@lica_beeologist

Postdoc in the Newton Lab (@IUBiology) + incoming Assist Prof at OU SBS. Ecology and evolution of host-microbiome interactions in social bees.

 Porto Alegre, Brasil
liliancaesar.com
Joined May 2019
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I am thrilled to share that this fall I’ll be joining the University of Oklahoma School of Biological Sciences as an Assistant Professor! The Caesar Lab will study the ecology and evolution of host-microbiome interactions in social bees (honey bees, stingless bees and more) 🦠🐝
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Tominaga K. (tomiken)@pacyc1841Sep 16
An eco-evolutionary theory of host-associated microbiomes | PNAS pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pna…

An eco-evolutionary theory of host-associated microbiomes | PNAS

Host-associated microbiomes often display host specificity and heritability, yet the evolutionary processes under which such structured communities...

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apply.interfolio.com/188995 Assoc/Full Prof in microbiomes at OU! Join our growing microbiome community! From bees and plants to freshwater,bats and soils,you’ll find collabs spanning mechanisms to EcoEvo. I’ve just arrived,but can say: outstanding research env, wonderful colleagues!
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Michael 英泉 Eisen
@mbeisenJun 27
Wish we could have a season of Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry spends a year as a professor.
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nature.com/articles/s41586-0… Very cool results! I do wonder how the "queen cell as gatekeeper" model fits with the fact that queens can be reared successfully in artificial systems in the lab. Could the queen cell be contributory rather than essential?

Queen cell architecture shapes honey bee queen development

Nature - Worker bee construction behaviour actively engineers a physicochemical niche that is crucial for queen development in honey bees.

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Taichi Suzuki@Taichi_A_SuzukiJun 9
New preprint! We show that the Mississippi River acts as a major biogeographic barrier shaping gut microbiome diversity in the Peromyscus maniculatus species complex. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Carly Kenkel@DrCarlsHornJun 3
The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoYmeUB8 students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets… Please share widely!

Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027

Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for...

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Thrilled to be talking about some of my PhD work at ASM Microbe this weekend in DC! Come see me on Saturday in the Rhizosphere to Pollinators section to learn how I’ve been characterizing the symbiotic plasmidome within legume nodules with HiC metagenomics! Can’t wait to see you!
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Conference season is here, and I'll be at #ASMicrobe! Come check out my latest results on the honey bee queen microbiome. I'd also love to chat about other ongoing projects on social bee multi-kingdom microbiomes, potential collabs, and opportunities to join the Caesar Lab at OU!
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Also, don't miss Chris's rapid-fire talk and poster! And be sure to check out the in-depth session he's convening: AEM-303: From the Rhizosphere to Pollinators—Studying Agricultural Microbiomes Across Biological Scales (Sat, June 6, 10:45AM–12:45 PM, 145AB). See you there!
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L. Felipe Benites@LFelipeBMay 21
We found that proteomes across life maintain a consistent elemental signature! Check our preprint that is already out during #AbSciCon26 arxiv.org/abs/2605.19333

Deep-time consistency in proteome elemental composition across...

Proteins are constructed from a limited alphabet of ~20 amino acids, yet the origins and selection of this specific alphabet are unresolved. One largely overlooked aspect is whether elemental...

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Can’t resist... checking for potential VOCs in microbiome interactions, just one more experiment before moving to Oklahoma. Next ones will be at the Caesar Lab at OU :)
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Fantastic opportunity! Simons Graduate Fellowships (Ecology & Evolution) are open. Interested in joining the Caesar Lab at OU? Reach out, I’m happy to help with your application! simonsfoundation.org/2026/05…

Applications for 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution Now Open

The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution. The application deadline is June 30, 2026, at 12 p.m.

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Interested in joining the lab or collaborating? I’d love to hear from you! You can use my current website as a reference (liliancaesar.com) - Caesar Lab version coming soon 😊

Lílian Caesar

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Endless thanks to Irene Newton, Katy Heath, Rachel Whitaker, Adam Dolezal, many other mentors/collaborators/friends, the entire Newton Lab, and all the amazing students I’ve worked with through my PhD & postdoc!
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Piotr Łukasik@symPiotrFeb 11
Our paper in @NatureComms is now online-early! We describe independent evolution of bacterial genomes of only ~50–52 kb — the smallest known outside cellular organelles — revealing striking convergence toward minimal gene sets. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-6…
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⭐️ Our Talks today at MVIF.46: 🐝🦠A hive divided: how space and species sculpt stingless bee microbiomes by 🇺🇸 Lilian Caesar @lica_beeologist Check out more at: xitter.cf/lica_beeologist/status…
Lílian Caesar@lica_beeologist22 Dec 2025
Our ms on the microbiome of a stingless bee hive is out!🦠🐝 Exciting! Here’s a short thread with some findings, going from the assembly of a consistent multi-kingdom microbiome to discussions on host traits that contribute to it. Take a look and share : ) rdcu.be/eVNFJ
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Join #MVIF 45 cassyni.com/s/mvif-45 and #MeetTheSpeakers Lilian Caesar (@lica_beeologist) will discuss how space and species sculpt stingless bee microbiomes!
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#MVIF 45 starts tomorrow, with 🇳🇵 Bishwash Thapa 🇮🇷 Zahra Nezamivand Chegini 🇨🇭 Sara Mitri (@saramitri) 🇺🇸 Lilian Caesar (@lica_beeologist) 🇮🇹 Haseeb Manzoor (@haseebmanzoor99) 🇦🇹 Laurenz Holcik Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-45 See you 👋
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