We are looking for a postdoc to study single-cell transcriptional heterogeneity in the human skin microbiome. We have a new protocol mostly developed, but need someone to see it through. Experience with protocol dev or RNAseq appreciated. Funded by a new grant from MIT-HEALS.

Bifido adaptations across hosts @halllab.bsky.social survey insects, reptiles, birds & mammals to uncover how Bifidobacterium adapts to hosts. Bifidobacterium & host exhibit strong co-phylogenetic associations, driven by vertical transmission & dietary selection www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

See our new study examining how P additions in tropical rainforests affect tree growth and feedback to AMF and EMF communities. Very interesting links to EMF biomass production strategies. Great work led by Qingshui Yu 🍄‍🟫🍄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 New paper in @nature.com Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡ 🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Out after peer review, collaborative study from Nordborg & Weigel labs with help from many others. Not the largest collection of new Arabidopsis thaliana genomes, but we hopefully put forward some good ideas for how to think about pangenomes and their analysis! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Excited to share a new preprint w/ the Sonnenberg lab, led by Matt Carter, @zzzhiru.bsky.social & @mattolm.bsky.social. We analyzed the microbiomes of two non-industrialized populations from opposite sides of the globe to try to reconstruct the recent evolutionary history of our gut microbiota.

The University of Vienna launches #ViCAS to foster innovative, interdisciplinary #research and to create a space where ideas thrive beyond borders - #academic, disciplinary, and national. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 Find out more about ViCAS and its #fellowships: ⤵️🔍 vicas.univie.ac.at #AcademicSky #edusky #PhDSky

You know sulfoquinovose (SQ)? No?! You should if you are interested in diet-gut microbiome 🦠🧫interactions 😉 SQ is a sulfosugar that this part of a ubiquitous sulfonolipid in photosynthetic organisms and thus part of your diet - if you like leafy greens and algae 🥬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper out! In it i review the context and implications of the "chitin raft hypothesis" for how cyanobacteria colonized the open ocean. Included is a new perspective on why there were two major stages of atmospheric oxygenation over Earth history. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

We are hiring a postdoc - come work with us (www.koremlab.science) at the intersection of #microbiome, data science, and women's health! Message or email me if interested. 🖥️ 🧬

I'm excited to announce our new biorxiv preprint, wherein we investigate the evolution of the weirdest genetic locus I've ever seen! Behold the tgr genes of the social amoeba, which mediate self/non-self discrimination during facultative multicellularity 🐅 🧵 1/ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🚨3-yr Postdoc Position on #SingleCell Activities in #Marine #N-Cycling🦠🧪👩‍🎓🔬 Join me @univie.ac.at @dome-vienna.bsky.social Part of our ERC Synergy #RECLESS looking at microbes in marine oxygen minimum zones Apply by Oct 15, start March 2026! -> ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/...

🚨4yr Technical Assistant Position on #Microbial Activities in #Marine #N-Cycling🦠🧪👩‍🎓🔬 Join me @univie.ac.at @dome-vienna.bsky.social Part of our ERC Synergy #RECLESS looking at microbes in marine oxygen minimum zones Apply by Oct 15, start March 2026! -> ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/...

Degradation of extracellular polymeric substances shapes microbial community diversity journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs

Ready to lead pioneering research that bridges systems-level investigations of biological systems to molecular mechanism? The EMBL Molecular Systems Biology Unit in Heidelberg is hiring a Group Leader!

🚨💩Very proud to share a new preprint of the lab ~~ we show that gut microbial diversity and inferred capacity for butyrate production predict cortisol stress reactivity in humans ~~ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Apply for the AITHYRA-CeMM International PhD Program! 15-20 fully funded PhD fellowships available in Vienna, AT in AI/ML and Life Sciences Deadline for applications: 10 September 2025 apply.cemm.at

Network, we are looking for PhD students and Postdocs on evolutionary and ecological genomics in 2025/2026 Join our diverse and welcoming lab at UC Berkeley & HHMINEWS! Check job ads-> www.moilab.science/team/join-us

How likely are SNP-based phenotypic reversions during human infection/coloniziation? Our latest paper on the rare CF pathogen B. dolosa -- a great collaboration with folks I've worked with since my PhD and led by Alex Poret -- adds to the evidence that reversions are likely in large populations.

📢 We're seeking a postdoc to work on a project funded by HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social at the intersection of bacterial physiology, ecology and evolution. You can find more details about the project, the position, and how to apply here www.dalbellolab.com/hfsp-project! #bacteria #ecosky #MevoSky #microSky

New sylph pre-built databases + taxonomy available for: - GTDB-R226 (143k prok. species) - GlobDB-R226 (>300k prok. species, thanks @daanspeth.bsky.social ) - UHGV (Unified Human Gut Virome Catalog, thanks @apcamargo.bsky.social ) Must update sylph-tax; see docs (sylph-docs.github.io/sylph-tax/)

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome. See thread for more information and reach out!

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I'm happy to announce the latest release of the GlobDB, available at globdb.org. The GlobDB is a database of "species dereplicated" microbial genomes, and as of release 226 contains twice the number of species-representative genomes (306,260) than the latest GTDB release.

New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions. tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t

📢 New preprint alert! We used comparative genomics on 72,000+ bacterial genomes to uncover the genetic basis of microbial adaptation to multicellular hosts—plants and animals alike. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Phage counter-defense repertoires: New work IDs broad & specific anti-defense genes in variable regions of Pseudomonas phage genomes. Inhibitors neutralize diverse bacterial immune systems, highlighting how phages evolve broad & specific strategies www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

How may theoretical ecology & evolutionary theory push microbiology forward? At Environmental Microbiology, I am commissioning a series of Perspectives exploring that question. Excited to share them in the 🧵 below The series is open, so do get in touch if you'd like to propose a new contribution!

Published in Nature today! Here, we sought to systematically ask how natural community's metabolism changes with the environment. A simple consumer-resource model can predict N-cycle metabolism (nitrate use) and, more importantly, the mechanism behind its change. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Preprint: “Structural modeling reveals viral proteins that manipulate host immune signaling” Using AI-guided structural modeling, we find new families of viral proteins that sequester or cleave host immune signaling molecules Congrats Nitzan Tal! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our new work understanding how phages are detected by the bacterial immune system is posted on bioRxiv! Check out Toni’s thread for a synopsis👇

First day of July brings us the Summer 2025 edition of our open-access textbook! Join Piglette in stargazing and exploring newest additions to our book principlescellphysiology.org/book-economi...

Our paper demonstrating that within-species warfare interactions are ecologically important on human skin is now published in Nature Micro! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

‼️I'm looking for a postdoc‼️ Come join effort in using metagenomes to quantify microbial catabolic potential and carbon substrate availability at the ecosystem level. We seek to understand evolutionary forces shaping the carbon cycle. Part of ccomp-stc.org careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Job vacancy as senior scientist on #fluorescent #microscopy (incl confocal and high resolution) open at University of Vienna! Apply until June 15: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...