Steven Biller
@stevenbiller.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof. @ Wellesley College. Microbial ecologist. Marine cyanobacteria, extracellular vesicles, ocean processes, HGT, mobile elements, genomes, and anything else I find fascinating at the moment. billerlab.org
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Mar 13
Definitely something to ponder! Some have argued for 'vesiduction' as a fourth term. I've been hesitant to adopt that until we better understand delivery mechanisms, and typically refer to "extracellular vesicle-mediated gene transfer" - but it's clear that those 3 don't cover everything happening
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Mar 3
Our latest on the genetic content carried within different populations of DNA-containing particles in the oceans! Vesicles and viruses likely play distinct roles in microbial horizontal gene transfer networks. Grateful to all collaborators
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MicroSky
Distinct horizontal gene transfer potential of extracellular vesicles versus viral-like particles in marine habitats - Nature Communications
Biller et al. use long-read sequencing of fractionated ocean nanoparticles, showing that extracellular vesicles and virus-like particles contain distinct pools of genetic information and thus may diff...
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Aug 21
Two research technician positions are now available in my lab at Wellesley College - come help us learn more about microbial communities, extracellular vesicles, and viruses in the oceans! Happy to discuss opportunities in more detail. Please share! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/w...
Research Technician (2 Openings)
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Aug 21
Two research technician positions are now available in my lab at Wellesley College - come help us learn more about microbial communities, extracellular vesicles, and viruses in the oceans! Happy to discuss opportunities in more detail. Please share! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/w...
Research Technician (2 Openings)
At Wellesley, our mission is to deliver an outstanding liberal arts education to women who will make a difference in the world. Our collaborative community, comprising faculty, students, staff, and al...
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Jul 22
Wellesley College has a new tenure track assistant professor opening for a terrestrial ecologist. Please help spread the word!
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Please review the details for the position before applying for the opening. You should have the required documents ready to upload in a PDF format (.pdf) or a Word document (.doc) format. Enter your e...
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Jul 18
Latest from my lab: we show that extracellular vesicles and viral-like particles are distinct vehicles for horizontal gene transfer, differing in DNA capacity and functional content. EVs harbor an incredible diversity of mobile elements! #MicroSky #ViroSky
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4...
Distinct horizontal gene transfer potential of extracellular vesicles versus viral-like particles in marine habitats
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is enabled in part through the movement of DNA within two broad groups of small (<0.2 µm), diffusible nanoparticles: extracellular vesicles (EVs) and virus-like parti...
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Steven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · Jul 18
I expect to have a tech position open in my lab (just outside Boston) working on projects with marine microbes. Not formally posted yet as things are working through HR, but would be happy to chat about it with your student
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