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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 Octopus and Ice Sheet Team @marine-omics.bsky.social is awarded the Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.

Learn more: youtu.be/8H3bCE6wfjM

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Aug 20

Emerging evidence for abrupt #Antarctic changes: declining sea ice, slowing ocean circulation, reduction in ice sheets and changing ecosystems. theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

theconversation.com

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Jul 30

Octopus and Ice Sheet Team @marine-omics.bsky.social is a finalist in the Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.

Learn more: youtu.be/8H3bCE6wfjM

#EurekaPrizes @janstrugnell.bsky.social @lausally.bsky.social @nick-golledge.bsky.social

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Marine-Omics @marine-omics.bsky.social · Jul 24

Check out Joe Perkins' research detecting toxic algal species in Hervey Bay, Australia #HABs www.marine-omics.net/2025/07/24/j...

Joe Perkins detects toxic dinoflagellate species in Hervey Bay, Australia – Marine Omics

www.marine-omics.net

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌊 Deep ocean currents shape microbial communities across South Pacific, scientists discover

phys.org/news/2025-07...

Deep ocean currents shape microbial communities across South Pacific, scientists discover

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life ...

phys.org

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Jul 12

Lecturer in Animal Ecology at James Cook Uni www.seek.com.au/job/85671632...

Lecturer, Animal Ecology Job in Townsville, Northern QLD - SEEK

The role involves teaching in ecology and conservation biology, supervising students, and building a productive, externally funded research program.

www.seek.com.au

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · May 30

Joe Perkins entertaining the audience in his precompletion PhD seminar on Ecology, detection, and impacts of benthic toxic dinoflagellates in Qld: a focus on #ciguatera poisoning. @marine-omics.bsky.social 🧬

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · May 14

Is there a core response to heat stress in #abalone? You bet there is. Check out this fantastic new meta-analysis of heat stress studies across abalone led by Roy Barkan. @marine-omics.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social 🧬🧬 rdcu.be/elVL2

Synthesis of transcriptomic studies reveals a core response to heat stress in abalone (genus Haliotis)

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Ira Cooke @iracooke.bsky.social · May 9

Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments. New @marine-omics.bsky.social paper by Nadja Schneller with @janstrugnell.bsky.social, @mattfield100.bsky.social and Kerstin Johannesson out today doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments

Major threats to marine species and ecosystems include overfishing, invasive species, pollution and climate change. The changing climate not only imposes direct threats through the impacts of severe ....

doi.org

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · May 7

Big thanks to the fabulous crew, deck officers and all the expeditioners onboard RSV #Nuyina on our voyage to the Denman Glacier, East #Antarctica. @arcsaef.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social @marine-omics.bsky.social @lausally.bsky.social 🐙🇦🇶🧬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhD...

Our seafloor history teachers

YouTube video by SAEF - Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future

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Ira Cooke @iracooke.bsky.social · May 2

We @marine-omics.bsky.social are hiring. We're looking for a postdoc in population genomics. @janstrugnell.bsky.social careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Genomics - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally. We now have an opportunity a...

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Apr 26

Delighted to be on be my way back to Australia after an amazing time in East #Antarctica. Big thanks to the crew and deck officers on RSV #Nuyina for supporting me and my team so well! @arcsaef.bsky.social @marine-omics.bsky.social 🐙🐟⭐🇦🇶🧬🧽🐚

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Apr 12

Check out more about our work on East Antarctic benthic life. @marine-omics.bsky.social @arcsaef.bsky.social arcsaef.com/story/how-to...

Sorting sea pigs from sea spiders: How we collect, sort and preserve seafloor species - SAEF

Reporting from the RSV Nuyina, Jesselyn Brown and Joshua Lesicar explain how the SAEF team collects, sorts and preserves seafloor species.

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Mar 18

Pancake ice at the Denman Glacier on Nuyina.

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Mar 19

Sunrise off RSV Nuyina, Denman Glacier, East Antarctica. @arcsaef.bsky.social @marine-omics.bsky.social

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Mar 17

East Antarctica! The smiling benthic invertebrate team on RSV Nuyina at the Denman Glacier and a lovely pycnogonid - Colossendeis. @marine-omics.bsky.social @arcsaef.bsky.social

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Mar 6

Three of four fearless #DMV science leads on board 🗺️

Dr Laura Herraiz Borreguero - @antarctic.bsky.social
Professor Jan Strugnell @arcsaef.bsky.social
Professor Delphine Lannuzel @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social
(Dr Leonie Suter - AAD)

📷: @hochmuth.bsky.social

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Feb 22

Delighted to be joining Nuyina’s first science voyage! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

'Sleeping giant' glacier the focus of icebreaker's first science voyage

Australia's icebreaker is about to embark on one of its most important missions since coming into service more than three years ago.

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Feb 18

Delighted to speak at #lornegenome25 on using octopus genomes to date ice sheet collapse 🐙🧬❄️ @marine-omics.bsky.social

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Matias @kaplan.bio · Feb 6

How long does PubMed have? How long will BLAST be up? Genome browser? We have the funding to keep these tools up, we have the expertise, we have the people.

Loss of these tools would cost billions to replace by the private sector and academia. Inefficient destruction with no upside

PubMed site with “Some NLM-NCBI services and products are experiencing heavy traffic, which may affect performance and availability. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. For assistance, please contact our Help Desk at info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.”

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Jan Strugnell @janstrugnell.bsky.social · Feb 7

3 toxic dinoflagellates detected for the first time in Australian waters. #Gambierdiscus #ciguatera @marine-omics.bsky.social 🦠🌊🧬

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...