Jamie C. Tijerina
@jamietijerina.com
scientist 👩🏻🔬 | planetary health @ ulisboa | post = mine ≠ endorse
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Research into filamentous actinomycetes, the antibiotic producers, is in steep decline. Loads of natural products chemistry research worldwide but not much aimed at understanding their biology and ecology. The latter is key to unlocking their specialised metabolism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Revitalizing actinobacteria research: an urgent response to the antimicrobial resistance crisis - Natural Products and Bioprospecting
Abstract The crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is escalating while the antibiotic pipeline remains stagnant. Our bibliometric analysis of eight decades of literature reveals a critical imbalanc...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Research into filamentous actinomycetes, the antibiotic producers, is in steep decline. Loads of natural products chemistry research worldwide but not much aimed at understanding their biology and ecology. The latter is key to unlocking their specialised metabolism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Our grad-level "Deep Learning" course (MIT's 6.7960) is now freely available online through OpenCourseWare: ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-79...
Lecture videos, psets, and readings are all provided.
Had a lot of fun teaching this with @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social and @jeremybernste.in!
Lecture videos, psets, and readings are all provided.
Had a lot of fun teaching this with @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social and @jeremybernste.in!
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Our grad-level "Deep Learning" course (MIT's 6.7960) is now freely available online through OpenCourseWare: ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-79...
Lecture videos, psets, and readings are all provided.
Had a lot of fun teaching this with @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social and @jeremybernste.in!
Lecture videos, psets, and readings are all provided.
Had a lot of fun teaching this with @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social and @jeremybernste.in!
Reposted by Jamie C. Tijerina
Spatial structure: Shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Review by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social et al
from @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social
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@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Review by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social et al
from @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social
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Spatial structure: Shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities
Abstract. Most microbes grow in spatially structured communities, and this profoundly shapes their ecology and evolution. At the microscale, short interact
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February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Spatial structure: Shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Review by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social et al
from @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/femsre/advan...
@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiology Review by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social et al
from @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/femsre/advan...
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Excited to share the newest paper from our team, where we uncovered a potential role of the uncultured gut #microbiome in health: www.cell.com/cell-host-mi.... Out now in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social. With Ana C. da Silva, Jacob Lapkin, Qi Yin and Efrat Muller.
Meta-analysis of the uncultured gut microbiome across 11,115 global metagenomes reveals a candidate signature of health
Silva et al. perform a global analysis of over 11,000 gut microbiomes and reveal that
uncultured bacteria are key markers of gut health. The uncultured genus CAG-170 is
strongly linked to low gut dysb...
www.cell.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Excited to share the newest paper from our team, where we uncovered a potential role of the uncultured gut #microbiome in health: www.cell.com/cell-host-mi.... Out now in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social. With Ana C. da Silva, Jacob Lapkin, Qi Yin and Efrat Muller.
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In the largest study of its kind, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL have found that a small subset of microbes can carry and transfer genes across disparate habitats, creating a planet-wide, interconnected network of microbiomes 🌍 🦠
🔗 Read more here: www.embl.org/news/science...
🔗 Read more here: www.embl.org/news/science...
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In the largest study of its kind, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL have found that a small subset of microbes can carry and transfer genes across disparate habitats, creating a planet-wide, interconnected network of microbiomes 🌍 🦠
🔗 Read more here: www.embl.org/news/science...
🔗 Read more here: www.embl.org/news/science...
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The chapter is part of a full book Best Practice in Microbiome Research which brings together the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social expertise in design, implementation and analysis of human microbiome research.
Happy reading!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Happy reading!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Best Practice in Microbiome Research
This volume is Open Access. This volume details protocols for sampling and analysis microbiomes from sites other than the gut.
link.springer.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The chapter is part of a full book Best Practice in Microbiome Research which brings together the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social expertise in design, implementation and analysis of human microbiome research.
Happy reading!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Happy reading!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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From 16S rRNA to deep learning: Evolution of computational approaches in human microbiome studies.
From 16S rRNA to deep learning: Evolution of computational approaches in human microbiome studies.
Published in Computational biology and chemistry
doi.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
From 16S rRNA to deep learning: Evolution of computational approaches in human microbiome studies.
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Anatomy promotes neutral coexistence of strains in the human skin microbiome
Take home: each pore is dominated by a single genotype due to neutral bottlenecking (priority effects)
I absolutely love this paper. It's very clearly written and fun to use when teaching. 👏🧪
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Take home: each pore is dominated by a single genotype due to neutral bottlenecking (priority effects)
I absolutely love this paper. It's very clearly written and fun to use when teaching. 👏🧪
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Anatomy promotes neutral coexistence of strains in the human skin microbiome
Take home: each pore is dominated by a single genotype due to neutral bottlenecking (priority effects)
I absolutely love this paper. It's very clearly written and fun to use when teaching. 👏🧪
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Take home: each pore is dominated by a single genotype due to neutral bottlenecking (priority effects)
I absolutely love this paper. It's very clearly written and fun to use when teaching. 👏🧪
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Skin and Salivary Microbiome React to Environments
https://www.europesays.com/2727057/
Unveiling the Dynamic Interplay Between Environment and the Human Microbiome: A New Frontier in Forensic Science In the…
https://www.europesays.com/2727057/
Unveiling the Dynamic Interplay Between Environment and the Human Microbiome: A New Frontier in Forensic Science In the…
Skin and Salivary Microbiome React to Environments - EUROPE SAYS
Unveiling the Dynamic Interplay Between Environment and the Human Microbiome: A New Frontier in Forensic Science
www.europesays.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Skin and Salivary Microbiome React to Environments
https://www.europesays.com/2727057/
Unveiling the Dynamic Interplay Between Environment and the Human Microbiome: A New Frontier in Forensic Science In the…
https://www.europesays.com/2727057/
Unveiling the Dynamic Interplay Between Environment and the Human Microbiome: A New Frontier in Forensic Science In the…
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Tooth decay is caused by the oral microbiome which is shaped in part by mutations in human enzyme genes. So tooth decay can be considered an indirect genetic disease. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Human and bacterial genetic variation shape oral microbiomes and health | Nature
Human genetic loci that associate with composition of the oral microbiome are identified using saliva-derived DNA, where the same host genetics also shapes oral health and genetic variation in oral bacteria.
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Tooth decay is caused by the oral microbiome which is shaped in part by mutations in human enzyme genes. So tooth decay can be considered an indirect genetic disease. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New APC paper in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics.
First author Aimone Ferri and colleagues validate a tool to measure fermented food intake. The study forms part of the research programme of @jfcryan.bsky.social group at APC.
doi.org/10.1111/jhn....
#microbiome #ucc #teagasc #kefir
First author Aimone Ferri and colleagues validate a tool to measure fermented food intake. The study forms part of the research programme of @jfcryan.bsky.social group at APC.
doi.org/10.1111/jhn....
#microbiome #ucc #teagasc #kefir
February 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
New APC paper in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics.
First author Aimone Ferri and colleagues validate a tool to measure fermented food intake. The study forms part of the research programme of @jfcryan.bsky.social group at APC.
doi.org/10.1111/jhn....
#microbiome #ucc #teagasc #kefir
First author Aimone Ferri and colleagues validate a tool to measure fermented food intake. The study forms part of the research programme of @jfcryan.bsky.social group at APC.
doi.org/10.1111/jhn....
#microbiome #ucc #teagasc #kefir
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To understand how food molecules shape the gut #microbiome and human health, we need to go beyond species abundance and adopt a mechanistic, system-level view powered by #NetworkScience
Happy to share our first concrete step in this direction:
📄 shorturl.at/XkyUM
Happy to share our first concrete step in this direction:
📄 shorturl.at/XkyUM
Revealing interactions between microbes, metabolites, and dietary compounds using genome-scale analysis - Microbiome
Background The role of gut microbiome in predicting diet response and developing personalized dietary recommendations has been increasingly recognized. Yet, we still lack comprehensive, genome-based i...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
To understand how food molecules shape the gut #microbiome and human health, we need to go beyond species abundance and adopt a mechanistic, system-level view powered by #NetworkScience
Happy to share our first concrete step in this direction:
📄 shorturl.at/XkyUM
Happy to share our first concrete step in this direction:
📄 shorturl.at/XkyUM
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I would like to beseech, nay implore, committees to consider that there are more ways to reach people than just papers and webinars.
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I would like to beseech, nay implore, committees to consider that there are more ways to reach people than just papers and webinars.
Reposted by Jamie C. Tijerina
Reposted by Jamie C. Tijerina
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky
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journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure
Bacterial immune systems have evolved in response to diverse molecular "parasites", yet their ecological roles remain poorly understood. This Essay explores how interactions between mobile genetic ele...
journals.plos.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Really interesting NBER working paper with a really depressing result: state minimum wage increases lead to 7% fewer undergrad research assistants hired ➡️ 7% drop in doctorates ➡️ 2% drop in careers in the life sciences. (The structural problem is on the funder side IMO) www.nber.org/papers/w34244
Exposure to Science and Scientific Careers: Evidence from Minimum Wage Increases and University Lab Employment
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Really interesting NBER working paper with a really depressing result: state minimum wage increases lead to 7% fewer undergrad research assistants hired ➡️ 7% drop in doctorates ➡️ 2% drop in careers in the life sciences. (The structural problem is on the funder side IMO) www.nber.org/papers/w34244
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ICYMI: My paper on submicron or small particle sorting (FACS) is published in Current Protocols in Cytometry ✅️📝
The full text is linked conveniently at the shared site plus more info about which samples and applications you can use this for.
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The full text is linked conveniently at the shared site plus more info about which samples and applications you can use this for.
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · My paper, "Preparation of Cuvette-Based Sorters for Sorting Submicron Microbial Cells and Viruses from Environmental and Biological Samples," has been published in Current Protocol…
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September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ICYMI: My paper on submicron or small particle sorting (FACS) is published in Current Protocols in Cytometry ✅️📝
The full text is linked conveniently at the shared site plus more info about which samples and applications you can use this for.
www.tumblr.com/jamietijerin...
The full text is linked conveniently at the shared site plus more info about which samples and applications you can use this for.
www.tumblr.com/jamietijerin...
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UCLA Health ended an NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak by tracing it to an ICU sink biofilm via whole-genome sequencing, then eliminating it with targeted disinfection, plumbing changes, and staff education—showcasing the power of diverse IPC measures.
#AMR
www.newswise.com/articles/the...
#AMR
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These Techniques Stopped the Outbreak of an Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in a SoCal Hospital | Newswise
Researchers detected Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common hospital-acquired bacterium, often found in moist environments. But this strain carried a gene called New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1), an en...
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August 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
UCLA Health ended an NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak by tracing it to an ICU sink biofilm via whole-genome sequencing, then eliminating it with targeted disinfection, plumbing changes, and staff education—showcasing the power of diverse IPC measures.
#AMR
www.newswise.com/articles/the...
#AMR
www.newswise.com/articles/the...
I'm happy to share an original paper on submicron sorting from the Caltech Flow Cytometry Facility in Current Protocols in Cytometry.
Congrats to all my co-authors! I hope for this to be a useful resource for other researchers!
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Congrats to all my co-authors! I hope for this to be a useful resource for other researchers!
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Preparation of Cuvette‐Based Sorters for Sorting Submicron Microbial Cells and Viruses from Environmental and Biological Samples
This protocol set focuses on the preparation of the BD FACSAria II/III/Fusion, a cuvette-based cell sorting system commonly found in shared resource settings, to sort submicron samples, including but...
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm happy to share an original paper on submicron sorting from the Caltech Flow Cytometry Facility in Current Protocols in Cytometry.
Congrats to all my co-authors! I hope for this to be a useful resource for other researchers!
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Congrats to all my co-authors! I hope for this to be a useful resource for other researchers!
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Honored to help transform C/Perill into a giant scientific art installation "L’arquitectura de la vida" during @eseb2025.bsky.social + Barcelona’s Festa Major de Gràcia 🎉🧬
Talks, workshops & recycled-material art w/ neighbors #44Perill, scientists & @lcatmon.bsky.social science+community in action!
Talks, workshops & recycled-material art w/ neighbors #44Perill, scientists & @lcatmon.bsky.social science+community in action!
August 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Honored to help transform C/Perill into a giant scientific art installation "L’arquitectura de la vida" during @eseb2025.bsky.social + Barcelona’s Festa Major de Gràcia 🎉🧬
Talks, workshops & recycled-material art w/ neighbors #44Perill, scientists & @lcatmon.bsky.social science+community in action!
Talks, workshops & recycled-material art w/ neighbors #44Perill, scientists & @lcatmon.bsky.social science+community in action!
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#festamajordegràcia is concluded for @lcatmon.bsky.social it's been 1 more bucket list ✅️ to bring #evolution to one of the most important festivities of #Barcelona
Thanks #44Perill, @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social #eseb2025 @sesbe-org.bsky.social and for the support and trust! Activities Summary 👇
Thanks #44Perill, @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social #eseb2025 @sesbe-org.bsky.social and for the support and trust! Activities Summary 👇
August 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#festamajordegràcia is concluded for @lcatmon.bsky.social it's been 1 more bucket list ✅️ to bring #evolution to one of the most important festivities of #Barcelona
Thanks #44Perill, @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social #eseb2025 @sesbe-org.bsky.social and for the support and trust! Activities Summary 👇
Thanks #44Perill, @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social #eseb2025 @sesbe-org.bsky.social and for the support and trust! Activities Summary 👇
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Here's our new broad review on the extended mobility of plasmids, about all mechanisms driving and limiting their transfer. From conjugation to conduction, phage-plasmids to hitchers, molecular to evolutionary dynamics, ecology to biotech. The state of affairs. 1/9 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
July 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Here's our new broad review on the extended mobility of plasmids, about all mechanisms driving and limiting their transfer. From conjugation to conduction, phage-plasmids to hitchers, molecular to evolutionary dynamics, ecology to biotech. The state of affairs. 1/9 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...