How do stress hormones affect gut bacteria?
In our new study, we show that catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine) have widespread but species-specific effects on human gut bacteria.
A cross-species study in microbial endocrinology:
https://t.co/mhAyDr3HJU
Our article on microbial interactions is out!
We discuss what are microbial interactions, what are they useful for, and how to quantify them.
For more, see Nittay's 🧵or read the full article here (free access until Sep 1st):
https://t.co/rfhjMyoWUX
We're looking for an enthusiastic experimentalist PhD student to join our interdisciplinary group interested in the ecology & evolution of microbial communities https://t.co/s2x7ncXcWZ. Apply https://t.co/4cV3n2ti0x before Aug 31! Bonus: Lausanne is a beautiful place to live!
Old news but:
I am happy to announce that - after a longer hiatus - I have joined @DavidBerry44's group at @DOME_Vienna as a @FWF_at Esprit Fellow. Looking forward to conducting reseach on host gut microbiome interactions.
"With Alma the world has lost a visionary scientist. [...] Her vision, spirit and leadership have profoundly changed many around her and will continue to be a source of inspiration for many years to come."
Thank you @simon_vanvliet & Martin Ackermann
https://t.co/PY0aEDWzlR
Today my time at @EawagResearch has sadly come to an end. I would like to thank the groups of @MicSysEcoLab, @DrinkMic, @trj2, @serina_robinson & David Johnson for creating such an inspiring and friendly work environment. It was a fantastic time. May our paths cross again!
Second PhD Paper submitted.
Here we @proteocean, @OlgaTSchubert
(et al.) study how bacteria without the ability to degrade chitin can influence the community level function of polymer degradation by inducing the expression of hydrolytic enzymes in degraders.
Link in comment!
Yesterday I successfully defended my PhD.🥳 I had an amazing day and I would like to thank everyone that supported me along the way! 🥰 @MicSysEcoLab @usys_ethzh@EawagResearch#PhDone
Congratulations Glen for receiving the Tom Brock award for one of the best presentations presented by a postdoctoral researcher at #isme18@nonresidentdesi
This is very well-deserved 🥂🥳👍
#ISME18 Looking for a user-friendly program all in one place? We were too, so we made this.
Thanks @zoilaialvarez (poster 16.013) & @ZHallberg (poster 16.073)!
Also, come to my talk Tues. AM and/or follow me on twitter.
https://t.co/r80DRnYYI4
It's out! Historical contingencies and phage induction diversify bacterioplankton communities at the microscale | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/XquA2jhYlI