Microbiology research group led by Chris Williamson, specializing in life in the cryosphere @BristolUni
Joined August 2020
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6 Aug 2024
Really nice commentary on our recent @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT project glacier algal genome paper. Many thanks to the authors, mainly associated with the @watertoland project I believe. Nice work @_AlexBowles @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/….
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10 Jul 2024
Time to head to Greenland with the @DeepPurpleERCSy crew for some glacial algal chasing on our @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT project.
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25 Jun 2024
The @bps_algae Hilda Canter-Lund photography competition shortlist is open for voting until 5th July:
#HCLcompetition2024 #algaephotography
Canter-Lund 2024 - Gallery Shortlist - The British Phycological Society (brphycsoc.org)
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Dr Alexander Bowles gives insight into the evolutionary journey of glacier algae from the deep past to the present in this new blog. As we face a changing climate, understanding these microscopic organisms is key to predicting the future of Earth’s icy environments.
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ALT Southeast Glacier on Mount Ritter with blood coloured algae. Credit USDA.
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
18 Jun 2024
Life in the deep freeze: the evolution of glacier algae
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Some thoughts on our recent paper in @NewPhyt for the @ConversationUK
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
10 Jun 2024
Genome-scale data of glacier algae elucidates streptophyte evolution on ice and land
Bowles et al. @_AlexBowles @tweethinking @glpcjd @MicroLabBristo1
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ALT Phylogenetic analysis of Ancylonema nordenskiöldii.
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7 Jun 2024
Fantastic manuscript out yesterday on our @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT project on glacier algal evolution, genomics and links to snowball Earth. Amazing work by @_AlexBowles and the iDAPT team @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol @BristolUni nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
6 Jun 2024
Delighted to see the work from my postdoc at @BristolUni on algal evolution on ice and land out in @NewPhyt
@tweethinking | @glpcjd | Doug Campbell | @MicroLabBristo1
@Bristol_Glac | @BristolPalaeo
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18 Apr 2024
CASP-ICE is in full swing with lots of exciting conversations, ranging from smaller scale sampling methods up to large scale satellite monitoring 🔬🛰️
#CASPICE #algae #phycology #AlpineScience #microbiology #cryosphere
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16 Apr 2024
This is a BIG week! Microlab is hosting the first CASP-ICE workshop, bringing together global leaders in snow/glacier algae research to standardise and innovate sampling methods. Watch this space!
#CASPICE #Algae #Phycology #PolarScience #AlpineScience #microbiology #cryosphere
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5 Mar 2024
How does algae survive at the planet's coldest extremes? 🍀
That's the question that took Emily Broadwell (aka @em_lm_b) to Signy Research Station, as part of her PhD research at @MicroLabBristo1 🏔️
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ALT Emily kneels in the snow taking samples. The landscape falls away behind her - into rocky outcrops, and then cold Antarctic sea with icebergs.
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14 Feb 2024
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☁️Join multi-disciplinary @HFSP team: The atmosphere as an ecosystem
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22 Feb 2024
Second @MicroLabBristo1 paper out in 2 days! See here for our new @LeverhulmeTrust iDAPT paper on the role of ancient glaciations and the origin of multicellularity in plants - excellent work from the iDAPT team @_AlexBowles @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol academic.oup.com/gbe/advance…
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21 Feb 2024
New @MicroLabBristo1 paper out today revealing glacier algal bloom ecology during record melt years in the alps! Great work by the @LeverhulmeTrust iDAPT team and others. @Bristol_Glac @cabotinstitute @GeogBristol frontiersin.org/journals/mic…
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Really excited to be here as part of our work at @MicroLabBristo1
9 Feb 2024
PhD student Emily Broadwell has voyaged to one of the most remote locations on Earth ❄️🏔️
It took Emily two weeks to reach Signy Island, which is 370 miles from the Antarctic peninsula and 800 miles from the Falkland Islands 🐧
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ALT Emily Broadwell, a University of Bristol PhD student, smiles in front of sheet ice and snow-capped mountains. She is dressed for very cold weather.
ALT Penguins jostle in front of a tall, snowy mountains.
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Was fun to be on @bbcradiobristol this afternoon to chat about my upcoming trip to Signy. Hopefully will be able to update on my progress in a week or two 🐧 (Tune in at 2:25)
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18 Jan 2024
First Microlab meeting of 2024, say hi to this year's team!
We have familiar faces (post doc @JazzedUpScience, PhD students @em_lm_b, Maddy and Paulina) plus new members research technician Sonia Giulietti and PhD student Holly Liken. And of course Chris lurking behind the camera
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In 10 days I’ll be off to Signy Island, Antarctica with @BAS_News to assess the snow and glacier algal blooms there.
I’ll be sharing more of the journey and what I get up to on our team page (@MicroLabBristo1) and my insta (em_lm98) 🐧❄️
#Antarctica #algae #polar #microbiology
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10 Jan 2024
Second keynote at @bps_algae winter meeting - @JazzedUpScience talked about the scale, ecology and geochemistry of the #Morteratsch #glacier #algae bloom in the record melt year of 2022
#climatechange
funded by @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT study
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10 Jan 2024
The relationship between glacier melt and bloom growth is more complex than a linear positive feedback melt. We look forward to sharing this in more detail in our paper very soon...
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