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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 29

The Royal Society's Francis Crick Medal and Lecture 2026 is awarded to Professor Kayla King for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of infectious disease. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/francis-crick-lecture/

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Trends in Microbiology @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social · Aug 30

Scientific mobility in microbiology – 8

Jingdi Li

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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · Sep 2

I am recruiting a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology for fall 2026. Please share!
Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr...
Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...

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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · Aug 27

Congratulations to Dr. Kayla King who was awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal & Lecture by the Royal Society for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology & genetics of infectious disease. @zoology.ubc.ca @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @kayla-king.bsky.social @royalsociety.org bit.ly/4lGJrWB

Dr. Kayla King awarded Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal

Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society of London for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of i...

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our high-precision metagenomic strain caller, PHLAME, is now published in Cell Reports!! www.cell.com/cell-reports...

PHLAME works on tough sample types -- including those with coexisting strains of a species and low depth.

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Tim Barraclough @timbarra.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our new paper on experimental evolution in wild tree-holes -Eco-evolutionary robustness of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation

#ISMEJournal
@duhitasant.bsky.social Tom Smith Edgar Wong Juli Cohen
@kayla-king.bsky.social
Tom Bell

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Eco-evolutionary robustness of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation

Abstract. Most knowledge about bacterial evolution and ecological interactions comes from laboratory studies. One difference between the wild and most labo

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Jul 24

Eco-evolutionary robustness of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation

#ISMEJournal by @duhitasant.bsky.social et al from @timbarra.bsky.social
with Tom Bell, @kayla-king.bsky.social

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Eco-evolutionary robustness of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation

Abstract. Most knowledge about bacterial evolution and ecological interactions comes from laboratory studies. One difference between the wild and most labo

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Tom Smith @ecologicaltom.bsky.social · Jul 23

Great to have our new tree hole paper out!

Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨Fresh out of press!
How do wild bacterial communities respond to environmental perturbations like liming?
We experimentally evolved them to find out!
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Eco-evolutionary robustness of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation

Abstract. Most knowledge about bacterial evolution and ecological interactions comes from laboratory studies. One difference between the wild and most labo

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you @lcatherines.bsky.social 😊

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

It’s been a pleasure working with @timbarra.bsky.social @kayla-king.bsky.social Thomas Bell Tom Smith Edgar Wong and Juli Cohen :)

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

This is my first paper from a postdoc and my first as corresponding author — it’s truly special.

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

To the best of our knowledge this is a rare example of applying perturbations as used in experimental evolution
in laboratory studies but to wild bacterial communities.

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

2) shows significant alterations in species diversity and composition in limed tree-holes; and 3) empirically shows genetic changes in the frequency of single nucleotide
polymorphisms in MAGs that occurred at rates comparable to and correlated with ecological changes in the same MAGs.

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

In this work, we present eco-evolutionary response of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation
by liming wild decomposer communities living in beech tree-holes that 1) demonstrates extreme robustness of
the bacterial communities to increased pH;

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨Fresh out of press!
How do wild bacterial communities respond to environmental perturbations like liming?
We experimentally evolved them to find out!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Eco-evolutionary robustness of wild bacterial communities to experimental perturbation

Abstract. Most knowledge about bacterial evolution and ecological interactions comes from laboratory studies. One difference between the wild and most labo

academic.oup.com

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

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Nandita Garud @nanditagarud.bsky.social · Jul 22

I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!

Garud Lab

garud.eeb.ucla.edu

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Joao Ascensao @joaoascensao.bsky.social · Jul 21

New review article with @mmdesai.bsky.social is out today! Grateful for the opportunity to contribute something we hope will serve the community well

Nature Reviews Genetics @natrevgenet.nature.com · Jul 21

New online! Experimental evolution in an era of molecular manipulation

Experimental evolution in an era of molecular manipulation

Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 21 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-025-00867-6In this Review, Ascensao and Desai discuss how methodological advances in genotype and phenotype manipulation are transforming experimental evolution approaches and providing new insights into the underlying genetics and forces that shape phenotypic evolution.

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thanks a lot Rees!

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Rees Kassen @reeskassen.bsky.social · Jul 12

Congrats to both of you. The GRS is in good hands.

Noah Houpt @noahhoupt.bsky.social · Jul 12

Excited to get to work on GRS 2027 with @duhitasant.bsky.social!!

Hit me up here or via email if you have any feedback or ideas for the next Micro Pop Biol GRS!

Laura Suttenfield @lcatherines.bsky.social · Jul 12

Still winding down from the Microbial Population Biology GRS/GRC!🦠 It was a great experience to be GRS co-chair with @mikeblazanin.bsky.social, and congrats to the newly-elected GRS chairs @noahhoupt.bsky.social and @duhitasant.bsky.social!💃 #GRCMicroPop #MicroSky

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Noah Houpt @noahhoupt.bsky.social · Jul 12

Excited to get to work on GRS 2027 with @duhitasant.bsky.social!!

Hit me up here or via email if you have any feedback or ideas for the next Micro Pop Biol GRS!

Laura Suttenfield @lcatherines.bsky.social · Jul 12

Still winding down from the Microbial Population Biology GRS/GRC!🦠 It was a great experience to be GRS co-chair with @mikeblazanin.bsky.social, and congrats to the newly-elected GRS chairs @noahhoupt.bsky.social and @duhitasant.bsky.social!💃 #GRCMicroPop #MicroSky

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Duhita Sant @duhitasant.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thrilled to have been elected as GRS co-chair along with @noahhoupt.bsky.social
Looking forward to the 2027 meeting!
#GRCMicroPop

Laura Suttenfield @lcatherines.bsky.social · Jul 12

Still winding down from the Microbial Population Biology GRS/GRC!🦠 It was a great experience to be GRS co-chair with @mikeblazanin.bsky.social, and congrats to the newly-elected GRS chairs @noahhoupt.bsky.social and @duhitasant.bsky.social!💃 #GRCMicroPop #MicroSky

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Laura Suttenfield @lcatherines.bsky.social · Jul 12

Still winding down from the Microbial Population Biology GRS/GRC!🦠 It was a great experience to be GRS co-chair with @mikeblazanin.bsky.social, and congrats to the newly-elected GRS chairs @noahhoupt.bsky.social and @duhitasant.bsky.social!💃 #GRCMicroPop #MicroSky

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Heather Hendrickson @drhhnz.bsky.social · Jul 10

This week I am at the #GRC meeting for Microbial Population Biology. It is my favourite meeting. There is nothing like these small meetings for gathering a community together, and I learn a huge amount here every time. Here is to 40 more years of this incredible conference!

A celebratory cake at the 40th anniversary of the Gordon conference that says “ 40 years Micro Pop Bio Answering big questions with little things” .

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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · Jul 5

Postdoc in Experimental Evolution available at the University of Alberta with collaborators in our exciting HFSP project on predicting evolution in Candida communities! I Apply this month 🧫🥼📈 apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Experimental Evolution - [email protected]

University of Alberta: [email protected]

apps.ualberta.ca

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