The Mitchell Lab

Community ecology of infectious diseases. How does the plant microbiome influence pathogen transmission? Stay tuned.
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[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

We are hiring two temporary Field Technicians to help with a project studying disease ecology and how climate variation, prior infection, and coinfection impacts fungal plant pathogen transmission in tall fescue. Please share!
https://t.co/eLO8Tt0AcG

[Rita Grunberg @ritagrunberg]

Excited to share our new manuscript! We show that reducing fungal diseases in plant communities can lower plant diversity and also amplify variation in community structure 🌿��� @MitchelllabUNC @fletch_halliday @KOKeeffe12 https://t.co/K4OVdmmLbp

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

We are looking for a postdoc (up to 4 years) to help lead a collaborative project, leveraging an experimentally tractable field system, on the roles of historical contingency, species interactions, and climate variation in seasonal epidemics. Please share! https://t.co/QmQhVWgBux

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

We are looking for a full-time (w/benefits) Research Technician / Field & Lab Manager to work on disease ecology and transmission of fungal plant pathogens, including microbial species interactions and climate variation. Please share! https://t.co/io5mT9lSWR

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Huge congratulations are in order for Dr. Julie Geyer! Julie successfully defended her dissertation on the plant microbiome. The lab awarded Dr. Geyer the prestigious "Golden Microbiome" for her incredible microbime research. Congratulations, Julie!! @UNC_GradSchool @UNC_Biology

[Rita Grunberg @ritagrunberg]

Taking a break from Zelda ToK to share our new manuscript published in #PLOSONE: Historical contingency in parasite community assembly: Community divergence results from early host to symbionts and ecological drift https://t.co/pHrn7yqIX5 @MitchelllabUNC @bnewjoy

[Rita Grunberg @ritagrunberg]

Extremely proud of @UNC_Biology @MitchelllabUNC undergrads Evan Morgan and Natalie Harper for winning best undergraduate presentation this weekend at @Helm_Soc meeting! 🪱

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Second year PhD student, Liz Troy, passed her oral exams this afternoon! We celebrated this milestone by decorating the lab with lots of streamers :) Congrats, @liztroyy!!

[Rita Grunberg @ritagrunberg]

New preprint! We show that experimentally reducing disease in intact plant communities generally decreased plant diversity and increased variation in community structure. Such a fun collaboration w/ @fletch_halliday @KOKeeffe12 @bnewjoy @MitchelllabUNC https://t.co/kN0tXODqco

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Our @WinspireU student, Carden, did an awesome job presented their research demonstrating that priority effects alter #fungal pathogens in vitro. Congrats, Carden!

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Thanks for the shoutout! Dr. Mitchell makes expectations known and supports his students, so they can thrive in grad school :)

[andrey a @aandr314]

(10) Mitchell lab @mitchelllabunc address to the prospective lab members https://t.co/F5q8WfJYgM
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[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Welcome to our new Lab Manager, Bella Stiver! She graduated this spring from @UMichEEB and @PitEnvironment with interests in the #ecology and #evolution of fungal #pathogens. When not in the lab or field, she enjoys foraging, sewing, and crocheting. Welcome, Bella! @UNC_Biology

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Troy as a new PhD student! After graduating from @UVA, where she studied pollinator-vectored plant pathogen ecology and evolution, she now aims to study host-pathogen and leaf microbiome interactions within the framework of climate change.

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Just wrapped up our annual EEID project meeting! Had some folks join virtually, and we had great discussions and presentations about the project's trajectory. Excited about the research to come!

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

What does field work look like? It differs based on the type of research being performed, but here’s what it looks like for us today! Featuring our summer research technician, Tania! #womeninstem #scicomm #thisiswhatascientistlookslike https://t.co/KV4UXwyLXQ

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Our lab is looking for a full-time (salary & benefits!) lab and field manager/technician to work on disease ecology and transmission of fungal plant pathogens, including interactions with the leaf microbiome. Please pass along! Application link below: https://t.co/a9VqwH5MF4

[UNC Center for Galapagos Studies @UNC_Galapagos]

Congrats to #UNC researchers Alan Jones and Corbin Jones for receiving a $1.2m grant to continue research around grasses in Ecuador - including #Galapagos- to better understand how their response to light can assist in developing shade tolerant crops!
https://t.co/vV8ebdrmp2

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

A summer research technician position has opened up in our lab! If you’re interested in contributing to our research and getting hands-on field experience, apply to work with us by March 30th. Desired start date is May 10th!

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Our lab was thrilled to work with the Museum of @lifeandscience and Durham Public Schools to create a virtual field trip to our lab! Check out @BrooklynnNewb and @etgreen_ecology sharing our research with the local community in this video! https://t.co/uoU3ilpWZL #Scicomm

[The Mitchell Lab @MitchelllabUNC]

Our lab manager, @BrooklynnNewb, has her first manuscript accepted for publication! Before joining us at @UNC, she participated in this research as an undergrad at @NCState. Congrats, Brooklynn!

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

Read some of the recent accepted articles from New Phytologist 👇

🌱 Newberry et al. @ecologiaplicada @BrooklynnNewb @MitchelllabUNC @HoffmannBill https://t.co/UEIuojIpk9

🌱 Vaid et al. #openaccess https://t.co/kDtlO0UW5P

🌱 Croce #Tansleyinsight https://t.co/Cz1Fv95l88