Our June issue has gone live. In this month's editorial, we advocate for phage therapy as a strategy to combat the global rise of AMR. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Interested in studying microbial mixed-species biofilms utilizing super-resolution confocal microscopy? Our group is looking for a research assistant to manage these experiments! Will also help manage day-to-day tasks in the lab as well. Apply here - osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job…

Fungal Olympic

During an ongoing move I found this gem in an old drawer at home: The original DNaseI & OH* footprint of the Fur protein of E. coli on the aerobactin promoter, which 1st identified the sequence of *iron boxes* in prok genomes. Done in UC Berkeley with technology of the mid-80s 😱

Get out of the lab and join the 2024 International Conference on Gram Positive Pathogens! Hosted by UNMC Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology Center for Staphylococcal Research (CSR). Early registration is ending on August 24. 📅 October 13-16, 2024 🏙️ Omaha, NE ✍️Register at shorturl.at/exhIX

Is your self worth based on getting a grant? If your grad student got pregnant, what would you do?

Coming to the Minnesota State Fair today? Stop by the Driven 2 Discover research building and help us Swish for Science! (gather Enterococcus from the oral cavity)

🚨We are hiring!!🚨 UIC Microbiology has an open faculty search in any area of host-pathogen interactions. Apply by 10/31 to join us in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

They’re eating the dogs

Calling all Enterococcal researchers & enthusiasts! 🦠We've really appreciated the Enterococcal tools available @Biocyc, especially with upgraded curation, so I'm happy to spread the good word to those who are still out there.

Our new review discusses the exquisite interactions of enterococci with diverse host tissues and how they shape the behavior of this pathobiont. Great to write this piece with Weema Madani Dr. Yusibeska Ramos and immuno guru Juan Cubillos-Ruiz Weill Cornell Medicine Ob/Gyn doi.org/10.1093/femsmc…

I am excited to announce several post-doc positions studying gene regulation and cell biology of spirochetes are available in the NIH Biology of Spirochetes Unit, opening 2025 in Bethesda, MD NIAID News! Join our team and work on the dynamic NIH campus: training.nih.gov/jobs/pdfi-0128…

Minnesota can be cold, but we protect the rights of all people. My lab is hiring at all levels for folks interested in Polyploidy, Aneuploidy, and Drug Resistance. We welcome computational and experimental researchers from diverse backgrounds. Please email me and retweet!

Published just in time for the holidays! I learned so much while writing about the past, present, and future of E. faecalis research with Gary. Check it out! 🦠🧫🧪🔬 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mm…

Contamination Club the cutest little sunny side up contamination surprise in the lab this week 🐣

Struggling to write? Go for a run - you’ll quickly realize there are things far more hateful than writing