The Northen Lab would like to welcome Vlastimil Novak, a new postdoc with a background in plant science and mass spectrometry! We are looking forward to working with Vlastimil and you can learn a bit about him in this interview. What is your area of expertise? Could you talk a little […]
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What is your area of expertise? Could you talk a little bit about your background and what brought you to your field? My expertise is in soil microbial ecology. My scientific background has been a bit meandering (I started as a geologist), but I have always followed the questions that […]
In a collaboration with the Yoshikuni lab at JGI and the Dangl lab at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Lauren Jabusch of the Northen Lab demonstrated imaging of 9 different colors of fluorescent bacteria within a single EcoFAB. This work is part of the paper “CRAGE-Duet Facilitates Modular Assembly […]
We have a new publication with scientists at the University of California Davis and the University of Texas at Austin: “Bioactive Diterpenoids Impact the Composition of the Root-Associated Microbiome in Maize (Zea mays).” Metabolomics analysis identified dolabralexin diterpenoids as metabolites that influence the rhizosphere and bacterial communities associated with maize. […]
Trent Northen was recently interviewed by Richard Jacobs, host of the Finding Genius podcast, in a conversation titled “Living Earth: Studying the Microbial Community in Soil.” The Finding Genius podcast highlights experts conducting novel and exciting research in health, medicine, and biosciences topics. In the interview, he discusses his research […]
Understanding microbial metabolite cycling in soils using novel metabolomics approaches Trent Northen, Staff Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA To improve agricultural processes and combat the effects of desertification and drought, we urgently need to improve our understanding of terrestrial nutrient cycling in soils. We have major investments in […]