Just getting packed for Edinburgh. The talk is at least set in my mind, the slides will change several times - it's not until Thursday and I keep thinking that I'll have all the evenings free. There are too many people to catch up with for that to be true!
Last week (or the one before) I stuck a note on my Facebook profile asking for help and suggestions writing the talk (mainly help avoiding bullet points - ick) and received 13 stunningly rude and innuendo laden replies. It's not me, it's my friends. It did serve as a reminder that there is, somewhat inevitably, a Facebook group for microbial ecologists, Microbial Ecologists United - linky (hope that works). Not as active as it could be, I always have intentions of posting job ads at least, lets see if I manage.
May update during the week if I find a nice wifi hotspot - otherwise, wish me luck!
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I'm a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liverpool, currently working on marine bacteria and getting myself another job (hopefully permanent). This blog covers my thoughts on the field of microbial ecology as a young researcher attempting to make my way in academia.
Microbial ecology is the study of bacteria, viruses and fungi in the environment and asks of them "so what do you think you're doing?". As a postdoctoral researcher I ask myself "what the hell am I doing".
Microbial ecology is the study of bacteria, viruses and fungi in the environment and asks of them "so what do you think you're doing?". As a postdoctoral researcher I ask myself "what the hell am I doing".
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Bacteria - 1847, from Mod.L. pl. of bacterium, from Gk. bakterion "small staff," dim. of baktron "stick, rod," from PIE *bak- "staff used for support." So called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped. Introduced as a scientific word 1838 by Ger. naturalist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).