New preprint from the lab, led by outstanding student Claire Kokontis! (Claire Kokontis) In this work Claire et al. discover Imp1-Imp6, phage proteins required for the selective import of proteins into the jumbo phage nucleus! Imp1 (below) is the special one. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

To promote a diverse pool of speakers/reviewers (etc), we introduced at SISB2024 a list of PIs in bacterial immunity searchable by career stage, country and gender. Inspired by Dr Gaetan Burgio @[email protected]. Mail me to add your name or correct mistakes! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Today, I’m profoundly grateful to share that I’ve been selected as a Schmidt Science Fellows! As a microbiologist pivoting into plant pathology, I couldn’t image a more supportive & inspiring community to take the plunge with. Many thanks to Joe Bondy-Denomy, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, friends, family

The 25th Weintraub Graduate Student Award Symposium has been an amazing day of exceptional talks and fascinating science. These phenomenal scientists truly represent the bold, creative, and pioneering spirit embodied by Dr. Hal Weintraub!

I am thrilled to share my latest work, out today in nature. This project started ~18 months ago as a blueprint for my own lab, which will start at ISTAustria in July, but not have been possible without the support of David Taylor & the whole team nature.com/articles/s4158…

This week I graduated UCSF with a Biomedical Sciences PhD (!) surrounded by colleagues, friends, and family. My PhD dissertation is dedicated to women in science to recognize all the curious, ambitious, resilient women that I’ve met along this journey & those to come👩🏻‍🔬✨

STEM disciplines are persistently less diverse than the general population. The recent increased interest in DEI work highlighted that despite being undervalued, DEI work requires specialized field knowledge, and good intentions are insufficient to negate the potential for harm.

I am thrilled to start my lab as an assistant professor Biozentrum, University of Basel & NCCR AntiResist of University of Basel this fall. I will continue my research interest in bacteria & jumbophage interactions. Equally thrilled to be closer to our families after 10+ years.

It has recently been described that bacteria and eukaryotes share some part of their immune systems. But what do they share exactly? How did this evolve? We propose the concept of ancestral immunity to explore this emerging topic. Some answers but mostly questions 🙃.

ePhective Therapeutics is looking for phage scientists to join us in the South San Francisco area for an exciting new endeavor!

AntiDefenseFinder is here!✨This project started over a year ago in collab with MDMLab, working closely with Florian Tesson. We hope this tool enables the field to explore and discover new insights into anti-defense systems for years to come!

Out in Cell Host & Microbe: Conservation of antiviral systems across domains of life reveals immune genes in humans. Using phylogenomics, we traced antiphage systems in eukaryotes, predicted human homologs and validated their immune function in human cells! cell.com/cell-host-micr…

The 2024 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research recognizes Dr. Zhijian (James) Chen for his elucidation of how DNA stimulates immune responses. Learn more about this award-winning research: nej.md/4e9pCEt

🌟Our latest results are now published at NAR🌟 tinyurl.com/bdfbdxt4. We hope that AntiDefenseFinder will enable scientists to further uncover the natural diversity of inhibitors (or regulators) of known bacterial defense systems. Recap below!

I'm thrilled to announce our latest work is now published in Cell! Viruses encode numerous proteins that inhibit host defenses, but identifying immune-modulatory proteins among millions of viral sequences has been nearly impossible - until now! cell.com/cell/fulltext/…