Erik Zinser’s lab from the University of Tennessee Knoxville visited over the weekend to discuss shared projects and research including our upcoming cruises to the North Pacific Ocean to study the effects of warming on the abundance, biodiversity and activity of Prochlorococcus. We exchanged cultures, learned of new research directions from each other and got to know each other better at the NC Seafood Festival in Morehead City and at Clawson’s and Backstreet Pub in Beaufort. Alyse and Maria joined us from Durham too!