Jessica, Elle, Leonora & Jacob enjoyed the conference and gorgeous surroundings.
All 3 of Jacob's PhD chapters are published!
Great work, Jacob! Check them out:
Heil, J.A., Simler-Williamson, A., Striluk, M.L., Trawick, D., Capezza, R., DeFehr, C., Osorio, A., Finney, B., Turner, K.G., Bittleston, L.S. 2025. Weather and leaf age separately contribute to temporal shifts in phyllosphere fungal community structure in sagebrush. Ecosphere 16(6): e70295. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70295
Boise State News: “Researchers publish first-of-its-kind sagebrush microbiome analysis” April 15, 2025.
Heil, J.A., Geisler, M., Skinner, M., DeFehr, C., Arogundade, A.A., Finney, B. and Bittleston, L.S. 2025. Context-dependent effects of microbial inoculation on sagebrush seedlings during drought stress. Phytobiomes First Look. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-04-25-0029-R
Heil, J.A., Bernardin, J.R., Galla, S.J., Bittleston, L.S. 2025. A framework for utilizing leaf-associated microbes to achieve conservation and restoration goals. mSphere 0:e01082-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.01082-24
Jacob successfully defends his PhD!
Big congratulations to Jacob!!!
And a shout out to the amazing Allison Simler-Williamson for the gorgeous sagebrush ecosystem art!
Leonora's tenure and promotion is approved!
Yay!
Sarracenia blooming in the greenhouse
Outreach at the Engineering and Science Festival
Some lab members created a booth where the public could make beautiful microbe-inspired art. And Buster Bronco visited! See the post-event video below: microbe art takes center stage as the second clip right after the exploding trash can.
Dawn presents at the Murdock Partner's in Science Conference
In January, 2025 Dawn presented her research poster at the Murdock Partners in Science Conference in Portland, OR. We had a fun time with the Boise State team.
VIP Showcase and EURECA cording
Chadwick received a EURECA (Excellence in Undergraduate REsearch and Creative Activity) Graduation Cord and Megan and Abbagayle presented their research posters at the VIP showcase.
Halloween pumpkin carving!
Planting sagebrush seedlings
Elle, Denisse, and Leonora planted hundreds of sagebrush seedlings as part of Elle’s project and a collaboration with the City of Boise restoration team. People from two other courses also came to help in the afternoon. It turned out to be a beautiful day.
