The study of all things Laura or rather all the things Laura studies: microbiomes, interactions, etc
Assistant Prof of Bio/Stats/Env Data Sci @JMU
She/Her
@BlairTStowe@Momademia At the end of my PhD I let my partner pick where we moved next and he picked Honolulu, where I had no connections. Several cold emails later I landed a postdoc position and a couple years later through new connections I got a soft-money faculty position.
@vardanisar@Momademia Normalize that they're just words and not all words are appropriate at all times. By 5 they've likely heard it before so as long as you're not shouting that part of the song they're not likely to notice.
My 5 year old has a habit of singing her own mondegreens though so YMMV
SO EXCITED to announce a new #NSFfunded workshop series co-lead by myself and @vgwschutte: half bioinformatics data visualization, half science communication - we're calling it "Telling Stories Through Data". Apply now to join us on Sapelo Island in August https://t.co/bhQnSjxjJY
My class today was called "bougie stats class" and I will not accept any other descriptors for a stats class again.
Now to figure out how to work this into my annual evaluation...
@JWoodelius @hugabug_lab I prefer to call it familiarity...or an unwillingness to learn a new way to read code (just let me code from the inside out in peace)
Do you geek out about active bacteria? Secretly love the technical thrill of translating cutting-edge techniques to a new system?
We have a NEW postdoc post in Soil Microbiome Activity, open immediately
https://t.co/1Qejn5Ozh7
@CNRSecologie@EMG_Lyon@ESAMicrobe@ecomicrolyon
anyone have experience with non-traditional spectrophotometers such as SmartDrop XF or Photopette from @TipBiosystems? looking at microbe growth rate applications
I'm recruiting THREE PhD students for Fall 2024 (nematode systematics, marine eDNA, invertebrate microbiomes) - more info here https://t.co/L4oIZlSpS6 including my mentoring philosophy + training portfolio! @SACNAS#2023NDiSTEM#BWEEMS#WomenInSTEM@LatinxMarineSCI@BlackinMarSci
Both of my new departments (bio and math) are hiring! Come join me in the beautiful Blue Ridge! @JMUCSM I haven't been here long but am happy to answer questions or find someone else who can. All jobs listed here: https://t.co/9uLNHCVF80
i'm available for a short term contract if anyone has a bioinformatics project they'd like to hire someone on that's only a few months!
I can get it off the ground faster if it's 16S or metagenome microbiome data!
We've decided the least traumatic thing would be find a new home on island for these sweeties. If you, or someone you know on Oahu, is interested in a kitty or two, DM me.
Both are ~2 years, fully fixed, up to date on shots, and generally behave like cats
Given that today's my last day here, I guess I should announce that this summer I'm moving to university number 8! I've accepted a tenure track position in biology and math/stats @JMU starting in the fall. Thank you @Chaminade_Univ and @CUHDataScience for everything!!!!