Fun opportunity for citizen scientists and young paleontologists - Vanderbilt National Fossil Day Event vanderbilt.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

With the help of VMI and its partners, the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Microbiome Society (VUMS) is hosting a virtual food drive! $1 = 4 meals. We’d love your support — we’re 1/3 of the way to our goal!

Read our preprint about the weird and wonderful mitochondria of Drosophila paulistorum. In collaboration with Wolfgang Miller lab in Vienna. Great work from Guilherme B Anton Strunov Ellie Heyworth and Daniela Schneider
biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Spending a Sunday with my MiniOne® Systems and Discover the Microbes Within! Wolbachia Project. Wolbachia detected in a carpenter ant, ladybird beetle, sweat bee, and small black ant. Excited to sequence.

'Scientists can help by letting their societies and local leaders know that science education is important to them, and that they are willing to volunteer. Work with teachers’ groups, stay informed on science standards, press for adequate resources...'
nature.com/articles/d4158…

Chrysalis Fund: grant for educators who use insects in the classroom to get kids excited about science. #entomology #ESA entsoc.org/resources/gran…

'We wear masks because we want our neighbors to be healthy. Our masks are not a political statement.' Thank you for speaking up, Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH.

Beautiful comparative genomics study by the SEA-PHAGES group. A few more phages join the ranks of Wolbachia's phage WO in dedicating a large portion of their genomes to a single, incredibly long gene (~13.5kb)
journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Microbiome Society donates $1K to Second Harvest Food Bank @vubiome @bacteriophasia
news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/06/24/van… via Vanderbilt University

I look forward to seeing all of the creative face coverings this Fall. #maskup vanderbilthustler.com/32897/featured…

Through the power of citizen science, they have expanded the count of known insect species in the Los Angeles basin from 3,500 in 1993 to around 20,000 today.
wired.com/story/stuck-at…

This study from Thailand (Wangkeeree et al.) is a great survey of Wolbachia infection rates across geographic locations: Udon Thani, 100%; Khon Kaen, 87.5%; Lopburi, 18.75%; Kanchanaburi, 2.5%. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32559297/

Join Discover the Microbes Within! Wolbachia Project to explore your own communities!

That moment when you lose all credibility as a teacher. I thoroughly emphasized 'know your plastics' while loading this into the autoclave. (Before/After)

So proud of Asia Miller!

Virtually attending the #ASR Symposium with Christine Girtain NJSTOY2023 brought some much needed hope and inspiration during these heavy times. Wow, still blown away by the authentic, top-tier research! I hope these young scientists consider Vanderbilt University for undergrad.

A huge thanks to everyone that publishes Open Access! Working from home is much easier with the convenience of readily accessible literature.

Pillbug vacation homes.

During #IDB2020 week, celebrate #biodiversity 🐝with us by #colouring in one of our specimens (Chysis sp.)! 🎨Perfect for #kids or adults! Reply or Tag iBOL Consortium with photos of your amazing artwork, we would love to feature it! UN Biodiversity #Biodiversity2020