Carmen Allen

@ualberta PhD candidate w/ @TobySpribille, studying fungal-fungal interactions. Collector of genome data. I like to ski and bike.

[Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen]

There are no words. Jasper is burned to the ground. 💔

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@robotonia Please send me the link! :)

[Gulnara Tagirdzhanova @metalichen]

New #preprint alert! What are the core symbionts of lichens? TLDR: we analyzed >400 lichen metagenomes from around the world and found that 4 bacterial groups are as frequent in lichens as the alga, one of the two main partners in the symbiosis. 🧵1/11 https://t.co/pxsuvOXqfq

[Laszlo G. Nagy @laszlognagy]

Detecting contamination in eukaryotic genomes, a new tool from the lab. Stunned by the extent of bacterial and fungal contamination of genomes. We show that contamination strongly impacts ancestral genome content analysis in the eukaryotes. Thread 1/6
https://t.co/C3zJXN0e7U

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@reintboelman On our way!

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@c4tier you are an inspiration!!

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

So proud of @ddiazescandon and his work uncovering a new clade within Ascomycota!

[David Díaz Escandón @ddiazescandon]

For the first time I’ll be pitching my research, let’s see how it goes. TLDR: Six recently described classes of symbiotic fungi share a common origin and form a weird clade of oddballs with small genomes. https://t.co/sICXpXiWxr 1/17🧶

[Patrick F. Bloniasz (he/him) @PatrickBloniasz]

[1/n] I am offering a free Zoom "Intro to R" data wrangling workshop on January 14th, 2023 after popular demand. Specifically, I will go through the use of the Tidyverse. All disciplines and beginner* R skill levels are welcome. @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

Super proud of my dad Robert Gibbs and his role in protecting Pigeon Lake from nutrient run-off. Today he gave a guest lecture at the UofA for the undergrad course "A planet in crisis" on the @PLWAInfo's role in the rejection of a confined feedlot proposal. #prouddaughtermoment

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@metalichen @TobySpribille @ddiazescandon @HuerecaDelgado @Andrew_T_Cook A big hole in S&E that will never be filled. To say we will miss you is an understatement!

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

The @SciOutrAthab fall speaker series is kicking off tomorrow night with a fantastic speaker -@Scotternary! 🧬🦣

[ScienceOutreachAthab @SciOutrAthab]

Interested in volcanoes, ancient mammals, and DNA?? Super stoked for this talk tomorrow with @UofA_EAS PhD student @Scotternary! We are still online (for now)...see link in the event page https://t.co/kZa6Kw3w6q

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@DrShawnL congratulations Shawn!

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

So excited for this meeting!

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@metalichen My daughter loves it!

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@DrShawnL There are unused options in the AU microbiology lab.

[Carmen Allen @CcgibbsAllen]

@rgthorn @TobySpribille @CanFunNet That poor chef must have been perplexed!! What a fabulous story.

[Canadian Fungal Network @CanFunNet]

Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? @ant1_simon discusses mutualistic symbiosis in Lichens at #CFN22

[Canadian Fungal Network @CanFunNet]

Can pollen be a source of nutrients liberated by pollen-associated fungi? w/ @HuerecaDelgado #CFN22 🔬🍄👇

[Canadian Fungal Network @CanFunNet]

Social media is a powerful tool, but how can we use it to take fungal research to the next level? 🔼🍄 On June 2 at #CFN22, come discuss new strategies with @kasson_wvu for building meaningful collaborations with amateur naturalists and engage in some #CitizenScience 👨‍🔬🌎👩‍🔬🌍🧑‍🔬

[Canadian Fungal Network @CanFunNet]

Day 1 of our #CFN22 plenary session - Fungal networks: from function to ecology and conservation - will feature @DrSuzanneSimard, @KiersToby and @Giulifungi. Register today!