Dave Kang
@daveskang.bsky.social
PI at USDA & Mizzou || Formerly of Cornell, Notre Dame, Baylor || Insects II Microbiomes, nutrition, insulin, innate immunity II he/him || Personal account
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Dave Kang
@daveskang.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Updated Lab Photo!
I am extremely grateful for these amazing people!
I am extremely grateful for these amazing people!
Great job to our team on this latest publication, especially Rishi Bhandari!
Highlights:
🔹 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
🔹 𝐅𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨-𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬
🔹 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
Highlights:
🔹 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
🔹 𝐅𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨-𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬
🔹 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Great job to our team on this latest publication, especially Rishi Bhandari!
Highlights:
🔹 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
🔹 𝐅𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨-𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬
🔹 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
Highlights:
🔹 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
🔹 𝐅𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨-𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬
🔹 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
It was great to see two of our lab members, Kaihre Brightwater and Julius Olumeh, featured in the Mizzou Weekly Buzz in Biology!
June 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It was great to see two of our lab members, Kaihre Brightwater and Julius Olumeh, featured in the Mizzou Weekly Buzz in Biology!
Updated Lab Photo!
I am extremely grateful for these amazing people!
I am extremely grateful for these amazing people!
April 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Updated Lab Photo!
I am extremely grateful for these amazing people!
I am extremely grateful for these amazing people!
Reposted by Dave Kang
#MizzouGivingDay has begun, and you have an opportunity to make an impact!!
Help make @mizzoubiology.bsky.social even stronger by donating to the Division of Biological Sciences Opportunities for Excellence Fund-->>
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March 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#MizzouGivingDay has begun, and you have an opportunity to make an impact!!
Help make @mizzoubiology.bsky.social even stronger by donating to the Division of Biological Sciences Opportunities for Excellence Fund-->>
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Help make @mizzoubiology.bsky.social even stronger by donating to the Division of Biological Sciences Opportunities for Excellence Fund-->>
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the USDA ARS Columbia Location Symposium! It was great to hear about all the amazing research that everyone is doing in service of our stakeholders and to see the passion everyone has for science!
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thanks to everyone who participated in the USDA ARS Columbia Location Symposium! It was great to hear about all the amazing research that everyone is doing in service of our stakeholders and to see the passion everyone has for science!
Our USDA AgEdit gene editing consortium is still recruiting for a postdoc. Applicants must have gene editing and bioinformatics experience. Extremely competitive postdoctoral benefits. Find details below!
January 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our USDA AgEdit gene editing consortium is still recruiting for a postdoc. Applicants must have gene editing and bioinformatics experience. Extremely competitive postdoctoral benefits. Find details below!
Our AgEdit consortium (usda-ars-gbru.github.io/agedit/) is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to develop AI Cross-Kingdom CRISPR/cas gene editing tools.
1 year appointment. Stipend $85-95k. $7.2k for health insurance. $9.7k travel.
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
1 year appointment. Stipend $85-95k. $7.2k for health insurance. $9.7k travel.
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
Zintellect - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - USDA-ARS SCINet/AI-COE Postdoctoral Fellowship in Using AI to Develop a Cross Kingdom Gene Editing Tool Kit - USDA-ARS-SCINet-2024-0373
*Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. ARS Office/Lab and Location: A postdoctoral fellowship opportunity is currently available with the U.S. Depa
www.zintellect.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Our AgEdit consortium (usda-ars-gbru.github.io/agedit/) is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to develop AI Cross-Kingdom CRISPR/cas gene editing tools.
1 year appointment. Stipend $85-95k. $7.2k for health insurance. $9.7k travel.
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
1 year appointment. Stipend $85-95k. $7.2k for health insurance. $9.7k travel.
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
Watch Rishi Bhandari give a talk at ESA on some of the research our lab has been doing on Tuesday, Nov 12 at 2 pm!
November 7, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Watch Rishi Bhandari give a talk at ESA on some of the research our lab has been doing on Tuesday, Nov 12 at 2 pm!
Reposted by Dave Kang
The 66th Annual Drosophia Research Conference will be in San Diego March 19-23 2025 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
Abstract submissions are open until Nov 14 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...; workshop application will be accepted until Nov 7 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
#Dros25
Abstract submissions are open until Nov 14 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...; workshop application will be accepted until Nov 7 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
#Dros25
October 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
The 66th Annual Drosophia Research Conference will be in San Diego March 19-23 2025 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
Abstract submissions are open until Nov 14 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...; workshop application will be accepted until Nov 7 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
#Dros25
Abstract submissions are open until Nov 14 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...; workshop application will be accepted until Nov 7 genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
#Dros25
Thanks to our postdoc Dr. Kate Eastman for presenting the outstanding work from her PhD at Purdue, “Investigating Green Foxtail Secondary Metabolism through Transcriptional Responses to Generalist and Specialist Caterpillars” to the University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group!
September 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Thanks to our postdoc Dr. Kate Eastman for presenting the outstanding work from her PhD at Purdue, “Investigating Green Foxtail Secondary Metabolism through Transcriptional Responses to Generalist and Specialist Caterpillars” to the University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group!
Great job to our postdoc Rishi Bhandari for presenting his work from his PhD at Auburn to the Mizzou Interdisciplinary Plant Group!
March 5, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Great job to our postdoc Rishi Bhandari for presenting his work from his PhD at Auburn to the Mizzou Interdisciplinary Plant Group!
Our 14 year-old microplate reader just died.
Anyone recommend a basic one that can do absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence? Preferably one that can do incubation and shaking.
Anyone recommend a basic one that can do absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence? Preferably one that can do incubation and shaking.
January 24, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Our 14 year-old microplate reader just died.
Anyone recommend a basic one that can do absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence? Preferably one that can do incubation and shaking.
Anyone recommend a basic one that can do absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence? Preferably one that can do incubation and shaking.
Hey folks, I've had a couple people contact me saying they applied for this postdoc on Indeed or USAJOBS. HR has no idea where these applications go.😅
Just reiterating that the only way for me to get applications is for you to send them directly to my email. Cheers!
Just reiterating that the only way for me to get applications is for you to send them directly to my email. Cheers!
Interested in working as a postdoc on insect microbiomes? Good with bioinformatics? Are you a permanent resident or US citizen looking for a federal position (GS-11)? Interested in a very competitive salary and benefits ($70K)?
Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/766312600
Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/766312600
Research Biologist (Computational/Bioinformatics)/Microbiologist (Research Associate)
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Res...
usajobs.gov
January 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Hey folks, I've had a couple people contact me saying they applied for this postdoc on Indeed or USAJOBS. HR has no idea where these applications go.😅
Just reiterating that the only way for me to get applications is for you to send them directly to my email. Cheers!
Just reiterating that the only way for me to get applications is for you to send them directly to my email. Cheers!
Starting the new year with a new addition to the lab!
Welcome Rishi!
Welcome Rishi!
January 2, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Starting the new year with a new addition to the lab!
Welcome Rishi!
Welcome Rishi!
Reposted by Dave Kang
Hi there, the move away from twitter is launched! Cheers
December 17, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Hi there, the move away from twitter is launched! Cheers
Interested in working as a postdoc on insect microbiomes? Good with bioinformatics? Are you a permanent resident or US citizen looking for a federal position (GS-11)? Interested in a very competitive salary and benefits ($70K)?
Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/766312600
Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/766312600
Research Biologist (Computational/Bioinformatics)/Microbiologist (Research Associate)
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Res...
usajobs.gov
December 15, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Interested in working as a postdoc on insect microbiomes? Good with bioinformatics? Are you a permanent resident or US citizen looking for a federal position (GS-11)? Interested in a very competitive salary and benefits ($70K)?
Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/766312600
Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/766312600
Still accepting applications to join our USDA lab as a postdoc using host-microbiome interactions to combat agricultural pests. 2-year appointment to work on pan-genomes from wild insects. GS position with federal benefits.
October 27, 2023 at 10:01 PM
Still accepting applications to join our USDA lab as a postdoc using host-microbiome interactions to combat agricultural pests. 2-year appointment to work on pan-genomes from wild insects. GS position with federal benefits.
Reposted by Dave Kang
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September 20, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Please share: As part of a campus growth intiative, the Biology Department at JohnsHopkins invites applications for tenure/tenure-track appointments. All ranks and all areas of mol, cell, dev, genetic/genomic, evo, & biochem/biophys biology will be considered. jobrxiv.org/job/johns-ho...
Hiring a USDA Research Associate to work on metagenomic assemblies derived from wild fly microbiomes. Exp. with bioinf, genomics, and microbio required. 2-year GS-11/GS-12 appt. Fed salary (~$69K–$107K) and benefits (health, life, retirement, pension). Restricted to US citizens.
September 30, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Hiring a USDA Research Associate to work on metagenomic assemblies derived from wild fly microbiomes. Exp. with bioinf, genomics, and microbio required. 2-year GS-11/GS-12 appt. Fed salary (~$69K–$107K) and benefits (health, life, retirement, pension). Restricted to US citizens.
Recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2024 to join me at the USDA/Mizzou! Student will be working with host-microbe interactions in the agricultural pest, Drosophila suzukii. Apps due December 1st.
My email, info, and the application link can be found here:
lnkd.in/gVWBBPXC
My email, info, and the application link can be found here:
lnkd.in/gVWBBPXC
September 30, 2023 at 4:26 PM
Recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2024 to join me at the USDA/Mizzou! Student will be working with host-microbe interactions in the agricultural pest, Drosophila suzukii. Apps due December 1st.
My email, info, and the application link can be found here:
lnkd.in/gVWBBPXC
My email, info, and the application link can be found here:
lnkd.in/gVWBBPXC