Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 25/06/2026It was great! Thanks to all presenters and attendees for sharing their research! 010
Reposted by Puhar LabGunnar N. Schroeder @gunnarns.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The weekend is coming - use it to plan a trip to Belfast for the 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting! Submit an abstract until 12th of May! Great opportunity for early career researchers! www.ukcellmicro.org 023
Reposted by Puhar LabRonan McCarthy @ronanmccarthy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026⏰ We have two exciting opportunities to join our team in Southampton! 🚀 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 (2 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬) 𝘈𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 virulence 👉 jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 (3 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬) Engineering Biology 👉 jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...jobs.soton.ac.ukJob Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research FellowThe McCarthy Lab has an exciting opportunity for a prospective Postdoctoral Research Fellow who is interested in understanding virulence and hospital persistence in Acinetobacter baumannii. The role w... 018
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026A major effort finally coming together! Crucial insights into the function of the T6SS, in the gut symbiont Bacteroides. It's also a great example of how collaborative and international research brings people together. 040
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Having a great time at the EMBO Shigella workshop! The breadth of the programme is outstanding, fantastic science, and meeting lots of old and new friends. 040
Reposted by Puhar LabCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The CDC warns that extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella is on the rise in US. The prevalence of XDR Shigella isolates in US surveillance data rose from 0% during 2011-2015 to 8.5% in 2023. Read more: ow.ly/VXee50YLphl 📷: CDC, Stephanie Rossow 33618
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Register and present your work at the UK Cell Micro meeting 2026! Everybody welcome. Fantastic keynotes and networking, great science, nice setting and catering. Sunstainable travel awards are available. Thanks to our sponsors, low registration fee - best 75 🦑 ever spent! Please share. 000
Reposted by Puhar LabBenoit Marteyn @marteynlab.bsky.social · 12/02/2026To make sure the whole Shigella community will be gathered at this inaugural meeting, we have re-opened abstract submission for poster presentation until the end of the month. Please RT! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/registration...shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.orgRegistration - EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to preventionEMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention 013
Reposted by Puhar LabChristina Faherty @christinafaher1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Call for #poster #abstracts is open for the #Shigella meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social thru Feb! Secure your spot by #registering! #ShowUsYourScience #MicroSky #IDSky 🦠 🧫🔬 www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.orgCall for abstracts - EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to preventionEMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention 015
Reposted by Puhar LabWellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Applications for iENGAGE 2026, our online student summer research programme are open until Mach 17th. Join us for a summer of active research in Experimental Medicine. Full info and applications: www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen... 001
Reposted by Puhar LabVinTorraca @vintorraca.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Well done Sydeny @sydneylmiles.bsky.social and lab teams! This set of epidemiologically chosen complete genomes will be a valuable resource for scientists working on S. sonnei! doi.org/10.1099/mgen...doi.orgA public resource of 15 genomically characterized representative strains of Shigella sonneiShigella sonnei is rapidly emerging as the dominant agent of shigellosis, an enteric disease responsible for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Whole-genome sequencing of S. so... 042
Reposted by Puhar LabUK Cellular Microbiology @ukcellmicro.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Exciting news! Dr. Florence Niedergang, Director of Institut Cochin, will be key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting! Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about her and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions. Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org 151
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Don't miss the opportunity to discover Raphael Valdivia's great research and to connect with the community! 021
Reposted by Puhar LabInstitut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 10/12/2025🦠 EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention 📅 April 20-24, 2026 📍 Institut Pasteur, Paris Register now ➡️ www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home @embo.org @shigellameeting.bsky.social 2148
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Very interesting new protective response in live (!) neutrophils against bacterial infection: 012
Reposted by Puhar LabEMBO @embo.org · 24/11/2025Register now for a webinar on 8 Dec at 14:30–15:30 IST where Karin Dumstrei, Head of the EMBO Fellowships Office, will introduce the EMBO Postdoctoral #Fellowships, Scientific Exchange #Grants, eligibility and selection criteria: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN… 🧪 144
Reposted by Puhar LabBenoit Marteyn @marteynlab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025See our neutrophil marker, Myelotracker www.bertin-technologies.com/product/bior...bertin-technologies.comMyelotracker® Labeling Kit - Bertin TechnologiesMyelotracker® is an innovative fluorescent tool designed to easily identify neutrophils, key cells of the immune system, in blood and tissues. It provides researchers with a reliable solution for stud... 022
Reposted by Puhar LabMicrobiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 10/11/2025Tomorrow is the final day to submit your work for presentation at #Microbio26 in Belfast! Abstract submissions close at 23:59 GMT on Tuesday 11 November: microb.io/AC26Abstracts 042
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Our first effort exploring gut bacteria-extracellular ATP interactions is published! We show that eATP rewires gene expression and physiology in harmless and pathogenic bacteria, impacting production of bioactive metabolites, antimicrobial sensitivity, and virulence. A 🧵 www.cell.com/cell-reports... 23516
Reposted by Puhar LabSerge Mostowy @sergemostowylab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Enhanced virulence and stress tolerance are signatures of epidemiologically successful Shigella sonnei @sydneylmiles.bsky.social @katholt.bsky.social 🙏to transformative collaborative effort www.nature.com/articles/s41... 12314
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We had the pleasure to host Molly Ingersoll and Nassos @typaslab.bsky.social at the Fraser Symposium in Infection Biology 2025 at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social . The day was a delight, except for the Belfast weather (don’t trust the photo!). Stay tuned for next year's symposium announcement! 270
Puhar Lab @lab-puhar.bsky.social · 05/10/2025...and after a break, we've finally made it to this side! 020