MSCA opens €399 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions opens €399 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships

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Let me know if you are interested in pursuing a postdoc on the genomics and genetics of AMR and/or the human microbiota

Very excited to see this work out. It's been a long journey and was technically the first project I started during my PhD. I learned a great deal through this project, and I am grateful to everyone who contributed along the way!

Hospital Environments Harbor Chlorhexidine-Tolerant Bacteria Potentially Linked to Chlorhexidine Persistence in the Environment An integrated approach is essential in combating antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance. Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG), a widely used antiseptic in medical intensive care units (MICU), has recently...

Delighted that our latest work is out today in @pubs.acs.org ES&T!
Hospital Environments Harbor Chlorhexidine-Tolerant Bacteria Potentially Linked to Chlorhexidine Persistence in the Environment | Environmental Science & Technology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Holy crap, I'm on the same flyer as @jaytlennon.bsky.social! Come see us both at the Midwest Microbiome Symposium. Abstract submission deadline is TODAY (March 31)!

Apply to be an editor at an ASM Journal! Open call for editors at mBio, mSphere, mSystems, and Microbiology Spectrum. This is a very fulfilling way to share your expertise and give back to our society journals. @asm.org journals.asm.org/asm-call-for...

Opinion | The Human Cost of Trump’s War on Science

Deep, well sourced, moving, and enraging story from the NYT

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This awesome program provides 2 years of funding, excellent career development, and a fantastic training environment 💜 In particular, if you are interested in developing phage-based therapeutics or novel diagnostics for infectious disease, I want to work with you on your proposal!

Are you interested in a career in translational science? Maybe gearing up to defend or wrapping up a first post-doc? Apply for an E-TRAIN fellowship with us!
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This awesome program provides 2 years of funding, excellent career development, and a fantastic training environment 💜 In particular, if you are interested in developing phage-based therapeutics or novel diagnostics for infectious disease, I want to work with you on your proposal!

Transitions in lung microbiota landscape associate with distinct patterns of pneumonia progression Sumner et al. show that lung microbial ecosystem dynamics associate with clinical outcomes during severe pneumonia infection. Systematic bronchoscopy paired with integrative multiomics reveals that va...

Transitions in lung microbiota & pneumonia

Microbiota states are predictive of pneumonia subtypes & exhibit differential stability & therapy response. Disruptive forces, e.g. aspiration, associated w/changes in gene expression & microbial community
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Segregating pneumonia into pneumotypes In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Sumner et al. utilize a multi-omics approach to delineate various “pneumotypes,” or distinct microbial states, in the lungs of patients with pneumonia. These pneu...

Segregating pneumonia into pneumotypes

Preview of work using multi-omics to delineate “pneumotypes,” or distinct microbial states, in lungs of pneumonia patients. Pneumotypes have potential predictive value for clinical outcomes & therapeutic success
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Excited to share work I led during my PhD - now out in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social 🎉
Using multiomics, we show that microbiome and host expression profiles dynamically shift during pneumonia treatment and track with clinical outcomes 🧪🫁 #MicroSky
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Register Now for the Next mSystems Thinking Series One Health and the African Microbiome Jan. 9, 2026 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. West Africa Time)

#mSystems Thinking Series webinar is back!

One Health & the African Microbiome | Jan 9 | 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. WAT

Africa’s microbiomes are rich, diverse & important. Learn how One Health research can advance health, food security & climate resilience. asm.social/2Iv

The Economist predicted that 2025 would be a year of radical uncertainty, and wow were they right! On the topic, I’m excited to join a panel on Dec 10, 12:30 p.m. ET, representing the ASM Public and Scientific Affairs Committee. If you’re interested in ASM’s role in advocating for science, join us.

The US government has reopened, but funding for this year is still in limbo. Tell Congress to support federal research and public health funding in FY26. @asm.org has made it easy for you: www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...

Free access to the final version of "Ten questions concerning indoor dust" for the next 50 days at authors.elsevier.com/c/1m7oK1HudN...

@ericamhartmann.bsky.social

Only amazing inasmuch as I have amazing collaborators ❤️

Working with this awesome group to think deeply about dust has been a tremendous source of joy. So glad to see this paper out!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: mSystems Thinking Series Webinar: One Health and the African Microbiome. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The One Health concept underscores the fundamental connections among humans, animals, and the environment. Microbial communities lie at the heart of these interactions, sustaining both public health a...

The next mSystems Thinking Series webinar is open for free registration!

"One Health and the African Microbiome"
Jan 9, 2026 09:00 AM, Eastern Time

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Student exemplar slides showing a portion of their evolutionary analysis.

From Jurassic Park to Pokémon! Rather than dismissing portrayals of science in popular media, this assignment in #JMBE uses them to enhance students' scientific literacy and critical thinking about core evolution and biology concepts. Learn more: asm.social/2Fg

Your toothbrush is bristling with bacteria - is it time to change it? Bacteria from our toilets, the cold sore virus and thrush-causing yeast can thrive on our toothbrushes. But there are ways to keep your toothbrush a little cleaner.

I love the microbiology of the seemingly mundane. You'd be amazed at how much you we have to learn from a toothbrush!
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Tanja Woyke has an entire bacterial phylum named after her but no wikipedia page??

The Probiotic Home Architects and microbiologists are exploring whether making buildings hospitable to friendly microorganisms can improve human health.

Beautiful piece about microbes, buildings, and health 🤩
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

OMG 💯 Why is it always the same ones? Like, there are 3,000 constants. Why are they all k??

I have wondered that for ever... 😅

Deadline extended to 18 Sept!

The Trump administration has proposed overturning the EPA’s endangerment finding, the science-based determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.

Join 650+ of your peers who have signed AGU’s letter to defend climate science.

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Delighted to see the latest paper from our collab with Terence is out!

Phew!!! Thank goodness we have a 2025 GRFP announcement!

Science communication has never been more essential. Grateful to BioRender for making it easier and hoping to get a boost for grants 🤞 #BioRenderForGrants