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David Gerlach
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Postdoc in bacterial systems biology in the Heilbronner lab, LMU. Previously Peschel lab and Brochado lab.
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dzif.bsky.social
🔬🦠𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗭𝗜𝗙/𝗣𝗘𝗚 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!
We are excited to invite you to the joint Annual Meeting of DZIF & PEG: Explore how infection research is evolving in the age of antibiotic resistance, gender medicine, and precision medicine

📅 February 23–24, 2026
📍 Bonn
🔗 Register now: t1p.de/dzif-peg-2026
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
dger.bsky.social
Important study for researchers of the nasal microbiome 👃🦠

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Composition and dynamics of the adult nasal microbiome - Microbiome
Background The nasal microbiome, a dynamic assemblage of commensals and opportunistic pathogens, is crucial to human health. Results Using cross-sectional data from 1,608 adults and longitudinal sampl...
link.springer.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by David Gerlach
sharmalab.bsky.social
🚨We are looking for a coordinator located at @uni-wuerzburg.de for our new excellence cluster NUCLEATE - Cluster of Nucleic Acid Sciences and Technologies 👇
www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/03...
Deadline: Jan 31 st, 2026
www.uni-wuerzburg.de
January 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Reposted by David Gerlach
vaam-microbes.bsky.social
Just a reminder 🔔 that early bird registration for the VAAM Annual Conference 2026 in Berlin ends 📆January 11 Register soon to save your spot and some money.
Hope to see you there!
January 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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biozentrum.unibas.ch
PhD Student in Computational Structural Biology of Pathogen Targets
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

@biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch

#biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #phd #biology
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Reposted by David Gerlach
helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social
🚀 We're hiring!
We are offering several exciting #PhD & #postdoc positions spanning a range of topics, from jumbo phage biology & phage therapy to programmable RNA therapeutics & Fusobacterium nucleatum research. The application deadline is Jan 11. Learn more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...
Working at HIRI
At the HIRI, we do not just value excellent research. Short distances, an open door policy, and a good working atmosphere—this is what distinguishes us from others. Have a look at our current job…
www.helmholtz-hiri.de
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social
🔊 APPLY NOW for our #MarMic #MSc/#PhD program!

Come to #Bremen and take an interdisciplinary approach to #marine #microbiology, #molecularbiology, #biochemistry, #evolution and more.

⏳ Open until Feb 28 2026
➡ marmic.mpg.de

#graduatestudents #marinescience #sciencecareer #IMPRS @maxplanck.de
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Reposted by David Gerlach
bugsinblood.bsky.social
We're advertising for a bacteriology technician and a post-doc to work on AI-guided antibiotic development as part of a large multidisciplinary Fleming Initiative project:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Description
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
www.imperial.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
dger.bsky.social
Our popular science article (in German) with @simonheilbronner.bsky.social on the commensal and pathogenic struggles of Staphylococcus aureus
claudialudy.bsky.social BIOspektrum @claudialudy.bsky.social · Nov 26
Spannendes zum Kampf von Staphylococcus aureus im Kampf mit dem nasalen Mikrobiom im Artikel von Simon Heilbronner und David Gerlach:
www.biospektrum.de/system/files...

@dger.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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proftanya13.bsky.social
if you are interested in a PhD in tuberculosis drug discovery, check out our opportunities 🧪🦠 #Tuberculosis lstm.ac/PhD
PhD opportunities
lstm.ac
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
dger.bsky.social
Great heroic work by Kevser Bilici demonstrating the import role of biotin for integration of S. aureus into the nasal microbiome.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Reposted by David Gerlach
magicmicrobe.bsky.social
So happy to share this! Bacteriocins were first discovered over 100 years ago, but what do they actually do? We look at >1000 bacteriocin plasmids and find links to virulence and antimicrobial resistance, and frequent bacteriocin sharing in Enterobacteriaceae.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacterial warfare is associated with virulence and antimicrobial resistance - Nature Communications
Bacteria employ a range of competition systems that deliver toxins to inhibit competing strains. This study shows that these systems are particularly important for the ecology of virulent and antibiot...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Reposted by David Gerlach
mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
PhD opportunity with me and @kshbeckham.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Structural and Functional Analysis of Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis via a Novel MmpL3 Binding Site at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Structural and Functional Analysis of Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis via a Novel MmpL3 Binding Site at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD....
www.findaphd.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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spp2389.bsky.social
@kostchristian.bsky.social has an open PhD position as a part of #SPP2389 !
#microsky #mevosky
kostchristian.bsky.social Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Oct 28
#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social

A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:

Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.

Please RT

Deadline: 12.11.25

More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
dger.bsky.social
Informative overview on the past and presence of bacteriophage research by GF Hatfull:

doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

#SPP2330
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social
🚨 A fantastic opportunity to join HIRI to start your research group on RNA Biology 👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Junior Group Leader for RNA-Biology, RNA-Technology or RNA-Medicine (f/m/d) - Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Helmholtz-Institut für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI) | 12844907
#RNAexcellence Junior Group Leader Positions (f/m/d) Job advertisement no.:   089/2025 Starting date:                  As soon as possible. The con...
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Reposted by David Gerlach
kostchristian.bsky.social
#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social

A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:

Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.

Please RT

Deadline: 12.11.25

More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by David Gerlach
molmicrounihoh.bsky.social
job alert:

@spp2330.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
dger.bsky.social
wow such a great study
jeremyjbarr.bsky.social Jeremy Barr @jeremyjbarr.bsky.social · Oct 15
Very excited to share the latest work from our lab, which was published today in Nature!
nature.com/articles/s41...

PhD graduate and now post-doc Sofia Dahlman, along with co-senior author Sam Forster from The Hudson and other researchers from our lab and others.
Isolation, engineering and ecology of temperate phages from the human gut - Nature
Human host-associated cellular products may act as induction agents for bacteriophages.
nature.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social
“American higher education has more women enrolled than ever before. More people of color than ever before. An educated populace is a civically engaged populace, a populace capable of critical thinking…that success threatens the wealth and power of those orchestrating these attacks.”
October 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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embo.org
Learn about EMBO Member Ruth Massey and her #research at University College Cork #Ireland: https://www.embo.org/people/thinking-about-the-bigger-picture/ 🧪

#LifeSciences #community #funding #opportunities
Thinking about the bigger picture – People – EMBO
Learn about newly elected EMBO Member Ruth Massey and her research
www.embo.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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mbeisen.bsky.social
Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Reposted by David Gerlach
s-lab.bsky.social
We have a PhD opportunity available in our group @johninnescentre.bsky.social through the NRP Doctoral Training Partnership. Help us uncover the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs.

Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...
Beyond Immunity: Uncovering the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs (SCHLIMPERT_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership
Join us in exploring the hidden functions of ancient immune proteins in bacteria. Bacteria, like plants and animals, have evolved sophisticated systems to detect and respond to threats.
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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frunzkelab.bsky.social
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
Junior Group Leader - Phage Biology & Biotechnology
As a leading research institution for microbial biotechnology the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology (IBG-1, https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/ibg/ibg-1 ) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich foc...
www.fz-juelich.de
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Reposted by David Gerlach
kathlemon.bsky.social
Happy to share this new article online at #mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Human nasal organoids (HNOs) are a new model system for studying bacterial colonization and interspecies interactions. A big congratulations to the whole team, especially co-first authors: Andrea Boyd and Leah Kafer
Nasal microbionts differentially colonize and elicit cytokines in human nasal epithelial organoids | mSphere
Human nasal microbiota often includes highly pathogenic members, many of which are antimicrobial resistance threats, e.g., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and drug-resistant Streptococcus ...
journals.asm.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM