Nastassia Patin
@microbesatsea.bsky.social
Bioinformatician, marine scientist, eDNA enthusiast, microbe lover. CalCOFI. SIO / SCCWRP / NOAA. West Coast OBON co-leader.
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Seeking a three year postdoc in the field of ocean biogeochemistry and productivity using mechanistic models and synthesis of observations. Note the short fuse for applications. Please help distribute. All nationalities welcome to apply! 🌊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Liverpool
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Seeking a three year postdoc in the field of ocean biogeochemistry and productivity using mechanistic models and synthesis of observations. Note the short fuse for applications. Please help distribute. All nationalities welcome to apply! 🌊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
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Russia has kidnapped a 70-year-old Ukrainian marine biologist, Leonid Pshenichnov, for backing a curb on Antarctic krill fishing, saying that it would harm the economic interests of Russia.
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Russia has kidnapped a 70-year-old Ukrainian marine biologist, Leonid Pshenichnov, for backing a curb on Antarctic krill fishing, saying that it would harm the economic interests of Russia.
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
10/10 background slide for the CA state agency lightning talks today at the West Coast Marine Research Workshop
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
10/10 background slide for the CA state agency lightning talks today at the West Coast Marine Research Workshop
My PhD advisor explaining how devastating proposed cuts are / will be (insider tip: he hates diving in cold water and must have thought it was a really important cause to do it here!): www.nbcnews.com/now/video/fe... @scrippsocean.bsky.social
Federal funding cuts impact scientific research in the ocean
A team of researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, are working to explore the bottom of the ocean in an effort to discover scientific breakt...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My PhD advisor explaining how devastating proposed cuts are / will be (insider tip: he hates diving in cold water and must have thought it was a really important cause to do it here!): www.nbcnews.com/now/video/fe... @scrippsocean.bsky.social
@ucsandiego.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social please take note, this is how you can show courage and integrity.
A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:
Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.
Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@ucsandiego.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social please take note, this is how you can show courage and integrity.
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The Department of Energy has added these terms to its growing “list of words to avoid” because words are dangerous:
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Department of Energy has added these terms to its growing “list of words to avoid” because words are dangerous:
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
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EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Congress is considering a budget request that proposes slashing the
federal science agencies by up to 50%. These cuts would devastate
@UCSanDiego & Scripps Oceanography by cutting off funding for critical
research and innovation. Tell Congress to invest in science!
#SpeakUp4Science
federal science agencies by up to 50%. These cuts would devastate
@UCSanDiego & Scripps Oceanography by cutting off funding for critical
research and innovation. Tell Congress to invest in science!
#SpeakUp4Science
Speak Up for Science
U.S. innovation and global leadership is at risk.
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Congress is considering a budget request that proposes slashing the
federal science agencies by up to 50%. These cuts would devastate
@UCSanDiego & Scripps Oceanography by cutting off funding for critical
research and innovation. Tell Congress to invest in science!
#SpeakUp4Science
federal science agencies by up to 50%. These cuts would devastate
@UCSanDiego & Scripps Oceanography by cutting off funding for critical
research and innovation. Tell Congress to invest in science!
#SpeakUp4Science
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My group at NOAA/Miami is hiring a postdoc to lead a marine eDNA biodiversity effort (Bio-GO-SHIP). You'll develop and deploy high-throughput metabarcoding assays for ocean DNA. Help make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring! t.co/p53s7E0YiL
https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/509519
t.co
September 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My group at NOAA/Miami is hiring a postdoc to lead a marine eDNA biodiversity effort (Bio-GO-SHIP). You'll develop and deploy high-throughput metabarcoding assays for ocean DNA. Help make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring! t.co/p53s7E0YiL
How are we not talking more about his history of abusing women to the point where his former wife committed suicide? Everyone should read “Ask Not: The Kennedy Men and the Women they Destroyed” to learn more.
RFK Jr on anti-depressants: "Are we actually preventing suicide, or are we creating more suicide?"
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How are we not talking more about his history of abusing women to the point where his former wife committed suicide? Everyone should read “Ask Not: The Kennedy Men and the Women they Destroyed” to learn more.
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National Guard doing landscaping in McPherson Square.
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
August 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
National Guard doing landscaping in McPherson Square.
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
In this increasingly dark time, find some empathy with the permanent dwellers of the deep, beautifully portrayed in this @npr.org comic with the help of my wonderful @noaa.gov colleague Noelle Bowlin! www.npr.org/2025/07/21/g...
COMIC: Exploring the ocean's wonderous, mysterious depths
Scientists are far from knowing all of the complexities of Earth's ocean. With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know, like its role as one of the world's largest carbon sinks and how ...
www.npr.org
August 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In this increasingly dark time, find some empathy with the permanent dwellers of the deep, beautifully portrayed in this @npr.org comic with the help of my wonderful @noaa.gov colleague Noelle Bowlin! www.npr.org/2025/07/21/g...
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Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
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This piece by @clauswilke.com on LLMs as the graduate student from hell is one of the funniest (and truest) things I've read this year.
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PhD-level intelligence or the graduate student from hell
AI companies love to tout that their models are approaching—or have reached—PhD-level intelligence. This is blatant nonsensical marketing geared towards an audience that deeply misunderstands what a P...
substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This piece by @clauswilke.com on LLMs as the graduate student from hell is one of the funniest (and truest) things I've read this year.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
careers.uoguelph.ca
August 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
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Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
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New Paper:
We linked DNA in sediment cores with historical accounts from Indigenous community members to reconstruct ecosystem changes that occurred following a landslide event in the 1940s.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We linked DNA in sediment cores with historical accounts from Indigenous community members to reconstruct ecosystem changes that occurred following a landslide event in the 1940s.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New Paper:
We linked DNA in sediment cores with historical accounts from Indigenous community members to reconstruct ecosystem changes that occurred following a landslide event in the 1940s.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We linked DNA in sediment cores with historical accounts from Indigenous community members to reconstruct ecosystem changes that occurred following a landslide event in the 1940s.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Proud to be part of this paper discussing the all the benefits of oceangoing vessels for advancing research, not only in oceanography but biology, climate science, and so many other fields! doi.org/10.1002/lno....
The essential role of large research vessels in marine ecosystem observations and ocean sustainability
Our understanding of marine ecosystems and ability to manage them sustainably has come from multidisciplinary observations made repeatedly over long periods of time. These long-term ecosystem observa...
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Proud to be part of this paper discussing the all the benefits of oceangoing vessels for advancing research, not only in oceanography but biology, climate science, and so many other fields! doi.org/10.1002/lno....
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Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
Kenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track)
careers.pageuppeople.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
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🤔How does defunding #oceanscience jeopardize US ntl security? Hear from #WHOI's @pdemenocal.bsky.social, @scrippsocean.bsky.social Dir. Margaret Leinen + Ret. Admiral John Richardson in @washingtonpost.com: go.whoi.edu/ocean-science-national-security
#TogetherforScience @savensf.bsky.social
#TogetherforScience @savensf.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🤔How does defunding #oceanscience jeopardize US ntl security? Hear from #WHOI's @pdemenocal.bsky.social, @scrippsocean.bsky.social Dir. Margaret Leinen + Ret. Admiral John Richardson in @washingtonpost.com: go.whoi.edu/ocean-science-national-security
#TogetherforScience @savensf.bsky.social
#TogetherforScience @savensf.bsky.social
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I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!
Garud Lab
garud.eeb.ucla.edu
July 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!
Excited to share my new study comparing shotgun metagenomes with metabarcoding for detecting eukaryotes in the ocean! Out today in @mbmg.pensoft.net mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1449...
Markers or metagenomes: sequencing marine eukaryotic DNA for better biodiversity surveys
Marker gene sequencing (“metabarcoding”) is the primary sequencing approach currently used for molecular biodiversity surveys, but this approach is taxonomically limited and hampered by amplification ...
mbmg.pensoft.net
July 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Excited to share my new study comparing shotgun metagenomes with metabarcoding for detecting eukaryotes in the ocean! Out today in @mbmg.pensoft.net mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1449...
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"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that...the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%...'It’s a nightmare,' Simon says. 'I really fear for the future of science.'"
@science.org
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‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
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July 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that...the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%...'It’s a nightmare,' Simon says. 'I really fear for the future of science.'"
@science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
@science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...