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Sander Govers

@goverssander.bsky.social
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Asst Prof at KU Leuven | Subcellular organization of bacterial replication | Interplay between cell morphogenesis and cell cycle progression/regulation

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JacobsWagnerLab @jacobswagnerlab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I'm heartbroken to share that Dr. Brandon Jutras, a former postdoc, has tragically passed away. He built a thriving lab at Northwestern Feinberg and became a leading voice in Lyme disease research. A brilliant scientist, devoted family man, and generous friend & colleague. He will be deeply missed.
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Géraldine Laloux @lalouxlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New preprint! We show that the bacterial predator B. bacteriovorus deploys a unipolar Tad nanomachine for irreversible attachment to prey and invasion. @coralietesseur.bsky.social used CRISPRi+microfluidics to overcome barriers associated with essential systems in an obligate predatory lifestyle 🦠
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A polarity-controlled Tad nanomachine enables prey invasion in a bacterial predator
Type IV pili are dynamic surface appendages assembled by envelope-spanning nanomachines that mediate diverse bacterial interactions, yet how these systems are adapted to predatory lifestyles remains p...
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Charles Winterhalter @winterhalterlab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
What are the genetic and molecular determinants underpinning the repair of bidirectional replication fork collapse in bacteria? PhD position open in my lab in collaboration with the brilliant @heathmurraylab.bsky.social. Please share and contact me if interested: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Identifying bacterial DNA repair requirements enabling stable genetic inheritance during bidirectional replication fork collapse at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Identifying bacterial DNA repair requirements enabling stable genetic inheritance during bidirectional replication fork collapse at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Géraldine Laloux @lalouxlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
#MicroSky Please RT @erc.europa.eu-funded postdoc position in my lab to identify the molecular basis of prey-predator interactions using our favorite micro-vampire Bdellovibrio exovorus as a model. Let's find what the bite is made of! 🧛 Flexible start date. Info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415877
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Postdoctoral researcher in molecular and cellular bacteriology - ERC CoG VAMPIRE
The research group of Prof Géraldine Laloux at the de Duve Institute (UCLouvain) is looking for a highly motivated postdoc to elucidate the molecular factors underlying bacterial prey-predator interac...
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Henrik Strahl @henrikstrahl.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Fabian was quicker :) But yes, we have an open postdoc position in bacterial bioenergetics and membrane biology, using on B. subtilis as the model. Come join us! @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social is a great place to work, and we are a friendly, international lab. Visa+IHS fees covered. #microsky
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Evolutionary modelling group (PI: Piet van den Berg) @vandenberglab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#Review: The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights in Trends in Genetics by @ronbaas.bsky.social We bring together results across models to clarify when robustness is favoured and how it influences a population’s capacity to evolve. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights
Mutational robustness, the ensemble of mechanisms that allow organisms to maintain a stable phenotype despite genetic mutations, affects adaptive evol…
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Sander Govers @goverssander.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Our first foray into anaerobic bacterial cell biology is out! Nice collaboration with the lab of Karoline Faust to determine how growth stage and interspecies interactions shape the cell biology and cell cycle of human gut bacteria B. thetaiotaomicron and R. intestinalis. #MicroSky rdcu.be/eQvh2
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Growth stage and interspecies interactions shape the cell biology and cell cycle characteristics of human gut bacteria Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Roseburia intestinalis
Communications Biology - Quantitative imaging uncovers distinct cell biological and cell cycle characteristics of human gut bacteria Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Roseburia intestinalis during...
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Michael Deghelt @michaeldeghelt.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
#microsky We challenge the long-standing view that peptidoglycan alone protects cells from bursting. Our study shows that the periplasm — enclosed by OM–PG connections — acts as a pressure buffer essential for osmoprotection in Gram-negative bacteria. 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Peptidoglycan–outer membrane attachment generates periplasmic pressure to prevent lysis in Gram-negative bacteria - Nature Microbiology
Outer membrane attachment to peptidoglycan enables periplasmic pressure to build up and counter cytoplasmic turgor pressure, preventing lysis during osmotic challenges in Escherichia coli.
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Steven Van Belleghem @svbelleghem.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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Kevin Whitley @kevindwhitley.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Postdoc position available! This is a 2-year post funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences. You'll be based in the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology here in Newcastle, using super-resolution microscopy to look at the bacterial cell wall. 🔬🦠 Please re-post 🙏 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY885/r...
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Research Assistant/Associate - Mapping the Bacterial Cell Wall with Super-resolution Microscopy at Newcastle University
Apply for the Research Assistant/Associate - Mapping the Bacterial Cell Wall with Super-resolution Microscopy role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View det...
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Liselot Dewachter @liselotdewachter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Job alert 🦠🧪: We are looking for a postdoc (and PhD candidate!) to join our team at UCLouvain/de Duve institute in Brussels, Belgium. You will work on our ERC Starting Grant project aimed at characterizing cell cycle regulation in S. pneumoniae. More information here: dewachterlab.com/join-us/.
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Sander Govers @goverssander.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
We are looking for a postdoc to strengthen our team! Interested in large-scale microscopy screens across bacterial species? Please apply via: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #Microsky #Microbiology #ERC Feel free to share/repost.
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Postdoctoral position in bacterial cell biology
Identifying governing principles and mechanisms of subcellular organization across the bacterial domain
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Kilian Dekoninck @kdekoninck.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🎁 Holiday planning? Add the GRS on Bacterial Cell Biology and Development (May 31 -June 1, 2025) to your list! Co-chaired with @wanassab.bsky.social, this GRS is your chance to present, discuss and connect. 🧬 Don't wait for the New Year'resolutions - Apply Now ! #GRC #GRS #Microbiology
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2025 Bacterial Cell Biology and Development (GRS) Seminar GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Seminar on Bacterial Cell Biology and Development (GRS) will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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