Amy Thorpe
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
Molecular Ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Freshwater microbial ecology & ancient sedDNA 🧬
Freshwater microbial ecology & ancient sedDNA 🧬
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Over the summer, @amycthorpe.bsky.social presented at @sedadnasociety.bsky.social in Tromsø, Norway. Amy presented her research using lake sedimentary #DNA to reconstruct historical #microbial dynamics in the Lake District in response to nutrient status 🦠🧬🌊
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Over the summer, @amycthorpe.bsky.social presented at @sedadnasociety.bsky.social in Tromsø, Norway. Amy presented her research using lake sedimentary #DNA to reconstruct historical #microbial dynamics in the Lake District in response to nutrient status 🦠🧬🌊
Excited to share our new preprint on #bacteria in river biofilms 🦠 🌊
"River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems"
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
"River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems"
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems
Freshwaters face increasing pressures from chemical, hydrological, and climatic changes, yet tools for assessing their condition remain limited. River biofilms, composed of diverse microbial communiti...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Excited to share our new preprint on #bacteria in river biofilms 🦠 🌊
"River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems"
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
"River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems"
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Amy Thorpe
Welcome back to our "meet the researcher" series! Previously we introduced you to our PhD students.
Next up - our staff! 👩🔬👨🔬🌊🌱🦠🧬
Next up - our staff! 👩🔬👨🔬🌊🌱🦠🧬
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
October 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Welcome back to our "meet the researcher" series! Previously we introduced you to our PhD students.
Next up - our staff! 👩🔬👨🔬🌊🌱🦠🧬
Next up - our staff! 👩🔬👨🔬🌊🌱🦠🧬
Reposted by Amy Thorpe
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Reposted by Amy Thorpe
@amycthorpe.bsky.social giving insights to #river microbial diversity. Using Environment Agency’s River Surveillance Network, >1500 #biofilms collected, with #metagenomic sequencing for >400. Lots of novel taxa detected. Communities tend to be made up of high occupancy, abundant bacteria #UKDNAWG25
May 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@amycthorpe.bsky.social giving insights to #river microbial diversity. Using Environment Agency’s River Surveillance Network, >1500 #biofilms collected, with #metagenomic sequencing for >400. Lots of novel taxa detected. Communities tend to be made up of high occupancy, abundant bacteria #UKDNAWG25
Reposted by Amy Thorpe
Jono Warren of Environment Agency continues work on #river #biofilms, presenting results of #microbial #metabarcoding. Nitrate = problem for ecological health of rivers. Indicators needed for management. Sensitive and tolerant taxa identified. Placement of ‘good’ ecological threshold key #UKDNAWG25
May 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Jono Warren of Environment Agency continues work on #river #biofilms, presenting results of #microbial #metabarcoding. Nitrate = problem for ecological health of rivers. Indicators needed for management. Sensitive and tolerant taxa identified. Placement of ‘good’ ecological threshold key #UKDNAWG25
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Did you know the study of environmental DNA (eDNA) of microbes could transform how we understand and protect freshwater ecosystems?
Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at UKCEH, shares insights from the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers 🦠🔬
Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at UKCEH, shares insights from the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers 🦠🔬
Exploring the hidden microbial diversity of England’s rivers
In a blog, Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, discusses the findings of the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers, involving the…
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January 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Did you know the study of environmental DNA (eDNA) of microbes could transform how we understand and protect freshwater ecosystems?
Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at UKCEH, shares insights from the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers 🦠🔬
Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at UKCEH, shares insights from the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers 🦠🔬