Congratulations to MACSYS Deputy Director Professor Jennifer Flegg - just named a 2026 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, recognised for her internationally leading work in mathematical biology. 👉 Read the full story: macsys.org/jen-flegg-20...

🧪 Awesome new theme issue of Philosophical Transactions: ‘World models in natural and artificial intelligence’ Thank you Adam Safron! royalsocietypublishing.org/rsta/issue/3...

Monash University is advertising the position of Director, Monash BDI and Head of School, Biomedical Sciences. The ad for this role is now live. Please contact the Dean of Medicine, Prof Christina Mitchell FAA FAHMS for further information onthe position careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

This dissolves the core-accessory distinction. Core genes are ones whose beneficial environment is always present. Accessory genes are ones whose beneficial environment is intermittent. Same dynamics, different p values. A continuum, no category boundary.

A very honest assessment of the 2-step EOI-style application procedure that has run for the past three rounds of ARC-DPs. It has failed to deliver on its stated aims, and the ARC has recognized why this was not a good idea for a broad-based scheme such as the ARC-DP scheme.

Really reading the literature has always given scientists in training a huge advantage. But these days, it seems like a superpower. So many people skim/AI summarize papers, but then you miss out on so much! It's like reading a description of a Van Gogh painting vs. staring at it for 2h.

The VIIN Emerging Leaders Committee is delighted to invite you to our first workshop for 2026! Join us online for How to Get a Grant: Building Your Toolkit for Funding Success, to be held on Wednesday 13 May from 10am - 12pm. Register here: forms.gle/MBkiDutL1cwE...

What happens when you add one scientist to a team? New expertise. New ideas. New directions! 🧪 This year, #HFSP Accelerator Grants expanded research teams across India, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Korea, Singapore and South Africa. 🔗zurl.co/upL6c#HFSP #HFSPResearchGrants #sts

My super department @warwicklifesci.bsky.social is hiring 6 assistant profs in the wake of recent retirements. We're looking for people in microbiology/infection, cellular disease / immunity; environmental biology; and plant/crop science. #MicroSky warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Was just asked to spread the word about this position. Structural biology and Chemical Biology positions in Barcelona, one of the great cities of the world! www.irbbarcelona.org/sites/defaul...

The provisional program for the 25th JFSP Awardees Meeting is now available! Get a first look at what’s planned in Geneva this July. 👉https://zurl.co/iOiAG 📅 8–10 July 2026 🧪 Registration is open: zurl.co/IBSRb #HFSPmtg2026 #sts

‼️ The 2nd session of #KlebClub2026 is tomorrow! This session will focus on pediatrics 🧸 — exploring the impact of Klebsiella infections in neonatal and pediatric populations, from clinical challenges to emerging research. 🗓 Thursday 16 🕘 9:00 -10:30 AM (EDT) (FREE registration) #microsky #AMR

Interested in synthetic biology & microbiomes? 🧬🧫 We are recruiting a PhD student to develop biosensors to study microbe–microbe & microbe–host interactions. In beautiful Lausanne, Switzerland🏔️⛵ @dmf-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social Apply by 24.05.2026 👇 shorturl.at/6X7M4 Boosts appreciated!

Have you developed a new #bioinformatics tool to understand #phage or #virus? Make sure you add it to #awesome-virome github.com/shandley/awe...

Thanks to Marvin Whiteley and the @asm.org @mbio.bsky.social for a good time on their podcast talking about a bacteriophage that flexes and contracts in impossible ways. Also detailed in an mBio paper here DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03829-25 @macsys.bsky.social youtu.be/eDGta8xc4_0?...

Our paper is out today! See this news article on it. Asgard archea have some cool proteins. If you are interested in protein evolution it’s a really exciting space. I’m lucky to be a structural biologist in the age of DL🧬🧶 @brendanburns999.bsky.social @iduggin.bsky.social @debnathghosal.bsky.social

📢New episode alert! Bringing together the mathematical and computational sciences with biology🔬 to tackle one of science’s grand challenges - MACSYS leaders Trevor Lithgow & Jen Flegg explain why modelling a whole, living cell 🧬 matters. 👉 www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/macs...

Another postdoc position for my lab is now open. This one is for a biochemist/cell biologist who really likes mitochondria and ubiquitin. If this is you, please apply here: www.seek.com.au/job/91277535

‼️ Excited to announce 1st session of #KlebClub2026! We kick things off with a session on pathogenesis, with *Jay Vornhagen* as keynote speaker, alongside 2 short talks selected from submitted abstracts - Sylvie MIQUEL & @microbiosaroj.bsky.social 🗓 Thursday 9 🕘 9:00 -10:30 AM (EDT) (1/2)

Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU). 2026 PhD applications are now open for two exciting projects.👇 macsys.org/phd-scholars...

📢We're hiring! Come join us in sunny☀️Brisbane. We are recruiting a postdoctoral Research Fellow to join us at QUT. This position is intended for applied mathematicians. 🔷Level A/B, Fixed-term, 2 years 📍Gardens Point (hybrid option available) 👉More info/apply: lnkd.in/gA_tJqHV @mjsimpson.bsky.social

🎙️We're launching a brand‑new season of our podcast this week & you’re invited to be part of the action! We're bringing a StudioPod recording booth straight to the Univ of Melbourne campus and will be recording new podcast episodes throughout our in-person launch event. Come watch the magic happen!

Only 9 days left to apply for this post doctoral position. Please share and forward to your colleagues.

I use a combination of Multalin and Espript. Then import the AlphaFold prediction of the protein of interest and it generates a fairly nice image with the sequence and AF-derived secondary structure overlaid.

We’re proud to see MACSYS Associate Investigator, Dr Francesca Short, featured in this insightful ABC News story on hand hygiene and antibacterial soap. Dr Short is a Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at Monash University’s Centre to Impact Antimicrobial Resistance. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Join #EMBOOmics which aims to showcase new technologies and formulate questions to move the systems biology field forward 👉 s.embl.org/omx26-01-bl#EMBOOmics 📥 Abstract deadline 11 September

Join #EESMetabolicEco and submit your abstract by 14 April: s.embl.org/ees26-11-bl#EESMetabolicEco This event will inform sustainable practices, advance research methodologies, and drive transformative advancements in the understanding and management of metabolic interactions in complex biological ecosystems.

🎙️Come See a Podcast Come to Life! MACSYS is launching a brand‑new season of The Random Sample podcast by bringing a StudioPod recording booth straight to the University of Melbourne campus - and will be recording new podcast episodes throughout the launch event. Come watch the magic happen!

I am so excited for this! I'll be in Melbourne to launch another season of The Random Sample podcast - something I've been involved with since 2018. If you're in town, please stop by and say hello. Thanks to MACSYS for its support of the podcast.

Lithgow lab ready for action in the #Monash Node #MACSYS badminton tournament this afternoon …

Emma Johnston (1973–2025) | Nature Ecology & Evolution share.google/8C3YzLRFM9QC...

A new theme issue of #PhilTransB focuses on #marine disease ecology - highlighting novel findings across a broad taxonomic range of host organisms, sharing new methodologies, and evaluating management approaches. Read #OA: buff.ly/JZIFY6h

“A complete joke” After the starting gun fires, Australian researchers have to wait 2–3 years before even starting the race. Really clear article explaining the impossibly long new time-frames for Australian Research Council grants. By @liammannix.bsky.social

Come and work with us! I'm looking for a PDRA in data-driven modelling of collective cell behaviour to join the group. More information at www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/80472

RIP David Botstein #MicroSky

We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! We offer: 🔬 Core funding 💻 Access to world-leading infrastructure 👩🏽‍🔬A network of world-leading scientists …and much more. Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers #Bioinformatics @timcoorens.bsky.social @embl.org

Come do a PhD with me and @trevor-lithgow.bsky.social at @monashuniversity.bsky.social ! We’re at the leading edge of pathogen biology using cutting edge Cryo-EM and AI-driven genetic screens to uncover the mysteries of outer membrane biology. Reach out to me for a chat! macsys.org/phd-scholars...

The ARC have said (on LinkedIn) they will release outcomes for Discovery Projects Expressions of Interest (2027) tomorrow👇

Are you a structural biologist pushing the boundaries of molecular science with an ambitious research programme? Join our Structural Studies Division as a tenure-track Group Leader, with core funding, world-leading facilities & enthusiastic colleagues. Apply by 16 MAR www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Standing room only at the @monashuniversity.bsky.social Microbiology seminar today. Hearing from Bob Leung and his work on microbial communities found on the bark of trees and their role in regulating greenhouse gases www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Amazing science!

Thanks @theviin.bsky.social for the invite to join this great meeting, and share our work on Kaptive for capsule typing, and how we can apply it to inform #klebsiella vaccines: tinyurl.com/npaj4vzr With @tomstantonmicro.bsky.social @shaunkeegan.bsky.social @katholt.bsky.social and many others

an extraordinary and generous scientist, Brenda Andrews set in motion omics and multi-omics analysis decades ahead of it becoming trendy. We all now benefit from her work at was back then a hazy frontier

2026 Winner of the Lorne Genome Julian Wells Medal: Christine Wells (no relation!) @stemcellsystems.bsky.social congratulations, well deserved!!

Our 2027 awards are now open for nominations! Each year, we recognise researchers who have made remarkable achievements across diverse fields. Nominations close 1 May 2026. science.org.au/news-events/...

Meet Dr Joshua Hamey, one of our outstanding MACSYS Research Fellows. Based at our UNSW node, Josh is a molecular biologist studying how proteins are made inside cells. In this video, Josh shares insights into his research and what inspired him to join MACSYS. youtu.be/MuAfPxFXWZk?...

Mathematical modeling of 1,2-propanediol utilization bacterial microcompartments in vivo activity arxiv.org/abs/2602.11338

Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU). 👉Info on the 2 PhD projects & how to apply: macsys.org/phd-scholars...

Antibiotic use in Australia is lower than a decade ago, and hospitals use last-line antibiotics carefully. However, rising #AMR and inconsistent prescribing, especially after surgery and in geriatrics, highlight the need to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship. pharmacydaily.com.au/news/amr-ant...

MACSYS at ANZIAM! This past week, members from three of our nodes represented the Centre at the Conference of the Australia & New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) held this year in Canberra. Among the highlights, PhD Student Yong See Foo winning the prize for best student paper.

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, MACSYS proudly celebrates the exceptional women who are advancing our mission to model a whole cell - one of the most ambitious challenges in modern science. Pictured here are our Chief Investigators, Research Fellows, and PhD candidates.