Gareth (Gary) Trubl
@gtrubl.bsky.social
Dad; Staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab; first generation PhD; He/Him pronouns; I study climate change, soil viruses, ecology, microbial ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, and astrobiology using meta-omics combined with stable isotope probing
Super cool! I'd love to include viruses in this work.
The study shows that nitrogenase enzymes have maintained stable isotope signatures over billions of years, revealing how ancient #microbes shaped Earth’s #nitrogen cycle and offering a new experimental framework for probing early life.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Resurrected nitrogenases recapitulate canonical N-isotope biosignatures over two billion years - Nature Communications
The study shows that nitrogenase enzymes have maintained stable isotope signatures over billions of years, revealing how ancient microbes shaped Earth’s nitrogen cycle and offering a new experimental ...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Super cool! I'd love to include viruses in this work.
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#Ecology & #Microbiology
Some microbes use atmospheric trace gases as energy and carbon sources, sustaining primary production in caves
@greening.bsky.social
Some microbes use atmospheric trace gases as energy and carbon sources, sustaining primary production in caves
@greening.bsky.social
Microbial aerotrophy enables continuous primary production in diverse cave ecosystems - Nature Communications
Metabolic strategies of cave microorganisms are poorly studied. Here, the authors show that cave microbes use atmospheric trace gases hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane as energy and carbon sources, sustaining primary production and revealing how life can thrive in oligotrophic and dark ecosystems.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
#Ecology & #Microbiology
Some microbes use atmospheric trace gases as energy and carbon sources, sustaining primary production in caves
@greening.bsky.social
Some microbes use atmospheric trace gases as energy and carbon sources, sustaining primary production in caves
@greening.bsky.social
New paper published in @natcomms.nature.com!
Population ecology and biogeochemical implications of ssDNA and dsDNA viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Population ecology and biogeochemical implications of ssDNA and dsDNA viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
www.nature.com/collections/...
@sullivan-lab.bsky.social
Population ecology and biogeochemical implications of ssDNA and dsDNA viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient - Nature Communications
The potential roles of viruses in microbial-induced permafrost thaw, which is accelerated by climate change, are unclear. Here, Trubl et al. sample a permafrost thaw gradient and identify thousands of...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
New paper published in @natcomms.nature.com!
Population ecology and biogeochemical implications of ssDNA and dsDNA viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
www.nature.com/collections/...
@sullivan-lab.bsky.social
Population ecology and biogeochemical implications of ssDNA and dsDNA viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
www.nature.com/collections/...
@sullivan-lab.bsky.social
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Out now in Nature Communications, from IGI's Jill Banfield (The Banfield Lab) and collaborators: Convergent evolution of viral-like Borg archaeal extrachromosomal elements and giant eukaryotic viruses
Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65646-7
Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65646-7
December 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Out now in Nature Communications, from IGI's Jill Banfield (The Banfield Lab) and collaborators: Convergent evolution of viral-like Borg archaeal extrachromosomal elements and giant eukaryotic viruses
Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65646-7
Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65646-7
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Summer REU in biofilms! Pls share.
www.binghamton.edu/centers/biof...
www.binghamton.edu/centers/biof...
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Biofilm Research Center | Binghamton
University
www.binghamton.edu
January 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Summer REU in biofilms! Pls share.
www.binghamton.edu/centers/biof...
www.binghamton.edu/centers/biof...
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Viruses transform microbes, populations, & ecosystems.
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Viruses transform microbes, populations, & ecosystems.
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A big milestone, my final PhD paper is finally out!
Started lab work in 2017 & bioinformatics via a DOE SCGSR fellowship @jgi.doe.gov with @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @sullivan-lab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Started lab work in 2017 & bioinformatics via a DOE SCGSR fellowship @jgi.doe.gov with @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @sullivan-lab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Client Challenge
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January 13, 2026 at 3:29 AM
A big milestone, my final PhD paper is finally out!
Started lab work in 2017 & bioinformatics via a DOE SCGSR fellowship @jgi.doe.gov with @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @sullivan-lab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Started lab work in 2017 & bioinformatics via a DOE SCGSR fellowship @jgi.doe.gov with @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @sullivan-lab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Our work on the Panoptes antiphage system is published! Here we find that Panoptes "watches" the cytosol for phage immune evasion proteins–captured in this illustration by Clair Huffine of Insight Illustrations. A beautiful example of the effector triggered immunity paradigm.
October 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our work on the Panoptes antiphage system is published! Here we find that Panoptes "watches" the cytosol for phage immune evasion proteins–captured in this illustration by Clair Huffine of Insight Illustrations. A beautiful example of the effector triggered immunity paradigm.
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I have a fabulous undergrad who has a lot of experience with QIIME2 & using R to analyze microbiome data. She is looking for a job starting in January. Would love to learn more bench and field skills (will be getting some in her last 2 months). Open to academic, industry, government jobs in the US.
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have a fabulous undergrad who has a lot of experience with QIIME2 & using R to analyze microbiome data. She is looking for a job starting in January. Would love to learn more bench and field skills (will be getting some in her last 2 months). Open to academic, industry, government jobs in the US.
New paper alert with @alexjprobst.bsky.social.
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Clarifying Terminology in Microbial Ecology: A Call for Precision in Scientific Communication
The rapid evolution of microbiology as a field of research has led to the introduction of new terminology and the adaptation of existing terms. However, inconsistencies in the use of these terms, inc...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New paper alert with @alexjprobst.bsky.social.
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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“This Is the Greatest Threat to Our Human Future” | @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I discuss with @nextbigidea.bsky.social about our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege:
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nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/gre...
This Is the Greatest Threat to Our Human Future
Co-authors Michael Mann and Peter Hotez share 5 key insights from their new book, Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World.
nextbigideaclub.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“This Is the Greatest Threat to Our Human Future” | @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I discuss with @nextbigidea.bsky.social about our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege:
nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/gre...
nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/gre...
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Register today www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...
September 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Super team of physicians, scientists, and public health experts come together with a single message: RFK must go.
"It is time to reverse course and begin rebuilding the public health infrastructure overseen by CDC. Kennedy has proven himself unwilling and ill-prepared to lead that effort. "
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"It is time to reverse course and begin rebuilding the public health infrastructure overseen by CDC. Kennedy has proven himself unwilling and ill-prepared to lead that effort. "
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
asm.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Super team of physicians, scientists, and public health experts come together with a single message: RFK must go.
"It is time to reverse course and begin rebuilding the public health infrastructure overseen by CDC. Kennedy has proven himself unwilling and ill-prepared to lead that effort. "
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"It is time to reverse course and begin rebuilding the public health infrastructure overseen by CDC. Kennedy has proven himself unwilling and ill-prepared to lead that effort. "
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This point isnt being made enough. Last week’s attack on the #CDC could have been a slaughter.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...
The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6
“In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine," write an epidemiologist and a former CDC staffer.
www.statnews.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This point isnt being made enough. Last week’s attack on the #CDC could have been a slaughter.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...
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Save the Date! Sept. 9 @ 12pm. @bakerinstitute.bsky.social with @stpolicy.bsky.social will host Drs. @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & @michaelemann.bsky.social to discuss their new book, "Science Under Seige". Come hungry, lunch will be served!
Register here: www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...
Register here: www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...
August 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Save the Date! Sept. 9 @ 12pm. @bakerinstitute.bsky.social with @stpolicy.bsky.social will host Drs. @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & @michaelemann.bsky.social to discuss their new book, "Science Under Seige". Come hungry, lunch will be served!
Register here: www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...
Register here: www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...
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Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, play a crucial role in carbon cycling within marine environments. In coral reefs, dissolved organic matter (DOM) released by benthic primary producers suc...
doi.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab
#phagesky
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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We help folks at #ASMicrobe, even when they sign up DURING the event. But if you sign up EARLY, you’ll get the FULL benefit of a mentor to ask questions of, as well as a small group you can make plans with ahead of time
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May 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We help folks at #ASMicrobe, even when they sign up DURING the event. But if you sign up EARLY, you’ll get the FULL benefit of a mentor to ask questions of, as well as a small group you can make plans with ahead of time
binningsingletons.com/singleton/bi...
binningsingletons.com/singleton/bi...
Going to @asm.org next week? Come see my talk #4216 "Precipitation and Phosphorus Reshape Viral Infections and Virion Stability in Soil Ecosystems" Sun June 6, 9-9:15 AM. I will be highlighting the application of isotope probing with meta-omics to track viruses in soils.
June 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Going to @asm.org next week? Come see my talk #4216 "Precipitation and Phosphorus Reshape Viral Infections and Virion Stability in Soil Ecosystems" Sun June 6, 9-9:15 AM. I will be highlighting the application of isotope probing with meta-omics to track viruses in soils.
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1/ Excited to share our latest work on gene transfer agents (GTAs) in Caulobacter crescentus, led by Emma Banks in collaboration with Pavol Bardy and Mai Nguyen from York!!! See a brief thread below.
shorturl.at/o6S1w
shorturl.at/o6S1w
A bacterial CARD-NLR immune system controls the release of gene transfer agents
Bacteria have evolved a wide array of immune systems to detect and defend against external threats including mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as bacteriophages, plasmids, and transposons. MGEs are ...
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May 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
1/ Excited to share our latest work on gene transfer agents (GTAs) in Caulobacter crescentus, led by Emma Banks in collaboration with Pavol Bardy and Mai Nguyen from York!!! See a brief thread below.
shorturl.at/o6S1w
shorturl.at/o6S1w
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“Federal Jobs, Science, and Anti-Intellectualism: Climate Scientists Speak Out” by Matthew Rozsa for @npquarterly.bsky.social:
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Federal Jobs, Science, and Anti-Intellectualism: Climate Scientists Speak Out - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Behind climate change skepticism lies a deeper challenge—a growing contempt for knowledge and science. This is not a new trend in US society, but it is intensifying.
nonprofitquarterly.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Federal Jobs, Science, and Anti-Intellectualism: Climate Scientists Speak Out” by Matthew Rozsa for @npquarterly.bsky.social:
nonprofitquarterly.org/federal-jobs...
nonprofitquarterly.org/federal-jobs...
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Two big Space Science stories today based on NASA missions: JWST biosignatures and Curiosity on the cover of Science. No mention at NASA.gov or social media. Everyone is worried about science cuts yet Public Affairs is incapable of putting its own good news out for policy makers to see. Baffling.
April 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Two big Space Science stories today based on NASA missions: JWST biosignatures and Curiosity on the cover of Science. No mention at NASA.gov or social media. Everyone is worried about science cuts yet Public Affairs is incapable of putting its own good news out for policy makers to see. Baffling.
Our paper is out and is open access!
Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sieravirus.bsky.social @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @christinahazard.bsky.social
Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sieravirus.bsky.social @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @christinahazard.bsky.social
Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up
Soil rewetting after a dry period results in a surge of activity and succession in both microbial and DNA virus communities. Less is known about the r…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Our paper is out and is open access!
Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sieravirus.bsky.social @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @christinahazard.bsky.social
Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sieravirus.bsky.social @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @christinahazard.bsky.social
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Phages hitchhiking on nematodes through soil! So happy to see this work in print 😀 #phages #soil
Fun collab with Mark Zwart @niooknaw.bsky.social and Lisa van Sluijs, Hans Helder at @w-u-r.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fun collab with Mark Zwart @niooknaw.bsky.social and Lisa van Sluijs, Hans Helder at @w-u-r.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nematodes vector bacteriophages in compost and soil
Bacteriophages (phages) infect bacteria to reproduce and are often lethal to their host. To maintain the infection cycle, soil phages must travel from…
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March 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Phages hitchhiking on nematodes through soil! So happy to see this work in print 😀 #phages #soil
Fun collab with Mark Zwart @niooknaw.bsky.social and Lisa van Sluijs, Hans Helder at @w-u-r.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fun collab with Mark Zwart @niooknaw.bsky.social and Lisa van Sluijs, Hans Helder at @w-u-r.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our perspective on soil virus ecology research is out!
Fantastic collab with
@christinahazard.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social @lukehillary.bsky.social @urineri.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @KurtWilliams @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @JoanneEmerson
Fantastic collab with
@christinahazard.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social @lukehillary.bsky.social @urineri.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @KurtWilliams @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @JoanneEmerson
Beneath the surface: Unsolved questions in soil virus ecology
Soil virus ecology is an exciting but still nascent field of research in soil microbiology. While there has been a recent surge in soil virus research…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Our perspective on soil virus ecology research is out!
Fantastic collab with
@christinahazard.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social @lukehillary.bsky.social @urineri.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @KurtWilliams @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @JoanneEmerson
Fantastic collab with
@christinahazard.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social @lukehillary.bsky.social @urineri.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @KurtWilliams @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @JoanneEmerson
Last June, we had an unforgettable International Soil Virus Conference, featuring outstanding presentations & dynamic discussions. Many of our early-career researchers took the lead in distilling the conference into a comprehensive meeting report. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Meeting report: International soil virus conference 2024
The research field of soil viral ecology continues to advance rapidly as the roles of viruses in the functioning of soil ecosystems are increasingly r…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last June, we had an unforgettable International Soil Virus Conference, featuring outstanding presentations & dynamic discussions. Many of our early-career researchers took the lead in distilling the conference into a comprehensive meeting report. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...