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

Attending ESCMID global and want to go to #Shigella2026 afterward? There are several direct flights a day from Munich to Paris www.skyscanner.net or why not reduce your carbon footprint and take in the European countryside by train www.raileurope.com/en? Most options <£100 See you there!

🦠 EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention 📅 April 20-24, 2026 📍 Institut Pasteur, Paris Register now ➡️ www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home @embo.org @shigellameeting.bsky.social

One week remains to submit #early #abstracts and apply for #travel grants for the #Shigella meeting! #MicroSky #IDSky 🦠🧫🔬 @ksbakes.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social @marteynlab.bsky.social @christinafaher1.bsky.social www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...

In ISSUE 23 Highligh: IL-26 - no guts, no glory Review: initiating autophagy by selective receptors Method: 3D-SPARK for spatial mapping of DNA synthesis Resource: senotypes across aging human and mouse tissues Cover: Sachin Kotak et al @spindlebehavior.bsky.social link.springer.com/journal/4431...

Really cool finding from @oehlerslab.org 🦠🐟

Very excited to share the latest work from our lab in @insight.jci.org, highlighting a role for the #septin #cytoskeleton in protecting against "leaky gut", by recruiting non-muscle myosin II and stabilizing the tight junction. Credit to @dominikrobak.bsky.social for the stunning cover image!

London interdisciplinary #PhD position now open with myself, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social, & @gmknght.bsky.social on #phage -bacteria-host immune dynamics for WHO priority bacterial pathogens #Klebsiella, #Shigella, and #Staph. Combines cellular microbiology, genomics, & mathematical modelling.

also worthwhile checking out the highlight commentary by @kewright.bsky.social and @sergemostowylab.bsky.social: No guts, no glory: IL-26 in host-microbiota interactions www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

No guts, no glory: IL-26 in host-microbiota interactions @embojournal.org www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Don't let the bug's virulence fill you with dread, When gourmet French dining awaits you instead. So pack up your notes and your best, clever wits, To discuss all the bug's crafty cellular tricks! @ksbakes.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social @marteynlab.bsky.social

We hire! The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities. More details here: cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...

Enhanced virulence and stress tolerance are signatures of epidemiologically successful Shigella sonnei @sydneylmiles.bsky.social @katholt.bsky.social 🙏to transformative collaborative effort www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Attention #Septin Fans! Serge Mostowy's lab @sergemostowylab.bsky.social published a wonderful #openacces short report in #CYTOSKELETON.Comparative Analysis of Septin Modifiers, Forchlorfenuron and UR214-9, on Mitochondrial Fragmentation and Lytic Cell Death. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

This year's Crick @crick.ac.uk PhD programme is open for applications - £27,715 tax-free student stipend per year for 4 years - Tuition fees paid - Student visa fee & health surcharges covered Deadline 5 Nov We have a project available. For all the details visit: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

The Staphylococcus aureus LXG-domain toxins EsxX and SAR0287 do not promote virulence in a zebrafish larval infection model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.04.680436v1

Check it out! A proper team effort from past and present group members and a great collaboration with @sergemostowylab.bsky.social

A great opportunity to attend the #Shigella meeting April 20-24, 2026! Abstract submissions are open! @shigellameeting.bsky.social #Microsky

Come and join us in Paris 2026 to talk all about Shigella!

Registration & abstract submissions are open for the #Shigella meeting! Travel grants available too! All are welcomed, whether you are active in #Shigella research or interested in the 21st century perspective on this formidable pathogen! 🦠 🧫 #Microsky www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

We will be talking about our favorite microorganism #Shigella at the @shigellameeting.bsky.social in April 2026! 🦠 🧫 @ksbakes.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social @marteynlab.bsky.social

Why not follow our @shigellameeting.bsky.social starterpack of people who are speaking at and attending the conference - please message to be added to the starter pack if you're planning on coming or we haven't found you yet! go.bsky.app/6Vbwhjc

💫Don't miss the N&V💫 📰Organoid models advance dysentery control. By Sydney L. Miles & Serge Mostowy. ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Last day of #SeptSRC begins with Marc Fivaz from reMYND with the most exciting septin advance of the year - a septin targeting compound that reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice and patients

Super exciting talk @ #SeptSRC by Friederike Arlt on septin autoantibodies linked to rare and inexplicable neurological disorder symptoms with cancer history. Possibly generated through immune response to cancer cells. So inspiring and motivating for future of septin use in medicine!

Back from coffee break with the latest septin fan and #SeptSRC newbie @nanigrotjahn.bsky.social on septins and mitochondria with amazing cryo ET and super resolution imaging. Breathtaking views of septin filaments on mitochondria.

#SeptSRC pathogenesis session continues with Serge “cageman” Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social presenting compelling new data on septins as a unique cytoskektal system that curtails Shigella infection.

It is a great pleasure to think about your study and the impact it will have, congratulations

Thrilled to share our work is finally out at @natgenet.nature.com ! rdcu.be/eqGgf Combining a scalable human gut organoid model with TraDIS and statistical modeling, we mapped how Shigella colonizes the intestine at genome-wide resolution.

Congratulations on your transformative work

Lots of exciting work to do at this interface between #ubiquitin and #ADP-ribosylation! In the coming months, @michaelnadbio.bsky.social and I hope to be recruiting new team members to explore this space. Here is a thread of other exciting opportunities to check out!

The Montpellier Institute of Molecular Genetics is recruiting group leaders (open rank). IGMM studies fundamental mechanisms underlying cellular processes and their links to human pathologies. Montpellier 🇨🇵 is an absolutely wonderful place to live. Deadline 31st October. jobrxiv.org/job/montpell...

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