The Izquierdo Lab
@izquierdolab.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Microbiology at Hofstra U. Microbial ecologist, plant microbe interactions, cellulose degradation. Geek dad, retired rock star. Opinions my own. 🇻🇪in🇺🇸
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Updated lab group photo, Spring 2025 edition. Very proud of this team and everything they have accomplished this semester! We took this group shot on Friday, right after one of the best lab meetings ever.
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🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine.
1) Fundamental researc...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
To both of the lovely people who follow me: Happy to announce that I’ve been promoted to Full Professor! Very cool to not be an “Ass.” anymore.
September 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
To both of the lovely people who follow me: Happy to announce that I’ve been promoted to Full Professor! Very cool to not be an “Ass.” anymore.
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🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation.
This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation.
This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Updated lab group photo, Spring 2025 edition. Very proud of this team and everything they have accomplished this semester! We took this group shot on Friday, right after one of the best lab meetings ever.
May 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Updated lab group photo, Spring 2025 edition. Very proud of this team and everything they have accomplished this semester! We took this group shot on Friday, right after one of the best lab meetings ever.
Congratulations to our own Naya Mahabir representing the Izquierdo Lab @hofstrau.bsky.social and winning the Johnson Award for Best Poster at the TriBeta Biology Honors NE-1 Convention this weekend! Wow! Very proud of you, Naya!
April 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Congratulations to our own Naya Mahabir representing the Izquierdo Lab @hofstrau.bsky.social and winning the Johnson Award for Best Poster at the TriBeta Biology Honors NE-1 Convention this weekend! Wow! Very proud of you, Naya!
Once again, the brave students of my General Microbiology #BIOL134 course @hofstrau.bsky.social ventured into the glove bag this week to learn a little about anaerobic microbiology. Good work, everyone!
March 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Once again, the brave students of my General Microbiology #BIOL134 course @hofstrau.bsky.social ventured into the glove bag this week to learn a little about anaerobic microbiology. Good work, everyone!
Congratulations to our lab’s Naya Mahabir for getting her research in our lab featured in the latest issue of @hofstrau.bsky.social Horizons for Undergraduate and Graduate Research! #hofstrabiology
February 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations to our lab’s Naya Mahabir for getting her research in our lab featured in the latest issue of @hofstrau.bsky.social Horizons for Undergraduate and Graduate Research! #hofstrabiology
🔬TT Faculty Position in Microbiology at Hofstra University 🧫. Come join our Biology Department and get the opportunity to work with fantastic students in a supportive environment for teaching and research. Deadline is March 3. Please share or apply here: hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
February 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🔬TT Faculty Position in Microbiology at Hofstra University 🧫. Come join our Biology Department and get the opportunity to work with fantastic students in a supportive environment for teaching and research. Deadline is March 3. Please share or apply here: hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
One post for some of the amazing invertebrates we got to see in Belize in #BIOL139 including sea anemones, christmas tree worms, brittle sea stars and slate pencil urchins #hofstrainbelize2025
January 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One post for some of the amazing invertebrates we got to see in Belize in #BIOL139 including sea anemones, christmas tree worms, brittle sea stars and slate pencil urchins #hofstrainbelize2025
One post for the dedicated and curious Hofstra Biology students who participated in our #BIOL139 course documenting the vast diversity of vertebrates and invertebrates in these coral reef ecosystems. #hofstrainbelize2025
January 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
One post for the dedicated and curious Hofstra Biology students who participated in our #BIOL139 course documenting the vast diversity of vertebrates and invertebrates in these coral reef ecosystems. #hofstrainbelize2025
A juvenile lionfish (Pterois volitans), a first for me in #BIOL139 in Belize. Still venomous and dangerous. We also had the opportunity to see an adult being eaten by a moray eel. The circle of life. #hofstrainbelize2025
January 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A juvenile lionfish (Pterois volitans), a first for me in #BIOL139 in Belize. Still venomous and dangerous. We also had the opportunity to see an adult being eaten by a moray eel. The circle of life. #hofstrainbelize2025
Our time teaching #BIOL139 in Belize has come to an end. But here’s one of my favorite invertebrates in this place. I’ve gotten better at taking pictures of these guys in turbulent waters, but this one is my favorite. This is the flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a sea fan coral.
January 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our time teaching #BIOL139 in Belize has come to an end. But here’s one of my favorite invertebrates in this place. I’ve gotten better at taking pictures of these guys in turbulent waters, but this one is my favorite. This is the flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a sea fan coral.
Back to the water today for #hofstrainbelize2025, as we visit Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley, where we saw this beautiful bridled burrfish, as well as Christmas tree worms, sleeping sharks and a spotted scorpionfish, among so many others. Follow us on @hofstrainbelize on instagram to see more!
January 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Back to the water today for #hofstrainbelize2025, as we visit Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley, where we saw this beautiful bridled burrfish, as well as Christmas tree worms, sleeping sharks and a spotted scorpionfish, among so many others. Follow us on @hofstrainbelize on instagram to see more!
#BIOL139 took a break from swimming through coral reefs to visit the Mayan ruins of Altun Ha and learn more about the history of this amazing place. #hofstrainbelize2025
January 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
#BIOL139 took a break from swimming through coral reefs to visit the Mayan ruins of Altun Ha and learn more about the history of this amazing place. #hofstrainbelize2025
Greetings from Belize, where my friend Dr. Jason Williams and I are teaching BIOL139! Follow our adventures on Instagram at @hofstrainbelize. I’ll also be posting some of my favorite pictures here!
January 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Greetings from Belize, where my friend Dr. Jason Williams and I are teaching BIOL139! Follow our adventures on Instagram at @hofstrainbelize. I’ll also be posting some of my favorite pictures here!
Congratulations to our lab’s Gigi McAlpin and all the Hofstra Biology graduates who we celebrated today! Go out there and make us proud making this world a better place, Hofstra pride!
#PrideofLI #HofGrad 🦁
#PrideofLI #HofGrad 🦁
December 21, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Congratulations to our lab’s Gigi McAlpin and all the Hofstra Biology graduates who we celebrated today! Go out there and make us proud making this world a better place, Hofstra pride!
#PrideofLI #HofGrad 🦁
#PrideofLI #HofGrad 🦁
Not like NEMPET needs any advertisement, but… Fantastic meeting for microbiologists in the northeast, particularly for undergrads, grads and early career who wish to present. We ❤️ NEMPET
I am very excited to announce that this year's Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Tory Hendry toryhendry.weebly.com from Cornell University!
The meeting will be held June 27 - 29 in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Save the date and look for an official call for titles early in the new year. www.nempet.org
The meeting will be held June 27 - 29 in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Save the date and look for an official call for titles early in the new year. www.nempet.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Not like NEMPET needs any advertisement, but… Fantastic meeting for microbiologists in the northeast, particularly for undergrads, grads and early career who wish to present. We ❤️ NEMPET
Congratulations to our lab members Gigi, Daniel and Ashley for presenting their work during Undergraduate Research Day at Hofstra and doing a phenomenal job! 👏👏👏 #hofstrabiology
December 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations to our lab members Gigi, Daniel and Ashley for presenting their work during Undergraduate Research Day at Hofstra and doing a phenomenal job! 👏👏👏 #hofstrabiology
We are hiring! We are looking for a Laboratory Technician to prepare cultures and media for our microbiology labs and introductory biology courses. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please send them our way! Feel free to repost! #labtechnician #labtech
Laboratory Course Technician, Biology
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December 11, 2024 at 3:55 PM
We are hiring! We are looking for a Laboratory Technician to prepare cultures and media for our microbiology labs and introductory biology courses. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please send them our way! Feel free to repost! #labtechnician #labtech
Congratulations to our lab’s Naya Mahabir for being awarded a Research Grant from the TriBeta Biological Honor Society for her work on plant-microbe interactions in my lab! 👏🥳🎉 #HofstraBiology
November 16, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Congratulations to our lab’s Naya Mahabir for being awarded a Research Grant from the TriBeta Biological Honor Society for her work on plant-microbe interactions in my lab! 👏🥳🎉 #HofstraBiology
So here we are! The Izquierdo Lab has moved platforms. We study plant-microbe interactions and cellulose degradation at Hofstra #PUI The long journey to (re)connect with fellow microbiologists and academics begins now!
November 16, 2024 at 3:39 AM
So here we are! The Izquierdo Lab has moved platforms. We study plant-microbe interactions and cellulose degradation at Hofstra #PUI The long journey to (re)connect with fellow microbiologists and academics begins now!