Jen Salerno
@jlesaler.bsky.social
Microbes. Everywhere but especially the Ocean. Coral Reefs. Estuaries. Biofilms. Forests. Science Policy.
Associate Professor @ George Mason University
NOAA Knauss Marine Policy Alum
AAAS STPF Alum
Single mom of two boys
https://salernolab.com/
Associate Professor @ George Mason University
NOAA Knauss Marine Policy Alum
AAAS STPF Alum
Single mom of two boys
https://salernolab.com/
Scientific conferences are becoming prohibitively expensive…for everyone. What can we do about this? 😔
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Scientific conferences are becoming prohibitively expensive…for everyone. What can we do about this? 😔
This makes me so happy and proud 🥹 🧬 🪸 🔬 I hope they are happy and proud too. I hope that I’m creating an environment where students feel excited to learn and explore, but also safe to mess up. Because that is science.
October 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This makes me so happy and proud 🥹 🧬 🪸 🔬 I hope they are happy and proud too. I hope that I’m creating an environment where students feel excited to learn and explore, but also safe to mess up. Because that is science.
Lots of beautiful corals on this morning’s “shallow” (630 m) dive! 🪸 Also, tune in at 12 PM to watch us processing samples in the lab and discuss what we’ve found 😊
Hudson Canyon Daily Livestreams!
YouTube video by NOAA Sanctuaries
youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Lots of beautiful corals on this morning’s “shallow” (630 m) dive! 🪸 Also, tune in at 12 PM to watch us processing samples in the lab and discuss what we’ve found 😊
But how many people can say they’ve been rejected from the astronaut candidate program TWICE?! 🤗🤣 #reachforthestars No, I mean really reach. 💫 👩🏼🚀
September 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
But how many people can say they’ve been rejected from the astronaut candidate program TWICE?! 🤗🤣 #reachforthestars No, I mean really reach. 💫 👩🏼🚀
Tune into the ROV livestream! To 1700 meters today! And we just spotted a shark! 🦈👀 (And lots of trash 🙁) www.youtube.com/live/j4NMyZJ...
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Tune into the ROV livestream! To 1700 meters today! And we just spotted a shark! 🦈👀 (And lots of trash 🙁) www.youtube.com/live/j4NMyZJ...
After tucking into New York Harbor to dodge hurricane weather, we are back out to sea. If you want to follow along with today's exploration, here is a link to the ROV live feed: www.youtube.com/live/j4NMyZJ.... You can also check out my posts on our lab's instagram account @salerno_lab.
Hudson Canyon Daily Livestreams!
YouTube video by NOAA Sanctuaries
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
After tucking into New York Harbor to dodge hurricane weather, we are back out to sea. If you want to follow along with today's exploration, here is a link to the ROV live feed: www.youtube.com/live/j4NMyZJ.... You can also check out my posts on our lab's instagram account @salerno_lab.
Enjoy a little live deep sea exploration with your morning coffee 🐙 ☕️ youtube.com/live/pIG13U9...
Hudson Canyon Daily Livestreams!
YouTube video by NOAA Sanctuaries
youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Enjoy a little live deep sea exploration with your morning coffee 🐙 ☕️ youtube.com/live/pIG13U9...
Livestream from the ROV! Be among the first people to set eyes on what lives in this deep sea canyon! 🌊 🐙
Hudson Canyon Daily Livestreams!
YouTube video by NOAA Sanctuaries
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Livestream from the ROV! Be among the first people to set eyes on what lives in this deep sea canyon! 🌊 🐙
Follow along in real time as we explore Hudson Canyon!
Hudson Canyon Daily Livestreams!
YouTube video by NOAA Sanctuaries
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Follow along in real time as we explore Hudson Canyon!
Follow along as we explore the Hudson Canyon for deep sea life - from corals to microbes! 🪸 🧫 Links to livestreams in the webpage below! Please share ☺️
Explore the Depths: Hudson Canyon Live!
From Sept. 14 to 26, 2025, coral scientists, ecologists, and ocean explorers will embark on a two-week expedition to investigate the canyon's rich and under-explored ecosystems. Using the remotely ope...
sanctuaries.noaa.gov
September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Follow along as we explore the Hudson Canyon for deep sea life - from corals to microbes! 🪸 🧫 Links to livestreams in the webpage below! Please share ☺️
Amazing work 🧫 ⭐️ (also it’s 2025 and no seastar emoji?!) www.science.org/content/arti...
Mysterious killer of sea stars finally identified
Discovery of a bacterium could reveal more about massive die-off, perhaps aid recovery
www.science.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Amazing work 🧫 ⭐️ (also it’s 2025 and no seastar emoji?!) www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Jen Salerno
Not a fish or a dragon scale, but a single cell of a #protistsonsky. This rhizarian testate amoeba creates perfect tiny glass scales to build it's shell. From a peat bog. #protistaday.
December 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Not a fish or a dragon scale, but a single cell of a #protistsonsky. This rhizarian testate amoeba creates perfect tiny glass scales to build it's shell. From a peat bog. #protistaday.
Reposted by Jen Salerno
In case you're wondering how scientists can say that many shark populations are threatened with extinction while some US fishermen report that they've never seen so many sharks, the answer is shifting baselines: how much things have changed depends on when you start counting.
August 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In case you're wondering how scientists can say that many shark populations are threatened with extinction while some US fishermen report that they've never seen so many sharks, the answer is shifting baselines: how much things have changed depends on when you start counting.
Fascinating #fungi 🍄🔬
Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain
The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.
www.bbc.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fascinating #fungi 🍄🔬
Happy to see this little gem pop up in my google alerts 😊 🪸 🐠 🧫 🫶 #microbial #symbiosis
www.newsx.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Happy to see this little gem pop up in my google alerts 😊 🪸 🐠 🧫 🫶 #microbial #symbiosis
I often echo this sentiment. The Earth will go on (microbes will be content), but we might not be here. We NEED a healthy ocean.
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
June 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I often echo this sentiment. The Earth will go on (microbes will be content), but we might not be here. We NEED a healthy ocean.
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
Despite all of this. I remain hopeful. Especially through the eyes of students aspiring scientists.
We are integrating more science based solutions into conservation, restoration, AND decision/policy making.
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
We are integrating more science based solutions into conservation, restoration, AND decision/policy making.
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
June 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Despite all of this. I remain hopeful. Especially through the eyes of students aspiring scientists.
We are integrating more science based solutions into conservation, restoration, AND decision/policy making.
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
We are integrating more science based solutions into conservation, restoration, AND decision/policy making.
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
If you know a coral reef scientist, give them a big hug (and contact info for a good therapist). Not gonna lie. It is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor your study sites as they die y’all 😢
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If you know a coral reef scientist, give them a big hug (and contact info for a good therapist). Not gonna lie. It is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor your study sites as they die y’all 😢
#OceanChat
#OceanChat
Reposted by Jen Salerno
John Lynham at University of Hawaii wrote the paper that says tuna "spill out" of large scale marine protected areas
#oceanchat
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#oceanchat
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Evidence of spillover benefits from large-scale marine protected areas to purse seine fisheries
Global tuna fisheries are valued at more than $40 billion, with the majority of this value derived from purse seine fisheries. Recently created large-scale marine protected areas are potentially big e...
www.science.org
June 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
John Lynham at University of Hawaii wrote the paper that says tuna "spill out" of large scale marine protected areas
#oceanchat
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#oceanchat
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...