Thank you UNC Charlotte for this recognition! 2025 was a tough year for scientists, but I'm glad we made it stronger and wiser on the other side 💚
science.charlotte.edu/2026/03/27/k...
Doing experiments in the Atlantic Ocean on the TEAL-SHIPS5 cruise with @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social, where fish ecologists caught a huge wahoo!
Grateful for amazing colleagues, and excited to catch up at OSM!
Our lab has an opening for a fully funded postdoc position! Start date is flexible; ideally summer 2026. Apply by Feb 20th for full consideration. For more about the lab and how to apply:
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
My department (Biological Sciences) has opened a tenure-track position! This is a broad search, with some preference for ecology/evolution/environment, but any and all research foci in biology are encouraged to apply! Review date is Dec 15th.
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Luo Lab 2026: Welcoming Dr. Stephania Tsola @microsteph.bsky.social (Queen’s Mary University of London) and Brayan Vilanova Cuevas @brayan-vilanova.bsky.social (Cornell)!
thank you @julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social @hypothesisfund.bsky.social for your support!
New publication out @natcomms.nature.com! We identify novel viruses that actively infect highly productive chemoautotrophs, and reveal key trophic interactions and virus-host dynamics that impact microbial carbon cycling in aphotic environments.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation!
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested.
Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)
More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
In this study, Luo and colleagues identify previously unknown viruses that actively infect highly productive chemoautotrophs. These findings provide new insights into key trophic interactions and ...
www.nature.com
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Klein College of Science leads UNC Charlotte’s Million Dollar Research Circle with 15 researchers with more than $1M in active funding.
Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, including in-house sequencing for both short and long reads (Illumina NextSeq and Nanopore GridION). ...
