My latest News & Views in Nature Immunology explores work by Young et al. mapping how commensals could use T3SS to "talk" to our cells, fine-tuning our immune responses: rdcu.be/e9JSq @springernature.com Original: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @interactome.bsky.social @natmicrobiol.nature.com

📢NEWS:The 4th LINE symposium will be on June 22nd @TheCrick! Details:https://shorturl.at/LZPKT Join us for this day of ECR-led science, networking, brilliant invited speakers and a fantastic careers panel. Abstracts by May 10th:https://shorturl.at/UIXZg Free registration:https://shorturl.at/JRzzo

📢📢📢 Our next LINE seminar is approaching. This time with a twist: On Wed the 26th of Nov, we will be meeting in Cambridge @mrclmb.bsky.social! Sina Krokowski and @juliasg.bsky.social will be sharing their science! All info and registration to join in person or online here: tinyurl.com/LINEseminar

In our new @natcomms.nature.com paper, we present citrOgen: our rapid antibody-producing platform which repurposes a mouse gut pathogen to act as a living factory that presents heterologous antigens from WHO priority pathogens. Paper: rdcu.be/eJIIJ Press release: shorturl.at/KFe5w

Willing to join us @pasteur.fr for a PhD for a project on how interactions between mobile genetic elements shape bacterial adaptation? Subject to be tailored to candidates with keen interest in evolution, genomics, computational biology, microbiology. Check www.pasteur.fr/en/education...

🚨🚨🚨 Our next LINE seminar is coming up on the 10th of September! 🙌 This time we are at UCL! @nellymak.bsky.social and Baptiste Pradel will be showcasing their cool science! Register here for free: shorturl.at/jDMUn As always followed by a networking social!

Just a few days left to apply for PhD positions in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics @imibirmingham.bsky.social. preview-uob.cloud.contensis.com/research/cen... I am offering two projects (on Clostridioides difficile & metagenomics of wastewater and freshwater).

NEWS ALERT! 🚨 We finally heard back from the UK government which is keen to hear reports of impact of funding cuts on UK-ECRs research - please (if you haven't already)fill in this survey and/or contact us if you want your voice and experience to be reported! docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yoa...

Nominations for the ECRI Awards 2025 are now Open! If you know outstanding Research Staff at Imperial who have made a difference, celebrate them by nominating them for an award. ➡️See the categories and criteria: tinyurl.com/ecri-awardsi... 🗳️Nominate here: tinyurl.com/ecriawardnoms #ECRIAwards

Thanks for coming to our #LINEsymposium2025! What a great day! Congratulations to the winners of our attendees' vote for best presentation and poster: @wjbranchett.bsky.social @immun0liver.bsky.social @ziqizhou.bsky.social @dylanpostmus.bsky.social (With live captions for all to enjoy!)

Time for our career panel: Tina Chowdhury (Reader, QMUL), @peterwshill.bsky.social (Group leader KCL), Cat Gale (Producer/Director), Henry Blest (Co-founder @polarilabs.bsky.social), Catrin Beetham (Policy adviser) and Aimé Palomeras (Clinical Project Manager @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social).

Great start to the day with our plenary and session 1! Time for a mid-morning refreshment break #LINEsymposium2025! Do check out our #MHFA stall and chat to our sponsors when you have a chance. Don't miss out on our sponsor bingo, there are prizes to win!

We’re starting off with the invited plenary by @grovearmada.bsky.social (@cvrinfo.bsky.social). An inspiring tour de force about using AI for discovery science to understand the virosphere! #LINEsymposium2025

Three more sleeps! We're looking forward to seeing you on Monday at our syposium! ⬇️⬇️⬇️🧫🦠🧪🔬🥼

Please come and join us if you would like to connect with other ECRs working on infection-related biology and discover what paths you can follow in the future!

We can see our ECR-focused LINE symposium already on the horizon (9th of June) @crick.ac.uk. shorturl.at/MyWNl 🥳 You can submit your abstracts (talk or poster) until the EXTENDED DEADLINE on the 12th of May here: shorturl.at/7KuXL Free registration shorturl.at/wLyWY We're excited to see you there!

Join the Blokesch lab (@EPFL) as a postdoc in Molecular Microbiology 🤩 Study Vibrio cholerae defense systems (phage/plasmid) in a dynamic, collaborative environment in Lausanne close to Lake Geneva in 🇨🇭! Please visit my lab's webpage for details about the position and how to formally apply.

Today marks the start of #WorldImmunisationWeek! ⭐ Get inspired by reading our latest #CelebrateVaccines blog, which explores how the new RSV vaccine is cutting NHS costs and protecting vulnerable populations. 🔗 bit.ly/42V1NwZ #VaccinesWork #HumanlyPossible

Tired of the news and want to take action against the current situation? Join the #Handsoff protest in London tomorrow at 3pm in front of the National Gallery. The LINE is fully committed to #Standupforscience!

We are back and excited for a great line up of speakers! Klebsiella Seminar Series 2025 starts next week 🙌 Join us on Thursday, April 3rd for Session 1 with talks focused on Pathogenesis. Registration is free at sites.google.com/view/klebclu.... Contact the organizers with any questions! #KlebClub

🚨INCOMING! Join us for our next LINE seminar (9th of April) at UCL. We are excited to host @oscart32.bsky.social and @melghazaly.bsky.social to hear about metagenomics in diagnostics and how host/pathogens battle it out! As always: Followed by a networking social! Register here: shorturl.at/kGmfh

📣NEWS ALERT: Our 3rd annual LINE symposium will be on the 9th of June @crick.ac.uk . Details: shorturl.at/MyWNl Join us for fantastic ECR-science, networking, a brilliant careers panel and so much more. Submit your abstract by 25th April: shorturl.at/7KuXL Free registration: shorturl.at/wLyWY

The overview of AMR that you always wanted (someone else to write) - amazing! Truly brilliant paper with great figures! @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Planning your conference for 2025? Are you into toxins and secretion systems? Registration for ETOX 2025 opens tomorrow 6th until January 31st: www.etox-meetings.org. It will be amazing, check out our invited speakers 🤩. Go and prepare your abstract, we are looking forward to meeting you in Spain!!