Assoc. Prof. @Wellesley College | microbial ecologist | gut microbiome -> child development | microbes rock | vkclab.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lsu3i4qrls2tOur work on codevelopment of the infant gut microbiome and visual circuitry is finally out! Dream team: @kevinbonham.com @gfahurbottino.bsky.social @laurelgd.bsky.social @emma-margolis.bsky.social Kirsty Donald and Khula South Africa study team! Check it out: https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00835-25 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsu3i4qrls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3ls2o6eyzus2bCool things happen when you partner up w/ @zymoresearch.bsky.social. My undergrad course in microbio’s Adopt-a-microbe assignment resulted in @wellesley.edu student Sophia Shin’s card being selected to go into the 2025 deck of Mighty Microbe cards!!20 Jun 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2o6eyzus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3ls2k3as25c2bGreat job @gfahurbottino.bsky.social presenting our lab’s work on the gut microbiome age model at #ASM202520 Jun 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2k3as25c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lrxrvir6ck2w@wellesley.edu students Arla & Sara’s work this summer includes setting up and testing the water quality sensors and the weather station! We’ll move the sensors with the buoy to the middle of the lake in a few weeks. Huge thanks to Andrew from Onset and nd Nef from WC for their help!19 Jun 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxrvir6ck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lriyxnkan22zCongrats to the four VKC lab graduates, Nina Zhang, Meredith Swanson, Sally Song, and Trisha Rahman (unfortunately not in the photos). I'm so proud of you, I already miss you, and I cannot wait to read and hear about your next big achievements!13 Jun 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriyxnkan22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lrivvejjpc2zVKC lab party from last April - painting with microbes.13 Jun 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrivvejjpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lk4qeoswzk2aI am grateful for a lab full of kind, supportive, joyful, smart and hard-working people. These days, I am extra thankful to each and every one of them as they keep things light and fun. This is how they surprised me last week 🥰:11 Mar 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4qeoswzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lk3yhubcls2iVaccines work. Look at the data - lots of great interactive charts: ourworldindata.org/vaccination). Also, if measles is linked to poor diet, why are free, nutritious school lunches for low-income kids going away? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3yhubcls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lk3vqrphcm2kMy two undergraduate research students, Nina and Sally, presenting their research at the MIT Microbiome Symposium last Friday. Great meeting w great talks and wonderful people! I always learn something new.11 Mar 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3vqrphcm2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lgk2kkthkn24Two seniors from the VKC lab standing next to the ancient autoclave after presenting their senior research at the Biochemistry Winter Session Retreat (right before the semester started)! Both did a great job explaining their work to other thesising seniors.25 Jan 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgk2kkthkn24https://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lgk2ap2nqn2m1st week is done! I’m teaching two microbio courses this semester & super excited about both - students are kind & chatty (in a good way!) & thoughtful. One thought I shared w/ them was this one 👇 students do better when intellectually challenged & stimulated but supported by all. Happy teaching!25 Jan 2025 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgk2ap2nqn2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lfxg3leosc2m@kevbonham.bsky.social - sad to see you leave the VKC lab but excited for your new lab at Tufts MC! Our last mtg at Wellesley - plotting out new projects together w @gfahurbottino.bsky.social! And an appropriate parting gift for a new professor! Looking fwd to testing them out in your new office!17 Jan 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxg3leosc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lfxfekul3k2zCongrats! And peeps looking to do some exciting and cool microbiome work, apply to work w/ @kevbonham.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxfekul3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lfqs3wwbmk2vHuge congrats to the first author @gfahurbottino.bsky.social on - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56072-w Grateful to work with you and @kevbonham.bsky.social at @wellesleycollege.bsky.social ! And @gfahurbottino.bsky.social -- welcome to 🦋! #InfantGutMicrobiome #MicrobiomeAge15 Jan 2025 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqs3wwbmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lfpn736dd22dAn incredibly talented undergraduate biochemistry student, Gabriel Bazan, made this illustration ❤️ to accompany our research rdcu.be/d6cCw just published with @naturecomms.bsky.social14 Jan 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpn736dd22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mightycrobe.bsky.social/post/3lfplp2bk622oSuper proud of this paper on infant gut microbiome age coming from my lab. The paper has just been published with @springernature.bsky.social in @naturecomms.bsky.social. Read about it here: rdcu.be/d6cCw. https://rdcu.be/d6cCw14 Jan 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:wfpcidp5ra4y4b2bu3dblenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfplp2bk622o