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Erik Bakkeren @erikbakkeren.bsky.social · 22h

Note it in your calendars! Aug 3-5, 2026. Excited to bring back MEEHubs to a hub near you (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, or virtual only)‼️

MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 23h

We’re back! ✨ The next #MeeHubs26 is coming with 7 hubs across the globe and incredible lineups at each. Can’t wait to share more soon! meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 23h

We’re back! ✨ The next #MeeHubs26 is coming with 7 hubs across the globe and incredible lineups at each. Can’t wait to share more soon! meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 21d

While you wait for the next MEEhubs conference: We've written up the participants' impressions, the organisers' thoughts, reflections on the expectations we scientists have on conferences, and much more in @femsjournals.bsky.social, led by Ariane Wenger. Check out doi.org/10.1093/fems....

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · Jan 23

Catching up on @meehubs.bsky.social talks!

The best part of hybrid/dispersed meetings is that it’s not just travel, take in the science, go home… the recordings persist into lunch breaks and spare minutes for weeks to come.

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Rowan Green @rowancallumg.bsky.social · Jan 15

#MEEhubs2024 was an incredible conference with amazing organisers!! Had a great time speaking, listening and chatting!

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 11

Fifth and last #MEEhubs2024 cross-hub activity on diversity in science. Lively discussion which could only scratch the surface.

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Mike Blazanin @mikeblazanin.bsky.social · Jan 11

Wow, remarkable statistics from the first in-person @meehubs.bsky.social! A massive gathering of outstanding microbial ecology and evolution science

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325 abstract submissions
64 talks
166 virtual posters (and some in-person-only posters)
899 registrations across 6 hubs and virtual only
9242 Slack messages and counting, about 3000 messages in the last month
About 44 hours of live conferencing across 3 'days'

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Isabella Tomanek @bellatom.bsky.social · Jan 11

Ahhh to be a microbiologist in these exciting times when evolution and ecology talk to each other… absolutely brilliant talks at @meehubs.bsky.social

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 11

Congratulations to our MEEhubs2024 Oxford Poster Award winner @josie-e.bsky.social! 🎉🏆 Prize generously sponsored by the Microbiology Society UK

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 11

Thank you Microbiology Society for sponsoring the poster prize at the Oxford hub of #MEEhubs2024!

Tiffany Taylor @taylorlabgroup.bsky.social · Jan 11

Congratulations to @josie-e.bsky.social for winning the @meehubs.bsky.social poster prize 🏆 Thank you to the organisers for a brilliant conference.

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Tiffany Taylor @taylorlabgroup.bsky.social · Jan 11

Congratulations to @josie-e.bsky.social for winning the @meehubs.bsky.social poster prize 🏆 Thank you to the organisers for a brilliant conference.

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Mike Blazanin @mikeblazanin.bsky.social · Jan 11

Me, with too many good @meehubs.bsky.social talks

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Germán Bonilla-Rosso @germusthermophilus.bsky.social · Jan 11

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Amazing virtual talk at @meehubs.bsky.social from Djordje Bajić (TUDelft) finding how hierarchies in resource utilization is constrained by the metabolic network structure... from this publication!
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

The Architecture of Metabolic Networks Constrains the Evolution of Microbial Resource Hierarchies

Abstract. Microbial strategies for resource use are an essential determinant of their fitness in complex habitats. When facing environments with multiple nutrie

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 11

Fourth cross-hub activity on predicting evolution at @meehubs.bsky.social. Really nice to see the thoughts from the audience!

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Wolfram Moebius @wolframmoebius.bsky.social · Jan 11

I love seeing how people adapt to the hub format of @meehubs.bsky.social. Questions across hubs and with online participants all the time. Now a talk in Lausanne advertising a related poster in San Diego!

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 11

Third cross-hub activity at #MEEHubs2024 was on art in science communication, experimenting with a fusion of panel discussion and including the audience using the technology.

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 10

A thought-provoking cross-hub discussion this morning on how to reconcile top-down and bottom-up approaches in microbiology research, led by Jan van der Meer at the Lausanne hub. If you weren't there, watch the recording! #MicroSky

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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · Jan 10

Spending my evening “at” #MEEhubs2024 🤩 so many cool topics!

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Germán Bonilla-Rosso @germusthermophilus.bsky.social · Jan 10

🧪🧫🧬🖥🦠 #MEEHubs2024
Super excited to see Martin Kalthenpoth's work on beetle symbionts at our hub in Lausanne!

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Sergey Kryazhimskiy @skryazhi.bsky.social · Jan 10

First day of @meehubs.bsky.social: small hiccups here and there, and running a bit behind schedule by the end of day, but overall -- incredibly smooth!

And cross-hub Q&A during live talks works reasonably well, too. Glad to be part of this even though it is a lot of work behind the scenes.

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 9

First out of five #MEEhubs2024 cross-hub activities was on sustainability. Colleagues from near and far shared concerns, reported failures and celebrated successes. Loads of overlap between reported failures and successes means it is worth to keep trying!

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 10

It was a beautiful presentation!

Audrey Proença @audreyproenca.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thanks #MEEhubs2024 for the opportunity to present my work online, despite the visa delays that prevented me from joining in Lausanne. It was great to interact with the hubs this morning! @meehubs.bsky.social

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Rebecca J Hall @drrebeccajhall.bsky.social · Jan 10

Lovely symbiosis/metabolism talk from Martin Kaltenpoth to start the day @meehubs.bsky.social , including an appearance from my favourite Sodalis

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Germán Bonilla-Rosso @germusthermophilus.bsky.social · Jan 10

🧪🧫🧬🖥🦠 #MEEHubs2024
Catching up with the @meehubs.bsky.social Mexico hub! So cool to find familiar names and sampling sites with impressive presentations!

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · Jan 10

Second cross-hub activity on top-down and bottom-up approaches to study microbiomes including a discussion on the ethics of interventions in microbiomes. #MEEhubs2024

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