Anne Thompson
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Anne Thompson
@bluewaterlab.bsky.social

Oceanographer, microbiologist, professor

Environmental science 29%
Biology 19%

@npoulton.bsky.social Congrats to Nicole on the Ramón Margalef Award for Excellence in Education!! @aslo.org

Excited to host Kishana Taylor of @blackinmicro.bsky.social here at Portland State today. Thank you for visiting us!

Hi ocean lovers and those who want to be. Am loving Sonke Johnsen's Into the Great Wide Ocean - about the people and creatures that thrive at sea far from land. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Into the Great Wide Ocean
A seagoing scientist explores how life thrives in one of the most mysterious environments on Earth
press.princeton.edu

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“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
scim.ag

We're here!

Our new paper shows how particle surface charge influences grazing by the magnificent appendicularian. Spoiler, it may matter most to the smallest cells doi.org/10.1002/lno.... With Kelly Sutherland, Terra Hiebert, and @msarscentre.bsky.social in Norway.
Prey particle surface property mediates differential selection by the ubiquitous appendicularian Oikopleura dioica
Cell surface properties can strongly mediate microbial interactions with predators in soil and host-pathogen systems. Yet, the role of microbial surface properties in avoiding or enhancing predation ...
doi.org

We look forward to meeting @fishguy.bsky.social at Portland State University next week.