Lab group snowshoeing!
We had a lot of fun snowshoeing last December when Fiona came to visit. Cypress and Juniper joined too.
Welcome to Jess!
Our new postdoc, Jess Gronniger, joined the lab in November. It’s great to have her here! She will be working on understanding how ecological factors drive coexistence in aquatic microbial communities.
Welcome to Denisse!
We are thrilled to have Denisse Larin-Henriquez join the lab group as a Research Associate and Lab Manager. She joined in October, and has already been a great help.
Boise State write-up about NSF CAREER award
The link to the article is here.
Nice article written by Jeffrey Oliver about the Simons Foundation award
NSF CAREER award is funded!
Leonora’s proposal for an NSF CAREER award has been funded! See abstract here. This program funds “the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.” Looking forward to some fun research projects and integrated research and education over the next 5 years!
Leonora gives poster talk at ASM Microbe in Houston
Leonora presented some of Jessica’s PhD work at the ASM Microbe conference in Houston.
Welcome to our 2023 summer SARE and B2B students!
We have new undergraduate students joining the lab from the Bridges to Baccalaureate (B2B) and Student Authentic Research Experience (SARE) programs! Welcome to Paula Alvarez, Chadwick DeFehr, Holly Morrison, Siena Fox and Mauricio Nava. Looking forward to a summer of fun science and learning.
Jessica wins poster award!
Congratulations to Jessica Bernardin for her poster award from the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State’s Graduate Research Showcase.