Trying to find my way in this wide weird world of marine biology 🐙🧬 On the search for a PhD in marine molecular ecology/biology. Unrestrained foodie 🥯https://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3melmrz4soc2bWe can't wait for MTC2 at University of Haifa! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3melmrz4soc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3m5vwoh6cp22hWhen you start looking for a PhD position in the big wide world, nobody tells you how complex it's going to be. There's no one size fits all - every country has a slightly different system, expectations, funding models, etc. I'm continuing to collect data of my process applying!18 Nov 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vwoh6cp22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3m37qtdilk22vWoooohooo it's out! 🥳 I'm happy to share my first scientific paper with you! "Non-Invasive Underwater DNA Sampling Illuminates Red Sea Echinoderm Diversity" presents a sampling method that is cheap, robust, and easy to use. Best of all: non-invasive! Enjoy! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.7005915 Oct 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37qtdilk22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lyxbe4vqsc2tSubmitted revisions for my first paper! Me trying to be casual about it for the next however long: https://media.tenor.com/MdU7Bmr5Oz8AAAAC/patiently-waiting-waiting.gif?hh=281&ww=49816 Sep 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxbe4vqsc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lykioemjxk2rI'm looking for some good resources to discuss AI and how it meets us grad students/researchers in the biological sciences, including the good, the bad, and the ugly - ethics, useful tools, considerations, etc. Please share if you've come across anything good!11 Sep 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykioemjxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwtage73lc2chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR562PUM4Fo Officially having this on during all work hours. Beautiful feed! 🦅20 Aug 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtage73lc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwsytac7hk27This fantastic scientific group, the Transnational Red Sea Center, attempts to stimulate Red Sea reef research and promotes regional cooperation. I love what these guys do and have had the pleasure of working with them a bit! Great new video of their work in Aqaba, Jordan: vimeo.com/1110945817 https://vimeo.com/111094581720 Aug 2025 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsytac7hk27https://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwqc53373s25A few weeks ago I went on a whale watching tour from Gloucester and we came across this beautiful male, Satula 🐋 He has a unique trait where he “purrs” before taking a dive - he is the only whale they’ve heard do it, and they don’t know why! Guesses? Volume up to hear the purr (and excitement lol)19 Aug 2025 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqc53373s25https://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwqbtz7ukc25Preparing to apply to PhDs in the US as an international student is… confusing. 😵‍💫 If anybody wants to share their academic CV or take a look at mine, let me know!19 Aug 2025 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqbtz7ukc25https://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwe4lifh2c2xSex on the reef! 😛 Video I captured a couple of weeks ago in the Red Sea. Every year, masses of these brown surgeonfish get together to spawn for a few weeks at sunset. Other fish love to join the party, like the Seargant Major fish here that immediately go for the egg and sperm.14 Aug 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwe4lifh2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwdua7tonc2vMe waiting for my first (!!) paper that's under review14 Aug 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdua7tonc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwdu2wbspk2vWe love a marine mammal trend! Sponges are IN baby 🧽 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dolphins-sponge-nose-hunting-fish-australia-b2789918.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMKdBNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFMUs5aDJ0eWgyWkRhbnZaAR5pB2ckruO4eBHzx_R1imTF0509-IaCDfqpcOWAk2pVM_f9BIB9eeSAubZoNQ_aem_CQ_lat0hrMUCiBokNjawxg14 Aug 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdu2wbspk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwcev2uzxk2b(and let me know if you hear of anything good)13 Aug 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcev2uzxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lwceu6mkm22bStarting my search for a marine bio/eco/conservation/molecular PhD! 🫣 I'm planning to track how many emails/apps I send in, how many responses I get, how many interviews, etc., and see what the stats are like at the end. Obviously it's person-dependent, but fun to see. Let's gooooooo!13 Aug 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwceu6mkm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lvxs26wzcs2k🎧 Podcast recommendation! The Outlaw Ocean is an independent investigative journalism project dedicated to exposing the myriad of crimes happening today in the ocean. I can recommend it as one of the most fascinating and harrowing investigative series I’ve listened to. theoutlawocean.com/podcast https://theoutlawocean.com/podcast09 Aug 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxs26wzcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lvtgv2vpd225This documentary was such a difficult watch - but important! Bottom trawling doesn't just catch fish for consumption, it completely uplifts, disrupts, and destroys the local seafloor habitat and its benthic community, often catching much more than the intended catch. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtgv2vpd225https://bsky.app/profile/maibonomo.bsky.social/post/3lvqyyh7ulc24Hello world! 🌞06 Aug 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:fcnih36sehwsk6cxqcdlchsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqyyh7ulc24