Sofia Diaz de Villegas

Texas State MS student - Symbiommunity Lab ~coral-host symbiont responses to stress and implications for immunity

[Dr. Blake Ushijima @VibrioSoup]

We're hiring a postdoc for our @CORDAP_ project to develop probiotics to protect Caribbean corals from #SCTLD. You'll work with an amazing group of collaborators @SGigWolf, @perryinstitute, CORALINA, Ecomares, and Blue Indigo Foundation.

Please repost!
https://t.co/lshhZSJmza

[Erin Borbee @ErinBorbee]

Three days, three @Symbiommunity lab undergrads, three posters. So proud of this group for all doing an amazing job on their first big conference presentations!

[Natalie Villafranca @NatalieVillafr1]

And as always it takes a village, thank you to my coauthors and PI on the project @IssyChangsut @sofia_cristina4 @haleyrwom @LaurenFuess, I wouldn’t have been able to do this without you all !!

[Carly Kenkel @DrCarlsHorn]

Prospective students looking for labs in Fall 2024 - watch this sheet for a list of PIs who are recruiting but be sure to do your due diligence in vetting the PI/lab/program! https://t.co/u4PY5cQ4en

[Dr. Nikki Traylor-Knowles @cnidimmunitylab @Cnidarians_Rock]

Interviews will start soon! Share-Retweet !!
Hiring a postdoc for @cnidimmunitylab 3yrs on #coral #cell culture. Experience in #corals not necessary. Full benefits, and salary between $53-60K & negotiable depending on experience. APPLY!!!!!

https://t.co/vtfs0hJvGD

[Christian R Voolstra @reefgenomics]

We are hiring a Bioinformatics Scientist: if you love big data, coral, analytical frameworks, genomics, computer, programming -> apply and join our lab. Good data needs good data scientists!
https://t.co/4hBG70N4KQ

[Harte Research Institute @HarteResearch]

HRI was proud to take part in the #GOMREEFS2023 this week at Moody Gardens! Throughout the week, researchers had the opportunity to discuss both the challenges facing our Gulf corals and ways that scientists can help to conserve and protect them for years to come.

[Ross Cunning @jrcunning]

POSTDOCS! Come work with our awesome collaborative team on the genomics of heat tolerance in Caribbean staghorn corals.

[Ana Palacio @AnaPalacio_C]

🚨Funded PhD opportunity🚨
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s (VIMS) Phytoplankton Ecology Laboratory is recruiting a Ph.D. student for the fall 2024 semester.

[Natalie Villafranca @NatalieVillafr1]

My first first author pub has officially been submitted 🥳🍾🎉 now we wait!!

[Isabella Changsut @IssyChangsut]

In partnership with @solmarginfish I will be leading a webinar July 17-19 for the general public interested in marine/coral biology in Florida! Please share w/ anyone you think may be interested :)

You can register through the link below:
https://t.co/aU2xn1RbbD

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

For months, people have asked me, "Is it safe? Where should I go?" about anti trans laws.

I created the anti-trans legislative risk assessment map to help answer that question.

This month, a whole new category for Florida.

Subscribe to support my work.

https://t.co/wxQQh90KUy

[Erin Borbee @ErinBorbee]

We’re trying to bring a SWMS chapter to TX but it’s a big state, and we need help spreading the word!

Please retweet and share so we can reach as many marine scientists across TX as possible, and if interested please fill out our form below!

https://t.co/sR85Od4vJT

[Sofia Diaz de Villegas @sofia_cristina4]

I'm really excited to be defending my Master's thesis on the effects of prior heat stress on pathogen susceptibility in Aiptasia.
Tune in this Thursday, April 13th at 1pm CT if you're interested in learning more about my work (DM me for the zoom link).