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The AMRI Roundup: Week 19, 2022

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This week:

Welcome to the AMRI roundup, our weekly newsletter to keep you informed on the latest happenings in and beyond our network.

AMRI In the News:

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming SciLifeLab Planetary Biology workshop next week!

Monday, 16 may - Tuesday, 17 may, lunch to lunch.

The workshop will include talks on a broad set of themes including:

  • Biodiversity Genomics & Reference Genome Sequencing

  • Ecology & Evolution

  • Biogeochemistry & Ecosystems

  • Data-driven Planetary Biology,

Speakers include some of our own AMRI PIs: Stefan Bertilsson, Anders Andersson and Mark Dopson!

Free of charge. Learn more and register here: https://www.embl.org/events/scilifelab-embl_planetary_biology_workshop/

Highlighted AMRI Research:

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

Announcements:

Featured
NordSIMS VegaCenter Proposal Call 2024
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
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 Day - Linköping - October 10th

SciLifeLab Linköping

View Organizer Website

Featured
All-Hands Meeting - Planetary Biology at SciLifeLab!
All-Hands Meeting - Planetary Biology at SciLifeLab!

Important information

·  Free of charge conference!

·  When? September 17-18, 2024

·  Where? Europasalen, Konferenscentrum Wallenberg, Gothenburg

·  Deadline to submit abstracts: 16th August

·  Deadline for registration: 1st September

FOUR Jobs: Eawag Switzerland. Four Climate Change Adaptation
FOUR Jobs: Eawag Switzerland. Four Climate Change Adaptation

Deadline: 31st May


The detailed announcement of this cluster hire and the application links
can be found here: https://apply.refline.ch/673277/1169/pub/1/index.html

Participate at SciFest! - registration is open!
Participate at SciFest! - registration is open!

Uppsala University and SLU will arrange SciFest at Fyrishov, Uppsala, September 21-23th . Please register no later than June 12th. You can also sign up for a workshop led by museum Educators on May 8th.  

More information and registration https://www.scifest.se/exhibitors/  

Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend! 👏👏👏

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