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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · 15h

Happy to introduce SegMantX. Analyzing #plasmid we find that most duplications are MGE-driven. Additional use cases include detection of DNA transfer between replicons and examination of plasmid sequence similarity. Try it out! doi.org/10.1093/molb...

SegMantX: a novel tool for detecting DNA duplications uncovers prevalent duplications in plasmids

Abstract. Segmental duplications play an important role in genome evolution via their contribution to copy-number variation, gene-family diversification an

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Julia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 17h

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

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

A call for W 3 (full) professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology is now open at our department. Join our community of evolutionary biologists! Excellent facilities and scientific environment!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416

Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

www.nature.com

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

W 3-Professorship in Benthic Biogeochemistry www.nature.com/naturecareer...

An attractive position at our neighbor institute GEOMAR in Kiel!

W 3-Professorship in Benthic Biogeochemistry - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12842249

Kiel University and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel aims to attract more qualified women to professorships. The Faculty of Mathemat...

www.nature.com

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Aug 6

Dear colleagues, even if you are short in time, take a look at Figure 5B. Quote from the discussion: "First and foremost, we need to separate the different tasks required of a just accountability system: detection, investigation, and sanctioning."

Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · Aug 4

Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.

reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...

A do-or-die moment for the scientific enterprise

Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”

reeserichardson.blog

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Aug 3

Happy to finally share this! Read here about the best strategy the the persistence of low-copy plasmids. @mariosanter.bsky.social @iwangtoknow.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s414...

The combination of active partitioning and toxin-antitoxin systems is most advantageous for low-copy plasmid fitness - Nature Communications

Effe et al. evaluate how specific plasmid traits influence plasmid fitness; they provide mechanistic insight into the persistence of large conjugative plasmids, including those that disseminate antibi...

doi.org

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Bram van Dijk 🏳️‍🌈 @bramvandijk.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is still open for another week or so! Please apply :)

Bram van Dijk 🏳️‍🌈 @bramvandijk.bsky.social · May 9

🧩 PhD Position – Origins of Darwinian Inheritance 🧩

This joint PhD project between the @rug.nl (Rampal Etienne & Martijn Egas) and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social (Bram van Dijk) explores how simple prebiotic systems could evolve reliable information transfer.

Apply here: shorturl.at/WgYMF

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Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social · May 16

📣 🥳 🧑‍💻 Our department is hiring:

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark

Deadline June 1st

Thanks for sharing!

mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - BiRC - Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University

mbg.au.dk

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Apr 26

An awesome position in a super enabling institute. Join us in Kiel!

Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 26

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Job alert ‼️
2x professorships available @uniofmanchester.bsky.social
- ecology www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- organismal biology (inc genomics, evolution etc.) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI506/s...

Senior Lecturer/Reader/Chair in Ecology:Manchester

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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TransEvo @transevo.bsky.social · Mar 25

Another step closer to our new #research building on #translational #evolutionary #biology at @uni-kiel.de. Thanks to everyone involved in the realization of this fantastic new research environment
www.gmsh.de/pressemittei...

Neues Evolutionsforschungszentrum am Bremerskamp nimmt Gestalt an

Im Center for Fundamental Research in Translational Evolutionary Biology (CeTEB) werden ab 2027 Forschungsprojekte zur Evolutionsforschung bearbeitet. Heute wurde gemeinsam mit den Handwerkern das Ric...

www.gmsh.de

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Mar 24

Last week to apply! Deadline: 27.3.25.

DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Feb 4

We have an open position PhD position in a project aiming to develop novel methodologies for phylogenomic reconstruction of plasmid evolution. See details and how to apply in the Ad. Candidates who will review the relevant literature (see Ad) have a higher chance to write a successful application.

TransEvo @transevo.bsky.social · Jan 31

7 PhD positions in Translational Evolutionary Research available @uni-kiel.de
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Mar 20

Segmental duplications are challenging to detect? Try SegMantX, a local alignment chaining tool to detect diverged #duplications. Applied to enterobacterial plasmids, it uncovers MGE's role in #plasmid #evolution & #antibiotic resistance amplification. Read here: t.co/akfYUYRTdd

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micamer.bsky.social @micamer.bsky.social · Mar 11

We would love feedback on a new NCBI-BLAST service we are launching today: sky-blast.com

Under the hood it's the same BLAST executable and databases provided by NCBI, with a replica of the NIH's interface - providing an alternative to the US gov service that's less congested, faster & more reliable

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Feb 12

Imagine that you are a low-copy extra-chromosomal genetic elements invading a host cell. What’s your best strategy to survive? Check our new study of prokaryotic #plasmid for the answer! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... led by Johannes Effe with @iwangtoknow.bsky.social and more! (not on bsky)

Persistence of large conjugative plasmids relies on the combination of active partitioning and addiction mechanisms

Extrachromosomal and mobile genetic elements, including transposable elements, plasmids, and accessory chromosomes, are found across all domains of life. The replication and segregation of elements in...

www.biorxiv.org

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Feb 1

Kiel University offers 7 PhD positions in "Translational Evolutionary Research" focused on applying evolutionary principles to real-world problems. Apply by March 27, 2025: https://transevo.de/ #gradstudent

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Feb 4

We have an open position PhD position in a project aiming to develop novel methodologies for phylogenomic reconstruction of plasmid evolution. See details and how to apply in the Ad. Candidates who will review the relevant literature (see Ad) have a higher chance to write a successful application.

TransEvo @transevo.bsky.social · Jan 31

7 PhD positions in Translational Evolutionary Research available @uni-kiel.de
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...

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Jamie Hall @jpjhall.bsky.social · Dec 3

🆕Read my short perspective on @daganlab.bsky.social's intriguing @currentbiology.bsky.social paper that examined plasmid-mediated gene mobilisation by comparing plasmid cargoes with chromosomal sequences across almost 2000 isolates, now in Trends in Microbiology 💻💫🧬 #MicroSky

Loading and unloading plasmid cargoes

Plasmids are vehicles for horizontal gene transfer between cells, but they also exchange genes with associated chromosomes in a process termed 'intracellular mobility'. I discuss a recent article by K...

www.cell.com

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Amir Mitchell @amitchell.bsky.social · Dec 2

Colibactin is deeply studied in human cells due to its involvement in colorectal cancers, yet far less is known in the context of microbial communities. Our first study with @daganlab.bsky.social revealed self-inflicted DNA-damage in colibactin producers (2/9)
genome.cshlp.org/content/earl...

Colibactin leads to a bacteria-specific mutation pattern and self-inflicted DNA damage

An international, peer-reviewed genome sciences journal featuring outstanding original research that offers novel insights into the biology of all organisms

genome.cshlp.org

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Martin T Jahn @microscape.bsky.social · Nov 19

We are looking for a #Postdoc (m/f/d) with expertise in cell culture/immunology in the Bacterial Infection Ecology Lab @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social to study how gut microbiota manipulate their host landscape and to advance microbiome-based therapies. Apply here: bit.ly/4eFgQO1

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Ute Hentschel @utehentschel.bsky.social · Nov 26

W3-Professorship opening at GEOMAR Kiel with focus on interactions in marine pelagic ecosystems. Please RT.

Ute Hentschel @utehentschel.bsky.social · Nov 2

W 3-Professorship in Marine Pelagic Ecology
Deadline 08. December 2024
by Kiel University and GEOMAR
www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de/de/w-3-aussc...
www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

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Mike Blazanin @mikeblazanin.bsky.social · Nov 14

Applications are open for the Microbial Population Biology GRS and GRC!

The GRS is a fun day for grad students and postdocs to network before the full GRC starts, and is co-chaired this year by me and Laura Suttenfield

Get your applications in by Jan 15! #evosky 🦠🧪

www.grc.org/microbial-po...

2025 Microbial Population Biology (GRS) Seminar GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Seminar on Microbial Population Biology (GRS) will be held in Andover, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Nov 14

1 more week to apply! A PhD and a postdoc project on the genomic basis of host-microbiome coevolution in the Schulenburg lab

Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Oct 22

Join us in Kiel, Northern Germany, for a PhD and a Postdoc project, both on the genomic basis of C. elegans-microbiome interactions. Application deadline: 21 Nov. 2024. For more details, see: evoecogen-kiel.de/phd-microbiome.

evoecogen-kiel.de

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Ute Hentschel @utehentschel.bsky.social · Nov 2

W 3-Professorship in Marine Pelagic Ecology
Deadline 08. December 2024
by Kiel University and GEOMAR
www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de/de/w-3-aussc...
www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

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DaganLab @daganlab.bsky.social · Jan 9

Two PhD positions for #plasmid evolution research are open in our group: 1) Computational evolutionary microbiology and 2) Microbial evolutionary genetics. Application deadline: 10.3.24. Details in evoldir: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

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