Playing Gut Check with the lab. David Coil Jonathan Eisen

A colleague (Vanessa Moreira C. Fernandes) is looking to talk to someone that has experience doing 16S amplicon work using Nanopore with students. I know I've read about this kind of work but can't seem to find any at the moment. cc Jonathan Eisen

Very excited to have been a (very tiny) part of this publication which just came out. 'Planetary Protection Knowledge Gap Closure Enabling Crewed Missions to Mars'
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38507695/

We have an open position in studying the metabolomics of the marine rhizosphere UC Merced! Come work with me, Jonathan Eisen Jay Stachowicz and Dr. Gina Chaput on a #NSF funded project focused on the chemical ecology of seagrass-microbe interactions!
Apply @
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01758

Inbox 0! Will it last?

I've got nothing here

Our lab is in search of our first postdoc!

Research at the interface of microbiome + cardiometabolic health. Exciting projects and collaborations. Located downtown Chicago which lends to a great work-life balance IMO.

Informal inquiries welcome - email/DM me. Please RT!

My lab has a position for a graduate student to join an NSF-Emerging Frontiers in Science and Innovation project that will integrate microbes into building materials. Admission is via our BioMolecular Science Gateway.
biomolecular.natsci.msu.edu

Saw something very unusual today. Came across a herd of Roosevelt elk, many miles from any kind of human habitation. And in the middle of the herd, and clearly a member of the herd, was... A donkey. I've got nothing.

As if life wasn't full of enough notifications, apparently you can get notifications from your coffee mug.

Still looking for Clinical Lab Scientists (CLS) to work in the awesome Student Health lab at UC Davis. New posting:
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucdavis/EM…

Postmodern art.

If you know of any graduating seniors who are planning to apply to UC Merced for grad school this cycle, I have three application fee waivers that I'm happy to pass along! HMU!

UC Davis News Story about our recent paper on cats, cat butts, microbes and odors.

ucdavis.edu/curiosity/news…

Project led by Connie A. Rojas. Also involved: David Coil Cristina Davis, Stan Marks, Eva Borras, Hira Lesea, and Mitchell McCartney,

I just saw a sign advertising 'Caddyshack Rodent Services'. Having seen the movie, I'm not convinced that this is a selling point.

How much is too much?

An uplifting and inspiring read I am sure

Are you a CLS and a supervisor? Interesting in managing a Student Health Lab at a great University? Check out our new job posting UC Davis :

amnhealthcare.com/job-details/29…

Bands? Check. Rare capture of solar flare satellite imagery? Check.

I'm not the only one using ChatGPT for Christmas shopping advice right?