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New preprint! How S. aureus copes with inhibitory compounds secreted by P. aeruginosa. By @schluk.bsky.social. Great collaboration with @fgcz-en.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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The new JB is out. We thank ad hoc reviewers for 2024, minireviews on spores, mycobacteria, phages in the gut, formate metabolism and biofilm microenvironments. Check out articles on LD-transpeptidases, Myxo, B12 (my favorite vitamin) & more. journals.asm.org/toc/jb/207/2 @asm.org #JBacteriology

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A small moment of science in the world of the very small... announcing calls for applications from MS + PhD students + postdocs for a Summer School on Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025 Apply by 3/21/25: bit.ly/phageschool2...

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We are excited to announce a new faculty position here in Cambridge, for researchers in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Come and join us! Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50414/

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In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy. www.science.org/content/arti...

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JB Editor's Pick: Pickens, De Leon et al. describe the distinct contributions two critical biofilm adhesins for SRB. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

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Fridays are “Fundays” at GSU Biology! This morning @persisterbritt.bsky.social gave an overview of her research plan at Bio for Breakfast! @peachypotato.bsky.social

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My grad students representing Biology at GSU Graduate symposium! @joshlummus.bsky.social and Hannah did great! Also we are finally all in a “group” photo! @peachypotato.bsky.social

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Interested in collecting, sharing, and interacting with large collections of bacterial functional genomics data (RNA-seq, Tn-seq/TraDIS, etc.)? Check out our new web platform, Micromix, with case studies for Salmonella and Bacteroides! 🧫🧬🖥️🧪 Thread 1/n academic.oup.com/gigascience/...

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It’s just a Monday but, it’s been a week already! So look at this handsome boy, just for fun!

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Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, the ISEMPH society journal that I serve as EIC, has an ongoing call for a special issue for "Mental Health in non-Industrialized Populations." Please share and submit! academic.oup.com/emph/pages/c...

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Meet the GSU G deck parking feline residents!

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Hello world! I'm starting out on bluesky with a job posting - we're looking for lab research tech who shares our love of bugs. More info here brownlab.biology.gatech.edu/opportunities/

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You missed our series about unnoticed, but influential female scientists in microbiology that were honoured by naming a bacterium after them? Here is the basic information about the 26 women and their groundbreaking work 👉 www.dsmz.de/collection/honouring-women-in-science #herstory #WomenInScience

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“My house is one of many that burned down. This event, for me, has destroyed any boundary between my work as a climate scientist and the rest of my life.” Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:

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Winter refuge

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We're hiring a Research Associate/Lab Manager! Join us at Montana State University to work on bacterial pathogenesis research in the Microbiology & Cell Biology Department. Apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/44973

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This semester is over, we had lots of great speakers at Bio for Breakfast organized by @peachypotato.bsky.social and wonderful PhD cohort I got to teach with Dr. de Vries!

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Every two years, ISME celebrates the achievements of scientists who have substantially advanced the field of microbial ecology. If you know of outstanding members of the community worthy of an ISME Society Award, please fill in the nominations ballot by 31 Jan 2025👇🏼 isme-microbes.org/call-for-ism...

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Georgia State students - don't miss this opportunity!

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Are bacterial #biofilms weaker if there is no food around? And #amyloids? How does the biofilm #matrix molecular structure contribute to the biofilm macroscopic properties? Find all the answers & ideas for biofilm-based materials here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #biomaterials #materialsscience

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The Ross Lab is recruiting a PhD student! We study the physiology of chronic bacterial infection using M. abscessus. Contact me if interested! Check out the projects here www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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In the middle of writing LOS, ended up reading articles about how uncommon it is that professors disclose their invisible disabilities!!!! Because of importance of biased students evaluation in tenure review process!!!! Huh??? But why??? What are y’alls thoughts on this?

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Just a reminder, not all pains and disabilities need to be visible to exist!

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I'm recruiting! I'm looking for a motivated postdoctoral scientist to join my new team at SCELSE in Singapore. The role will explore various aspects of how #eDNA is produced and utilised in #Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. #Microsky #phagesky #Science ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/...

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Funded PhD available in my lab. Pls repost! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Das et al. 2018 (DOI: 10.1007/s11274-018-2545-1); 'World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology' by Springer/Nature. Just copy-pasting petri-dishes to show different things, because why not? In two different figures, not just one. pubpeer.com/publications...

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I e-cycled to work today and it was best temperature for me!

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Resharing since things have multiplied over here My lab is recruiting a postdoc to study strain-level genomic diversity and/or functional heterogeneity in the human microbiota Projects include bacterial scRNA-seq, (meta)transcriptomics, (meta)genomics, and culture-based experiments More details ⬇️

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@sczerwinski.bsky.social gave a great talk at Bio for Breakfast series at GSU Biology organized by @peachypotato.bsky.social!

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I had a great time sharing this work. Thanks for having me @sazimi.bsky.social !

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Please share: I'm looking for a #phage enthusiast PhD student to join my team on a funded project part of the Norwich Research Park DTP. Application deadline 25/11. biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bac... CC: @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

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Updating GSU Biology website, adding a page for all our graduate students, I can do this today!

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This is an awesome piece of work from @foster_lab , demonstrating that high level methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus requires a distinct mode of cell division - Two codependent routes lead to high-level MRSA www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Whaaaa

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10 years since we @jamesgurney.bsky.social defended our PhDs! I took a selfie before getting on the bus to get to uni to have my viva!!! I now have the Tetris lamp in my office at GSU!

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Great opportunity to work with an amazing scientist and just all around lovely person!

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We are missing Yaneli in this photo, the only joint lab member between Azimi and @jamesgurney.bsky.social labs! @peachypotato.bsky.social

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Last week we had great microbiology event at GSU and MicrobeATL

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🚨We are also hiring a postdoc to work on our newly funded Lyme disease phage project at Montana State! Are you a spirochetologist interested in phage biology? Come work with us in beautiful Bozeman, MT! Apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/43811 🧫🧪🦠

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Because #mentalhealthmatter!

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