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Wolfram Zückert

@wolfzueckert.bsky.social

🇨🇭🇺🇸 in 🌻• Professor • Spirochetal envelope biogenesis, lipoprotein secretion mechanisms, protein structure-function • he/him/his • AOMO • US Immigrant and X Emirant

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Brian Stevenson Ph.D. spirochete lab@bstevensonlab.bsky.social · last wk.

Devastated to report that Brandon Jutras passed away a day or two ago. Brandon earned his PhD with me. He went on to be an Associate Professor at Northwestern University School of Medicine and a super star in Lyme research. A loving husband and father, a sincere friend, and a brilliant scientist 💔

Brandon Jutras, PhD, in his laboratory.
Luca Troman@lucatroman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌀 We solved the structure for T. denticola periplasmic flagella! I'm very happy to finally showcase this work. A huge collaborative effort between myself, @bindusmitapaul.bsky.social, @debnathghosal.bsky.social, Jack Kim, @banfieldlab.bsky.social, Eric Reynolds and the Chris Fenno lab. 🦠 Enjoy!

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bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Structural basis for curvature generation and functional specialization in spirochete flagella https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.04.703737v1

Wolfram Zückert@wolfzueckert.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Similar scenes in early 2025 when diversity grants were cut and some asked whether there now would be money left over for their research and if they should contact their program officer to ask for supplements... deplorable. bsky.app/profile/cdel...

Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is an excerpt from Peter Drucker’s autobiography that was featured in The Atlantic. Frankfurt university’s faculty had been gathered, the Jews were forbidden to enter, and a lead scientist asked about funding. Indeed, there was much for Nazi “science”. cdn.theatlantic.com/media/archiv...

An except from the Atlantic
snackerü@snackeru.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The University of Minnesota just announced the "Meal-A-Day Program" which will provide one meal a day for SNAP benefit recipients while the SNAP program is limited or unavailable. This makes me very happy. A lot of students, faculty, and staff at the U need this, unfortunately.

University Services Meal-A-Day Program Dear students, faculty, and staff, The University of Minnesota is committed to supporting our students, faculty, and staff facing food insecurity. One way we are supporting our community during the disruption of SNAP benefits is through our temporary Meal-A-Day Program. University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff on all campuses who are current SNAP benefit recipients will be able to access one free, in-person meal in a residential dining hall each day that SNAP benefits are limited or unavailable. Students, faculty, and staff may follow the process outlined below to verify eligibility. We expect the program to continue until SNAP benefits resume. Accessing the Meal-A-Day Program This program is only for students, faculty, and staff who are current SNAP benefit recipients, and who do not have existing meal plans. One-time verification of SNAP benefits will be required in order to access the Meal-A-Day Program.
Nikkolas Smith@4nikkolas.bsky.social · 10mo ago

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Yesterday, I noted that the missing funding for non-competitive renewals and new awards had decreased from June to July by approximately $1.99 B. It appears that ~$0.28 B is due to the use of multi-year funding. This still represents 651 grants and investigators that could have been funded. 8/9

NPR@npr.org · last yr.

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

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Wolfram Zückert@wolfzueckert.bsky.social · last yr.

Seriously cool paper that helps explain how the agent of Q fever is idiosyncratically able to thrive in an acidified phagolysosome by pumping out a host protease! 🧪🧫🦠 #MicroSky

Lauren Bird@laurenbird.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share this story from my PhD, out today in Nature Communications! We show that Coxiella removes cathepsin B to reduce lysosomal hostility and promote bacterial success. This depends on a vacuole established by effector CvpB. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Brian Stevenson Ph.D. spirochete lab@bstevensonlab.bsky.social · last yr.

"The peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi can persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness" Yet another important publication from @jutraslab.bsky.social, @lochhead.bsky.social, and colleagues. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #MicroSky 🦠🧫🔬

The peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi can persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness

Polymeric Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan cell wall can persist in murine livers for weeks to months after direct injection or infection.

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