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News & Updates


Inaugural Indigenous Research Day
In case you missed it, here's a recent MSU News article about the very successful inaugural Indigenous Research Day organized by Zoe...
May 7, 2024


Cucumbers for coral health - MSU News story.
In case you missed it, here's a recent MSU News article about our work with Cody Clements and Mark Hay on the sea cucumber Nature...
May 7, 2024


Cucumbers for coral health
Cucumbers are best when pickled....or from the sea! Check out the new Nature Communications paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467...
Feb 29, 2024


Aquatic insects create stream microbial niches!
Check out this new paper led by Dr. Tony Bertagnolli and collaborative with Dr. Lindsey Albertson (Dept. of Ecology) and Geoff Poole...
Oct 18, 2023


Penguin microbiome paper!
Check out this new paper led by former Ph.D. student Dr. Ana Graciette and Dr. Zoe Pratte. This is a product of a wonderful collaboration...
Oct 18, 2023


New DOE methane cycling grant!
Check out this MSU news story about our new collaborative project, led by Tony Bertagnolli in our lab. https://www.montana.edu/news/23174...
Oct 18, 2023


Stewart recognized by Simons Foundation
https://www.montana.edu/news/23003/montana-state-scientist-receives-grant-to-explore-low-oxygen-aquatic-systems?fbclid=IwAR3DUra-pVq6OIx2...
Aug 23, 2023


Nemo comes to Montana!
A recent article about our new NSF grant exploring how social interactions shapes animal microbiomes: https://www.montana.edu/news/23086/...
Aug 23, 2023


New deep-sea coral paper!
Check out this new paper led by Drs. Zoe Pratte and Chris Kellogg (USGS). Pratte ZA, Stewart FJ, Kellogg CA. 2023. Functional gene...
Aug 14, 2023
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