Our new preprint is online!
The first-of-its-kind vertical profile of the subterranean microbiome at 1000m deep in Europe 🧬⛰️
📖 Read the study on:
biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
🔬 Shotgun metagenome seq is underway!
#Microbiology
#CaveScience
#DeepBiosphere
@FORTH_ITE
@UOC_gr
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We believe this is a Rosetta Stone moment for zoonotic ecology.
From bats → predators → people.
A surveillance window. A viral crucible.
Follow @VolcanoesSafari & Kyambura Lion Project for what’s next.
#Spillover #Zoonoses #Uganda #Marburg #CaveScience #WildlifeHealth
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*UPCOMING DEADLINE*
Geological Society of America Abstract Submission Deadline: June 18, 2024
gsa.confex.com/gsa/2024AM/cf…
Consider submitting to one of the Karst Division of GSA Session
@gsa_karst @geosociety #caves #karst #cavescience #science
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23 Feb 2024
It's Friday, and time for a new episode of the #MattersMicrobial podcast. This time, the inimitable Dr. Hazel Barton discusses cave microbiology. Please spread the word! @cavescience @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology #MicrobeTV
youtu.be/AoThCoUqYEE?si=PNb2…
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15 Feb 2024
Had a really amazing podcast session with Dr. Hazel Barton on #MattersMicrobial. Episode will drop next week. @cavescience @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology
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On Caves and Karst Day, we discuss how climate change can impact cave ecosystems.
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#CavesandKarstDay #KarstLandscapes #CaveExploration
#CaveScience #environment #climate #climateemergency #TheFlash #saveearth #saveourplanet #renewables #stopfossilfuels #greenfuture
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Calling all researchers interested in caves and karst!
@NCKRI is now inviting proposals for its next round of national seed grants! Please help spread the word!
Info here: nmt.edu/research/organizatio…
#Cave #Karst #NCKRI #CaveScience #grants
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25 Dec 2022
Exciting News: I received the NSF CAREER award!
Thanks to @RR_Amini,@SaintillanUCSD,@cavescience, @scelop,@JWangnano,@nanqprof,A. Arzani,J. Gibbs, H. Astley, J. Eagan,T. Cutright,P. Lammert,H. Cressman,C. Menzemer,S. Felicelli,A. Mahajan @UAkron_Engr, @UAkronPresident @uakron
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31 Oct 2022
Really happy to be a part of the 4th @IBSE_IITM International Symposium on #microbiomes and get introduced to different researchers around the globe.
Day 1 ended with a thrilling yet an inspirational documentary - Amazing Caves - by Dr. Hazel Barton @cavescience!
31 Oct 2022
Day 1 of the 4th #IBSE International Symposium ends on an inspirational note with @cavescience Dr. Hazel Barton discussing about her adventurous expeditions along with her documentary, Amazing Caves!
#IBSE #IBSESymposium #IITM_microbiome
#IBSE4microbiome
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Day 1 of the 4th #IBSE International Symposium ends on an inspirational note with @cavescience Dr. Hazel Barton discussing about her adventurous expeditions along with her documentary, Amazing Caves!
#IBSE #IBSESymposium #IITM_microbiome
#IBSE4microbiome
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Congrats to Dr. Hazel Barton on "Lechuguilla Cave: Discoveries in a Hidden Splendor," co-edited by @cavescience, professor of @ZipsBiology & @UAkron_Geosci. It covers the expedition of a cave that remained hidden in New Mexico until 1986. More info ➡️ lechuguilla-cave.info/book/
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26 Sep 2022
Thanks to funding from @US_IMLS, the Pliocene-age Richmond Hill site from the SD Black Hills is going to get some MUCH needed curation over the next 2 years! The site is a fissure fill deposit. Here’s @NateFox07 next to the uncurated matrix for scale! #Funded #Paleo #CaveScience
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It is the best feeling. Even if they never come back to say thank you.
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