🧬Call for 11 fully-funded PhD positions in RNA-based medicine! 🧬 The graduate program “RNAmed – Future Leaders in RNA-based Medicine” is recruiting its second cohort of PhD students, starting in 2027: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/... 📅 Application deadline: March 24 🧵 (1/4)

Check out this new spotlight in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social! #HIRI’s @jenshoer.bsky.social and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social highlight a recent study from the @saharmelamed.bsky.social lab that further unravels posttranscriptional regulatory networks in phage infection. 👏👇

🚨Only a few days left to apply for the 10 #PhD positions within the “CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS” initiative across the five @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social sites! At #HIRI, we are excited to welcome candidates who are passionate about all things #RNA. ❤️‍🔥🧬Apply by Feb 28: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

Looking for a truly unique PhD programme on RNA drugs and therapeutics? We have just opened the call for the second cohort of RNAmed-Future leaders in RNA-based medicine. More details under www.rnamed.de Please spread the word.

The clock is ticking! ⏰ Make sure to submit your application by February 28. 👇

🔔🧬 Quick reminder: If leading your own research group in RNA-based infection research is your goal, now is the time. 🗓 Sunday is the final day to submit your application for the @helmholtz.de Junior Research Group Leader positions. Don’t miss this opportunity! 👇

Two days of inspiring exchange 🧬🤝✨ On February 10 and 11, our Scientific Advisory Board came together to review the scientific orientation and performance of #HIRI. We are grateful for the insightful discussions and valuable feedback. 👉 Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

Anlässlich des Internationalen Tags der Frauen in der Wissenschaft feiern wir stellvertretend drei junge Gruppenleiterinnen am HZI: Maren Schubert, Christiane Iserman & @amapruns.bsky.social leiten seit 2025 Nachwuchsgruppen in unserem HUMAN-Programm: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/forschung/fo... #IDWGIS

Great PhD and postdoc opportunities here at the @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social ! 👇🏻

Thrilled to announce that I’ve just opened my research lab at @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social ! A huge thank you to my mentor Roi Avraham (and lab members!) for the incredible training and support that made this possible.

Calling all curious minds!🧠💡 As part of the “CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS” initiative, @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social is offering 10 fully funded PhD positions in infection research across its five sites. At #HIRI, we are especially excited to welcome PhD candidates who are passionate about all things #RNA.🧬

Time is running out; the deadline is fast approaching. ⌛⬇️

⏰ Reminder: Applications for the Helmholtz Junior Research Group Leaders (f/m/d) at @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social or @helmholtzhips.bsky.social close on February 15! Don’t miss your chance to start your independent group in pharmaceutical research or RNA biology. jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Saarbr%C...

🧬 Shape the future of #RNA-based infection research! We are inviting applications for @helmholtz.de Junior Research Group Leader Positions (f/m/d). 👉 Apply by February 15 at www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... (1/2)

Join the HZI as a Junior Research Group Leader at @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social or @helmholtzhips.bsky.social! We’re seeking exceptional postdocs for the @helmholtz.de Investigator Groups program. Shape cutting-edge research in infection biology & apply by Feb 15! jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Saarbr%C...

🔔HIRI has opened a new call to recruit Group Leaders. If you are interested in opening an RNA Biology and Infection lab, join us! Deadline: February 15. More info here 👇

🚨 Group Leader Opportunity Alert! 🚀 Apply by February 15 and join us in Würzburg. ⬇️

🎉 Welcome to HIRI! 🎉 @cciollimattioli.bsky.social will start her new research group “Systems Microbiology of Intracellular Pathogens” at HIRI in February. Together with her team, she will investigate the molecular mechanisms that shape interactions between intracellular pathogens & their host cells.

#NewResearch Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) can cause bacterial prostatitis, a prevalent and recurrent infection with high morbidity in men. Here they show that UPEC invades luminal prostate cells via a bacterial FimH and host PPAP receptor interaction #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our first paper is out today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com! We introduce a prostate organoid model and show that UPEC invades prostate cells via FimH binding to the prostate-specific protein PAPP. A step toward targeted therapies against bacterial prostatitis. 🎉 #UTI #UPEC #Organoids #AMR

Check out the latest paper by @carmen-aguilar.bsky.social, which also involved our #HIRI group leader @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social and his lab. It was recently published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Congratulations to all authors! 👏🎉

⏰ Last call! Deadline: Jan 11, 2026 We are #HIRIng! Open positions range from scientific coordinator to PhD & postdoc roles in various research areas. 🧬🦠 Interested in being part of the international & interdisciplinary research environment at HIRI? 👉 Apply now: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

A fantastic achievement from Carmen's lab. Very happy to have supported the study.

#CRISPR kann mehr als gedacht: Ein Team des @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social hat mit Forschenden des HZI & aus den USA eine neue Nuklease entschlüsselt: In @nature.com zeigen sie, dass Cas12a3 Transfer-Ribonukleinsäuren schneidet, um infizierte Zellen lahmzulegen. www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

Our paper is out! Hiding in plain sight among Cas12a nucleases, Cas12a3 cleaves not its RNA target but the 3′ ends of tRNA. Huge thanks to all who made this possible, especially the Beisel lab, Biao & Dirk for the structure, & @sebastianglatt.bsky.social for all things tRNA. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

The #CRISPR “gene scissors” have become an important basis for genome-editing technologies in many fields. 🧬✂️ A team from the #HIRI in Würzburg has now demonstrated that these CRISPR-Cas systems are even more versatile than previously thought. Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

Time is running out... ⌛ Don’t miss your chance and apply by January 11! ⬇️

Check out the latest publication from the @westermannlab.bsky.social. Just out in @narjournal.bsky.social! 🔥👇

RIL-seq boosts the study of sRNAs. Here comes its first application to intracellular bacteria. Plus, 10 years after its characterization, we now present an RNA sponge of Salmonella PinT. Congrats to @kooshapour.bsky.social & great collaboration w/ @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

Hooray! 🎉 We are celebrating Shazeb Ahmad from Redmond Smyth's laboratory, who defended his doctoral dissertation today. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement, @shazebahmad.bsky.social! Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

Congratulations to @elisebor.bsky.social, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation today. In the @westermannlab.bsky.social, she investigated the morphological heterogeneity of B. theta using a low-input RNA-seq protocol. Well done, Elise! 👏🎓 www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

Experts increasingly use machine learning to predict antibiotic resistance from pathogen genomes, but results need caution: @lbarquist.bsky.social, @yanyingyu.bsky.social & @nwheeler443.bsky.social showed that these models are often less reliable than assumed.🦠💊 www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

Our preprint on predicting drug resistance in bacteria is now out in @plosbiology.org. We show ignoring phylogenetic structure in genome collections leads to overly optimistic evaluations of machine learning methods for AMR prediction. Work from @yanyingyu.bsky.social with @nwheeler443.bsky.social.

Um #Antibiotikaresistenzen schnell diagnostizieren zu können, werden mittlerweile auch KI-Modelle genutzt. @lbarquist.bsky.social @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social zeigt mit seinem Team nun, dass die Modelle häufig weniger zuverlässig sind als angenommen. www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center... 📷HZI/M. Rohde

Congratulations, @yanyingyu.bsky.social & @lbarquist.bsky.social! 👏🎉

New Year, New Career Opportunities: Join the #HIRI in 2026! 🍀 📢 We’re #HIRIng a #ScientificCoordinator. If you’re looking for an exciting role at the intersection of science and management, apply by January 11, 2026. ⬇️ www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

Franziska Faber and I are recruiting shared postdocs, PhD students to work on Fusobacterium & new BGCs. www.helmholtz-hiri.de/fileadmin/HI...

🚀 We're hiring! We are offering several exciting #PhD & #postdoc positions spanning a range of topics, from jumbo phage biology & phage therapy to programmable RNA therapeutics & Fusobacterium nucleatum research. The application deadline is Jan 11. Learn more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

I feel very honoured, indeed. This order is restricted to 100 living scientists and artists, with an impressive list of past recipients.

Today, Minister-President Markus Söder awarded @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social the Bavarian Maximilian Order. Presented every two years, the award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in science & the arts and is regarded as one of the state’s highest honors. Congrats on the “Bavarian Nobel Prize”! 👏🎉

🚨 Check out this job opportunity and become part of the @westermannlab.bsky.social. 👇

Very nice review by @microberna.bsky.social !

The Vogel Foundation Dr Eckernkamp is supporting a new project at the #HIRI. At last week's #Unibund Würzburg gala concert, #HIRI #PhD student and Eckernkamp fellow Vincent Lau received his certificate. Congratulations! 👏🎉 Learn more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

Immer mehr Bakterien werden resistent & #Antibiotika stoßen an Grenzen. Zur #Weltantibiotikawoche zeigen unsere Forschenden, dass Hoffnung in einem uralten biologischen Prinzip liegen könnte: #Bakteriophagen - #Viren, die gezielt Bakterien angreifen. #WAAW2025 www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

🚨 Applications close today! 🚨 @jenshoer.bsky.social is looking for a #postdoc & a #PhD student to join his lab. His research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of #phages with RNA genomes during infection, host takeover & anti-phage defense. 🧫🦠 ➡️ www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

Tick tock, tick tock 🕰️

Two days left to apply for a PhD or postdoc position in my lab!

Yuanjie Wei joined the @munschauerlab.bsky.social as a #PhD student in 2020. At the end of October, she successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. 🎓 Congratulations, Yuanjie! 🥳🎉 Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

⏰ The deadline is fast approaching! Only one week left to submit your application at www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...

It was a pleasure to visit Würzburg and present our work on ribosome dynamics and in RNA-based diagnosis for #AMR. Thanks to @pauletteoctopus.bsky.social for the invitation and all the great colleagues at @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social for very engaging discussions.