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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · 6d

Microbiologists of the PNW: Registration is open for the 2025 ASM Northwest Branch meeting in Portland, Nov 8–9! Great chance to present, network & hear from leaders in the field. Abstracts due Oct 25, reg. closes Nov 1. Details: www.nwasm.org

Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 Binghamton Univ is hiring a Research Assistant Professor to lead the Microbial Biofilms research program in their First-year Research Immersion program. Great fit for those passionate about teaching + mentoring through research.
Details 👉 binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Aug 15

Pilot project funding for 3D printing

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Aug 6

Summer Lab Photo

Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Aug 5

Lab float trip on the Yellowstone River. Beautiful day to be on the water.

Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Aug 5

Grateful to talk about the biofilm matrix at the Montana Biofilm Meeting and connect with an amazing group of scientists.

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Jul 10

Sticking together for 35 years at the Montana Biofilm Meeting #CenterforBiofilmEngineering #Biofilmfirst #MicroSky @prsecor.bsky.social

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Karin Sauer @biofilms-karin.bsky.social · Apr 15

Are you ready for the 10th ASM Conference on Biofilms? Registration and abstract submission opened today, see asm.org/Events/ASM-B....
And if you are interested in getting a sneak peek at what's new and happening at the Biofilms conference, join the Live ASM Biofilminar on April 23, 3-5pm.

asm.org

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Catherine Armbruster @catarmbruster.bsky.social · Apr 10

Our tool SprayNPray to detect contaminating contigs in genome assemblies is a GUI now! Also a bunch of other command line genomic/metagenomic analysis tools on this free web app. Thanks to @midauthorbio.bsky.social for putting this genomic toolbelt together!

Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Apr 8

I'm delighted to share a useful FREE web-based app portal of powerful bioinformatics tools for microbial genomes and shotgun microbiome sequences!

It's called Micromics and is built by Middle Author Bioinformatics, led by co-founder @ironark.bsky.social
omix.midauthorbio.com

Microbial Omics

A suite of bioinformatics tools for microbial genome and metagenome analysis.

omix.midauthorbio.com

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Apr 9

Join our team! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology. Review of applications begins April 15, 2025. jobs.montana.edu/postings/45680

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Apr 9

ASM Biofilminar April 23. Free to register. More info: myasm.asm.org/eweb/Dynamic....

Event Info

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Mar 31

Congrats to Matt Parsek for being named an AAAS fellow! I'm grateful for his mentorship. www.washington.edu/news/2025/03...

Five UW researchers named AAAS Fellows

Five University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a March 27 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 471 newly...

www.washington.edu

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · Feb 3

#JustPublished:
Rapid risk assessment - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales – third update.

Increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) poses a significant threat to patients and healthcare systems in the EU/EEA.

Press release: bit.ly/4hnx9RK
Full report: bit.ly/3Q5cy8R

#AMR

Increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) poses a significant threat to patients and healthcare systems in the EU/EEA

Increasing incidence of bloodstream infections with Enterobacterales resistant to carbapenem antibiotics poses a significant threat to patients and healthcare systems in the EU/EEA.

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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · Jan 15

Congrats to my awesome wife, Sharon Neufeldt (not on bluesky yet; see neufeldt-chemistry.com), for getting a PECASE award - the highest honor bestowed by the US government on 'early career scientists'! www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists | OSTP | The White House

Today, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outst...

www.whitehouse.gov

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Fabrice Jean-Pierre @fabricejpierre.bsky.social · Dec 18

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community Structure at Binghamton University.

See: www.binghamton.edu/centers/biof...

Please share!

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Jan 2

Join the MicroClock team and work on the discovery of the Bacillus subtilis circadian clock components: #PostDocPosition in Leiden 🇳🇱 via the @microclockerc.bsky.social #ERCSyG project

Deadline: 17 January

www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

please share with your network🙏

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · May 10

A genetically encoded biosensor to monitor dynamic changes of c-di-GMP with high temporal resolution

#NatureComms from Urs Jenal Lab

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

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Julia Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM) @julia-hankins.bsky.social · Dec 9

Pseudomonas rainbow 🌈 which flavor is your favorite?
#MicroSky #ClinMicro

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2025 10th ASM Conference on Biofilms @asmbiofilms2025.bsky.social · Dec 10

2025 10th ASM Conference on Biofilms

Nov. 9-13, 2025, Portland, Oregon

Pre-conference Early Career Scientist Symposium (Nov. 9)

asm.org/Events/ASM-B...

ASM Conference on Biofilms

Biofilms have a tremendous impact on industrial, clinical and natural environments. The ASM Conference on Biofilms will provide an interdisciplinary platform to discuss the latest biofilm research.

asm.org

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Lars Dietrich @laahrs.bsky.social · Jan 15

All biofilm enthusiasts!

Don’t miss Biofilms 11! This interdisciplinary conference will take place in Cardiff, UK, on May 13-15, 2025! 🦠🧫✨

Abstract submissions are open until 3 Feb 2025: Submit now! t.ly/uJmeD

#Biofilms11 #microsky
@ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

Biofilms 11

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Jan 8

We're hiring a Research Associate/Lab Manager! Join us at Montana State University to work on bacterial pathogenesis research in the Microbiology & Cell Biology Department. Apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/44973

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Jan 7

🚨Calling all undergrads!🚨
Apply now for an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at @MontanaState! 🔬

Dates: May 27 - Aug 2, 2025 🧫

Research microbial communities in low oxygen environments.

Applications due Feb 13, 2025.
More info: www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/

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Knut Drescher @knutdrescher.bsky.social · Jan 6

We found that many bacterial species use exogenous peptidoglycan fragments - released by lysis of neighboring cells - as a general danger signal, triggering a danger response that protects bacteria against many dangers: biofilm formation.

Details here 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation - Nature Microbiology

Peptidoglycan released by neighbouring kin or non-kin cell lysis induces physiological changes that protect from a range of stresses, including phage predation.

www.nature.com

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Dec 10

Lighting of Montana Hall. #MontanaState

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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · Dec 6

VERY excited to have started as an Assistant Professor in Microbiology at Montana State! 🧫🔬🦠My research is focused on bacterial pathogenesis. Lab Website: laurakjennings.wixsite.com/jenningslab

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