Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
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The Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg, Germany is the first institution of its kind worldwide to combine ribonucleic acid (RNA) research with infection biology. https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/imprint/
The call ends today! ⌛😱👇
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 4w ago🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-wuerzburg.de invite applications for 2️⃣ JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS in: 🔵 RNA-BASED INFECTION RESEARCH 🔵 MICROBIAL RNA BIOLOGY 🔵 RNA-BASED MEDICINE Apply by September 21: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... Find an overview in this thread. 🧵👇 (1/5)
Last week, the MS Wissenschaft docked in Würzburg. During the “Würzburg Future Medicine Day”, experts from politics, medicine, and research—including #HIRI Director Jörg Vogel—discussed how scientific discoveries can be translated into clinical practice. 🔬➡️🏥 www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
From Research to Clinical Practice: How Innovation Emerges
Event aboard the MS Wissenschaft
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⏰ Reminder: The deadline is on Monday! Apply by September 21 for one of two junior professorships. Learn more in the thread below. 🧵👇
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 4w ago🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-wuerzburg.de invite applications for 2️⃣ JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS in: 🔵 RNA-BASED INFECTION RESEARCH 🔵 MICROBIAL RNA BIOLOGY 🔵 RNA-BASED MEDICINE Apply by September 21: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... Find an overview in this thread. 🧵👇 (1/5)
Antibiotic resistance evolution: A systematic identification of resistance determinants to antisense antibiotics suggests adaptation strategies dependent on the delivery peptide @mulkern.bsky.social @mgalactus.bsky.social @twincore.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social
A systematic identification of resistance determinants to antisense antibiotics suggests adaptation strategies dependent on the delivery peptide - Nature Communications
In this study, authors investigate the evolution of bacterial resistance to antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA) antibiotics. They observe that this typically occurs mainly by reducing drug uptake via mutations in the carrier peptide’s transporter, while resistance to a different carrier peptide stayed low and is easily bypassed by tweaking the drug sequence.
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🚨 Last chance to apply for the @rnamed.bsky.social graduate program! 🧬 🗓️ Applications close tomorrow, so don’t miss out: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/imib/rnam...
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · last mo.🧬 @rnamed.bsky.social is hiring! Apply for one of six fully funded #PhD positions in RNA biology and RNA therapeutics, and work with leading RNA experts in an international, interdisciplinary environment. 📅 Application deadline: September 17, 2026 More info: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...
Check out this recent @natcomms.nature.com paper if you haven’t already! 👇
Nature Communications@natcomms.nature.com · 6d agoStaying One Step Ahead of Resistance How bacteria develop resistance to antisense antibiotics - and how future therapies can be designed to reduce the risk of resistance @mulkern.bsky.social @mgalactus.bsky.social @twincore.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social
🚨Just one week left to apply for the graduate program @rnamed.bsky.social! 🎓🧬 Do you want to contribute to the advancement of precision medicine and targeted molecular therapies? Apply now for one of six #PhD positions in Würzburg, Munich or Regensburg: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...
RNAmed - Future Leaders in RNA-based Medicine
RNAmed takes a holistic approach to endow doctoral students with the necessary knowledge and skills in the fast-growing area of RNA-based medicine.
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🚨 Final call: Applications close tomorrow! ⌛ Don’t miss your chance to apply for one of 16 #PhD positions in infection research: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch... Learn more about the projects: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/gr...
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 Exciting #PhD opportunities across multiple labs, including those of @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social, @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, @cciollimattioli.bsky.social, @ffaberlab.bsky.social & @westermannlab.bsky.social at #HIRI in Würzburg. 🎓🥼 More about the projects: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/gr...
Looking to start your own lab? 🧪 #HIRI & @uni-wuerzburg.de are recruiting two junior professors. 🚨 The application deadline is in two weeks. 🧵 More details in the thread below. 👇
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 4w ago🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-wuerzburg.de invite applications for 2️⃣ JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS in: 🔵 RNA-BASED INFECTION RESEARCH 🔵 MICROBIAL RNA BIOLOGY 🔵 RNA-BASED MEDICINE Apply by September 21: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... Find an overview in this thread. 🧵👇 (1/5)
Wie wird aus einer wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnis eine Therapie, die Patient*innen erreicht? Das diskutieren wir in Würzburg an Bord der MS Wissenschaft beim „Dialog an Deck: Von der Forschung in die Klinik: Wie Innovation entsteht“. Seid dabei: ms-wissenschaft.de/de/veranstal... @uni-wuerzburg.de
Asobiotika – eine neue Klasse programmierbarer #Antibiotika – können zur Behandlung resistenter bakterieller #Infektionen eingesetzt werden. Forscher des @twincore.bsky.social, @resist-cluster.bsky.social & @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social haben nun untersucht, wie sich Bakterien an #Asobiotika anpassen.
Asobiotika – programmierbare Antibiotika auf dem Prüfstand
Wie Bakterien Resistenzen gegen Antisense-Antibiotika entwickeln - und wie sich künftige Therapien weniger anfällig dafür machen lassen
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Join us in Würzburg! Two excellent opportunities to start your own lab in RNA biology 👇
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 4w ago🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-wuerzburg.de invite applications for 2️⃣ JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS in: 🔵 RNA-BASED INFECTION RESEARCH 🔵 MICROBIAL RNA BIOLOGY 🔵 RNA-BASED MEDICINE Apply by September 21: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... Find an overview in this thread. 🧵👇 (1/5)
🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-wuerzburg.de invite applications for 2️⃣ JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS in: 🔵 RNA-BASED INFECTION RESEARCH 🔵 MICROBIAL RNA BIOLOGY 🔵 RNA-BASED MEDICINE Apply by September 21: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... Find an overview in this thread. 🧵👇 (1/5)
W1 Groups
The Faculty of Medicine of the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburgand theHelmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI, Würzburg)jointly open a call for
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🧬 @rnamed.bsky.social is hiring! Apply for one of six fully funded #PhD positions in RNA biology and RNA therapeutics, and work with leading RNA experts in an international, interdisciplinary environment. 📅 Application deadline: September 17, 2026 More info: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...
RNAmed - Future Leaders in RNA-based Medicine
RNAmed takes a holistic approach to endow doctoral students with the necessary knowledge and skills in the fast-growing area of RNA-based medicine.
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Check out this new @natcomms.nature.com paper from @twincore.bsky.social, featuring the labs of @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social and @lbarquist.bsky.social, among others. Congratulations to all authors! 👏👇
Marco Galardini@mgalactus.bsky.social · last mo.It took us two (2!) years to get our manuscript on resistance determinants to asobiotics published, and of course that had to happen during my summer vacation 🏝️🇪🇺 Thanks to @mulkern.bsky.social , @vuthuhien176.bsky.social and the other co-authors! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
DNA, RNA, and everything in between. 🧬 We are starting a new series called nucleic notes. Here you can learn fun facts about nucleic acids. Today is about DNA damage. Did you know that each cell repairs ~10,000 DNA lesions every single day? #NUCLEATECluster #DNA
Do you need to analyze bacterial microscopy data and are looking for an all-in-one tool for Windows or macOS? Check out BactoMate by Lasse Hallenga and Philipp Popp! I'm happy that we were able to contribute to this great work. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
BactoMate: an integrated platform for reproducible bacterial microscopy analysis
Quantitative microscopy of microorganisms increasingly produces large, multidimensional datasets, yet their analysis often depends on fragmented workflows spanning file conversion, segmentation, quali...
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Big congratulations to Frank Englert on successfully defending his dissertation on July 29! In the Beisel lab at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg (HIRI), Frank investigated novel bacterial anti-phage defense systems. Well done! 👏🎓 Learn more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
If you want to work in a collaborative environment, you should check this out! My lab is also offering a PhD position in this call.
Helmholtz Institute Würzburg@helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 Exciting #PhD opportunities across multiple labs, including those of @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social, @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, @cciollimattioli.bsky.social, @ffaberlab.bsky.social & @westermannlab.bsky.social at #HIRI in Würzburg. 🎓🥼 More about the projects: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/gr...
🚨 Exciting #PhD opportunities across multiple labs, including those of @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social, @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, @cciollimattioli.bsky.social, @ffaberlab.bsky.social & @westermannlab.bsky.social at #HIRI in Würzburg. 🎓🥼 More about the projects: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/gr...
Joint One Lab Call for Doctoral Researchers 2026
The HZI offers 16 fully funded PhD positions - an exceptional opportunity for curious, young scientist to work in a stimulating environment.
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI)@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 We're recruiting! The HZI is offering 16 fully funded PhD positions to tackle pressing challenges in infection research — from basic science to translational innovation. 📍 Braunschweig, Würzburg, Hannover or Saarbrücken 📅 Apply by September 11 Learn more: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
Our next Infect-Net meeting will be very soon! Prof. Dr. Franziska Faber and Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kampmeier invite infection researchers to our 7th network meeting in Würzburg. 📅 22.-23.09.2026 📍Würzburg, Germany Save the date!
Offering 1 PhD position under the call in the link
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI)@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 We're recruiting! The HZI is offering 16 fully funded PhD positions to tackle pressing challenges in infection research — from basic science to translational innovation. 📍 Braunschweig, Würzburg, Hannover or Saarbrücken 📅 Apply by September 11 Learn more: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
If you're interested in systems microbiology of intracellular pathogens and joining @cciollimattioli.bsky.social's group, you should check out this call 👇 Highly recommended!
Camilla Ciolli Mattioli@cciollimattioli.bsky.social · 2mo agoOffering 1 PhD position under the call in the link
🎉 Happy #RNADay! Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 @rnasociety.bsky.social RNA Day Art & Baking Contests! Special thanks to Lexogen, the exclusive industry sponsor of the 2026 RNA Society RNA Day Art & Baking Contests, for supporting this initiative.
Check out this new preprint by @cciollimattioli.bsky.social! 👇👏
Camilla Ciolli Mattioli@cciollimattioli.bsky.social · 2mo agoPreprint alert! Work from my postdoc in the lab of @roi1avraham.bsky.social In a collaboration with @danielschraivogel.bsky.social and Lars Steinmetz www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Image-based transposon screening reveals a flavin reductase that restrains intracellular Salmonella replication in macrophages https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.30.741741v1
Makrophagen können Krankheitserreger beseitigen, doch manche #Bakterien machen sich diese Zellen als Versteck zunutze. Forscher @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social & Partner haben einen Mechanismus entdeckt, der das verhindern soll. @faznet.bsky.social berichtet über die Studie. www.faz.net/aktuell/rhei...
Überraschung im Immunsystem: Zellen schalten sich selbst ab
Damit Fresszellen des Immunsystems nicht zu Brutstätten für Bakterien werden, gibt es im Körper ein Sicherheitssystem. Forscher aus Würzburg und Marburg haben es entdeckt.
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We were pleased to welcome MDirig Dr Manfred Wolter from the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy to Würzburg. During his visit, he toured our future institute building and met with representatives of #HIRI, JMU & UKW. ➡️ www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Cutting-edge research for Bavaria
Dr Manfred Wolter visits HIRI
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