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New Clues About Origin of Complex Life Trace Roots to Common Ancestor - UT NewsAUSTIN, Texas — Thor, the legendary Norse god from the mythological city of Asgard, is not alone. According to groundbreaking research published in the

Behind the NamesIn a recently released journal article published in Nature Communications, the Baker Lab discovered five new bacterial phyla from the deep sea. The team decided to name these phyla after female scientists that have made substantial contributions to deep sea research....

Perspectives: International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023 - FEMSToday we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To help commemorate this awareness day, this perspectives article showcases 6 women scientists from different counties that talk about their own experiences and share their role models to empower the younger generation of women to pursue a career in science. We would like to […]

Perspectives: International Women’s Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity - FEMSToday we celebrate International Women’s Day and #EmbraceEquity. This is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women but also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. To commemorate the day we talked to six women scientists and got their perspectives. We would like to thank Valerie De […]

Newly discovered bacteria and their proteins could advance our understanding of global nutrientsThe power of metagenomics strikes again. Marine microbiologists discovered five new bacteria phyla (four never described and one poorly described) from the ocean floor that contain an unusually large number of novel protein families. An international group of researchers led by...

Virus Discovery Offers Clues About Origins of Complex Life - UT NewsThe first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found, researchers at The

Hispanic scientists inspiring the next generationUTMSI researchers focus on mentoring the next generation of Hispanic scientists

These climate-friendly microbes recycle carbon without producing methaneA newly discovered group of single-celled archaea break down decaying plants without adding the greenhouse gas methane to the atmosphere.

Microbes in Yellowstone pools add new limb to the tree of lifeIt’s not often that scientists get to discover a new form of life, but a team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have recently found not just

UT-Austin researchers identify microbial organism that helps control greenhouse gasesUT scientists have discovered a previously unidentified group of microbial organisms that can break down dead matter without releasing greenhouse gases.

Team Discovers New Phylum Of Microorganisms That's Also Found In YellowstoneThe family tree of living things has a new branch - one whose members can be found in some of Yellowstone's hot springs. It's been named Brockarchaeota, and it's part of a broad category known as a phylum. Finding a new phylum is a big deal because it doesn't happen very often.

New Review updates knowledge on and biodiversity of ArchaeaArchaea are quite possibly the most abundant and diverse life on planet, but why haven’t you heard about them? The little-known world of archaea gets a big spot light with a new review in Nature Microbiology, released this week by lead...

Descubren un nuevo grupo de arqueas las cuales suponen poseen un nuevo metabolismo no descrito y amigable con el ambiente | UNAM GlobalLas fuentes termales y los respiraderos hidrotermales de la Tierra albergan un grupo de arqueas que hasta ahora, no habías sido identificadas y, a diferencia de organismos diminutos y unicelulares

Climate-friendly Microbes Chomp Dead Plants Without Releasing Heat-trapping Methane - UT NewsAUSTIN, Texas — The tree of life just got a little bigger: A team of scientists from the U.S. and China has identified an entirely new group of microbes

第五届女性科学家论坛圆满落幕|GigaScience今天，第五届女性科学家会议成功举办，感谢所有会务人员、报告人和参会者。

October 2019. Article discussing the highlights of the Woman in Science conference were I presented the talk entitled "Overcoming obstacles as an early-career, Latin American woman in science"

July 2019. In Person Interview hosted by FEMS "Meet Dr Valerie De Anda, The FEMS-ASM Mäkelä-Cassell Awardee For 2019" FEMS. Glasglow Scotland

July 2019. Talking about the reasons why I applied for the FEMS-ASM MÄKELÄ-CASSELL travel award for early career scientist.

June 2019: Online interview. What does it mean to me to have won FEMS-ASM MÄKELÄ-CASSELL travel award for early career scientist.

UT-Austin's Marine Science Institute 45 percent rebuilt after Hurricane HarveyIt's been more than a year since Harvey's 130 mph winds ripped into the buildings at...

October 2017. Presenting MEBS for the first time at the GigaScience Prize Track ICG-12 China National Gene Bank Shenzhen, China.

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