Courtney Stairs
@cstairs
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Molecular biologist interested in anaerobic life. Associate Lecturer, Lund University. Not here much anymore, try the other place :)
Lund, Sweden
Joined December 2010
Does anyone in Europe have an axenic or monoxenic culture of Stentor, Blepharisma or Spirostomum they would be willing to share? Please DM me :).
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Check out the thread below about Anaeramoeba - the case of an internal epibiont! Congrats all!!!.
How can a symbiont be located at the center of a host cell while still being an epibiont!?. Please read and be astonished about the symbiosis between Anaerameoba and sulfate-reducing bacteria! . Now out in Nature Communications! . (1/11)
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RT @Archaeon_Alex: This story started 5y ago with my lab. Spearheaded by fearless 1st authors @theopi and Olivia Leland. Theopi is now a Ph….
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RT @ERC_Research: Through AI and bioinformatics, Marie Dacke is exploring the remarkable internal compass of dung #beetles, enhancing our u….
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RT @RossWaller3: Postdoc position available to work with me, in collaboration with Chris Lane @LaneLabURI, on Nephromyces, the closest non-….
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RT @andrewjroger: Our new study led by brilliant PhD student Kelsey Williamson (along with many wonderful collaborators), resolves the root….
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The eukaryote Tree of Life (eToL) depicts the relationships among all eukaryotic organisms; its root represents the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA) from which all extant complex lifeforms are...
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RT @andrewjroger: Happy to announce our paper about the GTRpmix model and exchangeability matrices designed for use with profile mixture mo….
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Abstract. Profile mixture models capture distinct biochemical constraints on the amino acid substitution process at different sites in proteins. These mode
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I'm looking for advice on synthesizing a small molecule(<200 Da) organic molecule that is not commercially available. Any advice on companies we could use to synthesize this for us? There are published protocols, but we are not chemists and other extraction methods seem tedious.
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RT @IkerIrisarri: 📢 A fully funded 4y PhD contract at the @mncn @DPE_CSIC Madrid under my supervision, starting in early 2025. DM/Email if….
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RT @KAleklett: 📢🎆We are hiring a postdoc to come work with mycorrhizal fungi in microfluidic soil chips to study fungal decision making at….
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Great 🧵 by @andrewjroger summarising the PhD work of @retortacarp characterising another (probably) amitochondriate lineage. The paper has everything! great genomes, the best FeS cluster system, and beautiful images by @PsiWavefunction (check out the bonus preprint at the end).
Can free-living eukaryotes exist without mitochondria? In a new paper from my group led by @retortacarp, we show that the answer is probably yes! .
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RT @striepenlab: It appears #NIAID will shutter the genome data base we all use daily. This strikes me as a significant mistake that may we….
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Archaea can also use FeFe Hydrogenases too! Check out the thread by @greeninglab and associated link.
In our new paper at Cell (@CellCellPress), we reveal secrets of how the third form of life, archaea, make energy. We uncover new lineages of hydrogen-using enzymes, both minimal and complex. These help archaea thrive in all sorts of extreme environments.
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Amazing postdoc opportunity to study a very interesting protist:bacteria symbiosis with @andrewjroger . Can I apply? #protist #anaerobic.
.@MicrobialOcean, Alastair Simpson and I are seeking a postdoc to work with us on metabolomics of a fascinating protist-bacterial symbiosis in the Anaeramoebae!
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Cool! We're looking for some help getting set up with freshwater sponge research. We'd love to host a early-career researcher. Interested in learning about protists? Want to share wisdom of sponges? Please get in touch. Maybe @sponge_research @hammarlund_emma know someone?.
If you’re working in animal comparative physiology or biomechanics & are within 5 years of setting up your first lab, apply for our ECR Visiting Fellowships & Research Partnership Kickstart Travel Grants. Deadline 3 June.
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Folks making open calls for positions, how are you dealing with AI-generated cover letters? I'm able to recognize the phrases and use AI detectors. How do we evaluate the applicants if they all read eerily the same (since many probably used the ad text as a prompt)?.
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Like #protists, #mitochondria, #evolution? Hate oxygen? Us too! Come join us as a PhD student as part of our #tango2lund project funded by @ERC_Research. Details about the position and how to apply:
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Hint - carefully read the instructions about the cover letter specifications. What's your favourite metabolic pathway?.
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