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Congratulations on your decision! I hate that leaving academia is told (and internalized) as "selling out", but we need scientific thinkers like you outside the ivory tower too 🙌

Our Spring PhD call is OPEN. English is the program language and open to all nationalities. 30+ fully funded positions & diverse life science subjects. 👉 www.vbcphd.at
Apply now!
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology

Medewerker klinische studies Ondersteun nationaal en internationaal klinisch onderzoek

We’re hiring!

We are looking for a Clinical Studies Coordinator to support our microbiome research at the Raes lab (KU Leuven).

Work on international clinical studies, from ethics and documentation to coordination with partners.

Apply by 2 April 2026 via KU Leuven:
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Novo Nordisk Fellowship Potential areas of focus for postdoctoral fellows participating in the MIT-Novo Nordisk Postdoc Program include, but are not limited to, the following: Your complete application should include: In the...

If you're a senior PhD student or recent graduate interested in doing work at the intersection of AI and microbial genomics and/or microbiomes, please feel free to reach out to discuss the possibility of applying together for an MIT Novo Nordisk Fellowship engineering.mit.edu/novo-nordisk

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Since 1949, "Wilbur Awards have been presented annually to recognize excellence in the communication of religious issues, values, and themes in public secular media."

I was interviewed for @cnn.com's upcoming documentary "The Rise of Christian Nationalism," part of The Whole Story with Pamela Brown.

It examines how extreme ideas & leaders have moved from the margins of evangelical culture into real political power — reshaping homes, schools, and government.

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

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Ever notice how the inner voice that says, "We are powerless. This will never work." gets louder when you feel alone?

That's because loneliness and isolation amplify despair. Community, partnership, and action are the antidote.

Hope is a group project.

Mirdita Lab - Laboratory for Computational Biology & Molecular Machine Learning Mirdita Lab builds scalable bioinformatics methods.

My time in @martinsteinegger.bsky.social's group is ending, but I’m staying in Korea to build a lab at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. If you or someone you know is interested in molecular machine learning and open-source bioinformatics, please reach out. I am hiring!
mirdita.org

Black and white image of Martin Luther King Jr with a quote of his on top of it. The quote reads "We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”"

Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to advocating tirelessly for the justice and equality of Black Americans and resisting elected leaders’ deliberate abuse and neglect of our communities. He was relentlessly targeted by our government for his views and pursuit of equality.

Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate

Good news; a judge has blocked the detention of a technology researcher that the State Department had slated to deport.

However, this is just the start of what will certainly be a longer-term challenge. What can we do about this? A thread.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...

Today the Swiss announced they don't have an agreement with Springer Nature -- swissuniversity tried to secure a deal and failed in the face of the extreme rise in publishing fees.

When the game is rigged, it's better to stop playing.

🧵 to understand the drain of scientific publishing👇

Jobs - Balance of the Microverse

New 2-year Postdoc: Ancient #Metagenomics & #Microbiome Sciences! 🧬🦷

Join Prof. @christinawarinner.bsky.social ’s group at @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study the evolution and ecology of ancient oral microbiota.

📅 Apply by Jan 20, 2026: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/career/jo...

#MicroSky 🧪🦠🖥️🧬

Enjoying the Knives Out franchise as the anti-Bond series

Benoit Blanc vs Racism
Benoit Blanc vs Capitalism
Benoit Blanc vs Christian Nationalism

The phone call with Louise might genuinely be my favorite part of any of the Knives Out flicks. Good god what a scene.

Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis - Nature Methods Nature Methods - Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis

The scikit-bio paper in online in Nature Methods! Many thanks to our collaborators, community contributors and reviewers! We couldn’t have done it without you. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Bioinformatics #OpenSource

The University of Toronto CS Department is recruiting applications for a Canada Research Chair, Tier 2, in Human-Computer Interaction

The job is open only to individuals who self-identify as women and/or members of gender equity seeking groups

research.utoronto.ca/crc-opps/db/...

Don't trust the CDC while RFK Jr. is in charge The HHS secretary, a notorious anti-vaxxer, is now posting his crank views on CDC's website

I can't stay quiet about what RFK jr is doing to the CDC and FDA:
stevensalzberg.substack.com/p/dont-trust...

Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect

SciReps: "a quasi-experimental field study on the Milan metro, [...] Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present "
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜

🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

#SST2025 presenters from the laboratory of toxicology (3/3):

Navnit Singh - 🧬🧪💥
Alona Slastennikova - 🌱💩🦠
Maja Stevanoska - 💩🦠📉

PhD position alert 📢📢📢
🦠 Emerging mycotoxins - human gut microbiota - molecular mecanisms
🏢 University of Vienna, Institute of Food Chemistry and Toxicology
💌 francesco.crudo@univie.ac.at

#microbiome #PhDPosition #toxicity #science #career #AcademicJobs

Our department (Comp Sci) at UMD is hiring this cycle. We have an open-rank search (umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...). Consider applying to join our department; we’re a pretty cool group if I say so myself ☺️!

#ChemSky 🖥️🧬🧪

Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering - BIIE (Zürich): Doctoral studentships, Molecular Mucosal Immunology Group Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering - BIIE has a job opening for Doctoral studentships, Molecular Mucosal Immunology Group in Zürich (published: 29.10.2025). Apply now or check the other available...

We are hiring! 🧫 🧬 🚀

Three PhD studentships with start dates in 2026 available in the Molecular Mucosal Immunology lab at the Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering, Basel, Switzerland.

See here for details (Deadline: 7th November 2025):

join.com/companies/im...

Cornell BME at Weill Hall in Ithaca

My department, Cornell BME, is hiring!

This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.

📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816