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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 23h
JB Editor's Pick: Park and Sauer show that the chemosensory protein BdlA relocates to the flagellar pole during dispersion of P. aeruginosa from a biofilm, linking cdG regulation and restored motility. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42584418/ @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Dartmouth @dartmouthbcb.bsky.social · 23h
BCB is recruiting a senior faculty member! We seek internationally recognized candidates at the Full Professor level with outstanding records of solving broad biological problems. Learn more and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/192850
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Craig MacLean @craigmaclean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Oxford
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Cezar Khursigara @cmkhursigara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Molecular & Cellular Biotechnology through the Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders program. Please share widely! careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Assistant Professor (Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader)
Assistant Professor (Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader)
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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please share: OHSU is hiring an Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. We are looking for a chemical biologist who will apply novel chemical tools in physiological systems. Apply online: www.ohsu.edu/human-resour... (Job # 2026-41667).
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OHSU Faculty, Physician and Academic Jobs in Oregon
Find higher education faculty, physician and research jobs and build your academic health career at OHSU in Portland, Oregon.
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James Connolly @ruamicro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Theres still time to apply for our postdoc position exploring the roles of sphingolipids in bacteria-host interactions. Spread the word
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Suckjoon Jun’s lab at UCSD @junlab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/5 Do you use GFP to measure protein abundance? Be very careful. Our new bioRxiv preprint shows that, under translation inhibition, fluorescence can stop tracking how much reporter protein is actually there. Please share widely.
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Kacy Gordon @kacylynn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
JOB ALERT: UNC Bio is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs doing molecular, cell, and dev bio. The search is intentionally broad, so please share widely and spread the word! Find more information and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... Application review begins Nov 1.
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The newest issue of JB is out! A swarm is featured on the cover. Check out the newest minireviews, research articles and this month a special historical piece. journals.asm.org/toc/jb/208/9 @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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JB Table of Contents Volume 208, Issue 9
Journal of Bacteriology: Table of Contents Volume 208, Issue 9
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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I just published: How do we recognize world-class science? Not by the journal it appeared in What I told early-career researchers about prediction, rigour, failure, priors — and the tyranny of bar graphs. kamounlab.medium.com/how-do-we-re...
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How do we recognize world-class science? Not by the journal it appeared in
What I told early-career researchers about prediction, rigour, failure, priors — and the tyranny of bar graphs.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 27/09/2026
How do Burkholderia multivorans bacteria adaptively evolve during infections of the cystic fibrosis airway? A longtime collab and intensive study of 8 patients links bacterial adaptations to disease progression. Our findings also unite prior studies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Convergent genetic evolution within Burkholderia multivorans chronic infections correlates with lung function decline in cystic fibrosis patients
The patterns and pathways of pathogen adaptation during chronic infections can reveal the gateways microbes must unlock to colonize and persist. In chronic lung infections of cystic fibrosis (CF) pati...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pls share: Two tenure-track positions in Molecular Microbiology at Virginia Tech. I had a great visit there a couple of years ago! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TT Assistant Professor position in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease at University of Florida
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have an open Assistant/Associate Professor position in Pathogen Biology at the Department of Genetics - come and join us! 🦠 🧫 🧬https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistantassociate-professor-in-pathogen-genetics-pc51175
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen Genetics
Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pls ahre: Open recruitment in the new Department of Systems Biology at UC Irvine. Assistant Professor in Systems Biology, experimental or theoretical, who will complement existing strengths in the department (systems.bio.uci.edu). Application link: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10377
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Systems Biology | UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Welcome to the Department of Systems Biology at UC Irvine Leading the way to Discovery, Explanation, and Prediction Department of […]
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Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New in JB: Thanks to all the authors who contributed to the meeting report covering the 10th American Society for Microbiology Conference on Biofilms! Check it out. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Giovanni D’Angelo @giodang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#lipidtime: It's a lipid universe. Today in Nature we publish the Lipid Brain Atlas, the first map of membrane lipid composition across the entire mouse brain, a layer of organisation that cell-type and transcript maps had left out. #lipidomics #neuroscience #BrainAtlas
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Daria Van Tyne @dariavantyne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My lab at Pitt is looking for a Laboratory Technician to help our research and phage therapy efforts. Please share and apply! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Laboratory Technician
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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Temperature-dependent reprogramming of virulence traits during Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Catherine Armbruster @catarmbruster.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Check out this article I wrote (with help from profession editors!) for @us.theconversation.com on our project that uses principles from ecology & evolution to guide our search for microbes that improve bioremediation of brownfields! @cmuscience.bsky.social theconversation.com/at-an-old-st...
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At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution
Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New in JB: Kobayashi, Yamanaka et al. show that the serine protease of A. veronii cleaves pro-aerolysin into a hemolytically active toxin, to facilitate crossing the host epithelial barrier via targeting host EpCAM. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42429552/ @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 16/09/2026
Authors!🚨 While you scramble for scarce $ 🤔 “Springer Nature reports revenue growth of 6.2%..and adjusted operating profit growth of 7.7%. They reported even more stunning submission growth of 30% and published article growth of 13%.” Publishing in society journals helps YOU not them👇🏻. Pass it on.
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Megan Kiedrowski @microbiomegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Excited to say I've moved the lab down the road to join the University of Alabama @uofalabama.bsky.social Dept. of Biological Sciences. Lab website updates in progress. We're recruiting motivated PhD students for Fall 2027 with guaranteed 5 years of funding! sites.ua.edu/kiedrowskilab/ Roll Tide!
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Megan Kiedrowski @microbiomegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My new department at Alabama @uofalabama.bsky.social is hiring 2 tenure-track microbiology assistant professors. Applications due by Nov. 16. Please share! careers.ua.edu/jobs/bcas-as...
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BCAS - Assistant Professor of Microbiology in Biological Sciences - 530532 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Department/Organization204411 - Biological Sciences RankAssistant Professor Position SummaryThe Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama invites applications for two tenure-tra...
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James Connolly @ruamicro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Are you a motivated researcher interested in bacteria-host interactions? We have postdoc position available in my lab to join our Wellcome Trust funded collaborative team. We will study the role and regulation of the enigmatic sphingolipids in E. coli. Please share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX115/r...
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Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions at Newcastle University
Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My department (Biology at Emory) is hiring for a teaching track position! These are stable, well-respected, long-term positions with a path to promotion and ppl often staying for decades. The dept is wonderfully supportive and filled with amazing humans (faculty + staff) apply.interfolio.com/191814
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Kevin England @kevinengland.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our paper (and my first first-author) is out! The alarmone pGpp inhibits translation through GTP depletion academic.oup.com/nar/article/... 🦠🚨🤠 @narjournal.bsky.social
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Gc Rox @gcrox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Postdoctoral position studying Neisseria gonorrhoeae genetics, genomics, physiology, or pathogenesis. Please email h-seifert@northwestern.edu or apply at careers.northwestern.edu/psp/hrnu_er/... Please Repost
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WargoLab @wargolab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Interesting paper identifying the genes responsible for extreme colistin resistance in P. aeruginosa from Kelly Bachta and colleagues dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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Transposon insertion sequencing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa identifies multiple intersecting pathways essential for extreme colistin resistance
Author summary Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that causes a wide variety of infections. It is especially problematic given its propensity to become resistant to antibiotics. One antibiotic used...
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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excited to share the first published paper from my lab! Postdoc Helen Jordan led this study on 1) how metabolites change differently in inflammation in tissues versus in cells in a dish and 2) the role of one of the most-increased metabolites, soluble sialic acid www.jbc.org/article/S002...
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Metabolomics of in vivo inflammation identifies soluble sialic acid as a conserved myeloid-cell metabolite
During an immune response, metabolism changes dramatically. Metabolites are oxidized to power immune cell functions, serve as building blocks for proliferation, and act as effectors to regulate pathog...
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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m looking to hire an NIH funded postdoc to join our lab here at Davis (please RT). Ongoing areas of interest include: 1) polygenic signals of selection from time series, ARGs, GWAS, etc 2) The interpretation of GWAS, polygenic scores, & sources of confounding
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
JB Editor's Pick: Guo, Jung et al. show acetic acid and other SCFA, key molecules in the gut, via the tRNA-modifying MnmG/MnmE pathway, are potent inducers of the glutamate-dependent acid resistance system in E. coli. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Drummond Lab @drummondlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are hiring! 🌟 Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor. It's a broad search: we want great colleagues doing serious biological work at the molecular scale. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/191981 bcmb.uchicago.edu
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Josie Bryant @josiebryant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Apply to do a PhD at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with me on global genomics of Mycobacterium abscessus bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/project-refe... About the scheme: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/application-...
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Project Reference: TRG27-SAN-JB1 | Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme
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Johannes Cairns @jcairns.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wanna become professor in medical bacteriology at Uppsala? www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Professor in Medical Bacteriology - Uppsala University
Professor in Medical Bacteriology, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New GWAS paradigm just dropped: in a meeting today @gcbias.bsky.social suggested that we eschew FDR and Bonferroni and instead draw a line on Manhattan plots at -log10(p)=11 as the Spinal Tap cutoff.
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Tatta Bio @tattabio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
UniProt is where most researchers start when they want to understand a protein. As of today, prokaryotic entries there will show something new: genomic context, powered by SeqHub, right in the Sequence section of the page.
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
JB Editor's Pick: Schutz, Wargo et al. used a genetic screen, coupled with clean deletions, to define the suite of genes impacting the production of the hemolytic phospholipase C/sphingomyelinase (PlcH) of P. aeruginosa. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Jan-Willem Veening @veeninglab.com · 03/09/2026
Clonal does not mean uniform. #MicroSky Our new review explores how genetically identical bacteria adopt different cell states, and how that diversity shapes survival, cooperation, antibiotic responses and gene transfer. 🧵 doi.org/10.1146/annu...
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Decoding Bistability and Drivers of Phenotypic Variation in Bacteria
In a process known as phenotypic heterogeneity or phenotypic variation, bacteria can produce distinct phenotypes within an isogenic population in response to shifting environmental conditions. Noise i...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New in JB: Rubí-Rangel, León-Félix & Villicaña say it best with the title of their review: From hijackers to architects: the role of prophages in bacterial genome evolution journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Reyes-Lamothe lab @reyes-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We’re hiring! The Biology department at McGill is hiring a tenure-track professor in Quantitative Cell Biology. We’re looking for an outstanding researcher and educator to join our community. Deadline: October 9 Info & application: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... Please share!
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
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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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
JB Editor's Choice: Nies, Große et al. profile the trxnal start sites of Cupriavidus metallidurans and found that >80% of genes are transcribed by RpoD-dependent RNA polymerases, & up to 65% of genes impacted by metals. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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Boo Tseng Lab @btsenglab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The UNLV School of Life Sciences has a new position for an Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology. Come join my department! Ad: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pls share: We have a new position for an Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology at UNLV. tinyurl.com/4uhpav4j
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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Michelle Facette @mfacette.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
UMass Amherst Dept of Biology is hiring a TT faculty member in Evolutionary Biology! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista... We have a diverse and wonderful dept - please consider joining us!
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Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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Nels Elde @elearlybird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Open your lab here at Utah! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
JB Editor's Choice: Herdan, Steuber et al. use genetic suppressor ananlysis to probe novel mechanisms used by V. cholerae to maintain osmotic balance in high Na. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social
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ASM @asm.org · 27/08/2026
🚀 Lead the next chapter of #IAIJournal! Following 10 years of exceptional service by Editor in Chief (EIC) Andreas Bäumler, Ph.D., ASM seeks applications/nominations for the next EIC. The initial 5-year term begins July 1, 2027. Apply or nominate by Sept. 18: asm.social/33R
Apply by September 18 to lead Infection and Immunity journal!
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Jens Hör @jenshoer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Join us in Würzburg! Two excellent opportunities to start your own lab in RNA biology 👇
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