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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · 6d

Are you interested in a PhD in the area of "Mechanisms of translational control during embryogenesis?" Apply now for a PhD @mpi-cbg.de! Overview of all participating RGLs: imprs.mpi-cbg.de/5761/researc...

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Josef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · 6d

Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students!
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Join the lab

The Caetano lab at Towson University (Maryland, USA) is seeking a Master's degree student to start in Fall 2026. A Research Assistant (RA) position is available to the student during part (or all) of....

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Uehling lab @uehlinglab.bsky.social · 9d

Postdoc opportunity in the Kelliher lab at UMass Boston focused on how fungal circadian rhythms interact with nutrients in the environment and cellular metabolism. personal recommendation for the mentor being smart and kind! apps due 25 Oct, more info below

Page Up - UMass Boston

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Uehling lab @uehlinglab.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Andreas Guerrero who just passed his prelims! Wahoo

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Uehling lab @uehlinglab.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to host UG Charles Bruder through the Launching Undergraduate Research Experiences (LURE) program in the OSU College of Science to undertake research related to genomic structure of R. microsporus this fall. More at

Launching Undergraduate Research Experiences | College of Science | Oregon State University

Our Launching Undergraduate Research Experiences, or LURE Science, pays students while they gain invaluable research experiences alongside their studies.

science.oregonstate.edu

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Uehling lab @uehlinglab.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Oregonian published on truffles in the PNW today, and gives a shout out to the OSC herbarium #beavernation #ORMycology

www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...

This Pacific Northwest delicacy is one-of-a-kind. Now it has a name — and science — to back it

A new scientific study distinguished this wild Oregon mushroom from its European counterpart, marking an exciting development for those who study the fungal kingdom.

www.oregonlive.com

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Hanna Johannesson @hannajohannesson.bsky.social · Aug 14

It started as a master thesis project by Markus Hiltunen, and ended up in this publication in Science. What a fun project to work on! Thanks Markus - and all other coauthors, too, for a great team work! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Early germline sequestration in a basidiomycete fungus

In sexual organisms, inheritance of new mutations is highly dependent on the timing of germline definition. Here, we used the fairy ring–forming fungus Marasmius oreades to challenge the general assum...

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Amanda Amodeo @aaamodeo.bsky.social · Aug 14

My Department (Biology) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined).

Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 14

Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/

npj Fungal Science

TBC

www.nature.com

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Uehling lab @uehlinglab.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are so excited to see this book come out soon! @fungaljess.bsky.social contributed to the edible/medicinal mushrooms section. Its fungal biology, applications, and implications targeted at teens and young adults. As our future leaders they need to understand how awesome and helpful fungi are 🍄🍄🍄

FASCINATING FUNGI | Kirkus Reviews

An enticing exploration of the astonishing world of fungi.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · Aug 11

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

eeb.msu.edu

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IPB Halle @ipbhalle.bsky.social · Aug 11

📣We offer a #PhDPosition in a trilateral program “Future Proofing #Plants to a Changing Climate" with Martina Ried-Lasi (funded by @dfg.de, @ukri.org-BBSRC, NSF, USDA-NIFA).

🔗More: www.ipb-halle.de/en/career/jo...

📅Apply now!

#PlantSci #SciJobs #PlantSciJobs #PhD #PlantBiology #BiologyPhD

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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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Ellinor Alseth @ellinoralseth.bsky.social · Aug 8

Feels surreal to say but: I'm hiring! If you are or know anyone interested in looking at the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation, then this might be for you
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Job title: Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Scholarships are available to attend the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting in Jan 2026! Want to be considered? Submit your abstract by 16th Sept. Links and details in post below 👇🧪 #KSFungalPath2026 #immunosky

Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 18

The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...

Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia

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Dr Katherine Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social · Jul 22

*JOB AD*: interested in doing a postdoc in microbial metabolomics? Passionate about natural products mass spec?

Come join the group! Informal enquires welcome!

Closing Date: 19 August 2025

jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Research Associate - Microbial Metabolomic

jobs.ncl.ac.uk

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Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology @osubpp.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

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Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology @osubpp.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is hiring a Directory of the Herbarium

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Animalcules @bacteriophile.bsky.social · Aug 5

Amino acid competition shapes Acinetobacter baumannii gut carriage: Cell Host & Microbe www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

#MicroSky

Amino acid competition shapes Acinetobacter baumannii gut carriage

Ren and Clark et al. show that Acinetobacter baumannii uses ornithine to compete with the resident microbiota and persist in the gut. Additional evidence demonstrates that amino acid supplementation a...

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Christine Moissl-Eichinger @chmoei.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 2 funded #PhD positions (ERC Adv Grant) in the Moissl-Eichinger Lab, Graz! Study Methanobrevibacter as a keystone in the gut microbiome.
💡 Omics, modeling, synthetic consortia
📅 Deadline: Sept 10, 2025
🌍 Int’l applicants welcome!
Application link below.
#microbiomesky #archaeasky #microsky

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Zeynep Baharoglu @zeynepbaharoglu.bsky.social · Aug 5

Are Bacterial Processes Dependent on Global Ribosome Pausing Affected by tRNA Modification Defects? 🦠 =>processes evolutionarily tuned to be sensitive to translation speed eg: motility, iron homeostasis, leader peptide attenuation (ex: trp). #rnasky #microsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Are Bacterial Processes Dependent on Global Ribosome Pausing Affected by tRNA Modification Defects?

By integrating a literature review with transcriptomic, proteomic, and phenotypic data from two model bacteria, Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae, …

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Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · Jul 14

Theory of host-microbe symbioses: Challenges & opportunities

Discussion on mathematical modeling of microbial symbioses with 3 noted areas requiring advancement: nested ecology w/in host or holobiont, holobiont population dynamics & symbiont-mediated speciation
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Theory of host-microbe symbioses: Challenges and opportunities

Growing insight into microbial symbioses highlights the need to model these systems mathematically. We discuss three areas requiring theoretical advancement: nested ecology within a host or holobiont,...

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Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · Jul 16

Waste as an antibacterial weapon:

Elgrail & Glickman highlight work showing methylglyoxal, a metabolic byproduct of glycolysis, is part of macrophage arsenal limiting L. monocytogenes & MTb but is countered by pathogen methylglyoxal detoxification enzymes
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Waste as an antibacterial weapon

Intracellular pathogens neutralize and evade macrophage-intrinsic host defenses. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Anaya-Sanchez et al. show that methylglyoxal, a metabolic byproduct of glycolysis...

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Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · Aug 4

Amino acid competition shapes A. baumannii gut carriage

Acinetobacter baumannii uses ornithine to compete w/ microbiota & persist in gut. Amino acid supplementation & differences in diet promote A. baumannii gut colonization in mice & humans
@laurenpalmer.bsky.social‬
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Amino acid competition shapes Acinetobacter baumannii gut carriage

Ren and Clark et al. show that Acinetobacter baumannii uses ornithine to compete with the resident microbiota and persist in the gut. Additional evidence demonstrates that amino acid supplementation a...

www.cell.com

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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · Aug 4

John Bennett tells a penicillin reminiscent discovery story of finding a Streptomyces species that has antifungal properties against key pear pathogens.

The genome for this strain is a mixture of linear and circular contigs.

Strep culture filtrate can inhibit post harvest fungi.
#PlantHealth2025

A man giving a talk with a slide showing bacteria and fungi on played

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