Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
Leigh Knodler
@leighknodler.bsky.social
Australian first | Scientist second | Professor at The University of Vermont | FirstGen | Lover of germs, especially Salmonella and their type III secretion systems
🧫 IOCB & @sciencecharles.bsky.social, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, welcome applications for a Junior #GroupLeader in #virology with an emphasis on infectious virology. See more ► www.uochb.cz/en/open-posi... 📲 #openposition #iocbprague #iocb #biochem #chemistry #virologyjobs
🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Join the faculty at UW–Madison Bacteriology! We have two faculty searches: • Asst Prof (Microbial Communities & Bioeconomy) • Asst / Assoc / Full Prof (Systems & Synthetic Biology) Check out the open positions and apply👇 #FacultyJobs #SynBio #Microbiology #Astrobiology #Evolution
The University of Idaho will host the 2026 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Northwest Branch Meeting from October 31 to November 1, 2026. This marks the first time the University of Idaho has hosted the ASM Branch Meeting - Join us! #uidaho @uidaho.bsky.social @ui-ihhe.bsky.social
🚨🚨 Faculty search! Spread the word! 🚨🚨 The Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Department at Vanderbilt is hiring! Special consideration will be given to faculty working with Risk Group 3 pathogens (so you can join us in our brand new state-of-the-art BSL3!) apply.interfolio.com/188545
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From MBoC A new localization atlas maps more than 600 Giardia proteins, revealing the locations of hundreds of previously uncharacterized proteins and creating a valuable resource for functional discovery. https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E25-12-0590
New online! Host–microbiota–pathogen interactions drive Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium pathogenesis
Host–microbiota–pathogen interactions drive Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium pathogenesis
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01348-1In this Review, Vázquez-Torres discusses our current understanding of how the dynamic interplay between microbial competition, host defences and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium countermeasures determines the outcome of infection.
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“There is an anti-science movement,” said Philip Stewart, a retired NIH scientist. “We are targets, and if it hadn’t been Vincent, it would have been someone else.” @k-hought.bsky.social & @arthurallen202.bsky.social report ⤵️
American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them - KFF Health News
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried p...
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🚨Join us at the University of Geneva! We're seeking an outstanding junior researcher to apply for an ERC or SNSF Starting Grant with our institutional support in host–pathogen interactions, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, or mycology. www.unige.ch/medecine/mim... Please share!
Open call : MIMOL Junior Group Leader’s application for a Starting Grant - Microbiology and molecular medicine - UNIGE
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Excellent response from Dr. Bertagnolli to the article from Scott Atlas www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-a...
Don't abolish the NIH. Fix it.
Scott Atlas wants to abolish the National Institutes of Health and let markets take over ("NIH is a government weapon for political power. Abolish it," Washington Post, July 2).
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SLC11A2 protein of intestinal epithelia starves pathogenic micro-organisms of iron and manganese – a defence against invading pathogens 📷 Emilia S. Norberg et al @jelfenbein.bsky.social @leighknodler.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social in @pnas.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
BPoD | Metal Liker Unforgiven
Metal Liker Unforgiven - Biomedical pictures for July 2026.
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We are recruiting a lab manager for my group in Oxford. This is a lovely team doing great things, and you could be an important part of it! See here: www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/lab-... Please spread the word!
Lab Manager - Molecular Immunology - Dunn School
Laboratory Manager/Senior Scientist position in the Molecular Mucosal Immunology group at Oxford
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🦠🛡️ #Intestinal cells can limit #Salmonella growth by starving the #bacteria of an essential nutrient, revealing a natural defense against #infection. #Microbiology #GutMicrobiome #Infection #Immunology #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
Intestinal cells starve Salmonella of essential nutrients, revealing new tactic in infection defense
Salmonella, an infection that causes diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain, is the most common form of bacterial food poisoning in the U.S., sickening more than a million people each year. Although most…
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Pls share: U of Washington has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is expected to specialize in molecular virology or bacteriology. Here is a link: microbiology.washington.edu/index.php/ne...
Micro is Hiring! | UW Microbiology
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Ancient pathogen DNA from animals elucidates the origin and evolution of infectious diseases. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/43UlHrJ
Tracking the roots of zoonoses
Ancient pathogen DNA from animals elucidates the origin and evolution of infectious diseases
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For the first time ever, the EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum is coming to Dubrovnik, #Croatia, 28–30 October 2026. 🧪 Sign up now! Early bird registration deadline: 15 July 2026 https://event.fourwaves.com/eysf #EYSF2026 #LifeSciences #EarlyCareerResearchers
📢 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
NIH grants have been under political scrutiny since early 2025. But what does the screening process actually look like? What is being flagged? I spent a month digging into leaked docs and emails. We've published the 235-word list that are being flagged by an internal AI tool. And so much more. 🧵
Inside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grants
Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.
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Why does this seem to happen regularly with sprouted seeds? www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouted seeds
Alfalfa sprouted seeds have been identified as the likely source of a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans infections, according to a Rapid Outbreak Assessment published by EFSA and E...
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A list of NIH screened/banned words published in Nature. THIS IS UNAMERICAN. media.nature.com/original/mag...
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Top NIH officials have repeatedly said there's no "banned words" at the agency. But the NIH created an algorithm that checks every application for 235 "disfavoured" terms (eg 'gender', 'fossil fuel'). If it finds one, the grant is classified internally as “not clean.” We've published the list.
Our Dept of Microbiology & Immunology @Geisel School of Medicine @Dartmouth has an opening for an Assistant Professor. Looking for programs bridging multiple areas in Micro & Immuno. A great place to be! Programs: www.M2P2.org www.dartmouthbiofilm.org Job ad: apply.interfolio.com/187637
Some perspective.... "The entire National Science Foundation budget is less than what we spent in the first week of the war with Iran. A single Tomahawk cruise missile runs about $3.6 million, roughly what it takes to fund one scientist’s multiyear grant. "
Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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#NIH has published the new Parent #F99/K00 #predoctoral to #postdoctoral award. The first due date is August 8, 2026. Please see the website to determine eligibility and submission dates. #sciencesky #medsky #funding
PA-27-037: Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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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
One year ago today, 300+ NIH scientists and staff risked their livelihoods by signing the Bethesda Declaration to call out government leadership for harms to science and patients... ...today, their new report documents continuing harm to science and the American public. www.27unihted.org/bd-home
Yup. Sitting on a 3% scored R01 since Jan and I still don’t know if it’s getting funded. This is just not sustainable. How is the NIH going to spend its mandated budget?!
Stephanie M. Lee@stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW: They Got the Best NIH Scores of Their Careers. A Year Later, They Still Don’t Have Funding. As the NIH bankrolls new research at a significantly slower-than-usual pace, I talked to scientists left in the lurch about the toll on their research and careers: www.chronicle.com/article/they...
🚨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...
