Michael Henson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University #newpi
Aquatic Microbiology 🦠🌊☀️
theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com
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- New work with @ianhewson.bsky.social @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social and others
- Host-independent persistence of the Diadema antillarum Scuticociliatosis Philaster clade in coastal environments biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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- So excited for our #nsffunded research to kick off with an amazing team of researchers @viromegirl.bsky.social @ianhewson.bsky.social @drchriskellogg.bsky.social Dr. Marilyn Brandt (UVI). newsroom.niu.edu/niu-biologis...
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.Many thanks to Moriah Sevier, Marilyn Brandt, @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social @drchriskellogg.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social Bella Ritchie and Brayan Vilanova Cuevas for making this trip such a success!
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- 🧬 Interested in aquatic micro, nutrient cycling, river-ocean interfaces I’m seeking a postdoc candidate to apply with me for the 2026 Walder Biota Fellowship ($70k+/yr 2 yrs, $20k/yr research). Details: www.biotaawards.org/2026-applica... #biogeochemistry #BiotaFellowship #microsky #ecoSky #evoSky
- Notice of Award is in! Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠 PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9 Apply here 👉 forms.gle/gfMnHutijfqC... More: theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com @ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social
- 🧬 Interested in aquatic micro, nutrient cycling, river-ocean interfaces I’m seeking a postdoc candidate to apply with me for the 2026 Walder Biota Fellowship ($70k+/yr for 2 yrs, $20k/yr research). Details: www.biotaawards.org/2026-applica... #ecosky #biogeochemistry #BiotaFellowship #microsky
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- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.So excited to announce the GRUMP paper is published! This global dataset provides relative abundances for plankton spanning Archaea to Zooplankton from unfractionated (>0.2µm) water samples using 3-domain universal primers that amplify 16S and 18S in one PCR reaction. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Check out our field sampling update on our lab website, work we continue to do in support of Diadema Scuticociliatosis outbreaks Field Update: USVI Marine Disease Survey www.theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com/news CC @ianhewson.bsky.social #microsky #ecologysky #marinedisease 🌊🦠🧬
- Some updates to the lab website on awards and presentations! It's been a busy year in the Aquatic Microbiology lab. www.theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com/news
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.Our latest, lead by @ahoiching.bsky.social, uncovering physiological vulnerabilities and helping to explain growth rate limitation in SAR11. Cell cycle dysregulation of globally important SAR11 bacteria resulting from environmental perturbation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
- Cell cycle dysregulation of globally important SAR11 bacteria resulting from environmental perturbation t.co/8ohVSh9Esd
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- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.During summer and winter, waters of the #GreatLakes typically separate into distinct temperature layers - a process called stratification. However, new research finds Lakes Michigan and Huron aren't consistently stratifying during winter anymore due to climate change www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
- Help Support Student Research! 🔗 Donate : dog.niu.edu/giving-day/9... #NIUHuskies #NIUBiology #STEMEducation #SupportStudentResearch #FirstGenCollege #ExperientialLearning #ScienceMatters #FutureScientists #HandsOnLearning #NIUAlumni #GiveBack #ResearchOpportunities #HuskiesGive #NIUCommunity
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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- Got to attend the NIU Womens Basketball (@GoHuskiesWBB) game last night and head to center court to #humblebrag be honored as their faculty spotlight.
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- Ok this is not ok. ASM actively sought out BMA and its members for Juneteenth and Black History month content for the last 4 years. Actively asked for black labor and then takes it down?! @asm.org this is unacceptable. You should be standing up for marginalized microbiologists not erasing them.
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- Detection of the Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis Philaster clade on sympatric metazoa, plankton, and abiotic surfaces and assessment for its potential reemergence www.int-res.com/abstracts/me... #Microsky
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- I know , myself included, are nervous about the brc but hearing that this isn’t going to be shelved. Seems more like bad timing when nerves are high. But could be wrong.
- Looks like the following programs in #NSF BIO have been 'archived': BRC-BIO - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... BIO-LEAPS - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... PRFB - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.I am confident that scientific societies will play an unusually important role in the coming years. If you are a microbiologist of any kind, please consider joining @asm.org if you haven't already. There are many ways to get involved, including advocacy. To learn more: asm.org/About-ASM/Vo...
- Puppy pic timeline cleanse 🧼🐶
- Was reminded today of this excellent piece by @berondam.bsky.social #microSky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... . It feels fitting to reread it.
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- I’ve kind of been panicking that the new DEI executive order may impact the nsf grants . For me :the building research capacity of new faculty in biology program that targets minority serving institutes and has a heavy equity and diversity portion. That language seems indirect conflict with the EO.
- Puppy smoosh face timeline cleanse… you’re welcome ☺️
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- Definitely will put this to test
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.Our latest. Led by the indefatigable Jordan Coelho Culture-supported ecophysiology of the SAR116 clade demonstrates metabolic and spatial niche partitioning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
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- More amazing work using culture-supported approaches on the SAR116 clade by the @jcamthrash.bsky.social led by PhD student Jordan Coelho t.co/M06rsILi89 #microsky 🦠🧫 🌊🧬 🔬
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- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.Are you looking to pursue a M.S.? Want to research vector-borne viruses, understand more about viral evolution, and/or how viruses manage to infect multiple hosts while undergoing genetic change? Consider applying to the Towson University Biology Masters Program! www.towson.edu/fcsm/departm...
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.New paper alert: Our 20-year study of viral ecology and evolution reveals viral roles in microbial dynamics, phage genome evolution over time, and key interactions with hosts. A big thank you to our awesome collaborators @quendi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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- Genome concentration limits cell growth and modulates proteome composition in Escherichia coli elifesciences.org/articles/97465
- Impact of micro-habitat fragmentation on microbial population growth dynamics academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
- Habitat-specificity in SAR11 is associated with a handful of genes under high selection www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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- Excited to have received funds from #NIU OSEEL to support four undergraduates working to culture important and new aquatic microbes as well as dive into the Mississippi River microbiome! #Microbiomesky #Microsky 🦠🧫 🧪 🧬
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.Hey #Microbiome peps - has anyone generated ONT (10.4) data for full length 16s rRNA analysis and has a data analysis/OTU clustering pipeline they are happy with and are willing to share? TIA! #nanopore #MicrobiomeSky
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- BIOS313 (Intro. microbiology) Students created “microbial wiki” pages on an organism of their choosing n presented their findings in a poster session. So proud of how awesome the students did n the effort n fun they had (thanks @tolarchaeota.bsky.social for the idea). #academicSky #newpi 🦠🌊🧬🧫🪸🧪
- BIOS313 (Intro. microbiology) Students created “microbial wiki” pages on an organism of their choosing n presented their findings in a poster session. So proud of how awesome the students did n the effort n fun they had (thanks @tolarchaeota.bsky.social for the idea). #academicSky #newpi 🦠🌊🧬🧫🪸🧪
- Reposted by Michael Henson, Ph.D.We're hiring a lab technician to help with high-throughput culturing and other aspects of our research. Please help spread the word. Find out more and apply using the link below. Requisition ID: REQ20156462 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
- Viral metagenomic investigation of two Caribbean echinoderms, Diadema antillarum (Echinoidea) and Holothuria floridana (Holothuria) peerj.com/articles/183... cc @ianhewson.bsky.social and @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social 🌊🦠🧫💻🧬🪸 #Microsky #CoralSky
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