[coccoliths] Greetings 🎇

Tue Dec 23 06:00:00 -03 2025

Dear community, we had a beautiful 2025 year, and I would like to wish you
a wonderful 2026! I hope the INA continues to gather people around exciting
projects and fertile collaborations.
— Emanuela Mattioli, INA President

We would like to wish you Happy Holidays!

“The calcium carbonate crystals of coccoliths shine brightly under
polarising light, each coccolithophore species has a different crystal
pattern which allows scientists to identify them. Each of the tiny specs of
light in the image could be a coccolith, taking minerals to the deep ocean
in a particle of marine snow.”

Helen Smith

With a little help from my friends
Get your own themed card <http://drheks.co.uk/shop> by Helen Smith and
collaborate with the PLANETS Cancer Charity <http://www.planetscharity.org>,
who supported Dr Chris Daniels (coccolithophore nerd and ocean scientist).
All profits from these cards go to PLANETS, in Chris’ name.

INA Foundation Research Fellowships

Congratulations to the award winners for 2025 !
Laury-Anne Dumoulin (Okada-McIntyre Fellowship) and
Joseph Asanbe (Katharina von Salis Fellowship)

Laury-Anne research focuses on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of
alkenone-producing haptophytes, particularly Isochrysidales lineages in
polar and subpolar environments and their application in paleoclimate
reconstructions.

Joseph’s work focuses on resolving temporal and biogeographical patterns in
community structure and identifying the biotic and abiotic drivers that
shaped macroevolution in the oceans.

Read more about the winners and their selected projects here
<https://ina.tmsoc.org/ina/INAfoundation/index.htm>.

INASSET - Training the next generation

The Summer School on Evolution and Taxonomy took place at the Université
Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France. During a week, students from 12 countries
met, shared and learnt from top-tier lecturers on Cenozoic.

Thanks to Giuliana Villa, Jeremy Young, Matt Hampton, Mica Chaumeil
Rodríguez and Emanuela Mattioli for organising the event, and to everyone
for attending and making this new INASSET edition
a fantastic and inspiring experience.

Next INA Summer School will be in 2027
More details and early inscriptions are coming in 2026, stay tuned!

Outstanding members

Kyoko HAGINO
Newcomb Cleveland Prize
AAAS

Jeremy YOUNG
Brady Medal
The Micropalaeontological Society

Kyoko HAGINO
Newcomb Cleveland Prize
AAAS

Jeremy YOUNG
Brady Medal
The Micropalaeontological Society

Kyoko Hagino collaborated with a team of researchers that has won the AAAS
Newcomb Cleveland Prize 2025 for their work that has identified a new
organelle within single-celled algae that converts nitrogen gas into ammonia
.

💡The AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize is awarded annually to the author or
authors of an outstanding paper published in the Research Articles or
Reports sections of Science

Jeremy Young has been awarded TMS's highest honour, the Brady Medal. Jeremy
is a world-leading expert on calcareous nannofossils who has dedicated his
career to major advances in taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and nannoplankton
evolution. He has left an indelible mark on the NHM, the UCL and the INA,
and his invaluable contribution through the creation of the
open-access Nannotax
and Mikrotax databases has transformed research and teaching worldwide.

💡The Brady Medal is awarded to scientists who have had a major influence
on micropalaeontology by means of a substantial body of excellent research.

October 10th - International Coccolithophore Day

The INA joined the Ruđer Bošković Institute, the Lyell Centre at
Sveučilištu Heriot-Watt, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, MARE – Marine and
Environmental Sciences Centre, and Sveučilište u Lisabonu to co-lead
the International
Coccolithophore Day
<https://www.irb.hr/eng/News/Tiny-Architects-Titanic-Climate-Impact-Scientists-Call-for-October-10-to-Become-International-Coccolithophore-Day>
campaign.

This initiative celebrates the essential role of coccolithophores in
regulating Earth’s carbon balance and sustaining ocean ecosystems,
officially establishing October 10th as International Coccolithophore Day.

Find out more about this iniative on INA social media with
Aurora Science Communication contents
<https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCXcIODJAQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==>
.

INA 20 Meeting - Save The Date!

Still thinking about the past INA Meeting at Llandudno?
No worries, the next meeting is coming soon!

Juan P. Pérez Panera and Mica Chaumeil Rodríguez are preparing everything
to welcome the nanno-community in the INA 20 Meeting during
February 14th -19th 2027 in La Plata, Argentina.

The first circular will arrive at the beginning of next year.

Let’s stay connected.

<https://www.instagram.com/ina_nannoplankton/>
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-nannoplankton-association/>

<https://www.youtube.com/@ina_outreach>
<https://www.facebook.com/INA.education>
<https://www.instagram.com/ina_nannoplankton/>

<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-nannoplankton-association/>

<https://www.youtube.com/@ina_outreach>

<https://www.facebook.com/INA.education>

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