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Cytoskeleton Journal @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social · 2d

Attention #Septin Fans! Serge Mostowy's lab @sergemostowylab.bsky.social published a wonderful #openacces short report in #CYTOSKELETON.Comparative Analysis of Septin Modifiers, Forchlorfenuron and UR214-9, on Mitochondrial Fragmentation and Lytic Cell Death. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 2d

This year's Crick @crick.ac.uk PhD programme is open for applications

- £27,715 tax-free student stipend per year for 4 years
- Tuition fees paid
- Student visa fee & health surcharges covered

Deadline 5 Nov

We have a project available. For all the details visit:

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Briscoe Lab | Cellular Dynamics and Pattern Formation in Vertebrate Development

www.crick.ac.uk

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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 3d

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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Tracy Palmer @proftracypalmer.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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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Christina Faherty @christinafaher1.bsky.social · 11d

A great opportunity to attend the #Shigella meeting April 20-24, 2026! Abstract submissions are open! @shigellameeting.bsky.social #Microsky

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 12d

External Event Grant awards of up to £750 are available for eligible members as a contribution towards the costs of registration, travel, and accommodation to attend an event beginning 01 Jan – 30 April 2026. Apply now before the deadline 01 Nov at 23:59: microb.io/ExternalEven...

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The Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 20d

Come and join us in Paris 2026 to talk all about Shigella!

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Christina Faherty @christinafaher1.bsky.social · 19d

Registration & abstract submissions are open for the #Shigella meeting! Travel grants available too! All are welcomed, whether you are active in #Shigella research or interested in the 21st century perspective on this formidable pathogen! 🦠 🧫 #Microsky
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

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Christina Faherty @christinafaher1.bsky.social · 21d

We will be talking about our favorite microorganism #Shigella at the @shigellameeting.bsky.social in April 2026! 🦠 🧫
@ksbakes.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social @marteynlab.bsky.social

FEMS @femsmicro.org · 21d

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉

Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life.

Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

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The Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · Aug 7

Why not follow our @shigellameeting.bsky.social starterpack of people who are speaking at and attending the conference - please message to be added to the starter pack if you're planning on coming or we haven't found you yet! go.bsky.app/6Vbwhjc

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Nature Genetics @natgenet.nature.com · Jun 23

💫Don't miss the N&V💫

📰Organoid models advance dysentery control.

By Sydney L. Miles & Serge Mostowy.

⬇️

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Organoid models advance dysentery control - Nature Genetics

Shigella is a major human pathogen with a stark lack of pipelines linking genome content to clinical pathogenesis. An innovative study using large-scale organoid models, combined with genome-wide muta...

www.nature.com

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Elias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Last day of #SeptSRC begins with Marc Fivaz from reMYND with the most exciting septin advance of the year - a septin targeting compound that reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice and patients

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Elias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Super exciting talk @ #SeptSRC by Friederike Arlt on septin autoantibodies linked to rare and inexplicable neurological disorder symptoms with cancer history. Possibly generated through immune response to cancer cells. So inspiring and motivating for future of septin use in medicine!

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Elias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · Jun 17

Back from coffee break with the latest septin fan and #SeptSRC newbie @nanigrotjahn.bsky.social on septins and mitochondria with amazing cryo ET and super resolution imaging.
Breathtaking views of septin filaments on mitochondria.

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Serge Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social · Jun 16

Winning big

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Elias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · Jun 15

#SeptSRC pathogenesis session continues with Serge “cageman” Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social presenting compelling new data on septins as a unique cytoskektal system that curtails Shigella infection.

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Serge Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social · Jun 13

It is a great pleasure to think about your study and the impact it will have, congratulations

SellinLab @sellinlab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks @sydneylmiles.bsky.social and @sergemostowylab.bsky.social for writing such a sharp and thoughtful editorial, which covers all the main points and potential caveats of our study published yesterday.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Organoid models advance dysentery control - Nature Genetics

Shigella is a major human pathogen with a stark lack of pipelines linking genome content to clinical pathogenesis. An innovative study using large-scale organoid models, combined with genome-wide muta...

www.nature.com

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Serge Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Fantastic visit and science discussion

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Maria Letizia Di Martino @mldm.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thrilled to share our work is finally out at @natgenet.nature.com ! rdcu.be/eqGgf
Combining a scalable human gut organoid model with TraDIS and statistical modeling, we mapped how Shigella colonizes the intestine at genome-wide resolution.

A scalable gut epithelial organoid model reveals the genome-wide colonization landscape of a human-adapted pathogen

Nature Genetics - A genome-wide screen using human gut epithelial organoids combined with transposon-directed insertion sequencing identifies over 100 Shigella flexneri genes required for...

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Serge Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations on your transformative work

Maria Letizia Di Martino @mldm.bsky.social · Jun 12

Finally thanks @sydneylmiles.bsky.social and @sergemostowylab.bsky.social for for highlighting our work with this cool editorial: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Organoid models advance dysentery control - Nature Genetics

Shigella is a major human pathogen with a stark lack of pipelines linking genome content to clinical pathogenesis. An innovative study using large-scale organoid models, combined with genome-wide muta...

www.nature.com

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Jonathan Pruneda @jnpruneda.bsky.social · Jun 8

Lots of exciting work to do at this interface between #ubiquitin and #ADP-ribosylation! In the coming months, @michaelnadbio.bsky.social and I hope to be recruiting new team members to explore this space. Here is a thread of other exciting opportunities to check out!

Jonathan Pruneda @jnpruneda.bsky.social · May 17

Sharing the next installment of our fun collaboration with @michaelnadbio.bsky.social at the interface of #ubiquitin and #ADP-ribosylation! Building upon our identification of cellular MARUbylation, we now identify reader/writer E3 ligases that extend K11 polyUb! 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A family of E3 ligases extend K11 polyubiquitin on sites of MARUbylation

Ubiquitin (Ub) cooperation with other post-translational modifications provides a tiered opportunity for protein regulation. Small modifications to Ub such as phosphorylation, acetylation, or ADP-ribo...

www.biorxiv.org

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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · Jun 2

The Montpellier Institute of Molecular Genetics is recruiting group leaders (open rank). IGMM studies fundamental mechanisms underlying cellular processes and their links to human pathologies. Montpellier 🇨🇵 is an absolutely wonderful place to live. Deadline 31st October. jobrxiv.org/job/montpell...

Call for Group leaders in Innovative Biology

Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!

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Serge Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social · May 27

April 20-24, 2026
Save the date!

The Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · May 27

Only 328 days to go! We're very busy behind the scenes getting thigns ready for the meeting! In the meantime you can add your email address for updates here: coming-soon.embo.org/w26-04

Shigella, the first international meeting

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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · May 26

Zoom into a human cell infected by Shigella, the bacteria behind dysentery. Using cryo-EM, @leaswistak.bsky.social and team revealed how it pierces cells with molecular syringes. Stunning science at the nanoscale.

@enningalab.bsky.social @jytinevez.bsky.social @nanoimaging.bsky.social

#CryoEM

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · May 24

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Elias Spiliotis @septinlab.bsky.social · May 21

5 days left to register at discounted rate, and 3 weeks left from Sunday for FASEB - Septins: spatial regulators of cell biology.
An exciting program of over 50 talks.
Daily meet the speakers luncheons/dinners
Career development sessions
Poster prizes &
a killer dance party mix in the making!?!

FASEB @faseborg.bsky.social · May 21

Only 5 days left to save $150 for #SeptSRC in Niagara! Join organizers @septinlab.bsky.social, @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social, and @mcmomany.bsky.social for a chance to get in on the ground floor of a brand new conference exploring spatial regulators of cells! Save your space: buff.ly/vnCmywW

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