Jay T Lennon

YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology Advancing Microbial Solutions That Enhance Sustainable Approaches to Environmental Challenges

Environmental microbiology connects climate change, the bioeconomy, and One Health—but not in the way most people think. Microbes control carbon, enable sustainable technologies, and shape health across ecosystems. Brian Badgley, Ph.D., explains why that matters now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fXq...

This image features a banner for the American Academy of Microbiology, announcing a new fellow for the Class of 2026. It includes a headshot of a smiling individual and logos for the American Society for Microbiology and the American Academy of Microbiology.

Congrats to Emiley @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social on being selected as a fellow for the American Academy of Microbiology's Class of 2026. Full story: go.lbl.gov/Eloe-Fadrosh_AAM

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Veronica Garcia

From leading R&D in biotech to working for NASA, Veronica Garcia, Ph.D., Scientific Director of the ASM AEM unit, shares her love for microbes and how the AEM unit will advance science-driven solutions in climate change, water systems & food production. asm.org/podcasts/mtm...

Congratulations Fellows!

The American Academy of Microbiology proudly announces the election of 63 fellows to the Class of 2026. Over the past 50 years, the Academy has elected +2,700 distinguished scientists. This year, the new fellows hail from 14 countries. Read press release: asm.social/2OC

#ASLO is honored to announce Dr. Debbie Lindell as the recipient of the 2026 Hutchinson Award for pioneering contributions to understanding how viruses shape marine microbial ecology, revealing host–virus interactions from single cells to entire ocean basins.
Read more: www.aslo.org/aslo-honors-...

Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations Abstract. Bacteriophage (phage) infect, lyse, and propagate within bacterial populations. However, physiological changes in bacterial cell state can protec

Phage infection fronts trigger early sporulation and viral entrapment in bacterial populations
#Bacillussubtilis

#ISMEJournal by Andreea Măgălie et al from @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and @jaytlennon.bsky.social

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Anna Lennon

For #IDWGS, read our interviews with some of Biology Open's #WomeninSTEM first authors.

First up, Anna Lennon is a PhD student at Indiana University, USA, in @jaytlennon.bsky.social’s lab, investigating the evolution of division of the labour system engaged in dormancy. doi.org/10.1242/bio....

The NCKRI National Seed Grant Program is designed to enable investigators to initiate new cave and karst research, and incentivize new principal investigators to enter the field: www.nmt.edu/research/org...

The hidden energy cost of cellular dormancy Many organisms survive harsh environments by switching into special survival modes. Some bacteria do this by forming spores—dormant, highly resilient cells that can persist for years or even centuries...

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New work with @ckarakoc.bsky.social and @shoestrapped.bsky.social in @pnas.org

Evolutionary bioenergetics of sporulation | PNAS Energy is required for the expression and maintenance of complex traits. In many habitats, however, free energy available to support biosynthesis i...

Evolutionary bioenergetics of sporulation

"energetic cost of sporulation in units of ATP by integrating time-resolved genome, transcriptome, and proteome profiles"
#Bsubtilis #MicroSky

#PNAS by @ckarakoc.bsky.social @shoestrapped.bsky.social @jaytlennon.bsky.social

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Microbial Diversity | Marine Biological Laboratory The goal of the course is to teach professors, postdocs and advanced graduate students how to discover, cultivate, and isolate diverse microorganisms catalyzing a breadth of chemical transformations, ...

Want to ride the front of the wave of all-things-microbiology; field work, cultivation, microscopy, molecular, bioinformatics and AI tools? Me too!
Please join us @mblscience.bsky.social for the 2026 Summer Microbial Diversity Course!
Applications due soon.
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Happy to share my solo-authored Perspective "An Interpretation, Survey, and Outlook of Microbial Macroecology"! Making time these last few months to take stock of the patterns us microbial ecologists examine + models we invoke has been invaluable. Feedback welcome!

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Final week to apply for SFI’s 2026 immersive, summer programs in complexity science:

Apply by Feb 4, 2026

CSSS and GWCSS : www.santafe.edu/engage/learn...

Journalism Fellowship: santafe.edu/journalism-f...

Another product from Dr. Ying-Chih 'Ella' Chuang's time in my lab - bacteria that excrete purines are better equipped to tolerate inhibitory effects of purines, suggesting a physiological basis behind some cross-feeding interactions. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Last chance! Submit your science. Deadline: Jan. 21, 2 p.m. ET.

Final call to submit your science! General abstract submission for ASM Microbe 2026 closes Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. ET. This is your last chance to present your research at the meeting. Submit now: asm.social/2Mc

We are also accepting poster abstracts to Sustainability Themes:

- Microbes and Climate

- Water Microbiomes

- Microbial Life on Land

- Bioenergy and Beyond

- Feeding the World

-General topics: Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity; Biogeosciences; Synthetic Biology and Engineering

- Mining “Microbial Dark Matter” with AI
- Eco-evo Dynamics of Phages and HGT
- Coexistence in Microbial Communities
- Long-term Dynamics of Microbiomes
- Traits and Resilience in a Changing Climate
- Policy to Power the Microbes of Future
- Rhizosphere to Pollinators: Agricultural Microbiomes

ALERT: Abstract submission deadline is tomorrow (21 January) for the ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting within ASM Microbe 2026 in Washington, D.C. (4-7 June). @asm.org

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🧵 for more information including themes for Contributed Abstracts for In-Depth Sessions:

Abstracts are due on Wednesday y'all.

Lots of cool phage work at this year's meeting. Submit your abstracts soon and come hang out with us! asm.org/events/asm-m...

🚨 Reminder 🚨 Abstract deadline for ASM Microbe meetings, including the Applied and Environmental Microbiology Meeting, is *Jan 21* ! 👇👇
Join us in DC to share your latest research and hear about new discoveries on microbes in water, on land, and every place in between !
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AEM Director and AEM Chair headshots

A new platform for scientific collaboration is here. The ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology (AEM) Scientific Unit unites experts in the microbial sciences to translate discovery into solutions for climate resilience, food security, & sustainability. asm.social/2LI

ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting- Last chance to submit your abstract. Share your science. Deadline: Jan. 21, 2 p.m. ET.

Final call for the ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026. General abstract submission closes Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. ET. Share research on microbes across natural, engineered & industrial systems. Submit now: asm.social/2LW

Thioflavin-T does not report on electrochemical potential and memory of dormant or germinating bacterial spores | mBio Bacillus and Clostridium spores cause food spoilage and disease because of spores’ dormancy and resistance to microbicides. However, when spores “come back to life” in germination, their resistance pr...

Was totally blown away by this paper when it came out!

Recently though, I came across a follow up study, claiming that measure of electrochemical potential is confounded:

"spores lacking proteinaceous coat exhibited memory but did not accumulate thioflavin-T"

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Three young people standing on a mountain snow field in a picture with text advertising FLBS summer internships for 2026.

It's time to apply for PAID summer internships @umflbs.bsky.social ! Note that our internships are open to all and incl field & lab science as well as data science, marketing, environmental law, journalism, & education. Spread the word! attn @umontana.bsky.social

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"By 2030, our goal is for microbial metrics to stand alongside those of charismatic megafauna in every major habitat monitoring and restoration plan, signalling a profound shift in how biodiversity is measured, valued and protected"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@noc.ac.uk

YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology ASM AEM Meeting

⚠️New format for ASM Microbe this June in Washington, DC⚠️

Applied and Environmental Microbiology is a new scientific unit @asm.org that will emphasize sustainability goals with a focus on foundations of basic science.

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The past and future of known biodiversity: Rates, patterns, and projections of new species over time The number of known species on Earth is increasing rapidly, suggesting unexpectedly large numbers of many groups.

Fascinated to learn that we are still discovering new species at the highest rate ever. Mapping Earth's biodiversity is far from over, and while we learn more and more about it, let's protect what we do know as well as we can!
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You work powers global resilience

Share your research to the Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting at ASM Microbe 2026.

Early Abstract Deadline: Dec. 2, 2 p.m. ET.

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🌍On this #DayofClimateAction, learn how microbes can sustainably produce energy, increase food security and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

💡Discover microbial solutions for #ClimateAction: asm.social/2ET