Job posting from here at UC Davis: The laboratories of Danielle Lemay (USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center) and David Mills (UC Davis Food Science) seek a motivated postdoctoral scholar for a one year project. The goal of the project is to determine how dietary intake influences antimicrobial resistance in fecal metagenomes of healthy adults. The …
So our lab appears to be digging deeper and deeper into the world of wastewater treatment, especially the process of removing ammonia from wastewater in the final steps. I’ve posted before about our sample collection from a pilot wastewater treatment facility. We’ve been sequencing those samples like crazy… we’ve thrown Nanopore, Illumina, and PacBio data …
This is a meeting report from the 2019 “3rd COSPAR Meeting to Address Planetary Protection Knowledge Gaps for Human Missions and Working Meeting on Microbial and Human Health Monitoring”. As much as NASA loves acronyms, I can see why no one liked the idea of the “COSPAR-MAPPKGHMWMMHHM 2019” name. Speaking of acronyms… COSPAR stand for …
Just got pointed to this really awesome sounding job posting at NASA. Text below: Job Description Bioinformatics Scientist – 1079705 The Microbiology Laboratory at the NASA Johnson Space Center is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill a bioinformatics research position. The goal of the laboratory is to mitigate microbial risk to crew health, …
We are excited to announce that our paper titled “Degradation of phthalate esters in floor dust at elevated relative humidity” was recently published under the Emerging Investigator series in the journal Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. This is effectively the third paper in a series exploring microbial …
I got this message about a session at AAAR and I thought it would be of interest: Dear colleagues, Rachel O’Brien and I are organizing a special symposium at this year’s AAAR meeting entitled “The air we breathe: indoor aerosol sources and chemistry”. The focus of this symposium will be: – Sources and transport including …
Just a quick note here to point out a number of EPA postdoc opportunities… some of which seem of potential interest to microBEnet folks.
How microbial profiles differ between water-damaged and dry buildings is not well known. It’s only logical that where moisture is available indoors, microorganism will grow. Yet, measured microbial products do not show consistent differences between wet and dry homes. Because wet homes are associated with a variety of health risks, it’s important to identify the …
Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paints Antimicrobial paints kill most bacteria within 24 hours, but some survive Such products are typically tested on pathogens but not common bacteria like Bacillus Antimicrobial paints could favor antibiotic resistance — making harmless bacteria like Bacillus harmful EVANSTON, Ill. — Antimicrobial paints offer the promise of …
Antibiotic resistance has been assessed to rise to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world, and new resistance mechanisms are emerging and spreading globally. At the same time the number of people dying from antibiotic-resistant bacteria is increasing. The World Health Organization considers the spread of antibiotic resistance and appropriate countermeasures as one …