Timothy Stephens

Postdoctoral researcher @RutgersU | Genomics | Computational Biology | Plastid Evolution

[Erin Chille @ChilleErin]

🚨 Excited to share my first ever review article, now out in BioEssays! 🚨

We explore how human point-of-care diagnostic tests can be adapted to monitor coral health! 🧬🌊

Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/ZowujsoJC7

#CoralReefs #Biotech #Conservation #MarineGenomics

[Timothy Stephens @timstep1383]

Congratulations to our international team for publishing this wonderful paper about how microalgae and microbes interact at Yellowstone National Park to maintain stable ecosystems (https://t.co/Gem07jgdaA). @DebashB @CouchMicroscopy @Th_Mock @chc_evobio @jgi @apmweber @ISMEComms

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

Congratulations to @ChilleErin for her paper on why genotype matters when studying coral stress responses (https://t.co/uPvLZlMbo9). You can hear the live version at @Evol_mtg. Congrats also to co-authors @timstep1383 Deeksha Misri @EmmaStrand4 and @HolliePutnam

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

What a pleasure to have Hwan Su Yoon from Sungkyunkwan University in S. Korea visiting us in New Jersey. His group is doing path-breaking, creative algal research. Our long-term collaboration has always been joyful and spirited.

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

We have an opening in my lab for a postdoc with expertise in algal/seaweed biotechnology, in particular, metabolic engineering and carbohydrate biochemistry, with some bioinformatics training. Email me at [email protected], if this fits your background and aspirations

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

This paper was a lot of hard work, but worth it. We start to learn how Paulinella meets its CO2 needs in the chromatophore (https://t.co/WEm00yTG4Y). Congratulations Arwa G, @timstep1383 @JohnReinfelder @VickieCalatrava and Arthur G. @RutgersSEBS @RutgersNJAES @carnegiescience

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

A nice description in Science magazine by Liz Pennisi of the major results from our paper (@LFelipeB @timstep1383 @CouchMicroscopy @jgi) on Yellowstone National Park viruses can be found here, https://t.co/2P5Jjy5PFV (@RutgersSEBS @RutgersU_News @PSAAlgae @RutgersNJAES)

[Communications Biology @CommsBio]

The virus community associated with red algal mats in Yellowstone National Park dominated by Megaviricetes with resident virus lineages being of ancient origin:https://t.co/RAjsdPlmuh
@DebashB @NASA @LFelipeB @timstep1383, @CouchMicroscopy @RutgersSEBS @RutgersU_News @RutgersNB

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

The launch of OceanOmics Inc. has happened. Dedicated to developing and deploying cutting-edge, tools for monitoring the health of marine resources such as corals and shellfish, worldwide. Thanks to all of our supporters, in particular, Revive & Restore.

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

See our new film about bringing modern tools of coral conservation to reef managers around the world. Full video, "Diverse Tools for Diverse Coral Reefs and Cultures," available at https://t.co/IDtmOUxuO8 @RutgersSEBS @RutgersResearch @NSF @Revive_Restore @RutgersU_News

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

Congratulations Julia Van Etten (@CouchMicroscopy) for winning the 2023 OUP Publisher's Award for her paper on using k-mers in phylogenetic classification (https://t.co/DJtJS5eD7n). Tim Stephens (@timstep1383) made major contributions to the work. Great job Julia and Tim!

[Cheong Xin (CX) Chan @dorkyM]

We put forward a working hypothesis of how facultative lifestyle drives the diversity of coral algal symbionts - now out @Trends_Ecol_Evo #OpenAccess - fun collaboration with @DebashB @timstep1383 @ChilleErin @LFelipeB @RutgersSEBS! @ace_uq @UQ_SCMB https://t.co/0NFIukTrgT

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

How can symbiosis researchers help ameliorate the harmful impacts of climate change? Join us for a public discussion in the Field Museum, Chicago as part of ISE 2023 (@cellinsidecell). The panel will lead discussion on the topic. @RutgersU_News @Revive_Restore @NSF

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

We are excited to present a multi-omics analysis of the coral thermal stress response (https://t.co/JSRUY0aZvP). It is understandably complex. Great work @timstep1383 and team at @RutgersNB @RutgersSEBS @RutgersNJAES @Revive_Restore @NSF.

[Victoria Calatrava @VickieCalatrava]

Terrific talk by @timstep1383 and @DebashB (@RutgersU) about their multi-omics research on coral resilience 🪸 @carnegiescience @CarnegiePlants

Congrats for your really great and inspiring work!! 👏🏻👏🏻

[Victoria Calatrava @VickieCalatrava]

Doing science can be fun, but doing so with amazing collaborators like @DebashB and @timstep1383 just brings it to another level.

Thank you both so much for visiting, it was so much fun!!

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

Happy to present another wonderful paper written with our Korean friends in Hwan Su Yoon's lab. Learn about chromosome level processes that drive microhabitat adaptation in extremophilic red algae: https://t.co/RJzUgipKQG
#rutgersuniversity

[Debashish Bhattacharya @DebashB]

Food for thought with colleagues @CouchMicroscopy @LFelipeB @timstep1383 at @RutgersSEBS @RutgersNJAES. Why are the three Archaeplastida lineages so different from each other? Paulinella provides some answers. https://t.co/FTDQ1HXVRN

[L. Felipe Benites @LFelipeB]

Our final story is out! Here we (@DebashB and @timstep1383) show evidence of integration of RNA and giant DNA viral genes into the marvelous #Symbiodiniaceae. We propose that endogenized viral genes could hauntingly modulate the life story of these algae: https://t.co/IT3oqTrkeQ

[L. Felipe Benites @LFelipeB]

Celebrating a great week with my lab. mate extraordinary @timstep1383 at our favorite bar! Cheers!