Raúl González-Pech (@raulgoch.bsky.social)

Find me at 🦋: bsky.app/profile/raulgo…

Also with amazing contributions from @sam_kratman, @JordanRuiz30, @kimbeachritchie, @medinaLabPSU and others! 👥👥👥 #TeamWork 💪

It is worth mentioning that this study was greatly led by the at the time undergrad student @DiegoDLera. Proof of how great #UndergradResearch can be! 🤓

🚨 New paper out @MicrobioSoc! #Genome 🧬 characterization of #CCA-associated bacteria 🦠, with antimicrobial activity against antibiotic💊-resistant pathogens! #AMR doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0… @PSUmBiome

Stoke to announce that I will be joining the Dept of Biology @txst this coming Fall semester as an Assistant Professor! Looking for grad students with interests in #Symbiodiniaceae, #corals 🪸, microbial #symbiosis 🦠, comparative #genomics 🧬 and #phylogenomics soon. Reach out!

🌍 Conservation biology needs a microbial upgrade! This review, from @RaulGoch & others, highlights how microbiome research can enhance conservation genomics & improve biodiversity management in a changing world. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Microbiome #Conservation #Genomics

🎥These little guys are house hunting this week and they're picky! 😂 Watch the Galaxea larvae's fascinating search for the perfect settlement site🪸 @CoralSymBiomiX #coralspawning #coralreef #exsitucoralspawning #marineresearch

"Not the salad spinner!"🥗 Drawing below made by the student!

“It’s interesting that we can see changes in coral health through a symbiotic relationship.”🪸 “Not to be dramatic, but the planet is gettin’ toasty & salty.”♨️ “Sometimes it is difficult to tell the significance of ethical science when in the context of current world events.”🌎

🧵I am teaching a course in #coral #reefs 🪸 and happy to see how students apply their knowledge in our journal clubs, where we discuss relevant scientific papers🤓. Starting a weekly thread of some my fave phrases from their assignments✍️:

A decade of dinoflagellate genomics illuminating an enigmatic eukaryote cell bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

I'm looking for a postdoc! The successful applicant will lead neuro- and comparative genomic analyses to characterize neurobiology-related genetic variation in wild coral populations. Learn more and apply here - I will be reviewing apps beginning Oct 18: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angele…

⚠️Because this is only a draft genome, results are to be interpreted conservatively. We emphasize the need for genomes of higher quality and the use of other omics to address questions explored in this study!

🧬Though we identified extensive genome duplication in this genome, #WGD appears inconclusive. Other mechanisms, such as segmental duplication driven by mobile elements (at least partially) may be playing a role.

🚨New paper alert! We generated a draft #genome for a #giantclam #Symbiodiniaceae symbiont (Cladocopium infistulum), which is extracellular and thermotolerant: bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @parkinsonje @LajeunesseTodd @zl_fuller

Yesterday, I had an amazing afternoon with @MarkScherz! He gave me a great tour of the zoological collection at @NHM_Denmark! 🦎🐋🪸🐠🦌

@LFelipeB Evolution’s Rainbow by @JoanRoughgarden

I was looking for science books written by women or underrepresented authors to recommend to one of my students. I already have a few favorites, but I haven’t come across a comprehensive list. Any #book suggestions? This is one of mine! -Lynn Margulis - "What is Life?":

Many novel Asgard genomes, cultivated Lokiarchaeia, new phylogenetic analyses: what insights do these and other recent studies provide into the enigmatic origin of eukaryotes? In this review in @Nature , we discuss the latest findings and open questions: nature.com/articles/s4158…