Elaine Luo
@oceanmicrobes.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Microbial ecology 🚢 oceanography 🌊 viruses 🦠 metagenomics 🧬 first-gen 🎓
https://sites.google.com/uncc.edu/microbial-ecology-lab
Microbial ecology 🚢 oceanography 🌊 viruses 🦠 metagenomics 🧬 first-gen 🎓
https://sites.google.com/uncc.edu/microbial-ecology-lab
My department (Biological Sciences) has opened a tenure-track position! This is a broad search, with some preference for ecology/evolution/environment, but any and all research foci in biology are encouraged to apply! Review date is Dec 15th.
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My department (Biological Sciences) has opened a tenure-track position! This is a broad search, with some preference for ecology/evolution/environment, but any and all research foci in biology are encouraged to apply! Review date is Dec 15th.
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation!
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join
The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below.
Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, inclu...
sites.google.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I am excited to share that I received an award from the National Science Foundation!
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
I'm considering candidates for up to two postdoc positions - reach out by Aug 28th for full consideration.
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested.
Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)
More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)
More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Luo Lab - Microbial Ecology - join
The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. Details below.
Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, inclu...
sites.google.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Funded postdoc + PhD opportunities in marine microbial ecology! Please share with folks that might be interested.
Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)
More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Start date is flexible (fall 2025 to summer 2026)
More about the lab + applying (Postdoc rolling, PhD apps due Oct/Jan):
sites.google.com/uncc.edu/mic...
Lab’s first publication as #newPI @isme-microbes.bsky.social 😃
We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation.
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation.
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Vertical transport and spatiotemporal dynamics of giant viruses in the North Pacific subtropical gyre
Abstract. Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, or “giant viruses,” are prevalent in marine environments, infecting diverse eukaryotic lineages and influenc
academic.oup.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Lab’s first publication as #newPI @isme-microbes.bsky.social 😃
We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation.
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation.
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Grateful for the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social and excited for more cool science!
🌠 Announcing our latest awardees! 🤩 These talented scientists are uncovering how viruses infect cells, decoding cell behavior, and exploring the hidden biology in the ocean: bit.ly/HFAwardees.
Meet the awardees & hear about their bold projects from our #HFScouts 👇 /1
Meet the awardees & hear about their bold projects from our #HFScouts 👇 /1
June 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Grateful for the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social and excited for more cool science!
Reposted by Elaine Luo
Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs 🌊
Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment - Genome Biology
Background Non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs (NCDs) are shown to dominate in surface waters shifting the long-held paradigm of cyanobacteria dominance. This raises fundamental questions on how these putat...
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs support the survival of marine microalgae in nitrogen-depleted environment genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs 🌊
Lab's first preprint! #newPI
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
Virus-mediated recycling of chemoautotrophic biomass
Aquatic environments absorb ~2.5 gigatonnes of atmospheric carbon each year, more than the carbon stored in the atmosphere, soils, and all biomass combined. Primary producers transform this dissolved ...
www.biorxiv.org
May 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Lab's first preprint! #newPI
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
We show that viruses are active agents that recycle carbon fixed by productive chemoautotrophs, shaping our understanding of carbon cycling in redox-active ecosystems.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@julesdeep.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @mepjoe.bsky.social
Reposted by Elaine Luo
🙏 We need your help 🙏
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🙏 We need your help 🙏
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.
We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:
NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...
NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
w/ @noamross.net
Reposted by Elaine Luo
Harvard sues: a 🎁 link + an important step in responding to ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle American leadership in science & research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Harvard University Sues Trump Administration (Gift Article)
Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Harvard sues: a 🎁 link + an important step in responding to ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle American leadership in science & research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Reposted by Elaine Luo
Excited to share our new mSphere paper describing ssRNA viruses associated with Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in southwest Florida in mSphere led by Jean Lim - a 🧵(1/10) 🧪🦠🌊 #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky #USFCMS @asm.org @cmarinescience.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
April 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Excited to share our new mSphere paper describing ssRNA viruses associated with Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms in southwest Florida in mSphere led by Jean Lim - a 🧵(1/10) 🧪🦠🌊 #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky #USFCMS @asm.org @cmarinescience.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
Hi everyone! New here 😄 excited to connect and learn about/share cool research in aquatic microbial ecology, or just science in general! Here's our lab photo to kick-start another year! #newPI
February 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Hi everyone! New here 😄 excited to connect and learn about/share cool research in aquatic microbial ecology, or just science in general! Here's our lab photo to kick-start another year! #newPI