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Have you had a good mentor that has influenced you or your career in a profound way? Here’s how to show your gratitude - the Nature Award for mentoring in science is open for nominations! This year our focus is on mentors in the UK #academicSky 🧪 www.nature.com/nature/award...

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Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives. An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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📣Just 1 week left to apply for 2x 5-year researcher posts in experimental evolution #mevosky #microsky in @mermanchester.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social + 3-year research tech post www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... ERC project: how MGEs and defence systems control genome evoluton

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We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in: 1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 2) Microbiology my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Please share!

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Looking to improve your #microbiome data analyses skills? Hope to see you at #STAMPS2025 at @mblscience.bsky.social Applications Due: March 11, 2025 go.mbl.edu/STAMPS

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A must-read for any microbiome researcher 🦠📐and a new addition to our #bestpractices series Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis by @amydwillis.bsky.social and @davidandacat.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Want to be part of Nature Food's team? We're hiring a full-time editor for 9-12 months with expertise in food systems, food security and sustainability. Application deadline: March 10th. For more information: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

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OUT NOW: Intestinal crypt microbiota modulates intestinal stem cell turnover and tumorigenesis via indole acetic acid #microsky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: ARF4-mediated intracellular transport as a broad-spectrum antiviral target #microsky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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AI is poised to accelerate understanding in infectious diseases, but its value needs to be demonstrated through close collaboration between research, industry, society, and policy. Paper free to read: rdcu.be/eaxEw Summary here: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02...

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Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky 🧪🦠☕

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We're hiring a postdoc!🚨 Study human-associated microbial communities in health & disease. 🔬Requirements: - PhD in bioinformatics, microbiology, or related field - Expertise in omics - Strong publication record Apply now!🌟 jobs.vib.be/j/69697/post... @vibmicrobes.bsky.social

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Happy to announce that MEDI, our method to quantify dietary intake through metagenomics is out now. 🧬 🧪🧫🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s42... #metagenomics #microbiome #microbiomesky So what is MEDI? A combination of two things:

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OUT NOW: ILC3s regulate the gut microbiota via host intestinal galactosylation to limit pathogen infection in mice #microsky #immunosky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is an emerging and unexpected threat to many wild animal species. A Comment article in Nature Reviews Biodiversity argues that international collaboration and information-sharing is essential to enable worldwide actions. 🧪

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🌟 Join Institut Pasteur as a Junior Research Group Leader 🌟 Explore host-microbe interactions in key areas like vaccinology, infectious diseases, neuro-immunology, and maternal health. 📅 Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 (few weeks left!) Apply now ⬇️

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Our Opening Doors Internship Programme is open for applications! With 15 roles available in the UK, US, Germany, China, and the Netherlands this year’s programme is more global than ever. #BePartOfProgress with us and explore the available positions: http://spklr.io/633202uyj

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Delighted to share with you our study published in Nature Microbiology. We studied the ability of the receptor-binding proteins (RBP) of >100 animal viruses to mediate entry into human cells. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Interested in giving an editorial career a try? We're hiring a locum (for 9-12 months) full-time editor in the USA, Germany, or China, preferably with expertise in biogeochemistry and/or atmospheric chemistry. Application deadline 2 March springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

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Are you a climate scientist looking to change to an editorial career? We're hiring a full-time editor in the USA or China with expertise in an area of modern climate science. Closing date 10 March springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

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Could our gut bacteria be the key to more effective cancer treatment? New study in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social found that hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides produced by gut microbes can enhance cancer immunotherapy responses. @pedicordlab.bsky.social #MedSky #AcademicSky 🧪

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OUT NOW: Structural insights into tecovirimat antiviral activity and poxvirus resistance @institutpasteur.bsky.social #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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🦠 Mpox: a better understanding of tecovirimat resistance 🔬 Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have uncovered how a viral enzyme interacts with tecovirimat. This breakthrough paves the way for new antiviral therapies. 📄 Study published in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social #Mpox #tecovirimat

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REVIEW: Bacterial adhesion strategies and countermeasures in urinary tract infection #microsky #medsky @jennyrohn.bsky.social @carlosebflores.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Influenza A Virus rapidly adapts particle shape to environmental pressures Tijana Ivanovic & co www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Upcycling of polyamides through chemical hydrolysis and engineered Pseudomonas putida Nick Wierckx & co @fz-juelich.de @hhu.de www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Gut microbiota-derived hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides enhance cancer immunotherapy responses @pedicordlab.bsky.social #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Effect of broccoli sprout extract and baseline gut microbiota on fasting blood glucose in prediabetes: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial by Fredrik Backhed, Anders Rosengren & co #microsky #medsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

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#GastroEdPicks Effect of broccoli sprout extract and baseline gut microbiota on fasting blood glucose in prediabetes: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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📢 Calling all female African scientists. Applications open for the EMBL-UNESCO 3-month residencies in infection biology: 🪴 Grow your network 🧪Develop your skills 🧠Exchange knowledge with international colleagues Deadline: 31 March 2025 www.embl.org/about/info/s... #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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Happy BHM! Celebrating our history and taking pride and joy in the contribution of Black Americans to this society has been and will continue to be a form of resistance

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Pleased to announce our review article on uropathogenic adhesion strategies out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social! Huge congrats to lead author @carlosebflores.bsky.social, my former postdoc doing brilliant #UTI research at @biozentrum.unibas.ch #UTISky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Check out this great general review in Nature on “Fungal impacts on Earth’s Ecosystems - by the CIFAR consortium. @mrccmm.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @funguscrous.bsky.social @msgerc.bsky.social @microbita.bsky.social @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social

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Amazing work from Farren Isaacs team at Yale - reducing E.coli's genetic code down to only using a single stop codon. A 62 codon GRO with lots of potential for applications. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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We interrupt your regularly-scheduled chaos to bring you some cool microbiome science. 🦠 🖥️ 🧬 "Longitudinal phage–bacteria dynamics in the early life gut microbiome" now out in Nature Microbiology. We wanted a way to measure bacteria and phage in metagenomes 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Our February issue has invaded! Featuring... 🍬microbial GLP-1 & sugar preferences ☠️kill switches for M. tuberculosis 🦇a cache of bat RNA viral genomes 🏞️design & release of engineered bacteria ...and more, here👇 www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

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EDITORIAL: Ensuring rigour of low-biomass microbiome research Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky #microbiomesky 🧪

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REVIEW: Design and regulation of engineered bacteria for environmental release by Chris Voigt & co #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: SAMPL-seq reveals micron-scale spatial hubs in the human gut microbiome @harriswang.bsky.social & co www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Human enteric α-defensin 5 interacts with colonic epithelial receptor P2Y11 to induce filopodia and promote Shigella infection by Kai Ye & co www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Interested in doing a postdoc at the intersection of microbial ecology and agricultural engineering? We are recruiting for a collaborative project with me and Chris Voigt, Darcy McRose, Dave DesMarias, and Sixian You. See project announcement and reach out: jwafs.mit.edu/projects/202...

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Happy to share our new paper in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social on mapping spatial relationships of the human gut microbiome. We identified distinct spatial hubs between gut bacteria that reflect sub-community assemblies at the micron-scale. Led by Miles Richardson & co. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Genome-wide gene expression profiles throughout human malaria parasite liver stage development in humanized mice #microsky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Microbiota-derived succinate promotes EHEC virulence via lysine succinylation #microsky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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OUT NOW: Carbohydrate-active enzymes from Akkermansia muciniphila break down mucin O-glycans to completion @lucyicm.bsky.social @cassiebakshani.bsky.social #microsky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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2025 starts with a bang: Gigliola Zhangi, Ashley Vaughan and Stefan Kappe (Seattle) pulled of the first #pfalciparum in vivo #liver #transcriptomics study @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social So honoured to be part of it!! 🤩 +comparison with #Pvivax +export +transcr. regulat www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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New paper out today from the lab on Akkermansia muciniphila 🦠and how it breaks down host glycans! Very proud of my group, especially @cassiebakshani.bsky.social who did an amazing job. @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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We ought to change "sweet tooth" to "sweet gut"! erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-gu...

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