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Jaana Mannik

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Cell & molecular biologist. Biophysics research @Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville. volweb.utk.edu/~jmannik/ Unraveling the self-assembly process of cell division machinery in E. coli.

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Marco Mauri @marcomauri.bsky.social · 6h
🚨 Next Friday 25th September 15:30 EU, Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino (University of Milano and IFOM) will present the talk Ribosomal growth laws, beyond bacteria at the Population Dynamics Seminars. Subscription sites.google.com/view/popdyn/
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Florent Waltz @florentwaltz.bsky.social · 12h
Huge congratulations to all three Nobel Laureates, and especially Peter Hegemann! 👏 His seminal work on the green alga Chlamydomonas 🦠 laid the foundation for optogenetics. Thank you for putting Chlamy in the spotlight! ✨ Proof that groundbreaking discoveries don't always come from animal models! 🔬
Chlamydomonas cells
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Pierre Millard @pierremillard.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
In our new review, we revisit overflow #metabolism across living organisms and propose universal principles of its functioning, integrating insights from studies on yeast, bacterial, and mammalian cells 🦠✨ First first-author paper of Thomas Gosselin-Monplaisir 🥳 👉 Read it here: urlr.me/82Zspc
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Overflow metabolism in bacterial, yeast, and mammalian cells: different names, same game | Molecular Systems Biology
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this.
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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Two Assistant Professor Positions in Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes - including microbes! faculty.utexas.edu/career/191568
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Faculty Careers - The University of Texas at Austin
Unleash your intellectual power by joining a world-renowned faculty that is solving the world's most urgent problems. At UT Austin, we provide you the freedom to blaze trails, follow your curiosity, e...
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Reyes-Lamothe lab @reyes-lab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy to share that our paper, where we used single-molecule microscopy to study cell size control in budding yeast, is out in PNAS! This work was led by Huan in my group, in collaboration with Jan Skotheim, @mpswaffer.bsky.social, and Maria Vera. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2607883123
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Animalcules @bacteriophile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky
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How bacterial immune systems sense phage infection - Nature Reviews Microbiology
Bacteria deploy diverse immune systems to counter phage infection, yet how these systems sense invasion remains incompletely understood. This Review categorizes phage-derived triggers and outlines eme...
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Archaea Biology Vienna @archaea-vienna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our paper on the dynamics of Asgard archaea (Promethearchaeota) is now out in Nature! Huge thanks to the reviewers for helping make the manuscript stronger. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Two “Lokis” stained for Lokiactin (FastAct, magenta), reaching toward each other to celebrate 🎉 #archaea
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Prof Jenny Rohn @jennyrohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Our findings underscore that infectious disease spillover and emergence are multi-causal, and that no one-size-fits-all strategy can prevent #epidemics and #pandemics." So what can we do, then? See suggestions in this interesting (but sobering) read #IDSky
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 28/09/2026
The human genome is part virus. And here's a virus that's part human, having picked up a human gene about 100,000 years ago. My story here: nyti.ms/4hRKNPC
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This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It (Gift Article)
Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.
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Erin Hotchkiss @fluvialbenthos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We (Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech) are #hiring TWO tenure-track Molecular Microbiology professors! Review of applications starts 1 Nov. I'm happy to answer questions about the department, VT, life in Blacksburg, etc.! More info / to apply: jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista... 🧪👩‍🔬🦠 #academicjobs
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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Jan-Ulrik Dahl (Dahl lab, ISU) @janulrikdahl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us and become my colleague! The School of Biological Sciences is opening the search for an Assistant Professor in the field of Host-Microbe Interactions with the targeted start date of Fall 2027. Please reach out to me with any questions you have: jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/jobs/assista...
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS (IMMUNOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY) - Normal, Illinois, Illinois, United States
Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS (IMMUNOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY)Employee Classification: Asst ProfessorDivision Name: Academic AffairsCollege/Unit: College of Arts and SciencesDepart...
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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog...
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Doug Kojetin @dougkojetin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Apply today to be my colleague at Vanderbilt in the Department of Biochemistry! 
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John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ok, this "there are two separate brains" thing appears to be making the rounds, and I want to be absolutely clear: this is a press office overhyping some perfectly reasonable science that won't come as a surprise to most developmental biologists.
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University of Utah Microbiology & Immunology @uofumandi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are hiring! The University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute seek a tenure-track faculty member (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) working at the intersection of microbiome science and cancer biology. Review begins October 26, 2026. utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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Jan Lammerding - Lab @lammerdinglab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Looking for a faculty position combining research in fundamental cell and molecular biology with therapeutic discovery? Join our amazing faculty at the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32657 Apply by Nov. 15! Please share!
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Maria Hondele @mariahondele.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Now on bioRxiv 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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A bacterial nucleolus for cold adaptation
Compartmentalisation enables cells to spatially organise essential biochemical processes. This is exemplified by the eukaryotic nucleolus, which concentrates the machinery for ribosome biogenesis. Bac...
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Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Applications are now being accepted for the 2027 Bacterial Cell Biology & Development GRC, June 6–11! GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027 We’ll likely be oversubscribed, so please apply early!
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...
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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 17/09/2026
Out Now! Bacterial growth rate in populations and single cells #MicroSky
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Bacterial growth rate in populations and single cells
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02449-6In this Perspective, Levin and Wang give a brief history of bacterial growth rate and discuss how it is connected to nutrient availability and macromolecule synthesis, with a focus on (p)ppGpp as a central hub regulating resource allocation and, indirectly, growth rate at the single-cell level.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 16/09/2026
Scientists replaced half a mouse’s brain with a few million human neurons. It could become new way to study dementia and other brain disorders. Gift link: nyti.ms/4xqUcCk
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Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into the Brains of Mice (Gift Article)
The studies may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.
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Pathogens MDPI @pathogensmdpi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔬 Join us for #IOCBa2027—the 1st International Online Conference on Bacteria: From Genomes to Global Health (Online | 18–19 October 2027) to discuss the frontier topics in bacteria and all interfacing disciplines! Learn more: sciforum.net/event/IOCBa2027 #MDPIConference #bacteria
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biophychrom.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Mark your calendars for the next incarnation of the Biology and Physics of the Prokaryotic Chromosome meeting to be held in Paris on July 6-9, 2027. See the web site for further information biophychrom2027.sciencesconf.org
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The Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes VIII - Sciencesconf.org
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1/17 Submissions are now open for the 2027 Microbial Population Biology GRC! We expect this meeting to be extraordinarily oversubscribed. If you want to come, time is of the essence--apply ASAP! June 27–July 2 • Andover, NH www.grc.org/microbial-po...
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James Connolly @ruamicro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Are you a motivated researcher interested in bacteria-host interactions? We have postdoc position available in my lab to join our Wellcome Trust funded collaborative team. We will study the role and regulation of the enigmatic sphingolipids in E. coli. Please share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX115/r...
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Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions at Newcastle University
Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Aaron and the Hoskins Lab at UW Madison @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Spread the word! Only 2 days left to apply to the Physics of Life of the Nanoscale meeting (an offshoot of the popular Single Molecule Biophysics Meeting)!! Details are here: sites.google.com/view/pln2027...
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Physics of Life at the Nanoscale
The Physics of Life at the Nanoscale Conference, 2027
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Young Biophysicists Meeting @youngbiophymeet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Submission open for the 12th YBM Meeting (deadline - 28th September)! Abstract submission link: forms.gle/UK1fBmzGtLwn...
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Diversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918
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Assistant Professor Microbiology
The Department of Biology at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) seeks an individual with a strong record of accomplishment in microbiology broadly defined for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assista...
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wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have been fortunate to have our community enriched by a remarkable stream of Fellows, both theorists and experimentalists. This is our annual effort at renewal. Please apply if it looks like a good fit!!
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Caitie McCafferty @computingcaitie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I am looking for a lab manager for my group that I will be starting at the @fmiscience.bsky.social in February! We will use in situ structural biology to investigate dynamic ciliary processes. More info here —> bsky.app/profile/comp... #cilia #teamtomo #proteomics #protistsky
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Matthew Freeman @mjafreeman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Less than 2 weeks to apply! If you are looking for early career fellowship sponsorship, consider @dunnschool.bsky.social to launch your independent career Great science, great support and, of course, lovely colleagues... www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
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Group Leader Career Development Fellowships - Dunn School
Are you an early career researcher interested in the cell or molecular mechanisms underlying disease? Do you have an outstanding record and an innovative research plan?
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...
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OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ (Gift Article)
The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.
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Drummond Lab @drummondlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are hiring! 🌟 Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor. It's a broad search: we want great colleagues doing serious biological work at the molecular scale. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/191981 bcmb.uchicago.edu
A picture of the University of Chicago campus, with downtown Chicago in the distance and Lake Michigan on the horizon. The campus's central quad is pictured, a classical collegiate quad with paths and old trees and stone architecture. It's really pretty and I love it.
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bedzhov lab @bedzhovlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2x Group leader/Professor positions at Uni Salzburg in: Developmental biology: www.plus.ac.at/personalwese... Endocrinology: www.plus.ac.at/personalwese...
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Kazuhiro Maeshima @kazu-maeshima.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Congratulations 🎉 We thank all the coauthors including 4 co-first authors: @masaashimazoe.bsky.social @shiori-iida.bsky.social @katsuminami.bsky.social Higashi-san 🔬👏 Special thanks to @healthcare.nikon.com for 3D-SIM support. Modeling movie by Fujishiro-san. (2/2)
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Julian Parkhill @julianparkhill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chair in Bacteriology in Cambridge Department of Medicine. A great opportunity. Please circulate. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Professor in the field of Bacteriology
Strengthening Cambridge's leadership in bacteriology research Bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance remain among the most pressing global health challenges of our time. At Cambridge, the De...
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Helmholtz Institute Würzburg @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Looking to start your own lab? 🧪 #HIRI & @uni-wuerzburg.de are recruiting two junior professors. 🚨 The application deadline is in two weeks. 🧵 More details in the thread below. 👇
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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Opportunity in structural biology at Concept Life Sciences (Edinburgh UK) closing: 30-Sep-2026 #StructBiol #chemsky 🧪 conceptlifesciences.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoa...
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Principal Scientist – Structural Biology
Concept Life Sciences seeks a Principal Scientist to lead structural biology projects, specialising in X‑ray crystallography and Cryo‑EM. The role is hands‑on, client‑focused, and involves mentoring, ...
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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Streptomyces Atlas by Mechas and Roberto — A new Streptomyces regulatory atlas for the community
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Streptomyces Atlas
by Mechas and Roberto — A new Streptomyces regulatory atlas for the community
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📣 Please share! We’re recruiting to build predictive models of gene regulation in plants. We’d love to hear from anyone with strong foundations in regulatory genomics or ML and fluency with coding agents. Any career stage; no plant background needed. noborilab.org 1/5
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Nobori Lab | The Sainsbury Laboratory
Decoding the molecular and cellular basis of plant-microbe interactions. Single-cell and spatial omics of plant immunity. Led by Tatsuya Nobori at TSL, Norwich, UK.
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Johannes Cairns @jcairns.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wanna become professor in medical bacteriology at Uppsala? www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Professor in Medical Bacteriology - Uppsala University
Professor in Medical Bacteriology, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Declines in mRNA synthesis set the rate of organismal aging
The abundance of mRNA sets a ceiling on a cell’s capacity to produce protein and carry out its functions. Here, we describe a pathological decline in absolute mRNA abundance that occurs in most cell t...
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Pol Solé Navais @polsolenavais.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
📣📣📣 The University of Gothenburg (Sweden) is recruiting 25 (yes, 25!) Assistant Professors in a wide range of disciplines (from arts to education to geology to maths), two of these at our Faculty. Happy to talk to anyone interested in knowing more about Sweden, Gothenburg or GU!
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Gothenburg Global Scholars Initiative
The University of Gothenburg is launching the Global Scholars Initiative – a coordinated international recruitment effort comprising 25 research positions across a broad range of disciplines and facul...
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Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 04/09/2026
🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/190640
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Jeremy Baskin @jeremybaskin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Cornell Chemistry & Chemical Biology is hiring TWO tenure-track faculty: assistant professor in chemical biology and open rank in quantum materials. Applications due Oct 15 — academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32602 #chemjobs
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Cornell University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Job #AJO32602, WDR-00061091 Assistant Professor/Open Rank Professor - Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New Y...
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Sue Biggins @suebiggins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Junior faculty position @basicsci.fredhutch.org!
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Rogier Braakman @rogierbraakman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Job alert! Please RT! Looking for bioinformatics technician to help in projects using metagenomes to study microbial degradation of organic carbon in the ocean and in the human gut. Opportunity to gain research experience before graduate school. careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
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Research Support Associate 1, Bioinformatics
MIT - Research Support Associate 1, Bioinformatics - Cambridge MA 02139
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NSF just posted the call for the annual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB). You must propose a project to apply AI to biological research. Deadline is Sep 29, 2026 www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
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Maitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com · 02/09/2026
Last call! ⏰ September 14 is the FINAL deadline to submit a talk or poster abstract for #CellBio2026, #ASCB Share your science with the cell biology community. 🔬 www.ascb.org/cellbio2026/...
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