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Super great experience at my first #ASMicrobe! Got to present my GEMS Institute work on rhizobia and make a lot of really great connections! Thanks to all!

Thank you to Beneficial Microbes Meeting organizers for allowing me to share my research with such a great audience! Photo credit: Chris Robinson

#MBLSYM2024 This summer I had a wonderful stay at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) . It was an amazing occasion to meet lovely friends🥰, fantastic instructors and TAs🥸, explore different #symbiosis systems🪸🦑🪰☘️, and take time to discover beautiful views in Woods Hole!!!🌊

#MBLSYM2024 is a wrap! We had a great course this year! Thank you to Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Moore Foundation and all the awesome students and instructors. If you love symbiosis, consider joining us next year!

Great job, Laura! Check out the paper below.

New GEMS paper out from New York University! Check it out below:

It's true! I'm hosting a free virtual workshop (ENG) for Ukrainian scientists on how to use open-source tools to analyze publicly available microbiome data! This workshop is being held as part of my ambassadorship with National Microbiome Data Collaborative. We have >100 registered! Please share!

We're starting up our journal club again for this semester (grads to faculty). Good journal clubs can make a huge impact. Curious what folks' thoughts are on what make them/keep them great, would love your thoughts! 📝

A new study led by #ILLINOIS entomology professor Adam Dolezal and grad student Edward Hsieh finds that natural pollen boosts honey bee resilience against viruses, pesticides. ▶️ go.illinois.edu/HoneyBeeResili…

Great to see everyone for the 4th Annual GEMS Retreat, this year hosted at the beautiful IU Bloomington campus!! Look here for updates on everyone’s amazing work over the next day.

Good morning, GEMS! We’re getting started downstairs. Come on down, get some coffee, and get excited for the talks!

Some great talks in the first session, including this one from Sergio López-Madrigal ! Sierra Bedwell, MS had a good talk about the rhizobial symbiosis, and David VG is following up!

Join us for National STEM Day! We are teaming up with community partners to bring science activities to children of all ages at the Martens Center. Activities will focus on aspects of GEMS science such as plants, pollinators, microbes, and soil.

Sierra Bedwell, MS GEMS Institute PacBio Your rhizosphere has assembled, not-so-young seedling!🌱 can't wait to see how your research continues to flower 🌼🥰🌺

We’re proud of our members involved in science outreach! If you’re in #chicago this weekend, come by and check out this great event at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry!

UIUC Microbiology MCB PhD Programs at Illinois hosted IU Bloomington GEMS PI Clay Fuqua for a great seminar today! Thanks for your visit, Clay!

Read this new #plasmid preprint today! Great work, David!

We’re lucky to have an Insititute full of collaboration and curious minds!

Deadline has been extended through November!