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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 1d

We're hiring! Check out our ad and please re-post or forward to interested #Microbiology parties: apply.interfolio.com/174783

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 2d

This is a great op-ed by Dr. Stanley about the effects of anti-science politicized attacks on "gain-of-function" research. Much of this research poses little risk and has huge benefits for people across the globe. If your research has been affected, please consider writing an op-ed like Dr. Stanley.

The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all

Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.

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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 3d

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

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Amelia Randich @ameliarandich.bsky.social · 7d

Interested in a tenure track position teaching and doing research with undergrads at a PUI? We are looking for a broadly-defined microbiologist who can teach Med Micro and Immunology. Apply at universityofscrantonjobs.com/postings/8308. Pls share widely to feeds (& on twitter if you still tweet)! 🦠

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 8d

Please share - an Assist Prof position in microbiology

employmentopportunities.umb.edu/mob/cw/en-us...

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Feldman Lab@WashU @feldmanlab.bsky.social · 8d

I said I will never work on phages, but having @micheleleroux.bsky.social next door made me change my mind. Here is Alexis's new paper showing how different phages deal with the capsular barrier to infect Acinetobacter! A great collaboration between our labs!
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Acinetobacter phages use distinct strategies to breach the capsule barrier

Author summary Acinetobacter baumannii causes life-threatening and often antibiotic-resistant infections thereby posing a global threat. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for alternative treatments...

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 14d

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper

We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

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Joe Sorg @thejoesorg.bsky.social · 25d

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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AliciaDWright @aliciadwright.bsky.social · 21d

🧐Oral Rinse as an Alternative Diagnostic Specimen for Detection of #Tuberculosis

Oral Rinse as an Alternative Diagnostic Specimen for Detection of Tuberculosis | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | Articles in Press

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Christina Stallings @stallingslab.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you @jasonyanglab.org and all of our collaborators for working with us on this project!! Featuring Erin Wang’s exciting thesis work- revealing new ways for isoniazid to kill drug resistant Mtb!

Jason Yang @jasonyanglab.org · 22d

Happy to share that our collaboration with Christina
@stallingslab.bsky.social at WUSTL is out at @pnas.org ! Led by Erin Wang, they found that routing carbon away from peptidoglycans sensitizes Mtb to INH, even in DR-Mtb! Grateful to be part of this project!

www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 23d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · 23d

Be our new colleague! 🎉
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.

👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch

Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.

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NPR @npr.org · 25d

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

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Dan Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social · Aug 18

New academic faculty posts available at Imperial College London! Assistant/Associate Professors in Life Sciences. Please apply and/or circulate details!

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

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David Tobin @tobinlab.bsky.social · 27d

Really interesting work from our neighbor Clare Smith @dukemedschool.bsky.social starting from CC mice and linking Ctsz to TB infection outcome as well as functional variation in human populations (UW, Case Western, Uganda) and expression in human granulomas (@charliejpyle.bsky.social)

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 28d

#Tuberculosis severity varies widely between people; why is this? This study uses the #CollaborativeCross mouse panel to identify the protease #cathepsin Z (CTSZ) as a conserved regulator of #TB outcomes via its influence on CXCL1 in mice & in humans @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4phwRA8

Human CTSZ variants are associated with TB severity, and CTSZ is present at the host-pathogen interface within human pulmonary Mtb granulomas. Top left: A manually annotated UMAP generated by unsupervised clustering of data from single-cell mRNA-Seq of human biopsy tissue, containing Mtb granulomas from three patients with TB. Top right: Analysis of normalized expression values reveals that CTSZ is specifically induced in granuloma macrophages, particularly in lipid-associated macrophages. Bottom: Brightfield (BF) images and immunofluorescent staining of CTSZ and CD68 within a granuloma biopsy from an individual with pulmonary TB. Goat (Gt) and mouse (Ms) IgG isotype control staining is depicted in the top row. DAPI staining indicates cell nuclei. Scale bar is 60 µM in length.

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Joanne Flynn @joanneflynn19.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine

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berkeleyMCB @berkeleymcb.bsky.social · Aug 20

We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05096

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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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Julie Pfeiffer @jkpfeiff.bsky.social · Aug 18

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

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Matthew Lawrenz @lawrenzlab.bsky.social · Aug 17

My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇

Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School in Texas, United States | Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston

Apply for Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School job with UTHealth Houston in Texas, United States. Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston

careers.uth.tmc.edu

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Philip Gordts @philipgordts.bsky.social · Aug 11

My divisions is hiring faculty! Let me know if you are interested in applying or have questions.

uofumandi.bsky.social @uofumandi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Faculty Search Alert!
The Division of Microbiology & Immunology at @UUtah is growing! We're hiring at all ranks in the tenure track—join a cutting-edge, collaborative research community in stunning Salt Lake City.
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/186...
#AcademicJobs #Immunology #ScienceCareers

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · Aug 10

Impactful work in 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 from team led by Case McNamara lab at Calibr/Scripps

New compound optimized via click chemistry blocks Pks13—a critical enzyme for 𝙈. 𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨 cell wall synthesis

✅ Novel MOA
✅ High potency vs. clinical isolates
✅ Orally bioavailable
✅ Excellent PK, toxicology results

SuFEx-based antitubercular compound irreversibly inhibits Pks13 - Nature

A preclinical covalent compound, CMX410, contains a aryl fluorosulfate warhead that targets the acyltransferase domain of Mtb Pks13, an essential enzyme in cell-wall biosynthesis, making it a pro...

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Michael Shiloh, MD, PhD @michaelshiloh.bsky.social · Aug 8

Congratulations to Kathryn Rahlwes and the rest of the team on the new preprint from our group. We identify USP15, a deubiquitinase, as a key brake on macrophage immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Remove it, and macrophages control Mtb far more effectively.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Deubiquitinase USP15 restricts autophagy and macrophage immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Autophagy enables macrophages to degrade intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and this defense depends on E3 ubiquitin ligases such as PARKIN and SMURF1, which tag Mtb-associated structures...

www.biorxiv.org

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charliejpyle.bsky.social @charliejpyle.bsky.social · Aug 7

Proud to present our latest work!
@tobinlab.bsky.social
@wallacewly.bsky.social
@gregorylab.bskyverified.social

Human TB granuloma transcriptional blueprints show they are dominated by SPP1 macrophages. spp1 is essential for granuloma formation in zebrafish.

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Paired single-cell and spatial transcriptional profiling reveals a central osteopontin macrophage response mediating tuberculous granuloma formation | mBio

Tuberculosis is the world’s most deadly single-pathogen infection. Its causative bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, sickens over 10 million people annually. Mycobacterial granulomas are the pathol...

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Teresa Thurston @thurstonlab.bsky.social · Aug 3

Excellent opportunity to set up your lab at the Dunn School in Oxford as an ECR.

The Dunn School, Oxford @dunnschool.bsky.social · Jul 30

📣 Applications now open 📣

We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!

Please share!

www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...

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