Today Dr. Ruth Isenberg, postdoctoral scholar (and former #DocMartian!) in the Willett Lab at the University of Minnesota, will tell us about her first generation path in science, the squid-Vibrio symbiosis work she did for her PhD, and her current career path. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Ruth Isenberg Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall. An article on Kenyan Sand Boas. An article on African Fire Skinks. A video reminder about ice nucleation bacteria.   An article relating snowflakes to ice nucleation bacteria A reminder of the nature of bacterial colonies. The laboratory website of Dr. Kat Milligan-McClellan. The laboratory website of Dr. Mark Mandel. The laboratory website of Dr. Julia Willett.  A great place to begin thinking about the squid-Vibrio symbiosis, as well as the microbiome in general.   An excellent review article on the squid-Vibrio symbiosis. A fun and accessible video from the famed science journalist Ed Yong about the squid-Vibrio symbiosis. An article written by Ruth about her work on this symbiosis Ruth’s excellent claymation video made for my microbiology class about quorum sensing and the squid-Vibrio symbiosis.  Student creativity matters! Another #Micronaut’s claymation video about Type VI secretory systems.  Student creativity matters! Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com