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ThePatrick&WatsonLabs @thepwlab.bsky.social · 7d

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...

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee job with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 12843515

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine—Basic Sciences

www.nature.com

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Polly Fordyce @pollyfordyce.bsky.social · 10d

Come and join us @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! It's an amazing place to do interdisciplinary science & I'm so grateful to be in this community. Faculty applications due 10/15/2025 -- please share widely. Interested but not sure you're ready to apply this year? DM me & I'm happy to provide advice :)

Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · Aug 26

Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa

Open Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate (Untenured) Professor

Application deadline: 11:55 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Sarafan ChEM-H is seeking candidates with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation.

Click the link above to learn more & apply!

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 10d

View from the lab now. Did I mention that we are recruiting faculty microbiologists?

www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 9d

Please share - an Assist Prof position in microbiology

employmentopportunities.umb.edu/mob/cw/en-us...

@asm.org

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Samara Reck-Peterson @samreckpeterson.bsky.social · 10d

We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...

Join our Faculty | Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Call for applications:We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the newly established Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. We are conducting an open search for ou...

biochem.weill.cornell.edu

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 15d

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper

We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

www.linkedin.com

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Dept of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Johns Hopkins @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Research from @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Lab of Kimberly M. Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social featured in @plos.org Pathogens

Davis Lab paper 'Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system ...' ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system expression is associated with altered ribosomal protein expression and decreased gentamicin susceptibility

Author summary Slow-growing bacterial cells generally have reduced antibiotic susceptibility, rendering them difficult to eliminate during antibiotic treatment. However, for many key virulence factors...

journals.plos.org

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Dept of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Johns Hopkins @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Microbiologist & Associate Professor Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social & her lab team investigate gene expression changes associated with bacterial growth to find markers that predict bacterial survival after antibiotic treatment.

DAVIS LAB
bit.ly/45ZMgxj

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journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system expression is associated with altered ribosomal protein expression and decreased gentamicin susceptibility

Author summary Slow-growing bacterial cells generally have reduced antibiotic susceptibility, rendering them difficult to eliminate during antibiotic treatment. However, for many key virulence factors...

journals.plos.org

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Big congrats to the new Dr. Cotten @katecotten.bsky.social on the manuscript submission! Preprint is now available on biorxiv, and links a tRNA modification to specific reductions in ribosomal gene expression and antibiotic tolerance. Check it out! 😀

bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Jul 2

Loss of s2U tRNA modification induces antibiotic tolerance in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.01.662621v1

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Jul 10

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 !

bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Jul 9

Staphylococcus aureus exhibits spatiotemporal heterogeneity in Sae activity during kidney abscess development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.08.663646v1

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Dept of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Johns Hopkins @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social · Jul 2

🎉 Congratulations to @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social PhD graduate Kate Cotten, PhD, who successfully defended her PhD thesis!

Way to go, Kate!

Read more about Kate & other MMI PhD students here
publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Jun 28

Celebrated Kate’s PhD thesis defense today! Huge congrats to the new Dr. Cotten and fantastic job on your seminar and defense!! 😀

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Andreas Bäumler @abaumler.bsky.social · Jun 26

The new open access policy of NIH will take effect next week (July 1st). All NIH funded research 🔬🧪🧬accepted after July 1st must be open access upon publication. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · Jun 5

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

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · May 25

Big congratulations to all the new BWF PATH awardees! Thank you to @bwfund.bsky.social for your continued support of infectious disease research!

Burroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · May 23

Announcing the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/announc... #bwfpath

Announcing the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

DURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund proudly announces the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award recipients. This year’s cohort represents a diverse group of…

www.bwfund.org

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Johnson Lab - University of Iowa @campylobacterlab.bsky.social · May 9

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 😀

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Tera Levin @teralevin.bsky.social · Apr 3

For grad students and postdocs: We'd love to see you at the Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course at the Marine Biological Labs this summer! Application deadline is Apr 14, so apply soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested!
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis | Marine Biological Laboratory

This is an immersive research-based course designed to teach basic concepts, open research questions, and facilitate state-of-the-art experimental approaches in symbiosis research.

www.mbl.edu

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Sonali Majumdar @sonali-m-19.bsky.social · Mar 29

📣 I am excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book 'Thriving As An International Scientist' (@ucpress.bsky.social ess.bsky.social) which hits the shelf in Fall 2025.

I sincerely love this cover and feel it captures the essence of this book. What does this cover remind you of?

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Mar 8

#standupforscience2025 DC! Great to feel such a strong sense of community after so many weeks of uncertainty

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Feb 14

A really positive event today amidst so much uncertainty. Celebrating doctoral students that completed their qualifying exam in 2024! Congratulations to our 3rd year MMI PhD cohort! @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

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TransEvo @transevo.bsky.social · Jan 31

7 PhD positions in Translational Evolutionary Research available @uni-kiel.de
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...

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Boston Bacterial Meeting @bostonbacteria.bsky.social · Feb 1

SAVE THE DATE ‼️ 📆 📢
BBM 2025 will be held on June 9-10th at the Harvard Science Center feat. the one and only Dr. Petra Levin as keynote! We can't wait to see you there.

Registration and scholarship applications open next week.

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Dec 18

Happy holidays from the Davis lab!! Had a holiday breakfast this morning with our annual white elephant gift exchange! 🥳🎁 Very thankful to work with this great group of scientists!! 😀

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · Nov 17

Application deadline has been extended to January 10, 2025...

Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · Sep 5

Department of Microbiology @nyulangone
needs Assistant Professors! Please repost and encourage outstanding colleagues to apply! #NYC apply.interfolio.com/153243

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Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social · Nov 19

Congratulations Alison!! 🎉

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