Elaine Luo
@oceanmicrobes
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Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Microbial ecology 🚢 oceanography 🌊 viruses 🦠 metagenomics 🧬 first-gen 🎓
Charlotte
Joined July 2021
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):.
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The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below. Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources,...
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Congratulations Moin!!! My first PhD student’s first first-authored publication (😂) @Moin_Sheam. Champagne tastes best from thrift store cups 😉. Thank you reviewers and editors at @ISME_microbes for your support and feedback ❤️
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Lab’s first publication as #newPI @ISME_microbes 😃. We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation.
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Abstract. Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, or “giant viruses,” are prevalent in marine environments, infecting diverse eukaryotic lineages and influenc
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Grateful for the @Hypothesisfund and excited for more cool science!.
🌠 Announcing our latest awardees! 🤩 These talented scientists are uncovering how viruses infect cells, decoding cell behavior, and exploring the hidden biology in the ocean: Meet the awardees & hear about their bold projects from our #HFScouts 👇 /1
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Lab's first preprint! #newPI. We show that viruses are not merely passive hitchhikers but active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon and nutrient cycling in redox-active ecosystems. @JulesDeep @gtrubl @tampabayleigh.
Virus-mediated recycling of chemoautotrophic biomass #biorxiv_micrbio.
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Abstracts for #ASLO25 are due Oct 21st. Looking forward to catching up in Charlotte!.
Excited to bring a session to ASLO 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting (end March 2025) on ‘Viral Interactions and Ecological Dynamics’, with @oceanmicrobes and Kristina Mojica. Abstracts are due October 21st, see more details here:
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@Moin_Sheam Email me if you’d like to meet at #ISME19 , have any questions about our work, and/or are interested in joining my lab (elaine.luo@charlotte.edu). Enjoy South Africa!
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“Metagenomic diversity of giant viruses in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre” - @Moin_Sheam. Thurs, Aug 22, 16:30 - 17:30. PS3.15.076
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“Shedding light on microbial dark carbon fixation at deep-sea hydrothermal vents using DNA-SIP” - Paulo Freire Thurs, Aug 22, 15:20-15:25, Auditorium 1
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“Into the unknown: Unraveling the impact of novel viral taxa on dark carbon fixation in a meromictic pond” - TJ Rogers. Mon, Aug 19th, 16:30 - 17:30. PS1.03.028
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I’ve been very much looking forward to ISME in South Africa - originally scheduled for 2020 - worth the wait 😊. My PhD students and postdoc will be presenting some of our latest updates:.
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ASLO is coming to Charlotte! @WaterUNC @SeaStoriesRP @giffsm @Lab_LaBella @adam_reitzel @raw9371 @VibrioSoup.
📢 #ASLO is accepting co-chair nominations for the 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Charlotte, NC, seeking one #limnology oriented and one #oceanography oriented scientist. 👍 Nominate yourself or someone else!.🗓️ Deadline is 18 March 2023.👉 #ASLO25
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Starting a new lab can be hard at times. but then you look back and realize that it's been a year, time flies, and better appreciate it while it lasts ☺️ Here's to our lab's first birthday, and another year of fun and science! #newPI
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RT @TN_Marine_Micro: POSITIONS ARE GOING LIVE!!!! Up first - Assistant Professor of Microbial Physiology. For the full advertisement, pl….
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RT @oceanatalie1: I am looking for a Ph.D student to begin a #NSFfunded project investing marine #phytoplankton trace metal physiology, usi….
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RT @scientistswrite: As an academic writing coach, here are the 7 most common mistakes I see researchers make when writing the Introduction….
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RT @WomeninPolarSci: Are you a woman who works in the Arctic or Antarctic? Do you have a polar job in science or science support? We want t….
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RT @gtrubl: Science Twitter we need input! @JessicaSacher raised a common issue in phage biology “what is the best way to store your phage”….
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RT @Barbara_C_F: Lipid extraction from #microalgae #biomass . It's fantastic to see the extraction of compounds from #algae. And it's also….
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before, chaos, and after 😊.looking forward welcoming students and postdoc in the fall - already planning for our first weekly lab meeting! lots of exciting firsts as #newPI
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