Firestone Lab

UC Berkeley • ESPM & PMB

[Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @Jeffinerca]

Great job to Rina Estera-Molina & her @Firestone_Lab team for showcasing our 13CO2 labeling facility in a high level visit! We were honored to have @DrChavonda from the @USDA stop by to see how we track carbon from plant to microbes to minerals.
@Livermore_Lab @doescience

[Nayela Zeba @ZebaNayela]

Exciting job opportunities in Hawai‘i! The new Hawai‘i Soil Microbiome Lab https://t.co/yIcKM3X5Wx led by Dr. Maggie Yuan @uhmanoa is hiring a lab tech and a postdoc to work on soil-borne pathogen ecology. Spread the word!
https://t.co/E1YJ9K1u9c
https://t.co/fFsp2rWHkG

[Anne Kakouridis @AKakouridis]

Our paper exploring AMF carbon transfer to the hyphosphere microbial food web and mineral-assossiated organic matter is out today in a special issue of @NewPhyt! 🌿 Read it here: https://t.co/KdR2U6EQlV 🍄@Jeffinerca @ecologicaljack @Firestone_Lab @erinnuccio

[Noah Sokol @NoahSokol]

Our manuscript is out: 'The path from root input to mineral-associated soil carbon is dictated by habitat-specific microbial traits and soil moisture.' We show that the microbial traits associated with soil C are not universal, but vary with soil habitat.
https://t.co/25NOLSQ0Ua

[Christian Santos-Medellín @cmsantosm]

Soil viruses the minute the first seasonal rainfall hits the ground:

[Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @Jeffinerca]

Do soil #viruses drive #GHG emissions? In dry systems, soil microbes start to multiply rapidly after the first rain (“wet-up”). A massive die-off happens too, releasing a huge burst of #CO2.
https://t.co/WJS3vuZYuV

[🎗Ella Sieradzki 🐈🐕 @SieraVirus]

To quote my muse, Lizzo: it's about damn time

⁦@Firestone_Lab⁩ ⁦@erinnuccio⁩ ⁦@Jeffinerca⁩

Expression of macromolecular organic nitrogen degrading enzymes identifies potential mediators of soil organic N availability to an annual grass https://t.co/7T6HM6sA9u

[Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @Jeffinerca]

Finally approved! I'm hiring 4 postdocs!
1) Soil OM/Isotope Biogeochem – REF4214O
2) Microbe Mineral Interactions – REF4265Z
3) Soil Ecology – REF4260E
4) Soil Microbiome Bioinformatics – REF4259F
Apply here: https://t.co/f2INXBLWkK
Find me at #GSB2023, or see 👇
Please RT!!

[Firestone Lab @Firestone_Lab]

Immensely proud of the freshly crowned Dr. @AlexaMNicolas who just gave her finishing talk. #soil

[Spencer Diamond @Dr__Diamond]

🚨 MY LAB IS STILL HIRING 🚨
Do you love the #microbiome? Want to do #metagenomics and #MachineLearning? We want postdocs to develop, characterize, and #CRISPR edit in vitro human microbiome systems.

More info: https://t.co/ECCR2o5jpj

#biojobs #postdocjobs #ScienceTwitter

[Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @Jeffinerca]

In our new 'high-throughput' SIP-metaG paper, @nuccio, @AKakouridis @rachelhestrin et al. targeted the tiny habitat surrounding AM hyphae. They IDed 13C fixed by the host plant, moved by hyphae and taken up by a complex micro food web of bacteria and AOA.
https://t.co/gIi8NsAM31

[Gareth (Gary) Trubl 🏃🏼‍♂️🦠 @gtrubl]

Finally out!

HT-SIP: a semi-automated stable isotope probing pipeline identifies cross-kingdom interactions in the hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Be sure to check out the cool video!

@Jeffinerca @erinnuccio @Firestone_Lab @acampbellina

https://t.co/YoxS4sb7K3

[Berkeley Plant & Microbial Biology @PMB_Berkeley]

PMB graduate student @AlexaMNicolas, a member of the @Firestone_Lab and @UCBTagaLab, shares her new findings on soil viruses—an abundant and ubiquitous member of the microbiome—and their link to carbon emissions in this recent research spotlight.
https://t.co/Ax7yIOhqBD

[Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @Jeffinerca]

super interesting story here....you know the 'Birch Effect' right? what if it were all because of phage?
(hint--its complicated...)

[Firestone Lab @Firestone_Lab]

We’ve been studying the phenomenon of wet-up in soil for decades and finally @AlexaMNicolas has illuminated what is happening at the viral level. #soil https://t.co/Z02zMiFjMg

[The Banfield Lab @BanfieldLab]

In california seasonally dry soils release a disproportionate amount of carbon into the atmosphere after the first rainfall. Read about how @AlexaMNicolas investigates the role of viruses in this phenomenon here: https://t.co/0GfyETSCM8

[Alexa M Nicolas @AlexaMNicolas]

Super excited to share my paper – the big project of my PhD – that looks at what happens to viruses during the magical moment in soil following the first rainfall after a long dry season. This was a big project w @SieraVirus @BanfieldLab @Firestone_Lab @Jeffinerca @UCBTagaLab 🧵

[Alex Jaffe @alexander_jaffe]

behold! a tremendous piece of work from @AlexaMNicolas et al describing the strange + fascinating world of soil viruses, and a masterclass in extracting (and visualizing) trends from large, complex, and incredibly heterogenous sequencing data 🧬

[Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge @Jeffinerca]

I am beyond excited to be receiving the Department of Energy E.O. Lawrence Award tomorrow in at a hybrid ceremony Washington DC. 1:30pm EST... If you'd like to watch live or the recording of my (only slightly goofy) 3 min speech--here's the link.
https://t.co/0akdeUgUq6

[Anne Kakouridis @AKakouridis]

Very excited about this paper and cover being out! Thank you @NewPhyt @Firestone_Lab @Jeffinerca @ecologicaljack for your help and support making this happen! #AMF #isotopes #microscopy