Sophia Aredas
@sophiaaredas.bsky.social
Cornell Microbiology PhD Student Schmidt Lab Lakes, Ponds, Microplastics🌊🧪 | UC Irvine ‘23 | she/hers
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Museums are invaluable resources for science. Please help if you can! www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
Saving the Museum
After years of financial troubles and millions of funds raised in support, the Museum of the Earth is still struggling to bridge its multi-million dollar budgetary gap. It needs to
www.ithaca.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Museums are invaluable resources for science. Please help if you can! www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
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hey shut up, everyone shut up—i made peach crisp
September 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
hey shut up, everyone shut up—i made peach crisp
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
asm.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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And yet a trace of the true self resides in the false self
September 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
And yet a trace of the true self resides in the false self
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Here we show that >90% of Paenibacillus encode a unique Spo0B with a transmembrane domain! TM domain helps it interact with its phosphorelay partners. Congrats to @isabellalin.bsky.social who left for grad school this week and her mentor @cassidyprints.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Conservation of sporulation genes and a transmembrane-containing Spo0B variant in Paenibacillus
Sporulation is a strategy employed by many bacteria to survive harsh environmental conditions. The genus Paenibacillus includes spore-forming species notorious for spoiling pasteurized dairy products ...
www.biorxiv.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Here we show that >90% of Paenibacillus encode a unique Spo0B with a transmembrane domain! TM domain helps it interact with its phosphorelay partners. Congrats to @isabellalin.bsky.social who left for grad school this week and her mentor @cassidyprints.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - Nature
Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The regime halted all federal grants then told UC administration if they pay $1 billion they could have them back.
It’s like ransomware.
UC is a public university system and we cannot do this.
So, no grants = no research and labs will shut down.
Are we great yet?
dailybruin.com/2025/08/09/a...
It’s like ransomware.
UC is a public university system and we cannot do this.
So, no grants = no research and labs will shut down.
Are we great yet?
dailybruin.com/2025/08/09/a...
'An attack on knowledge': UCLA researchers say lifesaving research is in jeopardy - Daily Bruin
Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski has led organ transplant research at UCLA for nearly three decades. Kupiec-Weglinski, the vice chairman of basic science research in the David Geffen School of Medicine’s su...
dailybruin.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The regime halted all federal grants then told UC administration if they pay $1 billion they could have them back.
It’s like ransomware.
UC is a public university system and we cannot do this.
So, no grants = no research and labs will shut down.
Are we great yet?
dailybruin.com/2025/08/09/a...
It’s like ransomware.
UC is a public university system and we cannot do this.
So, no grants = no research and labs will shut down.
Are we great yet?
dailybruin.com/2025/08/09/a...
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Latest work from the lab - we identify a translation factor, YebC2, that reduces ribosome stalling in B. subtilis!
Congrats to co-first authors: grad students Hye-Rim Hong & Cassidy Prince & undergrad Dennis Wu @denniswu02.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Congrats to co-first authors: grad students Hye-Rim Hong & Cassidy Prince & undergrad Dennis Wu @denniswu02.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
YebC2 resolves ribosome stalling and increases fitness of cells lacking EF-P and the ABCF ATPase YfmR
Author summary Polyproline motifs are essential structural features of many proteins but are difficult for the ribosome to synthesize. EF-P reduces ribosome pausing at polyproline motifs. Here, we sho...
journals.plos.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Latest work from the lab - we identify a translation factor, YebC2, that reduces ribosome stalling in B. subtilis!
Congrats to co-first authors: grad students Hye-Rim Hong & Cassidy Prince & undergrad Dennis Wu @denniswu02.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Congrats to co-first authors: grad students Hye-Rim Hong & Cassidy Prince & undergrad Dennis Wu @denniswu02.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666521v1
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666521v1
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Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666521v1
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666521v1
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You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
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The emptiness of wanting a final sip of coffee and picking up the mug and realizing you already drank it all
a black and white cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting at a table with a cup of coffee .
ALT: a black and white cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting at a table with a cup of coffee .
media.tenor.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The emptiness of wanting a final sip of coffee and picking up the mug and realizing you already drank it all
Today is a great day to be a Great Lakes aquatic microbial ecologist🤩 Just a few photos from our #LakeMichigan cruise 🌊 Microbial community sampling isn’t so bad especially when your office for the week looks like this🌅
July 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today is a great day to be a Great Lakes aquatic microbial ecologist🤩 Just a few photos from our #LakeMichigan cruise 🌊 Microbial community sampling isn’t so bad especially when your office for the week looks like this🌅
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We’re excited to share a new CRISPR-Cas12 genome editing system, highly efficient across multiple brown algae species!
Brown algae transformation has been challenging despite many thoughtful approaches over the years.
We hope this one is kelpful 🌿😅
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#CRISPR #Algae
Brown algae transformation has been challenging despite many thoughtful approaches over the years.
We hope this one is kelpful 🌿😅
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#CRISPR #Algae
July 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We’re excited to share a new CRISPR-Cas12 genome editing system, highly efficient across multiple brown algae species!
Brown algae transformation has been challenging despite many thoughtful approaches over the years.
We hope this one is kelpful 🌿😅
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#CRISPR #Algae
Brown algae transformation has been challenging despite many thoughtful approaches over the years.
We hope this one is kelpful 🌿😅
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#CRISPR #Algae
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Microbial ecologists! Do you use Unifrac distances? Are you curious about absolute abundances? Then I’ve got a paper for you!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/4)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/4)
Interpreting UniFrac with Absolute Abundance: A Conceptual and Practical Guide
Microbial ecologists routinely use β-diversity metrics to compare communities, yet these metrics vary in the ecological dimensions they capture. Popular for incorporating phylogenetic relationships, U...
www.biorxiv.org
July 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Microbial ecologists! Do you use Unifrac distances? Are you curious about absolute abundances? Then I’ve got a paper for you!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/4)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/4)
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July 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Wrapping up #ASMicrobe day 1 with the @bsingletons.bsky.social mixer. Great program to support and welcome first-timers to the conference. Huge shout out to #JoeJames for doing so much to support fellow microbiologists! @ASMICROBIOLOGY.BSKY.SOCIAL
June 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Wrapping up #ASMicrobe day 1 with the @bsingletons.bsky.social mixer. Great program to support and welcome first-timers to the conference. Huge shout out to #JoeJames for doing so much to support fellow microbiologists! @ASMICROBIOLOGY.BSKY.SOCIAL
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To those who weren’t born yet or those like me who didn’t remember, this is why we have the EPA.
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
June 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
To those who weren’t born yet or those like me who didn’t remember, this is why we have the EPA.
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Pet peeve: I hate how often ppl claim “all the researchers will just move to Europe/Canada!” You vastly under-estimate how little money there is there vs the USA- and unless that changes ASAP this loss is just going to decimate global science, full stop. 🧪🔭
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Pet peeve: I hate how often ppl claim “all the researchers will just move to Europe/Canada!” You vastly under-estimate how little money there is there vs the USA- and unless that changes ASAP this loss is just going to decimate global science, full stop. 🧪🔭
#ASMMicrobe Day ✌️
Presented my poster and met so many incredible scientists! Please be welcome to come my rapid fire talk tomorrow in AES: Microbial Pioneers: Colonizing Earth’s Unique Habitats at 11:45AM😀
Presented my poster and met so many incredible scientists! Please be welcome to come my rapid fire talk tomorrow in AES: Microbial Pioneers: Colonizing Earth’s Unique Habitats at 11:45AM😀
June 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
#ASMMicrobe Day ✌️
Presented my poster and met so many incredible scientists! Please be welcome to come my rapid fire talk tomorrow in AES: Microbial Pioneers: Colonizing Earth’s Unique Habitats at 11:45AM😀
Presented my poster and met so many incredible scientists! Please be welcome to come my rapid fire talk tomorrow in AES: Microbial Pioneers: Colonizing Earth’s Unique Habitats at 11:45AM😀
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Hey all - check this post if you’re at #ASMicrobe this weekend.
Let’s have a meet up tomorrow for a photo op of microbiologists on @bsky.app who are at #ASMicrobe!
Be there at 3 PM at the main entrance giant ASM sign!
In person meetups are super fun - please be there!
And plz repost!
Let’s have a meet up tomorrow for a photo op of microbiologists on @bsky.app who are at #ASMicrobe!
Be there at 3 PM at the main entrance giant ASM sign!
In person meetups are super fun - please be there!
And plz repost!
Who is at #ASMicrobe?
Reply with a 👋 and let’s do a bsky meetup tomorrow for a group photo!
Please repost / share / like this post to extend its reach.
Let’s go! 🚀 🦠 🧬🖥️ 🧪
Reply with a 👋 and let’s do a bsky meetup tomorrow for a group photo!
Please repost / share / like this post to extend its reach.
Let’s go! 🚀 🦠 🧬🖥️ 🧪
June 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Hey all - check this post if you’re at #ASMicrobe this weekend.
Let’s have a meet up tomorrow for a photo op of microbiologists on @bsky.app who are at #ASMicrobe!
Be there at 3 PM at the main entrance giant ASM sign!
In person meetups are super fun - please be there!
And plz repost!
Let’s have a meet up tomorrow for a photo op of microbiologists on @bsky.app who are at #ASMicrobe!
Be there at 3 PM at the main entrance giant ASM sign!
In person meetups are super fun - please be there!
And plz repost!
So excited to rep the Schmidt lab at #ASMMicrobe this week! I will be presenting my work on how microbial communities respond to disturbances like floating photovoltaics (solar panels)☀️If you love microbes, ponds, community dynamics, etc. let’s chat 🤠
June 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
So excited to rep the Schmidt lab at #ASMMicrobe this week! I will be presenting my work on how microbial communities respond to disturbances like floating photovoltaics (solar panels)☀️If you love microbes, ponds, community dynamics, etc. let’s chat 🤠