Kaitlin Schaal

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Excited to announce our lovely new website showcasing the experimental evolution work with Myxococcus xanthus, a social and predatory soil bacterium. It's a great resource for anyone interested in microbial ecology/evolution or social evolution: myxoee.org

This is fascinating- same paper sent out to huge pool of reviewers under different names. 23% recommended “reject” when a prominent researcher was the only author shown, 48% when the paper was anonymized, and 65% when a little-known author was the only author shown

Why is microbial ecology the worst of all scales? Microbiologists don't have to ask how trophic chains influence community structure. Ecologists don't have to ask how sensory signal cascades influence single-cell gene regulatory changes. (And why do I still love it so much?)

Enjoying the first day of talks @MEEhubs 24 virtual! So grateful I don't have to travel 🙏

Check out my new preprint on how resource history impacts cheating and facultative exploitation in Myxococcus xanthus! Ecological histories determine the success of social exploitation biorxiv.org/content/10.110… with an AI summary: sciencecast.org/casts/paevzn7t…

@chris_harrod There is funding to assist ECRs in attending!

@evokait Folks - how much is registration? I can't easily see online.

@chris_harrod GRS registration is $275, and GRC registration is $1,330 These fees are all-inclusive for the duration of the conference (hotel room and all meals included). Further info is available on the web pages under the "Conference Links" menu.

Registration is now open for the 2024 Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference and Seminar! If you are an early-career researcher, make sure to apply for both meetings (GRC + GRS, which is specifically for ECRs). Links in the following tweet:

What I see vs what my bacteria see 🧫

Lovely trip to Nohoval Cove after #MENI2023 I will definitely be coming back to Ireland!

@directferries Great trip from Liverpool to Dublin! Very comfortable. So much less stressful than flying.

Great micro eco-evo meeting in Cork! #MENI2023 @Siderophile @PaulineDScanlan

@directferries when I ask for help, the contact us form on the website doesn't recognize my email address, even though email address and booking reference are correct, and immediately closes the ticket. How can I get in touch?

I hate it so much. What are "tweets" supposed to be called now? Please help.

Now @evokait

@opodo prime @Opodo_UK @AmericanAir Bad weather in New York. Flight from BOS delayed 7hrs, then cancelled. Connecting flight missed. No one takes responsibility. Me - stranded, nowhere to sleep, no way to get home. This would never happen in the EU.

@opodo prime @Opodo_UK @AmericanAir Bad weather in New York - flight from BOS delayed 7hrs, then cancelled - flight to MAN missed. No one takes responsibility. Me - stranded, nowhere to sleep, no way to get home. This would never happen in the EU.

Verifying myself: I am kaschaal on Keybase.io. lnXS-A9iUdxF1c82MZgQDocabOfqBlCY_ZFt / keybase.io/kaschaal/sigs/…

We are looking for a motivated PostDoc to study with us how the metabolic and physiological states of bacteria influence their susceptibility to chemical compounds jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen…