Pam Ronald

Thanks. That’s the kind of explosion I like to see.

I think the snake oil supplement stuff leads to the anti vaccine conspiracy stuff. It’s a slippery slope

Oof. We need to boot out the bums making these decisions, starting at the “top”

Yep

ViroiDoc MSCA Doctoral Network announces workshop:

What: Don’t Perish! A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper

When: Thursday, 2 April 2026, 9:30–12:30 CET

Where: online, Webex

This event in English is open free of charge. Registration will open soon.

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But currently prosecution occurs after the fact. I.e. after someone is harmed or dead

Please share: The open call for Expressions of Interest for the 2027 Bellagio Center Residency Program is now live. They are inviting leaders who are ready to accelerate ambitious, solutions-driven projects to apply for the 2027 residency class. Expressions of interest are due March 20 at 5 pm EDT

Please share on your networks information about this exceptional prize

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Nominations are open for the BSA Impact Award!

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NOMINATE YOUR COLLEAGUES! VinFuture Foundation is calling for nominations for the Grand Prize (US$3 M) and three Special Prizes (US$500K each). online.vinfutureprize.org/nomination/ The Prize honors breakthrough scientific
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A breakthrough that sets the stage for many more treatments.

Spring has arrived in Davis. Crocus tommasinianus is blooming

The Bart Lab at UC Berkeley is looking for a postdoc. Please share!

3 AT skiers heading up to a peak

Last ski before the storm. We skied down the backside of elephant’s back. Not perfect snow but fun! ❄️

I love this book.

Ahh. 😌

Nice!

Great opportunity

Jack Kim and Jill Banfield in a rice field in California.

Today in Nature Communications, a team of IGI researchers from The Banfield Lab and Pam Ronald's labs uncover a new way to reduce #methane emissions from rice by influencing the activity of rice paddy soil #microbes. Read more: https://ow.ly/45j150Y3WsI

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

Humans have always loved beauty

Wow!

The evidence is clear. Impeach

Scientific ecosystems matter. Thanks for a Good read!

This is the Yellow Throated Toucan that we saw today (it was a bit shy). Which one should be the new fruit loops mascot?

Join the Bordeaux Summer School on Philosophy in Biology and Medicine from June 1-5, 2026. Young researchers will explore interdisciplinary approaches in science. Apply by March 15, 2026: https://bss-philinbiomed.u-bordeaux.fr/en/ #course #workshop

The paradox of immune systems conservation between prokaryotes and eukaryotes - Nature Reviews Microbiology The widespread prokaryotic immune systems, in particular restriction–modification, CRISPR–Cas and defensive toxin–antitoxin systems, are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones, such as Arg...

Aude Bernheim @audeber.bsky.social and Eugene Koonin discuss one of most interesting questions in the field connecting bacterial and animal immunity!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

If you are interested in using AI to predict and test microbial (bacterial, archaeal) cultivation requirements, please reach out. We are ~waist deep in this already.

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Sustainable Plant Nutrition The Department of Environmental Systems Science (www.usys.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.

Job opportunity: Join ETH Zurich as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Sustainable Plant Nutrition.
Application deadline: 28th February 2026.
Explore more details at the link. #PlantSciJobs

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