Victor J. Torres
@torreslab.bsky.social
Scientist fascinated by infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions and bacterial infections. Views my own 🇵🇷 #CienciaBoricua #MacFellow #MRSA
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Victor J. Torres
@torreslab.bsky.social
· Feb 22
Enterobacter hormaechei replaces virulence with carbapenem resistance via porin loss - PubMed
Pathogenic <i>Enterobacter</i> species are of increasing clinical concern due to the multidrug-resistant nature of these bacteria, including resistance to carbapenem antibiotics. Our understanding of ...
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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/
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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!
Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!
Competitive fitness of Staphylococcus aureus against nasal commensals depends on biotin biosynthesis and acquisition
Abstract. The human nasal microbiome can serve as a reservoir for pathogens. In particular, the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus can be a membe
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November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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!
Work lead by the amazing Kevser Bilici!
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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...
TIRTL-seq: deep, quantitative and affordable paired TCR repertoire sequencing - Nature Methods
TIRTL-seq is a high-throughput method for paired T cell receptor sequencing at the cohort scale.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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...
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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
Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies for Combating Bacterial Infection | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies for Combating Bacterial Infection, May 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!
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November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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
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Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD, MsCS, FPIDS, discusses RSV infection in infants and young during this year’s Caroline B. Hall Lecture.
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD, MsCS, FPIDS, discusses RSV infection in infants and young during this year’s Caroline B. Hall Lecture.
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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
UT Austin has a new “genius grant” recipient!
Texas Science professor Jason McLellan has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship — aka the “genius grant” — by The MacArthur Foundation.
#TexasScience @mclellanlab.bsky.social #MacArthurGenius @utaustin.bsky.social
cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...
Texas Science professor Jason McLellan has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship — aka the “genius grant” — by The MacArthur Foundation.
#TexasScience @mclellanlab.bsky.social #MacArthurGenius @utaustin.bsky.social
cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...
Virus Slayer Awarded ‘Genius Grant’ by MacArthur Foundation
The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.
cns.utexas.edu
October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
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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
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Department of Microbiology | The University of Chicago
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October 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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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
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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October 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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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.
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Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.
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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
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October 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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...
Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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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.
September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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.
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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.
Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence - Nature
Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.
www.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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.
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My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇
Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School in Texas, United States | Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston
Apply for Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School job with UTHealth Houston in Texas, United States. Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston
careers.uth.tmc.edu
August 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇
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📢 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
Project: "Structure-function studies of Type VI secretion system toxins".
www.biofisika.org/en/join-us
Apply before 30th September
Albesa Lab – Structural Microbiology Laboratory
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August 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📢 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
Project: "Structure-function studies of Type VI secretion system toxins".
www.biofisika.org/en/join-us
Apply before 30th September
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Happy to share Iván’s first-author pub from the lab! www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Staphylococcus aureus exploits lipoic acid salvage to combat host oxidative stress
Acosta et al. find that ADP-ribosylation of the lipoic acid carrier protein GcvH-L
promotes Staphylococcus aureus resistance to oxidative burst and facilitates infection.
ADP-ribosylation leads to a s...
www.cell.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Happy to share Iván’s first-author pub from the lab! www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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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:
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Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
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July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
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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 !
Staphylococcus aureus exhibits spatiotemporal heterogeneity in Sae activity during kidney abscess development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.08.663646v1
July 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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 !
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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
Copy number flexibility facilitates heteroresistance to increasing antibiotic pressure and threatens the beta-lactam pipeline
Nature Communications - Choby et al. show that dynamic increases in the copy number of preexisting β-lactamase genes in heteroresistance enables resistance of continua of cellular...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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
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Any grad students interested in a career in science policy? Check out this opportunity: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu?utm_source=N...
The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
This program is an early career educational and training opportunity. It is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
mirzayanfellow.nas.edu
June 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Any grad students interested in a career in science policy? Check out this opportunity: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu?utm_source=N...
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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...
Have a 👀 and please reach out if Qs
1yr FTC, remote in the UK
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...
PLOS Biology Associate Editor- FTC
UK-Remote
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
June 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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...
Have a 👀 and please reach out if Qs
1yr FTC, remote in the UK
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...
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📣 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
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
June 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📣 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
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...
Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Alert! The abstract deadline for the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response meeting has been extended to July 7 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
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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
More information here:
buff.ly/iSu3v60
#bwfpath #GrantOpportunity
June 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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
More information here:
buff.ly/iSu3v60
#bwfpath #GrantOpportunity
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our lab is blessed to have 3 new postdoctoral fellow positions. we would welcome scientists interested in...
June 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
our lab is blessed to have 3 new postdoctoral fellow positions. we would welcome scientists interested in...
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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...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
May 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
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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
May 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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