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Parker K Lund

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PhD student @UBC, (MSc @humboldtcalpoly, BSc @OregonState), Marine microbial ecology and host-microbe πŸ’• #NonbinaryinSTEM (they/them)πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Congratulations Dr. Fong!!! πŸ’›

06.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MBARI researchers share latest scientific findings and tech innovations at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 β€’ MBARI Last week, more than 30 scientists and engineers from MBARI attended the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. MBARI staff shared the institute’s latest developments in ocean science, tech...

Last week, more than 30 scientists and engineers from MBARI attended #OSM26. MBARI staff shared their latest developments in ocean science, technology, education, and communications with their peers to help facilitate new global collaborations.

Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...

04.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whale fall mug. Incredibly time consuming and meticulous work, but stunning results

26.01.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 788 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 4
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A blue conservation economy framework for meeting Canada's marine biodiversity targets Canada has committed to protecting 30β€―% of its marine environment by 2030 alongside other targets aimed at halting biodiversity loss in adopting the K…

Canada’s federal blue economy strategy avoids the most harmful marine industries, but permitted ones (shipping, fisheries) may still have negative biodiversity impacts & detract from our 30x30 targets. My new paper defines the conservation economy to help reconcile this... surl.li/jbnvxh

19.11.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What an opportinity to work with two awesome labs in gorgeous Bodega Bay!!! πŸŽ‰

11.11.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Equilibrium Conundrum Although an assumption of equilibrium dynamics underlies most ecological theory, the evidence for this dynamic in nature and in empirical studies is scarce. This creates an unfortunate disconnect bet...

Most major theories in ecology assume some sort of equilibrium, but only ~half of empirical tests acknowledge it & even fewer observed it in their system. Does this matter? How did the idea become so pervasive in ecology anyway? Find out in our new paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

04.11.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2-year (2026-2028) - 2 positions OPENAt UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in resea...

Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15

Please share far and wide πŸš€

(See thread)

03.11.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Sustainable Canada Dialogues – open letter Canada must lead on climate An open letter from scholars at Canadian universities Dear Prime Minister, In the face of vocal opposition to climate action, we cannot remain silent. As scholars from acro...

My fellow profs at πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Canadian universities! Please take a moment to read and sign this letter urging the Federal government to align its economic plans with climate change action and resilience:

sustainabilitydigitalage.org/featured/sus...

01.11.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok folks, time to help with actual science while scrolling social media!

Marine biologist Dr. Steve Haddock is conducting a study on public perception of this critter down below. He needs replies!

Please go talk to Steve and re-skeet far and wide!

20.10.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social

A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:

Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.

Please RT

Deadline: 12.11.25

More infos πŸ‘‡
shorturl.at/rAKAT

15.10.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ§ͺπŸ“πŸŒŠ πŸ¦‘πŸŽ The 2026 Hollings scholarship is now open until 1/31/26. During the U.S. Govt shutdown, the application will remain open, but staff are unavailable to answer questions or provide assistance. Learn more about the program and check out our resources for applicants: lnkd.in/eE2rfbr7

04.10.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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#conservationjobs #hiring #greenjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob | 16 comments [3 October 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in Canada. All postings include salary. I am not involved in these jobs. Please share to help others and post other job ads in the comment...

[3 Oct 2025] Another round-up of #ConservationJobs, mostly in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦.

Please share so others benefit.

I welcome additional environment-related job ads (as long as salary range is included). You can comment or DM me.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...

04.10.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Arianne Babina

🚨PHD PROJECT!🚨
Interested in #bacteria, #RNA, #evolution, #biotech, #EnvironmentalMicro?

Opportunity for a fully-funded #PhD with me, @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social, & @walllabuoglasgow.bsky.social via the NorthWestBio DTP:

www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Deadline 21 Nov. #MicroSky Please share!

02.10.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh! She beat me to the announcement - do join us! The inimitable @bielleogy.bsky.social is our next speaker in the @calstate.bsky.social Bioinformatics Webinar series! This Friday, noon Pacific via Zoom. Deets below.

22.09.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

22.09.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our science photo book The Radiant Sea is out Sept 2nd!!
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
SΓΆnke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence πŸ¦‘πŸ§ͺ🌊

28.08.2025 02:22 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 9
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Also anyone have an id on this mystery critter from the Charles river I followed during the performance?

13.09.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Contact View of the University of Oregon campus from nearby Hendricks Park Lab Address:322 Pacific Hall5289 University of OregonEugene, OR 97403 Lab Phone:541-346-1537 Joining the lab Lab Manager: We are c…

🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/

12.09.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Beyond sad to hear this, I'm really sorry Mo πŸ˜₯

12.08.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone have a good method (clearing, etc) to get rid of autofluorescence across all channels in a squishy, mucus-y sample like an oyster, in order to do FISH/HCR on the bacteria that live in the mucus of the oyster?
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09.08.2025 04:43 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm heading to #esa2025 and I am on the job market! Looking for academic positions at SLACs and PUI's broadly where I could share my love of restoration ecology with undergrads in the classroom and in the lab! Send me your leads, or learn more about me from my website

rpizza94.github.io/RileyPizza/

10.08.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Paper:

We linked DNA in sediment cores with historical accounts from Indigenous community members to reconstruct ecosystem changes that occurred following a landslide event in the 1940s.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

07.08.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A northern pitcher plant with its pitcher shaped leaf, red on the outside and green with red veins on the inside, in between the dense vegetation of a bog.

A northern pitcher plant with its pitcher shaped leaf, red on the outside and green with red veins on the inside, in between the dense vegetation of a bog.

The carnivorous northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) 🌱 chilling in a bog area at Algonquin Provincial Park (ON, πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦)! Apparently, in Algonquin this plant was found to regularly feed on small salamanders! Some examples at canadiangeographic.ca/articles/awa...

πŸ§ͺ #science #botany #zoology

31.07.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quantitative metagenomics for marine prokaryotes and photosynthetic eukaryotes Abstract. High-throughput sequencing has provided unprecedented insights into microbial biodiversity in marine and other ecosystems. However, most sequenci

Quantitative metagenomics for marine prokaryotes and photosynthetic eukaryotes #USC_MEB #jcampubs 🌊 academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

30.07.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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How Oregon scientists and oyster farmers are responding to ocean acidification Every summer, COβ‚‚-rich waters rise along the Oregon coast. This year, scientists are watching the effects live and oyster growers are feeling them.

www.opb.org/article/2025...

29.07.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Watercolour painting of beach finds from Hartlepool, northeast England - a Saddle Oyster shell, common cuttlefish, Rayed Artemis, Shore Crab, Common Whelk and Humpback Scallop.

Watercolour painting of beach finds from Hartlepool, northeast England - a Saddle Oyster shell, common cuttlefish, Rayed Artemis, Shore Crab, Common Whelk and Humpback Scallop.

Shells and skeletons from the beach at Hartlepool - Saddle Oyster shell, common cuttlefish, Rayed Artemis, Shore Crab, Common Whelk and Humpback Scallop. Watercolour painting.
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#art
#nature

16.07.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ugh he's just spectacular 🦎

30.06.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies - Nature Microbiology In this Consensus Statement, the authors outline strategies for processing, analysing and interpreting low-biomass microbiome samples, and provide recommendations to minimize contaminants.

New Consensus Statement in Nature Microbiology!
Working with low-biomass microbiome samples? From deep subsurface rocks to human lungs, contamination is a major challenge. We offer field-to-data analysis guidelines to help keep your results clean.
πŸ“– doi.org/10.1038/s415...

23.06.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Chipotle is really popping off for Śmigus-dyngus

21.04.2025 23:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited about microbiomes and want to study them at the single-cell level? Join our team to pioneer research using microfluidics paired with automated timelapse microscopy. We're hiring motivated postdocs to push the boundaries of microbial ecology!

Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601

30.03.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2