The Gibbons Lab @UMassAmherst
@gibbonsgenomics.bsky.social
The Gibbons lab is in the Department of Food Science at UMass Amherst and studies fungal and bacterial genomics.
Our newest preprint, based on the awesome work by Colin McCarthy Masters project. We used e-tongue and dh-gc-ms to analyze flavor and sensory profiles between Aspergillus oryzae RIB40 and two Aspergillus flavus strains.
Divergent Volatile Metabolomes and Flavor Attributes in Rice Fermented by Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus flavus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.07.663597v1
July 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Our newest preprint, based on the awesome work by Colin McCarthy Masters project. We used e-tongue and dh-gc-ms to analyze flavor and sensory profiles between Aspergillus oryzae RIB40 and two Aspergillus flavus strains.
Reposted by The Gibbons Lab @UMassAmherst
The @upshot.nytimes.com has put together a vivid illustration of how the Trump administration has hollowed out American science. Gift link: nyti.ms/4kBTVql
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
nyti.ms
May 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The @upshot.nytimes.com has put together a vivid illustration of how the Trump administration has hollowed out American science. Gift link: nyti.ms/4kBTVql
Our new paper is out!
Genome and phenotypic analyses support domestication of Aspergillus sojae from A. parasiticus for soy production. A. sojae shows reduced diversity, loss of aflatoxin genes, and traits suited to miso-like salt conditions.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#soy #fungi #domestication
Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#soy #fungi #domestication
Population Genomics of Aspergillus sojae is Shaped by the Food Environment
Abstract. Traditional fermented foods often contain specialized microorganisms adapted to their unique environments. For example, the filamentous mold Aspe
doi.org
April 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Our new paper is out!
Reposted by The Gibbons Lab @UMassAmherst
Genome and phenotypic analyses support domestication of Aspergillus sojae from A. parasiticus for soy production. A. sojae shows reduced diversity, loss of aflatoxin genes, and traits suited to miso-like salt conditions.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#soy #fungi #domestication
Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#soy #fungi #domestication
Population Genomics of Aspergillus sojae is Shaped by the Food Environment
Abstract. Traditional fermented foods often contain specialized microorganisms adapted to their unique environments. For example, the filamentous mold Aspe
doi.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Genome and phenotypic analyses support domestication of Aspergillus sojae from A. parasiticus for soy production. A. sojae shows reduced diversity, loss of aflatoxin genes, and traits suited to miso-like salt conditions.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#soy #fungi #domestication
Link: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#soy #fungi #domestication
A huge congrats 🍾🎉 to Kim Acevedo who successfully defended her PhD today AND had a paper based on her first chapter accepted in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social the very same day.
March 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A huge congrats 🍾🎉 to Kim Acevedo who successfully defended her PhD today AND had a paper based on her first chapter accepted in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social the very same day.
After decades of dedication and zero pro contracts, I’m officially announcing my retirement from pro soccer. Tearing my ACL & MCL at 41 means giving up my dream of a late-career @usmnt.ussoccer.com debut to focus on my backup plan of running a genomics lab at @umassamherst.bsky.social ⚽️ 🦠 🧬
February 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
After decades of dedication and zero pro contracts, I’m officially announcing my retirement from pro soccer. Tearing my ACL & MCL at 41 means giving up my dream of a late-career @usmnt.ussoccer.com debut to focus on my backup plan of running a genomics lab at @umassamherst.bsky.social ⚽️ 🦠 🧬
Reposted by The Gibbons Lab @UMassAmherst
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F&A pays PEOPLE and allows universities to be the anchors of regional economies that they are!
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F&A pays PEOPLE and allows universities to be the anchors of regional economies that they are!
🔗 www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
February 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Detailed and concise 1-pager explaining what F&A does and how it underlies the competitive advantages of American sciences.
F&A pays PEOPLE and allows universities to be the anchors of regional economies that they are!
🔗 www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
F&A pays PEOPLE and allows universities to be the anchors of regional economies that they are!
🔗 www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
Reposted by The Gibbons Lab @UMassAmherst
If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
January 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Cheers to a productive new year under the rule of our fungal overlords.
January 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cheers to a productive new year under the rule of our fungal overlords.
Thrilled to share that Nadia Yammoul (first year PhD student in our lab) was one of the winners of the UMass Food and Technology Innovate for Tomorrow Challenges!
November 27, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Thrilled to share that Nadia Yammoul (first year PhD student in our lab) was one of the winners of the UMass Food and Technology Innovate for Tomorrow Challenges!
We’re here! Looking for more genomics, evolution, microbiology, food science and less politics and doom scrolling :)
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November 11, 2024 at 2:30 AM
We’re here! Looking for more genomics, evolution, microbiology, food science and less politics and doom scrolling :)