Thomas Mock
Ocean Microbiome | Evolution | Algae | Diatoms | Genomics | Genetics | Biology | Ecology | Biotechnology | Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Phycology
mocklab.com
omicroncr.co.uk
- Our new preprint co-led with colleagues from #IOCAS and #BGI The genetic repertoire of the deep sea: from sequence to structure and function @ueaenv.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- Sad news
- EMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. www.embl.org/news/people-...
- Reposted by Thomas MockSome times we have good news: today enters into force the High Seas Treaty, known as the #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement Hope for the #ocean #OceanOptimism #MarineEcology #MarinePolicy news.un.org/en/story/202...
- This morning at the campus of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
- Good morning #Norwich and a happy 2026!
- Most dystopian landscape in Germany during blue-hour cycling
- Just out - an update on our paper from 2015: Evolution of Microalgae and Their Adaptations in Different Marine Ecosystems #ocean #algae #microbiomes Led by @antoniaotte1.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/9780...
- Our new paper just out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social Venturing into the deep sea: #microbiomes and their feedbacks play a significant role in shaping habitat-scale spatial heterogeneity of #cold-seep carbonates. @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/isme...
- On my way home
- Our consensus statement led by @jgi.doe.gov on standards for technical reporting in #environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies #STREAMS @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Scenic drive along the Laoshan mountains
- At OUC campus in November
- A double helix in front of @viblifesciences.bsky.social
- Thanks for the invite! See you tomorrow.
- TOMORROW: SEMINAR by @thomasmock.bsky.social from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, invited by the groups of @stevenmaere.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
- Our new preprint led by Emelia J. Chamberlain: From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods #MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Our new methods paper led by AWI colleagues with the support of #OmicronCr. CRISPR-Cas for single-cell diatom microbiome research. @isme-microbes.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
- Seen today on our campus @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
- New issue of Journal of Phycology is out with our paper highlighted on the cover. 😀 Congrats to all authors and especially Longji Deng 👏 @ueaenv.bsky.social First genetic transformation system in a heterotrophic #diatom onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817...
- Fully funded #PhD Studentship in my lab! Get in touch 😀 The role of light-driven proton pumps in sustaining oceanic primary production #microbial #rhodopsins #diatom #ocean @ueaenv.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- Our latest #preprint led by Yumary M. Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov The largest database of giant #virus MAGs (GVMAGs V2) with >18,000 genomes from #marine, freshwater, anthropogenic and terrestrial environments. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Congrats all! Exciting times ahead! Good luck everyone! 😊👍👏
- Welcome, MarMic Class of 2030!! 👩🔬 13 students from 8 countries have arrived to our International Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology MarMic. We’re very happy to have you & look forward to the years ahead! www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M... @maxplanck.de #marinebiology
- Congrats everyone including @paulgmock.bsky.social Good luck at @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social You are in good hands www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
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- Reposted by Thomas MockSequencing methods 🧬 have come a long way from census counts 🔢 to assembling genomes and understanding the functions 🧪 of bacteria and viruses. New review by @jgi.doe.gov's Gitta Szabó, @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social, Tanja Woyke with @jeffinerca.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Worth reading: A genome-wide CRISPR screen reveals how #diatoms thrive in dynamic light. From Ellen Yeh's group www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Cool preprint: Evidence for the acquisition of a proteorhodopsin-like #rhodopsin by a chrysophyte-infecting giant #virus www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- UK introduces landmark legislation to protect world’s ocean www.gov.uk/government/n...
- Reposted by Thomas MockSurvey of 8 countries including Spain and the US finds 82% of people support setting aside 30% land + sea for nature. All over the world, people WANT rewilding. Time our politicians started turning that clear wish into actual policy. Let's bring nature back!!! share.google/8lsJ5PfS2nau...
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- Our latest methods article led by Longji Deng. It enables to reverse engineer #photosynthesis in a eukaryotic heterotroph containing a "chloroplast": The #diatom Nitzschia putrida @ueaenv.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Our new paper just out in BMC Biology led by Johanna Winder: Environmental adaptations in #metagenomes revealed by deep learning. Artificial neural networks were used to classify ice-binding / substrate-binding proteins (DUF3494). bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- Applecross Bay
- Over the Scottish Highlands
- Common sea urchin > 10cm in diameter.
- Bealach na Bà pass - Scotland
- Coral beach covered with maerl. Toscaig - Scotland
- Worth reading: #Arctic Ocean virus communities www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Has ‘excellence’ funding brought a ‘German Harvard’ any closer? www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/has-ex...
- For ocean lovers (in German) www.zeit.de/2025/31/meer...
- Proud dad moment: Paul with a BSc (Hons) Biology from @newcastleuni.bsky.social
- Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Worth reading: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Happy to join GEOMARs Scientific Advisory Board on a four-year term commencing Jan. 2026. @geomarkiel.bsky.social
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- Our own @antoniaotte1.bsky.social Well done and many congratulations 🙌 🎉😊👌 @ueaenv.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
- Characterizing organisms from three domains of life with universal primers from throughout the global #ocean www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Congrats 🎉 all!
- An international publication led by PML's Professor Kevin Flynn highlights how upgrading current #PlanktonModels is critical to understanding the scale of global #climate issues 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/harness...
- Our new perspective paper just out @natecoevo.nature.com Led by Kevin J. Flynn and based on a community effort. More realistic #plankton simulation models will improve projections of #ocean #ecosystem responses to global change. @ueaenv.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Mark your calendar: the next molecular life of #diatoms meeting will be in Wuhan 🇨🇳 July 4-8 in 2027 #MLD9
