I'm super excited to share that I have been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for the #GAMEchange project to study the impact of microbial evolution on global soil carbon projections! A big thank you to all the people who supported me! uvsq.fr/elsa-abs-obtie…

I have an immediate opening for a postdoc.

Please share! We're hiring tenure track positions in Complex Systems at UMich! For more bio folks that have/want a strong DEI program, apply to our MPACT position ASAP!! lsa.umich.edu/cscs/news-even… 1/2

Our review on estimating CUE across scales and its impact on global soil carbon predictions is now published in Nature Communications! Huge thanks to Xianjin He for leading this effort! rdcu.be/dTQ98

Happy to announce that my first PhD paper is accepted! If you are interested in how microbes are responding to drought across Europe, find out here: t.ly/hEMYP

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sasha Reed Sasha Reed USGS researcher and TRACE PI, on receiving the Joanne Simpson Medal 🥳 🥳Awarded by the American Geophysical Union this medal has been given for her significant contributions to Earth science. We are so proud!

My take on GMO soil microbes: there is potential, but we need to figure out the risks and benefits first. ambrook.com/research/envir…

I dropped off my ballot today! One vote closer to winning my race for Irvine Ranch Water District Director.

New paper out in Ecology Letters 🤩 doi.org/10.1111/ele.14… 🙏co-authors: David Coulette, Philippe.ciais, Steven Allison We challenge the idea that "selection always leads to the same outcome, no matter the adaptive mechanism." Here's how👇 (1/7)

📢 Hiring M2 student + Postdoc! Join #GAMEchange European Research Council (ERC) LSCE IPSL to integrate microbial evolution into ESMs. ✅ Exciting, impactful research ✅ Career guidance & mentorship ✅ Friendly, multicultural team ✅ Top international collaborators 🔗 shorturl.at/2vztD

Sadly, I did not win my race for Water Director. It was a solid campaign and a good learning experience, though. I'm truly grateful for all the support from friends, family, and colleagues. I won't rule out another run sometime!

Thrilled to share that I'm starting my own lab at UC Irvine in April 2025 and am recruiting at all levels - please spread the word! My lab will study how microbes interact and evolve in complex communities like the human gut microbiome. kxuelab.com 1/2

My take on how researchers can advance the representation of microbial physiology, including carbon use efficiency, in models of the soil carbon cycle- nature.com/articles/s4155…

Postdoc position available CIGLR to work with me and others. Please share.   careers.umich.edu/job_detail/258…

Exciting news! Our new PLOS ONE paper highlights Ridge2Reef, our NSF NRT program's success in training future environmental problem solvers🌍 Boosted interdisciplinary skills Prepped grads for diverse careers A model for modern inclusive grad education tinyurl.com/7rcmxxc2

Very proud of the UC Irvine grad students who led this publication on our #NSFFunded traineeship: "From Ridge 2 Reef: An interdisciplinary model for training the next generation of environmental problem solvers" dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

My co-PI Steven Allison is looking for a postdoc to complete the modeling aspects of our DOE Office of Science funded research predicting how microbes contribute to nitrogen cycling changes after fires! Please apply! #AcademicTwitter #job recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09456

Come work with us! The Schell Lab is looking for a new postdoc to work on urban biodiversity initiatives in the Bay Area and throughout California. The future postdoc will also be an integral partner of the California Urban Nature Alliance. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04719