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Nancy Knowlton @nancyknowlton.bsky.social · Dec 13

I don't generally post about my own work, but if you are looking for a last minute present for the holidays for someone who might be interested in the ocean, my book seems to appeal not only to adults but also to even really little kids. All royalties go to the Smithsonian.

Cover of the book Citizens of the Sea by Nancy Knowlton

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Tonos lab headed to the field to kick-off a project examining the relationship between Malagasy fruit-eating #birds and fruiting #plants. They seek to understand these relationships in degraded and #protected areas, and how they may recover due to community-led #conservation efforts!

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Sep 3

☀️🔥 Nothing says dedication like hauling wetland soil cores under the blazing sun! Huge shout-out to our postdoc Sona and lab tech Danica for braving the heat to bring back samples that hold secrets of microbial life and carbon cycling. 🌱🦠 #fieldwork #wetlands #phages

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Sep 1

Still buzzing from Evergreen: head-to-head of wastewater phage detection methods. Curious what your lab sees. #Phage #Metagenomics #Cultivation #phagesky #microsky @sfstatebio.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Sep 1

Summer in the field with the Boria Lab @SFSU 🌿 Students monitored small mammals across Bay Area habitats, from dunes near the Golden Gate to redwood forests. Hands-on training + real data for conservation science.

#Fieldwork #Ecology #BoriaLab

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dr. rehemat 👩🏽‍💻👩🏽‍🔬 @rehemat24.bsky.social · Aug 22

Want to learn more about careers in engagement and knowledge exchange?

The next instalment of the @earthsciencewomen.bsky.social Careers Beyond Academia series is going to be focused on these types of roles!

🙂 Open to all
🗓️ October 23 2025
⏰ 1600 UTC

Register: forms.gle/tq7pPp6s8n15...

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A poster containing information about the ESWN careers beyond academia series webinar on knowledge exchange and engagement careers

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Aug 22

So excited to host my high school friend, now collaborator @arunsethuraman.bsky.social for a guest seminar in our DOE supported Phage Pathways event! Tune in to his talk here if you have a moment to learn about #hops #population #genetics #beerscience

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Join meeting on Teams

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are so thrilled to have your expertise 😀

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thanks to our collaborators @vivekmutalik.bsky.social @arunsethuraman.bsky.social

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Aug 13

Phage season in the lab 🧫🦠
We kicked off a DOE-supported workshop with students from @sfstatebio.bsky.social & @sdsuresearch.bsky.social trained by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov From streaking to top-agar pours to plaques: future viromics pros in the making!
#PhagePathways #PhageDiscovery #Microbiology

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The Anand Lab at San Francisco State University @theanandlab.bsky.social · May 28

Celebrating our grad student, Jeff’s successful defense this week and a paper acceptance! Read more: academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic... #oyster #restoration #microbiome @sfstatebio.bsky.social

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Michael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social · May 4

Global-scale characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants with inter-continental and inter-country comparisons of the resistomes in these systems

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

Global diversity and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in human wastewater treatment systems - Nature Communications

Wastewater treatment plants are important reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Here, the authors analyze ARGs in a global collection of samples from wastewater treatment plants across six...

www.nature.com

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Karthik Anantharaman @karthik-a.bsky.social · May 5

Excited to share our lab's latest work led by PhD student
@maggielangwig.bsky.social
describing the ecology and evolution of viruses in globally distributed hydrothermal vents.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Endemism shapes viral ecology and evolution in globally distributed hydrothermal vent ecosystems - Nature Communications

Viruses are pivotal players in deep-sea hydrothermal vents, shaping microbiomes by preying on key hosts. Through a global-scale analysis of vent viruses and their interactions, this study reveals that...

www.nature.com

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · May 9

Today was special. My first master’s student successfully defended his thesis! Michael Hajkowski was the first student to ask to join my lab in Jan 2023 determined, and passionate. Now, he’s off to UC Riverside for a PhD! While we’ll miss him deeply, I couldn’t be prouder. @sfstatebio.bsky.social

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The Anand Lab at San Francisco State University @theanandlab.bsky.social · May 8

Our very first thesis defense!
Anand Lab is proud to support this milestone in environmental microbiology and public health.
Friday, May 9 | 10 AM–12 PM | Thornton Hall (Blakeslee Room) + Zoom
#AnandLab #ThesisDefense #OneHealth #AMR @sfstatebio.bsky.social @archanand.bsky.social #Metagenomics

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Apr 17

Excited to host Dr @taeseokmoon.bsky.social for our next #PhagePathways seminar! He’ll discuss how programmable microbes and microbiota are transforming diagnostics, waste management & sustainable bioproduction.
Apr 18, 10AM PT. Scan QR code to join! #SyntheticBiology #Microbiome #DOE #PhagePathways

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Sally G Pasion @sgpombe.bsky.social · Apr 10

Awesome Women of Color in Science Panel hosted by Black Excellence in #STEM @ #SFSU for today’s seminar! Who pivoted to stem cell research after 12 years in STEM education? Who was excited about forensics after a high school experience? Who was 16 yrs old viewing hanta virus in a microbiology lab?..

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Sally G Pasion @sgpombe.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congratulations to future @sfstatebio.bsky.social students attending #ExploreSFState today! Welcome to #SFSU!! Happy to highlight our microbiology labs, organismal bio labs, neuroscience labs, seawater core facility, human anatomy lab, and greenhouse!!

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks to the amazing generosity of our donors, we’ve surpassed our initial goal! We’d love to keep the momentum going, and every extra dollar we can raise goes directly to support more students, more research and more ways to transform lives. Please consider a gift to reach our next goal of $4000!

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Apr 2

It’s #GatorsGiveDay! Your support helps us:
🔬provide #scholarship & #research opportunities,
🧫 hands-on #experiences,
🥼 build mentorship and community. Visit lnkd.in/gYdD3qSM; Gifts made on this special day may also help unlock any matching gifts or challenges so your support can go even further!

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Mar 26

Field season has begun, and students are being trained in field methods such as small mammal handling, lizard catching, and tick sampling. Funded by PacVec, a CDC-collaborative Center of Excellence, photos here show graduate students, Grace Oram, Gerardo Ramos, and Timara Veren in the field-Swei Lab

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Mar 23

The Crook Lab studies cephalopods to understand how we can better treat octopuses when they need anesthesia, analgesia or other veterinary care. Postdoc Dr. Gabrielle Winters-Bostwick is using calcium imaging to observe individual neurons in the octopus arm responding to vibration and food odors

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The Anand Lab at San Francisco State University @theanandlab.bsky.social · Mar 23

Hands-on phage hunting in action! Our @sfstatebio.bsky.social grad students and NSF Postbac RAMP Scholar are getting valuable training in phage isolation techniques with support from the @vivekmutalik.bsky.social Mutalik Lab. Grateful for this collaboration through the BRaVE Phage Foundry!

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Archana Anand @archanand.bsky.social · Mar 18

Phage-host interactions & AI driven predictions🚨
Join Dr Hemaa Selvakumar for an exciting seminar on Mar 20, 11 am PST| zoom: 286 560 6756 | passcode: 109186
#PhageFoundry @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

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Department of Biology | San Francisco State University @sfstatebio.bsky.social · Mar 16

Seminar this week! Dr Sean Jungbluth will talk about diving into blue innovation: computational biology and aquatic ecology at the cutting edge.

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