PriME - Principles of Microbial Ecosystems @PriME_SimFdn
A collaboration @SimonsFdn which investigates the principles underpinning the self-organization, structure, and function of #microbial communities in the #ocean primecollaboration.org Joined March 2023-
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Congratulations to all authors, including our PriME fellows 🤗
Congratulations to all authors, including our PriME fellows 🤗
❓How do microbes that can’t make their own vitamins survive in the ocean? 🌊🦠 In this new paper, @RachelGregorPhD and fellow PriME members uncover the role of B vitamin auxotrophies in microbial communities. 👇Check it out 😀 academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-…
The degradation of complex macromolecules in the ocean is only possible when microbes work together. An emergent division of labor controls a key process in the carbon cycle. Latest preprint with the Andi Sichert and the Sauer lab. 🔗 tinyurl.com/n49kv89w
❓What if microbes share not just small metabolites, but also complex molecules that shape community assembly? 🦠 @sammy_pontrelli and co-authors explored this question in a new collaborative PriME study 😃 Learn more about it 👇 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…
PriME Dr. #5 in 2025 is Gabriel from the @oxcordero lab! He successfully defended his thesis "Shaping Function Through Space: The Role of Spatial Organization in Microbial Communities" 🧑🎓🥳 Thank you Gabriel for your collaborative spirit and contribution to our community 🦠🌊🤗
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution awards. Deadline is 10/16: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/04/sim… #science #ecology #evolution
Congratulations to all from the PriME network 😀👏
Congratulations to all from the PriME network 😀👏
🎉Excited to welcome @melaniestaeubli @NaomiMarcil in our network! As a microbial ecologist with a flair for quantitative modeling, she studies how phycosphere interactions shape phytoplankton dynamics and impact marine carbon cycling. Great to have you on board, Melanie! 🌊🔬
🚨 Looking to mentor a postdoc applicant for the 2026 Walder Foundation Biota Fellowship! Project: microbes, nutrients in the MS River. 💵 $70k–$73.5k/yr 🔬 Aquatic micro, biogeochem, metagenomics? Let’s talk! Info here: biotaawards.org/2026-applicati… #MicrobialEcology #BiotaFellowship
Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested. Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026) More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan): sites.google.com/uncc.edu/micro…
We welcome our new team member @NittayMeroz who recently joined us as a PostDoc 😃. He’ll be investigating how catabolic cascades emerge from species’ proteomic strategies — and how these shape community responses to environmental changes 🌍 Nice to have you aboard, Nittay! 🙌
🎓Congrats to Margot @MargotBligh @HehemannJan lab on successfully defending her PhD “Environmental and structural drivers of algal glycan persistence in the ocean” 🥳 Thanks for your great contribution to PriME — we’re happy you’ll be staying with us a little longer! 😃
Save the date: Swiss Microbiomes Forum 2026 📅6 Feb | 📍@EPFL_en Lausanne 🎟️ Free & open to all Join researchers, industry & innovators exploring the future of microbiome science. Details coming soon. Get a glimpse of what’s ahead: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #Microbiomes #SMF2026
❓How do #marinebacteria navigate and compete for #phytoplankton-derived organic matter hotspots — and what happens when their microbial neighbors 🦠tag along❓ Check out this exciting PriME collaborative work, just published in @ISMEJournal! 😃👏👇 academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-…
‼️I'm looking for postdoc‼️Join effort using metagenomes to quantify microbial catabolic potential and carbon substrate availability at the ecosystem level. We seek to understand evolutionary forces shaping the C cycle. Part of ccomp-stc.org careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/clie…
New funding opportunity: We are providing support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. Deadline is 7/31: simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-g… #science
Congratulations Glen 🥳and to all former and current PriME members who contributed to this manuscript 🤗👏
Congratulations Glen 🥳and to all former and current PriME members who contributed to this manuscript 🤗👏
I am hiring a research/technical specialist/manager to help us make the most out of new LC-MS instrumentation at USC! Please share the word and write me for more details. usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Got a groundbreaking idea in marine microbiology? Come pursue it with us! Fulbright offers fellowships for U.S. postdocs to conduct research at Hebrew University for up to 20 months. Open to all disciplines. Let’s connect! 🌊🧫 🔗 fulbright.org.il/program/2/4645
We're excited to welcome Michaela, who recently joined the @oxcordero lab as a PriME PostDoc! She'll explore how changes in cellular function impact #microbialcommunity dynamics, bringing her expertise in metabolic engineering, protein engineering, and synthetic biology 🤗🦠

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