What an amazing conference with incredible science and even better colleagues! Thanks @torreslab.bsky.social and @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social for organizing it!

Dr. Sunny Shin@sunnyshinlab.bsky.social · 3w ago

Amazing week of science & camaraderie at GRC Microbial Toxins & Pathogenicity! Many thanks to chair @torreslab.bsky.social & the discussion leaders, speakers, poster presenters, attendees, & staff for an awesome meeting! Excited to organize the next one with new vice-chair @sauerlab.bsky.social!

📢 We're hiring! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. We welcome applicants working in microbial pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, microbial evolution, and related areas. Apply: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52009

This whole @natrevgenet.nature.com focus issue on evolutionary innovation is 🔥

Nature Reviews Genetics@natrevgenet.nature.com · 2mo ago

New online! Genetic origins and constraints of evolutionary innovation

1/3 🚨New Perspective🚨 (@genetics-gsa.bsky.social) "When evolvability meets constraint: reflections on empirical fitness landscapes after Weinreich et al. (2006)" 20 years after a seminal study, I discuss the forces that both constrain evolution + make it possible academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...

When evolvability meets constraint: reflections on empirical fitness landscapes after Weinreich et al. (2006)

Abstract. In 2006, a manuscript appeared with a provocative title: “Darwinian evolution can follow only very few mutational paths to fitter proteins.” Twen

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Wow! This is fascinating. Also, what a can of worms this opens when it comes to antimicrobials…

Stella Hurtley@smhsci.bsky.social · last mo.

Out now in @science.org Antibiotics stimulate protein transfer to persister cells | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A 'megacluster' of genes found in a common soil bacterium can produce a range of antibiotics that can act against multi-drug-resistant bacteria go.nature.com/4aRR6ii

Antibiotic cocktail made by soil bacteria can kill superbugs

Nature - Four antibiotic compounds produced in Streptomyces bacteria attack multiple parts of an essential metabolic pathway.

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These jellyfish larvae: * . * . * . * . * * . * . * * . *

Our latest issue is online. There's something to suit every taste.

Gonzo Muppet's Expressive Faces and Outfits

Alt: Gonzo Muppet's Expressive Faces and Outfits

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The Lancet Microbe@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our June issue is now online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #norovirus #malaria #tuberculosis #TB #nematodes #BSI #AMR #LRTI #schistosomiasis #FGS #IDSky #ClinMicro #OA

Reminder — UW #Microbiology has an open search for an Assistant Professor, focusing on fundamental problems in #bacteriology! If you or someone you know would be suitable, here's the ad: apply.interfolio.com/185622

The deadline for abstracts to be considered for oral presentations is only 5 days away. Register soon! event.fourwaves.com/vibrio2026/r...

Salvador Almagro-Moreno@bioetry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vibriophiles! Come join us in Berlin this September! Still time to register and submit your abstract

A great opportunity! www.linkedin.com/pulse/join-u...

Join us in Paris: Systems and Synthetic Biology x AI and health - Inserm Tenuring Position and Starting Package

I'm delighted to announce that we - ELiS Lab / Inserm U1338 at the nascent Paris Biofoundry and the Computational, Quantitative, Synthetic Biology Dept. at the Sorbonne Université - are recruiting an ...

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Vibriophiles! Come join us in Berlin this September! Still time to register and submit your abstract

Mark Mandel@markjmandel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vibrio2026 - Submit your abstract by June 15, and join us in Berlin for this wonderful conference in September!! event.fourwaves.com/vibrio2026

Vibrio2026 - Submit your abstract by June 15, and join us in Berlin for this wonderful conference in September!! event.fourwaves.com/vibrio2026

The current moment is one of the most consequential for science since World War II. Join us this afternoon. I have the privilege of moderating the panel that follows.

National Academy of Sciences@nasonline.org · 2mo ago

TODAY at 3 pm ET, don't miss NAS President Marcia McNutt deliver the third annual #StateoftheScience address, where she will explore the status of the U.S. research enterprise, global science leadership, and economic competitiveness. Join here: www.nationalacademies.org/events/1133

Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.

Congrats to all the PATH awardees and welcome to the family! What an amazing cohort! So happy to see @laurenpalmer.bsky.social among the awardees!

Burroughs Wellcome Fund@bwfund.bsky.social · 3mo ago

BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpath

BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpath

BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

DURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) awards, recognizing assistant…

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Thinking of doing a PhD with a focus on infectious diseases? My lab is seeking enthusiastic students to investigate the emergence and transmission of pathogenic Vibrios. Join us at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an extraordinary research center! www.stjude.org/education-tr...

Biomedical Sciences PhD Program

St. Jude offers a unique biomedical PhD program at one of the world’s premier pediatric research centers. Find out about admissions, courses, faculty and more.

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Very proud of having contributed to this timely and actionable report by the by @asm.org, American Academy of Microbiology and American Geophysical Union. The report was released today. asm.org/reports/role...

Thank you @stjuderesearch.bsky.social for the wonderful highlight of our recent work in @natcomms.nature.com!

St. Jude Research@stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Findings show a small RNA in the cholera bacterium influencing Vibrio cholerae colonization of the gut. Human-associated variants regulate 85% of genes tied to virulence and intestinal colonization, supporting the need for improved outbreak surveillance. ow.ly/cF2A50YZG6Q

Vibriophiles! Achtung! Come to Berlin Sept 13-16 to learn the latest about your favorite bacteria. Great speakers, great venue, great topics, great location (home of Robert Koch). Oral abstract deadline June 15. Please share. @asm.org @rki-de.bsky.social #Vibrio26 #VIS

Delighted to see our work recently published in @natcomms.nature.com ! In our article we describe a small RNA with a unique modular structure that shapes the evolution of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Interested in microbiology, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions? Come work with us! Our department at OHSU is opening a search for a new tenure-track faculty position. See the job advertisement for details. Please share within your networks! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Faculty Position in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Portland, Oregon job with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | 12858852

The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position.

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🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Biology is so fascinating!

Zebrafish Rock!@zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Leukocytes in a zebrafish larva moving towards a pipette filled with a chemoattractant (arachidonic acid). Credit to @niethammerlab.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪

Please repost! This comes from the good people at ChimeraX, who produce powerful up-to-date software to study protein (etc) structures, which are FREE to the community. 🙏 To stay viable and serve us, they need an experienced structural biologist to assume the leadership role on a funded project.

Faculty Position – In-Residence

University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

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There's more - we also have a broad call for 6 Assistant Professors in @warwicklifesci.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Assistant Professor x6 - Coventry, West Midlands (GB) job with The University of Warwick | 12858563

The School of Life Sciences (SLS) wishes to appoint six excellent and ambitious early career principal investigators

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Check out this squid-vibrio postdoc position at Penn State with my colleague Tim Miyashiro, especially if you have a background in proteomics/metabolomics. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Postdoctoral Position - BMB

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Micro-scale spatial metagenomics opens a new era in microbiome ecology @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion from @mizrahilab.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/micro...

Micro-scale spatial metagenomics opens a new era in microbiome ecology

Understanding microbial communities requires moving beyond 2D representations toward a holistic view that couples 3D spatial organization with ecological function, integrating microbial inventories, g...

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I made a little Instagram reel about this image because it’s just so frickin’ cool

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 4mo ago

More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕