Nichole Broderick, PhD
@nabroderick.bsky.social
microbiologist. entomologist. immunologist. Lover of science, especially at its intersections. Asst Prof of Biology at Johns Hopkins. @nabroderick elsewhere.
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I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
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All you want for christmas is.... transposon mutagenesis!
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
All you want for christmas is.... transposon mutagenesis!
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team.
Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)
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The ISME20 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 22 February. Microbial ecologists worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for oral, short talk, or poster presentations and contribute to the ISME20 programme.
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The ISME20 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 22 February. Microbial ecologists worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for oral, short talk, or poster presentations and contribute to the ISME20 programme.
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr...
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology
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Please share!
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Please share!
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
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Feeling a little squeezed? Feeling a little anxious? Want help in your scientific writing from a real person?
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Feeling a little squeezed? Feeling a little anxious? Want help in your scientific writing from a real person?
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
I can help draft, write, and/or polish manuscripts, tenure documents, grant proposals, and more.
See my website (linked below) for testimonials and for contact info. Or D/M me here!
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THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
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Postdoc position on Asgard archaea in Thiago’s new lab for someone well trained in biochemistry, cloning, and protein purification:
international.au.dk/about/profil...
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Postdoc in Archaea Microbiology - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Biology - Microbiology, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Facts!
Don’t get me started on the hypocrisy of this organization aligning with the current NIH/HHS “leaders”: kill all the animals you want to eat more and more animal flesh and fat but it is unethical to use animals for life saving medical research
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Facts!
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NIH just lighting money on fire now
Holy shit—a terrible waste of $$
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’ - KFF Health News
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to d...
kffhealthnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
NIH just lighting money on fire now
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We’re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology.
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We’re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology.
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.
Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org
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Botany valentine. Another oldie.
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Botany valentine. Another oldie.
B learned what the phrase 'drank the kool-aide' meant in our household following the ad....(ad was awful and disappointing)
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
B learned what the phrase 'drank the kool-aide' meant in our household following the ad....(ad was awful and disappointing)
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This is a powerful message from Freeman Hrabowski.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This is a powerful message from Freeman Hrabowski.
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Film or song….
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Film or song….
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Postdoc position available in my lab! Project will focus on how the microbiome-derived metabolite butyrate shapes C. difficile fitness and pathogenesis & will build on our previous/ongoing work in this space. Apply here:
hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...
hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...
Postdoc, Postgrad, and Research Intern Vacancies
Browse Postoc and Research Intern vacancies at UW–Madison.
hr.wisc.edu
February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Postdoc position available in my lab! Project will focus on how the microbiome-derived metabolite butyrate shapes C. difficile fitness and pathogenesis & will build on our previous/ongoing work in this space. Apply here:
hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...
hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...
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Tip for those finding Bluesky sparse or empty:
Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this.
There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example.
Just hit that follow button.
Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this.
There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example.
Just hit that follow button.
February 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Tip for those finding Bluesky sparse or empty:
Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this.
There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example.
Just hit that follow button.
Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this.
There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example.
Just hit that follow button.
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Our EMBO workshop is now live. Visit us in Bath this summer for a two week workshop designed to help you study host-microbe interactions in the zebrafish, and develop the bioinformatics skills needed to analyse the complex data sets that arise from microbiomic studies.
Computational and experimental microbiomics
The critical contribution of microbiota to animal, plant and environmental health is now widely accepted. Progress has been driven by two parallel approaches: in silico analyses of large -omics data …
meetings.embo.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Our EMBO workshop is now live. Visit us in Bath this summer for a two week workshop designed to help you study host-microbe interactions in the zebrafish, and develop the bioinformatics skills needed to analyse the complex data sets that arise from microbiomic studies.
Reposted by Nichole Broderick, PhD
🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
Postdoctoral position - Synthetic Biology / Bacterial Immunity - Research
The Bikard lab at Institut Pasteur in Paris is seeking to hire postdoctoral researchers. We are investigating bacteria / bacteriophages interactions, and the genetic innovation that happens at this in...
research.pasteur.fr
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
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Holy shit: it's an RFP for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB). Hello old friend www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
www.nsf.gov
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Holy shit: it's an RFP for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB). Hello old friend www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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In the process of signing on. A notice will be published when that is done.
F31 coming back to NIGMS in FY27?!
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
In the process of signing on. A notice will be published when that is done.
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The AWIS scholarship cycle is now open, offering over $25K in awards for first-generation college students, undergraduates, PhD students, and women seeking to reenter #STEM fields. Apply by 2/28. Visit https://awis.org/scholarships/ to learn more.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The AWIS scholarship cycle is now open, offering over $25K in awards for first-generation college students, undergraduates, PhD students, and women seeking to reenter #STEM fields. Apply by 2/28. Visit https://awis.org/scholarships/ to learn more.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
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Founded in 1950, NSF's mission is "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, & welfare; & to secure the national defense; and for other purposes."
NSF discoveries underpin most modern technology from the US.
That scientific progress is ending. Tell your reps!
NSF discoveries underpin most modern technology from the US.
That scientific progress is ending. Tell your reps!
But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Founded in 1950, NSF's mission is "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, & welfare; & to secure the national defense; and for other purposes."
NSF discoveries underpin most modern technology from the US.
That scientific progress is ending. Tell your reps!
NSF discoveries underpin most modern technology from the US.
That scientific progress is ending. Tell your reps!
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#LuxPortrait collaboration between yours truly and @jennifer.j.quinn . Here is Jane Hinton. Read about her fabulosity here: www.blackpast.org/african-amer... Yes, she helped invent Mueller-Hinton media. #MicrobialHeroes @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound @microbetv.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
#LuxPortrait collaboration between yours truly and @jennifer.j.quinn . Here is Jane Hinton. Read about her fabulosity here: www.blackpast.org/african-amer... Yes, she helped invent Mueller-Hinton media. #MicrobialHeroes @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound @microbetv.bsky.social
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But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
Very much worth 3 min of your day.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Very much worth 3 min of your day.