Alex Alexiev, PhD
@alex-for-science.bsky.social
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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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
Well this is wild (and cool!): birds may have a previously unrecognized ability to switch sexes. #ornithology www.science.org/content/arti...
So cool
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August 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So cool
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
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.
Looking forward to a week off ecology at ESA 2025!
August 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Looking forward to a week off ecology at ESA 2025!
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
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
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
Ruby Scanlon, an undergrad in the Kent and Sharpton labs, is presenting her poster today at AAR 465! #ASMmicrobe
#ASMmicrobe supporting #sciart with a song about COVID healthcare workers
June 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#ASMmicrobe supporting #sciart with a song about COVID healthcare workers
Nerding out over the delightful microbial backgrounds! #brukermid #ASMmicrobe
June 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Nerding out over the delightful microbial backgrounds! #brukermid #ASMmicrobe
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
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
Physical activity is a priority between talks #ASMmicrobe 😆
June 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Physical activity is a priority between talks #ASMmicrobe 😆
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
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.
Reposted by Alex Alexiev, PhD
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
Skin microbiomes of frogs vary among body regions, revealing differences that reflect known patterns of chytrid infection
May 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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
Skin microbiomes of frogs vary among body regions, revealing differences that reflect known patterns of chytrid infection