I will be doing an AMA on Reddit on Wednesday, May 20th at noon EDT.  Join the conversation!  Ask me anything (well…about microbiology, virology, teaching, research, Vassar, etc…)

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/36mw0z/i_am_david_esteban_researcher_and_professor_of/

Along with my research intern, Maggie Ginoza, I have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to sequence the virome of Winogradsky columns, the soil ecosystem model I use to study microbial and viral communities.  We’ve gotten a good amount of publicity, check out these links:

https://experiment.com/projects/the-dirt-on-viruses-discovering-the-role-of-viruses-in-soil

http://alums.vassar.edu/news/features/2014-2015/150501-going-viral.html

http://miscellanynews.org/2015/04/22/features/internet-a-new-frontier-for-research-funding/

http://www.twiv.tv/2015/05/10/twiv-336/