Predatory practices plague modern science, but the origins & reasons of their success can be identified—and solutions exist. Instead of blacklists, funding agencies should foster accreditation systems. See analyses & proposals of the EAM Task Force of @femsmicro.org on the matter shorturl.at/gVXJR

A new underwater microscope designed & built by Scripps is providing an unprecedented glimpse into the hidden world of corals. 🪸🔬 @californiacurated.bsky.social shares how this imaging system is revealing new insights that could help save #CoralReefs. californiacurated.substack.com/p/a-microsco...

Open position to work on Type IX secretion (#T9SS) in our lab, in collaboration withe the group of Eric Reynolds at the Dental School of the University of Melbourne. Please spread the word, and forward to anyone potentially interested ! Apply here: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre. Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at the University of Florida in January 2026! My lab will study RNA virus-host interactions with a particular focus on the spatial regulation of viral replication and innate immune activation. genoyerlab.com

On the way to Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference 2025, in St Charles, Illinois! Hosted by Loyola University Chicago #MMPC2025 #MicroSky www.mmpconference2025.com

Our new preprint by @nanamikubota.bsky.social shows that P. aeruginosa, and likely many other bacteria carrying filamentous prophages (like V. parahaemolyticus), risk being exploited by these phages in a runaway process that reduces fitness of both host and virus. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵

Acinetobacter exhibits cyrcadian rhythms! These bugs can predict the light cycles and adjust the expression of genes accordingy. Amazing collaboration with Alejandra Mussi's team from Rosario, Argentina, my city!! rdcu.be/eIQzL

I said I will never work on phages, but having @micheleleroux.bsky.social next door made me change my mind. Here is Alexis's new paper showing how different phages deal with the capsular barrier to infect Acinetobacter! A great collaboration between our labs! journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Highly multiplexed 3D profiling of cell states and immune niches in human tumors @natmethods.nature.com @harvardmed.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

View from the lab now. Did I mention that we are recruiting faculty microbiologists? www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

We will have soon an Open position for a PhD thesis position to work on bacterial secretion systems ! Stay tuned !!

Happy to share the last pre-print from my lab. Just in time for Evan’s thesis defense www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Still Time to read this new study form Mathilde Guzzo’s Lab post doc @cjresearch.bsky.social with our structural contribution !

Thrilled to share my work from the @jkagan1.bsky.social lab! TLDR: O-acetylation and wall teichoic acid compete for space on S. aureus peptidoglycan. This competition regulates DNA release, and thus immune receptor activation, during infection! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #microsky #immunosky

meta-PAMPs: A new class of immunostimulatory molecules that control the ability of bacterial factors to operate as PAMPs. Jordan Jastrab reveals that wall teichoic acid (WTA) is a key regulator of inflammasomes and interferons during infection. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Dual transposon sequencing profiles the genetic interaction landscape in bacteria | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Link to HHMI preprint mandate hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Imm...

🦠 Mycobacteria aren't just tough, they're interior designers! 🦠 Check out our latest #preprint 🚨, led by our PhD student @camimille.bsky.social , where we show that #Mycobacterium tuberculosis builds secret cytoplasmic membranes to adapt its metabolism and sneak past immunity 🤫 Thread coming soon!

Excited to share Wendy Le Mouëllic’s PhD work, now published in @pnas.org! It reveals that M. tuberculosis depends on inorganic sulfate import to survive inside host cells—fueling essential processes such as redox balance and stress resistance. Huge congrats to Wendy & colleagues! shorturl.at/WbFQC

Abstract submissions are open for the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists @midwinter-immun.bsky.social!! www.midwconfimmunol.org The Early Bird Registration deadline is Nov 14, 2025. There will be lots of Selected Abstract talks so submit an abstract to be considered!

We are hiring a postdoc in bacterial genomics and evolution. research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/u...

AMR is a global threat. Vaccines can help curb it but they’re often overlooked. Find out more about how to integrate vaccines into AMR strategies in our new report here: microb.io/VaccinesAMR #VaccinesWork #AMR

Registration is open for our Imaging Cell Dynamics meeting. Organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social, @drmichaelway.bsky.social & Giulia Zanetti, the meeting will focus on the interface between cell biology and imaging. For more info: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs...

Another exciting opportunity @dunnschool.bsky.social ! Come and be a colleague to a great group of scientists working on the fundamental mechanisms underlying disease, and how to transform health Please help us find great applicants

Our PhD studentship programme is officially open; pass it on If you are looking for a fully-funded PhD in the mechanisms underlying human disease, here are the details... Great science and a great environment! www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...

David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Willing to join us @pasteur.fr for a PhD for a project on how interactions between mobile genetic elements shape bacterial adaptation? Subject to be tailored to candidates with keen interest in evolution, genomics, computational biology, microbiology. Check www.pasteur.fr/en/education...

🚨 We are hiring a #postdoc in Quantitative Cell Biology/Biochemistry. Join us if you are interested in using super-resolution STED & cryoET to uncover self-organization dynamics of epithelial cell interfaces & glycobiology collaboration with WuLab zurl.co/aTGq7

Postdoc position (please re-post) A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology. If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert [email protected] #MicroSky

We just got the fantastic news that our study has been accepted for publication in ISME Communications from @isme-microbes.bsky.social. The process has been excellent, totally recommend this society journal. Really grateful to the reviewers and the editorial team. Happy weekend everyone!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.

Our new collection offers cell biologists practical, expert-driven guidance and best practices in the design, execution, and analysis of experiments, and the subsequent communication of their results to their peers. 👉 rupress.org/jcb/collecti... #Reproducibility

Interested in a sabbatical in Lyon? The Collegium de Lyon provides accommodation and attractive interdisciplinary environment for 1 or 2 semesters. Open to all disciplines. You can be affiliated with any local department/lab. Apply now for 2026-27. collegium.universite-lyon.fr/2026-2027-un...

Registration closes Friday Sept 5! Hope to see you at MMPC!

Anyone interested in some Wolbachia T4SS goodness? And other weird stuff? Started years ago by @bigvirushunter.bsky.social in my lab, pulled over finish line by awesome collaboration w Matt Swulius, Carrie Shaffer, & Mohammed Kaplan (don't tthink they're on bsky) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto. www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please repost!

Come be my boss! We’re looking for a passionate and supportive leader for our Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Research in MMI spans diverse models and systems of host-pathogen interactions. Come join us in the beautiful Pacific NW! facultycareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/35624/c...

Gianna Hammer & I are thrilled to co-Chair the 64th @midwinter-immun.bsky.social Conference of Immunologists Jan. 24-27, 2026. Join us & an amazing lineup of speakers including Carla Rothlin as Dan Campbell memorial lecturer for some exciting science in lovely Asilomar, CA! www.midwconfimmunol.org

Congratulations to Avery Imes and all of our collaborators on this cover & editor's spotlight article in #AEM! More details on the study in the preprint thread linked below. @asm.org bsky.app/profile/mark...

The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

MMPC is always a great meeting!! Still time to register and get your abstract in. bsky.app/profile/mmpc...

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

Xavier DeBolle @namurxa.bsky.social and collaborators identify and characterize a novel conserved complex mediating lipid-transport between inner and outer membrane in gram-negative Brucella abortus bacteria www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

The recent cuts to federal mRNA research funding are killing our best chance to cure cancer. Read my OP-ED on this topic in BioSpace, linked below. www.biospace.com/drug-develop...

Apply now for the prestigious and independent #BiozentrumPhDFellowships. Great science. Unique rotation-based selection of research group and other incentives. The summer call is open until October 12, 2025. bit.ly/4caiqqX @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #fellowship #PhD#Switzerland

Please RT 🙏 If you’re an early career researcher working in the fields of structural or synthetic biology wishing to start your lab then come join us at Imperial. We’re looking to support outstanding individuals for external Career Development Awards/Fellowships. www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperi...