We're hiring for several positions (a post-bac researcher in #transcriptomics, a #phage #postdoc, a senior researcher (broad topics) and a graduate student to work on #ciliates) - find info here: www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...

@trevorsorrells.bsky.social seminar for @tamubiology.bsky.social cues waft on the wind #mosquito neurons light up blood thirst wanes post-bite #sciku #neuroscience #biology

switch up apoE adult mouse gets new allele Alzheimer’s? Plaques down! #sciku on #alzheimersdisease seminar

Stuck on a tough concept with exams coming up? 🤔 Don’t stay stuck, come to the Science Peer Learning Center in Butler 009! Free tutoring + friendly support. Tutor schedules & subjects: tx.ag/splc2025

TAMU Biology trainees in the Ramsey Lab shared their latest phage biology discoveries at the international Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages Meeting! They showcased cutting-edge research on how phages interact with and reshape their hosts. tx.ag/V6sxHFT

@tamubiology.bsky.social seminar by James Brozik in #sciku massive water flow aquaporin tails diverse coalesce complex

@tamubiology.bsky.social seminar by @mccreedylab.bsky.social on neutrophil heterogeneity in spinal cord injury, summed up in #sciku sex diff opened up storied neutrophil crumb trail injured spine?—new hope!

Dr. Jolene Ramsey lab students presented their research on phage peptide membrane disruption, antibiotic synergy with phage-encoded peptides, and novel Caulobacter phages at the Texas ASM Spring Meeting! Learn more about the meeting and presentations: tx.ag/tjxjwfK

The next SPRC highlight features Michael Debrah, a post-preliminary graduate student who won 1st place in his poster presentation! Learn more about Michael and his advice for future graduate students here: tx.ag/DYQIABh

Meet Madison Metcalf! Madison’s journey to Biology at Texas A&M was inspired by her evolving passion for science, guided by two influential teachers during her school years and her favorite classes at TAMU Biology, Biological Clocks and Virology! tx.ag/g6aT0OY

Meet Paige Ripberger! Her love of pursuing scientific knowledge led her to study Biology at Texas A&M, where her passion for medicine was ignited. Paige has since gained a strong foundation to pursue her career as a Physician Assistant after graduation! tx.ag/z8pT7hZ

PVAMU students recently wrapped up the NIH-funded GREAT Summer Research Program in TAMU Biology, gaining hands-on experience in genomics, mentorship, and career development. Thanks to all who supported these future scientists! tx.ag/biosummer25

Can viruses help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Dr. Jolene Ramsey in TAMU Biology is harnessing bacteriophages, bacterial predators, to develop targeted therapies against dangerous infections. Discover how phage research changes the future! tx.ag/ramsey25

Enya Hoxha ’27 is breaking new ground in the Ramsey Lab at Texas A&M Biology, discovering novel bacteriophages that infect key model bacteria. Her hands-on research is opening new paths for molecular discovery—and shaping her journey as a scientist! tx.ag/enyaspotlight

Congratulations to Michael Awuah, recipient of the 2025 Thomas L. Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship recognizing his outstanding graduate-level research on bacteriophage biology! tx.ag/awuahaward

The recipient of the 2025 Thomas Patterson Graduate Student Fellowship is Michael Awuah from @jrrmicro.bsky.social Lab for his work decoding the molecular basis of phage lysis inhibition. We are grateful for the generous support of this award by Drs. Tom Patterson and @superbug-slayer.bsky.social!

“Creative work of every sort (not just science) occurs in a niche where the inner drive to understand or express and the outer drive to be rewarded achieve some balance”

#phage #phagesky #microsky

Jason Saba, Sternberg Awardee: #Bacteroides fragilis varies its cell surface with 8 capsular polysaccharide operons but only expresses 1 polysaccharide at a time using the combination of invertible promoters and a UpxY-UpxZ hierarchical regulatory program #phages2025 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Emmanuel Allwell: #Xenorhabdus nematophila tailocins display common heterospecific killing but vary in conspecific killing; susceptibility profiles of strains to lysates were associated with O-antigen biosynthesis genes #phages2025 🦠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Iana Fedorova: Acb2 sequesters nearly all known CBASS signaling molecules through two distinct binding pockets and therefore serves as a broad-spectrum “sponge” inhibitor of cGAS based innate immunity #phages2025 🦠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@femtokot.bsky.social some call it thick skin protection from cyclic storms maybe pack your sponge #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 @jbdsf.bsky.social lab

Emmanuel Allwell homing sword disarmed shields with doodads added on match them up to know #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 @hgblair.bsky.social lab

Emma Wiesler interpreting maps squiggles, shadows, there’s the X legend key conserved #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Genevieve Dobihal the windy path leads virulence signature found matters in hosts too #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

@pseudo-mona.bsky.social lil’ buddies poppin’ up, but evading ID why make life hard? (fun!) #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

artistic license use your imagination see science in words

Michael Cadigan feed cookie monster open can lid, stuff cookies can bigger than thought #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Nasibeh Arabameri organic divides neighborhoods with character some more violent #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 @btsenglab.bsky.social lab

Vivian Zhang an annoying “phly” block with temporary wall keeps gut balance tuned #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Ciara Sanders if homogenized lose rich regional flavors microbes may drive it #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Jason Saba, Sternberg awardee backflips landed right trip all paralogs domination set #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 doi.org/10.1126/scia... doi.org/10.1038/s414... doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Chase Mullins QS light after integrate signals galore sort out that crosstalk #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

@kevinengland.bsky.social some less P on G synthesis goes down— but why? indirect, or not #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Rilee Zeinert small protein active tapped into regulation sideways levels down #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Khang Ho pull favor away phage co-opts host clamp for self Mu transcribe away! #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....

Ezaz Ahmad pausing is normal see more outside cell routine marathon and sprints #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

#Streptomyces venezuelae uses an MreB-dependent lateral elongation growth mode during exploratory growth - publication drop mentioned during #phages2025 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@thalia.bsky.social: the transcription factor “stringent starvation protein” SspA is an important regulator of AZT(DNA damage)-induced genes #phages2025 🦠 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Divya Seerpatham don’t fix if not broke limit access by fixers grounded during change #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Taylor Nye best to take a NAPP: CATNAPP, refreshed can ID all partners bound there #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 @scotthultgren.bsky.social lab

Christine Baglio streptomyces growth balancing expansion out sustain defense too #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025 hot off the press: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Marie Elliot exposing repressed compound clusters make new drugs unique binding sites? #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Morgan Letzkus rules inherited but, asked to pick up loose slack restore order please #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Runhang Shu thought phage did not care fifty percent preference packaging surprise? #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Jonathan Lombardino patches interrupt diversity across bug maybe this is why? #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Micah Ferrell balance on and off bind tuned molecular pools live without panic #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Leah McKinney intrinsic ox on G, stress just go away accord in tube/cell #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

Andrei Kuzminov after UV shot map starts, ori to ter no start or get more #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025

@reyes-lab.bsky.social binding state in flux attracted in hairy search resting time landed #sciku 🧪🧬🔬🧫🦠 #Phages2025