While everyone is hustling for the holidays, hopefully folks will have time to submit abstracts or register for #ASMMicrobe2026 in DC! Please repost!

This year, researchers advanced H5N1 research showing that the virus in dairy cattle retains avian features, posing low pandemic risk, and that pasteurized milk with inactive viral components is safe. Studies also identified key S. aureus virulence mechanisms in natural host models.

Hey friends. I’m looking for a postdoc interested in studying host-pathogen interactions and immunology of tuberculosis. Send me some good people! We have a great group here! Email me [email protected]. Thanks!

Really happy to see the final version of this published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We show that production of and competition for biotin shapes S. aureus fitness in the context of nasal commensals doi.org/10.1093/isme... Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!

Two complementary studies from our group out today: a therapeutic peptide vaccine trial for fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) & TIRTL-Seq, our robust method for deep quantitative paired TCR sequencing a🧵w/ @markyarchoan.bsky.social & @pogorely.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Registration is now open for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social "Beyond #Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating #BacterialInfection." Deadline for scholarships and abstract selected short talks is Jan 7! Join us this May for an amazing meeting! keysym.us/KSBeyondAntibiotics26 #KSBeyondAntibiotics26

Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD, MsCS, FPIDS, discusses RSV infection in infants and young during this year’s Caroline B. Hall Lecture.

I'm honored to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. As always, I extend my sincerest thanks to all my wonderful mentors, colleagues, collaborators, admins, and trainees who make this work possible. #MacFellow

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

If you are somehow still compelled to be a PI in the world in which we find ourselves, we'd love to have you as a colleague! Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University. www.nature.com/naturecareer... www.nature.com/naturecareer...

During National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we celebrate the contributions of our 365 postdoctoral researchers, their dedication to advancing our mission and how St. Jude is supporting postdocs with resources, mentorship and career development opportunities.

Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.

My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇

📢 Job alert! The Structural Microbiology Laboratory (albesalab.org) has two new openings! We are looking for a PhD student and a Research Technician to join our team. Project: "Structure-function studies of Type VI secretion system toxins". www.biofisika.org/en/join-us Apply before 30th September

Happy to share Iván’s first-author pub from the lab! www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection! Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link: app.asm.org/account/logi...

Excited to post our first S. aureus preprint on biorxiv! Big congrats to co-first authors, postdocs @anjali20anil.bsky.social and Rezia Braza, and really enjoyed the collaboration with @torreslab.bsky.social !

Excited to share the work with @dweisslab.bsky.social‬ and great collaborators on how gene amplification generates dynamic heteroresistance to new beta-lactams, like cefiderocol. We hope drug developers will consider heteroresistance during antibiotic development rdcu.be/euijW

#etox25 great conference and fabulous location!

Any grad students interested in a career in science policy? Check out this opportunity: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu?utm_source=N...

I am recruiting - if you have a background in plant mol cell bio, a keen interest in sustainability and planetary health and are looking to move away from the bench, this may be for you! Have a 👀 and please reach out if Qs 1yr FTC, remote in the UK job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...

📣 Applications now open PATH award supports early-career researchers studying the pathogenesis of infectious diseases in humans 💰 $505K over 5 years 🔬 For mid-to-late assistant professors 📅 LOI due: 07/17/25 Apply now 👉 buff.ly/qcSSxbq

Alert! The abstract deadline for the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response meeting has been extended to July 7 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Now open - LOIs for the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program. Deadline is July 17 @ 3pm ET. More information here: buff.ly/iSu3v60 #bwfpath #GrantOpportunity

our lab is blessed to have 3 new postdoctoral fellow positions. we would welcome scientists interested in...

Join us in Tubingen as a Junior Research Group Leader if you do research on #ESKAPE pathogens and infections and are interested in the highly cooperative environment of @dzif.bsky.social‬ and @cmfi.bsky.social ! Please send your application or forward to colleagues! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Once again, thank you NIH for making this possible and our amazing coauthors. Special shoutout to coauthors Patty Martin and @torreslab.bsky.social for launching this project 🚀 5/n

Hey y'all! My department is conducting a search for an assistant or associate professor in bacteriology. It's pretty broadly defined. If you know anyone who's looking for a great department that does awesome science - please send them our way! You can DM me with any questions you have 😀

National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

Gastrointestinal colonization as a source of Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.17.648849v1

So much joy to see everyone today coming together to celebrate 20 years of the Skaar Lab. Thank you to Eric for the leadership and mentorship over the years! 🥰

🚨 Big news! Infection and Immunity is now open access! 🌍🔬 That means wider visibility & impact for your research. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology

1/2 New publication from the lab from the talented postdoc Dr. Andy Perrault in collaboration with Dr. Alejandro Pironti! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39977318/

Delighted to share our new study. A collaboration with the Thurlow lab. Antibiotic resistance rapidly emerges and thrives in diabetic mice. A worrying coming together of two major and growing health problems worldwide www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Microbiome science needs more microbiologists- A new commentary authored by myself and @abaumler.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 We also have a "Scientist" position in my lab at St. Jude. The position is financially stable and with a very competitive salary range. 📝 If you have Postdoctoral experience and want to develop a steady research career this one is for you! ➡️ Apply here: talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

Also sharing the “Meet the Authors” highlight published with the review. Very proud of my amazing trainees Katerina Jones and Camila Brito for sharing a bit of their stories as the next generation of talented Latin Women in Science! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Want to see our rapid response to the main abstracts presented at IDweek re: RSV?- check this out! 👇 www.healio.com/cme/pediatri...

Come and join our team at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! We are seeking a Sr Scientist to advance our research on immune responses to infection/vaccination. This is a financially stable position offering a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits. talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

First post on BlueSky! Excited to enter this new space! www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/harris-...

We just can't stop recruiting! Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly Come and be our colleague Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...

Applications are open for the 2025 GRS/GRC on Staphylococcal Diseases! Make sure to get your abstracts submitted for the potential to present your work in beautiful Barcelona! www.grc.org/staphylococc...

The 22nd European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, ETOX 2025, will be held in Spain, June 29 - July 3, 2025. Registration opens tomorrow. Apply here etox-meetings.org and join us for a great meeting!

Very important paper out by George Liu's team in JCI this week: "Pathobiont-driven antibody sialylation through IL-10 undermines vaccination" www.jci.org/articles/vie... Here is my commentary on it: www.jci.org/articles/vie...

📣 Postdoc position available in my group at Pitt to study how Klebsiella controls its cell surface and develop new projects. themikelab.com Read more and apply here by Jan 12: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio... Reposts are appreciated! #klebclub #newPI

This exciting new Center of Emphasis at CHOP is co-directed by myself, Paul Planet, Bob Baldassano, and @ahmedmicrobes.bsky.social. Reach out with any questions or if you’re interested/excited about this work! www.research.chop.edu/announcement...

🚨We have a "Scientist" position in my lab at @StJude 👉This position is stable and not dependent on external funding. 🗒️ Ideally, the candidate holds a PhD in Microbiology or related and +3 years experience post degree. See ad for job details. Please kindly repost! talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...

🚨We have a "Lead Researcher" position in my lab at @StJude 👉This position is stable and not dependent on external funding. 🗒️ Ideally, the candidate holds a PhD in Microbiology or related topic. See ad for job details and apply! Please kindly repost! talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs...