Postdoc @ HIFMB | Coral reef microbial ecology & larval settlement | Sharkskin microbiomes | Networks & microbes 😎
Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
Joined March 2020
- Tweets66
- Following225
- Followers145
- Likes507
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
PhD & POSTDOC OPPORTUNITIES: Coral Conservation Genetics (The Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity)
The Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) is a research institute located in Oldenburg. It studies marine biodiversity and its importance for the function of marine ecosystems, the people linked to those ecosystems, and their governance. In doing so, it develops the basis for marine nature conservation and management.
PhD position in population genetics and conservation genomics of corals: The Marine Conservation group of Prof. Dr. Iliana Baums at HIFMB is looking for a PhD student to study the population genetics and conservation genomics of reef building corals in the Caribbean. Populations of reef-building corals have declined dramatically and the Baums lab in collaboration with international restoration and academic partners in Belize, Honduras, the USA, Curacao, Mexico and the Dominican Republic are working together to develop population management tools for these species.
Application deadline 15th February 2026
See here: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/2116/D…
Postdoc in coral population genomics and conservation genetics: The Marine Conservation group of Dr. Iliana Baums (baumslab.org), Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB), seeks a postdoc to study population genomics and conservation genetics of reef-building corals in the Caribbean. HIFMB is a cooperation between the University of Oldenburg (UOL) and the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and has strong ties to regional institutions, including the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (Bremen), MARUM (University of Bremen), and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (Bremen). HIFMB is located in Oldenburg, Northern Germany, a hub for environmental and marine research. The institute brings together experts from 18 countries and provides state-of-the-art wet-lab and computational facilities.
Application deadline 22nd February 2026
See here: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/2118/D…
*If you like our content, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to our YouTube channel! youtube.com/@coralreefresear…
#coralreefs #coralgenetics #phd #postdoc #conservationgenetics #coral #coralreefecology #coralreef #coralscience #genetics #marinebiology
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Engelberts et al. introduce GenomeFISH: a genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridization method that couples high-throughput single cell genomics with whole genome hybridization for strain-level visualization of microbial communities
🔗isme-microbes.org/strain-lev…
#microbes #imaging
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
In #Microbiome
🚨Assessing the potential of #seawater #microbes to be used as indicators of #reef health🦠🪸
📢Functional info in reef-associated seawater microbes more robustly associates with physico-chemical variables than #taxonomic data🌊🪸
👉doi.org/n3cm
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Post Doc in Coral Genomics and Conservation Genetics (The Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity)
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/1718/D…
#coralreefs #jobs #jobopportunity #careers #careerdevelopment #climatechange #globalwarming #coralecology #marineecology
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Microbes guide corals looking to find a home dlvr.it/SzwqP3
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Microbes guide corals looking to find a home
@TrendsMicrobiol Spotlight by David G. Bourne et al
on the @ISMEComms paper by @SharkMicrobe et al
cell.com/trends/microbiology…
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
The first chapter of my PhD has just been published!
🪸🐌🦀🪸
I looked at the efficacy of different microherbivores in coral recruit aquaculture, and found that both snails and urchins can match aquarists in maintaining recruits!
#RRAP #ReefTrust
shorturl.at/ejIKU
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
New paper led by @SharkMicrobe interrogating marine biofilms using co-occurrence networks to identify microbial inducers of coral larval settlement to help support reef restoration!
@ace_uq @UQscience @NWebster_Micro Miguel Lurgi
Ever wonder about coral larval settlement? Microbial biofilms?
Sprinkle in a little network analysis and I got a new paper for you 🪸🧬
nature.com/articles/s43705-0…
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
@SharkMicrobe’s paper on microbial drivers of coral settlement is out! Using co-occurrence networks she identified taxa associated with high and low coral settlement, vital knowledge to help us understand drivers of coral recruitment.
🪸🦠❤️👩🏼🔬
shorturl.at/kxTU0
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Check out our latest paper that uses bacterial genetics to link tetrabromopyrrole production with coral morphogenesis.
nature.com/articles/s43705-0…
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
New paper alert! Whale sharks, microbes, and global microbiome patterns!
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
Microbial network patterns described from the skin of whale sharks around the world suggest a fundamental feature of the skin microbiome.
Photo credit: Dr. Chris Rohner – at Adelaide, South Australia
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
🐟🐠🐡 Pandemic drop in visitors to Molokini increased reef fish - The results of the study will help resource managers better care for Molokini and other threatened marine habitats ➡️ bit.ly/3N2P03U #UHMResearch @himb_soest
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA): they are not all the same! Larval settlement preferences for 15 coral species vary according to CCA species nature.com/articles/s41598-0…. Great work @MAAbdulWahab1 and all involved @aims_gov_au @SeaSim_AIMS @DrCarlyRandall @NegsAndrew @GBRFoundation
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Our paper on #Coral larval settlement preferences to coralline algae (15x15 species) is now out! Read it here rdcu.be/c9tzI. Thanks to @Reef_Algae_Lab and the @aims_gov_au team for the great collab! @SeaSim_AIMS @DrCarlyRandall @NegsAndrew @GBRFoundation
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
It seems a local spotted our wildlife camera on the @aims_gov_au beach and decided to show off…
📷🦘
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
What an incredible thing to witness! We honestly couldn’t believe our eyes seeing a large female whale shark with an entourage of shark pups (baby whale sharks). Little is know about the reproduction of of these sharks so this was really something special.
@liveningaloo – at Exmouth, Western Australia
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Great marine themed talks will be given at UQ Marine TalkFest next Friday the 18th of Feb (AEST time). Talkfest brings together our University-based members and external collaborators to network and share research. Register here:
uqz.zoom.us/webinar/register…
Dr. Abigail Turnlund retweeted
Holy mola! It’s a whole new year!
The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, can grow up to 10 feet long. With a tiny mouth, this animal slurps jellies as they swim through the ocean. It’s a treat for our ROVs to spot a sunfish as it dives to deeper water to feast on jellies. #NewYear2022