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Jay T Lennon

@jaytlennon.bsky.social

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microbiology | ecology | evolution | biodiversity | lennonlab.github.io

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Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @jeffinerca.bsky.social · 6d

Was great to share “The music of soil” with the IU Biology Dept EEB seminar. I had so many wonderful conversations... Thanks for hosting me!
@richphillipslab.bsky.social @jaytlennon.bsky.social Jake McKinlay Jen Lau Heather Reynolds Andre Franco Kim Novick and many wonderful students.

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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 7d

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Microbiology Leaders Launch Global Climate Change Strategy

ASM and other leading microbiology organizations have unveiled their first joint global strategy to harness the power of microbial science in addressing the climate crisis.

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 12d

Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action

@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiol Ecol by @jaytlennon.bsky.social et al @leonorabit.bsky.social @vscooper.micropopbio.org @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

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Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action

The climate crisis is one of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time. Although often overlooked in models and policy, microorganisms play a crit

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ASM @asm.org · 16d

Microbes know no borders, nor should efforts to harness their potential for climate solutions. ASM & 9 other partners have launched a global strategy to position microbial science as a pillar of climate action.

🔗Read the press release & #mbio editorial: asm.org/climatestrat...

#ClimateAction

Microbes Without Borders: Uniting Societies for Climate Action

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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 27d

Awesome faculty position alert! Tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a focus on organismal responses to environmental change.

Please help spread the word!
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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · Sep 8

link with further details: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/372103

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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · Aug 27

One of @emmiamueller.bsky.social thesis chapters is now posted on @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social:

"The Enterostat: a 3D-printed bioreactor for simulating gut microbiome dynamics" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

microscale anatomical features of 3D-printed bioreactor

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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations to @emmiamueller.bsky.social on recently defending her Ph.D. thesis:

"Currents of life: how flow and metabolism structure microbial communities"

@iubiology.bsky.social

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Dr Sian Gramates @drglam.bsky.social · Aug 11

I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Aug 8

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ASM Responds to Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

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ASM @asm.org · Aug 8

Requiring grant review by political appointees will continue to delay and disrupt critical research and interferes with scientists’ ability to help protect the nation’s health and security. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

ASM Responds to Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

asm.org

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Mya Breitbart @viromegirl.bsky.social · Aug 8

Did you know that @ASMicrobiology Academy is accepting 2026 fellowship nominations? Individuals are elected based on scientific excellence, originality and leadership. If you think you might qualify for fellowship, check out the criteria and ask someone to nominate you!🦠 asm.org/Academy/Crit...

Criteria for Election to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology | ASM.org

Criteria used by American Academy of Microbiology fellowship nomination reviewers to determine whether an individual is elected to the Academy.

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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv

116 FB 5 Research Assistant (m/f/d) field of Theoretical Ecology and Evolution or Computational Biology: Uni Osnabrück

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Diversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · Aug 1

Diversify Microbiology is now open to all professionals working in the microbiology field. Nominate yourself at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Diversify Microbiology

This is a self-nomination form, entries submitted on behalf of someone else will be deleted. This list is intended for individuals who have completed a PhD or otherwise are employed in a professional ...

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ASM @asm.org · Aug 1

Applied & environmental microbial scientists are central to addressing today’s global challenges. Submit your session proposal for the ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026 by 2 p.m. ET on Aug. 5. Learn more: asm.social/2wC

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Feb 5

Cutting the National Science Foundation in half will undermine American leadership in science & innovation.

Long-form take on the long-term consequences:
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Mar 27

In case you missed it! IU Libraries’ publishing service, Grey Literature, released ”Through the Looking Glass: I. Why Cross-Fertilize?” by biology prof Curt Lively and illustrated by Zoe Dinges. Their monograph examines a longstanding question in evolutionary biology. Curious?

📖: go.iu.edu/8sTs

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · May 30

The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath

Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…

Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.

If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Jul 11

US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts www.nature.com/articles/d41...

US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

www.nature.com

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Elaine Luo @oceanmicrobes.bsky.social · Jul 8

Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested.

Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)

More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join

The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below. Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, inclu...

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Jun 27

Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor

#ISMEJournal by @ofsheff.bsky.social et al from @jakemckinlay.bsky.social

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Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor

Abstract. Microbial gene loss is hypothesized to be beneficial when gene function is costly, and the gene product can be replaced via cross-feeding from a

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Jun 27

Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs

Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor

Abstract. Microbial gene loss is hypothesized to be beneficial when gene function is costly, and the gene product can be replaced via cross-feeding from a

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 26

Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse!

Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸

🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8

📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Jun 25

Interested in biodiversity, macroecology, spatial ecology, conservation?

@nmouquet.bsky.social put together a global ecology starter pack, two volumes are already full but you can DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join the Vol_3.

Let’s keep the community growing 🌐

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Jun 24

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.

NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

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Glen Dsouza @nonresidentdesi.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our paper in @science.org 👉🏽 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

is accompanied by an especially thoughtful perspective by Carey Nadell and Chris Marx 👉🏽
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · Jun 11

Water is essential, but 1 in 3 people still lack access to safe drinking water. ASLO recently supported @agu.org and @asm.org in producing a report on how climate change fuels waterborne infections and how science can help. Check it out now: asm.org/reports/wate...

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Jennifer Goff, PhD @jlgoff.bsky.social · May 31

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...

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · May 31

How bad will it be? Catastrophic.

Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.

But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.

Speak up now before it is too late.

(inflation adjusted $-s below)

NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.

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