ECR connection: Meet Meren when you need to (Sun, Nov 16, 2025, by meren)
A means for ECRs to get advice from a senior scientist outside of their support network miscellaneous
We use our expertise in computer science and microbiology to study the evolution and ecology of naturally occurring microbial populations through integrated 'omics and wet lab strategies.
We serve the community of microbiologists by creating advanced open-source software, by following open and reproducible science practices, and by engaging in public educational and outreach activities.
Recent posts from the blog
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Meren's pilgrimage to Barhal miscellaneous
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A thought in structures that helps us become who we want to become miscellaneous
Evolution of a cover (Sun, Sep 22, 2024, by meren)
From a vague idea to a piece of art miscellaneous
Research week at BIOS: Getting my hands wet with data (Sat, Apr 08, 2023, by matt)
Matt's first time sampling water from a CTD miscellaneous
Binning giant viruses and their close relatives with anvi'o (Mon, Jan 03, 2022, by tom)
A journey into the genomics of giant viruses and their close relatives miscellaneous
Targeted binning of a novel nitrogen-fixing population from the Arctic Ocean (Wed, Oct 20, 2021, by iva)
Using metabolism estimation to go fishing in some ocean metagenomes. miscellaneous
From Boats to Bits: Evolution of a study on marine microbes (Mon, Sep 13, 2021, by meren)
Or, Meren's personal notes from a 48 hours, high-resolution, diel sampling effort in Hawai'i. miscellaneous
Mentorship in life sciences: voices of mentees (Tue, Jun 01, 2021, by meren)
An attempt to learn from the experiences of ECRs with their mentors miscellaneous
Poor Man's Redirect (Fri, May 28, 2021, by )