Thanks to the HFSP, I'm excited to start a new collaboration with Meike Wortel and Daniel Charlebois on the predictability of evolution across scales of microbial communities! I will post more soon about recruiting a new postdoc for this project

Has anyone used automated instruments (robotic arm for plate handling) from Molecular Devices?

I still have codes if anyone wants them --- send me a DM

I am winding down my activity here, so going forward please find me at michaelmanhart (no underscore) on 🟦 (DM me for a code if you need one) or 🐘 (ecoevo dot social).

I love this classic paper by Hartwell et al (it has shaped my thinking), but I also agree with William Bialek. In my experience, the fundamental difference btw physics and biology is purely cultural. Physicist and biologists mean different things when they say 'I understand the system'

Rutgers CABM is hiring..... Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Positions in Microbiome Studies jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/651872/ten… #microbiome #faculty Rutgers RWJMedSchool Rutgers University–New Brunswick

And for the non-microbiologists: all 3 basic science departments of the Rutgers medical school are also hiring tenure-track positions! Please share.
Biochem & Mol Bio jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/213826
Neuro & Cell Bio jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/215874
Pharmacology jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/215160