Hugely flattered to have been chosen as the winner of this year's The British Phycological Society Hilda Canter-Lund prize for my #confocal image 'The Phycosphere', particularly amongst such a stunning shortlist! brphycsoc.org/canter-lund-20… #protist #diatom #microscopy MBA - Marine Biological Association MBA Cell and Molecular Leica Microsystems

Happy World Algae Day! Here at MBA Cell and Molecular we house the MBA Culture Collection of Microalgae. Our first culture was collected in 1912 and we've been collecting ever since! #worldalgaeday MBA - Marine Biological Association

We're very excited to now have the ZEISS PALM MicroBeam Microscope for laser capture microdissection set up in our new microscope suite. It allows visual identification and contact free, uncontaminated isolation of individual cells and tissues! ZEISS Microscopy @GLWheeler2

At MBA Cell and Molecular we often have to isolate strains of algae from the environment. Here we can see the process of single cell picking where an individual cell is removed from a sample using a fine glass pipette. The cell is washed & grown into a culture of thousands of cells! #algae

Exciting news! Out now, MBA Cell and Molecular publication on the molecular and phylogenetic analysis of the hypersaline species Dunaliella salina, revealing new diversity which has important economic significance. doi.org/10.1017/S00253… MBA - Marine Biological Association #dunaliella #biotechnology

Thank #Fungi it's Friday 🍄 MBA Cell and Molecular Michael Cunliffe 🏳️‍🌈 we have established a unique collection of fungi isolated from a range of #marine ecosystems, including seaweed-associated and coastal waters. Darwin Tree of Life will sequence their genomes to explore their #biology and #evolution

Great to see my image 'The Phycosphere' featured in the Scientific American 'Science in Images' series! Learn more about algal-bacterial interactions in the ocean in this awesome piece by Leslie Nemo #protist #microscopy #confocal #microbiome MBA - Marine Biological Association scientificamerican.com/gallery/even-t…

It's with great sadness that we say goodbye to Jack Dickenson Jack Dickenson as he moves onto pastures new! Good luck! You'll be missed! Slightly unconventional goodbye ceremony in the car park with an amazing PhD hat made by Dr. Kimberley Bird and @birthe_z MBA - Marine Biological Association

What’s living in the bird bath? A bit of extra curricular home schooling microscopy, we found this amazing vorticella...busy hoovering up the little stuff while the bigger guys go for a merry-go-round ride...BBC Springwatch Chris Packham

Is #protist parasitism in the #phytoplankton always a bad thing? Pleased to share our latest work 'Healthy herds in the phytoplankton: the benefit of selective parasitism' out today in The ISME Journal with Michael Cunliffe 🏳️‍🌈 @GLWheeler2 Thomas Mock! MBA - Marine Biological Association @ARIES_DTP rdcu.be/cgdEf

Lights, camera, action! On Thursday the Cell and Molecular department stepped out of their comfort zone to be part of a promotional video for the MBA Dr. Kimberley Bird Angela Ward MBA - Marine Biological Association

Happy Diwali!

Before Christmas MBA Cell and Molecular launched a competition for our team to create Sci Art by growing microbes on agar plates! See thread for information on our entries and later in the week we will reveal our winners! MBA - Marine Biological Association Yasmin Meeda Dr. Trupti Gaikwad Dr. Cordelia Roberts (she/her) #MBAxmasart

I love Multichannel Pipettes… Timesaver, Incredible Productivity and reduces stress on My hand.. #successfuldiatomtransformation #subculturing MBA - Marine Biological Association MBA Cell and Molecular

In second place for our Agar Sci Art competition....Cordelia and 'Santa down the Chimney'! Well done Cordelia! 👏👏👏 Dr. Cordelia Roberts (she/her) MBA - Marine Biological Association

First place for our Agar Sci Art competition goes to Ellie Murphy and her Phaeodactylum Christmas Tree. Amazing work Ellie!! 👏👏👏👏 MBA - Marine Biological Association

Thrilled to welcome . Keiron Fraser claire mcnulty and Olivia to MBA - Marine Biological Association - wishing you all the best for your upcoming National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition. We look forward to hearing more! 🤿🌊

Beautiful walk to the beach to collect some Algae for small gas exchange Experiment MBA - Marine Biological Association MBA Cell and Molecular Angela Ward

Don’t Miss out the opportunity to win Chocolates! 😜#EasterBunnyhunt MBA - Marine Biological Association Angela Ward

My mum found a beautiful cheeky fox asleep in her vegetable trough 🦊😍Chris Packham