
BRIDGES NRT
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BRIDGES is an NSF-funded training program supporting outstanding, diverse students in pursuing graduate degrees (MS, PhD) in ecosystem genomics at UArizona.
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https://bridges.arizona.edu 25-11-2020 18:14:07
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Trainee Tuesday! Congratulations to both our BRIDGES NRT cohorts on another successful semester. A special thank you to Rachel Gallery for leading the fall Ecosystem Genomics Seminar Course.


Trainee Tuesday! The first few classes of Spring EG course for our 2nd cohort of NRT trainees focuses on Ecosystem Genomic research happening on campus. On Friday, they visited the @betsyarizona lab where they learned about a few of her many projects. Plant Sciences


Trainee Tuesday! The BRIDGES NRT 2nd Cohort was invited to tour University of Arizona EEB greenhouses last Friday. Valerie Milici led an informative tour, detailing the Ecosystem Genomics related research projects happening on site and how they connect to research happening at Biosphere 2 Biosphere 2


Trainee Tuesday! BRIDGES trainees and undergraduates involved in the Landscape Observation Project went on a tour of Biosphere 2, last Friday, led by BRIDGES Co-Director Scott Saleska. Dr. Saleska shared his research and that of others happening on site. Biosphere 2 BIO5 Institute


Trainee Tuesday! Our trainees and faculty were invited to learn from our BRIDGES resident black belt, Michelle Higgins. In addition to a great potluck and lots of laughs, we learned helpful self- defense techniques. The highlight was breaking boards. Michelle Higgins Sabrina Wilson


Trainee Tuesday! BRIDGES fellow Neda harvests lettuce in the field, with undergrad trainees Emmett & Ethan in a field study to scale from genes to ecosystems-connecting crop microbiomes to crop phenotypes' with the labs of Duke Pauli & Betsy Arnold @betsyarizona Plant Sciences


Trainee Tuesday! Harrison, advised by Rachel Gallery, uses biogeochemical & metagenomic tools to study how soil microbial communities will respond to drought & altered precipitationĀ regimes under climate change. Here, he mentors Doan, an undergrad lab member. UA School of Natural Resources and the Environment



Trainee Tuesday! Adalee, advised by Albert BarbarƔn, studies the correlation between soil micronutrients and microbial communities along elevational gradients. Here, she stops to train a grad student (not pictured) on the process of DNA extraction from soil samples. UArizona Environmental Science


Trainee Tuesday! We are excited to host Dr. Romy Chakraborty as a presenter for our Ecosystem Genomics Seminar Series today at 1pm. Thanks to Cohort 2 trainees for coordinating her visit. RSVP:bit.ly/3GKDmXG BIO5 Institute


Trainee Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming Cultures of Science fellow, Christine Beach, a doctoral candidate in UA's Higher Education dept. She will approach her BRIDGES research, led by Dr. Jennifer Croissant, through the lens of equity, inclusivity & diversity. UArizona Education


Trainee Tuesday! We are happy to have Yang Song as our Ecosystem Genomics course instructor this fall. After the first class, BRIDGES trainees, faculty and ECGN GIDP students braved the heat at our Student Welcome event. Yang Song HAS_UArizona BIO5 Institute


Trainee Tuesday! Please welcome Cohort III trainee, Jhon del Aguila Pasquel, an ENVS PhD student advised by Scott Saleska & Tfaily Lab. Jhon is interested in using molecular techniques to study microbial ecology of methane cycle dynamics in tropical wetlands. UArizona Environmental Science




Trainee Tuesday: Last week, Cohort II trainee Sabrina Wilson attended the Annual NSF Research Traineeship Meeting with BRIDGES leadership to share her research and moderate a panel. Great job Sabrina! Sabrina Wilson HAS_UArizona Yang Song


Trainee Tuesday! Cohort III trainee, Caitlin Tribelhorn, is an ENVS PhD student advised by Dr. Carini & interested in connecting microorganisms to biogeochemical cycles that mediate the Earth's climate. UArizona Environmental Science BIO5 Institute @Paul_Carini


Trainee Tuesday! Join me in congratulating Harrison Friedman, NRT Cohort II & SNRE MS student advised by Rachel Gallery, on yesterday's successful defense: Sonoran Desert Soil Microbial Community Responses to Changes in Precipitation Regime. UA School of Natural Resources and the Environment @DrLauraMeredith BIO5 Institute


Trainee Tuesday! Cohort III trainee, Griffin Davis, is a Plant Pathology MS student advised by Dr. Betsy Arnold. Her interests are fungal symbiosis and parasitic relationships within the realms of mycology, bryology, and lichenology. UAPlantSciences


Trainee Tuesday! Cohort III trainee, Poppy Northing, is earning a PhD in EEB, advised by @DlugoschLab and plans to leverage genomics to investigate how wild plant communities are responding to novel environmental conditions caused by anthropogenic change. University of Arizona EEB
