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Ricardo @templar.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Relembrar que esta é a data mais importante que temos para festejar.

Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

💡Why does this matter? Because disrupting this network abolishes the ability of L. plantarum to promote host juvenile growth. From molecular interactions to organismal physiology: this work connects bacterial cell envelope biochemistry to symbiosis outcomes.

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

They form an interaction network that fine-tunes D-Ala incorporation into LTA. 🧩 DltD: transfer of D-Ala ✂️ DltE: removal 🔗 DltX: coordination hub ✔ Together, they dynamically regulate LTA modification.

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

We focused on D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acids (LTA) - a key cell envelope modification known to shape host–microbe interactions. Using structural biology + biochemistry, we show that DltD, DltE and DltX don’t act alone:

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

New paper out! 🎉 How do beneficial bacteria tune their cell surface to impact host physiology? We explored this question in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🧬 Nearly half of the talks will be selected from submitted abstracts — a great opportunity for early-career scientists! ⏰ Deadline: March 4, 2026

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

📢 Insect immunity researchers: don’t miss this! The Jacques Monod International Conference – “Insect immunity: the guardian of homeostasis and symbiosis” will take place June 22–26, 2026 at the Station Biologique de Roscoff 🇫🇷 Submit & register: www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/insect-im...

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Insect immunity: the guardian of homeostasis and symbiosis

Roscoff (Bretagne), France, June 22-26, 2026Deadline for application: March 4, 2026

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François Leulier @francoisleulier.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Un poste de Professeur des Universités va être ouvert lors de la campagne d’emploi 2026 à l’université Claude Bernard Lyon1 - Profil Recherche : Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes. Profil Enseignement: Biologie Moléculaire. Profil ci-joint. Merci de diffuser dans vos réseaux.

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It's that time of the year! 🎄 raclette!

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

In this study, we show that a stress-inducible prophage in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum triggers controlled lysis, releasing phage particles and bacterial components that act as symbiotic cues promoting host development. 🦠➡️🪰 Thanks to everyone involved!

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Renata C. Matos @renatafcmatos.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🌟 New preprint alert! 🌟 We’re excited to share the latest work from @francoisleulier.bsky.social lab, now on bioRxiv!

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Rita Rebollo @ritarebollo.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Hi! Florence Hommais, @nicolasparisot.bsky.social , and I are looking for a postdoctoral candidate to investigate the molecular dialogue between three weevil species and their endosymbiotic bacteria #symbiosis! Please see the #post-doc offer for more information. #SymbioSky #Bioinformatics

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Cascales Lab @cascaleslab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We have an open engineer position to work on type IX secretion (T9SS), under the supervision of @doan_thierry (collab with HP Fierobe & A. Tolonen). 1-year contract, renewable up to 3.5 years. Please apply here or forward to anyone potentially interested: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Ingénieur d'Etude en Microbiologie (H/F)

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Zayna Chaker @zaycha.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Very excited to host the one and only @mads100tist.bsky.social at @igflyon.bsky.social in Lyon on April 7th! Don't hesitate to pass by for his talk if you're in the city, it promises to be a real treat!

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IGFL @igflyon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Seminar alert! 🧠🔬 Prof. Stefanie Schirmeier (TU Dresden) presents "Metabolic flexibility of the Drosophila nervous system" on March 17th, 11 am at Salle Condorcet. Explore glial cells & adaptive metabolism! #Neuroscience #Metabolism

Title of the presentation
Metabolic flexibility of the Drosophila nervous system
Short abstract
Neuronal function consumes large amounts of energy. This energy needs to be provided in order to maintain homeostasis. To deal with this disproportionate demand, glial cells support neurons metabolically. Like their mammalian counterparts, Drosophila glial cells are very glycolytically active and provide lactate to the neurons under optimal conditions. Upon suboptimal conditions, several aspects of brain metabolism can be adapted. On the one hand, nutrient uptake into the nervous system is regulated to ensure nervous system function. On the other hand, glial cellular metabolism can adapt to changing conditions. E.g. when carbohydrate supply is not sufficient to meet the metabolic needs of the neurons, the glial cells switch to ß-oxidation of fatty acids and produce ketone bodies as an alternate fuel that they supply to neurons. It turns out that glial metabolism can be adapted to different conditions, like starvation or cold exposure, in different ways to ensure neuronal function.
Short CV
Stefanie Schirmeier graduated from the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and joined Dominique Ferrandon’s team at the University of Strasbourg (France), where she studied host-pathogen interactions using Drosophila melanogaster as a model. She contributed to a genome-wide genetic screen and discovered the compensatory proliferation of intestinal stem cells in response to gut infection, as well as identifying a bacterial virulence factor required to counteract the cellular immune response.
She then moved to the University of Münster (Germany) for a postdoctoral position, joining Christian Klämbt’s team and later establishing her own research group there. Stefanie focused on investigating the physiology and metabolism of glial cells and uncovered their role in neuronal nutritional support via the astrocyte-neuron lactate shuttle.
Since 2021, Stefanie has been a professor at Dresden Technic…

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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/

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Patricia Bernal @pbernalt6ss.eurosky.social · 25/11/2024

Just did my first Starter Pack, I think it can be useful. Let me know if you miss any journal and I will add it. Enjoy!! go.bsky.app/QPFZpj9

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IGFL @igflyon.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Poste d'IE à pourvoir dans l'équipe "Physiologie intégrative des interactions hôte/microbes". Les candidatures sont à déposer exclusivement sur le portail emploi du CNRS.

Poste à pourvoir d'IE en microscopie et immunohistochimie à l'IGFL. Plus d'infos: filipe.de_vadder@ens-lyon.fr.

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Amélie Joly @ameliejoly.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Let's go for two days of scientific retreat with the Leulier lab! ⛰️🌲🔬🥼#MassifdelaChartreuse #Raclette @francoisleulier.bsky.social @renatafcmatos.bsky.social @lucasrebiffe.bsky.social

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Michalis Averof @michalis-averof.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Big day today, our public outreach event at the IGFL @igflyon.bsky.social

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François Leulier @francoisleulier.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

#Microbiome #InMice position in my lab in Lyon, France igfl.ens-lyon.fr/offres/fichi...

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