Jennifer DeBruyn
@jdebruyn.bsky.social
Educator and explorer of microbes' mighty work on our planet. Prof @ University of Tennessee, opinions my own.
It's a symphony of microbial processes that break down a human body after death. Expression of heat shock proteins shows the decomposers experiencing stress. It also seems that fungi, not bacteria, may be breaking down our fat tissues. Read more in our latest pub: doi.org/10.1093/fems...
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It's a symphony of microbial processes that break down a human body after death. Expression of heat shock proteins shows the decomposers experiencing stress. It also seems that fungi, not bacteria, may be breaking down our fat tissues. Read more in our latest pub: doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Reposted by Jennifer DeBruyn
Such a great team that included @sullivan-lab.bsky.social , @ab-knox.bsky.social, @jdebruyn.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and so many amazing staff and students. And yes - still more to come from this project.
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UT Research Shows Viral Impact on Ocean Oxygen - College of Arts and Sciences
An international research team unveils how viral lysis of blue-green algae in the Sargasso Sea enhances ecosystem-scale productivity. Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University o...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Such a great team that included @sullivan-lab.bsky.social , @ab-knox.bsky.social, @jdebruyn.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and so many amazing staff and students. And yes - still more to come from this project.
artsci.utk.edu/ut-research-...
artsci.utk.edu/ut-research-...
Reposted by Jennifer DeBruyn
Paper jointly first-authored by two outstanding early career scientists:
Naomi Gilbert
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&
Daniel Muratore
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and a collaborative group spanning UT-Knoxville, UMD, Georgia Tech, Ohio State & Technion.
Welcome any/all feedback!
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Naomi Gilbert
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
&
Daniel Muratore
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
and a collaborative group spanning UT-Knoxville, UMD, Georgia Tech, Ohio State & Technion.
Welcome any/all feedback!
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January 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Paper jointly first-authored by two outstanding early career scientists:
Naomi Gilbert
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
&
Daniel Muratore
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
and a collaborative group spanning UT-Knoxville, UMD, Georgia Tech, Ohio State & Technion.
Welcome any/all feedback!
/🧵
Naomi Gilbert
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
&
Daniel Muratore
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
and a collaborative group spanning UT-Knoxville, UMD, Georgia Tech, Ohio State & Technion.
Welcome any/all feedback!
/🧵
How long do the effects of a decomposing animal last? Nine years after decomposing a colony of beavers, aka beaverhenge, we revisit the scene to find out.
August 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How long do the effects of a decomposing animal last? Nine years after decomposing a colony of beavers, aka beaverhenge, we revisit the scene to find out.
A rainbow of soil profiles at the "Know Soil, Know Life" educator workshop, hosted by U of Minnesota
August 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A rainbow of soil profiles at the "Know Soil, Know Life" educator workshop, hosted by U of Minnesota
An awesome example of collaboration between citizen scientists and academic researchers here in our local community!
The first contribution from David Niknejad's thesis: a collaboration with UTIA and the Watershed Association of the Tellico Reservoir to start applying molecular tools to the Tellico Reservoir. Thanks to USC's @eric-a-webb.bsky.social for jumping in to help!
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Metagenome-assembled genome of Synechococcus sp. “Tanasi” from the Tellico Reservoir, Tennessee, USA | Microbiology Resource Announcements
Picocyanobacteria, especially members of the Synechococcus collective (1), contribute to primary productivity, food webs, and biogeochemical cycles of fresh
and marine waters worldwide (2). The Synech...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
An awesome example of collaboration between citizen scientists and academic researchers here in our local community!