Marc Chevrette
@wildtypeMC
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Microbiome gen(om|et)ics, secondary metabolism, comp bio, antibiotic/drug disco, evolution, & hockey. he/him.
Gainesville, FL
Joined November 2012
This is how we started implementing the similarity metric (GATOR Focal Scores) and how it actually turned out
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GATOR-GC is out at @NAR_Open !!Check out our new targeted genome mining tool featuring a novel similarity metric to efficiently compare and deduplicate gene clusters. We uncover biosynthetic diversity missed by other genome mining tools https://t.co/WIGItdy7Ba
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Abstract. Gene clusters, groups of physically adjacent genes that work collectively, are pivotal to bacterial fitness and valuable in biotechnology and med
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Establishing Conserved Biosynthetic Gene Clusters of the Phylum Myxococcota
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Interactions and evolutionary relationships among bacterial mobile genetic elements | Nature Reviews Microbiology
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Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Review, Lang and colleagues present an overview of the current knowledge landscape regarding mobile genetic elements in bacteria, with a focus on their...
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Great to be able to promote the #ISBA2025 Special Collection we are putting together with @MicrobioSoc - contact me if you wish to submit and thanks also to @MicrobioSoc for sponsoring the ECR-mentors lunch
Day 3 of #ISBA2025 was packed with more great talks and students had the chance to connect with the mentors in the organized lunch session! We finished the day with the second poster session - the best posters will be awarded on the last day of the Symposium, so stay tuned!
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Thursday! Episode 92 of #MattersMicrobial! Dr. Valerie DeAnda Torres of the Univ of Florida joined the #QualityQuorum to discuss studying evolution of metabolic pathways in the deep ocean. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord! https://t.co/SrX5DVpz2Y
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If you are a PhD student in microbial interactions or natural products that is displaced by this political bullshit and looking for a new lab, I have room for one (or potentially two) PhD students in my group in the fall when I move to UW. Feel free to reach out via email.
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Boston strong
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration to halt the federal ban on the school enrolling international students
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I came to the US as an international student and it changed my entire life — opened so many doors. Harvard ban will impact many US schools as international students will be uncertain about enrolling. Other countries will benefit the most as students now need safer options.
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It is so exciting to be getting started here at the UofT!
New faculty profile! Meet Prof. Rachel Gregor, the latest addition to U of T ChemE. Her interdisciplinary research bridges chemistry, biology & engineering. Read more about her work and vision: 🔗 https://t.co/Z5w1bIjamm
#UofT #ChemicalEngineering
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Captive-bred axolotl thrives in restored wetlands in Mexico City - BBC News
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Study provides hope for future of the axolotl amphibian, pushed to the brink of extinction in Mexico.
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antiSMASH8: The Ocho Manuscript is out! https://t.co/nHcZRHfuFV
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Abstract. Microorganisms synthesize small bioactive compounds through their secondary or specialized metabolism. Those compounds play an important role in
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.@umncvm welcomed Dr. Sandra Loesgen (@LoesgenLab) from @Whitney_Lab @UF for a RIDE Seminar on discovering novel compounds from fungi and bacteria. Her global research explores how natural products can lead to therapies for cancer & neurological diseases. https://t.co/CttKlOSvBr
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Thrilled to learn that our polyketide review article is ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by @ChemBioChem in 2023!
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New paper on co-zorbs from my lab. Co-zorbs seem to be a new way for bacteria to get around. Magesh, et al. (2025). Co-zorbs: Motile, multispecies biofilms aid transport of diverse bacterial species. PNAS, 122(6), e2417327122.
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Biofilms are three-dimensional structures containing one or more bacterial species embedded in extracellular polymeric substances. Although most bi...
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Please share this letter from the Coalition for the Life Sciences re termination of ongoing NIH grants. It's a breach of trust betw researchers and govt, bad for trainees, potentially fatal for patients in clinical trials, and diminishes US science.
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On April 14, 2025, CLS Chair Jo Handelsman and Exec Director Adrienne Hallett sent a letter outlining the tremendous consequences of terminating research and asking that it be reinstated.
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🔬 At @ucsandiego, scientists like Brad Moore–Distinguished Professor at Scripps Oceanography and @ucsdpharmacy–are leading the charge to source and develop compounds from nature that are being used to develop the next generation of medicines. 🧵⬇️
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Thrilled to share our latest enzyme engineering in ACS Chemical Biology! We improved an enzyme involved in #polyketide starter unit biosynthesis and used it to generate polyketide acceptor substrates in vitro. Kudos to Jared and the team of authors! @ACSPublications
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