The Brito Lab at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY works in the area of systems biology of the human microbiome. We are looking for talented postdocs to fill two open positions for postdoctoral researchers interested in investigating mechanistic linkages between microbes and human health outcomes. Postdoctoral candidates can have an experimental or computational background, or both. One of …
The third and final day started with a Keynote talk by Marc Edwards about “MoBE, Public Health and the Flint Water Crisis”. It’s really hard to sum up this talk, I would recommend watching the video if interested. Marc talked about the Flint crisis from their perspective, starting with their pre-existing work on corrosion and …
Here’s the Storify from Day 3 of the Microbiology of the Built Environment meeting in Washington D.C. A more detailed summary to follow later. [View the story “#MOBE17 Day 3 Summary via Storify” on Storify]
The first evening of the #MoBE17 meeting was a reception, with a fabulous keynote talk by Ed Yong mainly focused on Science Communication. Ed had a number of tips for interacting with journalists and thinking about how we present stories instead of facts. The quote of the evening was surely “you cannot replace a feeling …
Made a summary via Storify of Tweets for Day2 of the MOBE17 meeting. [View the story “#MOBE17 Day 2” on Storify] Since Storify is disappearing soon, we have converted this Storify into a Wakelet and are embedding it here
I made a summary via Storify of Tweets relating to Day1 of the MOBE17 Microbiomes of the Built Environment 2017 meeting. [View the story “#MOBE17 run up & Day 1 including talk by @edyong209” on Storify]
Well, I am in DC for #MoBE17 and was secretly hoping to get in a Washington Nationals playoff game on Thursday. Heading to DC for #mobe17 and since the #RedSox are out I got out hat for another favorite team – go #Nationals pic.twitter.com/Gx0cpPdBjF — Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) October 10, 2017 And in some sort …
Quick post here — prepping for #MoBE17 meeting and found this new paper. It seems like it is worth a look: City-scale distribution and dispersal routes of mycobiome in residences: Microbiome. 2017 Oct 4;5(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0346-7. Abstract BACKGROUND: Pathogenic and allergenic bacteria and fungi within the indoors can bring detrimental health effects on the occupants. We …
Epidemiological and other studies have shown that, on average, having a dog is correlated to some possible health benefits (e.g., see this). And some studies have further suggested that this might be connected to “the microbiome” in that having a dog might change the microbiome of one’s surroundings and that this in turn might contribute …
Just got sent this and thought it might be of interest. Bates College: Call for Papers: Biology New Scholars Symposium on Fostering Diversity in Microbiology: Research, Pedagogy, and Climate in STEM Location: Lewiston, Maine Closes: Oct 20, 2017 Context: Founded in 1855, Bates is one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, with a long …