Nicole Poulton
Sr Research Scientist, Director - Center for Aquatic Cytometry @ Bigelow Laboratory, plankton ecologist & educator. Msgs are my own.
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonThank you @mollyherring.bsky.social for the stunning showcase 😍 Like what you see? Come ExM with us! Let’s flood the internet with microbial marvels 🦠 #ProtistsOnSky #MicroEvoSky 🧪🔬🌍 @dudinlab.bsky.social @centriolelab.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @embl.org @erc.europa.eu @embo.org
- Even with the largest zoom on a classic compound optical system, scientists struggle to make sense of finer details. Microbiologists are turning to an unexpected source to clear things up: a moisture-absorbing material found in diapers. www.quantamagazine.org/expansion-mi...
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonWant to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪
- Reposted by Nicole Poulton🎯 Marine sites wanted! Join eDNA Expeditions, an OBIS-led project mobilizing environmental DNA to support local marine biodiversity monitoring and increase global ocean knowledge. ☑️ Kits, training & support provided ✅ Don't miss the opportunity! ➡️ ednaexpeditions.org
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonMicrobial eukaryotes keep challenging assumptions about eukaryotic cell and genome biology. Our upcoming workshop explores the frontier of protist genomics and how it shapes cell biology, ecology and evolution. Please save the date! Talks, posters and ECR events Websites and details coming soon
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonLove aquatic research, teaching, and outreach? Want to join us at our terrific field station and live on Yellow Bay, Montana? University of Montana seeks a new Director for Flathead Lake Biological Station. Position details here: apply.interfolio.com/178916
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonFreaking wild videos - go watch all of them! I cannot decide which one I love more! Radler et al. "Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)" Very creative live-microscopy work #testthymetagenomichypotheses www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonOur lab from @HHMINEWS & @UCBerkeley is looking for undergrads to come for an internship! www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonJoin us for “How Deep is Your Love” on Nov. 20—with a special live stream from UT marine scientist Brett Baker & team on the R/V Falkor (too) as they search the deep seas for #AsgardArchaea! @archaeal.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/events/publi...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonOn behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonAre you an oceanographer or marine biologist with an interest in marine biodiversity and climate change? Our upcoming scientific meeting will look at #ClimateChange and #BiodiversityLoss linkages in ocean ecosystems: royalsociety.org/science-even...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonJob Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonThe Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/
- Happy to have been a part of this collaboration on a exciting novel approach to analyze the genomes of individual extracellular genetic elements including non-canonical marine viruses. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonAn important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonI've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥 There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️ They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬 Thread:🧵Plz RT
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonThere are more than 100 marine research institutions in the United States and they’re under threat from Trump’s attack on science funding. 🌊
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonPostdoc vacancy: Microbial dormancy in the cryosphere @erc.europa.eu #ERC_SIESTA 📢 PLEASE RT 🧬 Single cell microbial activity measurements, flow cytometry, cell sorting, omics, ecological interpretation ☀️ Marseille, France ‼️ Apply ASAP & before 7 Nov Link: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonPlease share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20... This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonI'm delighted our paper is out: doi.org/10.1093/isme... With new SAR11 isolate genomes and time-series metagenomes, we reveal coastal and offshore SAR11 ecotypes, identify associated metabolic traits, and pinpoint selective gene sweeps as a likely evolutionary driver to niche partitioning. 🌊🦠
- Reposted by Nicole Poulton📢Putting the spotlight on early-career scientists! Do you know an ECS whose work should take centre stage? Nominate them to be our early-career scientist keynote speaker at ICES ASC 2026. ℹ️https://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/news/Pages/ECSasc26Keynote.aspx
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🌍💙 Happy International Coccolithophore Day! 💙🌍 Today, Oct 10, we celebrate tiny ocean builders that capture CO₂, shape marine ecosystems & keep our climate in balance. When Cocco talks, climate walks. #CoccolithophoreDay #OceanClimate #InvisibleHeroes #OceanGuardians #ClimateWarriors #protistsonsky - Reposted by Nicole Poulton[Not loaded yet]
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- Reposted by Nicole Poulton🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year! "Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)." www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonScience news article about 2nd year grad students being unceremoniously dropped from the GRFP eligibility with no explanation or warning: www.science.org/content/arti...
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- Come join the BioGOSHIP team. In search of a postdoc at NOAA/Miami.
- My group at NOAA/Miami is hiring a postdoc to lead a marine eDNA biodiversity effort (Bio-GO-SHIP). You'll develop and deploy high-throughput metabarcoding assays for ocean DNA. Help make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring! t.co/p53s7E0YiL
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- Great work on lateral gene transfer rates by prokaryoplankton - from the Single Cell Genomics Center at Bigelow Laboratory!
- Reposted by Nicole Poulton2026 OCB Activity Proposal Solicitation now open until Oct 24 - spread the word! www.us-ocb.org/science-supp... @nacp-carbon.bsky.social @usclivar.bsky.social @ccspo.bsky.social @solas-ipo.bsky.social 🌊
- Looking forward to seeing you in Glasgow for the next Ocean Sciences Meeting. Please join us!
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- Join us at the Ocean Sciences Mtg, Feb 22-27, 2026 in Glasgow, UK at our session OB012 on Advances in Aquatic Microbial biodiversity using Flow and Imaging Cytometry. Abstracts are due Aug 20, 2025.
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonComprehensive taxonomic identification of microbial species in metagenomic data using SingleM and Sandpiper - @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social go.nature.com/3IwOxHh
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonVery excited to share the first paper out of my Postdoc @CMR: GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities. @sjmcilroy.bsky.social @jamesvolmer.bsky.social @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/isme... 🧵1/7
- Reposted by Nicole Poulton🌊 OneArgo: A Game Changer for Monitoring Ocean Ecosystems! By collecting an unprecedented volume of BGC data, it reveals how marine ecosystems respond to climate change and human impact. It’s essential to support critical actions: 🎣 Fisheries management 🌱 Carbon sequestration 📈 Forecasting systems
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- Reposted by Nicole PoultonI'm looking for a partner to co-lead Atmospheric Chemistry at ETH! New role for a mid-career person looking to make a change. Please contact me if interested. Job opening closes in a month! (and applying early is better than last minute!)
- We are searching for a Group Leader in Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry! You can find details in the link; please share with qualified colleagues! jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
- Reposted by Nicole PoultonProposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions. GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc. This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth. www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
- Devastating-including all science budget cuts to NSF, NOAA, NASA…. apple.news/AMSdeA_beQYC...
- Reposted by Nicole Poulton🌊 The #Argo #webODV is now updated daily! Access refreshed hydrography & biogeochemical #Argo profiles through this powerful online tool developed by Dr. Sebastian Mieruch & Prof. Reiner Schlitzer at @awi.de. 📅 Webinar + live demo: 03 Jul 2025, 15:00–16:30 (CET) 👉 Register: lnkd.in/euVzqrp8
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