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Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cover image alert 🎨🚨👇🏼 - check out the amazing drawing of Sophia Zimmermann from our group in Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com ! Fun fact: Sophia initially drew it as a present to Dorentina @humollidorentina.bsky.social when we celebrated her recent paper on TnSeq with phages 🥂😊.

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Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I also recommend the very interesting "Behind the paper" by Dorentina @humollidorentina.bsky.social which is linked in her post and here: t.co/yh6Y2iJlg5

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Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The final version of our manuscript on TnSeq in bacteriophages (“HIDEN-SEQ”) is out today – if you have an interesting phage phenotype and want to know the underlying genetic basis, this one is for you! 1/4

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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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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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Subham Mridha @subhammridha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Predation resistance mechanisms operate at an individual level, adaptations are sometimes pleiotropic and compensatory. Thanks to all my co-authors who made this research possible Ove, Sarah, Saskia, Bernd, @rkmicrobes.bsky.social @simonahuwiler.bsky.social #AMR #Bdello #Evolution tiny.cc/2qpa101

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Outer membrane changes enable evolutionary escape from bacterial predation

Abstract. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to modern medicine. To combat AMR pathogens, natural predators like bacteriophages and predatory bacte

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Didier Mazel @amazeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dear all, I have the pleasure to inform you that the online course "Resistance to Antibacterial Agents", produced by the Institut Pasteur, will start on November 3, 2026. How does ABR emerge and spread? ... 🔗 www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/r...

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Resistance to antibacterial agents

The origin, risks, diagnosis, epidemiology of resistance to antibacterial agents in man and livestock worldwide, as well as preventive and countermeasures, in a « one health » perspective.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks @rkmicrobes.bsky.social for introducing me into the world of microbial evolution. I am happy we crossed the finishing line for this project. 🎉

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Curious about #PredatoryBacteria and #Bdellovibrio? Join our free online meeting #BALO26 taking place on 29th and 30th September 2026. Check out www.bdellovibrio.net for registration and further details.

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Welcome - BALO Symposium 2026

Welcome to Simona Huwiler's research on predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Many thanks to my co-corresponding and first author @subhammridha.bsky.social as well as @rkmicrobes.bsky.social for the collaboration on this extensive study. This work was additionally supported by three great Master students (Ove, Sarah & Saskia) as well as Bernd from FGCZ Zürich.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#AMR superbugs are getting tougher, but predatory bacteria like B. bacteriovorus can hunt them down! We show that model bacterium E.coli 🦠 can escape these ‘living antibiotic’ by evolution, mainly through OmpF porin loss. This comes at a cost. Details at: tiny.cc/2qpa101 #MicroSky, #Evolution

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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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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social on Shining light on the dark matter of viral genomes With a shootout to International Microbe Day! #InternationalMicroorganismDay #EMBOBacNet #PhageSky

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Studies have shown that sleep deprivation can be equal to the effects of drinking alcohol for reaction time & attentiveness. For multiple nights now, many Basel residents won't have slept well in extreme heat - but may still be driving or operating machines. Be safe in this extreme heat everyone!

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

What’s holding back clinical use of phage therapy in the UK? Our workshop last year brought together international experts, biotech and regulators to find out Meeting Report out now in Nature Microbiology with our take on the challenges and opportunities facing the UK phage therapy sector

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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week 🦠 thank you all who have shared so far!

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Dina Grohmann @curiousdina.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A new year brings new opportunities: we are looking to fill a permanent professorship position with a Microbiologist preferably with expertise on archaeal biology, RNA biology or imaging techniques to unravel cell biology in prokaryotes! Please share and/or apply :)! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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Professurship (W2) in Microbiology - Regensburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Universität Regensburg | 12851113

UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG The Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine invites applications for a Professurship (W2) in Microbiology To be...

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

EMBO Workshop 24 – 27 April 2026 | Taipei, Taiwan Evolving together: from genomics to biological interactions meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio... @chuanku.bsky.social

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

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EUP OHAMR @eupohamr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We are happy to share the presentation about the "Partner Search Tool" from the recent #EUPOHAMR webinar: 2026 Joint Transnational Call, "Treatments and adherence to treatment protocols". Watch the presentation by Alicja Dylag at @ncn.gov.pl, Poland. youtu.be/KDhKQeIEZ1U?... #AMR

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EUP OHAMR: Presentation for Call Applicants

YouTube video by The European Partnership on One Health AMR

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Ever wondered what happens if 💊antibiotics are not effective anymore? In this online article I summarize the efforts in the field using 🦁🦠predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as ‘living antibiotic’: tinyurl.com/4dmt9dps #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR

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Combatting AMR: The potential of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a ‘living antibiotic’

Simona Huwiler discusses the potential of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, a predatory bacterium, to address the growing concern of AMR.

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Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚨Preprint alert - this is a big one! We transfer the revolutionary power of TnSeq to bacteriophages. Our HIDEN-SEQ links the "dark matter" genes of your favorite phage to any selectable phenotype, guiding the path from fun observations to molecular mechanisms. A thread 1/8

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Dorentina Humolli @humollidorentina.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚀New preprint from our lab! I am very excited to finally share what has been the main focus of my PhD for the past almost 3 years! It is about viral dark matter and a powerful tool we built to shed light on it. 🧬💡 Continue reading (🧵)

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Tracy Palmer @proftracypalmer.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

When you met your other half in a lab working on molybdenum cofactor (Moco), somehow this museum selfie seems appropriate

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

✨Opportunity to join the 🦁🦠 Predatory Bacteria lab! My lab will move to University of Bern (CH) in April 2026 based on my #ERCStG. Therefore, we are looking for: -a PhD student (shorturl.at/mt0LR) -a 50% Technical Assistant/Lab manager (shorturl.at/0IIKe) 🙏Thanks for sharing. #MicroSky

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ID Chief @ UMich @adamlauring.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

We're hiring! Clinical Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases. Great group of physicians and great community!

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Mariana Byndloss @maribyndloss.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Join us in Colorado next spring for the Keystone Symposia “Beyond #Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating #BacterialInfection”. Registrations are now open! Details below ⬇️

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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This #WAAW Don’t forget to get your awesome AMR abstracts submitted to join us in Hinxton to discuss AMR genomics, innovations in diagnostics, therapeutics, and data analytics, and novel mechanisms of antimicrobial survival! #AMR2026

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 19/11/2025

Marjory Stephenson Prize 2026: Professor Mark Buttner — @johninnescentre.bsky.social Outreach and Engagement Prize 2026: @lindsaybroadbent.bsky.social — @uniofsurrey.bsky.social Translational Microbiology Prize 2026: @alanlparker.bsky.social — @cancerwales.bsky.social

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Special thanks 🙏 go to first author @ljmihajlovic.bsky.social , as well as Lara Hofacker, Florian Lindner, Priyanikha Jayakumar, and collaborator @diepold-lab.bsky.social !

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

second, by establishing a novel protocol to quantify secretion by this predatory bacterium, determining the influence of different promoters and secretion signals.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We advance the genetic toolbox 🛠️ regarding manipulation of predatory bacterium 🦁🦠 Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus in two ways: First, by fine-tuning gene expression with a focus on the ribosomal binding site and ...

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our article on a 🛠️ molecular toolbox 🛠️ in predatory bacterium 🦁🦠 Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is published in PLOS Genetics (=> tiny.cc/6wuu001). 🎉 This supports the research on this bacterial predator-prey system & future bioengineering efforts. #MicroSky #SyntheticBiology #PredatoryBacteria

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Ariane Briegel @handle.invalid · 11/11/2025

Working in the field of Microbial Sensing, Signaling, and Regulation? Apply for the upcoming STIM GRC soon to be considered for a short talk! See you in sunny Ventura www.grc.org/sensory-tran...

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2026 Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms Conference GRC

The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10/11/2025

Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe! We are uniting two research powerhouses. For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more. Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

One of nature’s tiniest predators 🦁 is Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus which kills, invades & eats up other bacteria 🦠. Studying predator protein abundances we found a bacterial prey-degradation enzyme. Read full blog article in Springer Nature Research Community here: tiny.cc/zmju001 #Microsky

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

and if you don't know what we're talking about bsky.app/profile/oded...

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 05/11/2025

📢 Join the Microbiology Society at Innovations Against AMR 2025! We’ll be leading a Policy Workshop exploring how science, regulation and innovation come together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 👉 Register for free here: www.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-per... #AMR

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IN PERSON Event: Innovations Against AMR 2025 - Medilink Midlands

The 4th annual Innovations Against AMR summit, co-organised by Medilink Midlands and Cytecom, will convene experts […]

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Pls share: A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany focusing on SRBs (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)

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Molecular Microbiology Group

Information about research topics and publications about the group around Kirsten Jung

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🙏 Many thanks to Ting Lai (who has now finished his PhD), Denis Jankov (now MSc) as well as Jonas Grossmann and Bernd Roschitzki from Functional Genomics Center Zurich @fgcz-en.bsky.social !

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Our work ✴️ is a valuable resource to study specific stages of the predatory process, contributing to advance the search for novel antimicrobial enzymes.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Our work ✴️ presents the first quantitative predator proteome over the whole predatory process in which B. bacteriovorus (the predatory bacterium) kills, digests and lyses the bigger prey bacterium. ✴️ reveals that one predator protease is highly abundant during and involved in the prey exit process.

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Simona Huwiler @simonahuwiler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Multiple small, curved, predatory bacteria (Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus) lyse the bacterial prey remnants below. How are they doing this & which predator proteins are involved in this process? See our newly released research article 📑 => rdcu.be/eL6gu 🦠 #microsky #bacteria #PredatoryBacteria

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