Tanya Cheeke
@tanyacheeke.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology at Washington State University, plant-soil-microbe interactions, mycorrhizal fungi, restoration ecology, conservation|she/her 🌱🍄🌲🔥🦋
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ROOT & SHOOT 2026 travel awards are open for SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES student/mentor pairs. Up to $3,000 per pair (US) / $4,000 (intl) to attend select plant-science conferences.
Apply by Dec 5, 2025.
Details & application:
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Apply by Dec 5, 2025.
Details & application:
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NSF Research Coordination Network: ROOT & SHOOT. 2026 travel award application for members of SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES
The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to strengthen plant science to become more welcoming to all. Part of this mission ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
ROOT & SHOOT 2026 travel awards are open for SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES student/mentor pairs. Up to $3,000 per pair (US) / $4,000 (intl) to attend select plant-science conferences.
Apply by Dec 5, 2025.
Details & application:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Apply by Dec 5, 2025.
Details & application:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The Tumber-Dávila Lab and Michael Cox are looking for a postdoctoral Fellow to join the Environmental Studies Department at Dartmouth through the Society of Fellows Program
🌎🧪🌳🍁
apply.interfolio.com/176741
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November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Tumber-Dávila Lab and Michael Cox are looking for a postdoctoral Fellow to join the Environmental Studies Department at Dartmouth through the Society of Fellows Program
🌎🧪🌳🍁
apply.interfolio.com/176741
🌎🧪🌳🍁
apply.interfolio.com/176741
New paper out with my PhD student as a co-author. Nice work, Zac Shortt!
Mycorrhizal fungi provide plants with nitrogen, but in exchange they take up to half the carbon plants pull from the atmosphere. In a new study, researchers investigate how the environment influences this give-and-take. 🧪🌱🍄
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How Plant-Fungi Friendships Are Changing - Eos
A new framework shows how much carbon plants allocate to their endosymbionts and how that amount might change in the face of warming soil and rising carbon dioxide levels.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
New paper out with my PhD student as a co-author. Nice work, Zac Shortt!
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I started this #Mycologists Starter Pack, aiming to get all professional fungal researchers on BlueSky in one place. DM if you want to be added.
go.bsky.app/UMrVSsp
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September 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I started this #Mycologists Starter Pack, aiming to get all professional fungal researchers on BlueSky in one place. DM if you want to be added.
go.bsky.app/UMrVSsp
go.bsky.app/UMrVSsp
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Have you heard about MycoEd yet? A model educational program offering training for students on fungal genome sequencing and analysis. how powerful!! #mycofam #thefutureisfungal
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Myco-Ed: Mycological curriculum for education and discovery
Fungi are important and hyperdiverse organisms, yet chronically understudied. Most fungal clades have no reference genomes, impeding our understanding of their ecosystem functions and use as solutions...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Have you heard about MycoEd yet? A model educational program offering training for students on fungal genome sequencing and analysis. how powerful!! #mycofam #thefutureisfungal
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Diversify Microbiology is now open to all professionals working in the microbiology field. Nominate yourself at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Diversify Microbiology
This is a self-nomination form, entries submitted on behalf of someone else will be deleted. This list is intended for individuals who have completed a PhD or otherwise are employed in a professional ...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Diversify Microbiology is now open to all professionals working in the microbiology field. Nominate yourself at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Dream job in an awesome lab if anyone is looking for a technician position: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
Research Technician - University of Kansas - Job Details
Job Details: A full-time lab/field research technician position is available to support research in the ecology and evoluti
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July 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Dream job in an awesome lab if anyone is looking for a technician position: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
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Mark your calendar for the International Monarch #MonitoringBlitz! 🦋
From July 25 to August 3, 2025 you can snap pictures of milkweed plants and monarch butterflies in any life stage - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult - and upload your observations to iNaturalist.
From July 25 to August 3, 2025 you can snap pictures of milkweed plants and monarch butterflies in any life stage - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult - and upload your observations to iNaturalist.
July 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Mark your calendar for the International Monarch #MonitoringBlitz! 🦋
From July 25 to August 3, 2025 you can snap pictures of milkweed plants and monarch butterflies in any life stage - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult - and upload your observations to iNaturalist.
From July 25 to August 3, 2025 you can snap pictures of milkweed plants and monarch butterflies in any life stage - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult - and upload your observations to iNaturalist.
New paper out from the Cheeke Lab led by @raeberner.bsky.social with @balachaudhary.bsky.social & Geoff Zahn. Congrats Rae!
academic.oup.com/femsle/advan...
academic.oup.com/femsle/advan...
Annual grass invasion is associated with differences in the community structure and abundance of biocrusts and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Abstract. Interactions between biocrusts and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may increase plant resilience to environmental stress in native grasslands.
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July 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New paper out from the Cheeke Lab led by @raeberner.bsky.social with @balachaudhary.bsky.social & Geoff Zahn. Congrats Rae!
academic.oup.com/femsle/advan...
academic.oup.com/femsle/advan...
Another fun year at the Oregon Country Fair
July 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Another fun year at the Oregon Country Fair
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Mojave Desert Land Trust is hiring a Field Coordinator with the Mojave Desert Seed Bank! 🫘 #seedjobs
2 positions posted, hiring 1 candidate depending on quals & experience.
Coordinator/Lead – min 1 yr experience, $23-25/hr
Supervisor – 2-5 yrs exp., $25-28/hr
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2 positions posted, hiring 1 candidate depending on quals & experience.
Coordinator/Lead – min 1 yr experience, $23-25/hr
Supervisor – 2-5 yrs exp., $25-28/hr
saveplants.org/forums/topic...
Job Opportunity, Mojave Desert Seed Bank Field Coordinator - Center for Plant Conservation
Mojave Desert Land Trust is recruiting to fill a Field Coordinator position with the Mojave Desert Seed Bank! We are recruiting to fill the position of Seed Bank Field Coordinator/Lead – Field Supervi...
saveplants.org
May 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Mojave Desert Land Trust is hiring a Field Coordinator with the Mojave Desert Seed Bank! 🫘 #seedjobs
2 positions posted, hiring 1 candidate depending on quals & experience.
Coordinator/Lead – min 1 yr experience, $23-25/hr
Supervisor – 2-5 yrs exp., $25-28/hr
saveplants.org/forums/topic...
2 positions posted, hiring 1 candidate depending on quals & experience.
Coordinator/Lead – min 1 yr experience, $23-25/hr
Supervisor – 2-5 yrs exp., $25-28/hr
saveplants.org/forums/topic...
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Microbiologists! Check out the the🧵below and then sign up for #BinningSingletons @ #ASMicrobe 2025 in LA! 🧪
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May 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Microbiologists! Check out the the🧵below and then sign up for #BinningSingletons @ #ASMicrobe 2025 in LA! 🧪
binningsingletons.com/singleton/bi...
binningsingletons.com/singleton/bi...
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The Zahn lab is transitioning into the TIDAL Lab this Fall and moving to the Appl. Sci. Department at William & Mary.
Would love to chat with students interested in doing a PhD at the nexus of microbial ecology and data science (starting 2026).
RP please!
gzahn.github.io
Would love to chat with students interested in doing a PhD at the nexus of microbial ecology and data science (starting 2026).
RP please!
gzahn.github.io
March 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Zahn lab is transitioning into the TIDAL Lab this Fall and moving to the Appl. Sci. Department at William & Mary.
Would love to chat with students interested in doing a PhD at the nexus of microbial ecology and data science (starting 2026).
RP please!
gzahn.github.io
Would love to chat with students interested in doing a PhD at the nexus of microbial ecology and data science (starting 2026).
RP please!
gzahn.github.io
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Are you a microbiologist looking to move to Alaska? There is an opening for a microbiologist in a clinical lab in Bethel. Only requires a BS. Please share with your networks, they really need to hire someone ASAP.
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#AlaskaSky #Microjobs 🧪🦠🔬
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#AlaskaSky #Microjobs 🧪🦠🔬
Hiring BS Microbiologist, Laboratory - Bethel
View job details and apply now
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March 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are you a microbiologist looking to move to Alaska? There is an opening for a microbiologist in a clinical lab in Bethel. Only requires a BS. Please share with your networks, they really need to hire someone ASAP.
phh.tbe.taleo.net/phh01/ats/ca...
#AlaskaSky #Microjobs 🧪🦠🔬
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#AlaskaSky #Microjobs 🧪🦠🔬
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
The Battelle NPO manages the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) & is hiring a Field Ecologist II.
Tucson, AZ
$19.33-22.74/ hr
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌲🌳🌱🍁🪻🌵🏜️
#PlantScience
#GenerationRestoration
#JobAlert
The Battelle NPO manages the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) & is hiring a Field Ecologist II.
Tucson, AZ
$19.33-22.74/ hr
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌲🌳🌱🍁🪻🌵🏜️
#PlantScience
#GenerationRestoration
#JobAlert
NEON Field Ecologist II - Instrumentation - AZ in Tucson, AZ | Biology at Battelle
Apply for NEON Field Ecologist II - Instrumentation - AZ job with Battelle in Tucson, AZ. Biology at Battelle
jobs.battelle.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
The Battelle NPO manages the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) & is hiring a Field Ecologist II.
Tucson, AZ
$19.33-22.74/ hr
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌲🌳🌱🍁🪻🌵🏜️
#PlantScience
#GenerationRestoration
#JobAlert
The Battelle NPO manages the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) & is hiring a Field Ecologist II.
Tucson, AZ
$19.33-22.74/ hr
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌲🌳🌱🍁🪻🌵🏜️
#PlantScience
#GenerationRestoration
#JobAlert
Does anyone know where to get hairy root cultures of Daucus carota in the US? A grad student in my lab is looking for a source for their mycorrhizal research & can only find suppliers in Canada or Belgium, which are apparently proving difficult for material transfer agreements.
February 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Does anyone know where to get hairy root cultures of Daucus carota in the US? A grad student in my lab is looking for a source for their mycorrhizal research & can only find suppliers in Canada or Belgium, which are apparently proving difficult for material transfer agreements.
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Ecology!
Applications are open for the #TysonResearchCenter Undergraduate Fellows Program at WashU’s field station, including opportunities to join our summer forest #biodiversity & #fireecology team 🌳 🔥
Applications due Feb. 15
Reposts appreciated!
Applications are open for the #TysonResearchCenter Undergraduate Fellows Program at WashU’s field station, including opportunities to join our summer forest #biodiversity & #fireecology team 🌳 🔥
Applications due Feb. 15
Reposts appreciated!
January 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Ecology!
Applications are open for the #TysonResearchCenter Undergraduate Fellows Program at WashU’s field station, including opportunities to join our summer forest #biodiversity & #fireecology team 🌳 🔥
Applications due Feb. 15
Reposts appreciated!
Applications are open for the #TysonResearchCenter Undergraduate Fellows Program at WashU’s field station, including opportunities to join our summer forest #biodiversity & #fireecology team 🌳 🔥
Applications due Feb. 15
Reposts appreciated!
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#Diets affect the gut #microbiome, e.g. red #meat is a driver of #omnivore microbiomes linked to poor cardiometabolic #health, inflammatory bowel #disease, colorectal #cancer & low short-chain fatty acids; #vegan ones are linked to favorable markers: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #plant-based #nutrition
Gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets and associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals - Nature Microbiology
Using 21,561 individuals, the authors present a cross-sectional study of how gut microbiome signatures are associated with dietary intake patterns and with host health outcomes.
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January 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#Diets affect the gut #microbiome, e.g. red #meat is a driver of #omnivore microbiomes linked to poor cardiometabolic #health, inflammatory bowel #disease, colorectal #cancer & low short-chain fatty acids; #vegan ones are linked to favorable markers: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #plant-based #nutrition
Today I taught my 1st class of the term, Micro for non-majors. When I asked them what they were most excited to learn about, almost all said they were only taking the class bc they needed the credits. I’ll see if I can turn things around & help them learn to love microbes this semester!
January 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Today I taught my 1st class of the term, Micro for non-majors. When I asked them what they were most excited to learn about, almost all said they were only taking the class bc they needed the credits. I’ll see if I can turn things around & help them learn to love microbes this semester!
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New faculty job at UC Davis! We are recruiting an Assistant Professor of Applied Viticulture, based at the Oakville research station in the heart of Napa Valley. A dream job for anyone passionate about viticulture and industry outreach. Apply by March 15.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06900
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06900
Assistant Professor of Applied Viticulture
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
January 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New faculty job at UC Davis! We are recruiting an Assistant Professor of Applied Viticulture, based at the Oakville research station in the heart of Napa Valley. A dream job for anyone passionate about viticulture and industry outreach. Apply by March 15.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06900
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06900
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UCR REU applications are open! If you’re interested in plant bio or plant-microbe interactions and you are a second or third year undergrad, please apply below. Community college applicants encouraged. Please reskeet. #REU #Plants #UCR etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o...
NSF Education & Training Application | ETAP
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December 10, 2024 at 1:10 AM
UCR REU applications are open! If you’re interested in plant bio or plant-microbe interactions and you are a second or third year undergrad, please apply below. Community college applicants encouraged. Please reskeet. #REU #Plants #UCR etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o...
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📣GSBI Speaks is back this December. Join us in the second of the series to learn about the role of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) in soil 🎉
Dec. 12, 2024, 7:00 MST, 9:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET
Register 👇
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Dec. 12, 2024, 7:00 MST, 9:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET
Register 👇
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM
📣GSBI Speaks is back this December. Join us in the second of the series to learn about the role of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) in soil 🎉
Dec. 12, 2024, 7:00 MST, 9:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET
Register 👇
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dec. 12, 2024, 7:00 MST, 9:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET
Register 👇
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Because of popular demand we have now a number II Conservation Science starter pack since the first one is full since a while 🙃. If you are not yet on the first one, pass me message. I preferentially add folks with clear conservation research focus in profile and skeets.
go.bsky.app/9RdjmCX
go.bsky.app/9RdjmCX
November 24, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Because of popular demand we have now a number II Conservation Science starter pack since the first one is full since a while 🙃. If you are not yet on the first one, pass me message. I preferentially add folks with clear conservation research focus in profile and skeets.
go.bsky.app/9RdjmCX
go.bsky.app/9RdjmCX