Are you interested in a postdoctoral position? Do you have experience in mitochondrial biology and in vivo research? Please send me your CV!

New paper out! 🚨 We uncover how Mycobacterium marinum (red) exploits host sterol-rich membrane microdomains (green) to damage and escape from its phagosome Huge shoutout to @angieprrt.bsky.social and Cristina Bosmani for their very elegant work! 👏 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Me getting back to sending nagging emails on January 6th when people return to work from the Christmas break

The paper by Pia Lavriha, Carina Fluri, Jorge Hernández González and Volodymyr Korkhov, published in @natcomms.nature.com provides molecular insights into lipid-mediated conformational changes in Cx32 gap junction channels. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

We are looking for a team leader to join the cryo-EM facility work at the new Ernst Ruska-Centre 2.0 at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. We have a series of microscopes used by (@irene-vercellino.bsky.social, Schröder, @sachsegroup.bsky.social) and external users. www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

We’re hiring 2 Postdocs (f/m/d) in Drug–Microbiome–Host Interactions 🦠💊 Focus: how non-antibiotic drugs shape the gut microbiome, drug efficacy & side effects. #PostdocJobs #Microbiome #AcademicJobs Full job ad: lisamaierlab.com/wp-content/u...

Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to become part of the SCALE community! Several professorships and group leader positions are available at Goethe University and FIAS. We are looking for professors in the fields of molecular microbiology, cellular biochemistry, and molecular biochemistry.

Werde Teil des Teams @hhu.de: #Stellenangebot, scheinbar unbefristet. Grüße an #ichbinHanna & #ichbinReyhan

The last chapter from my postdoc days is finally online! We solve structures of the ER membrane O-mannosyltransferase Pmt4 and uncover a functionally important cytosolic binding site for the Dol-P-Man substrate lipid - allosteric regulation or a long sought after Dol-P-Man flippase?? 🔄 rdcu.be/eUJfb

Die DFG will künftig die Nutzung von Künstlicher Intelligenz #KI in der #Begutachtung ermöglichen. Der Einsatz darf allerdings nur unter klar definierten Bedingungen erfolgen. Eine Leitlinie dazu soll im ersten Quartal 2026 veröffentlicht werden. Mehr zu den Prinzipien: www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...

Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove

Beautiful sunrise in the Botanical garden @hhu.de ! Let the whole week be so splendid! 🤓

🚨PhD position alert🚨 🔬Cryo-EM? ✅ 🧫Membrane proteins? - we've got 165 TMs for you! ✅ Join me and the team👥 in beautiful Amsterdam🚴 to untangle the amazing mycobacterial protein secretion machinery! 📝Apply here: tinyurl.com/mmxnfpnw 📆Deadline: 23 January #PhDstudent #T7SS #cryoEM #newPI

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Und hier sind sie – die 10 Preisträger*innen des Gottfried Wilhelm #LeibnizPreis' 2026 – ausgezeichnet für ihre exzellenten Forschungsarbeiten und Errungenschaften in der Wissenschaft! 🏆👏 Die Verleihung der Preise feiern wir am 18. März in Berlin. Einzelheiten & Kurzprofile: sohub.io/1uv1

🚨 Fully funded PhD positions in #microbiology! Join IMPRS Principles of Microbial Life in Marburg,Germany 🌱 Interdisciplinary research 🧬 World-class mentoring 🧪 State-of-the-art research infrastructure 🗓️ Apply until Jan 31, 2026 🔗 imprs-marburg.mpg.de/3197/JOIN-US#microbiology#PhDposition #WomenInSTEM

We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!

🔥 New episode of the Night Science Podcast! Maria Leptin is the President of the ERC, the European Research Council. She discusses how funding agencies can better support bold ideas and we explore how to evaluate creativity in grant proposals. @marialep.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2AJj...

Opening of a Group Leader position in AI in genomics at Institut Pasteur @pasteur.fr , Paris research.pasteur.fr/en/call/mid-...

Really happy to see the work (doi.org/10.1038/s414...) published. Here, we show the full-length helical cryo-EM structure of p62/SQSTM1 and first cryo-ET visual of p62 positive structures inside the cell.

🎺✨ Adventsstimmung an der HHU: Am 4. Dezember erfüllt wieder festliche Musik den Süden des Campus Gärtner Jochen Stappmanns gibt am Donnerstag ab 13:30 Uhr vom Dach des Biologiegebäudes 26.14 ein adventliches Trompetenkonzert – und singt dazu. 1/3

We cracked the mystery: Pteridines are the natural ligands of CutA, a widespread protein in nature @pnas.org @hhu.de @cmfi.bsky.social CutA is one of #PII signaling family, but it's function remained unknown coz we didn't know what it binds.... 🧵Thread below👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Congratulations to the amazing Cristian @crosaleshz.bsky.social for defending his thesis and gaining the so-much-deserved PhD title by @beckmannlab.bsky.social ! ❤️‍🔥 And very best wishes in the new scientific adventure by @bjmurphylab.bsky.social - looking forward to see you shining bright!

"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se

Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General. He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999. www.embl.org/news/people-...

To all trainees interested in channels and transporters: the joint FEBS/EMBO course will go ahead in Erice, Italy from May 13-19 2026: network.febs.org/posts/new-jo... Further details to come soon. Please share and repost.

📢Postdoc position available!🧪🧫🧬 Our group is seeking a motivated researcher to investigate the molecular mechanisms driving host–endosymbiont interactions. Full details & application: karriere.hhu.de//index.php?a.... Please help us get the word out!

rdcu.be/eRxNf here our new study on the characterization of the lipopolysaccharide holotranslocon, LptDE and the newly identified subunits LptM and LptY. Great collaboration with @fronzeslab.bsky.social @pstansfeld.bsky.social @JulienMarcoux @YvesQuentin

Very happy to share our work on lipopolysaccharide assembly by the Lpt complex, published today in @natcomms.nature.com Fantastic collaboration with @raffaeleieva.bsky.social l and t @pstansfeld.bsky.social Congrats to all authors, especially Haoxiang, Axel & Violette 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

We are back, soon! The secrets of bacterial cell envelopes' our free online seminar series is due to resume in January 2026 after a long break. Hosted by Georgina Benn and Syma Khalid- supported by the Microbiology Society. More details soon. @microbiologysociety.org Please spread the word

We got a large Helmholtz Bioengineering grant with Oliver Daumke, Artur Yakimovich, Alina Bazarova, and Dietrich Ruess to use protein design to target cancer. Five open postdoctoral positions in Generative AI & Protein Engineering. Share & apply! jobrxiv.org/job/max-delb...

Junior professor position at the University of Kaiserslautern! Our Department of Biology is seeking a colleague working with microalgae. This is a wonderful place to do wonderful science with great people! Please, repost :) Further details: jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/1...

📢 Postdoc position: Biochemistry & Bacterial cell biology in our group at Marburg University, Germany, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH" 🔗More information at shorturl.at/OlvlL 📅Deadline: Nov 30, 2025 Please repost. #Postdoc

🎉Thrilled to share that our lab has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant @erc.europa.eu! Excited for amazing collaborations with the Pertschy (Uni Graz), Henras (CBI Toulouse), and Woodson (Johns Hopkins) labs. #ERCSyG #GeneCenter #LMU #UniGraz #CNRS #JohnsHopkins

The Lab of Stephan Grill at MPI-CBG has finally made it to Bluesky and we also have a brand new homepage: grill-lab.org Check it out.

💪 #ERC Synergy Grants: Großer Erfolg für die #LMU✨ Der Physiker Tim Liedl, der Biochemiker Roland Beckmann und der Meteorologe Fabian Hoffmann haben an der LMU in Kooperation mit internationalen Forschungsteams jeweils einen #SynergyGrant eingeworben. #ERCSynergyGrants #LMUMuenchen

What a great start into a new day!

We are hiring! The Etzkorn Lab is looking for up to 7 highly motivated PostDocs and 1-2 PhD candidates to support our endeavour to translate the DNAzyme technology into therapeutic applications. For more information see: www.ipb.hhu.de/fileadmin/re... Please repost. #Postdoc, @hhu.de

Back to Groningen @rug.nl these days, one of "alma mater" locations, to celebrate life in science of my dear mentor, Arnold Driessen ❤️‍🔥 Looking forward meeting him and many friends and colleagues - some talks, laugh and drinks are ahead

New publication in J Mol Biol New insights in to the function of the CLD and the entire hemolysin secretion machinery. Thanks to Holger Gohlke’s lab and CSS for the wonderful collaboration. Congrats to Sakshi and Cigdem!

PhD project available in my lab. Email me with CV if interested www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #microsky #bioimaging

This was a fun new collaboration using selective ribosome profiling to understand how the subunit composition of the ER translocon is tailored by the nascent chain. Congratulations to everyone involved! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our latest work on the nitrogenase-like methylthio-alkane reductase, which specifically reduces reduces carbon-sulfide bonds is now out @natcatal.nature.com: doi.org/10.1038/s419.... We find for the first time large #nitrogenase metalloclusters (P- and L-cluster) outside nitrogenases.

Das Zentrum für Digitale Medizin wurde letzte Woche offiziell eröffnet. Hier sollen rund 150 Forschende sowie Arbeitsgruppen der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen und der Medizinischen Fakultät zukünftig auf über 3000 qm zusammenarbeiten.

I have a PhD position available in my lab at the University of Freiburg!! If you, or someone you know, might be looking for a position using modeling and simulations to uncover secrets in (glyco-)protein structure/function relationships please take a look at our website! www.kearnslab.org

🚨🚨🚨 We are launching the 2nd application round for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Program MemBioMed, offering cutting-edge training on exploring the complex behavior of cellular membranes & unlocking their therapeutic potential. Students can apply here: life.univ-cotedazur.eu/internationa...

We are hiring…position suitable for PhD student with interest in ribosomes, antibiotics and cryoEM… www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

Starting your own lab is exciting—but challenging. Join our GBM Young Investigator leadership workshop in Regensburg, April 13–16th, 2026. Professional coaching, peer networking & practical tips for new PIs. Apply by Nov 30, 2025. 👉 gbm-online.de/de/young-inv... Pls repost!

Our first effort exploring gut bacteria-extracellular ATP interactions is published! We show that eATP rewires gene expression and physiology in harmless and pathogenic bacteria, impacting production of bioactive metabolites, antimicrobial sensitivity, and virulence. A 🧵 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Sourjik lab is joining the party, with a BANG! 💥🤓👍