Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP)@MicrobialPlanet

We are a @NSF Science and Technology Center that explores how metabolite exchange through microbial networks impacts carbon cycling in the surface ocean

 Woods Hole MA
ccomp-stc.org/
Joined January 2020
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C-CoMP had a whale of a time teaching about microbes🦠 at the 2026 Woods Hole Science Stroll! For the 2nd year in a row, visitors imagined & visualized incredible adaptations of phytoplankton at our “Artistic Oceanographer” booth. Thanks to our volunteers & @DyhrmanLab for inspo!
C-CoMP Volunteers at the Artistic Oceanographer booth at the 2026 Woods Hole Science Stroll. Four C-CoMP volunteers (Mahima Nambiar, Victoria Centurino, Ella Claire Walsh, and Natalie Graham, left to right) stand beneath a tent and behind a table draped with a large banner depicting a graphical representation of the booth activity, complete with phytoplankton hero cartoons. Materials for the activity are set out on the picnic table. Photo by Brianna Garcia, WHOI.

ALT C-CoMP Volunteers at the Artistic Oceanographer booth at the 2026 Woods Hole Science Stroll. Four C-CoMP volunteers (Mahima Nambiar, Victoria Centurino, Ella Claire Walsh, and Natalie Graham, left to right) stand beneath a tent and behind a table draped with a large banner depicting a graphical representation of the booth activity, complete with phytoplankton hero cartoons. Materials for the activity are set out on the picnic table. Photo by Brianna Garcia, WHOI.

A child (face not pictured) presents their phytoplankton artwork. Photo by Brianna Garcia, WHOI.

ALT A child (face not pictured) presents their phytoplankton artwork. Photo by Brianna Garcia, WHOI.

C-CoMP volunteer Brianna Garcia (WHOI) sits at a table and converses with a child who is creating phytoplankton and another adult underneath the tent at the booth. Other people are pictured in the background of the photo. Photo by Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

ALT C-CoMP volunteer Brianna Garcia (WHOI) sits at a table and converses with a child who is creating phytoplankton and another adult underneath the tent at the booth. Other people are pictured in the background of the photo. Photo by Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

A drawing of a phytoplanker by one of the booth visitors. Photo by Ella Claire Walsh, Boston College.

ALT A drawing of a phytoplanker by one of the booth visitors. Photo by Ella Claire Walsh, Boston College.
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📣 Does your research focus on overcoming barriers to including aquatic science content in K-12 classrooms? If so, apply to C-CoMP Session EP09 at #ASLO27 @aslo_org by 9/15! Full session descriptions are here: aslo.org/san-juan-2027/sessi….
Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session EP09: Breaking Down Barriers to Ocean Science in K-12 Science Education. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract.

ALT Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session EP09: Breaking Down Barriers to Ocean Science in K-12 Science Education. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract.
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📣 Attending @aslo_org #ASLO27 & working on education research? If your work focuses on "what works in research training", submit your abstract to C-CoMP session EP07 with @erindolan1 and Victoria Centurino. Abstracts due by 9/15!
Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session EP07: What Works in Research Training. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract. Full session descriptions are linked here: https://aslo.org/san-juan-2027/session-list/.

ALT Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session EP07: What Works in Research Training. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract. Full session descriptions are linked here: https://aslo.org/san-juan-2027/session-list/.

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📣 Attending @aslo_org #ASLO27? If your aquatic research involves multiscale modeling, submit your abstract to session SS35, led by C-CoMP members @ariannakrinos and Mara Freilich! Abstracts are due by 9/15. Full session descriptions are here: aslo.org/san-juan-2027/sessi….
Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session SS35: Modeling Across Scales in Aquatic Ecosystems. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract.

ALT Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session SS35: Modeling Across Scales in Aquatic Ecosystems. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract.

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📣 Interested in attending @aslo_org #ASLO27? If your research explores metabolite distributions, production or loss rates, and/or microbial-metabolite interactions 🦠, submit your abstract to our session SS27 by 9/15! Full session descriptions here: aslo.org/san-juan-2027/sessi….
Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session SS27: Metabolites at the Intersections of Microbial Networks in Aquatic Systems. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract.

ALT Flyer for the ASLO 2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session SS27: Metabolites at the Intersections of Microbial Networks in Aquatic Systems. The flyer includes the session title, organizers, and abstract.

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📣🎉🌊Our 2024-2026 Bridge-to-PhD Fellows have completed their program! Thank you Mariana, Emily, Amanda, Jill (@jillianpaquette), and Daniella for your research, hard work, ideas, and contributions to C-CoMP! We are excited to see where you go next. Stay in touch!
(Left to right) Mariana, Daniella, Jill, Amanda, and Emily stand together in front of Vineyard Sound at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Photo by Victoria Centurino.

ALT (Left to right) Mariana, Daniella, Jill, Amanda, and Emily stand together in front of Vineyard Sound at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Photo by Victoria Centurino.

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📣🌊🦠Today is the day! Applications for C-CoMP's 2026-2028 Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships are due today by 11:59 pm EDT! Learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/
Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP)@MicrobialPlanet
May 20
📣 We are now accepting applications for our 2026-2028 Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships! If you are a recent or soon-to-be graduate of a 4 year, accredited university/college and interested in ocean science 🌊, learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/! Apply by 6/26/2026!
The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

ALT The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.

ALT Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.
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This past June, C-CoMP members and alumni attended the 2026 Marine Microbes Gordon Research Conference to share research about marine microbes 🦠 and their metabolites, metabolisms, and impacts on ocean processes 🌊. It was great to catch-up!
14 former and current C-CoMP members stand together in front of a backdrop of trees and the ocean to take a group picture at the 2026 Marine Microbes Gordon Research Conference. This photo was taken by Bryce Inman (WHOI) and edited by Laura Gray.

ALT 14 former and current C-CoMP members stand together in front of a backdrop of trees and the ocean to take a group picture at the 2026 Marine Microbes Gordon Research Conference. This photo was taken by Bryce Inman (WHOI) and edited by Laura Gray.

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📣 🌊There are just a few more days left to apply for a C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellowship! Applications are due on 06/26/2026. Learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/ Please share with your networks!
Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP)@MicrobialPlanet
May 20
📣 We are now accepting applications for our 2026-2028 Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships! If you are a recent or soon-to-be graduate of a 4 year, accredited university/college and interested in ocean science 🌊, learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/! Apply by 6/26/2026!
The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

ALT The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.

ALT Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.

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📣 The next two virtual Q+A sessions for the C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD fellowship are tomorrow (6/17/2026) at 11 am and 3 pm ET. Register for a session here: tinyurl.com/yu8pxt7h Learn more about the C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD fellowship here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/ 🧪
Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP)@MicrobialPlanet
Jun 9
📣🌊Save the Date! C-CoMP is hosting 4 virtual Q+A sessions on GatherTown about our Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships this June. Register to attend an info session here: tinyurl.com/yu8pxt7h. First session is this Friday!
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📣 The first virtual Q+A session for the C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD fellowship is tomorrow (6/12/2026) at 2 pm ET. - Register for the session (or others) here: tinyurl.com/yu8pxt7h - Learn more about the C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD fellowship here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/
Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP)@MicrobialPlanet
Jun 9
📣🌊Save the Date! C-CoMP is hosting 4 virtual Q+A sessions on GatherTown about our Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships this June. Register to attend an info session here: tinyurl.com/yu8pxt7h. First session is this Friday!
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📣🌊Save the Date! C-CoMP is hosting 4 virtual Q+A sessions on GatherTown about our Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships this June. Register to attend an info session here: tinyurl.com/yu8pxt7h. First session is this Friday!
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Happy World Oceans Day from C-CoMP 🌊! Take a moment today to reflect on the tiny yet mighty microbes 🦠 that provide and recycle life-supporting nutrients & support marine food webs, ensuring a vital and healthy ocean that we all depend on. #WorldOceansDay
The CTD rosette on the deck of the R/V Atlantic Explorer during sunset in the Sargasso Sea. Photo by Emily Hu.

ALT The CTD rosette on the deck of the R/V Atlantic Explorer during sunset in the Sargasso Sea. Photo by Emily Hu.
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A few weeks ago, our Bridge-to-PhD fellows attended the 2026 @aslo_org-SIL conference to present their research. 📣Are you looking for more research experience in ocean science before pursuing a PhD? Apply now to our Bridge-to-PhD fellowship program: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/
The 2024-2026 cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows take a group picture at the ASLO-SIL Joint Meeting in May 2026. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

ALT The 2024-2026 cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows take a group picture at the ASLO-SIL Joint Meeting in May 2026. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.
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Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) retweeted
Rogier Braakman@rogier_braakman
Jun 1
New paper led by Hannah Goldberg on the diversity of hydrogen peroxide detoxification in marine microbes! Wonderful @microbialplanet collaboration with Sonya Dyhrman, @Michelleofseas and Gwen Hennon! enviromicro-journals.onlinel…
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📣Interested, but unsure about what grad school involves? Our Bridge-to-PhD Fellowship supports the transition of individuals with undergraduate degrees who are interested in research careers in ocean science 🌊 into research-based MS and PhD programs. ccomp-stc.org/b2p/
Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP)@MicrobialPlanet
May 20
📣 We are now accepting applications for our 2026-2028 Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships! If you are a recent or soon-to-be graduate of a 4 year, accredited university/college and interested in ocean science 🌊, learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/! Apply by 6/26/2026!
The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

ALT The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.

ALT Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.
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📣 We are now accepting applications for our 2026-2028 Bridge-to-PhD Fellowships! If you are a recent or soon-to-be graduate of a 4 year, accredited university/college and interested in ocean science 🌊, learn more here: ccomp-stc.org/b2p/! Apply by 6/26/2026!
The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

ALT The second cohort of C-CoMP Bridge-to-PhD Fellows stand in front of the R/V Atlantic Explorer on their trip to Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) for their Research Week Experience. Photo credit: Victoria Centurino, WHOI.

Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.

ALT Members of the cruise team work together to prepare the CTD rosette for deployment. Photo by Claire Garfield, UGA.
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📣 C-CoMP Publication Alert! Looking for a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) that encourages development of microbiological lab skills and is based in ocean science? Check out the Ocean Genes CURE ⬇️, now published at CourseSource! tinyurl.com/3ns26j4u
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Congrats to @microbe__mom and @erindolan1 and co-authors!
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📣 C-CoMP Publication Alert! Looking for more information about metabolites that marine phytoplankton 🌊🦠 excrete into their surrounding environment? Look no further - check out our recently published paper that's linked below ⬇️!
Rogier Braakman@rogier_braakman
Mar 24
The final version of our paper is out! Congrats to @YutingZhu5, Hanna Anderson and the rest of the team at @MicrobialPlanet Characterization of phytoplankton-excreted metabolites mediating carbon flux through the surface ocean pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
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