Assistant Prof, U of New Hampshire, MCBS COLSA. Ecological consequences of evolution in species interactions, esp. those between plants and microbes. she/her
Joined August 2018
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My new lab is highlighted in #ECRinFocus by @TrendsMicrobiol! - check out the thread for some tidbits about us and the host-microbe projects we are working on in duckweeds and other systems
It's #ECRinFocus time! This week, meet Dr. Anna O’Brien from University of New Hampshire's Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences @McbsUnh @COLSA_UNH, new Assistant Professor as of March 2022.
#TrendsJournals #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
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Carbon is exchanged between ectomycorrhizal fungi, but not between co-existing tree hosts
Audisio et al. @bio_miky
📖 ow.ly/WOAt50StOJn
ALT Estimated allocation of 13Carbon acquired by the donors (beech, Fagus sylvatica).
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The Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab is offering free DNA barcoding for any wild collected fungus, found anywhere in the world.
They need to be dried and packaged in ziplock snack sized bags, labeled with the iNaturalist observation #
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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SO excited to finally share this news! The Clean Swell® app has been used to record cleanup data for decades with the #InternationalCoastalCleanup and now groups in the #InternationalTrashTrapNetwork can feed their data straight into this global database.
(1/4🧵) Calling all trash trappers! We’ve just launched a new version of the Clean Swell® app with
@OurOcean making it easier for trash trap users to record and share your cleanup data with the #InternationalTrashTrapNetwork. Watch a demo video here: youtu.be/sMEjWwUiuYs
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We found an ancient (13,000 years was our estimate) oak clone. Now they want to develop the land. Argh.
latimes.com/environment/stor…
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Thrilled to share our latest paper out in @Ecology_Letters!
We show that mutualisms impact trait evolution BEYOND the traits involved in the interaction.
Specialised mutualisms tend to stabilise traits, while generalist mutualisms favour change.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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I just have to share that I'm giddy with excitement because I'm organizing "thinking series" (free!) webinar on Critical Concepts on Microbial Dormancy with @mSystemsJ and the speaker line up is FAN-TAS-TIC!
stay tuned! You aren't going to want to miss this!
#microbiome
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Get those applications for assistant professor in Botany and Plant Pathology ready! Jan 31 for full consideration.
Calling plant-microbe experts! @osubpp is looking for an assistant professor focused on molecular, cellular, and/or genomic aspects of plant-microbe interaction, esp plant-fungal systems. Join our amazing department in Oregon wine country! Apply by Jan 31. beav.es/qmE
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Fun announcement this morning. A testament to all the fantastic folks I’ve had the privilege of working with in the lab!
Congratulations to Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra (@jrossibarra) of @UCDavis, recipient of the 2024 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences! He is recognized for his studies on the evolutionary genetics of maize. Read more: bit.ly/agriculture-prize-202… #NASaward #agriculture #genetics
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Assistant/Associate professor position at Cornell University. Applications received by January 31, 2024, will be given full consideration.
#JobAlert Tenure Track position on Forest Ecosystem Sustainability @ Cornell DNRE. Apply link: tinyurl.com/yrzrr3p6 🌲🌲🌲🌴🌴🌴 please spread the word!
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Interested in discovering new things about bugs, behavior, evolution? Funded MSc positions available in my lab in beautiful Nova Scotia.
One month till the @stfxuniversity grad school app deadline.
👀TT faculty searches at UNH! Horticultural Crop Physiologist (abiotic/biotic stress, nutritional quality, postharvest, climate change adaptation) & Plant Pathologist (biology, Eco/Evo, epidemiology, biorational, New England Ag.). jobs.usnh.edu/postings/59021 jobs.usnh.edu/postings/59023
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We are searching for an Assoc. Professor in Plant Ecology! Join us at the Plant Ecology and Evolution program @UU_University in beautiful Sweden. We are looking for a highly motivated and friendly colleague with complementary expertise to us. Apply here: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/job…
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New work led by Zoë Humphries and @bmsacchi: When things are bad they get even worse! We assembled and characterized the rapid genome evolution and extensive degeneration in young Y chromosomes that arose in a repetitive region of low recombination biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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For the first time ever, I am formally appealing a grant rejection from @NSERC_CRSNG. They declined my grant on an absurd technicality that honestly I would never have expected from @NSERC_CRSNG, a funding agency I respect and have worked hard for 1/n
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Job alert! We're seeking a Quantitative Ecology Postdoc. Apps open til filled. See full info, and please share widely! jasonrohrlab.com/postdoc-opp…
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We, @UofTTrashTeam , are so honored to have received this award. It really means the world. This is a result of the amazing creativity, hard work and passion from our students, volunteers and partners!
Congratulations to Professor Chelsea Rochman, who received a Minister’s Award of Excellence in the category of #EverydayHeroes.
Professor Rochman’s research into plastic pollution and work through the @uoft trash team is at the forefront of efforts to protect our environment.
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I'm super excited to say that I am the new @sicb_dpcb Student/Postdoc Rep! I'll be working with the division & @SICB_ to put on ECR-focused programming & be a resource for ECRs.
My job in this role is to support YOU: feel free to reach out w/ what @sicb_dpcb & I can do for you!
ALT Katherine Corn holding 3D printed lumpsucker trophy!
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@SMBEmeetings next Global Symposium GS7 is coming up in February- are you studying the evolutionary importance of genomic structural variants or designing new methods for their detection? Abstract deadline is next week, don't miss! smbe.org/smbe/MEETINGS/SMBEe…
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Over the moon to announce that I will be starting as full Professor in Evolutionary Biology at @durham_uni @DurBiol next March!
Will be recruiting two postdocs (4 & 2.5y) and a lab technician very soon too.
Looking very much forward to this new part of my academic journey!!