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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 1d

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

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Adrian Cazares @cazares-adr.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine we could travel back in time ⏪⌛️to explore the world of bacterial pathogens before humans discovered and industrialised antibiotics

We just did that to study the history of #AMR spread @science.org
doi.org/10.1126/scie...

If you like time travel & biology, this 🧵is for you👇

Pre- and postantibiotic epoch: The historical spread of antimicrobial resistance

Plasmids are now the primary vectors of antimicrobial resistance, but our understanding of how human industrialisation of antibiotics influenced their evolution is limited by a paucity of data predati...

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 5d

Dear #microbiology and #immunology community- I took a break from social media after I deleted my Twitter account, but am back here. Please help me rebuild my community by following me and amplifying this message- I will follow you back. Thank you and I look forward to our many interactions!

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RuthLeyMicro @microbiome.bsky.social · 6d

Thinking about a postdoc in microbiome science?
Our lab at the MPI for Biology (Tübingen) builds on the culture I established at Cornell: collaborative, creative, and internationally diverse. Postdocs lead their own projects with secure funding. Join us!
#PostdocJobs #HostMicrobe #AcademicJobs

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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 6d

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Nick Pokorzynski @npokorzynski.bsky.social · 8d

Please share: I'm hiring a postdoctoral scholar to investigate molecular mechanisms governing Salmonella cell envelope homeostasis inside mammalian host cells. Come join a great microbiology community @oregonstate.edu in beautiful Corvallis, OR!

Appy here: hr.oregonstate.edu/open-postdoc...

Microbiology Postdoctoral Scholar | Office of University Human Resources

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Andy Edwards @bugsinblood.bsky.social · 11d

Now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very nice collaboration with Hoogenboom ( @ucl.ac.uk ) and Bonev ( @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ) labs.

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 16d

New in JB: S. aureus is known to incorporate exogenous fatty acids (FA) into its membrane. Menjivar, Bose et al. show that S. aureus has a FA degradation system expressed under catabolite control.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology

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Craig MacLean @craigmaclean.bsky.social · 15d

New ERC funded computational postdoc position in my lab! We are looking for someone who will study the genomics of bacterial evolution using samples from experimental evolution and clinical trials. Lots of opportunities for interesting and fun collaboration!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Job Details

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 18d

#NewResearch

Nasal colonisation by S. aureus is linked with depression in a human cohort and shown in a mouse model to cause decreased serotonin and dopamine in the brain

#MicroSky #Depression

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage promotes depressive behaviour in mice via sex hormone degradation - Nature Microbiology

Nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus is linked with depression in a human cohort and shown in a mouse model to cause decreased serotonin and dopamine in the brain.

www.nature.com

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Sofya Garushyants @garushyants.bsky.social · 25d

hey bluesky 👋 visa hurdles mean I’m looking for opportunities outside the US. I’m a computational biologist (bacterial + phage genomics, postdoc in Koonin’s group @ NIH). I am interested in teaming up on funding apps. reach out if this resonates!

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Arnaud Kengmo Tchoupa @kengmo.bsky.social · Sep 11

Grateful to the DFG for funding our project on how Staphylococcus aureus reprograms host lipids in the context of infection and inflammation. Thanks to @andreaspeschel.bsky.social @cmfi.bsky.social and everyone supporting us!

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Suayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Job alert 📣 Our faculty looks for a Junior Professor W1 with tt to W2 in Membrane Biology! We are looking for #ECRs working on membrane biogenesis,contact sites,composition & other aspects of membranes in 🌱 and other organisms! DM me if you need more details!

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...

W1TTW2 Professorship in Membrane Biology (m/f/d)

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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Milena Schuhmacher @mschuhmacher.bsky.social · Aug 12

We are hiring!

If you are looking for a postdoc position and you are interested in signaling lipids and proteomics, come join us in beautiful Switzerland!

More information on www.epfl.ch/labs/gr-schu...

Open positions

GR-SCHUHMACHER

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Typas Lab @typaslab.bsky.social · Aug 12

EMBL is back on hiring faculty! Check out the multiple open positions:

3 PIs- 2 in Heidelberg incl. our Molecular Systems Biology Unit, 1 in Grenoble
1 Head of Unit (Cell Biology & Biophysics, Heidelberg).

Closing deadlines in Sep!
+3 more positions to come out then, stay tuned...
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EMBL @embl.org · Aug 7

We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠

Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.

Take a look at these four open positions 👇

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Tania Wong @taniawong.bsky.social · Aug 1

Pleased to share our latest study @natcomms.nature.com! We show that the host metabolites fumarate and itaconate impose selective pressure on Staphylococcus aureus, driving its adaptation via the enzyme FumC. Grateful to all who contributed to this work!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Regulation of airway fumarate by host and pathogen promotes Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia - Nature Communications

This study reveals how the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus adapts to the lung microenvironment, rich in host metabolites fumarate and itaconate, by using a key enzyme, FumC, to support its metabolic fi...

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(not) Imran Khan @imrsankhan.bsky.social · Aug 9

Very important new paper regarding amino acid acquisition inside staph-infected macrophages! Key role for BCAAs + nice evidence that host cell nutrients can be conveyed to bacteria in the phagosome to facilitate growth... Big implications for host-path interactions. Great work!

Inactivation of branched-chain amino acid uptake halts Staphylococcus aureus growth and induces bacterial quiescence within macrophages

Author summary Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent human pathogen causing acute and chronic disease. It is facultatively intracellular and can reside within many host cell types, including profession...

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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv

116 FB 5 Research Assistant (m/f/d) field of Theoretical Ecology and Evolution or Computational Biology: Uni Osnabrück

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Ellinor Alseth @ellinoralseth.bsky.social · Aug 8

Feels surreal to say but: I'm hiring! If you are or know anyone interested in looking at the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation, then this might be for you
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Job title: Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Gupta Lab @aryagupta.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks to @microbiologysociety.org for reaching out and asking me to write this blog. Really enjoyed penning down thoughts about some key moments of my life and journey!

Give it a read if you have a moment 🙃

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Aug 6

It's South Asian Heritage Month, celebrating South Asian cultures, histories, and communities. Society Champion, Dr Arya Gupta, has shared his story and career journey in a blog for us. Read Arya's story: microb.io/3JmK8H2.

#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #SAHM25 @aryagupta.bsky.social 🌏

South Asian Heritage Month: Dr Arya Gupta

<a href="https://southasianheritage.org.uk/">South Asian Heritage Month</a> takes place annually from 18 July to 17 August. The awareness month was started by the South Asian Heritage Trust, which…

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Nature Reviews Microbiology @natrevmicro.nature.com · Aug 4

New online! The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics

The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 04 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01211-9In this Review, Oh and Voigt explore the major characteristics and functions of the skin microbiome, and they highlight potential therapeutic targets in the skin microbiome and ongoing progress in the development of skin microbiome-based therapeutics.

www.nature.com

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hobbslabmicro.bsky.social @hobbslabmicro.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢Our review of the impact of bacterial purine synthesis on antibiotic tolerance and resistance expression is now out! A lot of food for thought and contrasting data from E. coli and S. aureus... 🤔

Read it here: rdcu.be/ezfQ7

The impact of bacterial purine metabolism on antibiotic efficacy

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The impact of bacterial purine metabolism on antibiotic efficacy

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Aug 1

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

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Angel J Hernández Viera @angeljhv.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm excited to announced that the version of record of this article is out in @elife.bsky.social. With the other first coauthor My Tran, we found that phage resistance cause reduced beta-lactam resistance and reduced virulence phenotypes in diverse MRSA strains.

elifesciences.org/articles/102...

Bacteriophage infection drives loss of β-lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

In methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, evolution of bacteriophage resistance causes trade-offs that re-sensitize the bacteriato β-lactam antibiotics.

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