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Joe Bondy-Denomy @jbdsf.bsky.social · 13d

Our Department of Microbiology & Immunology at UCSF is running a faculty search this year for a new Assistant Professor! Please see the ad below for details. Searching for a great colleague, mentor, and scientist!
aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05807

Microbiology and Immunology – Faculty Position (Ladder Rank) – Assistant Professor

University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.ucsf.edu

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 15d

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper

We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

www.linkedin.com

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 21d

My kids “pet”

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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 26d

#MicroSky

Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 26d

🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/

Contact

View of the University of Oregon campus from nearby Hendricks Park Lab Address:322 Pacific Hall5289 University of OregonEugene, OR 97403 Lab Phone:541-346-1537 Joining the lab Lab Manager: We are c…

barberlab.org

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Aug 30

Fall is creeping into the foothills. Montana State University viewed from the south looking north

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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · Aug 6

If you are a postdoc working on any topic related to environmental microbiology and are looking for exposure, the Thermal Biology Institute (tbi.montana.edu) has slots open for virtual talks via zoom this fall. Email me if you are interested! Seminars are most Mondays, 3-4 pm Mountain Time.

Thermal Biology Institute - Default | Montana State University

Index to the Thermal Biology Institute's website.

tbi.montana.edu

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Aug 21

Our Pitt Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department in the School of Medicine is recruiting..

Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪

Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science

cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · Aug 22

Excited to share the latest work by outstanding PhD student @kdc509.bsky.social. This was one of our first forays into experimental evolution and uncovered some cool connections between potassium transport and antimicrobial resistance in S. aureus. Major kudos to Killian!

Evolution of polyamine resistance in Staphylococcus aureus through modulation of potassium transport | mSphere

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infectious disease-related deaths globally. Understanding factors that govern adaptation and survival of S. aureus and other pathogens in the host environme...

journals.asm.org

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Aug 22

My Far Side comic on the lab door is tripping people up. Pull hard!

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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · Aug 21

schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
#MicroSky

Elio (1928-2025)

by The STC Team — Losing a close friend always saddens one deeply, regardless of age. Losing a person who has so immensely influenced our worldview through his guidance and example makes the sadness e...

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Aug 12

I am also looking forward to this conference. Submit an abstract if you haven’t already!

Vivek Mutalik @vivekmutalik.bsky.social · Aug 12

Looking forward to this amazing phage conference.

Tomorrow last day for abstract submission.

#phage #phagesky #microsky

www.iasusa.org/bacteriophag...

Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics - IAS-USA

Physical Education: Bridging Clinical Research and Patient Care

www.iasusa.org

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Aug 8

Some Bluesky microbes for you
#microsky

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Aug 6

Sharing this Pitt article about my helping to lead ASM because it shares my hopes for the scientific and societal good we can do.

We are all population biologists, whether or not we know it, and this can enrich us.

www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/pitt-s-...

Pitt’s Vaughn Cooper to Serve as President-Elect of the American Society for Microbiology | School of Medicine | University of Pittsburgh

By Kat Procyk Photography by Rayni Shiring/University of Pittsburgh Vaughn Cooper, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, began his new role as ...

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Aug 5

Laura chaired a great session on the biofilm matrix! #MicroSky

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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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Aug 2

Today along the banks of the Yellowstone River

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John Helmann @johnhelmann.bsky.social · Jul 28

Metal ions are universally required for life, and many of the foundational principles of metal homeostasis have emerged from studies of microbial systems. In this review, I provide a introductory overview targeted to those new to the field.
#MicroSky #Metals

rdcu.be/eycU2

Microbial metal physiology: ions to ecosystems

Nature Reviews Microbiology - Metal ions are required for all cells, and their homeostasis relies on ancient mechanisms that facilitate their import, distribution and storage. In this Review,...

rdcu.be

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Jul 28

Happy to report that both my house and I survived the weekend 🪚

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Jul 26

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Siân Owen @sianowen.bsky.social · Jul 25

Still open for applications! We are looking for prospective new faculty doing exciting research in virology or any vector borne diseases

Siân Owen @sianowen.bsky.social · Jun 3

The Wadsworth Center is expanding it's research focus on #virology /vector-borne diseases!
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Jul 25

#microsky #phagesky

Artem Nemudryi @artemnemudryi.bsky.social · Jul 25

First preprint from the Nemudryi Lab! 🍾

In this work, we link antiviral immunity in bacteria and humans by showing that homologs of human Schlafen nucleases protect bacteria from phages.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Bacterial Schlafens mediate anti-phage defense

Human Schlafen proteins restrict viral replication by cleaving tRNA, thereby suppressing protein synthesis. Although the ribonuclease domain of Schlafen proteins is conserved across all domains of lif...

www.biorxiv.org

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Jul 25

We took the day off from the lab and spent all day in Paradise Valley, Montana on the Yellowstone River

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Eduardo Rocha @epcrocha.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here's our new broad review on the extended mobility of plasmids, about all mechanisms driving and limiting their transfer. From conjugation to conduction, phage-plasmids to hitchers, molecular to evolutionary dynamics, ecology to biotech. The state of affairs. 1/9 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

graphical abstract of the article the extended mobility of plasmids

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Jul 17

POSTDOC🚨
With the excellent @anshika22.bsky.social moving to UCI 🥲Anna Zemke and I are again recruiting a postdoc on the HOST-PATHOGEN BIOLOGY of TRACHEOBRONCHITIS. This is a microbiome-device-host immunity problem of broad significance.

Contact Dr. Zemke (zemkea at upmc dot edu) if interested! 👇🏻

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Jul 17

On tonight’s ride: The Montana State Ag fields with mustard seed, barley, and beef!

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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Montana Biofilm Meeting is off to a strong start! #MicroSky #PhageSky

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