Becker Lab

Tropical ecology & biodiversity group at @PennStateBio.

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Our @RIBBiTR_BII children's book about Pitanga, the pumpkin toadlet, is out! 🐸 Follow his adventures as he faces challenges after losing his home.🍃 Download it for free here: https://t.co/n1KHwRcO38 #Conservation #KidsBooks

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

📢 The Becker Lab is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025! Join us to study how global change impacts tropical wildlife, emerging diseases & the microbiome. 🌎🐸
Interested? Send 1-2 paragraphs outlining your research/career goals to guibecker (AT) psu . edu

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

The 2024 field season is in full swing for the @Becker_Lab! Exciting breakthroughs are on the horizon thanks to the hard work of our amazing field team!

[Mariana Pontes @maapontes]

First official postdoc fieldwork 🐸📷 Released a Melanophryniscus setiba right where he was found (I did not touch them without gloves) The fight to conserve this species will be big, but there’s people ready to fight for these little ones! #Conservation #Amphibians

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Ecosystem engineers altering the phyllosphere microbiome? Check out this new study led by the Kersch-Becker Lab! 🌿🐛🕷️

[Monica Kersch-Becker @KerschBecker]

Fresh from the Kersch-Becker Lab! 🌿Our latest research @Ecology_Letters shows how leaf shelters boost microbial diversity in the phyllosphere. Congrats to @daniloentomo on this exciting work! 👏🎉 #latinosinSTEM #diversityinSTEM @PSUmBiome @PSU_Entomology
https://t.co/q3JnPa4BOv

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Shoutout to @dmoura_campos for an excellent presentation on drought-driven disease outbreaks in Brazilian amphibians! #WCH10

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Kudos to @shannonbuttimer for representing @Becker_Lab at the @WCH10! She presented on the impact of drought on animal behavior and disease transmission in tropical frogs.

[Nicholas Wu @NicholasWuNZ]

A very cool talk by @shannonbuttimer on how future droughts will influence disease risk of frogs to #chytrid fungus 🐸 #WCH10

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Really cool links found between host-associated helminths and skin/gut microbiomes in tropical amphibians. Kudos to @wesleyjneely for leading this fascinating study! 🐸🔬
https://t.co/aYvl9xSdSo
@PSUmBiome, @PennStateBio, @ciddpsu

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

@texcroc @fvelasquez98 Looking good bro!

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

The toadlets made @Forbes! Thanks for the feature @GrrlScientist 😁 @Becker_Lab @RaynaCBell https://t.co/PpHAARzOOP

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Vertebrate #microbiomes may play a crucial role in detoxifying environmental contaminants like metalloids, revealing key pathways for vertebrate resilience. Check out our new collaborative study led by the Moreira Lab. https://t.co/3KanAkGrSj, @PSUmBiome, @PennStateBio, @ciddpsu

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

@BarefootBiology It wasn't recorded, unfortunately.

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Today :-)

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

@Symbionticism @MollyBletz @PSUmBiome Two of my favorite people :-)

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

@diegojsantana @ceronkarol Parabens, aos dois!!💫✨:-)

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Exciting collaboration led by the Bell Lab (@RaynaCBell) and a team of outstanding scientists unveils the intricate adaptations of frog vision, shedding light on opsin gene evolution and spectral sensitivities! 🌈🐸 https://t.co/33AkIiq5yk #VisualEvolution, @PennStateBio

[RIBBiTR BII @RIBBiTR_BII]

Are you interested in integrative biology and amphibian conservation? RIBBiTR is hosting a training workshop at SNARL in California for grad students and postdocs! Applications accepted in English, Português, and Español. Application deadline: April 5, 2024

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

An insightful news piece discussing our research on the harmful effects of droughts, disrupting host-microbiome interactions and triggering disease in tropical amphibians. 🌿🐸
https://t.co/CyY87Tt8r1

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

@fisher_mat wanna help us ID the fungus?