Noah Fierer
@noahfierer.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist
https://www.fiererlab.org/
https://www.fiererlab.org/
So happy it is still winter here in Colorado
April 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
So happy it is still winter here in Colorado
Both the porcupine and I enjoyed the powder today
January 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Both the porcupine and I enjoyed the powder today
Yet another reminder that RNA levels are not necessarily predictive of growth rate in mixed microbial communities (from this paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...)
January 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Yet another reminder that RNA levels are not necessarily predictive of growth rate in mixed microbial communities (from this paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...)
Lucky to be able to spend the morning skiing in Rocky Mt Natl Park
January 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Lucky to be able to spend the morning skiing in Rocky Mt Natl Park
Yikes - large earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Wonderful people and beautiful place (spent 2 weeks there in 2023). Hoping for the best...
December 18, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Yikes - large earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Wonderful people and beautiful place (spent 2 weeks there in 2023). Hoping for the best...
Basically every ecology paper: "We found a strong link between X and Y at this site, so this is how the world works." The plot.
December 18, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Basically every ecology paper: "We found a strong link between X and Y at this site, so this is how the world works." The plot.
Bonus baby rhino walking nearby
December 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Bonus baby rhino walking nearby
In recognition of World Soils Day, here are 3 kitties snuggling together on a Namibian soil
December 6, 2024 at 1:25 PM
In recognition of World Soils Day, here are 3 kitties snuggling together on a Namibian soil
Friendly welcoming party in Namibia
December 3, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Friendly welcoming party in Namibia
Thank you- this is awesome. My COI spreadsheet is challenging to put together...
November 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Thank you- this is awesome. My COI spreadsheet is challenging to put together...
Yesterday vs today - gotta love Colorado
November 10, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Yesterday vs today - gotta love Colorado
Finally got a photo of nearly everyone in the lab group! Using pizza as bait was the key.
December 15, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Finally got a photo of nearly everyone in the lab group! Using pizza as bait was the key.
New job opening at CU Boulder: Asst. Professor of Environmental Data Science. A great opportunity at a great place jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
October 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM
New job opening at CU Boulder: Asst. Professor of Environmental Data Science. A great opportunity at a great place jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Incredible weekend backpacking with kids in WY. Look at that sky!
October 10, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Incredible weekend backpacking with kids in WY. Look at that sky!
Endless summer in Boulder
September 30, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Endless summer in Boulder
At least half of the sports media in the US seems to be on the Boulder campus today
September 15, 2023 at 3:12 PM
At least half of the sports media in the US seems to be on the Boulder campus today
Once again - I beg microbial ecologists not to conflate 'absolute' abundance with 'relative' abundance. Just because the % of one group (from sequencing data) goes up, does not mean absolute abundances also go up. Exhibit A:
August 31, 2023 at 10:25 PM
Once again - I beg microbial ecologists not to conflate 'absolute' abundance with 'relative' abundance. Just because the % of one group (from sequencing data) goes up, does not mean absolute abundances also go up. Exhibit A:
I don't study bees, nor do I study flowers, but this seemed like a good metaphor for my first post on this site.
August 23, 2023 at 11:22 PM
I don't study bees, nor do I study flowers, but this seemed like a good metaphor for my first post on this site.