The Coral Health and Marine Probiotics Lab
@PolypProtectors
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The CHAMP Lab: We research stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) and probiotics to treat it. | The opinions here are our own.
Fort Pierce, FL
Joined October 2019
🚨 Our paper on probiotic strain McH1-7 is finally here!! 🚨 Check out our publication to see how well this strain fights and inhibits the transmission of #SCTLD! @VibrioSoup @Kelly__Pitts @PolypProtectors @SmithsonianSMS @DrJMSneed @lebetimonas @GreenMicroLife @UfYding
Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain McH1-7 shows broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against stony coral tissue loss disease, which is threatening Caribbean #coral reefs. @PolypProtectors, @lebetimonas, @DrJMSneed, @UfYding Image Credit: @UshijimaLab 🪸
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Our CHAMP lab helped with this research investigating microbial size classes associated with #SCTLD. We are proud and excited to see this work published!
Our article has been published today in @PeerJLife #MicrobialEcology #MarineBiology #Microbiology #MolecularBiology In collaboration with the @PolypProtectors and @DrChrisKellogg labs.
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RT @c_shortal: An update: I am completing my masters thesis in the Coral Health and Marine Probiotics Lab at the Smithsonian Marine Station…
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Thank you Reef Builders for this great article
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RT @UshijimaLab: The local Wilmington news covering a certain @UNCW_BaMB prof on the work done by his lab & collaborators to develop probio…
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RT @VibrioSoup: Our paper detailing the first coral probiotic effective against #SCTLD has been published!
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We are trialing a few new strains of probiotics on corals in aquria. @carolinamdeclet is busy fragmenting M. cavernosa colonies, which will be dosed once weekly to determine if the strains can slow or stop #SCTLD
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We absolutely adored spending time with Dr. Mallon while she was at SMS! We learned a ton and got to laugh a lot together along the way. We know she will smash it in her future endeavors! Way to go @underwaterjenny !!!!! 🎉🥳
My final day as a @SmithsonianSMS #postdoc with this wonderful team -including those not in the group photo today! Thank you all this memorable experience. Excited to continue collaborating for more groundbreaking #research on the impact of ocean deoxygenation on #coralreefs 🪸
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Probiotics Friday! 🎉😎 We are busy creating probiotic treatments for a new study being conducted in the FL Keys. We want to see if we can heal corals that consistently get reinfected with SCTLD after being treated with antibiotics! Fingers crossed! 🤞
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Tune in to our head scientist Dr. Valerie Paul 1/11/23 9 am EST to hear an overview of environmental research at the @SmithsonianSMS, focused on new research programs including Indian River Lagoon monitoring, biomedical research on marine natural products, coral disease, and eDNA
Marine Science in the Morning -
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The @SmithsonianSMS had the best holiday party- including decorate your own scientist cookies and Indian River Lagoon dirt pudding! @BenthicBrigade
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Congratulations Matteo and Aurora for successfully defending this week! What a power couple! The CHAMP lab is proud of you and happy we got to be part of your journey. Way to go! 🎉🥳🍾 We are excited to see what the next chapter brings. Dr. & Dr.! @ScubaMettiu @AuroraGiorgi88
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Princesses, vampires, and mad scientists! This Halloween party had it all. This Marine Station surely knows how to have fun! 💀🎃🪦🧟👑🦇✈️☮️🐈⬛@BenthicBrigade @SmithsonianSMS @CuesClues @Kelly__Pitts @kscheue22 @jsglanz @DrJMSneed @carolinamdeclet @danek_natalie @em_chesley
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@carolinamdeclet, @Kelly__Pitts, and @kscheue22 attended the @IRLScienceFest! They showed young scientists how we treat corals with probiotic paste, only this time using elementary school slime. It was clear they had a great day as every inch of the table was covered in goo!🧪👩🔬
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Way to go Matteo! Smart and stylish!
Poster ✅ Flamingo-pineapple conference shirt ✅ Ready for BioFest 2022! @UaDeptBSC @SmithsonianSMS @PolypProtectors @CuesClues
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@VibrioSoup @erin_papke and @Kelly__Pitts discussed the benefits of using probiotics to treat #SCTLD at an invention workshop in Grand Cayman hosted by @doecayman and the C-COT working group. Thanks for inviting us! it is wonderful to see such passion for treatments! @JNCC_UK
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@Kelly__Pitts lead a team in Grand Cayman to show how to use probiotics to treat corals with #SCTLD along their reefs! Although no bacteria was involved this time, everyone now knows how to use our bagging and paste methods! Great job, Kelly!
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