Less than 24 hrs left to bid in the #BookmarkProject auction which closes at 7pm Tuesday 19th May Help us raise as much money as possible to build a library at Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe www.jumblebee.co.uk/bookmarkproject2026 Please Share

Two contract lectureship positions in #Microbiology now open for applications at #UniversityofGalway @uniofgalway.bsky.social www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/

🌙 When the sun sets, corals recover from the stress accumulated during the day, caused by the intense activity of their symbiotic microorganisms. 💤 #DiscoveringLife #ConservingBiodiversity 👉https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2026.01.004

MicrobeAtlas is now published in Cell. 🌐🌎🦠 Explore the paper and resource to see what large-scale microbiome data reveal about global ecological patterns: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... For a concrete application, see our recent work on “Community conservatism”: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth’s microbial ecosystems

MicrobeAtlas (www.microbeatlas.org) is an integrated, reference-based resource for truly planet-wide microbiomics, analyzing hundreds of thousands of microbial lineages across diverse environments, co...

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🚨Only a few days left to apply for the 10 #PhD positions within the “CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS” initiative across the five @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social sites! At #HIRI, we are excited to welcome candidates who are passionate about all things #RNA. ❤️‍🔥🧬Apply by Feb 28: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

Working at HIRI

At the HIRI, we do not just value excellent research. Short distances, an open door policy, and a good working atmosphere—this is what distinguishes us from others. Have a look at our current job…

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Another fantastic project with a fabulous supervisor. This is a great opportunity!

Andreas Haag@andreashaag.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Funded PhD in molecular microbiology & phage biology How do bacterial stress responses control prophage activation and horizontal gene transfer? Join us at St Andrews to dissect Clp protease–mediated regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Read all of the comments in this incredible thread.

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.

Postdoc memories (sort of) "Green Light", 1937, is partially set in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana, deals with tick-borne disease. It includes shots of my old lab home at Rocky Mountain Labs, Hamilton. The lab itself looks almost identical to when I was there, 1994-1998. The film stars Errol Flynn.

Deadline is approaching (Feb 9) to apply for a PI position at Institut Pasteur. Come join us and contribute to an amazing scientific environment!!!

Delighted to share the hard work of undergraduate student Ella Rellis and first publication from my group since relocating to TCD. Here we identify a new stress response regulator induced by D-serine. 🦠🔬🧫 @microbiologysociety.org #publishforthecommunity www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

The glucose uptake inhibitor SgrS is induced by D-serine yet does not contribute to growth arrest in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Bacterial pathogens sense and respond to host-derived metabolites to regulate virulence and establish successful infections. d-Serine, an amino acid abundant in some extraintestinal environments but s...

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🚨4-year fully funded PhD in the lab of @magicmicrobe.bsky.social (& collaborating with me!): How does iron availability shape the ability of pathogens to invade the gut microbiome? Apply by Jan 26th Advert: research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste... How to apply: research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...

#ScienceMonday 🧪 🦠 I've heard of picky eaters, but there's no reason to get your Type 6 Secretion System out over a meal,... but Vibrio will! Diet modulates Vibrio cholerae colonization and competitive outcomes with the gut microbiota: Cell Host & Microbe www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Diet modulates Vibrio cholerae colonization and competitive outcomes with the gut microbiota

Liu et al. show that dietary protein sources differentially restrict colonization of the pathogen Vibrio cholerae. Specific diets downregulate V. cholerae type VI secretion system (T6SS) expression, l...

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As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at some of the most intriguing microbes that made their scientific debut this year. This blog highlights standout bacterial species that caught our eye. Read the full #FEMSmicroBlog: buff.ly/2wz7k16 #NewMicrobes

Did you know the sound of popcorn popping isn't caused by the cracking of the corn kernel? For #NationalPopcornDay, here's a portion of popcorn science 🍿 www.compoundchem.com/2017/01/19/p... #ChemSky 🧪

Bacteria sense the antibiotic rifampicin through a widespread dual-promoter based alarm system url: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Bacteria sense the antibiotic rifampicin through a widespread dual-promoter based alarm system

Abstract. Most antibiotics are natural compounds or their derivatives, and bacteria have evolved defensive mechanisms to resist them. Many of these mechani

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Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week 🦠 thank you all who have shared so far!

Rachel M. Wheatley@rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🔊 Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution. Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠 3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share! hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Nice review from @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social et al on gut microbiome & enteric infection susceptibility/severity, including focus on some recurring susceptibility associations: decrease of α-diversity+butyrate producers & Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae blooms. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The human gut microbiome in enteric infections: from association to translation

Enteric infections remain a leading global cause of morbidity, mortality and economic loss, increasingly compounded by the rise of antimicrobial resistance. The gut microbiome — spanning bacteria, ...

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A happy memory from teaching microbiology students. I used to have an exercise where students would plate a dilution series of mixed E. coli expressing different pigments, pick one colony color out, and restreak to purity. A student made a labeling mistake, and turned it into this awesome meme.

🔬 Postdoc position – Infection Biology & Cryo-ET (Zurich) 🇨🇭 We are looking for a motivated Postdoc to join our interdisciplinary team. 📩 Interested? Check out the job advert: www.imm.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:cb17... 👉 More info on the lab: www.weiss-laboratory.com Please share with interested colleagues!

Responding to struggling students with empathy and flexibility can benefit the whole campus. Here’s how to create a culture of compassion: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-traumainformed-education-could-be-universitys-smartest-investment #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Why trauma-informed education could be a university’s smartest investment

Responding to struggling students with empathy and flexibility can benefit the whole campus. Here’s how to create a culture of compassion

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Nature Microbiology turns 10! 🎂 As a special treat, we take you back to the editorial team that started it all and then fast forward to take a peek into the future of microbiology through some brilliant microbiologists. #MicroSky 🦠 www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

Microbiologists are leading innovations against AMR. Are you one of them? Apply to take part in our cross-disciplinary Knocking Out AMR: Business Networking event in Belfast on 13 April 2026. Find out more: microb.io/KOAMRBusines... #KnockingOutAMR #AMR #Microbiology

What do you do if your country has a serious problem with bullying and harassment in academic research? go.nature.com/4rA0hdS

Don’t downplay problems of bullying and harassment in academia

The United Kingdom, like all countries, must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.

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The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is open for talented undergrads, it's great for those interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Check out the groups from Institute of Molecular Biotechnology offering positions this time around! https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/

NUI Awards 2025 ✨ We were delighted to honour and recognise over 175 scholars yesterday from across the NUI federation, awarding more than €850,000 in grants, scholarships and prizes recognising excellence at every stage of academic life.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing concern in global food systems – and aquaculture is an important part of that conversation.

The role will use animal models, multiomics, immunoassays, imaging, & functional analyses to identify beneficial microbial agents which, in FMT studies, have been shown to delay or protect against age-related decline in the brain🧠 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/hFGpGvP

The next CIIMAR Neptune Seminar will feature Sandra Pereira (FCUP/CIIMAR). 📅 November 26 📷 11:30 📍Boca da Baleia, CIIMAR More details here: www.ciimar.up.pt/events/neptu... #CIIMARevents #CIIMARseminars #CIIMARresearch

Apply now to attend the next EMBO Bacterial Networks meeting #EMBOBacNet 🗓️13-18 September 2026 📍Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain 📝Program and registration info: meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac... 👩‍🔬Organised with co-chair @s-lab.bsky.social and ECR @coralietesseur.bsky.social #MicroSky

Diving through the purple sulfur bacteria layer of Fayetteville Green Lake with our ROV last month. This is the most intense density of PSB that I've seen in many years!