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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 7d

Thanksss🥺🤩 we'll keep moving and pushing

Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 7d

🧵 #2 and 1 under revision, went to 4 conferences, integrated into the local research community and we're still enjoying the journey 🥂🍸🍹 it is very draining and frustrating at times, but we'll keep moving 🙌🏻
A huge Thank you to everyone that supported us along the way🙏🏻

Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 7d

The #BIDlab is 1 year old! 🎂🙏🏻👩🏻‍🔬🎉🥳👯
🧵#1 On Oct 1st 2024 we started this crazy journey: 1 junior group leader, 1 PhD student, a small office and a tiny budget.
Ups&downs and a lot of hard work later, we have enlarged the group, got funding in, have 1 accepted paper and

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 12d

The #BIDlab got to show it's work at #GSEV2025 on a talk, flash talk and poster! 🧫🔬🙏🏻
Super proud of our PhD student Miriana for her first flash talk🙏🏻 great work 🙌🏻

@isev.org @gsevorg.bsky.social
#extracellularvesicles #streptococcuspneumoniae #newPI

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 13d

Oh man such a great idea, wished I had thought of it before. unfortunately schedule is super tight 😫

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 13d

The #BIDlab is already in Essen for the German Society of #extracellularvesicles autumn meeting!🦠🧫🔬
We'll be busy with a talk, poster, flash talk and loads of networking! #Pneumy will be just chillin'
@gsevorg.bsky.social

#streptococcuspneumoniae
#labmascot
#GSEV2025

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · 19d

The #BIDlab is very honored to have received funding from the Dr. Hertha und Helmut Schmauser-Stiftung to develop our projects on bacterial EVs lipidomics! 😍 🙏 stay tuned for next developments!
#extracellularvesices #bacteria #streptococcuspneumoniae #newPI

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Jul 22

The first preprint of our #BIDlab!! 🤩
Short story on our favorite organism #streptococcuspneumoniae and our beloved #extracellularvesicles!
#newPI #fingerscrossed

bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Jul 21

Environmental cues shape extracellular vesicles biogenesis and function in Streptococcus pneumoniae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.18.665510v1

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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Jul 21

Environmental cues shape extracellular vesicles biogenesis and function in Streptococcus pneumoniae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.18.665510v1

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's a wrap! #EESMicrobiology #Pneumy #BIDlab

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Jun 26

#Pneumy is ready for the poster session! 🤓🦠
Stop by #60 and #252 from the #BIDlab 🙌🏻

#EESMicrobiology
#streptococcuspneumoniae #extracellularvesicles #newPI

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Jun 24

The #BIDlab made it to EMBL Heidelberg to attend the fantastic #EESMicrobiology conference! 😎 🦠🔬

We have 4 days, 2 poster presentations and countless good microbiological talks over rooftop drinks ahead!🍷
@events.embl.org

#streptococcuspneumoniae #extracellularvesicles #newPI #Pneumy #labmascot

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Jun 23

The #BIDlab is again on the move! 🚄 Attending tomorrow the New approaches and concepts in microbiology conference in beautiful Heidelberg🦠🔬🍇
See y'all there! embl.org/about/info/cou… via @embl.org @events.embl.org #EESMicrobiologyg#streptococcuspneumoniaea#newPIPI

https://embl.org/about/info/cou…

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 29

Bacterial EVs & vaccine design 👌🤩 read the full article in JEV @isev.org

#proudEditor #newPI #extracellularvesicles #bacterialEVs #OMVs

isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Development of a Recombinant Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs)‐Based Vaccine Against Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mice

This study innovatively modified the structure of LPS for the recombinant H. pylori OMV vaccine, and utilised the vector advantage of OMVs to deliver the H. pylori main antigen proteins UreB, VacA an...

isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 24

And so it ends! 🦠🐳 The #BIDlab had a great time at #Europneumo2025 in #Açores🇵🇹

Can't wait to see the community again in Bologna 2027! #streptococcuspneumoniae #extracellularvesicles #newPI

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 20

And so it begins! 👏🏻👌🏻
#Europneumo2025 #BIDlab #extracellularvesicles #streptococcuspneumoniae

Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 20

First impressions of the super green #Europneumo2025 venue #Açores #Portugal 🇵🇹🌴🌲🌳

#BIDlab #newPI #extracellularvesicles #streptococcuspneumoniae

Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 8

Taking some days off to recharge in #Portugal🇵🇹 before heading to #Europneumo2025

#BIDlab #newPI

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Apr 30

Bacterial extracellular vesicles target different bacterial species, impairing cell division and diminishing their pathogenicity www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs

Bacterial extracellular vesicles target different bacterial species, impairing cell division and diminishing their pathogenicity | PNAS

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) produced by bacteria contain many bacterial-derived molecules, which play an important role in host interactions and a...

www.pnas.org

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks!! 🤗🙏🏻

Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · May 1

Really looking forward to the next steps! 🤩
#BIDlab #extracellularvesicles #newPI
@nat.fau.de @fau.de

www.biology.nat.fau.eu/2025/04/30/a...

New Funding for Exciting Projects in Extracellular Vesicles

The newly established Junior Research Group for Bacterial Interface Dynamics led by Dr. Cláudia Vilhena has recently received support from two foundations to advance and sediment the research on…

www.biology.nat.fau.eu

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thank youu! 😍

Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Apr 22

Really happy to share that I recently joined the board of the Optical Imaging Center Erlangen (OICE)🔬🙏🏻 I'm honored and excited to take up this new responsibility and to continue to use this amazing facility 🦠👩🏻‍🔬
#newPI #BIDlab

Thanks @ra-pa.bsky.social 🙏🏻

www.oice.fau.de

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Cláudia Vilhena @cvilhena.bsky.social · Apr 12

Big news for the #BIDlab 🎉 we just got support from not one, but two sources to push our research forward!✌🏻😍 Super excited for what’s coming next. More details soon👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍💻 #newPI #keeppushing

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Student Network on EVs @snevresearch.bsky.social · Mar 31

🎙️ New SNEV Podcast Episode: “The EV Biomolecular Corona and Organising with ISEV” 🎙️

Join us as we listen to Dr. Metka Lenassi dive into her latest research on EV and HIV, and also being on the executive board of ISEV.

Hosted by @liamh15.bsky.social
Play it here: shorturl.at/QBH6V

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