Hiutung Chu
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Assistant Professor at UC San Diego, studying host-microbe interactions.
https://chulab.ucsd.edu/
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Hello everyone! 👋 I’m happy to see so many folks making their way over here! Our lab studies how commensal bacteria interact with the host immune system to influence immune development, regulate inflammation, and support mucosal immunity.
#ImmunoSky
#MicroSky
#GastroSky
🦠🧫🧬👩🔬
12 months ago
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Carolyn Ibberson
18 days ago
Come join us in Knoxville! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫🦠 at the University of Tennessee is hiring 2 Assistant Professors (tenure track, 9-month appt.). Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease:
apply.interfolio.com/173153Quantitative
Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions:
apply.interfolio.com/173345
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Wolfram Zückert
22 days ago
We’re hiring! KUMC's Dept. of Microbiol., Mol. Genet. & Immunol. seeks a new Asst. Professor in Immunology. Be part of a vibrant department and benefit from association with the NCI-designated KU Cancer Center. Come join us in Kansas City! Apply here:
kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-j...
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Shabaana Khader
about 1 month ago
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
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Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠
about 2 months ago
Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist Applications due Dec 1 Application portal:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
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Jeff Lewis
about 2 months ago
Very excited to announce that our department is now accepting applications for a tenure track faculty position in Cell Biology:
uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...
Come join our wonderful department!
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Assistant Professor Cell Biology
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https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/job/Assistant-Professor-Cell-Biology_R0077285-1?locations=17a66cdad98201f7890cfb48ca00e249
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Carolyn Ibberson
about 2 months ago
My department at UTK is hiring! 🧪🧫 We are hiring two Assistant Professors, one in Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease and one in Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions! Come join our growing department of microbiologists. Knoxville is a great place to live!
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Vaughn Cooper
about 2 months ago
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info:
www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
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Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn-cooper-phd_faculty-professor-associate-full-time-activity-7376380337452523520-4gOG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADLnXgB4CLKDX_tz7MjuN96IBzkSWha36w
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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab
about 2 months ago
Be our new colleague! 🎉 The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. 👉 More details here:
lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department:
mocel.unige.ch
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
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Yuko Munakata
2 months ago
UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience
#psychjobs
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
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Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
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Philip Gordts
2 months ago
The University of Utah’s Pathology Dept. & Huntsman Cancer Institute seek a tenure-track faculty (any level) with a passion for the microbiome–cancer interface. Apply by Nov 17, 2025. 👇
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/187...
#ScienceJobs
#Microbiome
#CancerResearch
@uofumandi.bsky.social
@utah.edu
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Microbiology & Immunology/HCI Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor
https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/187983
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Casey terHorst
2 months ago
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program
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Judith Behnsen
2 months ago
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.
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Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence - Nature
Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09415-y
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Ben de Bivort
3 months ago
Fly labs — Now is the time to show some solidarity and chip in support for this vital resource!
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Marla Feller
3 months ago
Come join our new Department of Neuroscience
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
as an Assistant Professor!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041
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Assistant Professor - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05041
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Joanne Flynn
3 months ago
We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
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Big moment for our lab! Marvic
@marvicct.bsky.social
will defend this Thursday! Couldn't be prouder 🥹
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3 months ago
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Julie Pfeiffer
3 months ago
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/...
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Fabian Rivera-Chávez
3 months ago
1/ Excited to share the first preprint from my lab! 🎉 My postdoc Paz asked how cholera toxin (CT) helps Vibrio cholerae thrive in the gut. Turns out, CT rewires epithelial metabolism toward L-lactate production—fueling pathogen growth in the small intestine during disease
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Cholera toxin-induced disease generates epithelial cell-derived L-lactate that promotes Vibrio cholerae growth in the small intestine
Cholera toxin (CT) promotes Vibrio cholerae colonization by altering gut metabolism to favor pathogen growth. We have previously found that CT-induced disease leads to increased concentrations of L-la...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.12.669941v2
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Matthew Lawrenz
3 months ago
My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇
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Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School in Texas, United States | Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston
Apply for Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School job with UTHealth Houston in Texas, United States. Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston
https://careers.uth.tmc.edu/us/en/job/250001K3/Assistant-Associate-Professor-Microbiology-and-Molecular-Genetics-McGovern-Medical-School
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
3 months ago
Saddened to learn of the passing of Moselio "Elio" Schaechter—Distinguished Professor at Tufts, SDSU and UCSD—humanist and visionary leader in the fields of microbiology and scientific communication—mentor, friend, and inspiration to me and so many others Small Things Considered Big Things Achieved
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Idoyaga Lab
3 months ago
🚨 Our latest paper is out in
@natimmunol.nature.com
! 🧵 Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) — the immune system’s IFN-I powerhouses — can change their identity! Congrats to
@rebecaarroyo.bsky.social
, our team & collaborators 👏👏 🔗
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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TNF and type I interferon crosstalk controls the fate and function of plasmacytoid dendritic cells - Nature Immunology
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are type 1 interferon (IFN-I)-producing antiviral specialists that have been shown to be able to differentiate into conventional dendritic cells. Here the authors show how...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-025-02234-3
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Amanda Amodeo
3 months ago
My Department (Biology) at
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined). Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.
apply.interfolio.com/171625
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Lars-Anders Carlson
3 months ago
Repost appreciated: Open
#PhDposition
in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ
#cryoET
and
#cryoEM
combined with
#virology
,
#cellbiology
, and
#biophysics
. Deadline 7 September. More info:
www.carlsonlab.se/join/
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD
3 months ago
My sister department EEB is hiring an animal evo-devo assistant prof! I'm the plant evo-devo person on the SC and happy to answer any questions! (spoiler alert: This is a GREAT place to be and with fantastic colleagues & support!!!!)
@socdevbio.bsky.social
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology & Behavior
Duties & Responsibilities
https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14766?c=illinois&sq=1031848&referralToken=MX8lYTz4-EapwaM-jNL-bA
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Bjo:rn Schro:der
3 months ago
Summer strike #2: Our collaboration work with Arla Foods Ingredients has just been published in Food Research International:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#microsky
#gastrosky
#microbiomesky
#guthealth
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Milk-derived casein glycomacropeptide improves colonic mucus function under Western-style diet feeding in a sialylation-dependent manner
The colonic mucus layer is the primary interface between the host and the gut microbiota. It serves both as an ecological niche for bacteria and a bar…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996925015443
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ
3 months ago
Please share my 1 min video on the importance of maintaining NIH funding of infectious diseases and drug discovery research vs rising antibiotic resistance Drastic budget cuts harm our health and imperil the next generation of scientists More @UCSanDiego “Behind Every Breakthrough”
bit.ly/3FlXQs3
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Jacquelyn Gill
3 months ago
Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.
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Rita Strack
3 months ago
My colleagues at Nature Biomedical Engineering
@natbiomedeng.nature.com
are hiring an associate or senior editor. Ideal applicant will have expertise in immunology, immunotherapy, or immuno-oncology. Please feel to ask me questions!
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Biomedical Engineering Organization: Nature Portfolio Location: New York, Jersey City, Shanghai or Beijing – Hybrid Working Closing date: August 20, 2025 ...
https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers/job/New-York/Associate-or-Senior-Editor--Nature-Biomedical-Engineering_JR103891
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Gaia Trincucci
4 months ago
Attending
#Cytokines2025
? Are you a grad student or an early career postdoc? Don't miss the opportunity to apply to the
@jem.org
Early Career Travel Award! More here👉
hubs.la/Q03yQFLq0
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Natalie Wright, Ph.D.
4 months ago
Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions.
careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
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Kenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track)
https://careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us/job/493233/assistant-professor-of-biology-tenuretrack
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Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠
4 months ago
Microbiology professor, want to join a slack for microbiology professors, any career stage, diverse career types (pure teaching, med school, R1, community college, pure research fed PIs, ...) Message me for an invite link if you are interested. No imposter syndrome, if you are 1% micro, join!
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Martin Kampmann
4 months ago
Tenure-track faculty search of the UCSF Biochemistry & Biophysics Department is open for applications! We are looking for creative, innovative scientists asking fundamental questions in any area of biology. Join our vibrant, collaborative, and supportive community!
aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05702
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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩
4 months ago
Attention microbiome researchers! 📣 The 2025 Global Grants for Gut Health application is now open:
www.nature.com/immersive/gu...
This year's focus is on the role of nutrition in modulating the gut microbiota and gut barrier function.
@natureportfolio.nature.com
#Yakult
#GGGH
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Nature Awards Global Grants for Gut Health
Grants for researchers investigating the gut microbiota and its role in human health.
https://www.nature.com/immersive/gutgrants/index.html
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K.T. Elliott
4 months ago
🚨🚨🚨PUI TT Job Alert!! My dept at TCNJ is hiring a tenure track cell and molecular biologist. Come join my supportive colleagues, helpful staff, & fabulous students! We're surprisingly well resourced w/excellent equipment (confocal, SEM etc) and research w/students counts towards our teaching load!
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Assistant Professor - Biology
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
https://tcnj.taleo.net/careersection/00_ex_faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=25000811&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York
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Katherine Xue
4 months ago
The Xue lab at UC Irvine is looking for a staff scientist to support our work investigating how microbes interact and evolve in the gut microbiome! Open to a wide range of previous experience levels, see ad for more.
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09601
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Junior, Assistant, or Associate Specialist – Xue Lab
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09601
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Manuela Raffatellu
4 months ago
Happy that our manuscript showing that PgtE protease enables Salmonella to evade C3-mediated serum and neutrophil killing is published in mBio
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
- check out the companion paper from
@rtsolis.bsky.social
and team, focused on PgtE in the African Salmonella strain ST313
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PgtE protease enables virulent Salmonella to evade C3-mediated serum and neutrophil killing | mBio
Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars primarily cause gastrointestinal infections but can also lead to bacteremia through mechanisms that are not completely elucidated. Here we show that the outer membran...
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03802-24
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Justin Meyer
4 months ago
Listen to my science origin story, 13 minutes and includes my recovery from being blind, paralyzed, and unable to breathe to running a lab, and a message about these perilous times for science. Some LGBTQIA+ and first gen uni representation too.
www.buzzsprout.com/2513792/epis...
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Cichlids All The Way Down - SASSY San Diego
Justin was just hitting his stride. Excelling in classes, conducting exciting research. But then, everything stopped. Justin's story is about how roadblocks can sometimes turn in to opportunities to a...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2513792/episodes/17419710
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Seth Bordenstein
4 months ago
Some news....Rome is not fully burned down. T32 PhD Training Grant was officially awarded, and two weeks ago, the NIH offered more support than requested to increase the # trainees in the unique program. Office chair with me in it levitated. Calling Microbime PhD'ers to
@psumbiome.bsky.social
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Program in Immunology at UC San Diego & La Jolla Institute
4 months ago
Immune cells have amazing networking skills – figured we should too! The Program in Immunology is now on Bluesky.
#immunosky
#immunology
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Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology
4 months ago
Our streamlined Junior PI application process asks you to submit: a cover letter; a research plan; a current curriculum vitae; brief narrative summary of your main research achievements; Contact information for three references
#Immunology
#Immunotherapy
www.ccii.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/careers-e...
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Philip Ahern
5 months ago
Does anyone have DNA/ear biopsy from SJL (CD45.1) mice from Taconic or Charles River (originating from there, even if they've been in-house for a long time that's fine) that they can share? I don't have much reach here, would appreciate people sharing the post.
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Manuela Raffatellu
5 months ago
What do I love the most about UCSD? My amazing colleagues. Congratulations
@chulab.bsky.social
and
@alistairrussell.bsky.social
on your promotion and to Kees Murre for being elected to the NAS!
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If you're at
#ASMicrobe
, check out
@reneeoles.bsky.social
's talk on Monday morning: Session EEB-IDS-501 - Evolution in Microbiomes Across Environments Adaptive Evolution of Bacteroides fragilis under Oxidative Stress Modulates Iron Metabolism and Intensifies Host Inflammatory Responses
#asm2025
5 months ago
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If you're at
#ASMicrobe
, check out
@reneeoles.bsky.social
's talk on Monday morning: Session EEB-IDS-501 - Evolution in Microbiomes Across Environments Adaptive Evolution of Bacteroides fragilis under Oxidative Stress Modulates Iron Metabolism and Intensifies Host Inflammatory Responses
#asm2025
5 months ago
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If you’re at
#Immunology2025
, check out Marvic’s poster and say hello!
#AAI2025
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6 months ago
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Dr. Deanna Santer
6 months ago
Excited to announce our newest
#Immunology
recruitment 🎉🥳 This is for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)🇨🇦, a position that isnt offered often when 7yr term incl full salary (+renewable)! Please share widely when broad immunology focus. Happy to answer any dept Q & note date 👇
@umanitoba.bsky.social
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Britt Koskella
7 months ago
Know any soon to graduate or recently graduated undergrads interested in a full year, paid postbac research position in microbiome sciences? Have them join our zoom Q&A session on Friday, April 11, 11:30am-12:30pm PST. More info here:
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
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Bay Area RaMP - 2025-26 Cohort
2025-2026 Cohort
https://sites.google.com/berkeley.edu/rampmicrobiomes/2025-26-cohort#h.jfykfo6tczj
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Stand Up for Science!
8 months ago
TODAY IS THE DAY! 🧪☀️⬇️ Join us at the Lincoln Memorial or your local site to Stand Up for Science!
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Manuela Raffatellu
8 months ago
This is where I will be on Friday, March 7th - at the
@standupforscience.bsky.social
rally at UCSD
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Nigel Goldenfeld
9 months ago
🧪 Wonderful to see UCSD Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve encouraging the entire campus to
#standupforscience
at the rally next Fri March 7 2025 at 12 noon in front of the Geisel Library/Silent Tree! Stand up for science ... and all scholarship at universities.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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