The project was a collaborative effort between University of Windsor's Danielle VanMensel (Danielle VanMensel) and Chris Weisener, University of Michigan's Subba Rao Chaganti (Subba Rao Chaganti), and Environment Canada #ECCCSci-entist Ian Droppo (Ian Droppo). The full paper can be found here: sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Check out the latest paper on pathogenic gene expression in freshwater beach sediment.

Congratulations The Weisener Lab Chelsea Salter on being awarded this graduate scholarship CIGLR. Chelsea's thesis work is a timely example of GLIER at UWindsor research applied to address real problems in our #GreatLakes. @ScienceUWindsor School of the Environment @ UWindsor uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2021…

#FeatureFridayWeisenerLab: @falkemup started with the lab completing a masters and has continued working on a PhD focusing on how microbial communities work together to breakdown and store unwanted contaminants and nutrients associated with agriculture and industrial land use

Congratulations to Chelsea Salter on being awarded an NSERC CGS Scholarship at the Master's Level. Such an amazing accomplishment!

Congratulations GLIER at UWindsor @ScienceUWindsor The Weisener Lab Chelsea Salter on recognition with #IFHAB2021 Best Student Paper Award! Great news Chelsea and to all of the award recipients. IFHAB Workshop

doi.org/10.1016/j.scit… Check out our newest publication. We successfully sequenced microbial RNA associated with freshwater flocs and identified pathogenic-related gene expression. This research is the first to investigate the microbial metatranscriptome of suspended sediment..

Pregnancy in the lab (Slater et al 2022) - a short communication, starting the conversation. An excellent read. Let’s keep the convo going because pregnancy and parenthood are hard in any career, but we all need support. rdcu.be/cHzI4

A bit late, but big congrats to lab member Danielle VanMensel for defending her PhD thesis at GLIER at UWindsor last month! Danielle worked on sediment-microbe dynamics and pathogen assessment at Essex County beaches. Here we are faking science in one of our many joyful photoshoots.

A throwback photo of Nick Falk & Danielle VanMensel dreaming about finishing their PhD degrees in Environmental Science GLIER at UWindsor. Well guess what? It happened! Danielle completed her defense back in October and Nick just completed his defense this month! Congrats to you both!

Having an infant and finishing a PhD is writing a dissertation 3 sentences at a time- and calling that success. Academic Mom, PhD