MicroLab@Bristol

Really nice commentary on our recent @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT project glacier algal genome paper. Many thanks to the authors, mainly associated with the @watertoland project I believe. Nice work @_AlexBowles @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11….

Time to head to Greenland with the @DeepPurpleERCSy crew for some glacial algal chasing on our @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT project.

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)

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.uk/2024/06/19/how…

Life in the deep freeze: the evolution of glacier algae theconversation.com/how-glacier-al… Some thoughts on our recent paper in @NewPhyt for the @ConversationUK nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Genome-scale data of glacier algae elucidates streptophyte evolution on ice and land Bowles et al. @_AlexBowles @tweethinking @glpcjd @MicroLabBristo1 📖 ow.ly/Ub9O50SaASZ

Fantastic manuscript out yesterday on our @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT project on glacier algal evolution, genomics and links to snowball Earth. Amazing work by @_AlexBowles and the iDAPT team @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol @BristolUni nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

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 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… 1/6

CASP-ICE is in full swing with lots of exciting conversations, ranging from smaller scale sampling methods up to large scale satellite monitoring 🔬🛰️ #CASPICE #algae #phycology #AlpineScience #microbiology #cryosphere

This is a BIG week! Microlab is hosting the first CASP-ICE workshop, bringing together global leaders in snow/glacier algae research to standardise and innovate sampling methods. Watch this space! #CASPICE #Algae #Phycology #PolarScience #AlpineScience #microbiology #cryosphere

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 🏔️ 🧵

We’re also on instagram! 📷 @microlabbristol

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Second @MicroLabBristo1 paper out in 2 days! See here for our new @LeverhulmeTrust iDAPT paper on the role of ancient glaciations and the origin of multicellularity in plants - excellent work from the iDAPT team @_AlexBowles @Bristol_Glac @GeogBristol academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-ar…

New @MicroLabBristo1 paper out today revealing glacier algal bloom ecology during record melt years in the alps! Great work by the @LeverhulmeTrust iDAPT team and others. @Bristol_Glac @cabotinstitute @GeogBristol frontiersin.org/journals/micro…

Really excited to be here as part of our work at @MicroLabBristo1

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) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

First Microlab meeting of 2024, say hi to this year's team! We have familiar faces (post doc @JazzedUpScience, PhD students @em_lm_b, Maddy and Paulina) plus new members research technician Sonia Giulietti and PhD student Holly Liken. And of course Chris lurking behind the camera

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

The relationship between glacier melt and bloom growth is more complex than a linear positive feedback melt. We look forward to sharing this in more detail in our paper very soon...

Second keynote at @bps_algae winter meeting - @JazzedUpScience talked about the scale, ecology and geochemistry of the #Morteratsch #glacier #algae bloom in the record melt year of 2022 #climatechange funded by @LeverhulmeTrust #iDAPT study