Monir Moniruzzaman
@giantvirus.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami's Rosenstiel School.
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Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!
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Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
the sun is shining through the clouds in the sky above the ocean
ALT: the sun is shining through the clouds in the sky above the ocean
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
Excited to share our new paper introducing BEREN, a tool for identifying giant and other dsDNA viruses from metagenomic data — now online!
Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
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Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
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BEREN: A bioinformatic tool for recovering Giant viruses, Polinton-like Viruses, and Virophages in metagenomic data
AbstractMotivation. Viruses in the kingdom Bamfordvirae, specifically giant viruses (NCLDVs) in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota and smaller members in the Pr
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November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excited to share our new paper introducing BEREN, a tool for identifying giant and other dsDNA viruses from metagenomic data — now online!
Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
Beren improves viral genome recovery and expands our view of the virosphere.
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We found that overall virus-community diversity remains stable, but individual populations show clear diel and depth-linked shifts, with distinct viral archetypes peaking at day or night.
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Sub-daily Bermuda Atlantic Time Series virus sampling reveals taxonomy, host, and functional differences at the population, but not community level
Ocean microbes contribute to biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem function, but they do so under top-down pressure imposed by viruses. While viruses are increasingly understood spatially and beginning ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We found that overall virus-community diversity remains stable, but individual populations show clear diel and depth-linked shifts, with distinct viral archetypes peaking at day or night.
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Read the full story on BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Lead author: Alfonso Carrillo
Preparation for the Halloween lab door decoration contest in full swing!
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Preparation for the Halloween lab door decoration contest in full swing!
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
#monirlab #halloween @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
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Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
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-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
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Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
Abstract. Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most researc
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October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
-in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
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Stony Brook is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Marine Molecular Ecology (assistant encouraged, molecular broadly defined, includes microbial omics!): apply.interfolio.com/174869
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October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stony Brook is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Marine Molecular Ecology (assistant encouraged, molecular broadly defined, includes microbial omics!): apply.interfolio.com/174869
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Come join us at UBC!
The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver seeks an emerging research leader for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair position in Medical Physics. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/307... @science.ubc.ca @ubcmedicine.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Come join us at UBC!
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Historically, viruses were thought to primarily use host cell's translational machinery. New work from @harvardcellbio.bsky.social faculty Amy Lee reveals that a giant DNA virus encodes its own IF4F initiation complex, suggesting an unexpected evolutionary innovation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Giant DNA viruses encode a hallmark translation initiation complex of eukaryotic life
In contrast to living organisms, viruses were long thought to lack protein synthesis machinery and instead depend on host factors to translate viral transcripts. Here, we discover that giant DNA virus...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Historically, viruses were thought to primarily use host cell's translational machinery. New work from @harvardcellbio.bsky.social faculty Amy Lee reveals that a giant DNA virus encodes its own IF4F initiation complex, suggesting an unexpected evolutionary innovation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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In case you wonder which platforms are here to help creators thrive and which are here to tell us to eat shit, here’s the breakdown of likes for crab, 15 hours after posting. Follower count in () for more useful comparison.
TikTok(2k): 139
Instagram (22k): 719
Tumblr (13k): 12k
Bsky (52k): 22k
TikTok(2k): 139
Instagram (22k): 719
Tumblr (13k): 12k
Bsky (52k): 22k
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In case you wonder which platforms are here to help creators thrive and which are here to tell us to eat shit, here’s the breakdown of likes for crab, 15 hours after posting. Follower count in () for more useful comparison.
TikTok(2k): 139
Instagram (22k): 719
Tumblr (13k): 12k
Bsky (52k): 22k
TikTok(2k): 139
Instagram (22k): 719
Tumblr (13k): 12k
Bsky (52k): 22k
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Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.
September 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.
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Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
NSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program
NSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program
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September 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
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UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
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September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Check out our new paper on adopting a trait-based framework for protist diversity! We make the case for a unified protist trait database, how to build it, and how it could transform research on protist ecology and evolution.
#protistsonsky
#protistsonsky
Hello there 🦋
Happy to share our piece "Towards a trait-based framework for protist ecology and evolution" in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
Let's build a unified trait 📏 database to unlock transformative insights into protist 🔬 ecology 🌍 and evolution ⏳
▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#protistsonsky
Happy to share our piece "Towards a trait-based framework for protist ecology and evolution" in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
Let's build a unified trait 📏 database to unlock transformative insights into protist 🔬 ecology 🌍 and evolution ⏳
▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#protistsonsky
September 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Check out our new paper on adopting a trait-based framework for protist diversity! We make the case for a unified protist trait database, how to build it, and how it could transform research on protist ecology and evolution.
#protistsonsky
#protistsonsky
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Many interesting PhD projects, including ours. Consider applying!
🎓 Applications for Institut Pasteur's PhD programs open Sept 1-Oct 20, 2025 for October 2026 entry.
Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, PPU-@ox.ac.uk, PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬
Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, PPU-@ox.ac.uk, PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬
Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
September 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Many interesting PhD projects, including ours. Consider applying!
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Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊
August 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊
Hurricane season
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South Florida sky is full of drama this month.
#photography #hurricane #landing #flights #miami #MIA #clouds
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South Florida sky is full of drama this month.
#photography #hurricane #landing #flights #miami #MIA #clouds
August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Hurricane season
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South Florida sky is full of drama this month.
#photography #hurricane #landing #flights #miami #MIA #clouds
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South Florida sky is full of drama this month.
#photography #hurricane #landing #flights #miami #MIA #clouds
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ONT has a temporary bioinformatics position (8 months) open while I'm on maternity leave. Focus will be on microbial genomics but with opportunities to work on projects across the breadth of genomics!
ejnh.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
ejnh.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Applications Bioinformatician (8 month temporary role)
We are looking for an individual with expertise in bioinformatics and data analysis, specializing in microbial genomics and metagenomics, to join our Applications team as an Applications Bioinformatic...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ONT has a temporary bioinformatics position (8 months) open while I'm on maternity leave. Focus will be on microbial genomics but with opportunities to work on projects across the breadth of genomics!
ejnh.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
ejnh.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Great new article about the cool stuff we're finding (improbably) alive deep inside Earth's crust! Nice work, @laurapoppick.bsky.social at @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.quantamagazine.org/the-pursuit-...
The Pursuit of Life Where It Seems Unimaginable | Quanta Magazine
A decade ago, Karen Lloyd discovered single-celled microbes living beneath the seafloor. Now she studies how they can survive in Earth’s crust, possibly for hundreds or thousands of years, and push li...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Great new article about the cool stuff we're finding (improbably) alive deep inside Earth's crust! Nice work, @laurapoppick.bsky.social at @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.quantamagazine.org/the-pursuit-...
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We’re recruiting a PhD student (Fall 2026) to study the ecology & evolution of aquatic giant viruses! Research spans lab experiment, field sampling, & bioinformatics. Background in microbiology/bioinforamtics encouraged.
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
Join the Lab | Monir lab
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August 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We’re recruiting a PhD student (Fall 2026) to study the ecology & evolution of aquatic giant viruses! Research spans lab experiment, field sampling, & bioinformatics. Background in microbiology/bioinforamtics encouraged.
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
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Do you like coastal/estuarine microbiology, time-series data, and/or metagenomics? Have we got a dataset for you #NSFfunded
Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series
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August 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Do you like coastal/estuarine microbiology, time-series data, and/or metagenomics? Have we got a dataset for you #NSFfunded
Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Metagenomes and 1,313 metagenome-assembled genomes from a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal time series www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Marine Viruses and Their Role in Marine Ecosystems and Carbon Cycling www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #jcampubs
Marine Viruses and Their Role in Marine Ecosystems and Carbon Cycling | Annual Reviews
Marine viral ecology emerged as a distinct discipline approximately 25 years ago. Despite significant progress, direct assessments of viral impacts on carbon flux remain scarce. Here, we integrate rec...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Marine Viruses and Their Role in Marine Ecosystems and Carbon Cycling www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #jcampubs