🚨The Yap Lab at Northwestern Univ is looking to fill 2 postdoc positions in 2026 to study aspects of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance and RNA synthesis-degradation. Please contact Frances Yap at [email protected] for details. sites.northwestern.edu/yaplab/. Pls repost #Microsky

The University of Minnesota's apple inventing program turned me into an apple snob.

Thanksgiving 2025. Actually, all of 2025.

I was recently due for for a tetanus update and they tried to give me one without pertussis and I noticed when I was signing the paperwork and had to specifically ask for the tdap vs the td only shot, so make sure you know what you're getting!

Same, turkey. Same.

Same, turkey. Same.

“I think our bill was $74,000 on broken windows,” said Ranahan. “And the crazy thing is, everyone loved it. The people, the neighborhood, they still come out to me and talk to me about it.” (via The Browser) www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

We've gotta hold on to what we've got It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not We've got each other and that's a lot for love We'll give it a shot Whoa, we're half way there Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

I started studying phages just over 4 years ago. The project that started it all is finally published. We isolated 6 closely related anti-Acinetobacter phages and showed that they are not capsule-specific and can reduce bacterial load in a rat model. More work still to come on this! #phagesky #IDsky

Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Need more 4'33" of silence, but you only have one record? That's a problematic Cage gap.

A two-component system signaling hub controls enterococcal membrane remodeling in response to daptomycin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.16.688641v1

Well that changes my weekend plans a bit.

PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown

It is somehow both “this has been the longest year in recorded history” and also “how is it the middle of November already” right now

Want to help us as an abstract reviewer for the @asm.org #ASMMicrobe2026? Abstract Review Period: January 29 - February 5, 2026. Please fill out the Abstract Reviewer Interest Form: asm.org/Microbe2026-... Thanks for your help!

Delighted that our review on resistance to last-resort antibiotics in Enterococci has been published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... (accepted manuscript version) TL;DR: the Enterococci are really good at evolving resistance to antibiotics in new and creative ways.

Alright let me tell you a story about a prominent scientist in my field and my first conference. This was in the days when most had adopted PowerPoint, but some of the older folks still showed up with actual physical slides to show on one of those old fashioned overhead projectors.

The Long COVID Treatment Trial – Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is officially open for enrollment for people with Long COVID in: Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut... 1/16

A fellow furloughed coworker posted this. Laugh so you don’t cry.

So many screenshots on my phone have no purpose but i can’t bring myself to delete them. Case in point

Data is plural. Datum is singular. I will die on this hill.

Starting this week, Capital Area Food Bank is providing free food assistance to furloughed federal workers & contractors struggling to make ends meet because of the government shutdown. Simply show your government work I.D. & stock up on shelf-stable items & fresh produce.

Come be my colleague! We have new faculty searches in Virology & Fungal Biology/Medical Mycology. UMN has great people & the Twin Cities are beautiful year-round! Virology: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365... Fungal Biology / Medical Mycology: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/36547 6

👇👇👇 come to #mmpc2026 for the science, stay for the Minnesota Microbiology shirts (iykyk)

We’re hiring! KUMC's Dept. of Microbiol., Mol. Genet. & Immunol. seeks a new Asst. Professor in Immunology. Be part of a vibrant department and benefit from association with the NCI-designated KU Cancer Center. Come join us in Kansas City! Apply here: kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-j...

Oh, great! Who the hell is going to march 10,000 men up to the top of the hill and march them down again now?

Published today! 'The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: genomic insights into Kocuria rhizophila from characterisation of a laboratory contaminant' A labour of love in the group, led by @gemccallum.bsky.social @biostan.bsky.social @prob91.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Now published! 🎉🧫🍜 doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

Finally out, such an awesome piece of work, very proud of this one: www.cell.com/cell-systems... #MicroSky

New in JB: Knotek & Kristich demonstrate IreK-dependemt phosphorylation of the cell wall hydrolase MltG impacts resistance toward cephalosporins for E. faecalis journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Fifty years ago, Carol Baker proposed vaccinating pregnant women to save babies from a deadly microbe. Now, the idea is nearing fruition. https://scim.ag/4ptSSMl

We are hiring! Please share the news. Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Bacterial Pathogenesis See link below for details. We are a vibrantly growing department with friendly colleagues and supportive environment. Bonus: year-round sunshine in Tampa, FL 🌤🌴 Job Ad: tinyurl.com/USF-Microbio...

Postdoc position (please re-post) A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology. If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert [email protected] #MicroSky

Strep ❤️ Viridans streptococci DNA found in ~42% of coronary plaques, forming biofilms ignored by macrophages Once fragments escape, TLR2 senses them—potentially triggering an inflammatory response that disrupts plaque stability and increases heart attack risk www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky

Could we get Mo Willems to write this book?

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

This is wild! Engineering E. coli bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (Tylenol) www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Alert! The abstract deadline for the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response meeting has been extended to July 7 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Whoa. You can do that?!

This is a long shot, but would anyone happen to have a postdoc position in astrobiology opening up in the next six months? Preferably with a focus on exoplanet biosignatures/astro-ecology/complex systems science?

Seeking an experienced tech or a postdoc stat!

Since we’re all discussing it, if you add a local area code to 8675309 it will likely get you discounts at any grocery store when you’re out of town or just don’t have a loyalty card. Someone has registered it. It’s worked for me 100% of the time.

We have developed methods for making targeted mutations in Gardnerella species. It's been a long slog, and the bacteria put up a lot of hurdles. Thanks to the hard work and ingenuity of Amy Klimowicz and Erin Garcia, we can make deletions, point mutations, and complements. Preprint is on bioRxiv.

Spectacular phage meeting October 12-14 in Washington DC. iasusa.org/bacteriophag... Submit Abstracts by 5/14: 1. Oral presentations (posters) selected from Abstracts 2. Simple Abstract submission; registration and payment can be later 3. Scholarships for New Invest/Trainees

Is anyone looking for cell bio/immuno research associates? Or even in related fields. Or post-bacc programs still taking apps? We have so many graduating ugrads that got PhD acceptances revoked that we're trying to find professional homes for.