@peterfineran.bsky.social and colleagues develop Tn-seq for phages by leveraging anti-CRISPR (Acr) as a positive selectable marker in the presence of CRISPR-Cas counter-selection, and identify essential genes in phage from non model orgs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Any suggested scholarship about how graduate student expectations of faculty mentors differ by gender?

How convenient - this tree already comes with ornaments! Get into the holiday spirit with this beautiful cell tree by @oozguc.bsky.social from @ibecbarcelona.eu. This beautiful fusion of science and art was made using our Lamin B1 stem cell line - complete with pink nuclei ornaments!

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A new study from the Rudner lab defines a comprehensive set of genes required for spore formation in Bacillus anthracis. Similarities and striking differences between the Bacillus subtilis model and this important human pathogen are described. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41385520/

Holiday door concept 🤝 reality. Pretty cute I think.

Download our large database of postdoc fellowships in all fields of research. Database freely available to all; 281 fellowships. Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Can’t wait!! My bacterial cell bio friends, you’re gonna want to go to this GRC and GRS.

indeed, 𝘙𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘻𝘢𝘦 looke like fusilli, which are notably better at holding on salsa di pomodoro than spaghetti... and as pasta addicts, we fell instantly in love with the shape of this newly described alphaproteo from the Rhizobiales 🤭 #MicroSky

Just got word that we are a go for the Bacterial Cell Biology and Development GRS and GRC at Southern New Hampshire University! GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027 GRC will be from June 6-11, 2027 Block off your calendars Prokaryotic Cell Biologists! More details to come! Please repost!

Can't wait to do this exercise www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

bioRxiv, medRxiv, openRxiv stickers, pens, camera covers, window clings, magnets and one remaining T-shirt at booth 1134 at #cellbio2025 - last chance today!

Always a joy catching up w the best advisor ever. @mattwelchlab.bsky.social #cellbio25

Powerful words from Dr. Bryan Dewsbury (@dewsbury.bsky.social) from the #CellBio2025 Education keynote: “When I stand in front of a classroom, I tell students that I am interested in being more than their destination to a final grade”

Anyone know when NIH Council meetings that were missed during the shutdown may be rescheduled? 👀

Are you interested in cytoskeleton and looking for a postdoc position? I will be advertising positions in the new year but happy to chat in person if you are attending ASCB @ascbiology.bsky.social in Philadelphia. Just drop me a line.

#Archaea #ArchaeaSky #MicroSky exceptional work, hiro & team 👏👏👏 it's wonderful to see 𝘓. 𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘮 dancing. live videos reveal so much more than stills! ALT source: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Happy Giving Tuesday! ⭐ Join us in supporting @blackinmicro’s mission by donating here: blackinmicrobiology..... Your generosity makes a difference! Thank you!

🚨Job Alert plz RT! Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition! We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals Open-rank apply.interfolio.com/178146

All #CellBio2025 attendees! Here’s our phenomenal lineup for our session on #SciArt & #SciComm: @ahnaskop.bsky.social, @jiwasa.bsky.social, @mag2art.bsky.social, @nat-prunet.bsky.social, and Julia Licholai. Please come by and spread the word! Huge thanks to @ascbiology.bsky.social and co-organizers!

Man I wish I was teaching host associated microbiomes this semester, this would be a fun paper to end on

"tick bites and tick saliva reprogram Langerhans cells, (which) dampens protective immunity and helps explain how ticks and their pathogens evade host defense and achieve efficient transmission" www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MicroSky

So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth! #protistsonsky 🧵

My ERA commons is broken! 😆🫠

Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

For the Thank a Microbe project, Lactobacillus sp. were a favorite genera of bacteria to thank. Lactobacillus acidophilus is what digests milk sugars into acetic acid, which gives yogurt its tangy taste!

Do any of you lovely folks work at FB or meta?

One more #FluorescenceFriday to give some ❤️ to the mouse 🧠 - I really like the orientation of this slice - locus coeruleus is labeled here with tyrosine hydroxylase in PINK with some virally-labeled axons traversing through in ORANGE 🔬🧪 Image credit to RA Daniel Olivares on our Circuits team!

Finally the scary example. The image of a western blot with a time course experiment, staining a protein of interest, showing the increase of protein over time and a second staining with a control antibody that does not change over time

We just released a new major version of TrackMate (v8), the cell and organelle tracking plugin of Fiji. It ships many new features, detailed below, but that are articulated around the following:

NIH LRP application due date extended to Dec 4th. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Today 🚨 Thinking about a faculty career? Join our workshop on how to prepare for faculty job interviews, 1:00–3:00 p.m. EST. Hear tips on interviews, chalk talks, and teaching demos from experienced faculty. Register now: buff.ly/YSJfzXy

Update on a significant development NIH grant terms. On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons. But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July. 1/

Today is #LGBTQSTEMDAY, which celebrates the work of LGBTQIA2S+ people in science, technology, engineering, and math while also highlighting the barriers they face. Thank you to everyone who is working to make #STEM a more welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone!

Happy #PrideInSTEMDay! 🏳️‍🌈 Today we celebrate all our colleagues and their identities, and raise the inclusive pride flag in recognition of all members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have contributed and who continue to contribute to STEM 🌈

“NIH will not issue noncompeting continuation awards for existing projects until the SBIR/STTR program is reauthorized. “

Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...

We're hiring! My dept. is looking for a candidate with a research program focusing on plant systems. All areas of molecular and cellular biology research will be considered. Not sure if you'd fit? Reach out to me. Please share! #microsky

Is there anywhere in the US that does dual lipidomics analysis? 🦠🔬

The diderm cell envelope is not a stack of layers but a unified scaffold of Inner Membrane–Peptidoglycan–Outer Membrane. We discuss how tethering the OM to the PG in E. coli preserves integrity — and extend the concept across diderm bacteria. Curr Opin Microbiol: doi.org/10.1016/j.mi... #microsky 🔬

my love language is people emailing me on the day that we're meeting, reminding me that we're meeting

Biological Chemistry's position is still taking applications. UM is a great place to be a PI, I'd love to see a new membrane biology or lipids expert join our community. This is open for new and established investigators.

We are very happy to share the first part of our our LGBT+ History Month UK resources in collaboration with Pop'n'Olly! prideinstem.org/primary-scho...

8 high level positions at NIH posted including 6 institute director positions (NIMH, NIGMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NHGRI, NLM). Only open for 2 weeks (applications due November 21). Application materials include a) CV b) vision statement c) a photocopy of doctoral degree. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...

#OTD 1867, Marie Curie was born. During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.

I am going to scream if one more person sends me a schedule but calls it an "itinerary." itinerary = planned route or journey, or a document recording it. It is from the Latin, "itinerarium," which means route of travel. Please spread the word!!

Hi everyone, a few years ago, we started a list of labs studying bacterial immunty for students, editors, conference organizers... (currently n=79). Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #Phagesky #Microsky

Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️

…deeply saddened to see this. Zara, you will be missed. This year has taken so much from us.