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Michael Manhart

@michaelmanhart.bsky.social
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Quantitative Evolutionary Microbiology Evolution, systems biology, ecology, and biophysics of microbes Assistant Professor, Rutgers University qevomicrolab.org

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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two interesting Ph.D. student opportunities in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology, in labs I think very highly of: Tobias Bollenbach, U. Cologne (bpsb.uni-koeln.de/open-positions) Andrew Letten, U. Queensland (evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...)
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Glad to have been part of this new paper, showing how the gut microbiomes of people with a wide range of diseases shift from being dominated by competitive interactions between microbes to being dominated by cross-feeding interactions (1/2) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Imbalance in gut microbial interactions as a marker of health and disease
Imbalances in the human gut microbiome, or dysbioses, are associated with multiple diseases but remain poorly understood. Existing biomarkers of dysbiosis fail to capture the ecological mechanisms tha...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
My department (Rutgers Med School Biochem & Mol Bio) is hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Evolutionary Medicine. Topic is interpreted broadly, but candidates should integrate evolutionary theory with molecular mechanisms. Please share! jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/261...
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Assistant or Associate Professor Tenure Track
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Rutgers Health, seeks outstanding candidates for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
One more day to apply to our lab's Ph.D. position for fall 2026 bsky.app/profile/mich...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
One more week to apply for a Ph.D. in our lab for fall 2026 bsky.app/profile/mich...
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SeppeKuehnLab @seppekuehnlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Center for Living Systems -- seeking strong post docs at the interface of physics and biology. Consider applying by Oct. 13! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I am recruiting a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology for fall 2026. Please share! Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr... Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...
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Noelle Held @proteocean.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I am hiring a research/technical specialist/manager to help us make the most out of new LC-MS instrumentation at USC! Please share the word and write me for more details. usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Assistant Director of the Center for Proteomics Discovery (Research Program Administrator)
The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking a Research Program Administrator (non-Clinical) and Assistant Director of the USC Center for Proteomics Discovery. This...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I've usually followed the principle of trying to establish the set of figures before writing text while working on papers. But I just realized this doesn't seem to work for me when writing proposals: I have to organize the ideas with text first before deciding what figures I need.
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Opening for a Ph.D. student in the group of Tobias Bollenbach at U. Cologne studying biological physics and systems biology. Outstanding group and scientific environment in my opinion: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I really like this essay in the Inquirer on cutting the NIH. It is personal, and it is directed at those who might disagree with the author. I hope some of them read it. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Cutting NIH funding puts my life on the line — and maybe yours as well | Opinion
Private investment in pharmaceutical research can't replace the NIH. Both public investment and the private sector are needed to be world leaders in health care, writes Michelle Francl-Donnay.
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Joanna Masel @joannamasel.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
I'm hiring a postdoc! To use substitution models to understand protein evolution and/or improve phylogenetic methods. evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
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https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/PostDocs//UArizona.AminoAcidSubstitutionModels
Postdoc position: amino acid substitution models A postdoc position is available with PI Joanna Masel (https://www.masellab.org/) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Tucson is a vibrant city of n...
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Gina Lewin @ginalewin.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Hi BlueSky friends! Postdoc(s) available in my lab! Multiple projects on how bacterial genomic and functional diversity impacts microbial interactions & disease. 🦠🧫 See www.thelewinlab.com/join-us/post... for more information. Please RT & share. #Postdoc #Microbiology #OralMicro #VaginalMicro
Ad for postdoc position
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Nittay Meroz @nittaym.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Great to see our paper published! We show that the presence of another species doesn't necessarily influence evolution. @jfriedman.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/c/1jxht8YyDf... Thanks to the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments!
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Jake McKinlay @jakemckinlay.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
We are hiring at all prof ranks in synthetic biology, loosely defined. Even if you don't consider synbio to be your main focus but maybe you develop genetic tools, have some applied research in the mix, work with defined communities, etc, you should apply. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/660751/m...
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Multiple, Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Synthetic Biology - Bloomington, Indiana
Invite applications for multiple tenure/tenure-track positions at all ranks to begin in the Fall of 2025.
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Justus Wilhelm Fink @justuswfink.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
Why are there so many fitness metrics in microbial ecology? I was confused as I started the PhD - and with @michaelmanhart.bsky.social , I developed a framework that unifies existing statistics of relative fitness and shows how they all derive from a few basic principles. Preprint is up! 1/n
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Quantifying microbial fitness in high-throughput experiments
Few concepts are as central to evolution as is fitness, and yet the quantification of fitness is often ambiguous. In particular, high-throughput experiments to measure mutant fitness in microbes are i...
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SeppeKuehnLab @seppekuehnlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
Post docs in theory/math/bio join us! www.nitmb.org/research/nit...
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NITMB Fellows Program | NITMB
NITMB sponsors a NITMB Fellows Program, in which we support independent Postdoctoral Fellows for a three year term. NITMB Fellows develop and conduct independent research programs aligned with the Ins...
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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
One week left to apply! Interested in computational models to study the predictability of evolution in Candida communities? Apply through the link below!
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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
‘Wild Type’ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #jcampubs
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‘Wild Type’
In this opinion piece, we consider the meaning of the term ‘wild type’ in the context of microbiology. This is especially pertinent in the post-genomic era, where we have a greater awareness of specie...
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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher for a 3-year position on the predictability of evolution using computational modelling: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post... Please share!
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Predicting Evolution with Multiscale Models
Postdoctoral Researcher in Predicting Evolution with Multiscale Models
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Ian Oldenburg @ianoldenburg.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Not sure if we've hit critical mass here on bsky yet, but the lab is hiring! We've gotten some good news grants recently, and now have some funded projects that are looking for people to champion them. All projects use Holographic Optogenetics to study motor systems. oldenburglab.com/positions/
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Positions, Oldenburg Lab
Join the lab We are looking for curious, motivated, and talented people from all different backgrounds to join our team at all levels.
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 31/07/2024
Second authorship is the highest variance authorship there is
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Jonathan Friedman @jfriedman.bsky.social · 30/07/2024
Our article on microbial interactions is out! We discuss what are microbial interactions, what are they useful for, and how to quantify them. For more, see lead author @nittaym.bsky.social 's 🧵: x.com/NittayMeroz/... or read the full article here (free access until Sep 1st): shorturl.at/ONiNS
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 30/07/2024
The Santa Fe Institute's Postdoctoral Fellowships offer early-career scientists unparalleled intellectual freedom to pursue key insights about the complex systems that matter most for science and society. For more information go to apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...
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Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute
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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
We are on the look out for postdocs to join the Lieberman Lab at MIT. Areas include: -Connecting bacterial warfare to strain dynamics in vivo -Evolution and transmission of microbes in humans -Revisiting role of microbes in acne vulgaris Take a look at our recent preprints and reach out!
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Sara Mitri @saramitri.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
We're looking for an enthusiastic experimentalist PhD student to join our interdisciplinary group interested in the ecology & evolution of microbial communities unil.ch/mitrilab. Apply tinyurl.com/mu5swnk8 before Aug 31! Bonus: Lausanne is a beautiful place to live!
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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · 23/12/2023
I'm happy 😀 to announce I have a PhD position on the mathematical 🧮 modelling 💻 of microbial 🦠 evolution! I'm looking forward to working with an enthousiastic candidate on this project, please contact me with any questions! #JobAlert Please retweet! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-...
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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 11/06/2024
Back by popular demand - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2025! PIs - Enter your position info here: forms.gle/adBbhEBqYUg5... Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) - share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share!
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2025
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2025 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · 16/05/2024
I am looking for a PhD candidate to work on computational metabolic modelling of infant microbiomes with me @SILS_UvA! Close collaboration with experimental research and cohort studies in nwo-metahealth.nl Info and apply (before June 1st!): vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-...
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Healthy weight and healthy teeth for children - MetaHealth
MetaHealth is a large research consortium with fundamental and applied research partners both from public and private organizations. The program ...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Last day to apply to our lab's theoretical biophysics/computational biology postdoc on predicting evolution in microbial communities! Details: qevomicrolab.org/wp-content/u... Apply here: forms.gle/hMNgrh3Ja5dP...
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Rob Noble @robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Arizona State University has created a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship position to apply comparative genomics to evolutionary medicine problems, particularly cancer. Successful candidates will transition to a tenure-track position at ASU. Applications due May 17th. apply.interfolio.com/144623
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
'The state of academic publishing in 3 graphs, 6 trends, and 4 thoughts' by Brian McGill at Dynamic Ecology 🧪 (not necessarily agreeing with 100% of it but still worth a read) dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2024/04/29/t... #openaccess #academicpublishing
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The state of academic publishing in 3 graphs, 6 trends, and 4 thoughts
Eleven years ago I shared a fairly heavily researched summary of the state of academic publishing. I mostly argued that OA (aka author pays) was a red herring and that we should really pay attention t...
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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
#Cluster #hire @Eawag in Zurich/Switzerland!🇨🇭 4 Tenure Track Group Leader Positions on Climate Change Adaptation w/ specific focus on alpine #biodiversity & other aspects of #climate #change adaption in #aquatic systems. 🔬🧬🐟🦠🌊🐡🏔️ Apply here & share widely! apply.refline.ch/673277/1169/...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
One more week to apply for our lab's biophysics/comp bio postdoc position on predicting evolution in microbial communities! A truly interdisciplinary opportunity to collaborate with @meikewortel.bsky.social and Daniel Charlebois on an HFSP-funded project. Please share if you can!
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Arlin Stoltzfus @evolarlin.bsky.social · 16/04/2024
I’m starting a special interest group with monthly seminars + discussion focused on the role of mutation in evolution covering #evobio #popgen #histsci #philsci Upcoming speakers: @PeterALind, @DeepaAgashe, Grey Monroe, Rose Novick, Alex Klug To join, email <myfirstname>@umd.edu Please repost
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Nandita Garud @nanditagarud.bsky.social · 16/04/2024
The UCLA Goodman-Luskin Endowed Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbiome Research ($100K in salary + supplies) deadline is June 1. Get in touch if you would like to write a proposal together! And, get in touch even if your timeline is different - I am looking for a postdoc!
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
I am recruiting a postdoc in statistical physics, computational biology, or a related field to study the predictability of evolution in microbial communities. Please share! Details: qevomicrolab.org/wp-content/u... Apply by May 1 here: forms.gle/hMNgrh3Ja5dP...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Thanks to the Human Frontier Science Program, I'm excited to start a new collaboration with @meikewortel.bsky.social and Daniel Charlebois on the predictability of evolution across scales of microbial communities! I will post more soon about recruiting a new postdoc for this project
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Paul Carini @uncultured.carinilab.com · 30/03/2024
One of the hardest parts of being a PI is knowing when to step in to help a student. Too early and you curtail important growth. Too late and resentment and frustration creep in. It's a knife edge.
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 28/03/2024
Has anyone used automation instruments from Molecular Devices (mainly robotic arm for plate handling)?
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Sergey Kryazhimskiy @skryazhi.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
It's official. Thanks to the MIRA grant, my lab gets to live to fight another day (or, more accurately, five years :). We are now actively recruiting. Please spread the word and reach out if you are interested doing a postdoc with me. One position is available jointly with Terry Hwa's lab. Exciting!
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Having posted about the review @proteocean.bsky.social and I wrote about colimitation in microbes, I also want to share the research preprint on this that we recently wrote as well, along with @krishnaaswin77.bsky.social, Donat Crippa, and Anastasia Dragan. doi.org/10.1101/2023... 1/4
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Nutrient colimitation is a quantitative, dynamic property of microbial populations
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Interesting job opportunity to study computational evolutionary biology outside of an academic setting jobs.lever.co/arcadiascien...
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Michael Manhart @michaelmanhart.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
Microbes need many different resources, but do some of these resources simultaneously COLIMIT growth? @proteocean.bsky.social and I provide a new review of this concept, a summary of evidence that colimitation occurs in natural environments, and its causes/consequences. doi.org/10.32942/X2S... 1/6
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Are microbes colimited by multiple resources?
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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
In my latest newsletter I write about the obsession with methods in microbial ecology, and I share my admiration of simple, but elegant experimental approaches. 🧪🦠 What do you think? open.substack.com/pub/matthias...
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Obsession with methods in microbial ecology
Striving towards bare minimum technique awesomeness
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Marco Mauri @marcomauri.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
The Population Dynamics Virtual Seminars has a new home sites.google.com/view/popdyn/ Check the webpage and get informed on the 2024 speaker's list!
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S Otto @sarperotto.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
Are you a theoretician in ecology/evolution/systematics & related fields? Do you hope to become one? Wondering where there is a good community to share tips, learn new tricks, & hear about modelling discoveries? Check out the Society for Modeling & Theory in Population Biology (SMTPB)! smtpb.org
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Paul Carini @uncultured.carinilab.com · 15/12/2023
#microsky Are there bacterial habitats that go through unpredictable swings of nutrient availability spanning the near absence of nutrients to being completely flush with nutrients?
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Sara Mitri @saramitri.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
Our department is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor on microbial interactions linked to the NCCR Microbiomes nccr-microbiomes.ch Don't miss this opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic department in a city with hard-to-beat quality of life. Apply tinyurl.com/4k2mevax by Jan 31!
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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Postdoctoral fellowships available for interdisciplinary research related to emergence (FAEME): d-iep.org/emergencefello… (deadline Jan 31st)
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