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Our Spring PhD call is OPEN. English is the program language and open to all nationalities. 30+ fully funded positions & diverse life science subjects. 👉 www.vbcphd.at Apply now! Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology

We’re hiring! We are looking for a Clinical Studies Coordinator to support our microbiome research at the Raes lab (KU Leuven). Work on international clinical studies, from ethics and documentation to coordination with partners. Apply by 2 April 2026 via KU Leuven: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

If you're a senior PhD student or recent graduate interested in doing work at the intersection of AI and microbial genomics and/or microbiomes, please feel free to reach out to discuss the possibility of applying together for an MIT Novo Nordisk Fellowship engineering.mit.edu/novo-nordisk

Grateful to receive this news! Since 1949, "Wilbur Awards have been presented annually to recognize excellence in the communication of religious issues, values, and themes in public secular media."

I was interviewed for @cnn.com's upcoming documentary "The Rise of Christian Nationalism," part of The Whole Story with Pamela Brown. It examines how extreme ideas & leaders have moved from the margins of evangelical culture into real political power — reshaping homes, schools, and government.

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

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Ever notice how the inner voice that says, "We are powerless. This will never work." gets louder when you feel alone? That's because loneliness and isolation amplify despair. Community, partnership, and action are the antidote. Hope is a group project.

My time in @martinsteinegger.bsky.social's group is ending, but I’m staying in Korea to build a lab at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. If you or someone you know is interested in molecular machine learning and open-source bioinformatics, please reach out. I am hiring! mirdita.org

Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to advocating tirelessly for the justice and equality of Black Americans and resisting elected leaders’ deliberate abuse and neglect of our communities. He was relentlessly targeted by our government for his views and pursuit of equality.

Good news; a judge has blocked the detention of a technology researcher that the State Department had slated to deport. However, this is just the start of what will certainly be a longer-term challenge. What can we do about this? A thread. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...

Today the Swiss announced they don't have an agreement with Springer Nature -- swissuniversity tried to secure a deal and failed in the face of the extreme rise in publishing fees. When the game is rigged, it's better to stop playing. 🧵 to understand the drain of scientific publishing👇

New 2-year Postdoc: Ancient #Metagenomics & #Microbiome Sciences! 🧬🦷 Join Prof. @christinawarinner.bsky.social ’s group at @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study the evolution and ecology of ancient oral microbiota. 📅 Apply by Jan 20, 2026: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/career/jo...

#MicroSky 🧪🦠🖥️🧬

Enjoying the Knives Out franchise as the anti-Bond series Benoit Blanc vs Racism Benoit Blanc vs Capitalism Benoit Blanc vs Christian Nationalism

The phone call with Louise might genuinely be my favorite part of any of the Knives Out flicks. Good god what a scene.

The scikit-bio paper in online in Nature Methods! Many thanks to our collaborators, community contributors and reviewers! We couldn’t have done it without you. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Bioinformatics #OpenSource

The University of Toronto CS Department is recruiting applications for a Canada Research Chair, Tier 2, in Human-Computer Interaction The job is open only to individuals who self-identify as women and/or members of gender equity seeking groups research.utoronto.ca/crc-opps/db/...

I can't stay quiet about what RFK jr is doing to the CDC and FDA: stevensalzberg.substack.com/p/dont-trust...

SciReps: "a quasi-experimental field study on the Milan metro, [...] Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present " www.nature.com/articles/s44...

An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜 🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

#SST2025 presenters from the laboratory of toxicology (3/3): Navnit Singh - 🧬🧪💥 Alona Slastennikova - 🌱💩🦠 Maja Stevanoska - 💩🦠📉

PhD position alert 📢📢📢 🦠 Emerging mycotoxins - human gut microbiota - molecular mecanisms 🏢 University of Vienna, Institute of Food Chemistry and Toxicology 💌 [email protected] #microbiome #PhDPosition #toxicity #science #career #AcademicJobs

Our department (Comp Sci) at UMD is hiring this cycle. We have an open-rank search (umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...). Consider applying to join our department; we’re a pretty cool group if I say so myself ☺️!

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We are hiring! 🧫 🧬 🚀 Three PhD studentships with start dates in 2026 available in the Molecular Mucosal Immunology lab at the Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering, Basel, Switzerland. See here for details (Deadline: 7th November 2025): join.com/companies/im...

My department, Cornell BME, is hiring! This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship. 📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

In light of the season: how click chemistry (Nobel in Chemistry 2022) is expanded for genomics research at @ethz.ch! #ChemSky 🧪🖥️🧬

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

This is the way www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics. 🧵 1/7

🎓 Big congrats to our MSc student Emanuel Schönbächler for successfully defending his thesis: “Expanding Click-Code-Sequencing for Mapping Oxidative and Alkylation DNA Modifications.” 💥🧬

🧪 for those interested in #DNA and #cancer

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

"It now holds that if many of Kirk’s views were repugnant, his willingness to calmly argue... [made him] an exemplar of how we should engage politically across difference. This thinking seems to place the civility of Kirk’s style of argument over the incivility of what he argued."

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Some awesome scientists. They're on a productice high right now, check out their work! 👩‍🔬🧪🧬🖥️ #MicroSky #WomenInSTEM

Stand-up #science and character! Ask @vakil-takhaveev.bsky.social about fungi, #cancer, and anti-aging 🧪 You can also get Vakil's attention by posting your favorite 🍄 below.

Open postdoc position in in my lab in Berlin @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de. Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions. www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...

We are looking for a postdoc to study single-cell transcriptional heterogeneity in the human skin microbiome. We have a new protocol mostly developed, but need someone to see it through. Experience with protocol dev or RNAseq appreciated. Funded by a new grant from MIT-HEALS.

Great discussions at the #Metabolomics2025 in Prague ! ✨ Our brilliant postdoc Jacob Folz presented his research on "Quantifying rate and global profile of gut microbiota metabolism ex vivo by LC-MS/MS". 🦠 Stay tuned - his new publication is on the way ! 😉

Come and be my colleague at the Dunn School! It‘s a brilliant place to work and exciting to be building up our immunology team. Do apply. Do pass on the news 💉🧬🦠🔬🧫

Our PhD studentship programme is officially open; pass it on If you are looking for a fully-funded PhD in the mechanisms underlying human disease, here are the details... Great science and a great environment! www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...

Microbiology and Immunology and the Michael Smith Labs are seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement position. Learn more and apply at: www.msl.ubc.ca/careers/ #IndigenousinSTEM #BlackInNature #WomenInSTEM #MinoritiesInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #STEMEducation

There is a new position open in the Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes! This is for someone in the area of microbial genomics 🧬 Please re-post and send to people, thank you! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...