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An Opportunity to Grow…

Have you heard about our AMRI Research Exchanges? AMRI lab engineer Laura Bas Conn talks about her experience in a research exchange, and why you should apply!

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AMRI research exchange, ongoing

AMRI Research Exchanges - apply today!

AMRI research exchange, ongoing

New in 2023, AMRI Research Exchanges are open for travel abroad for visiting collaborators, workshops, conferences and courses. Take advantage of this opportunity now!

AMRI research exchange, ongoing

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AMRI Research Exchange: A ferry to Finland

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An interview with Xavi Florenza García, Uppsala University, who made his way to the University of Turku, Finland on an AMRI Research Exchange in February.

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DNA extractions for the holidays! An AMRI Research Exchange, interview with Laura Bas Conn

AMRI research exchange

One of the most valuable networking opportunities that AMRI supports are the AMRI Research Exchanges. Geared towards early career researchers, these exchanges provide financial support for travel and accommodations so that junior researchers can work in a new lab, brainstorm ideas, learn techniques, and network. AMRI exchanges can take place over a couple of days or up to 1 month.

Laura Bas Conn, lab engineer from Linnaeus University, sat down with AMRI to talk about her recent AMRI exchange at SLU, Uppsala. This interview has been condensed for brevity.

AMRI research exchange

Highlighted AMRI Research

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Perspective paper: Functional responses of key marine bacteria to environmental change – toward genetic counselling for coastal waters

Pinhassi J, Farnelid H, García SM, Teira E, Galand PE, Obernosterer I, Quince C, Vila-Costa M, Gasol JM, Lundin D, Andersson AF, Labrenz M and Riemann L (2022) Functional responses of key marine bacteria to environmental change – toward genetic counselling for coastal waters.

Front. Microbiol. 13:869093.

doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.869093

Image: Pinhassi, 2022

3.76 million Crowns VR grant awarded to AMRI PIs Karin Homfeldt (project leader), Rachel Foster (co-investigator) for new research project investigating aquatic viruses in microbial communities

Congratulations to AMRI PIs Karin Holmfeldt (project leader) and Rachel Foster (co-investigator) for their VR grant funding new project, “From cultures to communities – Virus-mediated functionality changes among aquatic bacteria.”

SciLifeLab highlights AMRI researchers Mahwash Jamy, Fabien Burki, Sari Peura et al for "Global patterns and rates of habitat transitions across the eukaryotic tree of life"

Congratulations to AMRI researchers Mahwash Jamy, Fabien Burki, Sari Peura et al for publishing Global patterns and rates of habitat transitions across the eukaryotic tree of life in Nature Ecology and Evolution.

Image: SciLifeLab

Genomic diversity and biosynthetic capabilities of sponge-associated chlamydiae

Congratulations to AMRI researcher Jennah Dharamshi (Stockholm Uni) et al for publishing Genomic diversity and biosynthetic capabilities of sponge-associated chlamydiae in ISME this August!

Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield

Congratulations to AMRI Co-PI Mark Dopson and co-authors on their publishing of Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield in Nature Communications!

Seasonal dynamics in picocyanobacterial abundance and clade composition at coastal and offshore stations in the Baltic Sea

Congratulations to Javi Alegria, Hanna Farnelid and Catherine Legrand on publishing their latest article, “Seasonal dynamics in picocyanobacterial abundance and clade composition at coastal and offshore stations in the Baltic Sea,” in Scientific Reports.

Image: Javi Alegria, Hanna Farnelid, sampling at K-Station, Kalmar, 2018. Source: Caroline Littlefield

Congratulations to Rhiannon Mondav (Uppsala University, Stockholm University) for the successful defense of their thesis An exploration of freshwater ecology: from streamlined genera to global networks on June 10th 2022!

Repeated introduction of micropollutants enhances microbial succession despite stable degradation patterns

Congratulations to AMRI researcher Dandan Izabel-Shen for publishing in ISME communications on 7th June!

Image: Dandan Shen, et. al

"The Baltic Sea from the present to future - microbial carbon and nutrient cycling in a changing climate,"Laura Seidel - Phd Thesis

Congratulations to LNU doctoral candidate Laura Seidel, who defended her thesis “The Baltic Sea from the present to future - microbial carbon and nutrient cycling in a changing climate.”

Read the thesis here

Microalgal solutions in Nordic conditions – industries transition toward resource recovery

Congratulations to AMRI PhD student Lina Mattsson, who has just earned her doctorate defending her thesis, “Microalgal solutions in Nordic conditions – industries transition toward resource recovery?”

Announcements

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NordSIMS VegaCenter Proposal Call 2024

Deadline October 2023

Applications are invited for analytical time at NordSIMS-Vegacenter, a Swedish Research

Council supported national infrastructure for microanalysis and imaging in the Earth,

environmental and planetary sciences that comprises the NordSIMS ion microprobe facility

and the Vegacenter facility for (LA-)ICP-MS. Applications are particularly encouraged from

members of under-represented and historically disadvantaged groups.

Remember to register for SciLifeLab Science Summit; Genomics of Biodiversity and Evolution, Sept 20, Aula Magna, Stockholm

https://www.scilifelab.se/event/scilifelab-science-summit-2023/

Deadline to register: September 6

Event date: September 20th

SciLifeLab Day - Linköping - October 10th

SciLifeLab Linköping

View Organizer Website

AMRI Week: Big Data Seminar & AMRI All Hands Meeting - November 8-9-10

Save the date for AMRI Week!

November 8th - AMRI All Hands Meeting

November 9th - 10th - Big Data Workshop, organized by AMRI PI Maliheh Mehrshad et al.

Our final AMRI Week will take place this year in Uppsala (please note location change).

Registration link to follow!

Swedish Bioinformatics Workshop (SBW2023) | Save the dates: 6th-7th November 2023

The conference website and a preliminary program is available at http://sbw2023.eu/

November 6-7 Stockholm

Invitation to contribute: "Mechanisms and Ecology of Suspended-Particle Capture in Marine Systems".

www.physicalecologylab.org

NanoSIMS workshop 2023 in Gothenburg

Date: October 16-18

Time: 09:00

Gothenburg

Please visit the webpage for more information about the meeting: https://nanosims.se

Early birth registration is open from now until June 30.

Deadline for abstract submission is August 1.

Shining a light into the deep, dark subsurface... a seminar with AMRI Professor Mark Dopson

Welcome to a lecture in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences seminar series.

Mark Dopson, professor, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University

"Shining a light into the deep, dark subsurface"

Free webinar on lignin, polyphenol and phenoloxidase

Time: May 11th, 14.00

Register at https://physiologiaplantarum.org/

Webinar focusing on lignins, polyphenolics and phenoloxidases - together these phenolic molecules constitute the second most abundant biopolymer on the planet where 20-30% of the C is stored. There are several talks with great speakers (Igor Cesarino, Wout Boerjan, Jorge Rencoret, Jose del Rio, Anna Happonen and others), the event is organised as a semi-live event so that webinar talks are readily available and registration is free.

Marine Research Days 2023

21-23 November in Umeå

Save the dates!

Job opportunities:

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Postdoctoral Position in Biology - Lund University

Deadline to apply: 3 May

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:login/jobID:711445/type:job/where:4/apply:1

“What’s one thing I want the audience to remember about my research?”Probing questions during the Storytelling in Research workshop with Anders Sahlman (Melker Media). AMRI researches find innovative ways to construct a rich narrati

Laura (Lab manager, @linneuniversitetet ) works with Justyna (@stockholmuniversity ) on developing DNA extraction technique. Are you a microbiology researcher in Sweden? Want the chance to travel to a new city, work in a different lab and meet new co

Welcome #amrisweden to #AMRIweek! Days 1-2 our Bioinformatics Workshop. Get in gear microbial scientists of Sweden! @linneuniversitetet 🇸🇪 🦠 🧪 🧫 🧬 💻

Water sample, Baltic Sea. Bacteria and viruses 🦠 image: Karin Holmfeldt, Assoc. Professor, effect of viruses on the bacterioplankton community, @linneuniversitetet

CTD rosette coming out of the water. SAS ODEN, Arctic Excursion. Photo, Christien Laber, Picophytoplankton researcher, Linnaeus University, Sweden #arctic #arcticmicrobes #sasoden #linneuniversitetet #amrisweden

Congratulations to the winner of this week’s Microbial Trivia! Our winner will go home with the glory of first place AND this lovely diatom coffee mug! #cartoonneuronbyimmysmith #internationalmicroorganismday #diatoms Stay tuned for our next fi

Light micrograph of a natural collage of local phytoplankton collected in Årstaviken (Stockholm). Imaged by Cissi Hultman, Stockholm University. 
#internationalmicroorganismday #amriimageoftheweek #amri #microbe #microbialecology #sto

Microbiologists get the best views! picophytoplankton sampling near Kalmar Castle, Sweden 🇸🇪 #kalmarcastle #kalmarslott #microalgae #linneuniversitetet #internationalmicroorganismday #amrisweden #picophytoplankton

What’s your favorite microbe? #internationalmicroorganismday #amrisweden #microbiology #marineecology Image: Igor Zubkov

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