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Susan Schlimpert
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Microbiologist, Group Leader at the John Innes Centre, UK. Our group is interested in bacterial cell biology and development. We are particularly passionate about #Streptomyces. Lab website: www.schlimpertlab.com
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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · Jul 9
Happy to see our collaborative work on the contractile injection system (CIS) in Streptomyces published. We show that the membrane protein CisA gives Streptomyces CIS a licence to kill.
@pilhoferlab.bsky.social & Bastien Casu, @joesallmen.bsky.social #MicroSky

elifesciences.org/articles/104...
Function and firing of the Streptomyces coelicolor contractile injection system requires the membrane protein CisA
CryoEM, genetic, and cell biological analyses reveal that the conserved membrane protein CisA mediates membrane recruitment of contractile injection systems Streptomyces coelicolor, enabling their act...
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Julia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 20h
Please RT:
We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.
www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details.

@spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social
Junior Group Leader - Phage Biology & Biotechnology
As a leading research institution for microbial biotechnology the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology (IBG-1, https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/ibg/ibg-1 ) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich foc...
www.fz-juelich.de
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Michael Webster @michaelwebster.bsky.social · 5d
Start independent research at the JIC with us 👇.

Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes.

Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 5d
VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions

We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025

Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
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Tung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · 5d
Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 5d
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.

Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.

Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…
www.jic.ac.uk
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Paul Hoskisson 🧫 🦠🐸 @paulhoskisson.bsky.social · 8d
Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production

Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces

www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

please repost
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Paul A Hoskisson
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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · 9d
Become my colleague @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social !
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 15d
New PrePrint from the Vecchiarelli and Mosalaganti (@shyamalm.bsky.social) labs! 🧵

Collaboration with the Giessen and Pi labs

Congratulations to co-first authors Y Hoang (@hoanghamyy.bsky.social) and Pankaj Jadhav!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Engineering Spatial Control of Bacterial Organelles
Bacteria were once thought to lack organelles, but it is now clear they confine cellular reactions using an array of membrane- and protein-based compartments. A central question, however, is how bacte...
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Traxler Lab @traxlab.bsky.social · 19d
Our latest review is now live! Check out our thoughts on how the filamentous lifestyle of Actinomycetes and their ability to make a diverse array of natural products may be connected 👇: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Why Do Filamentous Actinomycetota Produce Such a Vast Array of Specialized Metabolites? | Annual Reviews
Bacteria of the phylum Actinomycetota are extremely diverse: They inhabit niches ranging from soils and ocean sediments to the normal human microbiota, and they cause tuberculosis, one of the most pre...
www.annualreviews.org
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Erin Goley @goleylab.bsky.social · 19d
🚨🚨🚨Calling all Caulophiles and Alpha aficionados - stayed tuned for a virtual CauloCon in early 2026. And HOPEFULLY an in person alpha meeting in 2027!! DM me or @chienlab.bsky.social w questions or to stay in the know.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 23d
Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
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Agathe couturier @agathe-couturier.bsky.social · 21d
Exclusion systems, far from slowing down plasmid spread, are in fact essential to preserve host cell viability and thereby ensure the successful dissemination of conjugative plasmids and antibiotic resistance genes.

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@narjournal.bsky.social

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Exclusion systems preserve host cell homeostasis and fitness, ensuring successful dissemination of conjugative plasmids and associated resistance genes
Abstract. Plasmid conjugation is a major driver of antibiotic resistance dissemination in bacteria. In addition to genes required for transfer and maintena
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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 22d
Molecular structure of the ESCRT III-based archaeal CdvAB cell division machinery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.15.676241v1
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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · 22d
Many thanks to Katharina Höfer @hoeferlab.bsky.social for giving an inspiring presentation about RNAylation at our annual "Early-Career Microbiologists Symposium" @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Many thanks also to #EMBO @embo.org for supporting this "Young Investigator Seminar".
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ASM @asm.org · 28d
Julian Davies was a renowned scientist who made crucial strides in the study of antibiotics & antibiotic resistance. Honor his legacy at the Julian Davies Memorial Symposium on Oct. 10, hosted by the University of British Columbia. Register by Sept. 15 to attend via Zoom or in person! asm.social/2Af
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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · Sep 5
Wonderful news and many congratulations, Sebastian!
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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · Sep 5
All the best Mau for starting the Contreras Lab! Exciting times ahead :)
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Franz Narberhaus @franznarberhaus.bsky.social · Sep 3
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/b...
W1TTW2 Professorship in Biology of Microorganisms (m/f/d)
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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · Sep 1
Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...
Supervisors and Projects
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Tanmay Bharat @tbharat-lab.bsky.social · Aug 31
Sub-cellular chemical mapping in bacteria using correlated cryogenic electron and mass spectrometry imaging

Congrats Hannah Ochner and authors on this important paper! Strong collaboration with @kiranrpatil.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
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Matt Hutchings @matthutchings.bsky.social · Aug 24
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Evolution and Ecology of Streptomyces | Annual Reviews
Streptomyces are among the most well-studied and important groups of bacteria, largely owing to their prolific production of biomedically important compounds like antibiotics and antifungals. Research...
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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · Aug 21
There is still some time left to apply for these two Group Leader positions in Plant Biology and Microbe-Plant Interactions. Spread the word, apply & become our colleague @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 17
We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute:

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🗓️ Closes 25 August

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

🗓️ Closes 5 September
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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · Aug 20
🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook:
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
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Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · Aug 19
The Condensate Community Comment is out!
So honored to be a part of this incredible group of authors dedicated to moving this field in the right direction www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Current practices in the study of biomolecular condensates: a community comment
Nature Communications - The realization that the cell is abundantly compartmentalized into biomolecular condensates has opened new opportunities for understanding the physics and chemistry...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62055-8.epdf?sharing_token=Le0pjT3_5i07ID[…]jF4eet_1C9I6q1amOUvtrZqyZjCtWSCxDJCxsWZW_mucaik1R7vC2WkK2w%3D
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Aug 12
SPEAR (bacterial nanosynringe) enables loading of different types of cargo (including folded ribonucleoproteins and single-stranded DNA) and targeting of defined cell types both in vitro and in vivo
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natbiotech.nature.com @zhangf.bsky.social
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Pilhofer Lab 🦠❄️🔬 @pilhoferlab.bsky.social · Aug 12
Check out 🧐 our new preprint 📜:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats🎉 to @vasilgaisin.bsky.social and Corina Hadjicharalambous, who studied contractile injection systems directly in hot spring♨️ bacterial mats🦠
#microsky #teamtomo #Chloroflexota
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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · Aug 11
#NewResearch

Streptomyces use both polar and dispersed cell wall synthesis during rapid, exploratory growth @mcmasteriidr.bsky.social

#BacteriaCellWall #MicroSky 🦠

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Streptomyces uses both polar and dispersed cell wall synthesis during exploratory growth - Nature Microbiology
Streptomyces venezuelae requires MreB1-dependent dispersed peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis and DivIVA-mediated polar cell wall synthesis during its rapid exploratory growth phase.
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