The Ushijima Lab

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Check out our recent preprint about our Coral Probiotics Discovery Platform! biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Our latest paper on how the coral microbiome affects resistance to different Vibrio coralliilyticus strains, while also suggesting some regulatory proteins are for defense vs offense. …icro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

Check out this new publication from our lab! We provide detailed methods for preparing and imaging coral tissue for transmission electron microscopy.

Thanks to all those that made Vibrio2024 a complete success. Eternally grateful for your support! #Vibrio2024 See you in Berlin!!

Ph.D. student Liz Weatherup is presenting her research at the international #Vibrio2024 conference today! She has a poster on the role of metabolism & novel genetic regulators in the pathogenesis of the coral pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus.

Come see us at the Femme in STEM event!! See our Instagram (ushijimalab) for more updates!

If you’re interested in a fully-funded 2-year postdoc, living at the beach and working on antibiotic discovery from coral associated bacteria, consider applying for this with @VibrioSoup and me. DM me or Blake if interested!

A great opportunity! If you are interested in marine microbes (coral-associated or otherwise) and natural products chemistry for your postdoc then @WS_DISCOveryNP and I would be interested in chatting! lnkd.in/e3K3ZQGu

Ever wondered how #Vibrio coralliilyticus causes disease in corals and other marine animals when the ocean gets hot? In this new work, we uncover #T6SSs as an important virulence factor. @TAUMedFaculty 1/7 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

Check out this article on Vox about whether human medicine can be used to save corals from SCTLD featuring @VibrioSoup!! vox.com/down-to-earth/…

@IanH77 Right? We love it!

@UshijimaLab Such an interesting genus

In our lab's latest publication, we explored the genus Pseudoalteromonas and their tricky taxonomy. This is a prelude to our upcoming work on our new coral probiotic species! Stay tuned! …icro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

@bfrancescol Thank you!

We're #hiring! Looking for a #postdoc to work on multiple projects related to #coral #metagenomics more info here: gwlab.org/join-us

Want to shape what #ASMirobe looks like? Then consider submitting a proposal for a session for Microbe 2025 taking place June 19-23, 2025 in Los Angeles. The deadline for a proposal submission is August 1, 2024! Feel free to contact me about AES tracks. asm.org/Events/ASM-Mic…

Are you less terrible at using social media than I am? Likely! Then share your favorite Tip for Science Social Media users! PLEASE Repost & Reply with your Tip, it may be featured at an ASM #Microbe2024 session on improving your online presence!

Let's take a break from doomscrolling. Does anyone have any positive notes about social media? Doing some casual research for ASM Microbe on how social media can be used to improve morale about academia? Any tips? Comments? Please repost and/or comment below.

We were lucky to get a visit and seminar from my PhD advisor and amazing coral biologist/ disease ecologist Dr. Greta Aeby! She spoke with my & Dr. Nikki Fogarty's students about their coral projects and shared her vast knowledge. So happy to see her again 😁