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December 4, 2024
Today, we say goodbye to Sammy Pontrelli, a true cornerstone of PriME! Sammy joined us a long time ago as a PostDoc in the Sauer’s lab. Thanks to his innovative work in microbial interactions through metabolomics brought an invaluable contribution to PriME and in general to the understanding of microbial ecosystems. Beyond his scientific mind, […]
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November 27, 2024
We are thrilled to welcome Megan, our newest member in PriME 🎉 She started her PhD project in the Schubert/Ackermann’s lab where she will explore microbial nutrient utilization strategies and their role in ecology, evolution, and coexistence. We are excited to work together and we look forward to meeting you soon! […]
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November 18, 2024
Another successful chapter in PriME comes to an end 🥳! Rob Lampe joined PriME in early 2022 as a PhD student in Andrew Allen’s lab. His research focused on how phytoplankton respond to changes in their environment and how these impact the composition of phytoplankton communities, using a combination of field-based experimentation, oceanographic surveys, […]
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September 11, 2024
The Simons Foundation welcomed us in NYC from September 9th to 11th. They have been three days filled with vibrant exchange and interactions! The joint talks highlighted the added value of our consortium’s unique interdisciplinary network, of which we are very proud 😎 Thank you to all participants for the engagement and contribution and the […]
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August 15, 2024
Time flies! Jacob joined PriME in 2018 to pursue his PhD in Terry Hwa’s lab. He investigated the condition-dependent aggregation and disaggregation behavior of an isolate of Alteromonas, a ubiquitous marine genus that is frequently found to be enriched in particle-associated bacterial communities. He recently successfully defended his thesis, “Aggregation in Marine Bacteria: Sensory Capabilities, […]
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July 10, 2024
We want to congratulate Ryan for successfully defending his thesis on “Identifying Functional Metabolic Guilds: A Computational Approach to Classifying Heterotrophic Diversity in the Marine System“. Well done 👏! We are happy to have him with us a little longer as a PostDoc in Levine’s group 🤗 […]
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July 2, 2024
Astrid joined PriME three years ago to pursue her PhD in the Schubert/Ackermann group. She investigated the role of contact-dependent killing between oceanic microbes by using genomic, transcriptomic, and imaging data from a lab example as well as by studying metagenomes and metatranscriptomes from complex oceanic microbial communities. She recently successfully defended her thesis on […]
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June 10, 2024
We are excited to welcome Kate Evans onboard! Kate recently joined PriME as a new PostDoc in the Levine’s lab. As a biogeochemist, she will investigate how carbon flux and metabolism vary across different scales, using modeling techniques. Looking forward to working with you! […]
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June 3, 2024
Ghita joined PriME five years ago to pursue her PhD in the Hwa’s lab. Her project focused on characterizing the mechanisms that lead to chitin degradation combining quantitative microbiology experiments with mathematical modeling. She recently successfully defended her thesis on “Life in structuredenvironments: colonization, growth and dispersal of bacterial populations”concluding her journey in PriME. Thank […]
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May 24, 2024
Hagen received the BRIESE Prize 2023 for his groundbreaking research on the long-lasting sugar polymers produced by brown algae, which act as efficient carbon sinks. His dissertation, awarded ‘summa cum laude,’ overcame significant analytical challenges to reveal the climate-protecting potential of these carbohydrates. Read more about Hagen’s project and the Prize here! […]
