Megan Foley

Growth rate reflects an organism's fitness and resource use, offering a link between the ecology and evolution of microorganisms and their roles in ecosystem services, such as carbon and nutrient cycling. Link: nature.com/articles/s4155… (2/6)

@AlexaMNicolas hehe! it was so fun to collaborate on that

@MegMFoley i am so jealous you got a Victor original

Our paper is out in @NatEcoEvo: "Growth rate as a link between microbial diversity and soil biogeochemistry” (1/6)

@BruceHungate @tris_caro @NoahFierer @JENNIFERCA @NoahSokol Link to access full text: rdcu.be/dUjgP Artwork by @victorleshyk !

This was a team effort with many amazing collaborators @BruceHungate @Tris_Caro @NoahFierer @Jenniferca @NoahSokol + many others. (6/6)

Soil microorganisms exist in a range of physiological states, from dormancy to exponential growth, with profoundly different consequences for soil carbon and nutrient cycling. Join me next week to explore how microbial growth rates affect soil ecology. #PhDDefense #Soils #Ecology

Our manuscript is out: 'The path from root input to mineral-associated soil carbon is dictated by habitat-specific microbial traits and soil moisture.' We show that the microbial traits associated with soil C are not universal, but vary with soil habitat. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

when it comes to MAOM formation, there's no one-ring-to-rule-them-all..💍 @NoahSokol @AGreenlon and @MegMFoley did a massive 13C/18O/drought/soil habitat study to figure out what microbial ecophysiological traits control formation of persistent SOC. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I’m hiring a soil biogeochemistry postdoc @Livermore_Lab to study soil-based strategies for carbon removal in the field, esp. interactions between soil organic C cycling and enhanced weathering. Work with an amazing, collaborative team! Salary: $108K/yr. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/LLNL/374399000…

Hot off the online press! Rapid growth rate responses of terrestrial bacteria to field warming on the Antarctic Peninsula. @EcossNau @BruceHungate @ISMEJournal rdcu.be/dpih1

@gregcaporaso @TGen @NAU @qiime2 @cityofhope Congrats!

The only essential characteristic of a scientist is honesty.

Oppenheimer built the bomb that killed my great-grandmother while her grandsons were drafted into the US army and the govt imprisoned her kids. If you're into moody great man biopics, I guess that's cool, but I personally really don't care how he felt while he was doing it.

@Ember_Morrissey @ISMEComms @JethWalkup @BruceHungate @Jeffinerca Awesome!

Can #phylogeny be used to predict growth rates in #soil bacterial communities? Find out in our new @ISMEComms paper! link.springer.com/article/10.103…

@gtrubl You get to see bill gates!

Just got into Flagstaff, AZ! My older brother is graduating with his B.S. Saturday morning. I am very excited for him. 🙌🙌

@ElainePegoraro 🥰

@PeltierDrew @UNLVresearch Congratulations!

Seems time to announce I'll be joining @UNLVresearch School of Life Sciences as an assistant professor in Jan 2024. I get to keep doing all the fun dendro, NSC, and radiocarbon things.