thank you @julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social @hypothesisfund.bsky.social for your support!

New publication out @natcomms.nature.com! We identify novel viruses that actively infect highly productive chemoautotrophs, and reveal key trophic interactions and virus-host dynamics that impact microbial carbon cycling in aphotic environments.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Klein College of Science leads UNC Charlotte’s Million Dollar Research Circle - Klein College of Science Klein College of Science leads UNC Charlotte’s Million Dollar Research Circle with 15 researchers with more than $1M in active funding.

Thank you UNC Charlotte for this recognition! 2025 was a tough year for scientists, but I'm glad we made it stronger and wiser on the other side 💚

science.charlotte.edu/2026/03/27/k...

Doing experiments in the Atlantic Ocean on the TEAL-SHIPS5 cruise with @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social, where fish ecologists caught a huge wahoo!

Grateful for amazing colleagues, and excited to catch up at OSM!

Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, including in-house sequencing for both short and long reads (Illumina NextSeq and Nanopore GridION). ...

Our lab has an opening for a fully funded postdoc position! Start date is flexible; ideally summer 2026. Apply by Feb 20th for full consideration. For more about the lab and how to apply:

sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

Luo Lab 2026: Welcoming Dr. Stephania Tsola @microsteph.bsky.social (Queen’s Mary University of London) and Brayan Vilanova Cuevas @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social (Cornell)!

My department (Biological Sciences) has opened a tenure-track position! This is a broad search, with some preference for ecology/evolution/environment, but any and all research foci in biology are encouraged to apply! Review date is Dec 15th.

jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141

Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below. Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, inclu...

I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation!

I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.

sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below. Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, inclu...

Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested.

Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)

More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...

Congratulations Moin!!! My first PhD student’s first first-authored publication (😂) @moinsheam.bsky.social

Champagne tastes best from thrift store cups 😉

Thank you reviewers and editors at @isme-microbes.bsky.social for your support and feedback ❤️

Vertical transport and spatiotemporal dynamics of giant viruses in the North Pacific subtropical gyre Abstract. Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, or “giant viruses,” are prevalent in marine environments, infecting diverse eukaryotic lineages and influenc

Lab’s first publication as #newPI @isme-microbes.bsky.social 😃

We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation.

academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Grateful for the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social and excited for more cool science!

Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment - Genome Biology Background Non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs (NCDs) are shown to dominate in surface waters shifting the long-held paradigm of cyanobacteria dominance. This raises fundamental questions on how these putat...

Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs 🌊

Virus-mediated recycling of chemoautotrophic biomass Aquatic environments absorb ~2.5 gigatonnes of atmospheric carbon each year, more than the carbon stored in the atmosphere, soils, and all biomass combined. Primary producers transform this dissolved ...

Lab's first preprint! #newPI

We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social

🙏 We need your help 🙏

The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.

We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:

NIH:
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NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

w/ @noamross.net

Harvard University Sues Trump Administration (Gift Article) Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.

Harvard sues: a 🎁 link + an important step in responding to ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle American leadership in science & research.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Image of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis under the microscope. The dinoflagellate is heart shaped and the chloroplasts are clearly visible around the edges of the cell.

Excited to share our new mSphere paper describing ssRNA viruses associated with Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in southwest Florida in mSphere led by Jean Lim - a 🧵(1/10) 🧪🦠🌊 #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky #USFCMS @asm.org @cmarinescience.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

Luo Lab, spring 2025!

Hi everyone! New here 😄 excited to connect and learn about/share cool research in aquatic microbial ecology, or just science in general! Here's our lab photo to kick-start another year! #newPI