Isini Buthgamuwa

Our latest paper is out in @ISMEJournal! Another one for my fellow Endozoicomonas nerds out there. We describe a new genus and species within the Endozoicomonadaceae family, Sororendozoicomonas aggregata (yes, it is a mouthful!). doi.org/10.1093/ismejo…

A small milestone in the academic journey but a much cherished one. Reaching 100 citations for my first author paper from my PhD published in @ISMEJournal . Thankful to many who contributed and of course cited my work. #AcademicTwitter #coralreefs #coralmicrobiome

So happy to put out my first first-author paper which looked at overall stability of the short-beaked echidna’s gut microbiome during gestation! Thank you @Symb10sis for guiding me through this project and giving me the opportunity to work on this little creature!

@Symb10sis So so happy!! Thank you for your immeasurable support and guidance!

Really proud of the effort by Masters student @IsiniSB - this is their first, first-author paper!

My last paper for the year is out! We looked at the #echidna #microbiome across gestation and found that bacterial community structure was stable with significant differences between males and females. @BioSci_UniMelb @SciMelb @CWSlive

The ISME ECSC is spotlighting Talisa Doering (@TalisaDoering), a @UniMelb PhD student, and her paper “Genomic exploration of coral-associated bacteria: identifying probiotic candidates to increase coral bleaching resilience in Galaxea fascicularis.” microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… (1/2)

Let's get #microbialecology in #conservation!

Check out our latest paper comparing the role of ROS and RNS during thermal stress in GBR Exaiptasia diaphana and Galaxea fascicularis. Huge thanks to everyone involved @Justin_Maire @wing_coral @IsiniSB @LukaMeyers @crazycatzzz @spectacularia mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/5

#VicBioCon23 brings exciting panel discussion with exemplary panellists e.g. ARC Laureate Fellow Prof. Madeleine van Oppen (@spectacularia), her research focuses on protecting coral-reefs using assisted evolution approaches. Join for this discussion @UniMelb.

Our latest preprint is out! An in-depth look at bacterial aggregates in corals, featuring lots of microscopy, metagenomics, everyone's favorite coral symbiont aka Endozoicomonas, and chlamydiae as unexpected guest stars. Have a read here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

@Symb10sis Thank you @Symb10sis for all your support and guidance! I don’t think I could have gotten very far without you cheering me on!

Proud of Masters student Isini on creating and presenting her first poster at her first conference. Check out the echidna microbiome on poster #103 #AusME22

I had the amazing opportunity to present a poster at my very first conference, @AusME_microbes ! My poster gave a little insight into my summer research project assessing whether the gut microbiome of short-beaked echidnas changes through their gestation phases. #AusME22

Receiving a box full of your very first book is a pretty great way to end a week. Thank you @PAPress!

#AsianAusLeadership | CONGRATULATIONS to all of the 2022 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians! 🎉 Read more about the awardees and the event here! 👉 asianaustralianleadership.com.au/40-under-40-aw…