The ISME Early Career Scientist Committee is glad to spotlight @michielperneel.bsky.social, PhD student at VIB-Ugent Center for PSB & Flanders Marine Inst., and his paper "A case for absolute gene expression estimates in microbiome studies using metatranscriptomics".
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Congrats to @michielperneel.bsky.social on defending his PhD (#VLIZ #VIB #ugent)! 🎓 His research reveals how plankton in the North Sea shape oxygen production & marine food webs, using metatranscriptomics to uncover their hidden daily lives. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/5dejnyac
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TODAY: Public PhD defense of @michielperneel.bsky.social from the group of @stevenmaere.bsky.social and @pascalhabluetzel.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social @vliz.be
How can absolute expression estimates better reflect microbial abundance and activity across space and time? We found out the hard way that relative gene expression measures can be misleading in metatranscriptomic studies. In this perspective we share the lessons we learned! doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Calling all marine microbe enthusiasts! Please check out our session and we look forward to seeing your abstracts!!
Abstract submissions are open for the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026!
Join our session “Quantifying & Linking Omics, Physiology & Models in Marine Microbiology” in beautiful Glasgow, Scotland
Submission Deadline: Aug 20, 2025
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All set for a week of diatom biology. Expect fascinating talks from diverse research disciplines, as well as sun and high temperatures.
Collision of the Stena Immaculate and Solong in the North Sea could become a major oil spill. According to Kpler data, the tanker left Corinth carrying 128k barrels of refined crude. It doesn't appear to have offloaded prior to being hit by the Solong.
More here www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
Want to share your latest breakthroughs on the molecular biology of diatoms? Join us at the Molecular Life of Diatoms conference from 22-26 June 2025 in beautiful historical Ghent, Belgium! Secure your spot here: vibconferences.be/events/molecular-life-of-diatoms-8 #MLD8
Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between January and April by looking at the decadal average line positions.
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)
• about 570,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,140,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,670,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,040,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🧪
🔬 Behind every VLIZ project, passionate researchers push boundaries every day.💡 Last Friday, they shared insights on their groundbreaking marine research. 🌊 Do you also want to help shape the future of marine science? We're hiring! Check out our open positions 👉 www.vliz.be/en/jobs
#JobsAtVLIZ
⚠️ Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08458-x 🐘🐅🦜🐋🪲
Proud to share our latest work, out in @newphyt.bsky.social, where we use single-cell #microsurgery to investigate the molecular fingerprints of size-dependent sexual maturation in diatoms 🔥 (1/n)
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I am looking for an ERC-funded postdoc to work on spatial proteomics of microalgae (red algae and glaucophytes). The ideal candidate will have experience with mass spec and data analysis (R), but above all a keen interest in broad eukaryote evolution and protists #protistsonsky (1/2)
