This should be really really good. This summer there is a Gordon Conference (what should be the first of many) on Microbiology of the Built Environment. The theme of this meeting is Integrating Human Health with Building Microbiomes. The Chairs are Jordan Peccia and Jessica Green and it takes place July 15-20, 2018 at the University of …
This may be of interest: Professorship (W2) in the field of “Applied Microbiology” – Technische Universitat Braunschweig are looking for a Professor in Braunschweig, Germany. Salary: unspecified, Hours: , Type: Source: Professorship (W2) in the field of “Applied Microbiology” : Braunschweig, Germany : Naturejobs
I entered the world of 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding as a naïve PhD student around five years ago. Like many people, I had hoped that there would have been others before me that had beaten the path and could guide me through the many pitfalls of this experimental approach. How wrong I was! I became …
rRNA gene copy number variation is still an issue in microbiome studies
Well this certainly caught my attention. A friend and colleague Tara Smith posted this link to Facebook: Sutter Medical Center cut pneumonia by 70%. The key? 50,000 toothbrushes. | Advisory Board Daily Briefing So I went to the site and found some very interesting details including: Pneumonia typically is contracted from germs that enter the body …
The Gibbons group at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is seeking a computationally-oriented Postdoctoral Fellow with interests in microbial ecology, evolution, and human health. The successful applicant will work with an interdisciplinary team of microbiologists, systems biologists, bioinformaticians, and clinical researchers to: Integrate and analyze multi-omic data from Arivale as part of the …
Marc Edwards from Virginia Tech was the winner of this years AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award for his work on the Flint water crisis. The press release from AAAS covers the details pretty well but in short, he was recognized for helping the residents of Flint MI and for pushing back against the establishment. …
Just got pointed to this by Paula Olsiewski. “IAQ Radio” with Radio Joe. Looks like they have a number of interviews with people in the field including Jordan Peccia, Mark Hernandez, Tiina Reponen, and more. Episode #492 is a recent report of the IAQA Annual Meeting and the Sloan-funded “Roadmap Research to Practice”. Worth checking …
So you want to run FACS on your microbiome samples… By Cara Pardon Although optimized for eukaryotic cell research, an increasingly common technique used in the microbiome field is Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). From sorting cells for single cell genomics to identifying the host range of a plasmid; from detecting metabolically active cells in …
A recent article in Slate basically said that it is safe to drink most stream water in the backcountry without filtering it. Turns out, this is not true. A few articles have come out discussing issues with the science reported in the Slate article. This one by Christie Wilcox is really good and worth a …