Great career opportunity at @viennabiocenter.bsky.social: The @impvienna.bsky.social is looking for a new Junior Group Leader in cell and molecular biology, synthetic biology, genomics, gene regulation, development, cancer, immunology or infection biology. More: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...

Opportunity! Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)

We’re excited to announce the first dedicated Workshop for scientists interested in becoming journal editors.👇 This workshop will teach you transferable skills to support a career as a journal editor or whatever career path you pursue. Secure Your Spot: www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshop3-si...

Nothing is sacred anymore 🧪🧬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Hi, I'm setting up a peer support platform for ECRs in ecology & evolution in China, aiming to address a huge problem --- academic burnout driven by hyper-competition and a system that often prioritizes elite background/title over actual research. #ECR #AcademicSupport #科研互助 #ecology #evolution

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

#NewResearch Structures of the sheathed flagellum reveal mechanisms of assembly and rotation in Vibrio cholerae #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

and the English version. Thanks @pasteur.fr for highlighting this study. 🦠 #AMR

Starting your own lab is exciting—but challenging. Join our GBM Young Investigator leadership workshop in Regensburg, April 13–16th, 2026. Professional coaching, peer networking & practical tips for new PIs. Apply by Nov 30, 2025. 👉https://yi-workshop.gbm-online.de/yi-workshop-2.html

Re-boosting! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫 at the University of Tennessee is hiring two 9-month faculty! Come join a vibrant and growing department located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains! #microsky

New paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Klebs can evolve resistance to Colistin through mgrB mutation or by acquiring the mcr-1 gene. Both routes have similar fitness costs against a bacterial competitor, but mgrB mutations are associated with enhanced virulence.

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct

If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...

Our new paper maps the tRNA modification landscape in Vibrio cholerae! 💫 We describe differences from E. coli and discuss links to decoding of stress-related codons 🦠 Huge thanks to amazing co-authors and collaborators! @plos.org #rnasky #microsky #tRNAmodifications

Our department is hiring for 4 faculty positions! Come join a growing and dynamic group of scientists in a fun and engaging department! Assistant Professor of Cell Biology: bit.ly/4okizhq Assistant Professor of Microbiology:bit.ly/48ZVHz1 2 Lecturers of Microbiology: bit.ly/4qCwukr

The Department of Biology at @eastcarolinauniv.bsky.social seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in evolutionary Biology! Come join us! ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/89839

Stony Brook is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Marine Molecular Ecology (assistant encouraged, molecular broadly defined, includes microbial omics!): apply.interfolio.com/174869

Evolutionary landscape of oral microbiome over 100,000 years https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.01.685986v1

Structures of the sheathed flagellum reveal mechanisms of assembly and rotation in Vibrio cholerae

Common food preservatives induce an oxidative stress response in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Published Open Access and fee-free in Microbiology using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/mic.... #MicrobioJ #PublishAndRead

I've often wondered about what we should call organisms whose similarity might be due to acquired genetic material. It got a little complicated, but I made a stab at it here Classifying Convergences in the Light of Horizontal Gene Transfer: Epaktovars and Xenotypes academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

#microsky Another 💎 from Byoung-Mo and Horia and-Gross lab at UCSF Comprehensive genetic interaction analysis of the Bacillus subtilis envelope using double-CRISPRi: Cell Systems www.cell.com/cell-systems...

Happy Halloween 🎃

parents, be sure to check your kids’ candy this halloween. I just found a novel phage defense system inside this snickers

We are hiring! Postdoc position exploring the ecological niche of the Molassodon ecospecies of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, that we @campy-bara.bsky.social have previously shown has a distinct "hunt, kill, devour phenotype in the laboratory. details here: www.simm.cas.cn/web/rcdw/rcz... please share.

Excited to share: DNA glycosylases are diverse antiviral effectors. They recognize phage base modifications and initiate genome destruction. A structure‑guided approach made the scope of this discovery possible! 🧪 #phagesky doi.org/10.1101/2025... #phage #microbiology

@prczhaoyansong.bsky.social’s deep dive into the dark matter of compost communities is now out 🎉 Genomic islands hijack jumbo phages—whose capsids enable transfer of large tracts of DNA—shedding new light on the scale & scope of phage-mediated gene flow 😎 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🚨 A fantastic opportunity to join HIRI to start your research group on RNA Biology 👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

One transcript, two functions: the emerging roles of dual-function RNAs microLIFE review by @lizmarialuke.bsky.social and Kai Papenfort at @uni-jena.de academic.oup.com/microlife/ad...

How to become a "hot RNA" 🌡️? The answers were kindly provided by hyperthermophilic archaea: rRNA modifications are key! Check out this new publication presenting pan-modification profiling of the epitranscriptome. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex.... (1/3)

Full /Associate Professor (Department of Gene Function and Phenomics) The National Institute of Genetics (NIG) invites applications for one full or associate professor position in the Department of Gene Function and Phenomics. Please see the details below. www.nig.ac.jp/nig/2025/10/...

Most Nature papers are published in Current Biology

Applications are now open for two two-year UBC Biodiversity Postdoc Fellowships biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and.... $77,000 /y + benefits and $7000 /y research funds.

Epitranscriptomic control of stress adaptations in Escherichia coli 💫🦠from Kirsten Jung lab #rnasky #microsky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Pan-modification profiling facilitates a cross-evolutionary dissection of the thermoregulated ribosomal epitranscriptome #rnasky #microsky www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

Blue Jays dedicate 11-4 blowout to Donald Trump 🇨🇦

Come join us in Knoxville! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫🦠 at the University of Tennessee is hiring 2 Assistant Professors (tenure track, 9-month appt.). Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease: apply.interfolio.com/173153Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions: apply.interfolio.com/173345

JB Editor's Choice: Waller, Ribardo & Hendrixson show that flagellar length impacts function, with short flagella slowing swimming and reducing host colonization, indicating the important of regulating the lenght of the filament. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

De-DUFing the DUFs 🧩 @franznarberhaus.bsky.social lab uncovers how small DUF1127 proteins regulate #phosphate uptake by binding the sensor kinase PhoR. Their conserved role from Agrobacterium to E. coli highlights how even small DUFs can shape bacterial physiology 🦠 buff.ly/jJd9Eho

We’re hiring! KUMC's Dept. of Microbiol., Mol. Genet. & Immunol. seeks a new Asst. Professor in Immunology. Be part of a vibrant department and benefit from association with the NCI-designated KU Cancer Center. Come join us in Kansas City! Apply here: kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-j...

#microsky #mevosky The UNC Chapel Hill Biology Department is hiring 2 Teaching Assistant/Associate Professors with expertise from any area of biology. Individuals with expertise in microbiology are particularly encouraged to apply. Read more and apply at unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

job alert: @spp2330.bsky.social

job alert: @spp2330.bsky.social

Empowering multiplexed ultra-throughout ribosome profiling with RiboWich https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683053v1

Are you interested in studying RNA phages? We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to join the lab! For more information and how to apply, see below 👇 Please RT!

🚨 Only two weeks left to apply! We are offering 2️⃣ junior group leader positions in the areas of: 🔵 RNA Biology 🔵 RNA Technology 🔵 RNA Medicine Find details on responsibilities, requirements & benefits here: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/e15-groups/ Don’t miss out & apply by October 31! #HIRIng

No! You're out of order?! 😅 Ever wonder what happens if bacteria follow the rules of life, but in a different order? 🤔 this could be the project for you🦠🧬🧩 The @langridgelab.bsky.social is looking for #PhD candidates to join the group in October 2026 - please share! Apply by 2 Dec 🗓️ #PhDposition

I just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Check out our preprint! With new molecular mechanisms, 140 subtomogram averages, and ~600 annotated cells under different conditions, we @embl.org were able to describe bacterial populations with in-cell #cryoET. And there’s a surprise at the end 🕵️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #teamtomo