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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · 14h

So far during fall semester at Bio for Breakfast series at GSU!
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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Jun 25

My first hour at work #mycyclingtoworkera

Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Jun 25

So amazing…

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jun 25

#Glycoprotein 2 (GP2) filaments protect against infections by acting as decoys for the bacterial #lectin FimH. The #cryoEM structure of GP2 filaments provides insights into filament assembly and #antibacterial function in the digestive tract @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3HP2obF

Top: Schematic of GP2 filaments, with labeled residue ranges of ZP domains and four N-glycosylation sites. Middle left: Cryo-EM map of GP2 filaments, color-coded according to the schematic above. The density of one of the flexible branches was indicated by a black arrow. Middle right: Atomic model of GP2 filaments, with five N-glycosylation sites marked by arrows. Bottom: Proposed model of GP2 filaments’ function in the digestive tract. The filament core of UMOD and GP2 is colored in dark blue and green, respectively. The EGF domains and D8C/D10C domains in the branches of both proteins are shown in grey and light blue, respectively. High-mannose N-glycans are colored in red. UPEC cells and their adhesive pilus are colored in pink, while the proteases (such as elastase) are colored in yellow.

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Steve Diggle @digglelab.bsky.social · Jun 13

If you are in the Atlanta region, my covers band (The Variants of Concern) are playing the Moonshadow Tavern in Tucker tomorrow (Sat 14th June). It’s a great fun venue.

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Elisa Granato @prokaryota.bsky.social · Jun 11

Postdoc alert!! Rolf is an amazing advisor and Zurich is a great place to live. Send your best students this way! ⬇️📢 #MicroSky 🦠❤️

Rolf Kümmerli @rkmicrobes.bsky.social · Jun 10

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work on pathogen interactions. Please send in your application via

jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

UZH: Postdoctoral researcher in microbiology

The Department of Quantitative Biomedicine is an interdisciplinary biomedical research unit that combines basic science with biotechnological and medical research, using both experimental and computat...

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · Jun 11

Day 2 of the retreat also means a lobster dinner, a view of the light house and some blueberry pie!

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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · May 30

New review on Pseudomonas aeruginosa by @digglelab.bsky.social and Marvin Whiteley, and Morgana Letizia

Steve Diggle @digglelab.bsky.social · May 29

Our new big review on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Hope you enjoy reading it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: ecology, evolution, pathogenesis and antimicrobial susceptibility - Nature Reviews Microbiology

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a functionally versatile bacterium, a leading opportunistic human pathogen and a model organism in microbiology. In this Review, Letizia, Diggle and Whiteley discuss P. aerug...

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · May 14

When you're back in your hotel room after a full day of talks and it's time to go to the concluding conference party

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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · May 13

I’m sorry and I hear you! By pet photos, you mean cats right?

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · May 3

Good Pseudomonas aeruginosa comparative genomics study by @reeskassen.bsky.social &co journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Heterogeneity in recombination rates and accessory gene co-occurrence distinguish Pseudomonas aeruginosa phylogroups | mSystems

The consummate opportunist Pseudomonas aeruginosa inhabits many nosocomial and non-clinical environments, posing a major health burden worldwide. Our study reveals phylogroup-specific differences in r...

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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Apr 3

Consider supporting Panthers at GSU on Georgia State Day! thestateday.gsu.edu/giving-day/1...

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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Apr 1

Amazing! Missing the @microbiologysociety.org meetings!

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Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Please repost: Postdoc position in antibiotic discovery in a large multidisciplinary project combining high-throughput approaches, microscopy, AI, and hit-to-lead optimization at @umontreal.ca and @mila-quebec.bsky.social. Apply to [email protected]. See
lnkd.in/dVVk4N3s. #microsky

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Daniel Plaza Sáez @dplazasaez.bsky.social · Mar 12

Dear #microbiology community,

Great news regarding the 2025 Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription GRC/GRS (US):

We as chairs succeeded in securing more funds for trainees ! 😃💰
- Full & partial registration reimbursements and partial travel support are available!

r u joining us in June? #microsky

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Rolf Kümmerli @rkmicrobes.bsky.social · Feb 25

New preprint! How S. aureus copes with inhibitory compounds secreted by P. aeruginosa. By @schluk.bsky.social. Great collaboration with @fgcz-en.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · Feb 21

The new JB is out. We thank ad hoc reviewers for 2024, minireviews on spores, mycobacteria, phages in the gut, formate metabolism and biofilm microenvironments. Check out articles on LD-transpeptidases, Myxo, B12 (my favorite vitamin) & more.
journals.asm.org/toc/jb/207/2
@asm.org #JBacteriology

JB Table of Contents Volume 207, Issue 2

Journal of Bacteriology: Table of Contents Volume 207, Issue 2

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Feb 21

A small moment of science in the world of the very small... announcing calls for applications from MS + PhD students + postdocs for a Summer School on

Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales
U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025

Apply by 3/21/25:

bit.ly/phageschool2...

Summer School, Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales
U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025

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Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · Feb 21

We are excited to announce a new faculty position here in Cambridge, for researchers in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Come and join us! Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50414/

Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Biology - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Biology in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.

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Violeta J. Rodriguez, PhD, MSEd @vjrp.bsky.social · Feb 21

In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy.
www.science.org/content/arti...

I’m an NIH-funded researcher, drowning in uncertainty

“I’ll keep doing what I can to move my research forward. But I, and so many others, can’t do this indefinitely,” this assistant professor writes

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · Feb 7

JB Editor's Pick: Pickens, De Leon et al. describe the distinct contributions two critical biofilm adhesins for SRB.
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@asm.org #JBacteriology

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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Feb 7

Fridays are “Fundays” at GSU Biology! This morning @persisterbritt.bsky.social gave an overview of her research plan at Bio for Breakfast!
@peachypotato.bsky.social

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Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Feb 5

My favorite Dr too!

Sheyda Azimi @sazimi.bsky.social · Feb 5

My grad students representing Biology at GSU Graduate symposium! @joshlummus.bsky.social and Hannah did great! Also we are finally all in a “group” photo! @peachypotato.bsky.social

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Lars Barquist @lbarquist.bsky.social · Feb 4

Interested in collecting, sharing, and interacting with large collections of bacterial functional genomics data (RNA-seq, Tn-seq/TraDIS, etc.)? Check out our new web platform, Micromix, with case studies for Salmonella and Bacteroides! 🧫🧬🖥️🧪 Thread 1/n

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Micromix: web infrastructure for visualizing and remixing microbial ‘omics data

Abstract. Micromix is a flexible web platform for sharing and integrating microbial omics data, including RNA sequencing and transposon-insertion sequencin

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