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Postdoctoral Fellow at CU Anschutz in the labs of Drs. Kelly Doran and Alex Horswill.
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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro)
25 days ago
🔬 Microbiology job seekers 🧫 go to BMA Job Board to view open positions! Have a vacancy to fill? Posting instructions also available (scroll to bottom).
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Alan McNally
2 months ago
We have a position for an Assist Prof in Microbial Genomics in our School of III. Hod Joan Geoghegan will be happy to field questions if you are interested. No specific area of microbial genomics preferred so please do consider it
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
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Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham
Apply now for the Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/assistant-professor-research-and-education-in-bacterial-genomics
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✨ Exciting News ✨I am thrilled to share that I have accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (IDM), at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health!
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Lindsey Burcham
5 months ago
Fun but quick reunion at
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ASM
5 months ago
As we kick off
#PrideMonth
, ASM proudly honors the achievements & contributions of 2SLGBTQIA+ scientists to microbiology. Diverse identities, lived experiences & perspectives catalyze transformative scientific progress. Explore our resources:
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New preprint out! Here, we find that glycolipids and lipoteichoic acid alanylation are critical for Group B Strep survival against neutrophil killing during diabetic wound infection. We also define GBS-neutrophil interactions in this niche.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Global genome analysis identifies glycolipids and lipoteichoic acid alanylation as contributors to Group B streptococcal diabetic wound infection
Individuals with diabetes frequently develop chronic, hyper-inflammatory, non-healing wounds, which are the leading cause of all non-traumatic amputations. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a prominent b...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.651901v1
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Jeremy Berg
8 months ago
From the WTAE Pittsburgh stories (to re-air this weekend as well). Individual to my interview and related pieces to follow.
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Pittsburgh researcher warns NIH cuts could harm patient care, economic growth
Pittsburgh's economy once relied heavily on the steel industry, which lined Second Avenue with miles of mills. When that industry collapsed, medicine and education filled the economic void.
https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-researcher-nih-cuts/63961080
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Yesterday, we got to watch as Jeff Kavanaugh, the long term research associate of the Horswill Lab received the PRA of the year award at
@cuanschutz.bsky.social
Jeff, your influence on the lab and all of us as trainees is immeasurable. To celebrate you was a light in these uncertain times.
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
9 months ago
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗠𝗥 Staphylococcus aureus evolves antibiotic resistance rapidly in diabetic mice, as hyperglycemia aids the expansion and takeover of resistant mutants VISA strains have a large fitness defect in control mice but not in diabetic mice ➡️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Diabetes potentiates the emergence and expansion of antibiotic resistance
Diabetic infections are a reservoir for the emergence and proliferation of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads1591
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Lauren Ashley Davis
10 months ago
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 A coalition of nonprofits and public health advocates is asking a federal judge for an emergency order to block President Donald Trump from imposing a sweeping plan to halt all federal aid programs.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Nonprofits and public health groups file legal challenge to Trump’s federal aid freeze
The groups say the order appears to violate the law on numerous fronts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/omb-legal-challenge-trump-007227
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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️
10 months ago
It's a scary world for American scientists right now. But, you still have a voice! I just emailed my representatives - calling and emailing are both valid! Don't know who your representative is? You can find out here:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
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Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠
10 months ago
States Will Sue Trump to Stop Federal Grant Freeze
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
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States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze
Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/states-lawsuit-trump-federal-grants-pause.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Applications are open for the 2025 GRS/GRC on Staphylococcal Diseases! Make sure to get your abstracts submitted for the potential to present your work in beautiful Barcelona!
www.grc.org/staphylococc...
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