Assistant Professor, Texas State University. Microbial Ecology ◊ Astrobiology ◊ Bioinformatics. Interested in early life evolution 🔭🧬🦠 @msobol.bsky.social

San Marcos, TX
Joined August 2012
Spotted this hawk resting right beside the road at @UWMadison. Look at those claws! 😳
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A fitting end to #AbSciCon24 flying home alongside the aurora! It was a blast meeting so many people, seeing exciting science and chairing our session. And I loved seeing so many of us representing @MUSE_ICAR, @LIFE_RCN and @UWMadison. See you all in 2026 in Madison, WI!
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Can’t believe it’s already been a year since I became a doctor! Time flies 😳
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Looking for a comprehensive review on microbial single-cell transcriptomics methods and data analysis? Then check out our newest review led by @julia_mnch! @kasterlab @bb_610 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Starting my journey to #goldschmidt2023! I’ll be presenting my work titled “Probing modern microbial genomes for resurrecting ancient metabolisms” on Friday the 14th at 9:15 am. Reach out if you’ll be there, would love to meet up and chat! ☺️
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Yesterday was my first day as a post doc @UWMadison! I’m excited to work with my colleagues in the @KacarLab and do some awesome science! ✨🧬🦠💻🛸 P.s. Feels great to be working in an entire building dedicated to microbiology 🤩
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& shoutout to @kasterlab for the amazing hat and cart! You guys killed it!! I will cherish these moments ❤️
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Last Thursday I successfully defended my PhD and today I leave Germany! I am so grateful to my colleagues in the @kasterlab and @NiemeyerLab for making these last 4 years memorable. And now I can happily announce that I will be joining the @KacarLab this February as a PostDoc! 🚀
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Replying to @geology_johnson
Nice overview here for Mn and other elements, just not Mg from Anbar (2008) science.org/doi/full/10.1126…
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