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Talk about microBEnet (http://microbe.net)
The document details the activities and collaborations of the Microbiology of the Built Environment Network, led by Jonathan A. Eisen at UC Davis, focusing on enhancing research, education, and outreach related to microbial communities in built environments. It discusses various initiatives including undergraduate research projects, citizen science collaborations, resources for stakeholders, and future goals to improve public engagement and knowledge sharing. Key partnerships and the role of social media in disseminating information are highlighted throughout the document.
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- 1. The Microbiology ofthe Built Environment Network http://microBE.net Jonathan A. Eisen UC Davis @phylogenomics Saturday, May 25, 13
- 2. microBEnet: Who? • UCDavis: • Jonathan Eisen • David Coil • Mary Jo Seminoff • Holly Bik • Tom Olson • Russell Neches • Jenna Lang • many undergrads • Building Ecology Research Group: • Hal Levin • Other collaborators • Jessica Green • Jack Gilbert, Dan Smith, others at Argonne and U. Chicago • Darlene Cavalier, Wendy Brown, Mark Severance, Summer Williams Saturday, May 25, 13
- 3. microBEnet Targets • Thosefunded by Sloan Program • Anyone in related fields w/ current or potential interest in microBE • Stakeholders Saturday, May 25, 13
- 4. microBEnet Activities 1.Web site/hub 2.Organizingmeetings and workshops 3.Creating and curating resources 4.Social media activities 5.Teaching how to share Saturday, May 25, 13
- 5. microBEnet Activities • Ideaswanted Saturday, May 25, 13
- 6. Future (ideas from2012 Mtg) • Host resources that others have that could be helpful to share • Guest blog posts • Latest papers with background • More targeted workshops to develop interactions • Undergrad education • K-12 outreach • Public outreach Saturday, May 25, 13
- 7. Future (ideas from2012 Mtg) • Host resources that others have that could be helpful to share • Guest blog posts • Latest papers with background • More targeted workshops to develop interactions • Undergrad education • K-12 outreach • Public outreach Saturday, May 25, 13
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- 9. Why Undergrad Projects •Undergraduate research projects in the built environment • A form of outreach (blogging, etc) • Develop teaching materials related to the microbiology of the built environment • Keep our lab in the loop • A touch of useful data Saturday, May 25, 13
- 10. Reference Genomes • 7students • Cultured organisms isolated from a variety of built environments • Identify, sequence, assemble, annotate, publish a genome each • 5 papers published so far in Genome Announcements • All Data released • Student blog •Brachybacterium muris (Jonathon Lo): •Microbacterium sp (Zach Bendiks): •Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens (Jennifer Flanagan) •Dietzia sp (Amanda Diep): •Kocuria rosea (Jessica Doctor): •Leucobacter sp (Dakota Bevans, Hannah Holland-Moritz): Saturday, May 25, 13
- 11. Undergrad Genome ProjectBlog Saturday, May 25, 13
- 12. Aquarium Biogeography • 6students • 16S surveys and metagenomics in aquariums • Looking at biogeography and succession • Using MBE tools • Paper in progress • Coordinated by Jenna Lang, David Coil, Matt Haggerty Undergraduates: •Sabreen Aulakh •Alex Alexiev •Akshay Sethi •Andrew Shaver •Jennifer Flanagan •Lakshmi Bharadwaj High School: •Kevin Yang •In collaboration with Kenneth Kubo at American River College Saturday, May 25, 13
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- 14. Future (ideas from2012 Mtg) • Host resources that others have that could be helpful to share • Guest blog posts • Latest papers with background • More targeted workshops to develop interactions • Undergrad education • K-12 outreach • Public outreach Saturday, May 25, 13
- 15. Citizen Microbiology • Workshopat UC Davis • ASM session (last week) • Multiple projects Saturday, May 25, 13
- 16. Project MERCCURI • SampleInternational Space Station in collaboration with Nanoracks • Outreach by sampling at various public events • Collaboration with Science Cheerleaders and Science for Citizens • Darlene Cavalier, Summer Williams, Mark Severance • UCD: David Coil, Jenna Lang, Russell Neches, et al. Saturday, May 25, 13
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- 19. Future (ideas from2012 Mtg) • Host resources that others have that could be helpful to share • Guest blog posts • Latest papers with background • More targeted workshops to develop interactions • Undergrad education • K-12 outreach • Public outreach Saturday, May 25, 13
- 20. Future (ideas from2012 Mtg) • Host resources that others have that could be helpful to share • Guest blog posts • Latest papers with background • More targeted workshops to develop interactions • Undergrad education • K-12 outreach • Public outreach Saturday, May 25, 13
- 21. Educate and Inform Saturday,May 25, 13
- 22. Centralize Information • Pullin blog posts and news from other sources • Updates to social media • New papers • Twitter hashtag (#microbenet) Saturday, May 25, 13
- 23. Monthly Newsletter • Summaryof blog posts • “Resource of the Month” • “People Behind the Science” video series… “Project of the Month” • Recent and upcoming meetings Saturday, May 25, 13
- 24. Reference Collections • 102members • 684 papers • Curated Tags Saturday, May 25, 13
- 25. Other Information-Related • Curateand analyze reference collections • Simple guides • Sloan Program • Wikipedia curation Saturday, May 25, 13
- 26. Sharing & PublicizingSloan Work Saturday, May 25, 13
- 27. Sharing & PublicizingSloan Work • Guest blog posts • microBEnet posts • Mendeley • Video interviews • Press • Data sharing • Pre and post publication • Job postings • Networking Saturday, May 25, 13
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- 29. Gaps • Citizen microbiology •QIIME/VAMPS use • Software Carpentry • Culture collections • Genomes of isolates • How to share • Methods sharing • Other related social media • Alt metrics • Simulated community samples Saturday, May 25, 13
- 30. Thanks • Alfred P.Sloan Foundation • microBEnet people: Hal Levin, David Coil, Mary Jo Seminoff, Holly Bik, Jenna Lang, Russell Neches, Tom Olson, et al • All the undergrads in the lab • Science Cheerleaders and Science for Citizens esp. Darlene Cavalier, Wendy Brown, Mark Severance, Summer Williams • Collaborators: Jessica Green, Jack Gilbert, Dan Smith, et al. • Sloan Funded researchers / labs • Others working in microBE topics • Advice: Rob Dunn, Holly Menninger, Rob Knight, manyothers Saturday, May 25, 13