Finally made it to Prague for #Goldschmidt2025

And now you know what I will be doing this spring break. Remodeling a significant part of the kitchen.

We just bought a new one. Ours was ~20yrs

Register for Exploration of Alaskan Microbial Ecology at UAonline.com CRN: 51181

#microsky #microbiology I will be teaching a 2-week summer course on Microbial Ecology in Alaska. The course will have a 3 day field trip to some of the most spectacular glaciers and mud volcanos in Alaska. UAA is open enrollment university so anyone can join but space is limited.

Windy hike but was rewarded with a great view, 2moose, Dall sheep, and an eagle.

Tree that fell on fence

Had some strong winds over the weekend. I guess I have plenty of firewood now. Luckily it missed the house.

3D printed tube holder and a name plate that says Lab Dad (Dr. Brandon Briggs)

Student got a new 3D printer and this is what they decided to print first.

Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University.
www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/

Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided.

Details in the attached pic--Feb 13 deadline
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Hey, saltwater scientists! Want to live on the Maine coast and serve as Director of the Darling Marine Center? Four Asst. Prof. positions are available in the College of Earth, Life, and Health, too: Biochemistry; Physical Oceanography; Microbiology; Soil Science
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Two hikers walk down a mountain in snow with Anchorage Alaska and Cook Inlet in the background

Lunch on a mountain was the perfect way to end 2023

Open rank position in microbial ecology and evolution, broadly defined. Great opportunity to join my wonderful department of Microbiology at Michigan State. Best science and colleagues! careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/51...

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Authigenic minerals reflect microbial control on pore waters in a ferruginous analogue
by a bunch of great minds working on the Towuti #ICDP project

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Our local moose came back for thanksgiving. We might have to come up with a name for him.

A “little” visitor in my backyard today

Check out our new paper that just came out. We looked at iron related genes in a glacial influenced river. We found that in the freshwater microbes employ Feo system but in an estuary they produce siderophores but the type changes throughout the year.

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Wow, that was a full day! 1 grant funded, 1 grant waitlisted (1st time that happened), and a paper accepted for publication.

Happy to finally share this work. This is our 1st step to creating a sustainable bioprocess to obtain REE. We found S. onidenisis was able to extract more REE from healy coal but acid leaching worked better on Wishbone hill coal pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

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