Proud to see the newly minted Dr. Wiebe defend her thesis dissertation. Dr. #7 from the Hadjifrangiskou lab. Congrats Michelle! We are very proud of you. #Gr8ExPECtations (HLab bingo card created by Jamisha Francis in the lab)

Best lab in the world presented me with an awesome cake (made by Dr. Wiebe) with an MTG spin 🤩. I needed this after this morning’s training run. Grace Morales, Ph.D.

When you are juggling training for a PR and grant writing

People often dismiss UTIs as a "pesky little infection" that can easily be treated with antibiotics. However, the reality is that UTIs are a significant and serious health issue affecting 400 million individuals every year. In fact, there are 250,000 deaths annually due to the...

The Behringer Lab at Vanderbilt is looking to hire a research assistant! A great position for trainees interested in microbiology, evolution, & genetics while gaining experience in anaerobic cell culture, experimental evolution, & genome editing. Details at quote tweet below! ⬇️

Break from grant writing to get bib#1 for Nashville rock n roll on Saturday. Then off for Revel White Mountains marathon n search of a PB. Now back to grant writing ✍️

Paul will be missed by the entire #biofilm field. Very sad news indeed.

And then they were 7! Dr. Wiebe, the 7th PhD from the Hadji lab. #Gr8ExPECtations

Each year I run 2 marathons coupled to fundraising for causes that are meaningful to me or my family. Early screening for autism is key for supporting children and giving them the tools to thrive and be who they are meant to be. Consider giving at: act.autismspeaks.org/site/TR/TeamUp…

It’s always bittersweet to see a lab member go. The amazing Dr. Wiebe is now officially a H-lab alumna. She leaves us a tradition - lab food recipes! 😋 Bc we are all foodies in addition to motivated scientists. Thank u Michelle for all science and joy u contributed to our team

Our team is hiring at the post-doctoral level! Please RT. Come join our diverse, happy, food-obsessed team to work on fascinating questions tackling: - Acid tolerance and chemo-sensing in uropathogens - Community interactions in the bladder - Biofilm fight clubs. Read more👇

(4a/🧵) Our next #SpeakerSpotlight is the 1st #trainee talk!! 🥳 Seth Reasoner is a MD/PhD student at Vanderbilt School of Medicine doing his thesis research in MHadjifra's lab. Since joining the lab he's picked up more than just #UTI expertise from his PI - he started running like her 🏃

So proud of the brand new Dr. Morales and the pioneering strides she took to tackle UPEC genomics. Onwards to great things as a post doc at the NIH 👏👏

Really cool strategies to thwart CAUTI by Ana Flores-Mireles based on substantial in vivo work from her lab. Awesome work science sister 💪🏼! #UTIconf24

Science family forever!!

Thrilled to host everyone in 2026 for the 6th Clinical and scientific advances in UTI meeting! I promise no overlap with the World Cup 😁

And then there was another! The newly minted Dr. Hamilton Green explains bacterial heterogeneity as a box of chocolates and goes on to drop the mike with the amazing work he has done to investigate UPEC heterogeneity and recurrent UTI. On to more accomplishments Dr!

New Research Alert! Cyanobacteria, tiny but mighty, can anticipate the seasons by sensing changes in day length! Luísa Tupinambá Jabbur (ʒabuʁ) with the great publication in Science Magazine #evolution

Hey CAIRIBU investigators! Let your trainees know about this event featuring an incredible lineup of expert panelists. This event will NOT be recorded so be sure to tune in LIVE and come ready with questions Douglas Strand Petra Popovics Aaron Mickle Aaron Dingle (he/him) Alejandro Roldan