Ruben Vazquez Uribe
@ruvaur.bsky.social
Scientist at KU-Leuven VIB Center for Microbiology 🇧🇪, Previously co-PI at DTU Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability 🇩🇰 Microbial ecology | CRISPR | Synthetic biology | Fermented foods | Biosustainability www.rvuribe.com
A century-old vaccine against tuberculosis helps to regulate blood sugar in people with diabetes go.nature.com/49WsJja
TB vaccine from the 1920s shows promise in diabetes trial
Nature - The shot reduced insulin use for people with type 1 diabetes and another autoimmune condition.
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Emma Lemmens shares highlights from her research stay in Turku. At the Hanhineva lab, she explored untargeted metabolomics within the HealthFerm project. The experience boosted her confidence and showed how a PhD is also about growth, connection, and new perspectives. 👉 blog.vib.be/two-weeks-in...
Two weeks in Turku
Lemmens (PhD student in the Raes lab) dives into untargeted metabolomics and ice-cold water during her research stay in a Finnish university town.
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Interested in synthetic biology & microbiomes? 🧬🧫 We are recruiting a PhD student to develop biosensors to study microbe–microbe & microbe–host interactions. In beautiful Lausanne, Switzerland🏔️⛵ @dmf-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social Apply by 24.05.2026 👇 shorturl.at/6X7M4 Boosts appreciated!
Career Opportunities: PhD position in microbial synthetic biology (22753)
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Join us as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology at Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) / @leidenscience.bsky.social / @unileiden.bsky.social Application deadline on 15 March 2026 👇 careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology
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The ISME20 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 22 February. Microbial ecologists worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for oral, short talk, or poster presentations and contribute to the ISME20 programme. isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr... #ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
Research briefings in @nature.com about our latest study of the gut microbiome of infants in nurseries! This work was a true multidisciplinary team effort and a testament to how science can be particularly impactful when built alongside the community. — @livi-ricci.bsky.social and Nicola Segata
Simon van Vliet@simonvanvliet.bsky.social · 6mo agoWrapping up a productive week: very glad to have contributed to this review on how spatial structure shapes microbial ecology and evolution, led by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social, @bedutilh.bsky.social, @bramvandijk.bsky.social and many others. doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Check out our latest preprint from @jnvmartinson.bsky.social and @leosong.bsky.social! 🌟🦠 We found that conjugative plasmids can actively eliminate recipient bacteria that resist plasmid acquisition. 🧵
bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 6mo agoPlasmids weaponize conjugation to eliminate non-permissive recipients https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.10.705089v1
Last Friday, we had the pleasure of attending the very first Belgian Microbiome Network Symposium in Antwerp! Huge shoutout to @ruvaur.bsky.social, Sarah Ahannach and Ludovica Marinelli for organizing this great new initiative and bringing the community together!✨
The immune systems paradox Some widespread prokaryotic immune systems are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones became central to eukaryotic innate immunity @audeber.bsky.social & E. Koonin hypothesize the answer is #HGT shareable link: rdcu.be/e2EmD www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The paradox of immune systems conservation between prokaryotes and eukaryotes - Nature Reviews Microbiology
The widespread prokaryotic immune systems, in particular restriction–modification, CRISPR–Cas and defensive toxin–antitoxin systems, are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones, such as Arg...
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Feel like doing a SynBio PhD in Spain? Check this offer, many fellowships available 👉🏻 lifehub.csic.es/synbio-cofund/
Big congrats to our colleague @krukowskihubert.bsky.social on the Nature Microbiology paper linking gut transit time and diet to CKD microbiome changes. Another step in microbiome research!🧫 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Host factors dictate gut microbiome alterations in chronic kidney disease more strongly than kidney function - Nature Microbiology
A covariate-aware analysis reveals that microbiome changes in the gut of patients with chronic kidney disease are better explained by intestinal transit time than by kidney function.
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Before, Big Tech algorithms decided what you saw. Now you can opt out of the 'personalised' feed or make it chronological! Ads must be transparent, and deceptive design is banned. All because of our Digital Services Act. Your digital life, your rules.
This poster is outside my little lab. There is nothing else like it. Please support this artist! @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
Our new book "Self-Doubt" is written by scientists for scientists. You might think you are alone when you doubt your ability or suitability for science - you aren't. We all question ourselves and carry doubt with us daily. www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Doubt-A...
Science is a tough career. We are so over-trained in scepticism we end up constantly doubting ourselves. The worst part can be thinking you are alone in your self-doubt. By sharing our common experiences, we hope our new book helps those going through a career crisis: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...
Hidden struggles: Cambridge scientists share the truth behind their success
In a career defined by constant questioning, self-doubt can become an occupational hazard. Now, for the first time, a group of Cambridge scientists reveal the personal struggles they’ve faced – and co...
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Registration open for the 2026 edition of CRISPR in Action: Practice and Theory of Genome Engineering, organised by @vibtrainconf.bsky.social . Hands-on course combining theory+practice for researchers working with CRISPR technologies | Leuven 🇧🇪 | 17–21 Aug | 12 spots 🔗 Link in comments #CRISPR #VIB
It's Friday! ...and a new #MVIF program is out! 🤩 Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-46 Highlights: 🇺🇸 Rebecca L. Knoll 🇯🇵 Akito Sakanaka Keynote: 🇺🇸 @simrouxvirus.bsky.social ⭐️ Talks: 🇦🇺 @jeremyjbarr.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @erikbakkeren.bsky.social 🇨🇳 Guanxiang Liang
📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere. 🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
. @nature.com NEWS: Sending babies to nursery completely reshapes their microbiomes “Maybe in 20 years, we will find that people still need to thank their friends at day care for the microbes they got when they were there” Nicola Segata says. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sending babies to nursery completely reshapes their microbiomes
Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in their microbiota, according to an analysis of baby-to-baby transmission of gut bacteria.
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EMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. www.embl.org/news/people-...
I'll be going! Note: this GRC is in Italy, so no need to travel to the USA (as for most other GRCs), which will be a relief for many.
Kimberly Kline 🏔@kimingeneva.bsky.social · 7mo agoStrep/Enterococcal colleagues! Streptococcal Biology GRC/GRS are open for applications. Acceptances are underway and the meeting is on track to fill up. If you’re aiming for a short talk (lots of slots), registering early matters for full consideration. Share widely! www.grc.org/streptococca...
If you are looking to build your lab, take a listen to these interviews on @lonelypipette.bsky.social! www.buzzsprout.com/1356877/epis...
The Lonely Pipette@lonelypipette.bsky.social · 7mo ago🔴 Ignoring the needs and identities of your lab crew, doesn't make you objective. It makes you lose talent. So how do you build an inclusive lab culture where evrybody can thrive ? In our new episode, we learn how to build labs where people belong : www.buzzsprout.com/1356877/epis... #academicsky
We’re excited to share the program for the 1st Symposium of the Belgian Microbiome Network 🧫🇧🇪 📅 Feb 6 | 📍 University of Antwerp 👩🔬👨🔬 Leading Belgian experts across human & planetary health 🤝 A day of science, innovation & community building 👉 Registration link in the comments
We mourn the passing of Peer Bork, EMBO Member since 2000: https://www.embl.org/news/embl-announcements/in-remembrance-of-peer-bork/
In remembrance of Peer Bork | EMBL
EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.
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New Year’s Eve reception, lab edition. Controlled chaos. Sharp knives. Hot pans. Turns out the real hidden talent of this group is not only in the lab, it’s running a kitchen. Yes, chef. 🔥 🧑🔬➡️🧑🍳
