Paul Carini
@uncultured.carinilab.com
Systems Microbial Ecologist | Design Thinker | F1 & IndyCar fan. Metalhead. Studying microbes in Desert Soil and nearshore Marine Sediments.
Blog: uncultured.carinilab.com
Web: CariniLab.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-carini/
Blog: uncultured.carinilab.com
Web: CariniLab.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-carini/
One of my favorite places. This is me sleeping in one of the FHL labs ~20 years ago. Now, if only they needed a microbiologist...
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
One of my favorite places. This is me sleeping in one of the FHL labs ~20 years ago. Now, if only they needed a microbiologist...
My most-used bluesky words in 2025 were: 1. "congrats" (25×) 2. "research" (17×) 3. "paper" (15×) 4. "soil" (13×) 5. "those" (13×)
Pretty fun app that compiles your usage into a report here: anisota.net/harvest
Pretty fun app that compiles your usage into a report here: anisota.net/harvest
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My most-used bluesky words in 2025 were: 1. "congrats" (25×) 2. "research" (17×) 3. "paper" (15×) 4. "soil" (13×) 5. "those" (13×)
Pretty fun app that compiles your usage into a report here: anisota.net/harvest
Pretty fun app that compiles your usage into a report here: anisota.net/harvest
ICYMI: Our latest shows what happens to transcriptional and metabolic profiles in a desiccated soil bacterium.
To simplify things, I've attached a visual abstract.
Comments on the preprint are welcome!
#microsky #microbesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
To simplify things, I've attached a visual abstract.
Comments on the preprint are welcome!
#microsky #microbesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ICYMI: Our latest shows what happens to transcriptional and metabolic profiles in a desiccated soil bacterium.
To simplify things, I've attached a visual abstract.
Comments on the preprint are welcome!
#microsky #microbesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
To simplify things, I've attached a visual abstract.
Comments on the preprint are welcome!
#microsky #microbesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SO CLOSE to submitting our last paper that was started pre-pandemic!
September 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
SO CLOSE to submitting our last paper that was started pre-pandemic!
I recently played Oregon Trail at an arcade. I died, but the Family made it to the Willamette Valley.
September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I recently played Oregon Trail at an arcade. I died, but the Family made it to the Willamette Valley.
Happy start of semester to those who celebrate. I hope you're coping deliciously.
August 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Happy start of semester to those who celebrate. I hope you're coping deliciously.
RIP Brent Hinds. A year ago I caught Mastodon playing all of Leviathan live. Now that Brent is gone, it hits different. Don't wait to see the bands you love – those moments become irreplaceable.
August 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
RIP Brent Hinds. A year ago I caught Mastodon playing all of Leviathan live. Now that Brent is gone, it hits different. Don't wait to see the bands you love – those moments become irreplaceable.
Bucket list item for me this weekend: Attending the Indy Car race at the Laguna Seca Raceway with the famous 'corkscrew' turn!
Absolutely amazing weather, fast cars, family. Rooting for Pato O'ward (Indycar) and Myles Rowe (Indy NXT), but really just here to have fun!
Absolutely amazing weather, fast cars, family. Rooting for Pato O'ward (Indycar) and Myles Rowe (Indy NXT), but really just here to have fun!
July 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Bucket list item for me this weekend: Attending the Indy Car race at the Laguna Seca Raceway with the famous 'corkscrew' turn!
Absolutely amazing weather, fast cars, family. Rooting for Pato O'ward (Indycar) and Myles Rowe (Indy NXT), but really just here to have fun!
Absolutely amazing weather, fast cars, family. Rooting for Pato O'ward (Indycar) and Myles Rowe (Indy NXT), but really just here to have fun!
#Archaea #GRC folks, be sure to catch work by @oceancait.bsky.social representing our group this week in Switzerland.
She'll talk about new Asgard archaea enrichments form the Oregon coast. Talk on Sunday, Poster during the week.
She'll talk about new Asgard archaea enrichments form the Oregon coast. Talk on Sunday, Poster during the week.
July 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#Archaea #GRC folks, be sure to catch work by @oceancait.bsky.social representing our group this week in Switzerland.
She'll talk about new Asgard archaea enrichments form the Oregon coast. Talk on Sunday, Poster during the week.
She'll talk about new Asgard archaea enrichments form the Oregon coast. Talk on Sunday, Poster during the week.
Great day in Moss Landing at the @mbarinews.bsky.social Open House!
July 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Great day in Moss Landing at the @mbarinews.bsky.social Open House!
Intertidal zones are my happy place. The last pic is an octopus, which is a first!
June 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Intertidal zones are my happy place. The last pic is an octopus, which is a first!
So proud of our student’s presentations at #ASMicrobe. Great to meet a bunch of new folks and talk shop with friends.
See you all again soon!
@astrobio-agb.bsky.social @oceancait.bsky.social
See you all again soon!
@astrobio-agb.bsky.social @oceancait.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So proud of our student’s presentations at #ASMicrobe. Great to meet a bunch of new folks and talk shop with friends.
See you all again soon!
@astrobio-agb.bsky.social @oceancait.bsky.social
See you all again soon!
@astrobio-agb.bsky.social @oceancait.bsky.social
Here was a slide from my talk highlighting some of my opinions of why isolation experiments have difficulty getting funded. Would love to hear other’s experiences.
June 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Here was a slide from my talk highlighting some of my opinions of why isolation experiments have difficulty getting funded. Would love to hear other’s experiences.
How do you like my badge twitter handle?
June 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
How do you like my badge twitter handle?
This is one way to have a Father’s Day BBQ.
June 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is one way to have a Father’s Day BBQ.
This is where I have mine! Alongside some very meaningful items from my career. Glass carboy from Giovannoni. Flasks from N Pace. Microscope from a late friend. Felted Woese! And a melted autoclave bin—my first!
June 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is where I have mine! Alongside some very meaningful items from my career. Glass carboy from Giovannoni. Flasks from N Pace. Microscope from a late friend. Felted Woese! And a melted autoclave bin—my first!
The Carini Lab will be at #ASMMicrobe 2025 in LA next week with THREE talks!
Come hear about dormant microbes, ancient archaea, and anaerobic cultivation.
Plus I have limited "Cultured by the Carini Lab" stickers to give away! 🧪✨
Thread below 👇
Come hear about dormant microbes, ancient archaea, and anaerobic cultivation.
Plus I have limited "Cultured by the Carini Lab" stickers to give away! 🧪✨
Thread below 👇
June 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Carini Lab will be at #ASMMicrobe 2025 in LA next week with THREE talks!
Come hear about dormant microbes, ancient archaea, and anaerobic cultivation.
Plus I have limited "Cultured by the Carini Lab" stickers to give away! 🧪✨
Thread below 👇
Come hear about dormant microbes, ancient archaea, and anaerobic cultivation.
Plus I have limited "Cultured by the Carini Lab" stickers to give away! 🧪✨
Thread below 👇
Our internet usage at home jumped 40% this month!
We determined was the new hummingbird cam we got for mother's day! Yes, that many hummingbirds! Mainly Broad-billed, Costa's Anna's.
Waiting for the Mexican long-tongued bats to show up so we can snap a pic.
We determined was the new hummingbird cam we got for mother's day! Yes, that many hummingbirds! Mainly Broad-billed, Costa's Anna's.
Waiting for the Mexican long-tongued bats to show up so we can snap a pic.
May 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Our internet usage at home jumped 40% this month!
We determined was the new hummingbird cam we got for mother's day! Yes, that many hummingbirds! Mainly Broad-billed, Costa's Anna's.
Waiting for the Mexican long-tongued bats to show up so we can snap a pic.
We determined was the new hummingbird cam we got for mother's day! Yes, that many hummingbirds! Mainly Broad-billed, Costa's Anna's.
Waiting for the Mexican long-tongued bats to show up so we can snap a pic.
We said congratulations & goodbye to two wonderful undergrads last week! Makaela who was with us for 3 years, and Tu for just over a year. They made huge contributions to our research during their time with us and we're super grateful to have worked with them! Can't wait to see what's next!
May 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We said congratulations & goodbye to two wonderful undergrads last week! Makaela who was with us for 3 years, and Tu for just over a year. They made huge contributions to our research during their time with us and we're super grateful to have worked with them! Can't wait to see what's next!
Spotted in the wild! I'll bring some to #ASMMicrobe. Hit me up if you'd like one!
May 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Spotted in the wild! I'll bring some to #ASMMicrobe. Hit me up if you'd like one!
For example, GC skew is the purple/green ring near the center.
May 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
For example, GC skew is the purple/green ring near the center.
It's pretty addictive, isn't it?
May 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's pretty addictive, isn't it?
Anyone seen something like this? Supernatant after beating for DNA extraction of an anaerobic microbe grown at high pH.
April 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Anyone seen something like this? Supernatant after beating for DNA extraction of an anaerobic microbe grown at high pH.
Had an amazing time in Dallas this weekend! JFK museum was fabulous, as was the BBQ. But the real winner was the Deftones concert!
March 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Had an amazing time in Dallas this weekend! JFK museum was fabulous, as was the BBQ. But the real winner was the Deftones concert!