Join us for ISEMPH 2026 in Kiel! Deadline for regular registration is on June 15. See: www.isemph.org

International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health@evmed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Registration for ISEMPH 2026 closes one week today on June 15th. Secure your spot in Kiel this July before it's too late! www.isemph.org

Our paper on Hyteresis is now out in its final form in Nature Comm, revealing how certain antibiotics like beta lactams sensitize bacterial cells, making them more susceptible to treatment with other antibiotics like aminoglycosides. See: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Robust antibiotic sensitization of pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa via negative hysteresis in the cell envelope - Nature Communications

Here, the authors describe negative hysteresis as a phenomenon where the initial exposure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to β-lactam antibiotics causes cellular sensitization towards aminoglycoside antibio...

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Our work on chromatin evolution in brown algae is now published in @natecoevo.nature.com! We show that developmentally complex brown algae evolved without epigenetic silencing pathways long thought universal, underscoring why non-model lineages are important to study. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Just out: our new study on hysteresis and antibiotic resistance! Great work by Florian Buchholz, Lina Upterworth, Roderich Roemhild and others, incl @bramkamplab.bsky.social @holgersondermann.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Funding for new Leibniz ScienceCampus on AMR evolution at FZB Borstel and Kiel, with several open PhD positions! Incl @daganlab.bsky.social @bramkamplab.bsky.social @fzborstel.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de www.uni-kiel.de/de/detailans...

Neuer Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus zur Erforschung von Antibiotikaresistenzen

 FZB und CAU erforschen im  WissenschaftsCampus „AMR-PLAS“ gemeinsam die AMR-Plastizität bei bakteriellen Krankheitserregern 

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Check out our new publication on AMR evolution in genetically diverse pathogen pops! Great work by former postdoc Aditi Batra! academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Resistance variation and bacterial interactions shape adaptation of a genetically diverse pathogen population to antibiotic therapy

Abstract. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to global human health. The emergence and spread of AMR is usually studied for single pathoge

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See the new paper by Hanne Griem-Krey and @michaelhabig.bsky.social on hitchhiking on starships... fungi are weird!

Michael Habig@michaelhabig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Now out! We show that TEs can be horizontally transferred between fungal species via Starships. Once transferred, these TEs can become active, changing the genome organization and affecting the lifestyle of the recipient fungus. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @oggenfussursula.bsky.social #TEsky

Don't miss the March 1 deadline for abstract submission! Join us to discuss your most recent findings and ideas on evolutionary medicine at the ISEMPH 2026 meeting in Kiel!

International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health@evmed.bsky.social · 5mo ago

One week left to submit your abstract for ISEMPH 2026 in Kiel! Travel award decisions will also be announced on March 1st. Get your submission in before the deadline: www.isemph.org

Only 3 more days to get a 20% discount on ISEMPH membership! Use code "EB2026" at checkout. Membership pays for itself if you come to even one meeting in 3 years. Register for the July meeting also, refund is easy if you can't make it after all. https:// isemph.org

Join us at this year's meeting of the International Society of Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health - ISEMPH 2026 in Kiel. See: isemph.org/page-18356

Tomorrow's #popgen seminar speaker Hinrich Schulenburg @schulenburglab.bsky.social will tell us about "Evolution of C. elegans-microbiome interactions". Streaming signup popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/ Our #PhD students look forward to his visit and meetings! #evolution

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Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!

Please do not miss the opportunity to apply for this exciting PhD position in my lab. The project will providefundamental insights into the coevolution of cross-feeding microbial consortia within and between species. The deadline ends this week. Looking forward to receiving your application.

Christian Kost@kostchristian.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF

Wonderful update on the exciting research during our annual Metaorganism CRC retreat, incl. fantastic guest talks by Chris Voolstra and Tommi Vatanen. Many thanks for all contributions! @crc1182.bsky.social @reefgenomics.bsky @daganlab.bsky.social www.metaorganism-research.com/news/crc-118...

CRC 1182 Retreat 2025

The 11th CRC 1182 Retreat was held from October 8-10 at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre in Kiel. Our members presented the current state of research in the different sub-projects and discussed their plans...

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I am happy to announce publication of our new perspectives paper on applying evolutionary theory to host-microbiome evolution - new tricks for old dogs! @bweek.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @transevo.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Applying evolutionary theory to understand host–microbiome evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution

This Perspective discusses how well-established theoretical models of evolution can be adapted to study and generate testable predictions about the evolutionary dynamics of host–microbiota association...

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We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416

Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

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Congrats to Michael Habig for his ERC grant on an exciting project with mobile chromosomes! @michaelhabig.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...

ERC Starting Grant for Kiel University’s Fungal Geneticist Michael Habig

ERC funds project on the influence of horizontal chromosome transfer on the evolution of fungi

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And a new methods paper on antibiotic resistance testing in predatory bacteria. doi.org/10.3389/fmic...

Frontiers | A streamlined method to determine the antibiotic resistance of plaque-forming predatory bacteria

IntroductionAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health issue caused by antibiotic overuse, leading to the rise of multi-resistant pathogens s...

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See our new paper on C. elegans-yeast interactions. @crc1182.bsky.social @michaelhabig.bsky.social enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The Interaction Between the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and Its Coexisting Fungal Microbiome Member Barnettozyma californica

Barnettozyma californica is a member of the fungal microbiome of the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and can serve as food for worms. When combined with E. coli, this fungus can increase popula...

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Combining evolutionary and economic perspectives at our joint meeting @idiv-research.bsky.social and @unileipzig.bsky.social to better understand the challenges of using natural common goods more effectively. www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...

And also see our new paper on the Role of microbial life history strategy in host-microbiome interactions in the ISMEJ. @crc1182.bsky.social url: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Role of microbial life history strategy in shaping the characteristics and evolution of host-microbiota interactions

Abstract. Many host-associated microbes are transmitted between individual hosts via the environment and, therefore, need to succeed both within a host and

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Please see our new paper in the J. Evol. Biol. @crc1182.bsky.social @lena-peters.bsky.social url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...

Maintenance and loss of microbe-mediated protection in the absence of pathogens

Abstract. Protective microbes are known for their service to hosts. While they allow hosts to survive infection, microbes, too, benefit from successful inh

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Mercator Fellows visit life sciences at @uni-kiel.de: @jessmetcalf.bsky.social and Brendan Bohannan are currently contributing to our research activities as guests of @transevo.bsky.social and #CRC1182. Many thanks to both of you for staying with us! www.metaorganism-research.com/news/mercato...

See our new paper, headed by Katja Dierking and her team, esp. Lena Peters, on microbiota protection against pathogens @crc1182.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @manuelliebeke.bsky.social @kaletalab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids mediate microbiota protection against a bacterial pathogen in C. elegans - Nature Communications

Here, Peters et al. report that Pseudomonas fluorescens protects Caenorhabditis elegans against pathogen infection via polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids, uncovering a non-canonical bacterial s...

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The #CRC1182 metaorganism symposium on cellular #host-microbe crosstalk has just come to an end @geomarkiel.bsky.social Thanks to all for participating and special thanks to @utehentschel.bsky.social for organizing this wonderful event! www.metaorganism-research.com/news/cellula...

Looking forward to an exciting CRC 1182 Metaorganism symposium on host-microbe crosstalk. @crc1182.bsky.social @cpogoreutz.bsky.social @spencernyholm.bsky.social @manuelliebeke.bsky.social oliviaroth.bsky.social @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @daganlab.bsky.social

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

See our newest paper on the genetics of bacterial association with a host! rdcu.be/ejsJk

Carola Petersen from our lab will be one of the invited symposium speakers at ESEB 2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social

1 more week left to apply! 7 PhD positions within our graduate school on Translational Evolutionary Research in Northern Germany

TransEvo@transevo.bsky.social · 2y ago

7 PhD positions in Translational Evolutionary Research available @uni-kiel.de Application deadline is March 27, 2025 Please spread the word! www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...