ICYMI: Siddharth Dey has received a prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award to employ light to track the location and movement of cells during early embryonic development. The work could be used to study developmental biology, cancer, and aging chemengr.ucsb.edu/news/professor…

ICYMI: Second-year undergraduate Anika Jena received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious national scholarship given to UGs who are planning on careers in STEM-related research. chemengr.ucsb.edu/node/2478

Join us in congratulating our new 2023 AAAS Fellows: Michael Levi, Jian-Hua Mao, Trent Northen, Alan Poon, and Sayeef Salahuddin! 🎉

Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab LBNL Nuclear Science Division LBNL Physics Division #AAASFellows
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Congratulations to professor M. Scott Shell, who was elected a Fellow of AAAS for his 'creative contributions to molecular simulations in chemical sciences, including powerful methods for coarse-graining and free-energy estimation.' chemengr.ucsb.edu/node/2482

Millions of Gamers Help Advance Microbiome Research
* 4.5 million gamers around the world have advanced medical science by helping to reconstruct microbial evolutionary histories.

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As part of #UCSBGiveDay2024 , you can join Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp in strengthening the world-renowned UCSB ChE graduate program. They created a $75K match, meaning they will match every gift made to 'Laying the Foundation for the Future Fund.' giveday.ucsb.edu

How to pick a problem. Today in Cell. 1/53
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Attention UCSB postdocs or research professionals in the biomedicine field... apply today for the Daryl and Marguerite Errett Discovery Award in Biomedical Research, which will provide up to $70,000. The deadline is May 1. Click on link for details engineering.ucsb.edu/about/call-app…

Happy Tuesday! Excited to highlight Jenna Moore-Ott (nominated by Victoria Grace Muir). Jenna Anne Ott is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Delaware with research interests in Biophysics, Microbial Communities, and Synthetic Biology. #WICisYOU

We are happy to finally recognize our 2024 Marvin J. Johnson Award in Microbial and Biochemical Technology winner Kristala Prather from MIT ChemE Dept here in New Orleans! Congratulations Kristala!

🚀Delighted to announce our recent publication in Science Magazine! We've unveiled novel Ruminococcal species🦠in the human gut, proficient in cellulose degradation🌾and finely tuned to our evolutionary journey.🔬Dive into the key findings with us. (1/9)
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Yes. Remember, the people who say hurtful things usually do it out of deep insecurity.

Previously undescribed human gut bacteria that aid in the digestion of plant cellulose are scarce in urban societies but abundant in ancient and hunter-gatherer microbiomes, according to a new Science study. scim.ag/6fg

This year at ACS BIOT we are piloting a new lunch seminar series where attendees can learn about federal funding opportunities and participate in 1:1 time with program managers. Please fill in your request(s) for 1:1 time here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
First come, first serve.

Exclusion isn’t always active. It can be tiny indignities over time that show someone they’re not welcome, their opinion isn’t valued, & they’re not as good as others. I feel awful today but will do all I can to ensure others don’t ever feel like this. You belong & are needed♥️

Often the most powerful thing a leader can do is to empower the people around them.

Psyched to share the final version of this paper led by Hugo Doré !
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Thanks to co-authors and our reviewers for their contributions!
#microbiology #bacteria #immunology #evolution #metagenomics

Great opportunity at #ACSSpring2024 !

Are you presenting a poster in Upstream or Downstream Processing? Nominate yourself for 3M’s 2024 Young Professional Award! Be sure you meet the criteria below and submit yourself for consideration by MIDNIGHT EST at: lnkd.in/eGtVw-Us

Are you joining us in New Orelans for #ACSSpring2024 ?! Don’t miss our always amazing BIOT-exclusive welcome reception on Sunday night aboard the famous Steamboat Natchez! Be sure your membership is up to date to set sail with us at acs.org/membership.html