Yesterday, we celebrated the life of Deryck Mills, an amazing colleague and friend who touched so many of us and passed away far too early. A day of emotions; tears, laughter and gratitude.

Really enjoyed giving a public talk at the town hall in Eppstein, Germany, sharing our research with the local community. Many thanks to the Kulturkreis Eppstein for organising.

Check out this lovely S-layer review everyone!

Are you a Biophysicist who would like to work in an interdisciplinary institute? Then do not miss this opportunity. More information on the LSI website: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

Here we go! @daumlab.bsky.social @mathewmclaren.bsky.social

The S-layer is a crystalline protein coat found at the cell envelope of most #archaea, forming a hexagonal symmetry resulting in geometric pores. These self-assembling structures have exciting potential for #nanotechnology! The stunning images were provided by the Daum lab. #ARCTECH #microbiology

Great opportunity here, folks! Great lab, great research, great city!

Great opportunity for all archaea lovers out there!

We are hiring! We seek a motivated postdoc to investigate the ribosomal mechanisms underpinning dormancy and awakening across eukaryotes, using cutting-edge confocal microscopy, volumeEM, and omics. @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Interested? DM me or apply via: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Welcome new scope! 🔬 ❄️

Here is a shoutout to @quaxlab.bsky.social, who is an amazing collaborator on this project and just joined BlueSky. 🦠🔬Wellcome Tessa! #ArchaeaSky @archaeabiotech.bsky.social

Check out our structure of the archaeal virus HFTV1! Amazing work by two students - Daniel Zhang and Becky Davies, supported by @mathewmclaren.bsky.social. Great collaboration with T. Quax & S. Schwarzer, @hanna-m-oksanen.bsky.social, @the-gold-lab.bsky.social, @misha-isupov.bsky.social & W. Stuart.

Follow @archaeabio.bsky.social: they want to connect researchers with an interest in #archaea www.archaea.bio

The archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius has four different surface filaments. Each of them plays its special role in motility, adhesion, biofilm formation and mating. Our latest cryoEM foray into three of these unique structures is now published: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@archaeabiotech.bsky.social PhD projects are in full swing @daumlab.bsky.social. Ulfur from the Quax lab is showing Jia Yu the nuts and bolts of Haloferax cell culture 🦠 and Mat is teaching Sree sub-tomogram averaging.🔬 🖥️ Exciting times! #Arctech

Exciting news! 🚀 We're launching #ARCTECH, the first EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network focused on #archaea —a fascinating and resilient domain of life with great #biotech potential. By addressing key gaps in archaeal research, we aim to unlock the vast potential of these #microorganisms. 🦠🔬

📢 Interested in chromosomes and microbes thriving at the edge of life?PhD project in York-UK on chromosome segregation in #Archaea. Supervised by me, @Steve Quinn & @georgerheath.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Open to Applicants Worldwide! 📅 January 6, 2025 #microsky #archaeasky

Want to study towards a PhD uncovering new mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease? As part of our commitment to inclusivity @BristolUni are offering fully funded PhDs (+ stipend) for Black British applicants. dm me if you’re interested in joining us. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

We offer two fully-funded PhD studentships to investigate ribosome hibernation in stem cells via cryoET. If you are interested, please apply here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... or here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin.... If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch!

Can colleagues amplify this appeal to journals and journal editors to open accounts on Bluesky, please? @MicrobioSoc @TrendsMicrobiol @CellCellPress @JBacteriology @jbiolchem @Nature @ScienceMagazine @PNASNews @MolMicroEditors @NAR_Open @NatureMicrobiol @NatureComms @ASMicrobiology 🙏 🦠🧪🧫🧬

Repost appreciated: Open #PhDposition in my group! Join us in Umeå, 🇸🇪 to uncover how arboviruses remodel the cellular interior. In situ #cryoET with great #virology and #biophysics collaborators. Customisable project. Application deadline 15 December. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/

We are hosting a PhysicsofLifeUK workshop on the Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Biofilaments at the Living Systems Institute in Exeter, UK. Register here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... Scientific organizers: Kirsty Wan and Bertram Daum