Reposted by Benoit MarteynInstitut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026[𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲] 𝗟𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲́𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲́ 𝗺𝗲̀𝗿𝗲-𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁 avec Pascale Vonaesch 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 : 15 oct. 2026, 14h (heure de Paris), sur Zoom 📝 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘇-𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗰𝗶 : us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Durée : 1h30 Disponibles en 35 langues grâce à l'IA, pour une meilleure accessibilité 072
Reposted by Benoit MarteynMichael White @mtwhite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026lnkd.in/exDnxM_6 My team at Institut Pasteur Paris, in collaboration with the team of Dr Makhtar Niang at Institut Pasteur de Dakar, are searching for prospective PhD students through the Pasteur-Paris University International Doctoral Program. 154
Reposted by Benoit MarteynCraig MacLean @craigmaclean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...jobs.ac.ukPostdoctoral Research Associate at University of OxfordExplore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities. 24678
Reposted by Benoit MarteynKate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We have an open Assistant/Associate Professor position in Pathogen Biology at the Department of Genetics - come and join us! 🦠 🧫 🧬https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistantassociate-professor-in-pathogen-genetics-pc51175cam.ac.ukAssistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen GeneticsApplications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu... 03970
Reposted by Benoit MarteynSimonetta Gribaldo @sgribaldo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Interested in #archaea, #methane, #cell-envelopes? New paper out @nature.com ! We discovered an enzyme that specifically cleaves the cell wall of methanogens, revealing a new chemical structure of archaeal peptidoglycan, 50 yrs after its first description www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MicroSky 🧵👇nature.com 1612578
Reposted by Benoit MarteynPersonnic Lab @personniclab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026📢 Postdoc position. The team Persist (lnkd.in/dS5YAjqt) @ciri-lyon.bsky.social is seeking a highly motivated microbiologist. The position offers an opportunity to develop an original scientific profile at the interface of bacterial genetics, single-cell biology, omics and mathematical modelling. 134
Reposted by Benoit MarteynJulian Parkhill @julianparkhill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Chair in Bacteriology in Cambridge Department of Medicine. A great opportunity. Please circulate. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...cam.ac.ukResearch Professor in the field of BacteriologyStrengthening 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... 02459
Reposted by Benoit MarteynCell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Bacterial effector modifies host mRNA to promote virulence FadA from Legionella pneumophila binds to host mRNAs & mediates 8-oxo-guanine (oxo8G) modifications that cause oxidative damage & inhibit translation, favoring bacterial replication/persistence www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...cell.comBacterial effector modifies host messenger RNA to promote virulenceMcCaffrey et al. describe the isolation of a secreted bacterial enzyme from Legionella pneumophila that mediates 8-oxo-guanine (oxo8G) modifications of host mRNAs to inhibit their expression. This stu... 093
Reposted by Benoit MarteynSavitski Lab @savitski-lab.bsky.social · 20/08/20261/5 How much phosphorylation can a single kinase deposit? In our new study with @typaslab.bsky.social out in @nature.com, phage T7's kinase (T7K) modifies almost all the E. coli proteome + more densely than all ~500 kinases do our own proteomes 🤯 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comPervasive phosphorylation by phage T7 kinase disarms bacterial defences - NatureThe T7 bacteriophage deactivates bacterial defence systems through T7K phosphorylation of nearly all host and phage proteins during infection. 58733
Reposted by Benoit MarteynBarral Lab @barrallab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Our latest paper is out! We went back to our favourite molecule, CD1d, and explored its functions in myeloid cells in tumours. Amazing work from Lauren and Maria, and many thanks to our collaborators and funders @breastcancernow.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1084/jem....doi.orgCD1d remodels the tumor-infiltrating myeloid populations controlling antitumor immunityEvans et al. identify CD1d as a key regulator of myeloid cell diversity in breast cancer. CD1d targeting reshapes tumor immune infiltrates, suppresses tumo 3126
Reposted by Benoit MarteynTeresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Bacteriology-Focused Assistant Professor Position in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Application deadline: August 15, 2026 Come be my colleague! 23771
Reposted by Benoit MarteynKimberly Kline 🏔 @kimingeneva.bsky.social · 09/07/2026🚨Join us at the University of Geneva! We're seeking an outstanding junior researcher to apply for an ERC or SNSF Starting Grant with our institutional support in host–pathogen interactions, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, or mycology. www.unige.ch/medecine/mim... Please share!unige.chOpen call : MIMOL Junior Group Leader’s application for a Starting Grant - Microbiology and molecular medicine - UNIGE 22528
Reposted by Benoit MarteynKufer Lab , Department of Immunology @kufer-lab.bsky.social · 27/06/2026NLRP10 is activated at lipid droplets. Check out our new paper just published at EMBOReports! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comC-terminal lysine residues localise NLRP10 at lipid droplets and govern NLRP10 oligomer formation - EMBO ReportsNLRP10 is an atypical member of the NLR family because it lacks a leucine-rich repeat domain at its C-terminus. Here, we show that in human epithelial cells and keratinocytes NLRP10 oligomerises in re... 223
Reposted by Benoit MarteynEMBO Reports @emboreports.org · 26/06/2026Margot Sahnine, Dorian Obino and co-workers @pasteur.fr show that N. meningitidis induces membrane protrusions with distinct #F-actin networks in epithelial and endothelial cells. The branched network in endothelia depends on Arf1. #Host-pathogen #membrane -> link.springer.com/article/10.1... 1168
Reposted by Benoit MarteynJulie Pfeiffer @jkpfeiff.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Faculty search announcement 2026: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern in Dallas. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (broadly defined). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/... 34553
Reposted by Benoit MarteynChristophe Zimmer @chzimmer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Open postdoc position in the Imaging and Modeling Unit at Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Mickaël Cohen of IBPC (Paris, France). High-throughput imaging and deep learning to analyze mitochondrial morphology and understand genetic bases of cellular respiration. Please spread the word. 01413
Reposted by Benoit MarteynCascales Lab @cascaleslab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Extension of the deadline for latecomers. Register to the Secretion Days in Marseille ! 01010
Reposted by Benoit MarteynAlex 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
Reposted by Benoit MarteynNicolas Manel Lab @manellab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026#EMBOsignaling2026 last day already! Full house for a terrific panel session with editors @science.org @cp-immunity.bsky.social @jem.org @cp-cellreports.bsky.social @embopress.org @plosbiology.org @cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social Science Signaling 094
Reposted by Benoit MarteynVinTorraca @vintorraca.bsky.social · 01/06/2026There are still a couple of days to apply for this post! Postdoctoral opportunity to study Shigella persistent infection in zebrafish. Deadline to apply: 3 June. 001
Reposted by Benoit MarteynKate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Our TARGet AMR genomics-comic is out now - check it out, share it, print it, use it in your lectures, PE events, or maybe even when trying to explain what you do to dinner guests! 🤓 🧬 🧫 1129
Reposted by Benoit MarteynThomas Henry @cinflammasome.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Want to learn about Francisella and its T6SS (especially the spike complex), have a look at our article on IglF in interaction with the PAAR protein IglG. Indeed, very collaborative work @ciri-lyon.bsky.social with @fronzeslab.bsky.social & @laurentterradot.bsky.social. Kudos to all the authors! 055
Reposted by Benoit MarteynIvan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · 22/05/2026#InterferonPower #InflammasomePower! Thrilled for our 💥#NewPaper💥 @natimmunol.nature.com spearheaded by Kautilya Jena showing that our #fungal adjuvant #Mannadjuvant prolongs & potentiates protection of mRNA vaccines via #IL1b & #IFNs, broadening it to new variants & overcoming antigenic imprinting!rdcu.beA glycan-based adjuvant expands the breadth and duration of protection of mRNA-based vaccinesNature Immunology - Jena, Qu et al. show that mannadjuvant, a formulation of fungal mannan and aluminum hydroxide, increases the magnitude, durability and breadth of the response elicited by... 23814
Benoit Marteyn @marteynlab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Join our team at IBMC in Strasbourg as a postdoctoral fellow to develop/assess new familles of Shigella vaccine. Please RT. emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...emploi.cnrs.fr Portail Emploi CNRS - Job offer - Postdoctoral researcher (M/F) – Shigella vaccine development 012
Reposted by Benoit MarteynVinTorraca @vintorraca.bsky.social · 13/05/2026We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to study Shigella persistent infection using the zebrafish infection model! Deadline to apply: 03-Jun-2026 Link to post: shorturl.at/cCZjK Any questions feel free to get in touch! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Please repost! 297
Reposted by Benoit MarteynLauren 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 Benoit MarteynDavid Bikard @dbikard.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Master Internships open at Eligo: www.linkedin.com/posts/duport...linkedin.com#internship #syntheticbiology #genetherapy #microbiometherapeutics #biotechcareers | Xavier DuportetIf "engineer bacteria to fight diseases" is your kind of fun, come build it with us. 4 Master's internships open at Eligo for Fall 2026 to work on real drug projects: engineered phage-particles to del... 075
Reposted by Benoit MarteynNature @nature.com · 28/04/2026A form of the inflammatory protein caspase-5 is expressed in immature gut cells, where it promotes proliferation and facilitates tissue regeneration go.nature.com/4ctuWnUgo.nature.comA cell-death protein has an unexpected role in intestinal repairA form of the inflammatory protein caspase-5 is expressed in immature gut cells, where it promotes proliferation and facilitates tissue regeneration. 0188
Reposted by Benoit MarteynThe Lambrechts Lab @lambrechtslab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026🚨 We're hiring! A #postdoc position is available @lambrechtslab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr ➡️ Come join our team to investigate the #genomic variations underlying the adaptive potential and vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes 🦟 More details at this link: research.pasteur.fr/b/1Covresearch.pasteur.frPostdoctoral position in mosquito population genomics at Institut Pasteur in Paris - ResearchThe Insect-Virus Interactions Unit is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the genomic variations underlying a mosquito’s capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Description Our resear... 02221
Reposted by Benoit MarteynThe Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 28/04/2026We hope you all had as wonderful a time in Paris last week as we did - please do fill out the EMBO feedback form that was emailed out this morning to help us improve the meeting! #Shigella2026 053
Reposted by Benoit MarteynGilles Laverny @gilleslaverny.bsky.social · 27/04/2026A role for vitamin D and neutrophils in prostate cancer dissemination 🤔 Our latest work highlights 👉 the protective role of vitamin D signaling in prostatic epithelial cells 👉 the impact of circulating neutrophils in cancer dissemination in the liver. 133
Reposted by Benoit MarteynChristina Faherty @christinafaher1.bsky.social · 22/04/2026A strong global community of #Shigella researchers and clinicians! #Microsky #IDsky #AMR 0111
Reposted by Benoit MarteynEliza Bliss-Moreau @eblissmoreau.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Spread the word! We are recruiting for 6 new research professors at UC Davis' California National Primate Research Center. Open rank, open area, but must leverage 🐒 resources. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07561recruit.ucdavis.edu6 Positions - Assistant, Associate, Full Professional ResearcherUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 07095
Reposted by Benoit MarteynThe Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Russell Vance taking leaps and bounds with the mouse knock out model - happy to share mice and test vaccines #Shigella2026 073
Reposted by Benoit MarteynThe Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Looking good on Day 3 of #Shigella2026 ☀️🇫🇷🧫 0208
Reposted by Benoit MarteynRémi Fronzes @fronzeslab.bsky.social · 20/04/2026ComEC structure is out!! 😍 Congratulations to the authors! That’s not an easy one. We have been trying for years to get that structure… We failed and gave up.science.orgStructural basis for DNA processing and membrane translocation by ComEC in natural transformationNatural transformation is one of the major pathways of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, enabling the acquisition of extracellular DNA and its integration into the host genome. ComEC is a membrane... 16127
Reposted by Benoit MarteynCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 14/04/2026#lipidtime! 1176
Reposted by Benoit MarteynMax Gutierrez @maxgg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026‼️ A really good meeting for people working on host-pathogen interactions! Great keynote speakers this year: Raphael Valdivia and Florence Niedergang. Please repost! 069
Reposted by Benoit MarteynMelanie Blokesch @mblokesch.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Open postdoc position in my lab on HGT and interbacterial competition. We seek candidates with a PhD in microbiology (or related fields)+ strong 1st-author publications. Curious, highly motivated, and dedicated team players ready to contribute fully are encouraged to apply. Details: tiny.cc/cz01101tiny.ccOpen Positions- 06480
Reposted by Benoit MarteynRod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026“In this study, prime editing of autologous CD34+ cells corrected the molecular defect in p47-CGD and restored neutrophil function to near-healthy levels in the two participants.”🧪🩺nejm.orgPrime Editing for p47phox-Deficient Chronic Granulomatous Disease | NEJMChronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a severe monogenic immunodeficiency caused by damaging variants in genes required for microbicidal NADPH oxidase activity. Autosomal recessive p47phox-deficie... 061
Reposted by Benoit MarteynSimon Cauchemez @scauchemez.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Two postdoc positions for a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in my Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 13th April. More details at the following link: research.pasteur.fr/job/two-post...research.pasteur.frTwo postdoctoral positions in epidemic modelling - ResearchJob description We are recruiting 2 postdocs to contribute to research projects in the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The postdocs will develop state... 01324
Reposted by Benoit MarteynThe Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 20/03/2026By popular demand we have now added the option to watch the Shigella 2026 conference online! Check out virtual registration options here 🖥️ 🧫 www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/registration... 024
Reposted by Benoit MarteynCIRI Lyon @ciri-lyon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Friendly reminder : L’IUT de Lyon - Lyon 1 Université et le CIRI recrutent un(e) Maître ou Maîtresse de conférences en Microbiologie médicalehttps://ciri.ens-lyon.fr/MCU-microbiologie-medicaleciri.ens-lyon.fr 112
Reposted by Benoit MarteynPeter Lind @peteralind.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor position in Molecular Microbiology available at Lund University, Sweden: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...lu.varbi.comAssociate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Molecular MicrobiologyThe Department of Biology conducts research and teaching in many subject areas such as ecology, evolutionary biology, organismal biology and molecular biology. A total of approximately 300 people curr 02552
Reposted by Benoit MarteynProf Jenny Rohn @jennyrohn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Interesting human study here on material immunity protecting neonates from E. coli sepsis...with an interesting preclinical mouse piece showing that probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 introduced preconceptually into intestine can prime useful IgG protective response in neonates #MicroSky #UTISky #IDSky 1125
Reposted by Benoit MarteynJean-Yves Tinevez @jytinevez.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Let's get ready for a full month of training in image analysis in @pasteur.fr , this summer! Are you interested in learning how to do bioimage analysis? For light microscopy? for cryo-EM? And for cellular cryo-EM? Stay tuned, Pasteur offers access to THREE courses, this June. 👇🎓 32928
Reposted by Benoit MarteynDr. 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 Benoit MarteynEMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 25/02/2026We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! We offer: 🔬 Core funding 💻 Access to world-leading infrastructure 👩🏽🔬A network of world-leading scientists …and much more. Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers #Bioinformatics @timcoorens.bsky.social @embl.org 02121
Reposted by Benoit MarteynAlexis Rohou @alexisrohou.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Our department at Genentech is hiring. We're looking for a freshly-minted PhD (0-3 years) protein biochemist / structural biologist to join as a Sr Scientist. A rare opportunity to join our group leader job family at a more junior level than we usually hire.careers.gene.comSenior Scientist, Protein Sciences in South San Francisco, California, United States of America | Research & Development at GenentechApply for Senior Scientist, Protein Sciences job with Genentech in South San Francisco, California, United States of America. Research & Development at Genentech 25556