Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group

led by Ashley Franks and Jen Wood - studying from gut heath to rainforest conservation, we think microbes are up to the task!

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

@_Jaqe_ Congratulations, I saw these and thought they might be a way to celebrate

[Jacinta Agius @JacintaAgius]

So incredibly proud of my friend and colleague @RachelADavis98 (@FranksMicrolab) for participating in #3MT with her talk "I don't care who you are, I care what you are doing". You are amazing! Congrats on your "highly commended speaker" award! 👏
@LTUresearchers @PAM_latrobe

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

A PHD is available as part of an ARC Discovery Project looking at soils response to elevated carbon. It is across two great labs (but I’m biased). https://t.co/lPA0w4vWGl

[John Dewar @johnnodvc]

So proud to be a part of this
https://t.co/jqq4UmEJKt

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

@c_celestina @LTUresearchers You’ve got their ear now, you can say what ever you want

[Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology @MAPP_latrobe]

Congratulations to Assoc Prof Petrovski and team who describe a novel parasitic bacterium in @NatureMicrobiol today. @PetrovskiLab says this discovery is a promising strategy for biocontrol of bacteria in the future.

https://t.co/qYNKriTVjj

@LTUresearchers @AUSSOCMIC @latrobe

[Han Weng @HANS0L0Weng]

Final week onshore applications @FindAPhD @phd_position @UQ_News https://t.co/eP5j3sQLm7
You can
Year 1: survey soil carbon (theories, models, methods)
Year 2: test hypotheses (e.g. to humic or not to humic)
Year 3: break earth
Bonus: train me to be a better advisor along the way

[La Trobe MAPP Postgrads @MAPP_postgrads]

Congratulations to you both and best of luck in the future!

[Jen WOOD @JW_ilikedirt]

We know about using keystone animals and plants to rewild ecosystems. But what about the soil critters that help make ecosystems tick? Do they establish on their own or do we need to intervene? New review out @Ecol_Evol @LTUresearchers #SoilHealth
https://t.co/UNcCpxcIj7

[Chris Greening @greeninglab]

Our mammoth article on how metabolic flexibility explains bacterial distributions in coastal sands is now online open-access at @ISMEJournal. Co-led by @HelenaYajou and @BobLeung4, it is much expanded and improved from preprint version. https://t.co/VosD6xJ5R7

[Defence Science Institute (DSI) @DSI_VIC]

Congratulations to our friend @JW_ilikedirt on this fantastic win! As past supporters of Dr Wood's research, we are pleased to see her remarkable foray into microbiology leading to great success in the field. #innovation #WomeninSTEM

[Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology @MAPP_latrobe]

A huge congratulations to @JW_ilikedirt for winning the Jim Pittard award for her research on the role of microbial communities in a diverse range of ecosystems. Awarded by @AUSSOCMIC to an ECR Microbiologist for outstanding contributions to the field. @LTUresearchers @latrobe

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

@susanshark You have a 400 year old cat waiting patiently for some attention

[Derek Lovley @microbeelectric]

Faculty Positions at all Levels in
Synthetic Biology
Microbial Physiology and Ecology
Biochemistry

Electrobiomaterials Institute
On the beautiful Hunnan campus of Northeastern University

https://t.co/6n7HABL3h7

Electrifying postdoctoral opportunities too!

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

Congratulations to @Eli_melb for the successful #NHMRC ideas grant. Very happy to be a CI along with @PetrovskiLab on the application. Looking forward to continuing our important work in the Autism field. @LTUresearchers @ResearchRMIT

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

Congratulations to @JW_ilikedirt and @AgBioEn, wonderful to see the diverse teams brought together to conduct important work for a carbon neutral future. @LTUresearchers

https://t.co/PhrLyn52yV

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

@Eli_melb @Kavanagh_AM Congratulations and well deserved.

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

So happy to have secured a #DP21 with Tang’s soil science group. We will investigate the effect of high atmospheric CO2 on carbon and nitrogen cycles in major cropping soils. It’s great to receive this recognition for our work together. @latrobe @LTUresearchers @PAM_latrobe

[Jen WOOD @JW_ilikedirt]

New PhD opportunity with me and @FranksMicrolab. Putting soil microbiology 'to work' in agriculture #microbiome #SoilHealth #Sustainable
https://t.co/wiuvKzzCyf

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

Native plants: https://t.co/LPffvyRmRr

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

2 PhD Industry scholarships (The Centre for Future Landscapes) to examine the relationship between natural capital and on-farm biodiversity in grazing and cropping systems in south-eastern Australia; one PhD will focus on native plants and the other on soil microbes. Close Dec 11

[Applied and Environmental Microbiology Group @FranksMicrolab]

Soil: https://t.co/AYBccjTQCQ