Flashback to our 2023 field season in Brazil's Atlantic Forest! 🌿 Exciting RIBBiTR BII science on the horizon—stay tuned! Wishing you all happy holidays! 🎉 #Biodiversity #Rainforest

🔥New paper alert! Former @TozettiLab undergraduate prodigy 🌟Laura Schuck leverages data from a controlled fire experiment to unveil how #wildfires trigger microbiome #dysbiosis and disease in tropical amphibians. doi.org/10.1038/s41598… One Health Microbiome Center, Penn State Biology, CIDD

New paper out!📄Using museum specimens, we demonstrate that cool-adapted, high-elevation tropical frogs historically had higher pathogen prevalence in abnormally warm years.🐸🌡️ Kudos to Tamilie História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros, doi.org/10.1016/j.peco… One Health Microbiome Center Penn State Biology CIDD

Just released: Project Guide that introduces students to bioinformatics, DNA Sequencing to determine taxonomic identity and evolutionary relatedness of symbionts, etc. Skills learned in this guide may be applied to Discover the Microbes Within! Wolbachia Project wolbachiaproject.org/bioinformatics

🌍Continental-scale shifts in rainfall patterns due to land use could indeed lead to microbiome-scale dysbiosis and disease in endemic tropical amphibians in natural forests. Kudos to Shannon Buttimer, PhD and Diego História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros for leading! doi.org/10.1111/ele.14…, Penn State Biology

An insightful news piece discussing our research on the harmful effects of droughts, disrupting host-microbiome interactions and triggering disease in tropical amphibians. 🌿🐸 psu.edu/news/huck-inst…

Are you interested in integrative biology and amphibian conservation? RIBBiTR is hosting a training workshop at SNARL in California for grad students and postdocs! Applications accepted in English, Português, and Español. Application deadline: April 5, 2024

Exciting collaboration led by the Bell Lab (Rayna Bell) and a team of outstanding scientists unveils the intricate adaptations of frog vision, shedding light on opsin gene evolution and spectral sensitivities! 🌈🐸 doi.org/10.1093/molbev… #VisualEvolution, Penn State Biology

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Vertebrate #microbiomes may play a crucial role in detoxifying environmental contaminants like metalloids, revealing key pathways for vertebrate resilience. Check out our new collaborative study led by the Moreira Lab. doi.org/10.1038/s41598…, One Health Microbiome Center, Penn State Biology, CIDD

The toadlets made Forbes! Thanks for the feature Any man who dies rich dies disgraced 🇺🇦 😁 Becker Lab Rayna Bell forbes.com/sites/grrlscie…

Really cool links found between host-associated helminths and skin/gut microbiomes in tropical amphibians. Kudos to Wes Neely for leading this fascinating study! 🐸🔬 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… One Health Microbiome Center, Penn State Biology, CIDD

A very cool talk by Shannon Buttimer (shannonbuttimer.bsky.social) on how future droughts will influence disease risk of frogs to #chytrid fungus 🐸 #WCH10

Kudos to Shannon Buttimer, PhD for representing Becker Lab at the @WCH10! She presented on the impact of drought on animal behavior and disease transmission in tropical frogs.

Shoutout to Diego Moura-Campos for an excellent presentation on drought-driven disease outbreaks in Brazilian amphibians! #WCH10

Ecosystem engineers altering the phyllosphere microbiome? Check out this new study led by the Kersch-Becker Lab! 🌿🐛🕷️

First official postdoc fieldwork 🐸📷 Released a Melanophryniscus setiba right where he was found (I did not touch them without gloves) The fight to conserve this species will be big, but there’s people ready to fight for these little ones! #Conservation #Amphibians

The 2024 field season is in full swing for the Becker Lab! Exciting breakthroughs are on the horizon thanks to the hard work of our amazing field team!

📢 The Becker Lab is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025! Join us to study how global change impacts tropical wildlife, emerging diseases & the microbiome. 🌎🐸 Interested? Send 1-2 paragraphs outlining your research/career goals to guibecker (AT) psu . edu

Our RIBBiTR BII children's book about Pitanga, the pumpkin toadlet, is out! 🐸 Follow his adventures as he faces challenges after losing his home.🍃 Download it for free here: lulu.com/shop/sarah-sca… #Conservation #KidsBooks