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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Please share - an Assist Prof position in microbiology employmentopportunities.umb.edu/mob/cw/en-us... @asm.org

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Glad to see this one ready! Great work from Carla Maduta following up on how S. aureus respond to pH in the vaginal tract. Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Andreas Peschel @andreaspeschel.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

"What makes S. aureus such a difficult vaccination candidate?" Here are some answers:

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

If you are interested in bacterial pathogens acting on the vaginal tract, look out for this opportunity at JoVE. We are now accepting abstracts for methods articles on the field🧫: app.jove.com/methods-coll...

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Alain Paquette @alainpaquette.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Nature paper alert for #IDENT!! 👀 We show that tree seedlings don't behave as expected from theory, with possible impacts for restauration efforts. 223 trees species in 160 experiments across the world @paqlab.bsky.social @biologieuqam.bsky.social @sciences.uqam.ca #CEF

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Venez voir cette prochaine conférence à La Brassée! #cinqascience 🦠

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Aleeza Gerstein @acgerstein.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🇨🇦Job alert🇨🇦 Three tenure track positions in Biological Science at UManitoba, 2 on aquatic organisms, 1 in synthetic biology/biochem. Ask me anything about living and working in #Winnipeg -it’s pretty good here! (And in 2025, “pretty good” is actually great imho)! universityaffairs.ca/jobs/job-pre...

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Gens de Montréal, venez assister à cette conférence de Sébastien Zappa dans une ambiance festive. #5ascience

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hjillianh @hjillianh.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Do you have a period? Do you live in the continental US? Then do I have a study for you - please join VAMPP and help expand our understanding of the vaginal microbiome! Scan the QR code on the bottom left to see if you're eligible and learn more

A pink flyer with a darker outline of a uterus and fallopian tubes that says "We need your help investigating menstrual product use and the vaginal microbiome."
Why: Researchers from Duke University are conducting a study investigating if menstrual products advertised as scented or for odor control affect the vaginal microbiome compared to unscented menstrual products.
How: If you agree to participate you will be asked to: (each of the bullet points is shaped like a tampon)
Self-collect vaginal swabs during 4 menstrual cycles for microbiome assessment.
Complete a short questionnaire each cycle.
Complete a demographic and short health history questionnaire.
Use study-provided menstrual products during 2 menstrual cycles
(one cycle you will use scented/odor control products and one cycle you will use unscented products).
Who: Up to 50 of individuals aged 18-40 years who have regular menstrual cycles (approximately every 4 weeks) that last at least 3 days, can safely use tampons, do not have allergies/hypersensitivity to fragrances, are not or do not plan to become pregnant over the study period will take part in this study, and have not given birth in the past 12 months.
Compensation for your time will be provided.

There's a drop of blood with a QR code on it where you can learn more - I'll post that separately!

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Great to see this one out as a preprint! We screened a library of small molecules agir inhibition of TSST-1 in prevention of mTSS. Check it out! Out of @superantigens.bsky.social lab

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

It’s amazing to see this review out! Collaborations from few members of @superantigens.bsky.social lab to summarize the last insights on superantigens and their interactions with T lymphocytes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

My first review as a corresponding author is out today, come read about S. aureus and it’s impact in the vagina #trendsinmicrobiology #womenshealth www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Victor J. Torres @torreslab.bsky.social · 27/12/2023

Job Alert! We are looking for a Principal Bioinformatics Research Scientist with extensive experience in large-scale microbial genomics to create and direct our new Microbial Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics Lab @StJudeResearch stjude.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/stjude/job/M...

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Karine Dufresne @vagstaph.bsky.social · 07/09/2023

Hi BlueSky, finally join the community and looking forward to hear from scientists on this platform: I'm a microbiologist interested in host/pathogen/microbiota interactions especially in the vaginal tract.

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