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Alex Alexiev, PhD
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Postdoc in the Sharpton lab at Oregon State University | she/her | UC Davis -> CU Boulder -> OSU | microbial community ecology, amphibians, zebrafish | 🇧🇬🇺🇸💖💛💙

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Basic R code resources: https://github.com/aalexiev/Basic_R
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Well this is wild (and cool!): birds may have a previously unrecognized ability to switch sexes. #ornithology www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests
Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg
www.science.org
August 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So far, cool things at ESA that tell me I'm surrounded by my people: I've noticed 4 or 5 sciart booths in the exhibition hall selling ecology themed art. One booth is just piles of free books. According to an email, there's a gear swap booth where you can donate/get field gear. Awesome.
August 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Looking forward to a week off ecology at ESA 2025!
August 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join me today 10:30-11:30 am and 3-4 pm at my poster on how Benzoapyrene, a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, affects the neurodevelopment and gut microbiome of model zebrafish - HMB 921 #ASMmicrobe
June 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ruby Scanlon, an undergrad in the Kent and Sharpton labs, is presenting her poster today at AAR 465! #ASMmicrobe
June 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#ASMmicrobe supporting #sciart with a song about COVID healthcare workers
June 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Nerding out over the delightful microbial backgrounds! #brukermid #ASMmicrobe
June 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Come see Ebony Stretch, a grad student in the sharpton lab, present her poster on how PFAS affects the got microbiome in model zebrafish! #ASMmicrobe poster 923 in HMB02
June 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Physical activity is a priority between talks #ASMmicrobe 😆
June 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Both captions and ASL interpreter at #ASMmicrobe opening last night! Great steps towards DEI. Captions weren't great but something to work on for next time.
June 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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New paper from my lab (first author is Sonia Ghose): www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

Skin microbiomes of frogs vary among body regions, revealing differences that reflect known patterns of chytrid infection
May 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM