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December 16, 2024
A final farewell this year to Rachel Gregor, who joined PriME as a PostDoc in the Cordero lab, where she explored the ecological roles of specialized metabolites in marine microbial communities, such as signaling molecules and vitamins. Her passion for the chemistry of microbial interactions has been inspiring and has driven exciting work in PriME […]
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December 11, 2024
Welcome onboard Linda 🤗! Linda Biehler join us as a new PhD student in the Hehemann’s lab. She will investigate the abilities and reactivity of marine polysaccharides, focusing on how intermolecular interactions decrease or increase their stability throughout the water column, by fluorescently labelling poly- and oligosaccharides. Wishing her a great start of […]
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December 11, 2024
A heartfelt farewell to Glen D’Souza, a vital part of the PriME since he joined us as a PostDoc in the Schubert/Ackermann lab. It’s research has delved into microbial community dynamics and cross-feeding interactions, shedding light on how microbes interact and grow within complex environments. Glen’s collaborative spirit and insightful discussions have fostered a vibrant […]
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December 4, 2024
Today, we say goodbye to Sammy Pontrelli, a true cornerstone of PriME! Sammy joined us a long time ago as a PostDoc in the Sauer’s lab. Thanks to his innovative work in microbial interactions through metabolomics brought an invaluable contribution to PriME and in general to the understanding of microbial ecosystems. Beyond his scientific mind, […]
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November 27, 2024
We are thrilled to welcome Megan, our newest member in PriME 🎉 She started her PhD project in the Schubert/Ackermann’s lab where she will explore microbial nutrient utilization strategies and their role in ecology, evolution, and coexistence. We are excited to work together and we look forward to meeting you soon! […]
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November 18, 2024
Another successful chapter in PriME comes to an end 🥳! Rob Lampe joined PriME in early 2022 as a PhD student in Andrew Allen’s lab. His research focused on how phytoplankton respond to changes in their environment and how these impact the composition of phytoplankton communities, using a combination of field-based experimentation, oceanographic surveys, […]
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September 11, 2024
The Simons Foundation welcomed us in NYC from September 9th to 11th. They have been three days filled with vibrant exchange and interactions! The joint talks highlighted the added value of our consortium’s unique interdisciplinary network, of which we are very proud 😎 Thank you to all participants for the engagement and contribution and the […]
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August 15, 2024
Time flies! Jacob joined PriME in 2018 to pursue his PhD in Terry Hwa’s lab. He investigated the condition-dependent aggregation and disaggregation behavior of an isolate of Alteromonas, a ubiquitous marine genus that is frequently found to be enriched in particle-associated bacterial communities. He recently successfully defended his thesis, “Aggregation in Marine Bacteria: Sensory Capabilities, […]
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July 10, 2024
We want to congratulate Ryan for successfully defending his thesis on “Identifying Functional Metabolic Guilds: A Computational Approach to Classifying Heterotrophic Diversity in the Marine System“. Well done 👏! We are happy to have him with us a little longer as a PostDoc in Levine’s group 🤗 […]
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July 2, 2024
Astrid joined PriME three years ago to pursue her PhD in the Schubert/Ackermann group. She investigated the role of contact-dependent killing between oceanic microbes by using genomic, transcriptomic, and imaging data from a lab example as well as by studying metagenomes and metatranscriptomes from complex oceanic microbial communities. She recently successfully defended her thesis on […]
