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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 2d

#mbkceesme2025 discussion on science communication with @cpavloud.bsky.social and Mary Allen

📸 @sparagkamian.bsky.social

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 2d

Join #MVIF 42
cassyni.com/s/mvif-42
and
#MeetTheSpeakers

🇺🇸Peter Turnbaugh will talk about a microbiome-informed approach to pharmacology!

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 2d

💫 #MVIF Season 5 💫

Feel free to join the keynotes by presenting your work–abstract submission is open:
www.microbiome-vif.org/en-US/how-to...

#MVIF is proudly supported by #illumina @corundumsb.bsky.social
and our non-commercial co-organizing partners Seerave Foundation @cunysph.bsky.social

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Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 2d

On Friday, Episode #110 of #MattersMicrobial became available. The brilliant Dr. Sean Gibbons joined the #QualityQuorum to describe what the microbiome can tell us about numbers, nutrients, and health. I learned so much. Sean is the #MicrobiomeWhisperer. @microbe.tv

youtu.be/wdwTma0gV4k?...

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 2d

#mbkceesme2025 discussion on science communication with @cpavloud.bsky.social and Mary Allen

📸 @sparagkamian.bsky.social

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 6d

New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2025/10/02/o...

• Shanghai dog microbiome / @annacusco.bsky.social
• microbetag / @hariszaf.bsky.social
• invitation for the #MVIF 42 / @microbiomevif.bsky.social

& more.

October 3, 2025

See you at the MVIF 42! Human gut microbiomeMicro-scale spatial metagenomics: revealing high-resolution spatial biogeography of gut microbiomes – Carlotta Pietroni – bioRxiv Animal microbiomeCaptur…

microbiomedigest.com

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 8d

Interested in learning how to be a good speaker and give effective talks? Season 2 of the NYC Postdoc Night Science Club begins October 15th. Join us NYC Postdocs for a 2hr workshop and maybe also a drink at a bar! Free registration (usually ~100 come): docs.google.com/forms/d/1dII...

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 6d

New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2025/10/02/o...

• Shanghai dog microbiome / @annacusco.bsky.social
• microbetag / @hariszaf.bsky.social
• invitation for the #MVIF 42 / @microbiomevif.bsky.social

& more.

October 3, 2025

See you at the MVIF 42! Human gut microbiomeMicro-scale spatial metagenomics: revealing high-resolution spatial biogeography of gut microbiomes – Carlotta Pietroni – bioRxiv Animal microbiomeCaptur…

microbiomedigest.com

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 8d

Our starter pack UPDATED.

go.bsky.app/D8cSja3

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 8d

SAVE THE DATE for #MVIF 42!

Pacific time and date in your time zone: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/c...

Atlantic time and date in your time zone:
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/c...

Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 15d

NEW #MVIF program is out! 🤩

Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-42

⭐️ Highlights:
🇦🇺 @gbouras13.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Danica Schmidtke

⭐️ Keynote:
🇺🇸 Peter Turnbaugh

⭐️ Talks:
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
🇺🇸 @arzamasovalex.bsky.social
🇳🇿 Brooke Wilson

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Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 8d

#MVIF Season 5!

Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 26d

#MVIF Season 5 has started!

Check out the program and
feel free to join the keynotes by presenting your work–abstract submission is open:
www.microbiome-vif.org/en-US/-/info...

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 8d

👏 “To promote more inclusive scientific discussions with international colleagues at our conferences, virtual delegates based in Lower and Middle-Income Countries can register for free”

Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training @eventswcs.bsky.social · 8d

Showcase your microbiome research at our 2026 conference! #Microbiome26

Demonstrate how #genomics tools and technologies are contributing to a deeper understanding of the microbiome.

🗓️ 2-4 March
Submit an abstract by 24 November ✍🏼

📎 bit.ly/4kttBOX
#MicrobiomeSky #AcademicSky

Wellcome Connecting Science hybrid conference
Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease

Conference dates: 2-4 March 2026
Location: Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, UK and online

Bursary and abstract deadline: 24 November 2025
Registration deadline
In person: 2 February
Virtual: 14 February

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 12d

#mbkceesme2025 🇬🇷 was a blast!

KUDOS to the organizers 👏
@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social

📸 @pawmarkwitz.bsky.social

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for the photo!

@cpavloud.bsky.social @dhaelewa.bsky.social

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pawmarkwitz.bsky.social @pawmarkwitz.bsky.social · 12d

Reflections after #mbkceesme2025: the Science Communication round table with Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic (@svetlanaup.bsky.social), Mary Allen, Danny Haelewaters & Christina Pavloudi was inspiring - a reminder that science is also about sharing knowledge. Thanks @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social! #edusky

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Tijana Martinovic @tijanamartin.bsky.social · 14d

Stay tuned for the afternoon session where I will talk about forests! More precisely, the response of soil microbes to forest disturbances. Results from @holisoils.bsky.social and Lifegenmon projects. 🍄🍄🍄
Thank you for support @isme-microbes.bsky.social @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social #mbkceesme2025

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 14d

Have you noticed a new #MVIF talk terminology?

#MVIF Highlights
#MVIF Keynote Talk
#MVIF Talks

Can't wait to start #MVIF 42!

Microbiome Virtual International Forum @microbiomevif.bsky.social · 15d

NEW #MVIF program is out! 🤩

Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-42

⭐️ Highlights:
🇦🇺 @gbouras13.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Danica Schmidtke

⭐️ Keynote:
🇺🇸 Peter Turnbaugh

⭐️ Talks:
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
🇺🇸 @arzamasovalex.bsky.social
🇳🇿 Brooke Wilson

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Haris Zafeiropoulos @hariszaf.bsky.social · 15d

our software, microbetag, for the annotation of microbial co-occurrence networks with phenotypic traits & metabolic complementarities was just published

A Cytoscape app is also available to make your life easier (and prettier)

#microbiome #metabolic-modeling #networks

microbetag: simplifying microbial network interpretation through annotation, enrichment tests, and metabolic complementarity analysis - Genome Biology

Microbial co-occurrence network inference is often hindered by low accuracy and tool dependency. We introduce microbetag, a comprehensive software ecosystem designed to annotate microbial networks. No...

doi.org

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 27d

Today is a great day to register for #BiM2025 #BlackInMicro Week. Get ready to join our online celebration: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (or see link in bio)

The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action

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MikroBioKosmos Scientific Society @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social · 14d

Microbes … to eat everything and to be eaten by everyone!
#mbkceesme2025 #LeneLange #bioeconomy

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 15d

This work was done without any financial support by volunteers!!

zenodo.org/records/7674...

Gourgouthakas 2022: report of the cave expedition of LOC1, Crete, Greece

Gourgouthakas cave (LOC1 code name) is located at an altitude of 1550m, in the area of Atzines or Atzinolakas, on the northern side of Lefka Ori (White Mountains) of Crete, Greece. It is among the two...

zenodo.org

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 15d

#mbkceesme2025 🇬🇷

Savvas Paragkamian is talking about microbiome in the deepest cave of Greece: Gourgouthakes

@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social

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Anna Cusco @annacusco.bsky.social · 15d

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed it.

I am currently looking for my next research adventure. If you have insights on the microbiome/microbial genomics job market in Europe (academia & industry), or want to chat about this work, please reach out.

At Handan campus, Fudan University, Shanghai.

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Anna Cusco @annacusco.bsky.social · 15d

Finally, the results of my postdoc at the
@bigdatabiology.bsky.social lab in Shanghai see the light! The work includes my three favorite things research-wise: 🦠 microbiome, 🧬 long-reads, and 🐶 dogs.

See our new preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Capturing global pet dog gut microbial diversity and hundreds of near-finished bacterial genomes by using long-read metagenomics in a Shanghai cohort

Pet dogs are considered part of the family, and understanding their gut microbiomes can provide insights into both animal and household health. Most comprehensive studies, however, relied on short-rea...

www.biorxiv.org

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 15d

We talked about being flexible in your scientific career—not shutting the door on paths that could take you somewhere completely different.

Eleni wants to expand her biotechnology network and Bekir wants to do science as a bioinformatician.

@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social

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