ShankLab

Studying microbial interspecies interactions, bacterial biofilms, and cellular heterogeneity in the Department of Systems Biology at UMass Chan Medical School

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

How can we advance the field of molecular biology & physiology (MBP)? Present your views at ASM’s Council on Microbial Sciences (COMS) MBP virtual retreat this March/April! Learn more & submit an application by Jan. 12. Open to ASM members & non-members. https://t.co/05poGK3iBZ

[ShankLab @ShankLab_UMass]

Excited to report our publication in Environ. Microbiol. in collaboration with @vkclab: "Microclimate is a strong predictor of the native and invasive plant-associated soil microbiome on San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos archipelago"! https://t.co/CDocYotOAu

[JBacteriology Eds @JBacteriology]

George O’Toole. The History of Microbial Model Systems.
I have solicited ~30 articles highlighting various microbial model organisms that will appear in JB over the next 2 to 3 years. Articles covering Escherichia coli, C. crescentus, and M. smegmatis
https://t.co/7iYNc3MS8L

[ShankLab @ShankLab_UMass]

@KasiaDubiel3 and Amina Bradley in our lab just returned from attending the BLAST XVII Conference, #blastmeeting2023, where Kasia gave a well-received talk on her dual-species biofilm work!