Submit to the JB Biofilms Collection! Research Articles & Minireviews on biofilm formation/dispersal, Abx tolerance, polymicrobial interactions, signalling, imaging & more. Submission deadline: 30 September 2026. journals.asm.org/journal/jb/b... @asm.org #JBacteriol #ASMjournals

A little late post but Congratulations to Dr. Withorn @withornjason.bsky.social on successfully earning his PhD! It has been a great pleasure watching you grow as a scientist over the years and we’re really proud of your accomplishments. The Boon Lab is really excited for your future endeavors!

New preprint: "A branching cell-fate decision in biofilm dispersal enables long-term surface persistence." When V. cholerae biofilms disperse, it isn’t a uniform exit, rather, an opportunity to bet-hedge. A subpopulation of cells stay behind, primed for biofilm regrowth. doi.org/10.64898/202...

The newest version of JB is out. A remembrance of Mike Cashel, a commentary on surface sensing, multiple minireviews and articles. Check it out! journals.asm.org/toc/jb/208/3 @asm.org #JBacteriology

New work from the lab! Sometimes going beyond prototypical strains such as PAO1 or PA14 tells a more complex and nuanced story.

Check out our latest Pre-print from the @groupboon.bsky.social! Following the downstream signaling of NO-mediated biofilm dispersal, we examined the role of all components of the Gac Multi-Kinase Network and identified NahK (and RetS) have predominant control over regulating biofilm through RsmA!

The histidine kinase NahK in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is essential for nitric oxide-stress resistance in nutrient starved media https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.03.662950v1

Check out the latest preprint from our lab! 🎉🎉🎉 PhD student Sweta Anantharaman (not on BlueSky) investigated how the NahK signaling system plays a role in NO stress in differing nutrient conditions! Sweta went above and beyond exploring new research areas in our laboratory! Excited for reviews!

Best part of being in Boston is getting the chance to meet up with @eboros.bsky.social alumni @jennchemm.bsky.social and Kirsten Martin!

@groupboon.bsky.social goes to Boston! Can’t wait to hear about all the new exciting bacterial research over the next two days at @bostonbacteria.bsky.social!

Congratulations to our undergraduate researchers, Xingyu Xiao and Simran Singh, on their selection to participate in the 2025 URECA Summer Research Program! This opportunity allows for a 10-week full-time summer research with an awarded stipend. Proud of you both! #TotheBoon

Congratulations to our very own @withornjason.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Stony Brook University President's Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students! We are very proud of you.

Me my whole PhD: why do people look at polymicrobial systems. Just pick your favorite. *does one polymicrobial experiment this week and finally sees the light

Come join our faculty! We’re hiring.

Inhibitors of the PqsR Quorum-Sensing Receptor Reveal Differential Roles for PqsE and RhlI in Control of Phenazine Production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.10.637488v1

ÅNGSTRÖM-RESOLUTION IMAGING OF CELL-SURFACE GLYCANS 🧬🎨🍬 The glycocalyx, our cells' sugar coat, holds secrets in immunology, cancer, viral infections, and more. Visualizing its molecular architecture was impossible… until now. #glycotime #microscopy www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The WHO research agenda for #AMR in human health has identified 40 research priorities to be addressed by 2030, focusing on bacterial and fungal pathogens critical for AMR. Target is to encourage evidence generation for effective AMR policy translation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The @jrbour.bsky.social Lab establishes a potential chemical basis for a low-power, small-footprint inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) delivery system. @angewandtechemie.bsky.social. #wsuchemistry #ResearchInDetroit #ChemSky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

SAVE THE DATE ‼️ 📆 📢 BBM 2025 will be held on June 9-10th at the Harvard Science Center feat. the one and only Dr. Petra Levin as keynote! We can't wait to see you there. Registration and scholarship applications open next week.

I am looking for a research associate - a recent college grad with BS or equivalent. Apply online! searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394

A new direction for research in the lab around carbon sequestration! irving.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/01...

Last week our NIH T32 Chem Bio Training Program (CBTP) had our biannual retreat here at @stonybrooku.bsky.social Resume workshops, poster sessions, meetings with the external advisory committee. Busy week, glad to be back in the lab!

Cool work to come out of @stonybrooku.bsky.social Pharm (J. Seeliger Lab)! Lia was my “Big Sib” through our NIH T32 program here. Definetly worth giving it a read!

Proud Mentor Alert 🚨 Natalie Osorio, a high school student I had the pleasure of mentoring this summer through @stonybrooku.bsky.social Simons Stem Scholars Program, advanced to the next stage of the Regeneron Talent Search! Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 Super proud regardless!

A nice little biofilm contamination for @contamclub.bsky.social. Popped up on a stack of LB plates left on the bench top. Love to see the wrinkles!

Cool #T6SS work by the @basler-lab.bsky.social Intraspecies competition and the role of multiple T6SS machines Check at journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....

Man oh man is today one of those days where lab is finding new ways to make me go 🙃

Very elegant work by Matt Parsek and Dan Wozniak crew. See the @pnas.org paper by Zheng et al at doi.org/10.1073/pnas... The surface matters when it comes to trigger Pseudomonas aeruginosa signalling through cdiGMP or cAMP

On Fri Dec 13 15:00-17:00 CET join @krastevalab.bsky.social, George O'Toole, and me for the @asm.org Sweden Finland Lecture series 2024 mini-symposium on #biofilm and #c-di-GMP signaling! #microsky🦠🧫 Zoom ki-se.zoom.us/j/6761509723...

Congratulations to both Ngozi and Archana! Both second year PhD students passed their candidacy exam this week! Hard work paying off, now it’s time to rest!

A tad late, but Happy Thanksgiving! Our lab had a little potluck to celebrate the holiday!

Come be my colleague! The Dept of Chemistry at @stonybrooku.bsky.social is searching for an Associate or Full Professor with expertise in synthetic chemistry, particular emphasis on synthetic organic or medicinal chemistry! Deadline 11/12. apply.interfolio.com/132539

I’ll be at poster #57, feel free to stop by!

We love to see it!