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John McCormick 🇨🇦

@superantigens.bsky.social
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Western Ontario - we study bacterial exotoxins from Strep. pyogenes and Staph. aureus and how these pathogens manipulate our immune system. mccormicklab.ca

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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bacteriology-Focused Assistant Professor Position in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Application deadline: August 15, 2026 Come be my colleague!
Bacteriology-Focused Assistant Professor Position in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan

Application deadline: August 15, 2026

Applicants are requested to send
1) A cover letter (up to 1 page)
2) A CV
3) A description of research interests and goals (up to 2 pages)
4) A description of teaching experience and philosophy (up to 1 page)
5) Contact information including email to solicit 3 letters of recommendation.
Application materials should be combined into one PDF and addressed to the department chair, Dr. Bethany Moore, and sent via email to Sheryl Smith - sherylhs@umich.edu
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Laura K. Jennings @laurakjennings.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
📢 We're hiring! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. We welcome applicants working in microbial pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, microbial evolution, and related areas. Apply: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52009
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Julie Pfeiffer @jkpfeiff.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Faculty 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/...
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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.
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Andrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
CIHR has launched a trial ballon that suggests shifting to one competition a year. This is the worst idea I have heard in a long time. The only benefit is making top-line success rates look better than they are. Keep it as is, do in-person reviews, and keep the pain in the open.
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Teresa O'Meara @teresaomeara.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We are hiring @umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social ! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis
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Lauren 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...
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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Interested in a teaching faculty position in Bacteriology at UW-Madison? See the attached announcement! @uwbact.bsky.social
A job posting flyer from the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison advertising a Teaching Faculty II position. The role involves coordinating and teaching microbiology lab courses and/or large enrollment introductory classes. The application deadline is May 5, 2026, at 11:59pm CDT. Applications must be submitted electronically via the Jobs at UW portal; emailed applications are not accepted. Applicants must upload a single document containing a cover letter, CV, and teaching philosophy. The job listing URL is https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/teaching-faculty-ii-madison-wisconsin-united-states, Job ID JR10009916. The flyer notes that Madison, Wisconsin is described as a vibrant place to live and work, combining college-town energy, lakeside scenery, and a community-focused atmosphere.
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Please Repost 🔄 Global Staphylococcus research community is heading to the Canadian Rockies! Join the 20th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections 📅 September 20–24, 2026 📍 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Canada #ISSSI2026 #Staphylococcus
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Jibran Khokhar @drjkhokhar.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
With the rumblings around CIHR wanting to move to one cycle per year not going away, in consultation with a diverse stakeholder group, we have put together a letter for CIHR leadership. Please consider signing this letter and share/RT: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @cannabrain.bsky.social
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CIHR Project Grant Cycle Restructuring
Dear colleagues, Below you will find a draft letter regarding the proposed transition to a single annual CIHR Project Grant competition, and to invite you to sign on if you are in agreement with its c...
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say. Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA @wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
First page of Opinion piece: "Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism"
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
💙 #birds #BlueJays
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Area man who dropped out of community college after two months to go work as VP at father’s company tell local kids to try harder.
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Joanne Flynn @joanneflynn19.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
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Julie Pfeiffer @jkpfeiff.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Please share my 1 min video on the importance of maintaining NIH funding of infectious diseases and drug discovery research vs rising antibiotic resistance Drastic budget cuts harm our health and imperil the next generation of scientists More @UCSanDiego “Behind Every Breakthrough” bit.ly/3FlXQs3
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Alex Keeley @alexjkeeley.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🧵 Our paper out today in @naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... On development of #StrepA #Immunity over life course in #TheGambia raising hope for #vaccines on the horizon 1/ #Immunosky #IDsky #MicroSky #globalhealth.
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Alex Ensminger @legionella.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The #CIHR Microbiology and Infectious Disease panel had a 13% success rate in Project Grant decisions released last week. Overall success was just over 15% across all panels. Worst success rate in recent memory. This is not what seizing the moment or investing in the future looks like.🇨🇦📉 #canpoli.
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Looks like the Marge Simpson convention is in town this weekend
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Americans overwhelmingly support investment in cutting-edge biomedical and earth science research to create a healthier population and planet—yet may not be fully aware of the destructive impact of the federal funding cuts—this laudable effort from the next generation puts a human face on the crisis
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U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers
Through two grassroots efforts, more than 80 op eds have been published in news outlets across the country
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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
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The Remarkable Julian Davies
by Roberto — If I were asked to name scientists who have deeply influenced the evolution of my own thinking along the decades, there's little doubt that Julian Davies would be at the top of the list. ...
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Jesse Shapiro @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Come join us at @mcgill.ca as an assistant professor in virus-host interactions! Please share widely. mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Microbiology & Immunology, (C2-240724)
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 14/04/2025
Harvard steps up www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
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Fabrice Jean-Pierre @fabricejpierre.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Tenure-track Faculty position just opened up in my department! If you want to be part of a dynamic group who is excited about science, apply. For more details, visit www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offr... Please share in your networks! #microsky
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Cezar Khursigara @cmkhursigara.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is at it again! Continuing our cluster hires with tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Immunology and Virology (1 position each)! careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A... careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/03/2025
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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nvansorge.bsky.social @nvansorge.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🔔🔔 🔔 Sound the alarm! Not 1 but 2 PhD positions available in my research group at Amsterdam UMC studying the interaction between S. aureus wall teichoic acids and the host immune system. Multidisciplinary projects with experience in academia and industry. werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/en/vacatures...
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Vacatures - PhD (x2) in Staphylococcus aureus immune interaction - Amsterdam UMC
Do you have ambition to be trained in broad, top-class scientific and professional skills and gain experience in industry and academia? Apply now!
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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New research article Association between #HIV -1 Nef-mediated MHC-I downregulation and the maintenance of the replication-competent latent viral reservoir in individuals with virally suppressed HIV-1 in Uganda: an exploratory cohort study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ViroSky #OA
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
To: Elon Musk/DOGE From: Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) Subject: Five Things I Accomplished Last Week (🧵) #1. Destroyed a previously normal heart valve in an otherwise healthy 58-year-old man
Damaged heart valve of endocarditis
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Happy #FlagDay, Canada! 🇨🇦
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Alex Keeley @alexjkeeley.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
📢 Preprint - not peer-reviewed🤞: Development of #immunity to #StrepA in The Gambia. We assessed IgG to conserved and M protein antigens across the life course, exploring association with protection against infection: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #IDSky #Immunosky
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Early life serological profiles and the development of natural protective humoral immunity to Streptococcus pyogenes in a high burden setting
Streptococcus pyogenes leads to 500,000 deaths annually; many due to rheumatic heart disease in low-income settings. Limited understanding of natural protective immunity to S. pyogenes hinders vaccine...
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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Just another one for 2025 👩‍🔬 Great work with @stephentuffs.bsky.social and Nick Walton from @superantigens.bsky.social lab. Here is our last study focusing on the impact of superantigens within 3 S. aureus isolates from the same bacteremia patient: doi.org/10.1128/iai....
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Evidence that staphylococcal superantigens promote within-patient bacterial persistence following post-operative surgical site infection | Infection and Immunity
In this study, we investigated bacterial isolates from a patient who experienced three recurrent S. aureus infections over a 4 month period following total knee arthroplasty. Genomic and phenotypic characterization of these isolates revealed that they all ...
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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Here's my latest research article: the impact of TSST-1 in the vagina beyond menstrual toxic shock syndrome. doi.org/10.1128/iai....
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TSST-1 promotes colonization of Staphylococcus aureus within the vaginal tract by activation of CD8+ T cells | Infection and Immunity
Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) is a superantigen toxin produced from Staphylococcus aureus that causes the menstrual form of toxic shock syndrome. This research demonstrates that TSST-1 also ha...
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