Join #EESMetabolicEco and submit your abstract by 14 April: s.embl.org/ees26-11-bl
This event will inform sustainable practices, advance research methodologies, and drive transformative advancements in the understanding and management of metabolic interactions in complex biological ecosystems.
Join #EMBOOmics which aims to showcase new technologies and formulate questions to move the systems biology field forward 👉 s.embl.org/omx26-01-bl
📥 Abstract deadline 11 September
Congratulations, Lisa Maier and Stephen Cusack!
The two EMBL alumni have received the 2026 John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards for their outstanding contributions to host–microbiome research and structure-guided drug development, respectively.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
@pilhoferlab.bsky.social
@savitski-lab.bsky.social
@cibiocm.bsky.social
Justin Sonnenburg
Erica Sonnenburg
@soreklab.bsky.social
@baerboletta.bsky.social
Paul Wilmes
@karinaxavierlab.bsky.social
Maria Zimmermann Kogadeeva
Organisers:
@lisamaierlab.bsky.social
@kiranrpatil.bsky.social
@robdfinn.bsky.social
@embl.org
@events.embl.org
Speakers:
Ami Bhatt
@dbikard.bsky.social
Xiang Gao
KC Huang
@jhcepas.bsky.social
@microbegrrl.bsky.social
@keyfm.bsky.social
@microbiome.bsky.social
Elisabeth Lowe
Check the conference link:
www.embl.org/about/info/c...
Abstract submission & registration open, don’t miss out!
#EMBLGutMicrobeFunction
Featuring leading voices in microbiome research, with sessions on multi-omics, genetic tools, ecological context functions, and new model species.
Focusing on research that moves from descriptive to molecular understanding and functional discoveries.
How can we tap into the enormous functional diversity of microbes on this planet?
Join us at EMBL Heidelberg (8–10 Dec 2026) to learn about ongoing efforts to decode gene function and organisation in human gut microbes, and present your science.
The increased mutation rate of DNA-repair–deficient mutators accelerates resistance evolution in bacteria and cancer. In a great collaboration with @mulkern.bsky.social, we find that DNA-damaging antibiotics can turn this advantage into a liability—but only for certain genotypes.
New #AMR pre-print
Combining antibiotics with genotoxins can efficiently suppress bacterial in high throughput experimental models.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Fun collaboration with Nassos Typas lab led by @mulkern.bsky.social
Cancer therapies exploit DNA repair defects to kill tumours. We asked whether the same logic could constrain antibiotic resistance evolution...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Text: We seek: Game changers in infection research; Human Microbe Alliance for Universal Health (HUMAN) program; in the background a night sky with a shooting star and an electron micrograph of different bacteria
Are you a game changer in infection research? Apply for a HUMAN junior research group leader position (with professorship and tenure options) at the HZI by March 30!
Infection Biology: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
AI in Health and Infection Research: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
Registration is open for the inaugural GRC conference in the Function of Evolving Systems. Aug 9-14, 2026, Waterville Valley. Truly stellar speaker lineup. Student/postdoc fellowships are available! Please come join us! www.grc.org/function-of-... @joybergelson.bsky.social
Call for the position as Helmholtz Junior Research Group Leaders at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research or Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland
Join the HZI as a Junior Research Group Leader at @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social or @helmholtzhips.bsky.social!
We’re seeking exceptional postdocs for the @helmholtz.de Investigator Groups program. Shape cutting-edge research in infection biology & apply by Feb 15!
jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Saarbr%C...
EMBL International PhD Programme - summer recruitment 2026! 👀
Research groups across EMBL are recruiting now! www.embl.org/about/info/e...
Don’t miss this opportunity to receive dedicated mentoring while doing interdisciplinary research.
Excited to announce my upcoming @snsf.ch Ambizione research group at EPFL on bacteria-host interactions, combining systems approaches and microphysiological models.
🚨 We have an open PhD position! More info on projects and how to apply here: elisabettacacace.github.io/BHI-Lab/
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It has been two weeks since the unexpected death of Peer Bork, and all of us in his research group are deeply missing him. His scientific vision brought us together as a team, and we are immensely grateful for the time we spent together. 🧵
➡️ Prof. Dr. Dmitri Petrov from the School of Humanities and Science | Department of Biology, Stanford University, spoke today at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social about “Barcoding Fitness Landscapes of Tumorigenesis”. Before he gave his lecture, we had the opportunity to interview him.
🎤 bit.ly/4r66mxG
📢 Prof. Dr. Dmitri Petrov from the School of Humanities and Science | Department of Biology, Stanford University, will give a lecture on “Barcoding Fitness Landscapes of Tumorigenesis” at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social on January 22, 2026.
👉 More information: bit.ly/4pGtqSu
EMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond.
We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
We mourn the passing of Peer Bork, EMBO Member since 2000: www.embl.org/news/embl-announcements/...
20 | Peer Bork and the scientific candy shop
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/17ux...
Peer Bork died yesterday 💔 which shocked me. In 2003 I did a short-term fellowship in Peer’s lab because I idolized him. I met Martin there & we wrote this paper together. Peer was great at bringing people together; a master collaborator with a rare ability to think up big ideas.
This is such hard news to process. Such an amazing scientist and inspiration for so many of us.
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
Super excited to share our new selection-free CRISPR-Cas9 editing protocol for Dictyostelids, generating 80% KO and 30% KI efficiencies without selection in D. discoideum, and being effective in Dictyostelid species that diverged millions of years ago! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
HT-PELSA, a new proteomics tool by EMBL researchers, processes samples 100x faster and works directly with complex crude cell, tissue, and bacterial lysates – developments which could accelerate drug discovery and basic biological research 💊
🔗 www.embl.org/news/science...
Happy to see our HT-PELSA paper now published in @natsmb.nature.com 🎊 Big thanks for the constructive review process! 📖Read the manuscript here (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) & check the thread for additional information ⬇️
Very excited to share the latest work from our lab, which was published today in Nature!
nature.com/articles/s41...
PhD graduate and now post-doc Sofia Dahlman, along with co-senior author Sam Forster from The Hudson and other researchers from our lab and others.
#Perspective
Estrela and Huang discuss nutrient starvation in the context of the gut microbiome, outlining what is known and highlighting key questions for future research to address knowledge gaps.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
