Citizen Science Used by Brooke Jude in Microbial Research Cited in The Scientist
Brooke Jude, associate professor of Biology at Bard College.
Research by Brooke Jude, associate professor of Biology at Bard College, was cited in a roundup article in The Scientist magazine exploring how some scientists are increasingly aided in their research by citizen scientists, non-professional enthusiasts who provide data and support as a hobby. “For molecular microbiologist Brooke Jude of Bard College, there was an abundance of purple pigment-producing microbes in the Hudson River Valley watershed around her,” writes The Scientist. “The purple pigment, violacein, is known for its antimicrobial properties which help amphibians fight off chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease.” With the help of students and citizen scientists who help identify and catalogue these microbes, she has been exploring local Hudson Valley waterways for 14 years, and cultivates the purple microbes in her lab to observe how they grow and map whole genome sequences.
Post Date: 04-08-2025
Post Date: 04-08-2025