‼️Job alert📢🚨 We are recruiting a Junior Group Leader (f) in Protein Science at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, jointly hosted by the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and our Collaborative Research Centre CRC 1664 "Plant Proteoform Diversity – SNP2Prot."

Wir stellen ein: Wissenschaftliche Projektbetreuung für Naturwissenschaften und Technik zur Betreuung von Förderanträgen und Begleitung des Begutachtungsverfahrens. Wir bieten eine unbefristete Vollzeitstelle mit vielen attraktiven Benefits. #Job 📑 www.fwf.ac.at/aktuelles/jo...

🌱🧬W3 Professorship in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Freiburg The position holder will lead a research program that combines excellent basic research with clear perspectives for biotechnological & societally relevant applications #plantscience #plantscijobs www.nature.com/naturecareer...

The BOKU University in Vienna, Austria invites applications for the position of a Full Professor of Crop Breeding and Genomics. boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da... #plantjobs #plantscijobs #plantbreeding

Yeast research is broad. And now #FEMSYeastRes reflects that. We’ve added subject sections, so your work has a clear home faster. Why?🔍 Clearer scope 📋 better peer review 📚 Easier discovery. Explore the full list of sections & find your fit: buff.ly/s9DWyhV #YeastResearch #OpenAccess

Ausstellung Waste is a Myth, 21.-31. Mai 2026, im Kunst- und Kulturzentrum Semmelweisklinik, Hockegasse 37, 1180 Wien. Fast täglich Workshops, Artist Talks oder Workshops. Info und Anmeldungen hier: boku.ac.at/oeffentlichk...

Ab 21.5. in der Semmelweisklinik, 1180 Wien: ScienceArt Ausstellung "Waste is a Myth": zirkuläre Bioökonomie transformiert in skulpturale und multimediale Kunst. Täglich Worksshops, Artist talks, oder Führungen, bis 31.5. boku.ac.at/oeffentlichk... @bokuvienna.bsky.social

Reminder that the Early Bird registration rate for the 9th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (PYFF9) in Valencia (Spain) will expire on May 24th! 👉 Register here: yeastfungi.efbiotechnology.org @pyff-9.bsky.social

We’re hiring! 🇸🇪🔬
 Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Prokaryotic Microbiology (molecular focus) at Stockholm University. Supportive environment + strong molecular research 👉https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:921526/type:job/where:125/apply:1 Please share!!

NO WASTE: BOKU Future Conference 2026 Wie können biobasierte Innovationen zur Kreislaufwirtschaft beitragen? 📅 20. Mai 2026 | 09:00–17:30 📍 TÜWI Hörsaal, BOKU University, Wien Mit u. a. Eckart von Hirschhausen, Tristan Horx, Ron Milo & Ruth Grützbauch ➡️ Kostenlos anmelden: boku.ac.at/oeffentlichk...

Kommt und diskutiert mit! BOKU Future Conference: Recycling mit Biotechnologie, neu gedacht + neu gemacht! 20.5.2026 an der BOKU Wien

🎓 Bursaries available for #PYFF9! Join the yeast & fungi community in Valencia and get support to attend. 📢 Apply early 🔗 yeastfungi.efbiotechnology.org/bursaries #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #EarlyCareer @pyff-9.bsky.social

Happy Yeaster!

I'm hiring! I have 2 open positions: 🔬 Postdoc 🧪 Research associate We study how animal multicellularity evolved by exploring the molecular logic of cell adhesion using cell biology, 'omics, and tool-building in non-model organisms. Come join us! Details and application links 👇 Please repost

📢 Good news! The abstract deadline for #ECB2026 has been extended to 29 March. You can submit for: • Invited talks • Flash poster presentations • Poster presentations Share your work with the biotech community in Antwerp (28 June–1 July 2026). 🔗 www.ecb2026.com #LifeSciences #CallForAbstracts

🎤 Keynote Spotlight at #PYFF9! We’re thrilled to welcome Paola Branduardi (Univ. Milano‑Bicocca), a leading expert in microbial #biotechnology, #synthetic biology & #biorefineries. Don’t miss her keynote in Valencia! #Valencia2026

There is still a bit of time to apply for a PhD position @bokuvienna.bsky.social for project “Targeting interactions of enzymes on cell wall polymers”. Become part of the doctoral programme @biotop-phd.bsky.social ! biotop.boku.ac.at/application2...

The John Innes Centre in Norwich seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher in molecular microbiology. Salary: £37,500 - £45,350, closing date: March 25, 2026. Apply at: http://jobs.jic.ac.uk. #postdoc

Spitzenforschung lebt von #Kooperation - darum dreht sich heute alles beim 3. #ThinkBeyondSummit. Axel A. Brakhage, Dorothea Ringe und Christof Gattringer diskutieren die Chancen und Herausforderungen kooperativer #Spitzenforschung. @dfg.de @jherzstiftung.bsky.social 🤝 www.fwf.ac.at/entdecken/di...

Beim #ThinkBeyondSummit holen wir Österreichs #Exzellenzcluster auf die Bühne. In diesen 9 Forschungsnetzwerken arbeiten hunderte Forschende an neuen Wegen in der #Grundlagenforschung. 🤝 @michiwagner4.bsky.social @timcrane.bsky.social @microbesplanet.bsky.social Mehr👉 excellentaustria.fwf.ac.at

✨ We’ll soon announce the plenary speakers for #PYFF9 in #Valencia! 🔍Which topic interests you? • Fungal physiology & metabolism • Fungal evol • Pathogenesis & resistance • SynBio • #Fermentation • #Fungi as cell factories • #Bioeconomy • Data science in fungal #biotech 👇 Tell us your favourite!

Please share! PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!   The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.   👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...   ⏳ Deadline 23/2/26

PhD opening Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress. Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004... @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social

Open PhD position – join our lab in Freiburg Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms. Be quick - deadline is tomorrow! www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...

#MibiFlausch AGB Ihr wollt Bluesky mit euren flauschigen mikrobiologischen Kunstwerken beglücken? Sehr gut! Flausch Dimitri hier erklärt euch ein paar wichtige Punkte, die ihr dabei bitte beachten solltet 🧵

The deadline for the submission of papers to the special issue on the International Yeast Meetings of 2025 has been extended to 31 March. Papers should be connected to one of the meetings listed below. Hurry up and don't miss this chance! More information at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Please 🔁 My group at UBC received an allocation from the school to apply for the Canada Impact+ Training Awards (postdoc). Everything is moving fast but please email me in 48 hours with a CV if you are outside Canada and interested😎 Yachie lab: yachie-lab.org sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence. (my translation) Each year, about 40 people fall off great height or into deep water while taking selfies.

This is my Nobel prize medal. I gifted it to myself two years ago.

Bin beruhigt, der Öffi Verkehr in Wien ist wieder im Takt. 9er fährt den Fahrgästen der S45 in Gersthof wieder verlässlich vor der Nase weg

Bin beruhigt, der Öffi Verkehr in Wien ist wieder im Takt. 9er fährt den Fahrgästen der S45 in Gersthof wieder verlässlich vor der Nase weg

Happy New Yeast! 🎇 To all who bake, and everyone else!!

Your societies need you #MicroSky! Editorial from the European Academy of Microbiology Task Force: Society journals matter—supporting science through renewed commitment: academic.oup.com/microlife/ar...

Editorial: Society journals matter—supporting science through renewed commitment Editorial in @femsjournals.bsky.social microLife by @paulbrainey.bsky.social and colleagues academic.oup.com/microlife/ad...

The last 2 days, researchers of @bokuvienna.bsky.social TU Vienna @tugraz.bsky.social @univie.ac.at Uni Graz met to kick off the Excellence Cluster Circular Bioengineering. Great science in the pipeline, funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social

Microbiologists, take a bit of your time to advise FEMS online! Learned societies are the backbone of science - let's support them (and let them support us)

3 DAYS TO GO⏳ Every bit of feedback makes a difference. By taking part, you will help identify the priorities and challenges facing microbiologists across Europe and ensure that your perspective is represented at the European level. Don't wait, complete the survey now. buff.ly/ZghfWnM

You can meet me there tomorrow!

🧫🎨 What happens when a microbiologist opens his lab to artists? Prof. @dmattanovich.bsky.social Diethard Mattanovich is a leading researcher in microbial biotechnology he opened his lab to artists to meet science. 🧫🎨 #ArtScience #iGEM2025 #SynBio @bokuvienna.bsky.social

Great conference coming up... Please share! magic-molfun.dtu.dk/np21c-confer... Application deadline 31.10.2024

Meet you next week in Paris! @igemhq.bsky.social

Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon. blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...

8 PhD projects announced in a joint programme of BOKU University @bokuvienna.bsky.social TU Vienna @tuwien.at University Vienna @univie.ac.at on Green Chemistry! Check details via the link ⬇️ The first 2 projects will be realised in my lab at BOKU. www.tuwien.at/greenchem/en...

🚂 Save the night trains Paris-Berlin and Paris-Vienna! agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/sa...

We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT! Find the positions here: su.varbi.com

New paper out: Based on our autotrophic yeast, we demonstrate the production of > 10 g/L itaconic acid directly from CO2. Great work by Özge Ata and her team, achieved by interlinked strain and process design. @bokuvienna.bsky.social #acib

REMINDER: There is only one week left to submit abstracts for our upcoming special issue on the three #yeast conferences of 2025. The deadline is on Tuesday 30th September. Hurry up and don't miss this opportunity!!! More information and instructions on how to submit are in the post below 👇

Ok, ja gibt es und die tatsächliche Auswahl ist viel besser! Mein favorite ist aber der Physikpreis. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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