Kate Howell
@khowell.bsky.social
Scientist, microbiologist, learner, parent
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Hi there folks- turns out Aussie universities are looking for new people! Are you based in the US, tenured (is that what you call a continuing position?) and feel like the lure of the southern hemisphere is calling you? Happy to take questions :)
July 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hi there folks- turns out Aussie universities are looking for new people! Are you based in the US, tenured (is that what you call a continuing position?) and feel like the lure of the southern hemisphere is calling you? Happy to take questions :)
Send us your papers celebrating yeasts!
The deadline for submissions to the special issue "Yeast in Microbiomes" has been extended to 15th July. We accept manuscripts exploring yeast diversity, interactions, and adaptations in diverse host environments. Hurry up and don't miss this opportunity!!!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Yeast Call for Papers: Yeast in Microbiomes
Yeast is a microbiology journal for research in the rapidly moving field of yeast biology. We publish the most significant developments in unicellular fungi.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Send us your papers celebrating yeasts!
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We are excited to announce that registration for our annual HCMPH Symposium is online. The symposium is on May 19th at HSPH. The theme this year is the microbiome's role in food systems but please join us for any and all microbiome discussion and research updates.
hsph.harvard.edu/research/mic...
hsph.harvard.edu/research/mic...
HCMPH Symposium | Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
We are delighted to invite everyone to the seventh annual Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (HCMPH) symposium on May 19, 2025. We are happy to
hsph.harvard.edu
January 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We are excited to announce that registration for our annual HCMPH Symposium is online. The symposium is on May 19th at HSPH. The theme this year is the microbiome's role in food systems but please join us for any and all microbiome discussion and research updates.
hsph.harvard.edu/research/mic...
hsph.harvard.edu/research/mic...
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
Action Intent Links | Bluesky
Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
docs.bsky.app
November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
Reposted by Kate Howell
‘Graveyard of corals’ found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef
‘Graveyard of corals’ found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef
Marine scientists say one area around Cooktown and Lizard Island had lost more than a third of its live hard coral after bleaching event
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Reefs across the north of the Great Barrier Reef have seen “substantial losses” of coral cover after a summer of extreme heat, two cyclones and major flooding, according to the first results of surveys from government marine scientists.
After the most widespread coral bleaching event seen on the world’s biggest reef system, the Australian Institute of Marine Science said one area around Cooktown and Lizard Island had lost more than a third of its live hard coral – the biggest annual drop in 39 years of monitoring.
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:44 AM
‘Graveyard of corals’ found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef
FINALLY found the cool kids
go.bsky.app/PyUwqLU
go.bsky.app/PyUwqLU
November 19, 2024 at 12:52 AM
FINALLY found the cool kids
go.bsky.app/PyUwqLU
go.bsky.app/PyUwqLU
Thinking about peer review: I reviewed 20 papers this year, and sent out 9 for review. What about you?
November 17, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Thinking about peer review: I reviewed 20 papers this year, and sent out 9 for review. What about you?
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The University of Melbourne Starter Pack is live! 🎉
Whether you're a researcher, student, or staff at #UniMelb, join in to connect with our amazing and growing community here. Know someone we missed? Tag them below and help spread the word! #HigherEd #Research #Melbourne #Australia
Whether you're a researcher, student, or staff at #UniMelb, join in to connect with our amazing and growing community here. Know someone we missed? Tag them below and help spread the word! #HigherEd #Research #Melbourne #Australia
November 12, 2024 at 3:29 AM
The University of Melbourne Starter Pack is live! 🎉
Whether you're a researcher, student, or staff at #UniMelb, join in to connect with our amazing and growing community here. Know someone we missed? Tag them below and help spread the word! #HigherEd #Research #Melbourne #Australia
Whether you're a researcher, student, or staff at #UniMelb, join in to connect with our amazing and growing community here. Know someone we missed? Tag them below and help spread the word! #HigherEd #Research #Melbourne #Australia
Reposted by Kate Howell
Want to make beautiful scientific figures? Easy!
The NIH released a library of 2000+ free scientific illustrations called *BioArt*.
Check it out! bioart.niaid.nih.gov
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧠🟦 🧪
The NIH released a library of 2000+ free scientific illustrations called *BioArt*.
Check it out! bioart.niaid.nih.gov
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧠🟦 🧪
October 30, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Want to make beautiful scientific figures? Easy!
The NIH released a library of 2000+ free scientific illustrations called *BioArt*.
Check it out! bioart.niaid.nih.gov
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧠🟦 🧪
The NIH released a library of 2000+ free scientific illustrations called *BioArt*.
Check it out! bioart.niaid.nih.gov
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧠🟦 🧪
bsky hibernation is over. I cannot take the 'stuff' on the bird anymore. 👋
November 9, 2024 at 1:34 AM
bsky hibernation is over. I cannot take the 'stuff' on the bird anymore. 👋
Very pleased to see our collaborative paper out there in the world! Can plant-based fermented foods help with MetS and T2D? The answers are here.... doi.org/10.1017/S095...
The impact of botanical fermented foods on metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a systematic revi...
The impact of botanical fermented foods on metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
doi.org
November 15, 2023 at 10:17 PM
Very pleased to see our collaborative paper out there in the world! Can plant-based fermented foods help with MetS and T2D? The answers are here.... doi.org/10.1017/S095...
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The FULL program w/ abstracts for #MVIF #22 is OUT www.microbiome-vif.org/en-US/-/futu...
⭐️ Keynote:
🇦🇺 @linsalrob.bsky.social
⭐️ Selected talks:
🇨🇦 Courtney Hoskinson
🇺🇸 Alex V Carr
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇭 Aldwin Adiong
🇮🇳 Deep Chanda
⭐️ Keynote:
🇦🇺 @linsalrob.bsky.social
⭐️ Selected talks:
🇨🇦 Courtney Hoskinson
🇺🇸 Alex V Carr
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇭 Aldwin Adiong
🇮🇳 Deep Chanda
October 7, 2023 at 11:11 AM
The FULL program w/ abstracts for #MVIF #22 is OUT www.microbiome-vif.org/en-US/-/futu...
⭐️ Keynote:
🇦🇺 @linsalrob.bsky.social
⭐️ Selected talks:
🇨🇦 Courtney Hoskinson
🇺🇸 Alex V Carr
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇭 Aldwin Adiong
🇮🇳 Deep Chanda
⭐️ Keynote:
🇦🇺 @linsalrob.bsky.social
⭐️ Selected talks:
🇨🇦 Courtney Hoskinson
🇺🇸 Alex V Carr
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇭 Aldwin Adiong
🇮🇳 Deep Chanda
Reposted by Kate Howell
There are limitations but this is a neat tool to play around with
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Search for a microbiome species/genus and it'll return studies in which that taxon was differentially abundant
bugsigdb.org
(I wish we had something like this for mechanistic microbiome studies)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Search for a microbiome species/genus and it'll return studies in which that taxon was differentially abundant
bugsigdb.org
(I wish we had something like this for mechanistic microbiome studies)
BugSigDB captures patterns of differential abundance across a broad range of host-associated microbi...
A database of microbial signatures is used for systematic comparison of differential abundance patterns.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2023 at 3:59 PM
There are limitations but this is a neat tool to play around with
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Search for a microbiome species/genus and it'll return studies in which that taxon was differentially abundant
bugsigdb.org
(I wish we had something like this for mechanistic microbiome studies)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Search for a microbiome species/genus and it'll return studies in which that taxon was differentially abundant
bugsigdb.org
(I wish we had something like this for mechanistic microbiome studies)
Announcing publication of our new paper; a grand collaboration with colleagues in France and published in community journal PCI Microbiology. Read all about it here: peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
@microbialus.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
@microbialus.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
Comparison of metabarcoding taxonomic markers to describe fungal communities in fermented foods
peercommunityjournal.org
October 5, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Announcing publication of our new paper; a grand collaboration with colleagues in France and published in community journal PCI Microbiology. Read all about it here: peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
@microbialus.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
@microbialus.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social
Loving the new socials! I feel fresh and new again.
October 5, 2023 at 10:17 PM
Loving the new socials! I feel fresh and new again.
Well hello! @academic-chatter.bsky.social just joined from the bird app. Nice to be here…anyone interested in microbiology?
October 5, 2023 at 12:52 AM
Well hello! @academic-chatter.bsky.social just joined from the bird app. Nice to be here…anyone interested in microbiology?