Tadashi Fukami
@fukamit.bsky.social
New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville
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November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville
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Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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Voices from the Muwekma youth campout 2025 | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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October 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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Excited to release TEK Stories 2025, a podcast series made by the undergraduate students who took the "Catching up with Traditional Ecological Knowledge" class in Winter 2025 at Stanford University
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TEK Stories 2025
Listen to TEK Stories 2025 by Tadashi Fukami #np on #SoundCloud
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September 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Excited to release TEK Stories 2025, a podcast series made by the undergraduate students who took the "Catching up with Traditional Ecological Knowledge" class in Winter 2025 at Stanford University
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Evening lecture on Indigenous language revitalization
by Bernadette Quiroz, a member of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Nov 18, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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by Bernadette Quiroz, a member of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Nov 18, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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Chochenyo: A Language Reawakened | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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September 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Evening lecture on Indigenous language revitalization
by Bernadette Quiroz, a member of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Nov 18, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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by Bernadette Quiroz, a member of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Nov 18, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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Evening lecture on tribal sovereignty and cultural revitalization
by Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Oct 21, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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by Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Oct 21, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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The Trail of Truth Continues | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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September 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Evening lecture on tribal sovereignty and cultural revitalization
by Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Oct 21, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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by Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, to be held on Oct 21, 2025, at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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For some of the ongoing efforts related to this assistant professor position in TEK available at Stanford, please refer to this article:
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August 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
For some of the ongoing efforts related to this assistant professor position in TEK available at Stanford, please refer to this article:
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Important article by Tara McAllister and her co-authors. We at Stanford University is encouraged by this paper as we launch a new faculty search in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (applications by Sept 30, 2025):
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August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Important article by Tara McAllister and her co-authors. We at Stanford University is encouraged by this paper as we launch a new faculty search in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (applications by Sept 30, 2025):
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
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Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
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August 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Poster at Botanical Society of America conference www.xcdsystem.com/botany/progr...
July 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Poster at Botanical Society of America conference www.xcdsystem.com/botany/progr...
Story about a recent conference at Stanford University, "Environmental Justice through the Lens of Indigenous Peoples"
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July 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Story about a recent conference at Stanford University, "Environmental Justice through the Lens of Indigenous Peoples"
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This virtual program will cover general aspects of applying to Biology PhD programs, from cell, molecular and organismal biology to ecology and evolution, helping students craft application materials, navigate graduate interviews, and choose the program best fit for them. Apply by July 21, 2025.
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June 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This virtual program will cover general aspects of applying to Biology PhD programs, from cell, molecular and organismal biology to ecology and evolution, helping students craft application materials, navigate graduate interviews, and choose the program best fit for them. Apply by July 21, 2025.
Conference on Environmental Justice through the lens of Indigenous Peoples, held this week at Stanford University
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Environmental Justice Through the Lens of Indigenous Peoples: Research Agendas to Address Unanswered Questions Conference
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May 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Conference on Environmental Justice through the lens of Indigenous Peoples, held this week at Stanford University
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New paper where we suggest bacteria in the honeybee stomach may be more interesting to study than generally thought.
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Bacteria in Honeybee Crops Are Decoupled from Those in Floral Nectar and Bee Mouths - Microbial Ecology
Bacteria in the honeybee gut are a well-recognized factor affecting bee health. However, the primary focus of this research has been the hindgut, while the crop, or honey stomach, is assumed to be dom...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New paper where we suggest bacteria in the honeybee stomach may be more interesting to study than generally thought.
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Grateful to be part of this Univ of Toronto EEB event
📢 ONE MORE DAY!! 📢
Meet Dr. Tadashi Fukami, our #Atwood2025 Memorial Lecturer! 🐦🌺🦠 Who else is excited for his talk?! 🙋♀️
Learn more about Dr. Fukami’s work here: web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/
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Meet Dr. Tadashi Fukami, our #Atwood2025 Memorial Lecturer! 🐦🌺🦠 Who else is excited for his talk?! 🙋♀️
Learn more about Dr. Fukami’s work here: web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/
Atwood details here: eeb.utoronto.ca/wp-content/u...
April 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Grateful to be part of this Univ of Toronto EEB event
From Reo and Ogden 2018
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February 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
From Reo and Ogden 2018
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From McAllister et al. 2023
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February 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
From McAllister et al. 2023
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From Goode et al. 2022
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February 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
From Goode et al. 2022
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New review article in @newphyt.bsky.social on nectar bacteria--their evolutionary origin, dispersal mode, effects on nectar chemistry and plant–animal interactions, community assembly, agricultural applications, and their use as model systems in ecological research
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Tiny but mighty? Overview of a decade of research on nectar bacteria
An emerging focus of research at the intersection of botany, zoology, and microbiology is the study of floral nectar as a microbial habitat, referred to as the nectar microbiome, which can alter plan...
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January 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New review article in @newphyt.bsky.social on nectar bacteria--their evolutionary origin, dispersal mode, effects on nectar chemistry and plant–animal interactions, community assembly, agricultural applications, and their use as model systems in ecological research
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Best papers of 2024 in ecology and evolutionary biology, as chosen by Guzman, Peay, and Fukami labs at Stanford University: web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/pap...
Best papers
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December 12, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Best papers of 2024 in ecology and evolutionary biology, as chosen by Guzman, Peay, and Fukami labs at Stanford University: web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/pap...
Corine Pearce, a Native California basketweaver from the Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo, taught us that master basketweavers make holes, or da:w (door in Pomo), intentionally. Holes in baskets become spirit doors that connect people across generations.
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Basket weaving comes to Jasper Ridge with Corine Pearce
YouTube video by Trevor Hebert
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December 5, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Corine Pearce, a Native California basketweaver from the Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo, taught us that master basketweavers make holes, or da:w (door in Pomo), intentionally. Holes in baskets become spirit doors that connect people across generations.
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On TEK: “If you are multilingual and are truly fluent, you do not mix two languages; when you speak in English, you think in English and when you speak in Arabic, you think in Arabic. You become almost a different person because there is an entire culture associated with one language. (1/4)
December 4, 2024 at 11:40 PM
On TEK: “If you are multilingual and are truly fluent, you do not mix two languages; when you speak in English, you think in English and when you speak in Arabic, you think in Arabic. You become almost a different person because there is an entire culture associated with one language. (1/4)
Podcast interview, where Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about her new book, “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World”
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Overcoming the Scarcity Mindset | Robin Wall Kimmerer
YouTube video by Ten Percent Happier
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November 26, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Podcast interview, where Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about her new book, “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World”
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In our TEK book club at Stanford, we've just finished reading "On Indigenuity" by Daniel Wildcat. One message is that we need "cultural climate change," as "one cannot fix or solve problems with the same kind of thinking that created them."
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On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth | Fulcrum Books
Mother Earth is calling on us to act—the collective wisdom of thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge can guide us. Indigenuity, or Indigenous ingenuity, stems from an ancient idea and practice tha...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:40 PM
In our TEK book club at Stanford, we've just finished reading "On Indigenuity" by Daniel Wildcat. One message is that we need "cultural climate change," as "one cannot fix or solve problems with the same kind of thinking that created them."
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“As the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe continues its push for federal recognition, events like these show the importance that Indigenous knowledge plays in addressing modern issues.”
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Controlled burn revives rare plant in Bay Area preserve after 100 years
The western bewildering bushmallow is endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area. It returned for the first time in over 100 years thanks a Stanford controlled burn.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
“As the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe continues its push for federal recognition, events like these show the importance that Indigenous knowledge plays in addressing modern issues.”
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Honored to collaborate with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe on a youth campout held at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) at Stanford University
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Muwekma youth campout, how it came about and why | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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November 14, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Honored to collaborate with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe on a youth campout held at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) at Stanford University
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