Monir Moniruzzaman
@giantvirus.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami's Rosenstiel School.
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Wow.
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
Hank Green (@hankgreen) on Threads
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Stud...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Wow.
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
Like many folks, I like Hank Green’s YouTube channel.
Instead of making a buck by selling it to private equity, he moved the whole thing to a nonprofit so they could focus on their MISSION and ACCURACY, not clicks and revenue.
Very cool!
www.threads.com/@hankgreen/p...
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Many moons ago, I spoke with researchers at the University of Amsterdam for a study on the practice of watchdog science journalism, and now that publication is out as a preprint! This is a great chance to learn from dozens of (far more seasoned than me) reporters on how they approach their work.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Many moons ago, I spoke with researchers at the University of Amsterdam for a study on the practice of watchdog science journalism, and now that publication is out as a preprint! This is a great chance to learn from dozens of (far more seasoned than me) reporters on how they approach their work.
January 28, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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New episode of #MattersMicrobial for 2026! This time, Dr. Alaina Weinheimer joins the #QualityQuorum to chat about marine jumbophages and related matters. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord? @microbe.tv @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology
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January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
New episode of #MattersMicrobial for 2026! This time, Dr. Alaina Weinheimer joins the #QualityQuorum to chat about marine jumbophages and related matters. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord? @microbe.tv @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology
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This is remarkable. A cow using a tool to scratch herself! Highly recommend the video abstract!
#cowsareintelligent #cow
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#cowsareintelligent #cow
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Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
Imagine the tools a cow would make. This idea, humorously illustrated in Gary Larson’s Far Side cartoon, captures a widespread assumption: cows are ne…
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January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This is remarkable. A cow using a tool to scratch herself! Highly recommend the video abstract!
#cowsareintelligent #cow
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#cowsareintelligent #cow
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Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week 🦠 thank you all who have shared so far!
🔊 Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution.
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
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Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week 🦠 thank you all who have shared so far!
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Had a fun two weeks in Heidelberg visiting in the @floravincent.bsky.social and @gautamdey.bsky.social labs! Expanding diatoms and their evil little parasites was peak Halloween vibes 🎃 @embl.org #ExM #diatoms
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Had a fun two weeks in Heidelberg visiting in the @floravincent.bsky.social and @gautamdey.bsky.social labs! Expanding diatoms and their evil little parasites was peak Halloween vibes 🎃 @embl.org #ExM #diatoms
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Out now in Environmental Microbiome! 🧬
By re-analyzing microbialite sequencing data, we show that chromerid algae (the closest photosynthetic relatives of apicomplexans) are consistent and widespread associates of microbialites across diverse marine and freshwater environments worldwide 🌎
By re-analyzing microbialite sequencing data, we show that chromerid algae (the closest photosynthetic relatives of apicomplexans) are consistent and widespread associates of microbialites across diverse marine and freshwater environments worldwide 🌎
Modern microbialites harbor an undescribed diversity of chromerid algae - Environmental Microbiome
Background Chromerid algae are the closest photosynthetic relatives of apicomplexan parasites. While chromerids have been central to understanding the evolutionary transition from free-living algae to...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Out now in Environmental Microbiome! 🧬
By re-analyzing microbialite sequencing data, we show that chromerid algae (the closest photosynthetic relatives of apicomplexans) are consistent and widespread associates of microbialites across diverse marine and freshwater environments worldwide 🌎
By re-analyzing microbialite sequencing data, we show that chromerid algae (the closest photosynthetic relatives of apicomplexans) are consistent and widespread associates of microbialites across diverse marine and freshwater environments worldwide 🌎
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🎉 It’s been a big year for ocean science here at WHOI!
Celebrate with us! Check out what made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025
Celebrate with us! Check out what made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🎉 It’s been a big year for ocean science here at WHOI!
Celebrate with us! Check out what made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025
Celebrate with us! Check out what made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025
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Our paper "Ecosystem health shapes viral ecology in peatland soils" is out in Nature Microbiology!
We show that peatland health strongly structures viral communities, shaping virus–host networks, and carbon and nutrient cycling. Please share.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#phagesky #Microsky
We show that peatland health strongly structures viral communities, shaping virus–host networks, and carbon and nutrient cycling. Please share.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#phagesky #Microsky
Ecosystem health shapes viral ecology in peatland soils - Nature Microbiology
Metagenomics shows that viral diversity and community structure are shaped by geography and ecosystem health status, positioning viruses as unexpected players in peatland restoration.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Our paper "Ecosystem health shapes viral ecology in peatland soils" is out in Nature Microbiology!
We show that peatland health strongly structures viral communities, shaping virus–host networks, and carbon and nutrient cycling. Please share.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#phagesky #Microsky
We show that peatland health strongly structures viral communities, shaping virus–host networks, and carbon and nutrient cycling. Please share.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#phagesky #Microsky
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I am happy to announce the launch of my lab's website: www.enverg.ca After more than 5 years, I finally got the time to put something together. Its basic, but hopefully will grow over the upcoming months and years.
ENVERG
Our approach to research
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October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am happy to announce the launch of my lab's website: www.enverg.ca After more than 5 years, I finally got the time to put something together. Its basic, but hopefully will grow over the upcoming months and years.
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Check out our latest paper on mirusviruses, one of the most remarkable new groups of protist viruses - extremely diverse, carry lots of spliceosomal introns (including new homing introns) and are at the evolutionary crossroads between tailed phages and herpesviruses! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Widespread and intron-rich mirusviruses are predicted to reproduce in nuclei of unicellular eukaryotes - Nature Microbiology
Environmental metagenomic explorations show that Mirusviricota lineages lack essential replication and transcription genes and contain spliceosomal introns, suggesting nuclear reproduction.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Check out our latest paper on mirusviruses, one of the most remarkable new groups of protist viruses - extremely diverse, carry lots of spliceosomal introns (including new homing introns) and are at the evolutionary crossroads between tailed phages and herpesviruses! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our work in collaboration with @jedfuhrman.bsky.social lab on the temporal dynamics of marine giant viruses published in ISME communications. PhD student Benjamin Minch is a co-first author. Please take a look!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Our work in collaboration with @jedfuhrman.bsky.social lab on the temporal dynamics of marine giant viruses published in ISME communications. PhD student Benjamin Minch is a co-first author. Please take a look!
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I hear that University of Miami is looking for a paleoceanography / paleoclimate scientist:
careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...
careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...
Assistant Professor in Paleoceanography - Marine Geosciences in Miami, Florida, United States of America | Faculty & Physicians at University of Miami
Apply for Assistant Professor in Paleoceanography - Marine Geosciences job with University of Miami in Miami, Florida, United States of America. Faculty & Physicians at University of Miami
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November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I hear that University of Miami is looking for a paleoceanography / paleoclimate scientist:
careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...
careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...
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Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!
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Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
the sun is shining through the clouds in the sky above the ocean
ALT: the sun is shining through the clouds in the sky above the ocean
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
Excited to share our new paper introducing BEREN, a tool for identifying giant and other dsDNA viruses from metagenomic data — now online!
Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
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Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
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BEREN: A bioinformatic tool for recovering Giant viruses, Polinton-like Viruses, and Virophages in metagenomic data
AbstractMotivation. Viruses in the kingdom Bamfordvirae, specifically giant viruses (NCLDVs) in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota and smaller members in the Pr
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November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excited to share our new paper introducing BEREN, a tool for identifying giant and other dsDNA viruses from metagenomic data — now online!
Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We found that overall virus-community diversity remains stable, but individual populations show clear diel and depth-linked shifts, with distinct viral archetypes peaking at day or night.
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Sub-daily Bermuda Atlantic Time Series virus sampling reveals taxonomy, host, and functional differences at the population, but not community level
Ocean microbes contribute to biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem function, but they do so under top-down pressure imposed by viruses. While viruses are increasingly understood spatially and beginning ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We found that overall virus-community diversity remains stable, but individual populations show clear diel and depth-linked shifts, with distinct viral archetypes peaking at day or night.
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Preparation for the Halloween lab door decoration contest in full swing!
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Preparation for the Halloween lab door decoration contest in full swing!
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
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Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
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-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
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Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
Abstract. Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most researc
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October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
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-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
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Stony Brook is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Marine Molecular Ecology (assistant encouraged, molecular broadly defined, includes microbial omics!): apply.interfolio.com/174869
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October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stony Brook is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Marine Molecular Ecology (assistant encouraged, molecular broadly defined, includes microbial omics!): apply.interfolio.com/174869