Erika Martínez
@eri-bemr.bsky.social
Cheerful and dynamic, passionate about science and in love with dancing 🔬🩰🇲🇽 Postdoc at Leibniz IGB. Soapbox Science Berlin. #microorganisms #cyanobacteria #phytoplankton #chytrids #ecotoxicology
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Erika Martínez
@eri-bemr.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Hi everyone, I'm Erika, an environmental #toxicologist interested in the effects of anthropogenic pollutants on aquatic microorganisms, including #phytoplankton, #bacteria and #fungi
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📌 New preprint
Super trilled to share the work of our PhD student Rob Bücking.
He did a massive work collecting a large longitudinal globally representative dataset of infant microbiomes to develop a microbiome age index 🌍🍼👶🏻🦠 (1/4)
Super trilled to share the work of our PhD student Rob Bücking.
He did a massive work collecting a large longitudinal globally representative dataset of infant microbiomes to develop a microbiome age index 🌍🍼👶🏻🦠 (1/4)
Global analysis of infant gut microbiota revealed distinctive maturation dynamics across lifestyles https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.11.693638v1
December 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
📌 New preprint
Super trilled to share the work of our PhD student Rob Bücking.
He did a massive work collecting a large longitudinal globally representative dataset of infant microbiomes to develop a microbiome age index 🌍🍼👶🏻🦠 (1/4)
Super trilled to share the work of our PhD student Rob Bücking.
He did a massive work collecting a large longitudinal globally representative dataset of infant microbiomes to develop a microbiome age index 🌍🍼👶🏻🦠 (1/4)
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Similar growth potentials of cyanobacteria and algae explain their coexistence in desert soils nature.com/articles/s41598-…
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Similar growth potentials of cyanobacteria and algae explain their coexistence in desert soils nature.com/articles/s41598-…
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Are you in Berlin this chilly Sunday and looking for something inspiring to do? Join us at Holzmarkt 25 at 15:30 for our event! 6 amazing speakers will share insights on interesting topics in a relaxed atmosphere. Come, meet the scientists, and be part of a great afternoon. See you there! ✨
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Are you in Berlin this chilly Sunday and looking for something inspiring to do? Join us at Holzmarkt 25 at 15:30 for our event! 6 amazing speakers will share insights on interesting topics in a relaxed atmosphere. Come, meet the scientists, and be part of a great afternoon. See you there! ✨
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And last but not least, today we introduce the final two speakers of this year’s Soapbox Science Berlin & LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin events at Berlin Science Week 2025! 🌟
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And last but not least, today we introduce the final two speakers of this year’s Soapbox Science Berlin & LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin events at Berlin Science Week 2025! 🌟
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Joint #CallForProposals from the DFG and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in all Fields of Research, including Social Sciences and the Humanities. The fourth iteration of this cooperation aims to bring together researchers from Germany and Mexico.
Details:
sohub.io/vf98
Details:
sohub.io/vf98
UNAM-DFG 2025/2026: Mexican-German Joint Call for Proposals
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November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Joint #CallForProposals from the DFG and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in all Fields of Research, including Social Sciences and the Humanities. The fourth iteration of this cooperation aims to bring together researchers from Germany and Mexico.
Details:
sohub.io/vf98
Details:
sohub.io/vf98
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Our first event at this year’s Berlin Science Week CAMPUS was amazing, so many curious minds and inspiring conversations!✨
But we’re not done yet… We’re back this Sunday, November 9, with six new speakers bringing their science to FORUM at Holzmarkt 25. So let’s meet the first two! 👀
But we’re not done yet… We’re back this Sunday, November 9, with six new speakers bringing their science to FORUM at Holzmarkt 25. So let’s meet the first two! 👀
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our first event at this year’s Berlin Science Week CAMPUS was amazing, so many curious minds and inspiring conversations!✨
But we’re not done yet… We’re back this Sunday, November 9, with six new speakers bringing their science to FORUM at Holzmarkt 25. So let’s meet the first two! 👀
But we’re not done yet… We’re back this Sunday, November 9, with six new speakers bringing their science to FORUM at Holzmarkt 25. So let’s meet the first two! 👀
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⏰ In less than 24 hours, six amazing speakers will take the stage to share their research on Parkinson’s disease, glaciers, menstruation, powerful bacteria, grooving cells, and the origins of “spikiness” in animals! 🧠❄️🦠🌈🦔
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
⏰ In less than 24 hours, six amazing speakers will take the stage to share their research on Parkinson’s disease, glaciers, menstruation, powerful bacteria, grooving cells, and the origins of “spikiness” in animals! 🧠❄️🦠🌈🦔
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The last two amazing speakers of our Soapbox Science Berlin event at CAMPUS! 🌟
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The last two amazing speakers of our Soapbox Science Berlin event at CAMPUS! 🌟
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A new day, a new pair of amazing speakers to introduce! 🌟
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A new day, a new pair of amazing speakers to introduce! 🌟
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Here we go again! 🎤 Our event "Diverse minds, shared future", in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ STEM group during the Berlin Science Week, is approaching fast!
We're excited to start introducing the amazing speakers joining us for this year's event
We're excited to start introducing the amazing speakers joining us for this year's event
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Here we go again! 🎤 Our event "Diverse minds, shared future", in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ STEM group during the Berlin Science Week, is approaching fast!
We're excited to start introducing the amazing speakers joining us for this year's event
We're excited to start introducing the amazing speakers joining us for this year's event
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📢 #Abstract submission for #SETACMaastricht is open! Join us in May and share your latest #research with a vibrant community of #environmental scientists and professionals. 🌿🧪 Submit your abstract by 26 November and take part in shaping a bold scientific programme!
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Call for Abstracts: Share Your Science at SETAC Maastricht
www.setac.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📢 #Abstract submission for #SETACMaastricht is open! Join us in May and share your latest #research with a vibrant community of #environmental scientists and professionals. 🌿🧪 Submit your abstract by 26 November and take part in shaping a bold scientific programme!
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Sharpen your presentation skills ahead of #SETACPortland! 🎤 Join the SETAC Café, “Perfecting Your Presentation,” at 12 EDT on 28 October for tips on effective science communication and guidance for the Best Student Presentation Awards. 🔗 www.setac.org/resource/joi...
Join the Next SETAC Café on Perfecting Your Presentation
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October 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sharpen your presentation skills ahead of #SETACPortland! 🎤 Join the SETAC Café, “Perfecting Your Presentation,” at 12 EDT on 28 October for tips on effective science communication and guidance for the Best Student Presentation Awards. 🔗 www.setac.org/resource/joi...
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Abstract submission is now open (till 26 November). Join us in an exciting #HABs Session #SETACMaastricht 👇
Session description: setac.secure-platform.com/meetings/gal...
#SETAC #SETACEurope #SETAC2026
@setac.bsky.social @setac-glb.bsky.social
Session description: setac.secure-platform.com/meetings/gal...
#SETAC #SETACEurope #SETAC2026
@setac.bsky.social @setac-glb.bsky.social
🧪📣 Save the date for SETAC Europe 2016 @setac.bsky.social #SETACMaastricht !
Our Session title: "Integrating #Genomics, #Metabolomics, and Control Strategies to Address Harmful Algal and #Cyanobacterial Blooms", Chaired by Petra Visser, Dail Laughinghouse, @anastasiahiskia.bsky.social.
Our Session title: "Integrating #Genomics, #Metabolomics, and Control Strategies to Address Harmful Algal and #Cyanobacterial Blooms", Chaired by Petra Visser, Dail Laughinghouse, @anastasiahiskia.bsky.social.
October 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Abstract submission is now open (till 26 November). Join us in an exciting #HABs Session #SETACMaastricht 👇
Session description: setac.secure-platform.com/meetings/gal...
#SETAC #SETACEurope #SETAC2026
@setac.bsky.social @setac-glb.bsky.social
Session description: setac.secure-platform.com/meetings/gal...
#SETAC #SETACEurope #SETAC2026
@setac.bsky.social @setac-glb.bsky.social
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Engelberts et al. introduce GenomeFISH: a genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridization method that couples high-throughput single cell genomics with whole genome hybridization for strain-level visualization of microbial communities
isme-microbes.org/strain-level...
#imaging #microbiome #omics
isme-microbes.org/strain-level...
#imaging #microbiome #omics
October 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Engelberts et al. introduce GenomeFISH: a genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridization method that couples high-throughput single cell genomics with whole genome hybridization for strain-level visualization of microbial communities
isme-microbes.org/strain-level...
#imaging #microbiome #omics
isme-microbes.org/strain-level...
#imaging #microbiome #omics
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Glad to share a collaboration with Yicen Lin's group at Kunming University of Science and Technology published in ISME Journal
Synergistic biodegradation of polyethylene by experimentally evolved bacterial biofilms
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#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
Synergistic biodegradation of polyethylene by experimentally evolved bacterial biofilms
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Glad to share a collaboration with Yicen Lin's group at Kunming University of Science and Technology published in ISME Journal
Synergistic biodegradation of polyethylene by experimentally evolved bacterial biofilms
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
Synergistic biodegradation of polyethylene by experimentally evolved bacterial biofilms
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#MicrobiomeEcology at #LeidenBiology
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Hell yea!
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hell yea!
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Creative experiences such as dance, music, drawing, and strategy video games might preserve brain health. A study in Nature Communications shows that regular practice or short training in these activities is linked to brains that look younger and work more efficiently. go.nature.com/46GH8Pi 🧪
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Creative experiences such as dance, music, drawing, and strategy video games might preserve brain health. A study in Nature Communications shows that regular practice or short training in these activities is linked to brains that look younger and work more efficiently. go.nature.com/46GH8Pi 🧪
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⚠️New paper ➡️ isolating >600 freshwater microbes using dilution-to-extinction and low-nutrient, lake-mimicking media.
🤯Expands cultured diversity to ~70 % of detected genera and enables physiological studies of streamlined oligotrophs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#protistsonsky
🤯Expands cultured diversity to ~70 % of detected genera and enables physiological studies of streamlined oligotrophs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#protistsonsky
Bringing the uncultivated microbial majority of freshwater ecosystems into culture - Nature Communications
A large fraction of aquatic bacteria remains uncultured. Here, the authors cultivated 627 strains of abundant freshwater bacteria from 14 European lakes, thus generating a collection that includes many previously uncultured, oligotrophic bacteria that may serve as model organisms.
www.nature.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
⚠️New paper ➡️ isolating >600 freshwater microbes using dilution-to-extinction and low-nutrient, lake-mimicking media.
🤯Expands cultured diversity to ~70 % of detected genera and enables physiological studies of streamlined oligotrophs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#protistsonsky
🤯Expands cultured diversity to ~70 % of detected genera and enables physiological studies of streamlined oligotrophs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#protistsonsky
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Curious about creating agar art? 🎨Join Assistant Prof. Sebahat Öztekin’s workshop at Bayburt University in Turkey (Oct. 8–10) to learn how it’s done! Then, submit your art to the ASM #AgarArt contest—open until Oct. 26. Register for the workshop if you're in the area! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Curious about creating agar art? 🎨Join Assistant Prof. Sebahat Öztekin’s workshop at Bayburt University in Turkey (Oct. 8–10) to learn how it’s done! Then, submit your art to the ASM #AgarArt contest—open until Oct. 26. Register for the workshop if you're in the area! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Cascade effects and ecological feedback of cyanobactericidal bacterium Bacillus sp. HH1 in cyanobacterial bloom control www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cascade effects and ecological feedback of cyanobactericidal bacterium Bacillus sp. HH1 in cyanobacterial bloom control
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HCBs) threaten aquatic ecosystems globally, but eco-friendly biological controls are limited by insufficient engineerin…
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September 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Cascade effects and ecological feedback of cyanobactericidal bacterium Bacillus sp. HH1 in cyanobacterial bloom control www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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First report of microcystin-producing benthic cyanobacteria in Mexican mountain rivers: polyphasic characterization and HPLC toxin detection www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
First report of microcystin-producing benthic cyanobacteria in Mexican mountain rivers: polyphasic characterization and HPLC toxin detection
The detection and characterization of cyanotoxins produced by benthic cyanobacteria in rivers is an understudied topic compared to cyanotoxins produce…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
First report of microcystin-producing benthic cyanobacteria in Mexican mountain rivers: polyphasic characterization and HPLC toxin detection www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Genetic and Metabolic Diversity of Cyanobacteria on the Rock–Water Interface in Mountainous Ecosystems | Environmental Science & Technology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Genetic and Metabolic Diversity of Cyanobacteria on the Rock–Water Interface in Mountainous Ecosystems
Tintenstrich communities are specialized lithic biofilms dominated by free-living cyanobacteria, also occurring in lichen associations, forming a unique ecological interface between rock environments ...
pubs.acs.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genetic and Metabolic Diversity of Cyanobacteria on the Rock–Water Interface in Mountainous Ecosystems | Environmental Science & Technology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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The ecological status of European Union surface waters continues to decline. Only 39.6% of EU surface waters attained good status, according to our recently published indicator.
September 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The ecological status of European Union surface waters continues to decline. Only 39.6% of EU surface waters attained good status, according to our recently published indicator.
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Nitrogen Substrate Impacts Microcystis aeruginosa Exometabolome Composition enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Nitrogen Substrate Impacts Microcystis aeruginosa Exometabolome Composition
We used untargeted metabolomics to identify differences in the compounds exuded into culture media by three strains of M. aeruginosa grown on three N substrate treatments (NO3−, NH4+, and urea). Resu...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nitrogen Substrate Impacts Microcystis aeruginosa Exometabolome Composition enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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If you’re a #student member looking for support to attend the SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting in Maastricht, apply for a student meeting registration grant. 🎓🌍💸 Join #SETACMaastricht!
📅 Apply by 30 October
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📅 Apply by 30 October
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September 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
If you’re a #student member looking for support to attend the SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting in Maastricht, apply for a student meeting registration grant. 🎓🌍💸 Join #SETACMaastricht!
📅 Apply by 30 October
🔗 bit.ly/41ARCwx
📅 Apply by 30 October
🔗 bit.ly/41ARCwx