The AMRI Roundup..All the latest news in aquatic microbiome research within and beyond AMRI
Welcome to the AMRI roundup, our weekly newsletter to keep you informed on the latest happenings in and beyond our network.
AMRI Fikas
Next week’s AMRI fika is Wednesday, 2 June, 13.30 - 14.00. We’ll chat about the All-Hands Meeting, and we want to hear from YOU about themes, speakers, sessions and more! Keep an eye out for the invitation :)
Highlighted Works from AMRI Researchers:
Metasub: The Metagenomics and Metadesign of the Subways and Urban Microbiomes
AMRI scientists have been a part of a team of 900 international researchers that maps the “urban microbiome” of the world’s subway systems. This an atlas of microorganisms contains data from 60 different cities around the world.
The project is titled “Metasub: The Metagenomics and Metadesign of the Subways and Urban Microbiomes,” led in Sweden by Klas Udekwu and his team, working at the Functional Microbial Ecology (FUME) lab at SLU. The following articles have been published on this monumental work:
Peer-reviewed article, published in Cell: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867421005857?via%3Dihub
News item from SLU:
News item, New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/science/microbes-subway-metasub-mason.html
And an accompanying paper in Microbiome with the air microbiome in Stockholm and 5 other major cities: https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-021-01044-7
metasub.org
2. “Never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria.” New published study from collaborating researchers at Newcastle University and Stockholm University
AMRI co-PIs Rachel Foster and Martin Whitehouse of Stockholm University have recently published a study in collaboration with researchers at Newcastle University that explores a new look on microscopic algae-bacteria interactions.
Excerpt from phys.org:
The research was carried out at the University of Cambridge and the Nordsim laboratory at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm. They have used an advanced high-spatial resolution isotope mapping technique called 'SIMS' (secondary ion mass spectrometry) to chart for the first time how long it takes for labeled carbon produced by microalgae to be transferred to the bacteria hey are growing with.
The study reveals the details of important nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria. Such exchanges determine the functioning of microbial communities in the environment, relevant to climate change cycles and agricultural productivity. Microbial interactions within microbial communities are important on many levels, ranging from the ecology of aquatic and terrestrial food webs, to wastewater treatment. A key characteristic of the interactions within these communities is the exchange of nutrients between species.
Read the rest of the press release here:
New study shows never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria
Read the journal article here:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251643
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Presents:
Dive with us into the ocean twilight zone—the weirdest place on Earth. This vast, dark, barely explored layer of the ocean is home to countless weirdly wonderful creatures whose uniqueness also gives them superpowers to survive in a world of darkness, extreme pressure, frigid cold, and super-powered predators. The twilight zone is a place of wonder, mystery, and abundance that reminds us our choices mean the difference between a future of loss and sustainability.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KY6yOz01SHme-kAZlkVRwQ
YOUTUBE LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/user/WoodsHoleOceanInst
DATE: June 9th, 19:30 (US Eastern Standard Time)
Hosted by: Véronique LaCapra.
Featuring:
Joel Llopiz
Fish Biologist, WHOI
Vincent Pieribone
Vice Chairman of OceanX and Director of the John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale Univ.
Heidi Sosik
OTZ Lead Scientist and Biologist, WHOI
“Create an Awesome Job Profile” Webinar
Time: 7 June @ 12.00 - 13.30
Join Greg Fernando, an award-winning recruiter, for an interactive webinar on how to build your non-academic CVs, cover letters, and LinkedIn profile. He'll start slowly and cover topics ranging from initial brainstorming, CV templates, and how to choose the words you use to describe your skills. You are encouraged to interact and ask questions during the webinar.
Stockholm University, sponsored by the SU Young Faculty (SU-YF) organization.
Registration: https://su.powerinit.com/Data/Event/EventTemplates/2602/?EventId=1285
Limited spaces available!
Applications for free research week aboard SLU’s R/V Svea due June 13th - don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!
Photo: Armon, R/V Svea.
Applications should be sent in by 13 June.
Unique opportunity - free research on R/V Svea! | Externwebben
www.slu.se
SLU now offers researchers in Sweden the chance to carry out projects with R/V Svea. During an expedition from 25 - 29 October 2021, the research vessel is freely available to you.
Job Opportunities:
Recorded Research Talks on Aquatic Microbial Ecology - a great teaching tool!
Two of our AMRI co-PIs, Sarahi Garcia and Rachel Foster team up in teaching and the curation of recorded research talks on Aquatic Microbial Ecology. Check it out, and use it in your own courses and depts. Over 20 to choose from! If you want to contribute a talk, contact Sarahi or Rachel. Help us spread the resource.
We encourage our AMRI co-PIs to use these recorded talks on aquatic microbial ecology as a teaching tool!
ÅForsk call for repatriation grants for researchers who defended in the last five years. Application period 1-30 September 2021.
The board of the ÅForsk Foundation has announced a call for grants for researchers who want to re-establish themselves in Sweden as independent researchers after an international stay at postdoctoral level. The application is open to researchers who have defended their dissertations in the past five years and who have conducted research abroad for at least one year as an academic or industrial postdoc, or as an employed industrial researcher.
The grant can be used for the applicant's own salary during a fixed-term employment, such as research assistant at a Swedish university / university, or, for those who have a job as an assistant professor / assistant professor, as a start-up grant to e.g. be able to recruit an employee, obtain the necessary equipment or cover other research costs.
Women in Microbiology - Frontiers Research Topic
Frontiers in Microbiology now presents inaugural 'Women in Microbiology' article collection, a dedicated Frontiers special issue aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in science.
Among the topic editors for this collection is AMRI co-coordinator Rachel Foster (Stockholm University). Please see below for more information!
Submission Deadlines
25 June 2021 - Abstract
26 November 2021 - Manuscript
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/20117/women-in-microbiology#overview
ASLO 2021 is scheduled for June 22-2
The 2021 ASLO Aquatic Sciences virtual meeting is scheduled for June 22-27 with the theme Aquatic Sciences for a Sustainable Future: Nurturing Cooperation.
See the ASLO homepage for more details! https://www.aslo.org/2021-virtual-meeting/
EMBL Courses, Workshops, Conferences and Symposia, April - September 2021
Have a look at the EMBL events happening over the next six months!
You can find them all here, on our AMRI site EMBL Events or through the EMBL newsletter
Don’t miss some of the fantastic opportunities!
EMBL Courses
SciLifeLab Events
The Latest from Applied and Environmental Microbiology