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Fabrice Jean-Pierre @fabricejpierre.bsky.social · 9d

Plus que 10 jours avant la fin des soumissions des résumés pour le BiSP qui aura lieu le 5-6 novembre 2025 à l'Université de Sherbrooke. Nous aurons aussi la chance de recevoir @lalouxlab.bsky.social et @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social

Partagez! @micrhub.bsky.social

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you, Seamus! Glad you find it useful.

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Aug 23

Microfossils: Mimicking early life-forms in the lab

Studying the growth of bacteria without cell walls in an artificial environment can shed new light on the proliferation of primitive life-forms billions of years ago.
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · Aug 15

Saddened to learn of the passing of Moselio "Elio" Schaechter—Distinguished Professor at Tufts, SDSU and UCSD—humanist and visionary leader in the fields of microbiology and scientific communication—mentor, friend, and inspiration to me and so many others

Small Things Considered
Big Things Achieved

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Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Jul 9

Please repost: PhD position with my lab and @weisslab.bsky.social in a great collaboration on bacterial adhesion #microsky. See drive.google.com/file/d/1GJD4...

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations, David!

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Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Jun 2

How does your favorite species elongate? 🧵 "Phenotypic plasticity in bacterial elongation among closely related species". Happy to see this paper in print @natcomms.nature.com. Nice work by @mariedelaby.bsky.social, Liu Yang et al. See original 🧵, different colours, same data and conclusions.

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Jesse Shapiro @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social · Apr 24

Come join us at @mcgill.ca as an assistant professor in virus-host interactions! Please share widely.

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Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Microbiology & Immunology, (C2-240724)

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

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Paula Navarro @navarropaula.bsky.social · Apr 3

🚨👉 Please check our recent work on bacterial cell division. In situ Cryo-ET reveals the cellular function of the penicillin binding protein 1b supported by AFM, live-cell imaging, in silico AlphaFold proteome screen and TIRFM. Hope you enjoy the read! #teamtomo #cryo-ET ❄️🔬🐎 big thanks to the team!

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Apr 3

The aPBP-type cell wall synthase PBP1b plays a specialized role in fortifying the Escherichia coli division site against osmotic rupture https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.02.646830v1

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 16

The modified announcements say that up to 15% of doctoral, and 20% of postdoctoral, awards can be held by international scholars.

Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · Mar 15

Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers?

Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs

As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Feb 20

#Bundestagswahl Participating in elections is more important than ever, but for the 3-4Mio Germans abroad voting is way too complicated and this time not possible for many. Please sign this petition and share: www.openpetition.de/petition/onl...

Wahlrecht für Deutsche im Ausland sichern: Keine Stimme darf verloren gehen! - Online-Petition

Alle deutschen Staatsangehörige sollten ihr Wahlrecht ausüben können! Jetzt handeln! Problem: Viele deutsche Staatsangehörige im Ausland können ihr Grundrecht auf Teilnahme an der Bundestagswahl fakti...

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davidroper2.bsky.social @davidroper2.bsky.social · Jan 17

Please repost!!!!!
Abstraction submission for the next Great Wall Symposium is now open!
Come to Sicily in September and learn the latest on bacterial cell wall biology.
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Pre-registration and Abstract Submission - The Greatwall-symposium

Registration and abstract submission open on January 15th, 2025.The organizers will select the final list of participants based on abstract submission, particularly for young scientist, and the applic...

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Dec 9

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · Nov 22

Crazy stuff in PNAS

dental plaque bacterium 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘪 can divide into an unprecedented 14 daughter cells at once—then each daughter cell starts growing immediately in a rare process called multiple fission, achieving 0.5 mm per day of expansion

www.snexplores.org/article/bact...

These mouth bacteria use a new type of cell division to make 14 cells at once

The newfound strategy seen in C. matruchotii might help oral bacteria recover lost territory after each eviction by toothbrushing.

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Milstein Lab @ UofT @milsteinlab.bsky.social · Nov 21

We’re looking to hire a theoretical #biological #physicist at either the Assistant or Associate professor level. The post closes soon, so please spread the word. #Toronto is a great place to live and work.

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Assistant Professor - Theoretical Biological Physics

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Frédérique Le Roux @fredoleroux.bsky.social · Nov 21

Excited to share our Cinqascience.bsky.social and our sites.google.com/view/cinq-a-... where you’ll find all details about our activities in Montréal and Québec! A huge thank you to Mafar (from @svanteeffelen.bsky.social sky.social lab) for supporting our communication 💙 #CinqAScience #5AScience

Cinq à Science (@cinqascience.bsky.social)

On se retrouve autour d’un verre, on écoute une présentation, puis on échange de manière informelle. Lien: https://tinyurl.com/4t7nvz6y

Cinqascience.bsky.social

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Nov 19

Thanks!

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Nov 19

Thanks for putting this together. Could you add me?

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Nov 19

Could I join as well? Thanks!

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Johannes Hohlbein @hohlbeinlab.bsky.social · Oct 12

New preprint spear headed by the amazing #LorenzoOlivi: "The Escherichia coli replication initiator DnaA is titrated on the chromosome" using, among many other techniques, #sptPALM to determine growth dependent mobilities of DnaA diffusing in live cells. doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.07.617004 1/n

The Escherichia coli replication initiator DnaA is titrated on the chromosome

DNA replication initiation is orchestrated in many prokaryotes by the replication initiator DnaA. Two models for regulation of DnaA activity in Escherichia coli have been proposed: the switch between ...

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Frédérique Le Roux @fredoleroux.bsky.social · Nov 13

Montréal, mark your calendars! Manon, postdoc in my lab, will lead the next Cinq à Science on 11/27, tackling the critical topic of antibiotic resistance (public, in french). Let’s show up big for Manon and cheer her on as she takes the stage! 🚀🔥 #SupportScience #AntibioticResistance #MontrealEvents

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Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Nov 13

2 days left. Asst/Assoc Prof position in bacteriology, Université de Montréal. Deadline ***Nov. 15*** come join our growing community of bacteriologists. BTW Canada is the USA’s Bluesky!

Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Nov 8

Please repost: Nov. 15 deadline! We are building a strong bacteriology community at Univ de Montréal, including recent hires Sven van Teeffelen, Frédérique Le Roux & myself. Moving to Montréal in 2018 is one of the best career decisions I made. Come join us! jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/664282/a...

Assistant or Associate Professor in Bacteriology - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal | 664282

Université de Montréal (UdeM) is looking for an Assistant or Associate full-time professor in the field of bacteriology.

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Yves Brun lab @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social · Nov 8

Please repost: Nov. 15 deadline! We are building a strong bacteriology community at Univ de Montréal, including recent hires Sven van Teeffelen, Frédérique Le Roux & myself. Moving to Montréal in 2018 is one of the best career decisions I made. Come join us! jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/664282/a...

Assistant or Associate Professor in Bacteriology - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal | 664282

Université de Montréal (UdeM) is looking for an Assistant or Associate full-time professor in the field of bacteriology.

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Oct 9

#JobAlert for (Asst/Assoc) Professor in #bacteriology in our Department of Microbiology at the @UMontreal. Join our increasing group of bacteriologists including recent hires of
@brunlabcaulo.bsky.social, Frederique Le Roux and myself. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/664282/a...

Assistant or Associate Professor in Bacteriology - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal | 664282

Université de Montréal (UdeM) is looking for an Assistant or Associate full-time professor in the field of bacteriology.

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Sven van Teeffelen @svanteeffelen.bsky.social · Sep 13

Very happy that our review on #singleparticletracking #SPT from experiment to analysis is now published. With
@weisslab.bsky.social and Francois Simon. Must read for anyone tracking fluorescent molecules transitioning between motion states. rdcu.be/dTKHd vanteeffelenlab.org/publications

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