Naomi Gilbert
@negilbert.bsky.social
postdoc at Syracuse University | microbial & viral ecology in oceans, hot springs, and anywhere in between 🌎 | she/her 🌈
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Viruses transform microbes, populations, & ecosystems.
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our paper on how viral lysis may influence system biogeochemistry in the Sargasso Sea subsurface oxygen max (SOM) is finally published! Thanks to all coauthors and especially @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to work on this project integrating field work and modeling
Reposted by Naomi Gilbert
Science in action... a research cruise to explore marine viruses & their microbial hosts made possible by NSF support and held together by the talents of @negilbert.bsky.social (now at Syracuse U) and Daniel Muratore (now at SFI), @camelia-s-gochev.bsky.social (of Technion) & many more...
Marine viruses play a key role in storing carbon in the deep oceans, according to a new Nature Communications study.
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Read about the findings in this @us.theconversation.com piece co-authored by Biology's Joshua Weitz (@joshuasweitz.bsky.social) ⤵️
Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
theconversation.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Science in action... a research cruise to explore marine viruses & their microbial hosts made possible by NSF support and held together by the talents of @negilbert.bsky.social (now at Syracuse U) and Daniel Muratore (now at SFI), @camelia-s-gochev.bsky.social (of Technion) & many more...
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New with @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social, exploring how viral-mediated infection and lysis can fuel the marine food web:
theconversation.com/viruses-aren...
theconversation.com/viruses-aren...
Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
New with @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social, exploring how viral-mediated infection and lysis can fuel the marine food web:
theconversation.com/viruses-aren...
theconversation.com/viruses-aren...
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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...
artsci.utk.edu
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-...
Our paper on how viral lysis may influence system biogeochemistry in the Sargasso Sea subsurface oxygen max (SOM) is finally published! Thanks to all coauthors and especially @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to work on this project integrating field work and modeling
Viruses transform microbes, populations, & ecosystems.
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Our paper on how viral lysis may influence system biogeochemistry in the Sargasso Sea subsurface oxygen max (SOM) is finally published! Thanks to all coauthors and especially @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to work on this project integrating field work and modeling
congrats @atruch.bsky.social !! Can’t wait to read it
Excited to see @atruch.bsky.social publish his work on giant virus DNA methylation. Kratosvirus quantuckense shows diverse DNA methylation via six methyltransferases, shaping infection and genomic stability in this giant virus.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Epigenome analysis of an algae-infecting giant virus reveals a unique methylation motif catalogue
DNA methylation can epigenetically alter gene expression and serve as a mechanism for genomic stabilization. Advancements in long-read sequencing technology have allowed for increased exploration into...
journals.plos.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
congrats @atruch.bsky.social !! Can’t wait to read it
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Introducing ** Incendiamoeba **, a eukaryote that can live at temperatures well beyond what we thought possible. 63C!!
Read @hbrappap.bsky.social thread to see what we’ve already started to learn from this amazing organism!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #protistsonsky 🧪 #evobio
Read @hbrappap.bsky.social thread to see what we’ve already started to learn from this amazing organism!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #protistsonsky 🧪 #evobio
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Introducing ** Incendiamoeba **, a eukaryote that can live at temperatures well beyond what we thought possible. 63C!!
Read @hbrappap.bsky.social thread to see what we’ve already started to learn from this amazing organism!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #protistsonsky 🧪 #evobio
Read @hbrappap.bsky.social thread to see what we’ve already started to learn from this amazing organism!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#MicroSky #protistsonsky 🧪 #evobio
Congrats @zepernickbn.bsky.social @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social ! 🦠
Research globally and act locally. Nice to see @zepernickbn.bsky.social @utkmicrobiology.bsky.social getting attention for collaborations with GLCFWHH researchers to address a local algal bloom. Just published in Harmful Algae.
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Mead’s Quarry Research Reveals Toxic Algae Drivers - College of Arts and Sciences
UT research into a pink algae bloom that closed the popular swimming area at Ijams Nature Center in 2024 is providing insight into how the organisms thrive. Researchers from the University of Tenness...
artsci.utk.edu
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congrats @zepernickbn.bsky.social @tn-marine-micro.bsky.social ! 🦠
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Bacterial Volatile Organic Compound Specialists in the Phycosphere academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Bacterial Volatile Organic Compound Specialists in the Phycosphere academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
Having a great time visiting Ghent, Belgium and attending #MLD8 to present my postdoc work on deciphering algal-bacterial interactions under iron limitation using #exometabolomics and #nanoSIP
June 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Having a great time visiting Ghent, Belgium and attending #MLD8 to present my postdoc work on deciphering algal-bacterial interactions under iron limitation using #exometabolomics and #nanoSIP