speaker (Dr. Lauren Fuess), Date (Sept 26th), time (2pm), location (Supple 116), and host (Dr. Peggy Biga). A headshot of Lauren is also shown

Science friends and collaborators!! This week I will be giving my tenure review seminar! It will be available via zoom to accommodate some folks travel schedules.

So, if you’d like to hear more about what the labs been up to over the past five years please reach out and I will give you the link

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🎙️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT! I am seeking a scientist to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on research in the molecular biology of insect endosymbionts. Come join us in the tips of the Appalachian mountains for meaningful challenges in symbiosis science. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

Our department is looking for an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology. Come join us!

jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/54232

Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago

Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!

bios.uic.edu/news-stories...

Congratulations! You’re gonna kill it!

🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...

Please share, thank you 🙏🏻

Also with amazing contributions from @sam-kratman.bsky.social,
@clancymcintyre.bsky.social, @kimbeachritchie.bsky.social, @momedinamunoz.bsky.social and others! 👥👥👥 #TeamWork💪

It is worth mentioning that this study was greatly led by the at the time undergrad student @diegolera.bsky.social. Proof of how great #UndergradResearch can be! 🤓

🚨 New paper out @microbiologysociety.org! #Genome 🧬 characterization of #CCA -associated bacteria 🦠, with antimicrobial activity against antibiotic 💊-resistant pathogens! #AMR

doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

Stoke to announce that I will be joining the Department of Biology @txst.edu this coming Fall semester as an Assistant Professor!

Looking for grad students with interests in #Symbiodiniaceae, #corals 🪸, microbial #symbiosis 🦠, comparative #genomics 🧬 and #phylogenomics soon. Feel free to reach out!

We examined the microbiome of Madracis aurentenra, an urban coral off the coast of the Colombian Caribbean. Interesting dynamics between Endozoicomonas and Vibrionaceae 🧪🪸 #MicroSky peerj.com/articles/192...

Check out our dispatch on apicomplexans that infect corals!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?

@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs

Incorporating microbiome analyses can enhance conservation of threatened species and ecosystem functions Conservation genomics is a rapidly growing subdiscipline of conservation biology that uses genome-wide information to inform management of biodiversit…

🌍 Conservation biology needs a microbial upgrade!

This review, from @raulgoch.bsky.social & others, highlights how microbiome research can enhance conservation genomics & improve biodiversity management in a changing world.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Microbiome #Conservation #Genomics

Congrats to Parkinson lab PhD students Lauren & Matt (and former postdoc Raul!) and the whole team for putting together this nice perspective on efforts to incorporate microbiome analyses into conservation efforts.

@drclrichards.bsky.social @parkinsonje.bsky.social

🚨 Paper alert: our multidisciplinary team emphasizes the importance of microbes 🦠 in conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems🌱. We also encourage studying their ecological functions! 🧪🧫

authors.elsevier.com/c/1kjAVB8cd4...

Our group project is out! This was a fun exchange among diverse researchers. #STOTEN

Incorporating microbiome analyses can enhance conservation of threatened species and ecosystem functions

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kjAVB8cd4...

@raulgoch.bsky.social @rmcminds.bsky.social @junhee-jung.bsky.social

This is just devastating. My thoughts are with all our NOAA colleagues and in other federal agencies. No way to anticipate the lag that all of this will bring to the progression of science both here and globally…😮‍💨

So grateful for being part of this amazing community and for being featured in this video! ☺️

Applications for MEME are open! It's a research- and mobility-oriented Evolutionary Biology Master's Programme, where students have the opportunity to visit 4(+2) different universities in two years. Please spread the word! www.evobio.eu #EvoBio

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📢 Hey! We're hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to accelerate discoveries on the molecular biology of the symbiosis between #Drosophila and #Wolbachia. Know anyone who loves molecular studies of bugs, bacteria, and/or bacteriophages?

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