Avi Flamholz
@flamholz.bsky.social
NYC; Lab of Environmental Microbiology @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
The Anthropocene
![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The Anthropocene
Glad to see this beautful work from Daniel Amador-Noguez’s group is out now. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Thermodynamics shapes the in vivo enzyme burden of glycolytic pathways | mBio
Cells regulate metabolic fluxes to balance energy production, biosynthesis, and the
efficient use of limited resources, including the finite capacity for synthesizing
and maintaining metabolic enzymes...
journals.asm.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Glad to see this beautful work from Daniel Amador-Noguez’s group is out now. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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On Thu, Nov 20 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @rockefeller.edu's @flamholz.bsky.social: Statistical Approaches to Soil Carbon Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/statistica...
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On Thu, Nov 20 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @rockefeller.edu's @flamholz.bsky.social: Statistical Approaches to Soil Carbon Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/statistica...
Rockefeller / MSK theory lunch #3 — Chromatin as a memory machine with Dr Jeremy Owen
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Rockefeller / MSK theory lunch #3 — Chromatin as a memory machine with Dr Jeremy Owen
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Every cubic meter of air contains anywhere from 10 to 10 million microbes, depending on the altitude, location, season and time of day. At an observatory Watop Puy de Dôme, a 4,800-foot inactive volcano in France, microbiologists sample the aeromicrobiome.
Microbes Also Change the Climate. Could That Help Us? | Quanta Magazine
A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life forms make to our climate system, and how we can work with them to address…
www.quantamagazine.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Every cubic meter of air contains anywhere from 10 to 10 million microbes, depending on the altitude, location, season and time of day. At an observatory Watop Puy de Dôme, a 4,800-foot inactive volcano in France, microbiologists sample the aeromicrobiome.
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The vast majority of permafrost exists in the subsurface. What happens when this deep, ancient permafrost thaws? How fast does it take microbial communities to "wake up"?
This project now published in JGR, with @isotopes.bsky.social , @kopflab.bsky.social , et al., aims to address that question!
This project now published in JGR, with @isotopes.bsky.social , @kopflab.bsky.social , et al., aims to address that question!
Microbial Resuscitation and Growth Rates in Deep Permafrost: Lipid Stable Isotope Probing Results From the Permafrost Research Tunnel in Fox, Alaska
Microbial growth is extremely slow within the first 30 days of thaw. Temperature may drive which taxa are active, but not growth rates Subsurface microbes preferentially produce glycolipids over ...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The vast majority of permafrost exists in the subsurface. What happens when this deep, ancient permafrost thaws? How fast does it take microbial communities to "wake up"?
This project now published in JGR, with @isotopes.bsky.social , @kopflab.bsky.social , et al., aims to address that question!
This project now published in JGR, with @isotopes.bsky.social , @kopflab.bsky.social , et al., aims to address that question!
Congrats to Jan, Sean and the whole Brady lab crew.
Now out in @natbiotech.nature.com: Newly identified compounds from the #BradyLab appear effective against drug-resistant bacteria. The technique used to reveal them could uncover many more antibiotics, as well as help illuminate a previously hidden microbial world. #RockefellerScience
Hundreds of new bacteria, and two potential antibiotics, found in soil - News
Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that’s been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines r...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Congrats to Jan, Sean and the whole Brady lab crew.
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Applications are now open for September 2026 enrollment in The David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience.
Join a vibrant community of scientists pushing the boundaries of discovery.
Learn more here: https://www.rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/
Join a vibrant community of scientists pushing the boundaries of discovery.
Learn more here: https://www.rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/
September 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Applications are now open for September 2026 enrollment in The David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience.
Join a vibrant community of scientists pushing the boundaries of discovery.
Learn more here: https://www.rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/
Join a vibrant community of scientists pushing the boundaries of discovery.
Learn more here: https://www.rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/
Pretty strong case for open review processes.
This wpuld seem like a no-brainer.
Yet the same people having horrible experiences in such journals are the first to suggest it for the next submission. 🤷♂️
Yet the same people having horrible experiences in such journals are the first to suggest it for the next submission. 🤷♂️
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pretty strong case for open review processes.
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OIST is hiring Open-Rank Faculty!!
This call is open to several fields, including Ecology, Environmental Science, and Earth Science🌏🌳🐦🐟🐝🦠
Come be part of a truly diverse and inspiring community!!
This call is open to several fields, including Ecology, Environmental Science, and Earth Science🌏🌳🐦🐟🐝🦠
Come be part of a truly diverse and inspiring community!!
📢 #FacultyHiring: OIST is hiring! We invite exceptional scientists to apply for faculty positions in:
- Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography
- Physics and Quantum Science (including related fields)
🔗: www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
- Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography
- Physics and Quantum Science (including related fields)
🔗: www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
August 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
OIST is hiring Open-Rank Faculty!!
This call is open to several fields, including Ecology, Environmental Science, and Earth Science🌏🌳🐦🐟🐝🦠
Come be part of a truly diverse and inspiring community!!
This call is open to several fields, including Ecology, Environmental Science, and Earth Science🌏🌳🐦🐟🐝🦠
Come be part of a truly diverse and inspiring community!!
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EMBL is back on hiring faculty! Check out the multiple open positions:
3 PIs- 2 in Heidelberg incl. our Molecular Systems Biology Unit, 1 in Grenoble
1 Head of Unit (Cell Biology & Biophysics, Heidelberg).
Closing deadlines in Sep!
+3 more positions to come out then, stay tuned...
@embl.org
3 PIs- 2 in Heidelberg incl. our Molecular Systems Biology Unit, 1 in Grenoble
1 Head of Unit (Cell Biology & Biophysics, Heidelberg).
Closing deadlines in Sep!
+3 more positions to come out then, stay tuned...
@embl.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
EMBL is back on hiring faculty! Check out the multiple open positions:
3 PIs- 2 in Heidelberg incl. our Molecular Systems Biology Unit, 1 in Grenoble
1 Head of Unit (Cell Biology & Biophysics, Heidelberg).
Closing deadlines in Sep!
+3 more positions to come out then, stay tuned...
@embl.org
3 PIs- 2 in Heidelberg incl. our Molecular Systems Biology Unit, 1 in Grenoble
1 Head of Unit (Cell Biology & Biophysics, Heidelberg).
Closing deadlines in Sep!
+3 more positions to come out then, stay tuned...
@embl.org
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Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina
sc.edu
August 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
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🍄 UGA Plant Pathology is hiring TT faculty in Mycology/Fungal Biology/Fungal Ecology at the Asst/Assc level! Please pass along this opportunity to anyone you know who may be interested. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions. 🍄 www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445...
Assistant or Associate Professor - Fungal Biology/Mycology
The Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at the University of Georgia is recruiting for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor in Fu...
www.ugajobsearch.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🍄 UGA Plant Pathology is hiring TT faculty in Mycology/Fungal Biology/Fungal Ecology at the Asst/Assc level! Please pass along this opportunity to anyone you know who may be interested. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions. 🍄 www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445...
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⁉️ Are you our next faculty member?
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position.
Learn more or apply by October 15th: eeps.rice.edu/eeps-job-opp...
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position.
Learn more or apply by October 15th: eeps.rice.edu/eeps-job-opp...
August 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
⁉️ Are you our next faculty member?
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position.
Learn more or apply by October 15th: eeps.rice.edu/eeps-job-opp...
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position.
Learn more or apply by October 15th: eeps.rice.edu/eeps-job-opp...
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Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology position at the University of Hawaii.
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology - Honolulu, HI - Indeed.com
University of Hawaii
www.indeed.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology position at the University of Hawaii.
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
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My MCDB dept is accepting applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level!
Applications Due by October 15, 2025
We welcome applications from all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal levels.
lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...
Applications Due by October 15, 2025
We welcome applications from all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal levels.
lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...
MCDB Opens Search for Faculty | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
MCDB welcomes applications at the Assistant Professor level from outstanding biological scientists in all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal le...
lsa.umich.edu
August 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My MCDB dept is accepting applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level!
Applications Due by October 15, 2025
We welcome applications from all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal levels.
lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...
Applications Due by October 15, 2025
We welcome applications from all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal levels.
lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...
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Dartmouth is hiring! Come be my colleague. Biochemistry and Cell Biology is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Join us in New Hampshire for great science, nice people, and beautiful scenery ⛰️ apply.interfolio.com/171438
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Dartmouth is hiring! Come be my colleague. Biochemistry and Cell Biology is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Join us in New Hampshire for great science, nice people, and beautiful scenery ⛰️ apply.interfolio.com/171438
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📢📢📢 The Yale Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences has opened a search for YCNCC Faculty and Asst/Assoc/Professor with a focus on marine and other geochemical CDR. 🌊🌊🌊 🪨🪨🪨
Details via the below link. Candidate review begins 10/1. Please share widely!! naturalcarboncapture.yale.edu/about/opport...
Details via the below link. Candidate review begins 10/1. Please share widely!! naturalcarboncapture.yale.edu/about/opport...
August 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
📢📢📢 The Yale Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences has opened a search for YCNCC Faculty and Asst/Assoc/Professor with a focus on marine and other geochemical CDR. 🌊🌊🌊 🪨🪨🪨
Details via the below link. Candidate review begins 10/1. Please share widely!! naturalcarboncapture.yale.edu/about/opport...
Details via the below link. Candidate review begins 10/1. Please share widely!! naturalcarboncapture.yale.edu/about/opport...
something I've learned starting a lab and advertising RA positions -- so many talented, motivated, educated young scientists out there looking for work
August 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
something I've learned starting a lab and advertising RA positions -- so many talented, motivated, educated young scientists out there looking for work
Faculty recruitment - Our Scientists
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August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Congrats to Albert (2nd pic) on a great poster culminating a summer of thoughtful work. Only 2 weeks left!
Congratulations to our 2025 SURF & SSRP Scholars! After a summer of immersive, hands-on research, our incredible undergraduate and high school scholars have wrapped up their time at Rockefeller with an inspiring poster session highlighting their work.
August 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Congrats to Albert (2nd pic) on a great poster culminating a summer of thoughtful work. Only 2 weeks left!
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In my review of Spears and Geruso's book "After the Spike" for Jacobin, I attempt to confront what I consider the core of their argument, which is why declining global population would be undesirable, and I find their arguments unpersuasive.
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
Why Should We Worry About Declining Birth Rates?
Declining birth rates around the world may pose new challenges for humanity. A new book on the topic by Elon Musk–funded economists indulges in questionable philosophy and sci-fi speculation that fail...
jacobin.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In my review of Spears and Geruso's book "After the Spike" for Jacobin, I attempt to confront what I consider the core of their argument, which is why declining global population would be undesirable, and I find their arguments unpersuasive.
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
jacobin.com/2025/07/demo...
calibration of calorimetry to chemical oxidant demand seems pretty useful and significant www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Chemical Oxygen Demand Can Be Converted to Gross Energy for Food Items Using a Linear Regression Model
Human and microbial metabolism are distinct disciplines. Terminology, metrics, and methodologies have been developed separately. Therefore, combining …
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July 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
calibration of calorimetry to chemical oxidant demand seems pretty useful and significant www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congrats @kiseokmicro.bsky.social
New paper in @nature.com! With @kiseokmicro.bsky.social , Siqi Liu, Kyle Crocker, Jojo Wang, Mikhail Tikhonov & Madhav Mani — a massive dataset and simple model reveal a few conserved regimes that capture how soil microbiome metabolism responds to perturbations. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Congrats @kiseokmicro.bsky.social