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I took (and later TA'd) Susan's environmental policy class at MIT. She had one consistent message - humans are good at solving problems, and we can solve this one. This was important for me to hear as a young scientist. I have her new book on order!

Pipettes Christmas!!!! #newlab

It's been a month since ASMS - which talks have stuck with you/should I watch before the recordings disappear in September?

I think that microbes experience nutrient limitation in a continuous way, but experiments aren't usually designed to capture that. Thoughts (and massive concept map) from @Michael_Manhart and I in the Microbial Systems and Synthetic Biology themed issue: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This is worth protecting.

I highly recommend doing a postdoc in the MSE group!

Proteocean Lab is in the clean room today prepping for field incubations to minimize contamination by trace metals! It’s like entering a dance club - years can go by but I still got it 🍾

It’s not frivolous if you stick them on your field equipment.

I am so proud of my mom who has been an RN for 40 years, went back for a masters in her 50s, started doing research, and is presenting a poster at a conference for the first time today. I hope I also keep doing new things when I am 62!

Update: Mom's poster made the conference website and we're all really excited about it. I'll also point out that her poster is about reducing C-section infections by sending patients home with a cleanser that works but is nice enough that they enjoy using it as self-care. Go mom!

New KITP Program! #MICROECO26 Coarse-graining Microbial Ecology: from Genes to Physiological Strategies to Communities across Environments Dates: 5/18/26-6/18/26 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/mic…

I'm back with another non-academic Mom In Science update: she's with her poster at another conference, this time invited! She's thinking about writing it up as a manuscript; that would be so awesome.

The science supply chain is so ridiculous. You can do your best on sustainability in the lab and then VWR sends you stir bars each in a huge, double walled cardboard box. 🙃

The inaugural Alma Dal Co School on Collective Behavior will be in Venice (Sep 29-Oct 4, 2025). This unique school honors Alma (1989-2022), whose brilliant work bridging physics and microbiology revealed how metabolic interactions structure microbial communities. Alma Dal Co 1/12

I am hiring a research/technical specialist/manager to help us make the most out of new LC-MS instrumentation at USC! Please share the word and write me for more details. usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...