Prof. of microbial ecology at the University of Birmingham.
Decoding the tree microbiome 🌳🌲. He/him
James McDonald
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Really pleased to be speaking at this event. Come and join us in Switzerland!
🎉🎉🎉 New preprint to start the new year 🎉🎉🎉
Patients recovering from bowel surgery may have stomas formed to divert the flow of faeces to the opening on the skin, away from healing intestinal tissue. The visible sign of this process is an ileostomy or colostomy bag. /1
#surgerysky #medsky
Call for papers! 📄
Letters in Applied Microbiology invites articles exploring African soil microbiomes and their relation to soil degradation, desertification, salinisation, climate resilience, and food security. 🌱
Submit your research today 🔗 https://ow.ly/cSNA50YNB8M
James McDonald
Know a leader in microbiome research? 🧬
Nominations are open for the Microbiome Medal (est. 2025), recognising excellence in discovery & service. Open to scientists at any career stage.
📅 Deadline: 10 April
🔗 www.psu.edu/news/researc...
#Microbiome #OneHealth #Microbiology
Delighted to see our work on the impact of drought on the oak microbiome featured on the cover of @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
Link to the article below this post 👇🏻
Fully-funded PhD studentship available with me and Ozge Eyice at University of Birmingham - due to funder requirements this is only available to home (UK) applicants. Get in touch if interested: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
AMI Journals
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Cool paper showing that microbiomes of mature trees can be resilient, with a preview by @zrojer.bsky.social and myself! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very much looking forward to 2 days of great talks at #MMEG2025, and to catching up with @resp-micro.bsky.social and @jamesemcdonald.bsky.social.
