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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · 14d

Working on the past of #corals or #reefs? 🪸
Join our #ICRS2026 session! 🧑🏻‍🏫

Erin Dillon @erinmdillon.bsky.social · 14d

Work on reef paleoecology? Join our session "Reefs through time: leveraging today's interdisciplinary tools to better understand the past of reef organisms and ecosystems" at the 2026 International Coral Reef Symposium

📆Abstract deadline: Dec 1, 2025
🔗https://www.icrs2026.nz/call-for-abstracts

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Dr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 15d

Science friends and collaborators!! This week I will be giving my tenure review seminar! It will be available via zoom to accommodate some folks travel schedules.

So, if you’d like to hear more about what the labs been up to over the past five years please reach out and I will give you the link

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 21d

🎙️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT! I am seeking a scientist to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on research in the molecular biology of insect endosymbionts. Come join us in the tips of the Appalachian mountains for meaningful challenges in symbiosis science. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

Research Technologist - Life Sciences Advanced Professional - Bordenstein Lab

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · 23d

Our department is looking for an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology. Come join us!

jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/54232

Assistant Professor Wildlife Ecology

The Department of Biology at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in wildlife biology, terrestrial vertebrate ecology, quantitative ...

jobs.hr.txstate.edu

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Rupinder Kaur, PhD @kaurr.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!

bios.uic.edu/news-stories...

Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago

bios.uic.edu

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations! You’re gonna kill it!

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Morgan Sobol @msobol.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...

Please share, thank you 🙏🏻

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Jul 26

Also with amazing contributions from @sam-kratman.bsky.social,
@clancymcintyre.bsky.social, @kimbeachritchie.bsky.social, @momedinamunoz.bsky.social and others! 👥👥👥 #TeamWork💪

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Jul 25

It is worth mentioning that this study was greatly led by the at the time undergrad student @diegolera.bsky.social. Proof of how great #UndergradResearch can be! 🤓

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨 New paper out @microbiologysociety.org! #Genome 🧬 characterization of #CCA -associated bacteria 🦠, with antimicrobial activity against antibiotic 💊-resistant pathogens! #AMR

doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Jun 11

Stoke to announce that I will be joining the Department of Biology @txst.edu this coming Fall semester as an Assistant Professor!

Looking for grad students with interests in #Symbiodiniaceae, #corals 🪸, microbial #symbiosis 🦠, comparative #genomics 🧬 and #phylogenomics soon. Feel free to reach out!

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Mónica Medina @momedinamunoz.bsky.social · Apr 15

We examined the microbiome of Madracis aurentenra, an urban coral off the coast of the Colombian Caribbean. Interesting dynamics between Endozoicomonas and Vibrionaceae 🧪🪸 #MicroSky peerj.com/articles/192...

Endozoicomonas dominance and Vibrionaceae stability underpin resilience in urban coral Madracis auretenra

Coral resilience varies across species, with some exhibiting remarkable stability and adaptability, often mediated by their associated microbiomes. Given the species-specific nature of coral-microbiom...

peerj.com

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Ben Jenkins @benkinsjenkins.bsky.social · Mar 13

Check out our dispatch on apicomplexans that infect corals!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?

@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs

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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · Mar 6

🌍 Conservation biology needs a microbial upgrade!

This review, from @raulgoch.bsky.social & others, highlights how microbiome research can enhance conservation genomics & improve biodiversity management in a changing world.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Microbiome #Conservation #Genomics

Incorporating microbiome analyses can enhance conservation of threatened species and ecosystem functions

Conservation genomics is a rapidly growing subdiscipline of conservation biology that uses genome-wide information to inform management of biodiversit…

www.sciencedirect.com

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John Parkinson @parkinsonje.bsky.social · Mar 6

Congrats to Parkinson lab PhD students Lauren & Matt (and former postdoc Raul!) and the whole team for putting together this nice perspective on efforts to incorporate microbiome analyses into conservation efforts.

Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨 Paper alert: our multidisciplinary team emphasizes the importance of microbes 🦠 in conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems🌱. We also encourage studying their ecological functions! 🧪🧫

authors.elsevier.com/c/1kjAVB8cd4...

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Mar 6

@drclrichards.bsky.social @parkinsonje.bsky.social

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨 Paper alert: our multidisciplinary team emphasizes the importance of microbes 🦠 in conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems🌱. We also encourage studying their ecological functions! 🧪🧫

authors.elsevier.com/c/1kjAVB8cd4...

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Mar 6

Our group project is out! This was a fun exchange among diverse researchers. #STOTEN

Incorporating microbiome analyses can enhance conservation of threatened species and ecosystem functions

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kjAVB8cd4...

@raulgoch.bsky.social @rmcminds.bsky.social @junhee-jung.bsky.social

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Feb 27

This is just devastating. My thoughts are with all our NOAA colleagues and in other federal agencies. No way to anticipate the lag that all of this will bring to the progression of science both here and globally…😮‍💨

Terry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · Feb 27

Oh no….

thehill.com/policy/energ...

Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Feb 22

So grateful for being part of this amazing community and for being featured in this video! ☺️

One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · Feb 21

📢Watch our newest OHMC Resource Video! 📹

Here we highlight the One Health #Microbiome Center's Weekly #SeminarSeries.

The video was produced by Dina Constantinides and features @botanichole.bsky.social, Christine Ta, and @raulgoch.bsky.social!

▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogxg...

OHMC Weekly Seminar Series

YouTube video by One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

www.youtube.com

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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · Jan 9

Applications for MEME are open! It's a research- and mobility-oriented Evolutionary Biology Master's Programme, where students have the opportunity to visit 4(+2) different universities in two years. Please spread the word! www.evobio.eu #EvoBio

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · Dec 3

📢 Hey! We're hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to accelerate discoveries on the molecular biology of the symbiosis between #Drosophila and #Wolbachia. Know anyone who loves molecular studies of bugs, bacteria, and/or bacteriophages?

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...

Research Technologist - Life Sciences Advanced Professional

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Anthony M. Bonacolta @ambonacolta.bsky.social · Dec 3

🚨New Preprint🚨: A Single-cell Atlas of Coral Bleaching! 🪸🦠🔥. We show the microbial ecology of coral bleaching from the gene expression of host and symbiont cells to the shifts in the bacterial and protist communities within the holobiont! #ProtistsOnSky #SymbioSky #MicroSky 🧪

A Single-Cell Atlas of Coral Bleaching

The symbiosis between corals and dinoflagellate algae is disrupted by heat stress, leading to bleaching. Recurring bleaching events, driven by the climate crisis, are causing massive coral mortality a...

www.researchsquare.com

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Dec 3

Wow! Looking forward to reading this! Congratulations to all the authors!

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Raúl González-Pech (he/him) @raulgoch.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thanks Nils!