David Coil
@davidacoil
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Program Manager at the NSF-Center for Pandemic Insights. Formally in Jonathan Eisen's lab doing microbiome work; Gut Check: The Microbiome Game.
Davis, CA
Joined June 2010
Very excited to announce that I'm coming back to science! Started a new job this week as the Program Manager for a new NSF-funded "Center for Pandemic Insights". Looking forward to re-engaging with others in the field.
www.pandemicinsights.org
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Honored and excited to have been a guest on the "Gaming with Science" podcast to talk about Gut Check: The Microbiome Game. Thanks Jason and Brian for having me on and talking about microbes! @GameWithSci_Pod #themicrobiomegame
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#Microbiome #GutCheck #SciComm #Dysbiosis #Antibiotics #Probiotics #GameDesign #BoardGames #Science Overview In this episode we talk with Dr. David Coil, microbiome scientist and the creator of Gut...
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Currently reading the very interesting "Ebolavirus evolution and emergence are associated with land use change". a nice mix of phylogenetic analysis combined with broader ecological factors.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Anthropogenic land use change facilitates disease emergence by altering the interface between humans and pathogen reservoirs and is hypothesized to drive pathogen evolution. Here, we show a positive...
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We are still looking for postdoc applications interesting in epidemiological modeling and related areas at the forefront of pandemic detection. Come join the new NSF-Center for Pandemic Insights at University of California, Davis!.
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
No open positions at this time. Check back soon!
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Looking for any examples of research using IR to look for febrile illness in marine mammals. Having trouble choosing the right Google Scholar terms. :).
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Posting this again since we are extending the posting through the end of January. An exciting postdoc opportunity at the new NSF-Center for Pandemic Insights @ucdavis
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
No open positions at this time. Check back soon!
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Anyone out there looking for an exciting postdoc in understanding the ecological and environmental drivers of zoonosis? Experience with mathematical modeling? Check out details here! cc @phylogenomics.
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
No open positions at this time. Check back soon!
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Anyone in my extended social network know any researchers who work in/on bat caves in CA? Looking for potential field sites for new work and would love to chat with some experts!.
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RT @phylogenomics: I know this may seem like a small thing but it has represented a lot of work from people in my lab. Congrats to Harriet….
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Watching the USA-Guinea soccer game where the announcer made the profound comment that "goals are so important". Ya think?.
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RT @phylogenomics: Wanted: Information on infectivity of people who just had COVID19, are feeling better/symptom free, but are still testin….
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I'm not really supposed to review papers in my current job, but how could I pass up a grant application describing using simulated martian environments to estimate microbial survival to inform planetary protection policy? #spacemicrobes.
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"When quality of life valuations are considered, the total value of societal harm from motor vehicle crashes in 2010 was $836 billion. which is equivalent to nearly $1 Trillion." That's. not what "equivalent" means.
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A colleague (@crust_nerd) is looking to talk to someone that has experience doing 16S amplicon work using Nanopore with students. I know I've read about this kind of work but can't seem to find any at the moment. cc @phylogenomics.
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Very excited to have been a (very tiny) part of this publication which just came out. "Planetary Protection Knowledge Gap Closure Enabling Crewed Missions to Mars".
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As focus for exploration of Mars transitions from current robotic explorers to development of crewed missions, it remains important to protect the integrity of scientific investigations at Mars, as...
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