Mal Bowen (he/him)
@micromal.bsky.social
Enjoying the little things in life and studying microbes everywhere |BS, PhD Marine Bio |
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Our paper is out! We found out that there are seasonal changes in shallow sediments which potentially upends any study that has interpreted them as a static environment. Including my own papers.
Influence of Seasonal Succession on Microbiological and Physiochemical Composition in Shallow Estuarine Sediments enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Influence of Seasonal Succession on Microbiological and Physiochemical Composition in Shallow Estuarine Sediments
Marine sediments harbour diverse microbial populations, thought to be of low activity due to depleted electron acceptors and lack of new organic matter after burial. We show that deeper microbial pop...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our paper is out! We found out that there are seasonal changes in shallow sediments which potentially upends any study that has interpreted them as a static environment. Including my own papers.
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Check out our Linktree for a convenient way to complete your #BlackInMicro checklist all in one spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (link in bio)
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2. Support us by donating
3. Grab the Whova app
4. Log in when you're ready to attend an event. We'll see you there!
1. Pre-register (it's free!)
2. Support us by donating
3. Grab the Whova app
4. Log in when you're ready to attend an event. We'll see you there!
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Check out our Linktree for a convenient way to complete your #BlackInMicro checklist all in one spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (link in bio)
1. Pre-register (it's free!)
2. Support us by donating
3. Grab the Whova app
4. Log in when you're ready to attend an event. We'll see you there!
1. Pre-register (it's free!)
2. Support us by donating
3. Grab the Whova app
4. Log in when you're ready to attend an event. We'll see you there!
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Friendly reminder: 🎉 Pre-register today & get ready to join our FREE online celebration. Everyone is welcome. To keep #BlackInMicro alive Donate: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio) #BiMWeek2025
October 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Friendly reminder: 🎉 Pre-register today & get ready to join our FREE online celebration. Everyone is welcome. To keep #BlackInMicro alive Donate: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio) #BiMWeek2025
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Celebrate #BlackInMicro Week! This year’s theme, HARMONY, honors collaboration, resilience & shared experiences. Join us to amplify Black scientists, grow careers & community. RSVP: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. Support: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (links in bio)
October 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Celebrate #BlackInMicro Week! This year’s theme, HARMONY, honors collaboration, resilience & shared experiences. Join us to amplify Black scientists, grow careers & community. RSVP: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. Support: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (links in bio)
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Cannot emphasize this enough.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
July 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cannot emphasize this enough.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
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Congrats to @micromal.bsky.social on his successful thesis defense!!
Minting another PhD in marine science!! This one is extra sweet.
Minting another PhD in marine science!! This one is extra sweet.
June 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Congrats to @micromal.bsky.social on his successful thesis defense!!
Minting another PhD in marine science!! This one is extra sweet.
Minting another PhD in marine science!! This one is extra sweet.
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🚨📆⏰ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION REMINDER 🧬🦠🧫
The ECR symposium abstract call closes in TWO WEEKS!
Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 8, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch
The ECR symposium abstract call closes in TWO WEEKS!
Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 8, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch
June 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🚨📆⏰ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION REMINDER 🧬🦠🧫
The ECR symposium abstract call closes in TWO WEEKS!
Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 8, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch
The ECR symposium abstract call closes in TWO WEEKS!
Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 8, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch
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Host Competitive Asymmetries Accelerate Viral Evolution in a Microbe–Virus Coevolutionary System - Liaghat - 2025 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Host Competitive Asymmetries Accelerate Viral Evolution in a Microbe–Virus Coevolutionary System - Liaghat - 2025 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I tried to explain this to a reporter today. When you are constantly under threat of budget cuts or have actual budget cuts, shit gets efficient real quick because it is that or cease to exist.
Lol just heard the NPR story about the DOGE guy who lost his job when he said he was surprised at how hard it was to find inefficiencies in the federal govt because he came from Silicon Valley where companies always have lots of people sitting around doing nothing
June 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I tried to explain this to a reporter today. When you are constantly under threat of budget cuts or have actual budget cuts, shit gets efficient real quick because it is that or cease to exist.
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It's not a pretty slide
June 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's not a pretty slide
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Also @micromal.bsky.social is a month out from his PhD defense. Send him all the love and encouragement to write like the wind. 💩🦐🦠
May 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Also @micromal.bsky.social is a month out from his PhD defense. Send him all the love and encouragement to write like the wind. 💩🦐🦠
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"Listen to a top UN official describe the horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza right now:
"I can tell you from having visited...death on this scale has a sound and a smell that does not leave you."
History will never forget that we enabled this atrocity."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfeb...
"I can tell you from having visited...death on this scale has a sound and a smell that does not leave you."
History will never forget that we enabled this atrocity."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfeb...
UN Chief on the Horrific Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
www.youtube.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Listen to a top UN official describe the horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza right now:
"I can tell you from having visited...death on this scale has a sound and a smell that does not leave you."
History will never forget that we enabled this atrocity."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfeb...
"I can tell you from having visited...death on this scale has a sound and a smell that does not leave you."
History will never forget that we enabled this atrocity."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfeb...
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My lab and Chuck Farah's at the University of São Paulo (USP) are seeking a postdoc to join an exciting project focused on applying structural biology to novel and unexplored targets in antibiotic discovery.
April 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My lab and Chuck Farah's at the University of São Paulo (USP) are seeking a postdoc to join an exciting project focused on applying structural biology to novel and unexplored targets in antibiotic discovery.
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Welcome to BlueSky @micromal.bsky.social and @treevaughn.bsky.social
World - look out for these guys - someday they will graduate and spread their science genius and joy worldwide.
No pressure guys, but I have expectations. 😉
World - look out for these guys - someday they will graduate and spread their science genius and joy worldwide.
No pressure guys, but I have expectations. 😉
April 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Welcome to BlueSky @micromal.bsky.social and @treevaughn.bsky.social
World - look out for these guys - someday they will graduate and spread their science genius and joy worldwide.
No pressure guys, but I have expectations. 😉
World - look out for these guys - someday they will graduate and spread their science genius and joy worldwide.
No pressure guys, but I have expectations. 😉
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Quick shoutout to all the core facility staff at UD. Today @treevaughn.bsky.social and @micromal.bsky.social are on the main campus working on fancy instruments with the help of dedicated, patient and competent staff members! Definitely a bright side of being at UD - our core centers rock.
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Quick shoutout to all the core facility staff at UD. Today @treevaughn.bsky.social and @micromal.bsky.social are on the main campus working on fancy instruments with the help of dedicated, patient and competent staff members! Definitely a bright side of being at UD - our core centers rock.
Hello world! Is this thing on? Currently writing and I may have forgotten how social media works… whoops!
April 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hello world! Is this thing on? Currently writing and I may have forgotten how social media works… whoops!