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Stefan Marciniak @profmarciniak.bsky.social · Jun 23

‘Alternative medicine’ is not harmless

The rise of anti-science has been happening for more than a decade but was turbocharged by conspiracy theorists and alternative medicine ‘practitioners’ during the pandemic

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers

Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Jun 19

👏lärosätena borde upphöra att vara statliga myndigheter och omvandlas till självständiga lärosäten. Utredningen föreslog också att ägandet av Akademiska hus skulle överföras till lärosätena, med motivet att en egen kapitalbas är viktig för reell självständighet.👏👍 www.tidningencurie.se/7655.html

Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Jun 17

After some more awesome science from amongst others @greening.bsky.social, Simon Newstead & @martinsteinegger.bsky.social and unfortunately a long drive back home, we made it back to Umeå! Thank you #Sweprot and all participants for the great company and hopefully see you next year!

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Jun 14

Enjoying #Sweprot conference with good food and company & great science! #Sweprot2025 sweprot.se #Tällberg

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · Mar 19

Don't go the U.S. if you can at all avoid it, and hold your international conferences elsewhere.

I feel bad for orgs with venues booked for this year, but for 2026- conferences, holding it in the US is a decision that says something to your global membership.

Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · Mar 19

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

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Gemma C. Atkinson @gemmaatkinson.bsky.social · Mar 19

Please spread the word! We have an opening in the Atkinson lab for a post-doc with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of microbial immune systems. Can be a fully computational or experimental or hybrid project.

Read more and apply here:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
#phage #bioinformatics

Postdoctoral research fellow with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage-host interactions

Description of the Workplace In the Atkinson lab we are interested in making discoveries about protein function and structure, with a focus on bacterial immune system components that protect against b

lu.varbi.com

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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · Mar 19

The Dutch Research Council is funding 5 projects with €4.53 million to develop new antibiotics and tackle #AMR. These initiatives use AI-driven discovery, safer drug formulations, and alternative therapies, uniting universities, hospitals, and industry.

www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/nwo-funds-5-...

NWO funds 5 Dutch projects €4.5m to tackle antibiotic resistance

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has allocated €4.53m to five cutting-edge research projects to combat antibiotic resistance.

www.innovationnewsnetwork.com

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Mar 19

Something to take into account next time I submit an article 🤔: "‘tripartite phrases’ enhance clarity by breaking down complex ideas into interconnected parts, create rhythmic patterns that are memorable and aim to communicate multiple aspects of research concisely." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Catchy, clear, concise: three-part phrases boost research paper citations

Memorable ‘tripartite’ phrases in titles make studies more likely to be read and cited.

www.nature.com

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Mar 18

Vi är tillbaka i Väven (och online) nu på lördag med gofika och följande inspirerande forskare; Daniel Öhlund: Kan vi få cancer att läka ut? Anna Lövgren: Ansiktssmärta, en orättvis börda. Sophia Harlid: Miljö och bröstcancerrisk - spelar tidpunkten roll? Se www.umu.se/fika för all info! #forskom

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Mar 18

Postdoc opportunity, please share!
We are looking for a #postdoc to join our international team* in our quest to understand how Type 4 Secretion Systems facilitate the transfer of #antibioticresistance genes and other virulence factors in Gram-positive #bacteria.🧫👇
*5 people & 5 nationalities 🇸🇪🇳🇱🇳🇿🇺🇸🇪🇬

Ronnie Berntsson @rberntsson.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are looking for a postdoc!

Join us to work in an exciting integrated structural biology project, focusing on understanding how Type 4 Secretion System facilitate horizontal gene transfer in bacteria!

Please share!

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Postdoctoral position to study Gram-positive Type 4 Secretion Systems - Umeå, Sweden job with Umeå University | 12837918

A two-year Postdoctoral position for studies of Gram-positive Type 4 Secretion Systems that facilitate the spread of antibiotic resistance

www.nature.com

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Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Please repost: Postdoc position in antibiotic discovery in a large multidisciplinary project combining high-throughput approaches, microscopy, AI, and hit-to-lead optimization at @umontreal.ca and @mila-quebec.bsky.social. Apply to [email protected]. See
lnkd.in/dVVk4N3s. #microsky

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Jay Hinton @jayhinton.bsky.social · Feb 26

In UK, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in humans have INCREASED by 13% since 2018…

Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

UK ‘falling short’ in fight against rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO

www.theguardian.com

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Feb 21

Om du har missat något går det fortfarande att se alla korta populärvetenskapliga föreläsningar (8 minuter) efteråt på www.umu.se/fika

Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Feb 21

Vi bjuder på två omgångar (plats & fika för 150 personer i varje runda):
🔹 Första omgången (kl. 13.00) kan också följas live på umu.se/live.
🔹 Andra omgången (kl. 14.00) är bara på plats och då är det lättare att komma in.
#forskom #SciComm #outreach #FikaefterenForskare

Direkt från Umeå universitet

Här visas livesändningar med Umeå universitet som avsändare.

umu.se

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Feb 21

🌟 Imorgon är vi tillbaka i Väven med Fika efter en forskare! 🔬Kom och ta del av spännande forskning och njut av gofika! ☕️🍰
Den här gången får vi möta följande forskare:
👨‍🔬 Gustav Andersson
👩‍🔬 Anna-Clara Rullander
👨‍🔬 Andreas Josefsson
Se nedan för mer info eller gå till www.umu.se/fika👇

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Feb 10

So proud of our postdoc who got a Marie Curie grant 👏👌👇 I’m so happy to have you as my colleague Kieran! 🤗

Kieran Deane-Alder @endymiomatic.bsky.social · Feb 10

Excited to say I've been offered a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoc fellowship! #MSCA

I'll be staying at #umeauniversity, continuing work on the structural biology of Gram-positive type 4 secretion systems.

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Razvan Borza @rborza.bsky.social · Nov 17

⚠️THREAD OF ALL SCIENCE-RELATED STARTER PACKS! ⚠️

🔄Share to help people finding its topic/field

- STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Structural Biology 1: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Structural Biology 2: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Crystallography: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Synchrotron&CryoEM: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Rémi Fronzes @fronzeslab.bsky.social · Nov 8

Here is a starter pack for CryoEM/ET enthousiasts
To be completed
go.bsky.app/JmQksC

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Ute Hellmich @hellmichgroup.bsky.social · Nov 16

Ok, trying to bring my community back together... I created a starter pack for lipids and membrane protein aficionados!

Feel free to share, add and distribute, so we can come together again! 😍

go.bsky.app/AEeXh86

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Jan 21

Så här ser programmet ut för kommande lördag:
Fatima Pedrosa-Domellöf: Ögonmusklerna visar vägen
Fredrik Almqvist: Nya sätt att bekämpa infektioner
Andreas Hult: Från soffpotatis till glad motionär.

Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Jan 21

Välkommen till årets första Fika efter en forskare, nu på lördag den 25 januari. Läs mer på www.umu.se/fika #forskom #Scicomm

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Anita Williams @catanita.bsky.social · Dec 2

Volume 2 of the #AMR Starter Pack is here!
go.bsky.app/EUY2FUJ

Follow these amazing people along with those in Vol. 1
go.bsky.app/KkZfvrh

And don't forget to pin the Antimicrobial Resistance feed to get all the AMR posts in one place
bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Beck Laboratory @becklab.bsky.social · Jan 17

In a great collaboration with @hummerlab.bsky.social and the Kräusslich lab: HIV capsid doesn't break at the NPC; instead, it cracks open the NPC itself! Details in Cell: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... @mpibp.bsky.social @uniheidelberg.bsky.social A thread below:

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Josy ter Beek @josyterbeek.bsky.social · Jan 17

Such a cool study showing that #AI designed #proteins could function as snake antivenoms #AIinScience www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI-designed proteins tackle century-old problem — making snake antivenoms

Machine learning has supercharged the field of computational protein design.

www.nature.com

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