MEM Club wraps up for the quarter
For the last meeting of the quarter, TMC co-Director Cathy Pfister and DFI member Sam Light discussed a perspective piece . The MEM Journal Club has adapted seamlessly to pandemic times, moving online for their biweekly meetings. Papers discussed in past meetings include:
Feb. 24th - Discussion of their latest preprint, hosted by author Karna Gowda, on metabolite dynamics in microbial communities
Feb 9th - Article "Distinct Polysaccharide Utilization Determines Interspecies Competition between Intestinal Prevotella spp." , by Gálvez et al and hosted by Matthew Schechter
Jan 26th - Article "Single cell analyses reveal contrasting life strategies of the two main nitrifiers in the ocean" by Kitzinger et al and hosted by Justin Podowski
This quarter they joined forces with the MicroEco Club at MBL, discussing a selection of preprints and articles focused on the microbiome. If this sounds like it's for you, get in touch with Emily or Keven to join their listserv for next quarter.
MEM Club Wraps up for the Quarter