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SchmitzStreitsLAB @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Check out our latest preprint on small proteins with big impact: MtrR fine-tunes energy metabolism in M.mazei by modulating the Mtr complex in response to H₂. Great work of Tim Habenicht + @SPP2002 collegues + @schullerjm.bsky.social - congrats TIM, 2. step to PhD!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Small ORF16 modulates the Mtr complex activity in Methanosarcina mazei Gö1 depending on the molecular hydrogen availability

Small open reading frame (small ORF)-encoded proteins, with less than 100 amino acids in length, have attracted increasing attention over the past decade after being largely overlooked due to limitati...

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Teacher’s Day! 🎉To celebrate, #FEMSMicrobiolLett has put together a new Thematic Issue highlighting how discoveries in the microbiology lab can be taught to inspire learning, build science literacy, and shape tomorrow’s solutions.

✨Read collection: buff.ly/3hPInyI

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Tracy Palmer @proftracypalmer.bsky.social · 4d

Check it out! A proper team effort from past and present group members and a great collaboration with @sergemostowylab.bsky.social

bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 4d

The Staphylococcus aureus LXG-domain toxins EsxX and SAR0287 do not promote virulence in a zebrafish larval infection model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.04.680436v1

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Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social · 7d

Look at this nice cover: beautiful archaella, image made by @sshamphavi.bsky.social !

Thanks also to Marta Rodeiguez for keeping the EM im shape in @ottlab.bsky.social lab!

At @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social at @uni-freiburg.de @sfb1381.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 7d

Some keen Observations in Our October issue!

🦠 Cancer microbiome
🌊 Marine microbes in warming oceans
🌐 broad-range phages
🧬 genetically minimised Salmonella
🔧 Viral infection mechanisms
🧪 Oxaloacetate antiviral defence

and more, here: www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

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Tracy Palmer @proftracypalmer.bsky.social · 15d

Exciting postdoc opportunity with a fab PI in beautiful Basel

Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · 17d

Postdoc position (100%, funded) in “bacterial and jumbophage interaction”

@yuping-li.bsky.social

@biozentrum.unibas.ch

@unibas.ch

www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

#phage #jumbophage #barteria #job #research #biology #microbiology #science #basel #recruiting #career

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Wolfgang Hess @cyanolab.bsky.social · 12d

How to search for unknown RNA-binding proteins? We did GradR in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803. And now our paper „RAPDOR: Using Jensen-Shannon Distance for the computational analysis of complex proteomics dataset“ is finally out in Nature Communications, here: rdcu.be/eImcr .

RAPDOR: Using Jensen-Shannon Distance for the computational analysis of complex proteomics datasets

Nature Communications - RNA-binding proteins play key roles in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Here, Hemm et al. developed RAPDOR, a widely applicable tool based on Jensen-Shannon Distance...

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Andreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations @lisamaierlab.bsky.social and Anne, much deserved. You are also such an asset for @cmfi.bsky.social and @dzif.bsky.social

Lisa Maier Lab | Tübingen @lisamaierlab.bsky.social · 12d

Research prizes for our lab: Anne has been awarded the DZIF Doctoral Award of the DGHM, and Lisa has received the DGHM Main Award. A wonderful recognition of the creativity, curiosity, and persistence of the entire team! www.dghm.org/dghm-preisve...

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Alex Probst @alexjprobst.bsky.social · 12d

New article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data, published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!

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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · 10d

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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The Probst Lab @probstlab.bsky.social · 9d

Our own @alexjprobst.bsky.social @geomicrosoares.bsky.social and Cristina Moraru have recently authored a @natmicrobiol.nature.com Consensus Statement where they discuss new mechanisms for sequencing data reuse! 🧬💻

Check out their manuscript here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data - Nature Microbiology

In this Consensus Statement, a consortium of microbiome scientists discuss current sequencing data sharing policies and propose the use of a Data Reuse Information (DRI) tag to promote equitable and collaborative data sharing.

www.nature.com

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Ben Engel @cellarchlab.com · 8d

EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬

The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩‍🔬🤓

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Joe Sorg @thejoesorg.bsky.social · 26d

We're hiring! 5 tenure track assistant professors. 2 #microbiology, 2 #Evolution, 1 #biologicalclocks

jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675062/f...

Five Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Microbiology, Evolution, and Biological Clocks - College Station, Texas job with Department of Biology - TAMU | 675062

Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for five full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions

jobs.sciencecareers.org

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Abhrajyoti Ghosh @aglab-2024.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thermophiles 2025 kicked off on a high note at the University of Münster’s Schloss. Prof. Jenny Littlechild opened the congress, with excellent keynotes by Prof. Sonja-Verena Albers and Prof. William Martin. Great to reconnect with colleagues! #Thermophiles2025
#ANRFIndia

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Lucia Pita @lpita.bsky.social · 26d

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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...

Abstract deadline: 30 September

EvoChromo: Evolutionary approaches to research in chromatin

Chromatin is the complex of DNA, RNA and protein that is found making up the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is essential for proper genome function and is involved in chromosome segregati…

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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416

Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Sep 1

Only 10 days left to apply:

We are searching for a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical ecology and evolution.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv

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FMI science @fmiscience.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 We're hiring, please share! The FMI seeks a tenure-track Group Leader (Assistant Prof) in Structural Biology 🔬
Innovative scientists in genome regulation, RNA metabolism, or protein homeostasis—especially using cutting-edge approaches—apply now at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

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Jörg Vogel @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social · 28d

Looking for a new approach to studying or eliminating phages? Check out our study introducing anti-phage ASOs (antisense oligos) out in @Nature today. nature.com/articles/s4158…

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Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social · 27d

Der Grundstein ist gelegt! Wir freuen uns darauf, dass unser neues #OneHealth-Gebäude in #Greifswald Gestalt annimmt, wo bald neue Ideen und #Teamwork zusammenkommen werden. www.helmholtz-hioh.de/de/newsroom/...
@unigreifswald.bsky.social

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Universität Kiel (CAU) @uni-kiel.de · 26d

Am 26. September ist #ScienceDayKiel! Die #UniKiel ist u.a. mit den Exzellenzclustern PMI und @clusterroots.bsky.social, @kielunimarine.bsky.social im Erlebnisraum „SEALEVEL” und der Technischen Fakultät dabei.

KielRegion: Science Day am 26. September

Am 26. September 2025 dreht sich europaweit wieder alles um die Wissenschaft. Auch in diesem Jahr laden die wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen der KielRegion zum Science Day im Rahmen des Science Summers ein – und bieten spannende Einblicke in die Welt von Forschung und Innovation.

www.wissenschafftzukunft-kiel.de

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Harvard_MCB @harvardmcb.bsky.social · 27d

Rich Losick’s Farewell Publication Reexamines a Molecular Biology Milestone 🧪 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @craigphunter.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @harvardmagazine.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social

Rich Losick’s Farewell Publication Reexamines a Molecular Biology Milestone - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Richard Losick, Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology, Emeritus in Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is about to publish what he describes as his “last paper”—though […]

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Stephan Gruber @gruberlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our Wadjet-II paper by @roisnehamelinf.bsky.social is out in polished form: www.cell.com/structure/fu...

With a great preview by @kevincorbett.bsky.social & @amardeeep.bsky.social highlighting the potential of Wadjets:

Wadjet—Keeping a watchful eye on circular DNA.

www.cell.com/structure/fu...

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Kranzusch Lab @kranzuschlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Together with @soreklab.bsky.social, our labs discovered that the human cGAS-STING pathway evolved from ancient bacterial proteins in CBASS anti-phage defense

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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STING cyclic dinucleotide sensing originated in bacteria - Nature

Structures of prokaryotic homologues of STING permit the reconstruction of the evolutionary trajectory of its incorporation into metazoan innate immunity, and reveal a role for the conserved cGAS–STIN...

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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)

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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SchmitzStreitsLAB @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats Jens! This is fantastic !!!🍾

Jens Hör @jenshoer.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm really happy to have been granted an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant! We'll study the molecular principles of RNA phages—from infection to replication to bacterial immunity. Interested in joining? Feel free to reach out! Formal job ads to follow.

More info here:

tinyurl.com/RIBO-PHAGE

#ERCStG

1.5 million euros for research into “bacterial killers”

ERC Starting Grant awarded to Jens Hör from the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg

www.helmholtz-hiri.de

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