Microbiology research group led by Chris Williamson, specializing in life in the cryosphere @BristolUni
Joined August 2020
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
The @bps_algae Hilda Canter-Lund photography competition shortlist is open for voting until 5th July:
#HCLcompetition2024 #algaephotography
Canter-Lund 2024 - Gallery Shortlist - The British Phycological Society (brphycsoc.org)
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Dr Alexander Bowles gives insight into the evolutionary journey of glacier algae from the deep past to the present in this new blog. As we face a changing climate, understanding these microscopic organisms is key to predicting the future of Earth’s icy environments.
environment.blogs.bristol.ac…
ALT Southeast Glacier on Mount Ritter with blood coloured algae. Credit USDA.
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Life in the deep freeze: the evolution of glacier algae
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Some thoughts on our recent paper in @NewPhyt for the @ConversationUK
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Genome-scale data of glacier algae elucidates streptophyte evolution on ice and land
Bowles et al. @_AlexBowles @tweethinking @glpcjd @MicroLabBristo1
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ALT Phylogenetic analysis of Ancylonema nordenskiöldii.
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Delighted to see the work from my postdoc at @BristolUni on algal evolution on ice and land out in @NewPhyt
@tweethinking | @glpcjd | Doug Campbell | @MicroLabBristo1
@Bristol_Glac | @BristolPalaeo
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
How does algae survive at the planet's coldest extremes? 🍀
That's the question that took Emily Broadwell (aka @em_lm_b) to Signy Research Station, as part of her PhD research at @MicroLabBristo1 🏔️
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ALT Emily kneels in the snow taking samples. The landscape falls away behind her - into rocky outcrops, and then cold Antarctic sea with icebergs.
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
RT! 📢 #Postdoc vacancy in Atmosphere Habitability Modelling
🦠Habitability of the atmosphere
⚡️Bioenergetics & ecosystem modelling
☁️Join multi-disciplinary @HFSP team: The atmosphere as an ecosystem
☀️Based in sunny Marseille, France
🚨Apply by 10 May 👇
academicpositions.com/ad/aix… – at Marseille, France
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Really excited to be here as part of our work at @MicroLabBristo1
PhD student Emily Broadwell has voyaged to one of the most remote locations on Earth ❄️🏔️
It took Emily two weeks to reach Signy Island, which is 370 miles from the Antarctic peninsula and 800 miles from the Falkland Islands 🐧
📢 brnw.ch/21wGQ2F
ALT Emily Broadwell, a University of Bristol PhD student, smiles in front of sheet ice and snow-capped mountains. She is dressed for very cold weather.
ALT Penguins jostle in front of a tall, snowy mountains.
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Was fun to be on @bbcradiobristol this afternoon to chat about my upcoming trip to Signy. Hopefully will be able to update on my progress in a week or two 🐧 (Tune in at 2:25)
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
In 10 days I’ll be off to Signy Island, Antarctica with @BAS_News to assess the snow and glacier algal blooms there.
I’ll be sharing more of the journey and what I get up to on our team page (@MicroLabBristo1) and my insta (em_lm98) 🐧❄️
#Antarctica #algae #polar #microbiology
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Please RT! Exciting new #PhDposition with @MicroLabBristo1 on #AI for Environmental Science. Looking for #DataScience folks to join our team! Deadline 24th Nov, starts early 2024. Lets go! @GeogBristol @cabotinstitute @JGIBristol
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MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Our new preprint on the evolution of glacier algae and their adaptations to life on ice is out - biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…. Work led by @_AlexBowles alongside @MicroLabBristo1, @glpcjd and myself...
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
🚨Glaciology PhD candidates and other ECS!🚨
Applications open for CryoSkills: a practical field course design/deployment of instruments in cold regions.
Fully funded 02.04.2024-10.04.2024 Haugastøl, NO. Applications close 29.10.2023.
Find out more 🌐 cryoskills.com
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
I'm back on this hellish platform to share something important: the Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) version 7.0 is released!
Find out more on our new user guide glims.org/rgi_user_guide
and in the thread below 🧵
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Calling all algae enthusiasts! Now is your chance to help build the world's largest snow algae database! Our 2023 volunteer recruitment starts now, so if you've ever felt algae love, algae curiosity, or even algae indifference, hit the link in our bio to join us! #CitizenScience
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
My paper on snow algal responses to temperature, nitrate availability, and light is now available in its full version❄️🌞🔬Check out the details of our findings on photophysiology and stoichiometry here:
academic.oup.com/femsec/arti…
@MicroLabBristo1 @Bristol_Glac @FEMSmicro
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Very excited! This is an edge-case use of BONCAT-FACS in a difficult system with low biomass/activity. I'm grateful to reviewers and the JGI for supporting this "high-risk high-reward" project. Also grateful to @Thomas_Douglas. See you at the permafrost tunnel to collect samples!
Microbes survive in permafrost for millennia, but it is difficult to distinguish active cells from dead or dormant ones. @RMackelprang of @CSUNorthridge will use BONCAT-FACS and metagenomic sequencing to learn how active cells survive and metabolize carbon through geologic time.
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Come and join us @GeogBristol @BristolUni - We seek applicants for a new professorial chair in Environmental Change with expertise in any field complementing our existing physical geography research strengths, particularly in marine ecology or biogeography
MicroLab@Bristol retweeted
Looking for a #PhD in #MachineLearning?! We have a funded position for a UK student starting now! @MicroLabBristo1 @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol @cabotinstitute @JGIBristol. Please RT! findaphd.com/phds/project/ai…
