Immigrant. Associate professor (microbial systems biology) at Boston College. Posting what I find interesting, important, or amusing...
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New manuscript: "Interplay of Spatial Structure and Interactions in Microbial Communities" is now published: enviromicro-journals.onlinel…
We share our thoughts on how interactions and spatial organization are intertwined in a spatial context. We hope this initiates more discussions.
New preprint: "Microbial interactions within a community are insensitive to recurrent disturbances." Javad here shows that recurrent disturbances (common in nature) affect communities primarily by driving species extinct, not by modulating interactions. doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.12.…
New preprint (collaboration with @Wanggroup_BC): "Early-Stage Cultures of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Enable Efficient Bioleaching of Li-ion Battery Cathode Material," showing that efficient battery recycling does not require preculturing bacteria: biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
New preprint: When examining microbial interactions, a common challenge is that resource competition cannot be easily separated from the effect of beneficial/harmful compounds produced by partners. Vaishnavi has developed the PRISM assay to address this: biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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I am looking to host and support an outstanding ECR in developing a MSCA postdoc fellowship proposal. Priority directions include:
🪴 Plant Health
🪱 Soil Health
🌍 One Health
Send your CV and a short paragraph on your research idea to: [email protected]
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One of the biggest challenges in microbial biotechnology? Unlocking the potential of non-model microbes and synthetic communities! Glad to share our review with Sonja Blasche @SimoMozzachiodi @kiran_r_patil @MRC_TU🧵 (1/7) doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.202…
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The list of the speakers of the Population Dynamics Virtual Seminars 2026 is here!
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First speaker: Julia A. Schwartzman on the 20th of March 2026
Stay tuned!
BC Microbiome Symposium is happening on Friday, March 27 at Boston College. Trainee participation at all levels is encouraged, with opportunities for oral and poster presentations. To register for the event and submit an abstract (due on March 10), visit bc.edu/content/bc-web/academ….
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I am excited to share that we are soliciting applications from postdocs for our 8th cohort of the Eddie Méndez Scholar Program to join us at Fred Hutch next summer to celebrate their achievements 🎉
Apply here 👇 👇 👇 apply.interfolio.com/176955
📆 Applications due 2/1/2026
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Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Apply now for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
Now published in @PLOSCompBiol: Ethan (former undergrad, now applying for grad school!) uses a consumer-resource model to show that availability and diversity of resources can drive colonization resistance outcomes: journals.plos.org/ploscompbi…
Feeding off spent battery waste, a novel bacterium signals a new method for self-sufficient battery recycling, via @EurekAlert! @BostonCollege eurekalert.org/news-releases… @Wanggroup_BC @MomeniLab Credit goes to Brooke Elander, Margaret Jiang, Mikayla Fahrenbruch, and Wei Li
Our collaborative work with Dunwei Wang's lab on sustainable Li-ion battery recycling using a modified biohydrometallurgy approach is now published. Shout out to Brooke Elander (Chemistry) and Mengyun (Margaret) Jiang for their dedication and excellence. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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The position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.
The post provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.
Please RT.
Details 👇:
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New preprint: Ethan, a talented undergraduate researcher in my lab, has used a consumer-resource model to explain how colonization resistance is affected by community richness and cross-feeding based on the availability and diversity of resources: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…
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Killing Harvard J1s with OPT is literally kicking highly-trained scientists out of the country who have graduated and are using their skills productively for America
Now published in @SciReports: Work by Dr. Natalie Sandlin shows that diverse bacteria can degrade aflatoxins and that with starch as the primary carbon source, aflatoxin degradation is enhanced and the likelihood of finding good degraders increases. nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
There are two open positions (intended to recruit full professors) in the Schiller Institute for Integrated Sciences at Boston College. Broadly for health and life sciences. Happy to connect you with the right contact if you are considering applying. See g.co/kgs/Kyiu5Do