Upcoming events and lab news

Alex was interviewed by the American Academy of Microbiology, focusing on how mentors have played an important role in her career. 

For seven days, the Marine Microbial Ecology Group will participate in the Deep-Sea Eukaryotic Life Expedition aboard the R/V Western Flyer.

Dr. Susanne Wilken moves to start her own lab as Assistant Professor at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)

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Members of the Worden lab are at the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) meeting this week in Montreal.

Worden Lab graduate Dr. Melinda Simmons accepts Assistant Professorship at Jacksonville University. Congratulations Melinda!

May 25, 2016: Valeria successfully defended her Ph.D.

May 2016: Photos from our most recent cruise

May 26, 2016 - MBARI Scientist Alexandra Worden has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. Fellows of the Academy are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.

March, 2016: Congratulations Amy!!

Feb 4, 2016 - For the next month and a half, MBARI will be hosting Gurdeep Rastogi, a molecular microbiologist from India. Rastogi is working with MBARI microbial ecologist Alexandra Z. Worden and her team to study populations of ultra-small algae (picophytoplankton).

February, 2016: The Worden lab has lots of exciting field work coming up!

January, 2016: Charles will be returning to France to perform his fellowship at the Station Biologique of Roscoff in the lab of Dr. Fabrice Not – another former Worden lab member!

January, 2016: Alex will be giving invited talks on the west coast, east coast, and in Germany in the coming months.