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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 4d

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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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · 5d

Ready for MMPC, but first, some yummy food in Chicago! 🥰♥️

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · 11d

Rock band!

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · 11d

Ready to start MegaMicrobe 2025! Thanks to Owen and Jesse for leading the Skaar Lab booth with the ESKAPE band. 🎸🤘

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Mariana Byndloss @maribyndloss.bsky.social · Sep 5

Honored to have received the 2026 ASM Award for Early Career Basic Research. This award is also a recognition of my phenomenal trainees and their hard work. Thank you to the mentors that have supported my career and those who have nominated me for this award.

asm.org/press-releas...

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sending lots of hugs! ♥️

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Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference @mmpconference.bsky.social · Aug 19

Did you miss the opportunity to submit an abstract to MMPC?
We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research!
www.mmpconference2025.com/submit-an-ab...

MMPC 2025 - Submit an Abstract

Submission Dates Abstract submission will open on May 1, 2025 Oral abstract submission deadline: July 15, 2025 Poster abstract submission deadline: Extended to August 25! Instructions for abstract s...

www.mmpconference2025.com

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · Aug 7

Please share my 1 min video on the importance of maintaining NIH funding of infectious diseases and drug discovery research vs rising antibiotic resistance

Drastic budget cuts harm our health and imperil the next generation of scientists

More @UCSanDiego “Behind Every Breakthrough” bit.ly/3FlXQs3

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Aug 5

Congratulations Lauren, Xiaomei, Mason, and others! Such phenomenal work. 🙌🏽

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Lauren Palmer @laurenpalmer.bsky.social · Aug 4

Super excited to share our paper online 🚨today🚨 in Cell Host & Microbe‬! Xiaomei Ren @xiaomeiren.bsky.social and Mason Clark @rmasonclark.bsky.social‬ co-led discovery of ecological factors for Acinetobacter baumannii carriage in the gut, a reservoir for pathogen spread. 🎉

tinyurl.com/443kfefk

Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · Aug 4

Amino acid competition shapes A. baumannii gut carriage

Acinetobacter baumannii uses ornithine to compete w/ microbiota & persist in gut. Amino acid supplementation & differences in diet promote A. baumannii gut colonization in mice & humans
@laurenpalmer.bsky.social‬
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Amino acid competition shapes Acinetobacter baumannii gut carriage

Ren and Clark et al. show that Acinetobacter baumannii uses ornithine to compete with the resident microbiota and persist in the gut. Additional evidence demonstrates that amino acid supplementation a...

www.cell.com

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Aug 1

So exciting to see this published! I hope you are all doing well 🙂

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Francis Alonzo @francisalonzo12.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy to share Iván’s first-author pub from the lab! www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Staphylococcus aureus exploits lipoic acid salvage to combat host oxidative stress

Acosta et al. find that ADP-ribosylation of the lipoic acid carrier protein GcvH-L promotes Staphylococcus aureus resistance to oxidative burst and facilitates infection. ADP-ribosylation leads to a s...

www.cell.com

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Jul 15

Congratulations!!! I hope there are many more stories like these.

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Jul 11

This is awesome! Congratulations Angel. Excited to get to UW Madison and connect again. 🙂

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

Recognizing the importance of language accessibility in science and scientific communication, I have translated this work into Spanish. You can find the Spanish translation in Supplementary file 3!

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...

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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.

elifesciences.org

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Jul 4

Somedays are so heavy. Keep the empathy and kindness at 100%. This world needs who you are! ♥️

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · Jun 5

This is our home ❤️🥹 Feels good to spend time with family.

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 24

Congratulations to everyone, especially to @joeyzacks.bsky.social! So well deserved. 🥰

BWFPATH @bwfpath.bsky.social · May 23

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 17

Thanks to everyone! I am so lucky to have a strong support network. ❤️

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 16

Congrats to @sarahprice.bsky.social on her win for the Skaar Lab Desserts Taste test! Also, celebrating @eliasxwest.bsky.social. Big win with Cremé Bruleé. Runner up with a strawberry pie.
#SkaarLabBracket

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you for being the best role model! I hope to give forward all the love and support you have provided over the years. Words don’t do justice to how lucky and grateful I have been to have you in my life. ❤️

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 14

3/3 To my role models, for pushing through many barriers that helped me see a path. To my community, for giving me a safe space. And to my future colleagues and trainees, for their trust and a future full of possibilities.

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 14

2/3 I am filled with love and gratitude for all the people that helped make this goal possible. To the many wonderful mentors, especially @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social and Eric! My family and friends, for loving me and celebrating who I am. To my mentees, for helping me grow and learn together.

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 14

1/3 It’s official 🙌🏽
The Reyes Ruiz Lab is opening in 2026 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences. My lab will focus on host antibacterial effectors and adaptation of bacteria to host-imposed stress during S. aureus infections.

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · May 8

Sending big hugs! ♥️