📢 We are looking for a Group Leader in ecosystem–climate feedbacks. Combine modelling and empirical work, collaborate across IGB, and access unique large-scale infrastructure and long-term data. The #position is based at Lake Stechlin, near #Berlin. Apply 👉 karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/64223943...

Photosynthetic bacteria helped shape Planet Earth. Among them cyanobacteria—microbes that produced the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere & made complex life possible. They have captivated scientists for decades by offering insights into how life evolved from single cells into multicellular organisms.

We are happy to share our new study on a microviridin leader peptidase. Great collaboration with Martin Baunach. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Our highlight review on recently isolated cyanobacterial metabolites is out @natprodreports.rsc.org !🥳 Covers isolation, structure elucidation (analytical techniques, biosynthesis and total synthesis). Great work with @elisabethjanssen.bsky.social! @chem.uzh.ch pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

🔓Don't miss this #OpenAccess Viewpoint by @philmuslab.bsky.social & co. discussing the challenges & solutions to unlocking the potential of cyanobacteria in drug discovery #secmet #natprod Check it out in full below👇

#postdoc #job Environ Analytical Chemistry & Toxicology of #benthic #cyanobacteria @eawag.bsky.social Eawag in #Switzerland! Creating knowledge base of benthic cyanobacteria in Switzerland in collaboration with Pilar Junier Uni.Neuchatel. apply by April 8th. apply.refline.ch/673277/1346/...

Stages of biomolecular condensate formation in pro-β-carboxysome assembly www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PanBGC: A pangenome-inspired framework for comparative analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters #ISMEComms from @nadineziemert.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Please RT: We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“. www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/... Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details. @spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social

Join us at the VAAM Annual Conference🌟 22.-25.3.2026 in Berlin 👥! ✏️Registration is now open - benefit from early bird fees🏃‍♀️! 📝 Submit your abstract & 🎓 Apply for student travel grants until 🗓️ 7 November 2025. All details & more info 👉https://t1p.de/zazfv

Nice work!

Super excited that I’ve been selected as a Simons Early Career Investigator in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution. We will explore how marine microbes shape the production, transformation, and fate of dissolved organic matter. Thanks so much @simonsfoundation.org We can’t wait to get started!

Woo-hoo! Our MetaboArt proposal won a prize in AI art at #Metabolomics2025. 🥰 Title: #Cyanobacteria Metabolomics Big thanks to @emn-metsoc.bsky.social #MetaboArt #Metabolomics2025 #MetSoc25

Our group photo ❤️. Big thanks to all participants for their contributions.

Soil-dwelling Actinomyces bacteria have been found to synthesize hypermethylated ribosomal peptides, which serve as surface-active agents and promote the growth of aerial, reproductive structures www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you have a background in #photosynthesis, N₂-fixing cyanobacteria, or photosynthetic biotechnologies, consider applying for a postdoctoral position in @photomicrobeslab.bsky.social group @utu.fi, Finland. tinyurl.com/4b4nvyn6

Mixing and Matching of Hybrid Megasynthases is a Hub for the Evolution of Metabolic Diversity in Cyanobacteria onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The latest discovery from the lab and great colleagues at McMaster and U Illinois, Chicago. Lariocidin, a new lasso peptide antibiotic that inhibits the ribosome. rdcu.be/efdha

📢We are hiring : Are you skilled in microfluidics and fluorescence microscopy in biological contexts? We're seeking a postdoctoral researcher to delve into the spatio-temporal dynamics of carboxysomes . Join us in advancing the frontiers of microbial biology through innovative research!

The symbiotic Nostoc strain PCC 73102 gives up its autonomy under inorganic carbon limitation. Please find our latest study here: rdcu.be/ecRjj

Nice work!

A group leader position to work on cyanobacteria is open at Paris Saclay University, France. Further information in the attached image.

Wow, they found fungal hyphae inside the sheaths of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria! Usually with these types of symbiosis it's the other way around, with bacteria growing inside their host. This is supercool!🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

~5y ago, Barbara, Serina, @marnixmedema.bsky.social & I teamed up to make a better NRPS A-domain specificity predictor. The Challis group & others joined along the way to add some very cool insights. Very proud of this work. Check it out now on biorxiv! doi.org/10.1101/2025...

We are pleased to share our new paper in which we have investigated the role of microcystin in a synthetic community of Microcystis and phycosphere bacteria. #ISMEcomms #cyanobacteria academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

Cytosine N4-methylation by the DNA methyltransferase M.Ssp6803II is required for the proper expression level of protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase, HemJ. All details in our new paper in DNA Research: academic.oup.com/dnaresearch/...

Excited to share that our latest review on glycopeptide antibiotic biosynthesis has been published! This article is written with non-experts in mind, providing an accessible overview of the biosynthesis of these fascinating natural products. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NatProd #SecMet

#Microcystins can be modified with click chemistry to turn into potential anticancer drugs. By the @timoniedermeyer.bsky.social lab. @niedermeyer-lab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1021/acs....

The 13th International Conference on Toxic #Cyanobacteria, 4-8 May 2025, #Chania, #Crete, #Greece. Abstract submissions 20 Dec 2024. Follow us to get updates about #ICTC13. www.ictc13.gr #cyanotoxins #water #lake #teammassspec #ecology #waterquality #sequencing #multiomics #metabolomics #genomics

We have a DFG-funded Phd position for 3 years to study gene regulation in cyanophages. This is at Cyanolab in beautiful Freiburg/Germany, from Jan 2025, or later. More details here: cyanolab.de/index.php

It's Monday, November 18. We have left twitter and from now onwards, we start posting all kind of cyanobacteria-related content here in Bluesky: articles, preprints, research calls, fellowship calls, PhD and post-doc positions... If you have anything relevant for cyanobacteriologists, PM or tag us.

I have now decided to join the blue universe after all. I would like to network with everyone who is interested in #cyanobacteria, #natural_products, #biosynthesis and #microbial_interactions.🦠