Our work on bacterial Schlafens in phage defense is out today @natmicrobiol.nature.com! Check out the final version here: rdcu.be/e7Bmz We are looking for postdocs and students to expand our team! Official postings are coming soon. Please reach out if you're interested! #phage #phagesky #microsky

Abstract submission is now OPEN for the 2026 Symposium on the Immune System of Bacteria! sisb2026.rockefeller.edu 🗓 May 5–7, 2026 📍 Rockefeller University, New York City ⏰ Abstract deadline: March 16, 2026 Attendance will be capped, be sure to register early and secure your spot. See you in NYC!

Bacteria can sense when a virus starts shredding their genome — by detecting methylated mononucleotides. Here’s the story of how we discovered the Metis defense system 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Genome maintenance by telomerase is a fundamental process in nearly all eukaryotes. But where does it come from? Today, we report the discovery of telomerase homologs in a family of antiviral reverse transcriptases, revealing an unexpected evolutionary origin in bacteria. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Only few weeks left to apply - application deadline is October 31st, 2025. ‼️Please share – our department is looking for new faculty! The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology @UF is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor☀️🌴 Link to apply ⬇️ explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

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First preprint from the Nemudryi Lab! 🍾 In this work, we link antiviral immunity in bacteria and humans by showing that homologs of human Schlafen nucleases protect bacteria from phages. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🦠🧍‍♀️From bacterial to human immunity. We report in @science.org the discovery of a human homolog of SIR2 antiphage proteins that participates in the TLR pathway of animal innate immunity. Co-led wt @enzopoirier.bsky.social by D. Bonhomme and @hugovaysset.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...