I'm recruiting for a new post-doc role based in Melbourne and contributing to #klebNET-GSP activities on #klebsiella genomic surveillance. Sylvain Brisse @DrKatHolt Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance @chcrestani Tom Stanton Sophia David Theycallmemaggie Check out the details ⬇️

If you like history and S. pneumoniae this review by Luisa Hiller 🇧🇷🇺🇸 and I might be worth a read. Goes from its discovery, tool to discovery of DNA as genetic element, molecular pathogenesis, to using Spn as a tool to understanding evolutionary concepts. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb…

Another year around the sun and I got to celebrate it with my wonderful lab and got to play rugby with my inclusive team in Rome of all places on my birthday.

Interested in how pathogens cause invasive disease? Then walkover to my student Giovanna Hernandez poster on hypervirulent Klebsiella ability to translocate from the gut and cause invasive disease.

Want to work on polymicrobial infections? Looking for motivated postdocs to join our team!  Apply here: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job… Please RT.

#JobAlert Interested in a #Postdoc in microbial genetics ? DM for more details Join me in #Toulouse, a vibrant dynamic city ☀️ offering high quality of life & near 🏔️ &🏖️ Applications until end of month. ** Please RT ! ** CBI Toulouse #ASMicrobe Klebsiella Club #Klebsiella

A message delayed, resulting in an action delayed. May we reflect on why disparities exist and may we remain poised to address them. Staying the course! BWFUND #bwfdiversity

Today is a good day, which is made possible because of the support of my lab members, mentors (Jeff Weiser, Tom Silhavy and Virginia Miller) and colleagues.

An important step towards building a scientific career is to review articles in stablished journals Often senior Postdocs and new PIs do not get invited as they are not in the Editorial Manager system yet If you would like to be considered as a reviewer for PLOS Pathogens DM me

First rugby medal for the USA in over a 100 years! 🥳🥳🎉🎉

Do you know an exceptional early-career investigator in host-microbe interactions? Don't miss this chance to nominate a rising star for our Infection and Immunity 2025 New Voices in Microbiology Collection by the August 30 deadline. Nominate now: deal.town/asm.org/recomm…

Calling all microbiologists! Registration is open for the Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting, February 2-4, 2025! Abstract deadline is 12/8/2024, but don't wait, filling fast. Check it out at mampm.org.

Interested in a meaningful postdoc evaluating vaccine efficacy in a variety of murine models? Consider applying to join us @WUSTL WashU Med - Pediatric ID Klebsiella Club wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…

ASM Microbe abstract deadline is Jan 22! Can’t miss speaker line up this year. This deadline is last chance for abstracts to be considered for oral presentations. Hope to see you in LA! asm.org/events/asm-mic…

Post Doc Juan Valencia-Bacca representing the Zafar/Haas lab at the mid-Atlantic microbial pathogenesis meeting #mampm describing the role of gut complement in controlling K pneumoniae!

After 6 wonderful years at Wake Forest school of medicine the Zafar lab is officially open now at Emory School of Medicine in the dept. of microbiology and immunology!