Episode #40 of the #MattersMicrobial podcast is up! This week, the great Jo Handelsman joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss soil microbial communities, THOR (the hitchhikers of the rhizosphere), and biofilm-zorbs! Univ. of Puget Sound ASM #MicrobeTV youtu.be/MMI1fVF-9Zc?si…

Sticky bacteria, slimy layers, and colonization mutants! Shruthi Magesh of Microbiology Doctoral Training Program on surface adhesion in the rhizosphere. Nice write-up by Wisconsin Institute for Discovery wid.wisc.edu/sticking-to-su…

Excited for the big talk at UW-Madison! Join me tomorrow (7/25) at 10:30 am in #BeneficialMicrobesMTG to learn about co-zorbs! Beneficial Microbes Meeting Jo Handelsman

Had such an amazing time talking about Co-zorbs at Beneficial Microbes Meeting! Thank you, Liz Johnson, for the pins and for making the last session so much fun. Can't wait for more exciting discussions ahead! #BeneficialMicrobes #Microbiology

If you're attending #ISME19 and would like to learn about multispecies biofilms that can move "co-zorbs," stop by my poster PS1.03.062 tomorrow, August 19th, at 4:30pm! ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

All set and ready for the poster session! Stop by poster: PS1.03.062 at 4:30pm today to learn about multispecies motile biofilms!! #ISME19 ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology Microbiology Doctoral Training Program UW-Madison MMI

Thanks Akos T. Kovacs for announcing my work! This is really a nice collaboration of many groups and single-cell technologies! You will see the preprint out soon!

Had a fantastic experience at my first ISME event! The poster session was a success—loved all the great conversations about co-zorbs. Thanks for the incredible response! Big thanks to ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology for the travel grant and the chance to present at #ISME19 Poster up till tmw!

Joana Falcao Salles Joana Falcao Salles (University of Groningen) on Ecological concepts behind bacterial invasions: from single species to community coalescence #ISME19

Johan Bengtsson-Palme Johan BengtssonPalme, Chalmers University of Technology on Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the environment: what? why? and how? #EMBARK program #ISME19

It’s ab-zorbable! This is awesome work.

New preprint alert! We're thrilled to share our latest research on Co-zorbs! Be among the first to explore this fascinating bacterial phenomenon and its potential impact on future research. Don't miss the amazing videos we've included! #CoZorbs Microbiology Doctoral Training Program Jo Handelsman

Interested in applying to Microbiology Doctoral Training Program ?  Join in a panel discussion for prospective students and learn more about the application process and program!  Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI……… #MDTP #gradschool

Microbial community interactions on a chip #PNAS by Duane Juang from David J. Beebe with Jo Handelsman Ophelia Venturelli microbial coculture platform with GFP labeled B. cereus pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

I’m defending next week!!! Join me in person on 17th March at 1pm CDT at the DeLuca Forum, WID or virtually on zoom. Zoom link is available in the flyer! Microbiology Doctoral Training Program #PhD

Officially Dr. Shruthi Magesh! 🥳 Also, I wore a shirt with my thesis printed on it and paired it with a yellow skirt representing Flavobacterium! 💛🎓 Thank you Jo Handelsman for the wonderful introduction!! Microbiology Doctoral Training Program Mark Mandel Wisconsin Institute for Discovery #sciencecommunication #PhD

New paper on co-zorbs from my lab. Co-zorbs seem to be a new way for bacteria to get around. Magesh, et al. (2025). Co-zorbs: Motile, multispecies biofilms aid transport of diverse bacterial species. PNAS, 122(6), e2417327122. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

So many mortarboards, so many impressive students. Many of the thousands of students graduating at Spring 2025 Commencement this weekend already have made a lasting impact — on campus and far beyond. 🎓 Read the stories of each notable #UWGrad: news.wisc.edu/meet-some-of-t…

Honoured to be highlighted🎓

Last Friday, I became the first in my family to earn a PhD. From an average student to being highlighted as a notable graduate and leading commencement as the Graduate School flag bearer at UW–Madison — still feels surreal. Grateful! #FirstGenPhD Wisconsin Institute for Discovery UW-Madison Graduate School