Vibriophiles! Achtung! Come to Berlin Sept 13-16 to learn the latest about your favorite bacteria. Great speakers, great venue, great topics, great location (home of Robert Koch). Oral abstract deadline June 15. Please share. @asm.org @rki-de.bsky.social #Vibrio26 #VIS

Delighted to see our work recently published in @natcomms.nature.com ! In our article we describe a small RNA with a unique modular structure that shapes the evolution of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are hiring @umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social ! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis

Meet Nancy Keller, one of our plenary speakers! Dr. Keller's research focuses on the discovery of secondary metabolite synthases and their chemical products and the intrinsic development of antifungal resistance in Aspergillus pathogens. Register today for #CFN25 to hear more from Dr. Keller.

Opening for a #postdocjob in modeling of #genetics of host- #microbiome interactions in #Celegans at @bcmhouston.bsky.social — take a look here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... Questions or apply via cover letter, CV, and references to bucks [at] bcm.edu . Hiring ASAP! #microsky #jobs 🦠🪱🧬

Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

UW-Madison generated a $13.2 billion economic impact on the state over the last fiscal year. Another $12.4 billion was generated by spinoff companies rooted in UW-Madison research. Vice Chancellor Craig Thompson: "The economic impact...is substantial no matter where you live in the state."

New funding opportunity from the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative. We’re inviting teams of two researchers to pursue ambitious, high-risk projects advancing aquatic symbiosis (marine + freshwater). Open globally. Details + how to apply:  moore.org/SymbiosisRFP #RFP #AquaticSymbiosis

@jillianlewis.bsky.social and @spencernyholm.bsky.social were also so very kind to write a Primer on our @plosbiology.org article: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

New lab paper! Kiki Bellamoroso, Maxim Kostylev, and Nicole Smalley describe how robust activation of quorum sensing might be detrimental for cooperation in bacteria, and found an interesting variant of the P. aeruginosa quorum sensing transcription factor LasR. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Interested in a *staff computational scientist* position? We are looking for an experienced computational biologist (ideally with microbiology experience) to support published packages while also driving new research. Pay range $73k-$111k w excellent benefits. careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

American science is shrinking. 
A Post analysis found that, halfway through this fiscal year, the number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health is down by more than half compared with the same period last year. https://wapo.st/3OgoHKV

We are excited to host the 2026 Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases (MNID) Meeting in Madison from Aug 7-8. Registration (free) and Abstract submission are online. Please share! www.mnidmeeting.org #MNID26

At the top of the hour... Come see today's exciting @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social seminar by @joeyzacks.bsky.social!

Interested in a teaching faculty position in Bacteriology at UW-Madison? See the attached announcement! @uwbact.bsky.social

‼️ Excited to announce 1st session of #KlebClub2026! We kick things off with a session on pathogenesis, with *Jay Vornhagen* as keynote speaker, alongside 2 short talks selected from submitted abstracts - Sylvie MIQUEL & @microbiosaroj.bsky.social 🗓 Thursday 9 🕘 9:00 -10:30 AM (EDT) (1/2)

PIs/group leaders, what was the most important aspect of the first paper your lab published 1️⃣ Establishing the lab's identity 2️⃣ Communicating an important discovery 3️⃣ Completing a project started as a postdoc 4️⃣ Other 📊 Show results

Check out this squid-vibrio postdoc position at Penn State with my colleague Tim Miyashiro, especially if you have a background in proteomics/metabolomics. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

For non-scientists, LTER programs run for decades, so scientists can learn how ecosystems change over time. These programs cover ecology, evolution, systems biology, and it includes animals, plants, even microbes, and more. We learned so much about how our world works with LTERs. This sucks :(

Next Friday! The 🧪MMI Seminar Series 🔬features Dr. Michael Gale from the University of Minnesota! mmi.wisc.edu/calendar/

Pablo Villar et al discover male octopus mating arms are sensory organs used to find females, navigate internally to the oviduct & deliver sperm. From behavior to structure, these findings offer a framework for how sensory systems shape reproduction & species barriers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This flu season I've learned... 1. Home tests are readily available, including combined flu/covid tests. 2. Antivirals need to be taken within 48 h. 3. Xofluza is better than Tamiflu (one dose; more effective against flu B) but few know about it. 4. Antivirals can be taken as prophylaxis. 1/4

Dear letter writers, study sections, grant panels, etc…..(though expecting little will resonate)….

Apply to be an editor at an ASM Journal! Open call for editors at mBio, mSphere, mSystems, and Microbiology Spectrum. This is a very fulfilling way to share your expertise and give back to our society journals. @asm.org journals.asm.org/asm-call-for...

Happy to share Episode 126 of #MattersMicrobial, w Spencer Nyholm, discussing how maternal microbes protect squid eggs from fungal infection. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord? #MicrobialEvangelist #MicrobialCentricity @microbetv.bsky.social @spencernyholm.bsky.social youtu.be/aQKZNfx4nRQ?...

Now out in its final form, our investigation of how Pseudomonas aeruginosa manages resources to permit ongoing adaptations to environment during starvation: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... Congrats to first author @findunmun1.bsky.social, and co-authors Claudia Hemsley and Elize Ambulte.

🚨 PhD opportunity in evolutionary microbiology! Join our lab to study how horizontal gene transfer drives host–microbe symbioses and ecological function Plus: a PDRA position in comparative genomics is available ✉️ [email protected] Apply below #PhD #Postdoc #Microbiology #Evolution #Genomics

Congratulations Badgers Women Hockey!!! www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Really excited to host Patty Champion in this week's MMI Seminar Series. Friday at Noon, MSB 1520. @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social

Folks, more good news! Our latest paper on oyster microbiomes out in @pnas.org. Led by the inestimable Dr. Andrea Unzueta-Martinez and with great support from the Wang lab @whoi.edu we explore the how a persistent community of microbes in calcifying fluid could shape shell deposition. Enjoy!

Some news, as they say, very relevant for Women's History Month: I'm writing a book! It will focus on the women who developed the first effective pertussis #vaccine, Pearl Kendrick & Grace Eldering, but also examine what happened with that vaccine in the years since their death. /1

The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted. What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards. Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.

This is a great post doc opportunity- fantastic system, first-rate science, awesome PI

By fostering high-level dialogue at the critical intersection of human, agricultural, and environmental health, we are determined to find unity and common ground at this Symposium. Last call to register via the provided link/QR code and see what is possible when we come together as a diverse field.

This was so much fun! Check out Jess’s thread and the podcast to hear how we “do” phage therapy these days @pghphageprogram.bsky.social

🚨 Registration is OPEN! Join us for the 2026 Perlman Symposium on Antibiotic Discovery & Development 🗓 May 15, 2026 | ⏰ 9–5 📍 In-person or virtual (FREE!) 🔗 perlman.mmi.wisc.edu

It is happening again! Consider taking our course on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis at @mblscience.bsky.social. Application deadline March 4th! www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

A fabulous undergraduate researcher I mentor is graduating this spring and is looking for a job as a lab technician! She's interested in bacterial pathogenesis and is planning to go to grad school after getting more research experience. Please let me know if you or anyone you know is hiring!

Congratulations to all of the new AAM Fellows! Many many friends & colleagues on the list, but especially excited for Patty Champion and JD Sauer! @sauerlab.bsky.social @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/asm....

The American Academy of Microbiology proudly announces the election of 63 fellows to the Class of 2026. Over the past 50 years, the Academy has elected +2,700 distinguished scientists. This year, the new fellows hail from 14 countries. Read press release: asm.social/2OC

🚨🍄Nancy Keller Fungal Research Published in PNAS! “What we hope people take away from this paper is that scientists are actively studying this serious issue. We’re working hard to understand why it’s happening.” -Nancy Keller mmi.wisc.edu/nancy-keller... 📸: Dr. Anna Pringle

I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.

All you want for christmas is.... transposon mutagenesis! Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team. Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)

Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com is now online-early! We describe independent evolution of bacterial genomes of only ~50–52 kb — the smallest known outside cellular organelles — revealing striking convergence toward minimal gene sets. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Postdoc position available in my lab! Project will focus on how the microbiome-derived metabolite butyrate shapes C. difficile fitness and pathogenesis & will build on our previous/ongoing work in this space. Apply here: hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...

Seema Mattoo on Bordetella pertussis and whooping cough! Matters Microbial, @mattoolab.bsky.social @markowenmartin.bsky.social #MicroSky

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology www.nature.com/articles/d41...

[email protected]’s famous version of the Statue of Liberty—appearing to be semi-submerged in Lake Mendota—is now an annual fixture of the UW Winter Carnival, running through Feb 7. Learn about the sculpture’s origins in a classic 1979 student prank. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/statue-of-li...