Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoCasey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My new book, Phylogenetic Biology, is now published. Available online for free at dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... . Physical copies can be purchased at shop.lightningsource.com/b/085?params... or your favorite bookstore. 12315160
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoNels Elde @elearlybird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Open your lab here at Utah! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208... 14029
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The application period for PhD admissions at @stjude.bsky.social opens in September! Check out the admissions guide to see if you are eligible and, if so, do not hesitate to apply if interested in doing a PhD on the fundamental biology of infectious diseases www.stjude.org/education-tr...stjude.orgBiomedical Sciences PhD ProgramSt. Jude offers a unique biomedical PhD program at one of the world’s premier pediatric research centers. Find out about admissions, courses, faculty and more. 015
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoSue Biggins @suebiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost! 38096
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoRachael Bay @rachaelabay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My department, Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis is hiring a plant evolution position! I am biased, but it's a great department 😃 apply here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777recruit.ucdavis.edu 04742
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline. 2163152
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We are looking for motivated Postdocs to join our lab to investigate the emergence and evolution of bacterial pathogens. If your profile and interests fit the description below get in touch! Please share.Thank you! 11424
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 18/07/2026What an amazing conference with incredible science and even better colleagues! Thanks @torreslab.bsky.social and @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social for organizing it! 150
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoLaura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · 29/06/2026📢 We're hiring! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. We welcome applicants working in microbial pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, microbial evolution, and related areas. Apply: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52009 16585
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 28/06/2026This whole @natrevgenet.nature.com focus issue on evolutionary innovation is 🔥 031
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoC. Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social · 26/06/20261/3 🚨New Perspective🚨 (@genetics-gsa.bsky.social) "When evolvability meets constraint: reflections on empirical fitness landscapes after Weinreich et al. (2006)" 20 years after a seminal study, I discuss the forces that both constrain evolution + make it possible academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...academic.oup.comWhen evolvability meets constraint: reflections on empirical fitness landscapes after Weinreich et al. (2006)Abstract. In 2006, a manuscript appeared with a provocative title: “Darwinian evolution can follow only very few mutational paths to fitter proteins.” Twen 36328
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Wow! This is fascinating. Also, what a can of worms this opens when it comes to antimicrobials… 040
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoNature @nature.com · 27/06/2026A 'megacluster' of genes found in a common soil bacterium can produce a range of antibiotics that can act against multi-drug-resistant bacteria go.nature.com/4aRR6iigo.nature.comAntibiotic cocktail made by soil bacteria can kill superbugsNature - Four antibiotic compounds produced in Streptomyces bacteria attack multiple parts of an essential metabolic pathway. 19330
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-Morenoc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14/06/2026These jellyfish larvae: * . * . * . * . * * . * . * * . * 954292889
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoOnisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Our latest issue is online. There's something to suit every taste.static.klipy.comGonzo Muppet's Expressive Faces and OutfitsAlt: Gonzo Muppet's Expressive Faces and Outfits 0113
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Reminder — UW #Microbiology has an open search for an Assistant Professor, focusing on fundamental problems in #bacteriology! If you or someone you know would be suitable, here's the ad: apply.interfolio.com/185622 27487
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The deadline for abstracts to be considered for oral presentations is only 5 days away. Register soon! event.fourwaves.com/vibrio2026/r...event.fourwaves.comEvent Website - FourwavesEvent Website 004
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoDidier Mazel @amazeld.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A great opportunity! www.linkedin.com/pulse/join-u...linkedin.comJoin us in Paris: Systems and Synthetic Biology x AI and health - Inserm Tenuring Position and Starting PackageI'm delighted to announce that we - ELiS Lab / Inserm U1338 at the nascent Paris Biofoundry and the Computational, Quantitative, Synthetic Biology Dept. at the Sorbonne Université - are recruiting an ... 045
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Vibriophiles! Come join us in Berlin this September! Still time to register and submit your abstract 055
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoMark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Vibrio2026 - Submit your abstract by June 15, and join us in Berlin for this wonderful conference in September!! event.fourwaves.com/vibrio2026 21711
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoC. Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The current moment is one of the most consequential for science since World War II. Join us this afternoon. I have the privilege of moderating the panel that follows. 1116
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoPatrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 2138125
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Congrats to all the PATH awardees and welcome to the family! What an amazing cohort! So happy to see @laurenpalmer.bsky.social among the awardees! 351
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoBurroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · 19/05/2026BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann... #bwfpathbwfund.orgBWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease - Burroughs Wellcome FundDURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) awards, recognizing assistant… 23216
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Thinking of doing a PhD with a focus on infectious diseases? My lab is seeking enthusiastic students to investigate the emergence and transmission of pathogenic Vibrios. Join us at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an extraordinary research center! www.stjude.org/education-tr...stjude.orgBiomedical Sciences PhD ProgramSt. Jude offers a unique biomedical PhD program at one of the world’s premier pediatric research centers. Find out about admissions, courses, faculty and more. 058
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Very proud of having contributed to this timely and actionable report by the by @asm.org, American Academy of Microbiology and American Geophysical Union. The report was released today. asm.org/reports/role...asm.orgRole of Climate Change on Infectious DiseasesThis report from the Academy and AGU highlights climate change's impacts on infectious diseases and recommends improved disease models and research coordination to strengthen global public health. 051
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Thank you @stjuderesearch.bsky.social for the wonderful highlight of our recent work in @natcomms.nature.com! 051
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-Morenorealkarlklose.bsky.social @realkarlklose.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Vibriophiles! Achtung! Come to Berlin Sept 13-16 to learn the latest about your favorite bacteria. Great speakers, great venue, great topics, great location (home of Robert Koch). Oral abstract deadline June 15. Please share. @asm.org @rki-de.bsky.social #Vibrio26 #VIS 21312
Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Delighted to see our work recently published in @natcomms.nature.com ! In our article we describe a small RNA with a unique modular structure that shapes the evolution of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comModular small RNA drives the emergence of virulence traits and environmental trade-offs in Vibrio cholerae - Nature CommunicationsIn this work, authors describe a modular small RNA that drives the emergence of virulence traits in the cholera pathogen. It controls key colonization phenotypes, acting as the functional surrogate of... 1104
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoJonathan Pruneda @jnpruneda.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Interested in microbiology, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions? Come work with us! Our department at OHSU is opening a search for a new tenure-track faculty position. See the job advertisement for details. Please share within your networks! www.nature.com/naturecareer...nature.comFaculty Position in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Portland, Oregon job with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | 12858852The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position. 03336
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoLauren Palmer @laurenpalmer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 584101
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoWyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Please repost! This comes from the good people at ChimeraX, who produce powerful up-to-date software to study protein (etc) structures, which are FREE to the community. 🙏 To stay viable and serve us, they need an experienced structural biologist to assume the leadership role on a funded project.aprecruit.ucsf.eduFaculty Position – In-ResidenceUniversity of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now! 13952
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoSéamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026There's more - we also have a broad call for 6 Assistant Professors in @warwicklifesci.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...nature.comAssistant Professor x6 - Coventry, West Midlands (GB) job with The University of Warwick | 12858563The School of Life Sciences (SLS) wishes to appoint six excellent and ambitious early career principal investigators 11410
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoMark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Check out this squid-vibrio postdoc position at Penn State with my colleague Tim Miyashiro, especially if you have a background in proteomics/metabolomics. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Position - BMBAPPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a... 01218
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Micro-scale spatial metagenomics opens a new era in microbiome ecology @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion from @mizrahilab.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/micro...cell.comMicro-scale spatial metagenomics opens a new era in microbiome ecologyUnderstanding microbial communities requires moving beyond 2D representations toward a holistic view that couples 3D spatial organization with ecological function, integrating microbial inventories, g... 22612
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026I made a little Instagram reel about this image because it’s just so frickin’ cool 452562744
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoBurroughs Wellcome Fund @bwfund.bsky.social · 03/04/2026📣📣 BWF is hiring! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #ProjectManagement #ScienceEducation #DiversityInScience #GrantsManagement #NonprofitJobs #STEMCareers #BWFJobs #DurhamNC #HybridWork 0106
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Very provocative new paper in @natmicrobiol.nature.com As global temps rise, drought is becoming more frequent and prolonged across many regions Paper shows climate-driven drying of soils can fuel antimicrobial resistance at its ecological source, independent of clinical antibiotic use 🧵 (1 of 6) 22414
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoEMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 16/03/2026You asked, we listened. Millions of AI-predicted protein complex structures are now available in the #AlphaFold Database. This spans homodimers from 20 of the most studied species, including humans, as well as the World Health Organization’s priority pathogens list. www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t... 816087
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The 2026 St. Jude-PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference marked 25 years of advancing pediatric infectious diseases research through collaboration, training and scientific discovery. 273
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoKurianlab @kurianlab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Mind blowingscience.orgA small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strandThe emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ... 02813
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoAlvaro Sanchez @asanchezlab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026New preprint on the limits of detecting higher-order interactions in microbial communities. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We find that the dominance of additive and pairwise interactions on community function may not reflect biological simplicity, but fundamental limits of statistical detection.biorxiv.org 510054
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoMicrobiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 05/03/2026#OnThisDay in 1938, American evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis was born. Margulis is most known for developing and popularising the endosymbiotic theory, which explains how eukaryotic cells evolved organelles from simpler prokaryotic organisms that resided within another and became incorporated. 26524
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Faculty position in Plant Molecular Biology (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi... 23552
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoDr. Sunny Shin @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Please join us for the Cold Spring Harbor Asia @cshlnews.bsky.social meeting on Bacterial Infection & Host Defense this May 11-15 in Suzhou, China! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers. Abstract deadline is March 6. Hope to see you there! 12825
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoSTCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 20/02/2026have you ever seen 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴 doing a perfect breast stroke? here you go... #ProtistsOnSky 0439
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 18/02/2026Scientists have seen Asgard archaea crawling for the first time. When it comes to the origin of eukaryotes, this is like seeing a feathered dinosaur in the wild. (Video courtesy of Philipp Ralder) 10470136
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoVictor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Synthetically-primed evolution enables emergence of Pseudomonas putida strains able to grow on explosive residue 2,4 DNT as sole C/N source. A case of *molecular negotiation* between the implanted pathway & the host’s regulatory & physiological network 🤔 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1134
Reposted by Salvador Almagro-MorenoLuisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 18/02/2026New Perspective!🔥It's fascinating how scientists from different fields but interested in the same question [e.g. genotype-phenoytpe relationship] can have such different perspectives. Here we put in our 2 cents wrt genetic effects being context-dependent, and pheno variation being mostly polygenicacademic.oup.comBeyond Mendel: a call to revisit the genotype–phenotype map through new experimental paradigmsAbstract. The long-standing notion that genotypes map to phenotypes through simple one gene–one trait relationships continues to shape both research in the 03220