Sarah Lucas

Microbial Interactions – an alternative taxonomy Is it mostly Darwin or Marx: ‘survival of the fittest’ vs ‘socialist cooperation’

Think Like a Microbe is back!!
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I am working with ASM to re-launch the Central NY ASM Branch! 🧫🦠

We have funds allocated for us and now just need 25 signatures from ASM members in the geographic region in support of this branch.

More info is in the form and also I’ve attached a FAQ sheet.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In many industries, DEI is not a ‘nice thing to have’ but a crucial requirement for survival and growth.

I’m furious about this. I’ve published in ASM journals for 20 years, been a reviewer, editorial board member, senior editor, and served on the MICROBE program committee. In the past 10 years ASM has taken inclusivity seriously and has actively recruited diverse members and leadership… 1/2

Yes, I did just discover starter packs. Hello!

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If you... like me... have found a lot of cool/relevant starter packs only to lose them again, here is a really useful tool - search starter packs:
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Hi, #AcademiaSky! I'm a #newPI gearing up to teach a mid-level #CellBio course in spring 25. I'm implementing a final project where students work in small groups to make a poster on an emerging model organism in cell bio.

Please suggest potential taxa! Bonus points if you include a paper! (1/N)

Around this time, some people start putting up seasonal decorations. I do that too, except I also change my RStudio theme to "Yule", and I swear that adds to the seasonal splendor: www.garrickadenbuie.com/project/rsth...

Excited to share our latest study presenting a new skin-derived isolate collection demonstrating extensive antimicrobial activity and uncharacterized BGCs. This was a long-term and huge team effort led by Thy Nguyen, Shelby Sandstrom, and @raufs.bsky.social . #MicroSky #secmet #skinmicrobiome

Hi Bluesky! I am excited to see the influx of scientists here! Our lab studies the skin microbiome including microbial biomarkers of wound infections and identifying bioactive molecules produced by skin microbes. We are recruiting to our lab at McMaster University, please connect and share!

Nutrient status changes bacterial interactions in a synthetic community

-in Appl Environ Microbiol

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Infant gut DNA bacteriophage strain persistence during the first 3 years of life Bacteriophages are key components of gut microbiomes, yet the phage colonization process in the infant gut remains uncertain. Here, we establish a lar…

Tracking phage from gut microbiomes of infants and mothers; was surprised by "phages with stop codon reassignment are more likely to persist than non-recoded phages"
from Yue Clare Lou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#phagesky

Very excited that the Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology was approved. We are scheduled for July 13-18, 2025 in South Hadley, MA! The associated GRS will be July 12-13. Our fearless leader will be @deniseakob.bsky.social assisted by Thulani Makhalanyane and myself.

Associate/ Full Professor of Virology in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry (Tenure-Track) University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

Katrine Whiteson (not here) just shared - "My department (mbb.bio.uci.edu) is hiring a virologist Assoc/Full Professor Deadline: 12/5/23. Great colleagues, great students, great weather.. feel free to ask me about it!" - here's a link to the description recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08644 #VirEvol #phagesky

Come be my colleague! UMN Micro & Immuno is hiring 2 faculty with broad interests in bacteriology and antimicrobial resistance/drug discovery. Great campus, awesome colleagues & collaborators, lovely cities, reasonable cost of living!

Mutualism reduces the severity of gene disruptions in predictable ways across microbial communities

ISME Journal from William Harcombe Lab

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

Thanks to @oliverio.bsky.social for the invite! Excited to be here.