We Are Downtown! - ARTSCAPE We're taking more time to collaborate on a bold new vision for America's largest free arts festival.

Baltimore people, I'm heading back to the Artist Market at Artscape, May 23-24 www.artscape.org

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great article in @quantamagazine.bsky.social by natalie wolchover on the bacterial flagellum and proton motive force. alas, I missed this great model on what happens to the stators during gear-shifting. see it in STC:
smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...
#MicroSky

Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

Halfway thru Role Model and loving it. 🥰 Also enjoying how it threads w story line in Long Game.

I'm looking for #NewPIs (<3 years as lab heads) in the gene regulation/functional genomics space. If you are one or know one, please comment below! 🧪

Finally published. Many thanks to a wonderful collaborative team and scientific platforms!!! And thanks to editors and reviewers for enthusiasm and a great review.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us ALL safe and healthy

I'm excited to tell you about the most recent preprint in my lab, demonstrating that a conserved spindle matrix protein, NPP-21/TPR, is required for the stronger checkpoint in germline cells during embryogenesis in C. elegans

Congrats to Sang Ho!! 🍾

Rapid evolution of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms in vitro delineates adaptive changes selected during infection - Nature Communications Biofilm formation on implanted medical devices facilitates infection by the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae. Here, Zaborskytė et al. use experimental evolution to show that the bacteria rapidly evolve ...

🆒 new pub!
Rapid evolution of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms in vitro -> adaptations selected during infection by @gretazabo.bsky.social & Linus Sandegren
*hypermucoidy evolves via 📈c-di-GMP, overlaps w/ mutations in UTI and wound isolates.
*pleasure to advise this!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Beautiful new work from the Vecchiarelli Lab. 👀

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.

Interested in a teaching faculty position in Bacteriology at UW-Madison? See the attached announcement! @uwbact.bsky.social

We are recruiting postdocs to work on antimicrobial resistance and bacterial cell envelope biology. PLEASE SHARE.

My library just stocked up on the whole series so it’s on my list

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I just finished reading the sequel - season 2 is gonna be a-mazing. S1 Ep 5 is also my fave. 🥰

Chief Executive Officer | Inspired Selection

A unique opportunity to lead the most wonderful company in scientific publishing (I might be slightly biased here). The Company of Biologists are searching for a CEO.

www.inspiredselection.com/jobs/jo00000...

I am honored to be nominated for ASCB Council this year. If you are an ASCB member, please share and vote before April 30th!

The amazing @rogerslabucd.bsky.social is also on the ballot!

My lab at Pitt is looking for a Research Scientist to help us make phage therapy for patients with antibiotic-resistant infections. Please share and apply! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

Editor Spotlight: Elizabeth Chen
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

“MBoC publishes cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that stands the test of time.”

Explore the journal and submission opportunities at molbiolcell.org

Portraits of Prize winners Mark Buttner and Omolulu Fagunwa featured in an interview.

Ahead of the 2026 Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture, Professor Mark Buttner shares insights on his career and winning a Microbiology Society Prize.
Read the blog: https://microb.io/3PVXEVB

#Microbio26

CSR to continue the one-third triage cutoff for NIH grant review Some non-public information points to CSR continuing to triage grant applications at about the 33% line, instead of the traditional 50% line. This was originally put in place for the re-scheduled F…

CSR to continue the one-third triage cutoff for NIH grant review drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/c...

Join us at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference for our 🌈 LGBTQ+ Networking Event (with Trans & Nonbinary pre-meet).

📅 Tuesday 14 April | ⏰ From 19:30

Get your tickets by Thursday 9th April: https://microb.io/Microbio26SocialProgramme
#Microbio26

Linked in post from Sarah Bray The Company of Biologists (known for its 5 journals, Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models and Mechanisms, Biology Open, as well as its charitable activities) is looking to appoint a new CEO. An opportunity to guide the next chapter! More information here:

The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social has a more than 100 year history of supporting science through its journals, meetings, and fellowships. Help lead it into its second century! pls share
www.inspiredselection.com/jobs/jo00000...

Postdoctoral Associate - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Job Description A full-time postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Scharf lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech to study motility and chemotaxis in the symbioti...

Pls share: A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Scharf lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech to study motility and chemotaxis in the symbiotic soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti.

jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch

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Peptidoglycan recycling is critical for cell division, cell wall integrity, and β-lactam resistance in Caulobacter crescentus Peptidoglycan recycling is essential for proper cell growth and intrinsic ampicillin resistance in Caulobacter crescentus, highlighting PG recycling enzymes as potential antibacterial targets.

Now available as a Version of Record.
Thanks a lot again to everyone involved in this project!
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

NoA on April Fool’s Day… let’s hope it’s for real. 🎉🎉🎉 Very excited to advance our studies on the cell biology of the tick-borne obligate intracellular pathogen Rickettsia parkeri!!