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Very excited to have been a (very tiny) part of this publication which just came out. "Planetary Protection Knowledge Gap Closure Enabling Crewed Missions to Mars" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38507695/

A colleague (Vanessa Moreira C. Fernandes) is looking to talk to someone that has experience doing 16S amplicon work using Nanopore with students. I know I've read about this kind of work but can't seem to find any at the moment. cc Jonathan Eisen

"When quality of life valuations are considered, the total value of societal harm from motor vehicle crashes in 2010 was $836 billion. which is equivalent to nearly $1 Trillion." That's... not what "equivalent" means.

I'm not really supposed to review papers in my current job, but how could I pass up a grant application describing using simulated martian environments to estimate microbial survival to inform planetary protection policy? #spacemicrobes

So which is it?

Where not to park your truck.

Wanted: Information on infectivity of people who just had COVID19, are feeling better/symptom free, but are still testing positive on antigen tests.

Watching the USA-Guinea soccer game where the announcer made the profound comment that "goals are so important". Ya think?

I know this may seem like a small thing but it has represented a lot of work from people in my lab. Congrats to Harriet Wilson and Marina E. De León, PhD, CNC on getting their taxonomic names for new species of bacteria officially validated. Aquitalea aquatica Chromobacterium fluminis

Anyone in my extended social network know any researchers who work in/on bat caves in CA? Looking for potential field sites for new work and would love to chat with some experts!

Anyone out there looking for an exciting postdoc in understanding the ecological and environmental drivers of zoonosis? Experience with mathematical modeling? Check out details here! ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers cc Jonathan Eisen

Posting this again since we are extending the posting through the end of January. An exciting postdoc opportunity at the new NSF-Center for Pandemic Insights UC Davis ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers

Looking for any examples of research using IR to look for febrile illness in marine mammals. Having trouble choosing the right Google Scholar terms. :)

We are still looking for postdoc applications interesting in epidemiological modeling and related areas at the forefront of pandemic detection. Come join the new NSF-Center for Pandemic Insights at University of California, Davis! ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers

Currently reading the very interesting "Ebolavirus evolution and emergence are associated with land use change"... a nice mix of phylogenetic analysis combined with broader ecological factors. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Honored and excited to have been a guest on the "Gaming with Science" podcast to talk about Gut Check: The Microbiome Game. Thanks Jason and Brian for having me on and talking about microbes! The Gaming with Science Podcast #themicrobiomegame podbean.com/ew/pb-webin-18…