Sean Anderson
@sra-microbes.bsky.social
Research Scientist, University of New Hampshire. A phytoplankton ecologist at heart, using genomics and bioinformatics to explore life in aquatic ecosystems.
https://seanranderson.weebly.com/
https://seanranderson.weebly.com/
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🌊🔬 Looking for a postdoc to join our team!
Cocco-Channel project ➡️ studying coccolithophore phycospheres and their role in ocean carbon cycling.
✔️ Plus if you bring experience in microbial ecology, molecular/microscopy tools & fieldwork
👉 More info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375178
#protistsonsky
Cocco-Channel project ➡️ studying coccolithophore phycospheres and their role in ocean carbon cycling.
✔️ Plus if you bring experience in microbial ecology, molecular/microscopy tools & fieldwork
👉 More info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375178
#protistsonsky
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🌊🔬 Looking for a postdoc to join our team!
Cocco-Channel project ➡️ studying coccolithophore phycospheres and their role in ocean carbon cycling.
✔️ Plus if you bring experience in microbial ecology, molecular/microscopy tools & fieldwork
👉 More info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375178
#protistsonsky
Cocco-Channel project ➡️ studying coccolithophore phycospheres and their role in ocean carbon cycling.
✔️ Plus if you bring experience in microbial ecology, molecular/microscopy tools & fieldwork
👉 More info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/375178
#protistsonsky
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We're hiring for several positions (a post-bac researcher in #transcriptomics, a #phage #postdoc, a senior researcher (broad topics) and a graduate student to work on #ciliates) - find info here: www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
Apply - Genomics
www.marine.usf.edu
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We're hiring for several positions (a post-bac researcher in #transcriptomics, a #phage #postdoc, a senior researcher (broad topics) and a graduate student to work on #ciliates) - find info here: www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Awesome lab doing great science and leading the way in marine omics research!
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 6:27 PM
Awesome lab doing great science and leading the way in marine omics research!
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Please, #microbiome and #sequencing data are NOT zero-inflated. Let's stop repeating this nonsense. Zero-inflated compared to what?? Those zeroes carry important information about abundance and sequencing depth, and are not "inflated" in any sense. 1/6
May 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Please, #microbiome and #sequencing data are NOT zero-inflated. Let's stop repeating this nonsense. Zero-inflated compared to what?? Those zeroes carry important information about abundance and sequencing depth, and are not "inflated" in any sense. 1/6
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Discover the wonders of 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴 🤩 This parasitic protist undergoes rapid #CellDivision : from a single sporangium to hundreds of motile zoospores. A stunning glimpse into the speed and precision of microbial life! 🌊🔬 Stay tuned for more 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴 insights! #CellBiology #ProtistsOnSky
January 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Discover the wonders of 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴 🤩 This parasitic protist undergoes rapid #CellDivision : from a single sporangium to hundreds of motile zoospores. A stunning glimpse into the speed and precision of microbial life! 🌊🔬 Stay tuned for more 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘴 insights! #CellBiology #ProtistsOnSky
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I was today years old when I found this gem of a web app to explore 2500+ color palettes for R:
r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...
r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...
R Color Palette Finder
The ultimate tool for finding the perfect color palette for data visualization with R and paletteer. Explore over 2000 palettes, see them in action on various charts, simulate color blindness, and exp...
r-graph-gallery.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I was today years old when I found this gem of a web app to explore 2500+ color palettes for R:
r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...
r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...
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Deep life is astonishing and diverse, and we have so much more to learn!
So happy that this study is out. Big thanks to co-first author @bellahda.bsky.social and all the collaborators!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @mblscience.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org #deeplife #microbiome
So happy that this study is out. Big thanks to co-first author @bellahda.bsky.social and all the collaborators!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @mblscience.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org #deeplife #microbiome
A global comparison of surface and subsurface microbiomes reveals large-scale biodiversity gradients, and a marine-terrestrial divide
The microbiomes of Earth’s surface and subsurface environments are different in composition, but similar in diversity.
www.science.org
December 18, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Deep life is astonishing and diverse, and we have so much more to learn!
So happy that this study is out. Big thanks to co-first author @bellahda.bsky.social and all the collaborators!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @mblscience.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org #deeplife #microbiome
So happy that this study is out. Big thanks to co-first author @bellahda.bsky.social and all the collaborators!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @mblscience.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org #deeplife #microbiome
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NINE fish biologist jobs at NOAA, could be your Christmas present! Applications due 23 December 2024, ZP3-ZP4 salary $72,553 - $181,216 per year
www.usajobs.gov/job/823751900
www.usajobs.gov/job/823751900
December 13, 2024 at 7:06 PM
NINE fish biologist jobs at NOAA, could be your Christmas present! Applications due 23 December 2024, ZP3-ZP4 salary $72,553 - $181,216 per year
www.usajobs.gov/job/823751900
www.usajobs.gov/job/823751900
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Phytoplankton are awesome! #phytoplankon #biooce
Phytoplankton Monitoring in Gulf of Maine as a Signal of Climate Change Impacts
UNH researchers study phytoplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Maine to understand climate change impacts, marine biodiversity shifts, and sustainable ecosystem management.
www.unh.edu
December 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Phytoplankton are awesome! #phytoplankon #biooce
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Metabolites reflect variability introduced by mesoscale eddies in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... #jcampubs 🌊
December 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Metabolites reflect variability introduced by mesoscale eddies in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... #jcampubs 🌊
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We've got a new paper out! Our team shows that #Mesodinium rubrum can (temporarily) make a living on blue-green prey, something that surprised my science-big-brother Matt Johnson so much that he made me run the central experiment 5 times. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Retention of blue‐green cryptophyte organelles by Mesodinium rubrum and their effects on photophysiology and growth
As chloroplast-stealing or “kleptoplastidic” lineages become more reliant on stolen machinery, they also tend to become more specialized on the prey from which they acquire this machinery. For exampl...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:02 AM
We've got a new paper out! Our team shows that #Mesodinium rubrum can (temporarily) make a living on blue-green prey, something that surprised my science-big-brother Matt Johnson so much that he made me run the central experiment 5 times. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The first North Atlantic #rightwhale calves of the season have been spotted off Georgia by Clearwater Marine Aquarium! Cheers to whale moms Nauset + Minus One!
📲 Keep track of these #criticallyendangered newborns w/ @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social: go.whoi.edu/neaq-calves...
📸 NOAA permit 26919
December 12, 2024 at 6:08 PM
The first North Atlantic #rightwhale calves of the season have been spotted off Georgia by Clearwater Marine Aquarium! Cheers to whale moms Nauset + Minus One!
📲 Keep track of these #criticallyendangered newborns w/ @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social: go.whoi.edu/neaq-calves...
📸 NOAA permit 26919
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A very important algal culture collection.
CCAP is marking 20 years of being hosted by the Scottish Association for Marine Science near Oban. The Collection moved fully to Oban in 2004, and has previously been located in Windermere and Cambridge. Here's to another 20+ years!
CCAP is funded by NERC @ukri.org
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
CCAP is funded by NERC @ukri.org
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Unique algae collection marks 20 years of growth at SAMS
Collection is helping scientists to explore potential uses of algae
www.sams.ac.uk
December 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
A very important algal culture collection.