Our newest review on septins as makers & breakers of membrane contacts in J Neurochem Fun writing with new PhD grad (and FASEB Septin Conference A/V Assistant Extrordinaire) TJ Holt Thanks @mcmurraylab.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social for input. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations, Gautam Dey and Omaya Dudin! The two collaborators have received the 2026 EMBO Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of evolutionary cell biology. www.embl.org/news/awards-... @gautamdey.bsky.social @dudinlab.bsky.social @embo.org

Last chance to register for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting - closing tomorrow 4th of June! Two exiting keynotes and 27 ECR presentations showcasing host-pathogen interactions. Poster abstracts will still be considered. June 22nd/23rd @WWIEM in Belfast. www.ukcellmicro.org

Only a couple of days left to register for the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting - we will have a great line up of speakers and poster presenters investigating various pathogens in cell-based, tissue and in vivo models.

Due to popular demand - we have extended the abstract submission deadline for the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting until the 25th of May 2026! Great opportunity to showcase your exciting research!

Join us for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting - Submit your abstract until end of the day tomorrow 12.05.2026

The weekend is coming - use it to plan a trip to Belfast for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting! Submit an abstract until 12th of May! Great opportunity for early career researchers! www.ukcellmicro.org

ASCB @ascbiology.bsky.social and EMBO @embo.org communities - Snezhka @alebenoit.bsky.social and I are Co-Chairs of the CellBio 2026 program committee. Please share that June 9th is the standard abstract deadline - earlier than in the past. Please submit an abstract and join us in San Diego!

Genetic depletion in zebrafish uncovers requirement for septins in haematopoiesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.05.722915v1

Genetic depletion in zebrafish uncovers requirement for septins in haematopoiesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.05.722915v1

X-linked SEPTIN6 deficiency as a novel cause of syndromic T cell deficiency ! X-linked SEPTIN6-related congenital neutropenia and B cell deficiency rupress.org/jhi/article/...

‪ Deadline approaching: Submit an abstract until 12th of May to present at the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting 2026! Great opportunity for early career researchers! www.ukcellmicro.org

We hope you all had as wonderful a time in Paris last week as we did - please do fill out the EMBO feedback form that was emailed out this morning to help us improve the meeting! #Shigella2026

Had a phenomenal week with an incredible group of 190 researchers from ~30 countries at #Shigella2026 Thank you to everyone involved, and see you in 2028!

Russell Vance taking leaps and bounds with the mouse knock out model - happy to share mice and test vaccines #Shigella2026

Congratulations to our wonderful poster prize winners At #Shigella2026

The 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting is approaching fast! Submit an abstract until May, 12th and join us June, 22nd/23rd in Belfast! Exiting keynote speakers and opportunities for early career researchers from the UK, Ireland and beyond to share their work. www.ukcellmicro.org

Looking good on Day 3 of #Shigella2026 ☀️🇫🇷🧫

Here we go! #Shigella2026 @shigellameeting.bsky.social

Keynote #1 is off with Philippe Sansonetti taking us on an incredible tour of Shigella research in the last half century

Karen Kotloff follows Philippe’s molecular talk with a tour de force in Shigella clinical and epidemiological features

Super excited to be in Paris for @shigellameeting.bsky.social - it's been such a long time in the making - bring on #Shigella2026

See y'all Monday

6 days to go ...

A new study from our group, led by Iris Eisermann, of the septin interactome during appressorium development, revealing many new interactors and significantly widening the biological function of septins in fungal pathogenesis. 👇 @thesainsburylab.bsky.social

A stage-resolved map of dynamic septin interactions required for infection by the rice blast fungus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.02.716073v1

Come to Oxford for #ZDM19, stay for the infection & inflammation (meeting)! #ZebrafishMeeting

As part of the ZDMS cancer RIG 2026 meet up webinars, we want to encourage ECR participants to apply for the opportunity to share their research with our community, if you are doing cool cancer research using #zebrafish please apply here eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Booking is now open for the London Immunity in Health and Disease Symposium, taking place here at the Crick on 14-15 September. Early bird tickets are available until 30 April. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-london...

👋We welcomed Director-General of @who.int & LSHTM alumnus @drtedros.who.int who returned to LSHTM this week to discuss how we can strengthen collaborations to tackle major #GlobalHealth challenges.🌍 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Please share w/ interested colleagues this new EMBO Course in Bath UK (6-18 July 2026) “Computational & experimental microbiomics”: lnkd.in/e7EGH4RG The course includes experimental emphasis on zebrafish host-microbiome interaction + general microbiomics skills. Register is 11 May #EMBOMicrobiomics

The findings of a study led by @effiebastounis.bsky.social show that LM infection cancels out macrophage-induced strengthening of the endothelial barrier and thus promotes the spread of the pathogen.This is a biomechanical strategy that could be used for infection control. @cellpress.bsky.social 1/4

Mapping the ultrastructural topology of septin cage entrapment PhD studentship with @carolynmoores1.bsky.social Direct link here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Closing March 1

I'm excited to share our paper on how infected #macrophages promote #biomechanical alterations in #endothelia to transmigrate, published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social! Thanks to all contributors, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social and @cmfi.bsky.social for the support. Here: www.cell.com/cell-reports...

There are still spots free – Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "Shigella: From biology to prevention" in #Paris, France, 20–24 April 2026. https://www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home The Shigella Meeting, Institut Pasteur #Paris#Shigella #LifeSciences #research #meeting #EMBOevents 🧪

Late breaker poster abstract submission is still open y'all - can't wait to see everyone in Paris in ... 62 days!!!!!! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...

Closing March 1

Our EMBO workshop is now live. Visit us in Bath this summer for a two week workshop designed to help you study host-microbe interactions in the zebrafish, and develop the bioinformatics skills needed to analyse the complex data sets that arise from microbiomic studies.

Here is a blurb with excerpts from an interview I gave about serendipity in science and the importance of supporting discovery research. www.the-scientist.com/can-science-...

Save the date! #ZDM19 will be in Oxford, UK from September 28-30, 2026 🐟 Stay tuned for more information here: www.zdmsociety.org/zdm19 Discounted conference registration and travel awards are available for ZDMS members. Become a member or renew your membership: www.zdmsociety.org/membership-i... 🧪

Mapping the ultrastructural topology of septin cage entrapment PhD studentship with @carolynmoores1.bsky.social Direct link here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

🔬 Postdoc position – Infection Biology & Cryo-ET (Zurich) 🇨🇭 We are looking for a motivated Postdoc to join our interdisciplinary team. 📩 Interested? Check out the job advert: www.imm.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:cb17... 👉 More info on the lab: www.weiss-laboratory.com Please share with interested colleagues!

Just two more days to submit your abstracts to the @shigellameeting.bsky.social - can't wait to see everyone there! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

‘Why solutions to antimicrobial resistance are urgently needed‘ sergemostowylab.bsky.social & I had the opportunity to write an editorial for @dmmjournal.bsky.social ‘s collection celebrating 100 years of @biologists.bsky.social you can read it here: journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

Come and visit me in Paris! #Shigella2026 - travel bursaries deadline tomorrow. Submit your abstracts at www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home