Luciana Santoferrara
@lusantof.bsky.social
Microbiologist studying the ecology and evolution of marine ciliates/
Associate Professor @HofstraU
Associate Professor @HofstraU
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
Built from and for ecologists, molecular biologists, and bioinformaticians working with high-throughput or environmental sequencing data, this tool will ease the tedious work of designing specific oligonucleotides at all different users expertise.
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Built from and for ecologists, molecular biologists, and bioinformaticians working with high-throughput or environmental sequencing data, this tool will ease the tedious work of designing specific oligonucleotides at all different users expertise.
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
New version of PR2 that now includes the eKOI coi database recently published.
Version 5.1.1 of the PR2 database has been released.
The major novelty is the inclusion of the recently published eKOI database (coi gene- doi.org/10.1093/data...) in the web interface. The 18S rRNA database is not changed so you can use 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 for metabarcode annotations
The major novelty is the inclusion of the recently published eKOI database (coi gene- doi.org/10.1093/data...) in the web interface. The 18S rRNA database is not changed so you can use 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 for metabarcode annotations
A novel taxonomic database for eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (eKOI), with a focus on protists diversity
Abstract. Metabarcoding has emerged as a robust method for assessing biodiversity patterns by retrieving environmental DNA directly from ecosystems. While
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
New version of PR2 that now includes the eKOI coi database recently published.
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
Version 5.1.1 of the PR2 database has been released.
The major novelty is the inclusion of the recently published eKOI database (coi gene- doi.org/10.1093/data...) in the web interface. The 18S rRNA database is not changed so you can use 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 for metabarcode annotations
The major novelty is the inclusion of the recently published eKOI database (coi gene- doi.org/10.1093/data...) in the web interface. The 18S rRNA database is not changed so you can use 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 for metabarcode annotations
A novel taxonomic database for eukaryotic mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (eKOI), with a focus on protists diversity
Abstract. Metabarcoding has emerged as a robust method for assessing biodiversity patterns by retrieving environmental DNA directly from ecosystems. While
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Version 5.1.1 of the PR2 database has been released.
The major novelty is the inclusion of the recently published eKOI database (coi gene- doi.org/10.1093/data...) in the web interface. The 18S rRNA database is not changed so you can use 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 for metabarcode annotations
The major novelty is the inclusion of the recently published eKOI database (coi gene- doi.org/10.1093/data...) in the web interface. The 18S rRNA database is not changed so you can use 5.1.0 or 5.1.1 for metabarcode annotations
We have a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Microbiology available!
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
hofstra.peopleadmin.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We have a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Microbiology available!
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
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 8:30 AM
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
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
Announcing the new release of the PR2 database, version 5.1.
pr2-database.org/post/news/20...
Very big thanks to all the contributors: @fonamental.bsky.social @ambonacolta.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social and more...
A few highlights:
pr2-database.org/post/news/20...
Very big thanks to all the contributors: @fonamental.bsky.social @ambonacolta.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social and more...
A few highlights:
April 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Announcing the new release of the PR2 database, version 5.1.
pr2-database.org/post/news/20...
Very big thanks to all the contributors: @fonamental.bsky.social @ambonacolta.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social and more...
A few highlights:
pr2-database.org/post/news/20...
Very big thanks to all the contributors: @fonamental.bsky.social @ambonacolta.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social and more...
A few highlights:
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
I'm starting my research group in Koblenz on April 1st (no April Fools' joke!) and will soon advertise two postdoc positions in #protist #ecology and/or #genomics. If you're a (soon-to-be?) postdoc-level #protistologist looking for a job, get in touch! One position on wastewater, the other flexible!
March 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm starting my research group in Koblenz on April 1st (no April Fools' joke!) and will soon advertise two postdoc positions in #protist #ecology and/or #genomics. If you're a (soon-to-be?) postdoc-level #protistologist looking for a job, get in touch! One position on wastewater, the other flexible!
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
PhD position available in Ceske Budejovice (Czechia), funded by ERC KLEPTOS, to study plastid endosymbiosis in kleptoplastidic protists. Are you curious about this process and do you like sampling/cultivation of protists? Join our team by applying here: jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/243
#protistsonsky
#protistsonsky
March 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
PhD position available in Ceske Budejovice (Czechia), funded by ERC KLEPTOS, to study plastid endosymbiosis in kleptoplastidic protists. Are you curious about this process and do you like sampling/cultivation of protists? Join our team by applying here: jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/243
#protistsonsky
#protistsonsky
@futurepislack.bsky.social
@minoritypostdoc.bsky.social
@sacnasatsalk.bsky.social
@blackinmicro.bsky.social
@sd-iracda.bsky.social
@diversifymicro.bsky.social
@minoritypostdoc.bsky.social
@sacnasatsalk.bsky.social
@blackinmicro.bsky.social
@sd-iracda.bsky.social
@diversifymicro.bsky.social
‼️TT Assistant Professor in Microbiology position‼️
We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
hofstra.peopleadmin.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
‼️TT Assistant Professor in Microbiology position‼️
We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
hofstra.peopleadmin.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
‼️TT Assistant Professor in Microbiology position‼️
We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
We are looking for a new colleague at Hofstra Biology. Please apply or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5041
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
Registration is now open for the ForBio/UiO course “Bioinformatics for environmental DNA sequencing”
@biovitenskap.bsky.social @drhyfe.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social @ramalok.bsky.social
www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours...
@biovitenskap.bsky.social @drhyfe.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social @ramalok.bsky.social
www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours...
ForBio and UiO/IBV course: Bioinformatics for environmental DNA sequencing
- ForBio
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.forbio.uio.no
January 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Registration is now open for the ForBio/UiO course “Bioinformatics for environmental DNA sequencing”
@biovitenskap.bsky.social @drhyfe.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social @ramalok.bsky.social
www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours...
@biovitenskap.bsky.social @drhyfe.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social @ramalok.bsky.social
www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours...
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
Call for postdocs proposals on Plankton Image at University of Oslo by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships! Great international team involved! Get it touch! 📨 @biovitenskap.bsky.social
www.uio.no/dscience/eng...
www.uio.no/dscience/eng...
ONEPlankton - interconnecting methods for high-throughput phytoplankton diversity and abundance - dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.uio.no
January 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Call for postdocs proposals on Plankton Image at University of Oslo by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships! Great international team involved! Get it touch! 📨 @biovitenskap.bsky.social
www.uio.no/dscience/eng...
www.uio.no/dscience/eng...
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
To start the year I share this beautiful climate change song by Ludovico Einaudi. Art has a way to pierce reality through your heart like no science paper can, while being healing at the same time! Music for Earth’s hope! youtu.be/2DLnhdnSUVs?...
Ludovico Einaudi - "Elegy for the Arctic" - Official Live (Greenpeace)
YouTube video by Ludovico Einaudi
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
To start the year I share this beautiful climate change song by Ludovico Einaudi. Art has a way to pierce reality through your heart like no science paper can, while being healing at the same time! Music for Earth’s hope! youtu.be/2DLnhdnSUVs?...
Our new paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#protistsonsky
Here there is a download link if the previous one doesn't work: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kC9d3m3nN...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#protistsonsky
Here there is a download link if the previous one doesn't work: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kC9d3m3nN...
Phylogenomic workflow for uncultivable microbial eukaryotes using single-cell RNA sequencing − A case study with planktonic ciliates (Ciliophora, Oligotrichea)
Phylogenetic analyses increasingly rely on genomic and transcriptomic data to produce better supported inferences on the evolutionary relationships am…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Our new paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#protistsonsky
Here there is a download link if the previous one doesn't work: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kC9d3m3nN...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#protistsonsky
Here there is a download link if the previous one doesn't work: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kC9d3m3nN...
Reposted by Luciana Santoferrara
Check out the revived ISOP newsletter! #ProtistsOnSky
Newsletter November 2024 - International Society of Protistologists
protistologists.org
November 29, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Check out the revived ISOP newsletter! #ProtistsOnSky
Do you like aquatic microbes and computational work? Join my team as a Postdoctoral Researcher!
Apply here: hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
Apply here: hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
November 1, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Do you like aquatic microbes and computational work? Join my team as a Postdoctoral Researcher!
Apply here: hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
Apply here: hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
New job alert: join my team as a Postdoctoral Researcher!
Join our #NSFfunded research on microbial communities (prokaryotes and protists) in a seasonally hypoxic estuary. Feel free to DM or email me with questions and/or please spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
Join our #NSFfunded research on microbial communities (prokaryotes and protists) in a seasonally hypoxic estuary. Feel free to DM or email me with questions and/or please spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
Postdoctoral Fellow
hofstra.peopleadmin.com
September 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM
New job alert: join my team as a Postdoctoral Researcher!
Join our #NSFfunded research on microbial communities (prokaryotes and protists) in a seasonally hypoxic estuary. Feel free to DM or email me with questions and/or please spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504
Join our #NSFfunded research on microbial communities (prokaryotes and protists) in a seasonally hypoxic estuary. Feel free to DM or email me with questions and/or please spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/4504