Another impressive publication led by Rocío Sánchez DvS Research Group “Selective human milk oligosaccharide utilization by members of the Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum taxon” with Francesca Bottacini Ian O'Neill María Esteban-Torres Rebecca Moore & Fionnuala McAuliffe NMH & UCD journals.asm.org/doi/epdf/10.11…

New paper out in JCI insight: "The human milk oligosaccharide 3′sialyllactose reduces low-grade inflammation and atherosclerosis development in mice" in collaboration with collague and friend Philip Gordts insight.jci.org/articles/view/…

MSE seminar today: "Examining antibiotic resistance in biofilm and planktonic bacterial communities along an urban river", presented at noon EDT by Mary Coughter, PhD Candidate in Integrative Life Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. Register: sueishaqlab.org/2024/09/27/mse…

We're excited to announce October's special issue in #TheMicrobiologist. Featuring a collection of articles on commercialisation of the microbiome in healthcare, with lots more to come. the-microbiologist.com/ami/special-is…

The Microbiologist has some of the best science writing in the media today - strongly recommend taking a peruse through the latest issue!!

#JGI2024 2:30PM: Meet the JGI User Executive Committee, which provides advice on JGI policies & practices—including technical capabilities & proposal review. jgi.doe.gov/about-us/advis… Sneha Couvillion Kristen M DeAngelis, PhD🌎🌳🌈 Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) Roland Hatzenpichler Jana U'Ren Ashley Shade, Ph.D. Jason Stajich

Researchers in Lithuania have revealed the structure of the CRISPR-Cas ‘protein scissors’ found in bacteria and uncovered mechanistic details on how they function. the-microbiologist.com/news/filament-… Vilnius University

Hey, fellow Americans. There's a lot at stake in the upcoming US presidential election (Tuesday, November 5, 2024⁩). Please participate. Please vote. We need you. If you need to check your voter registration status, see here: vote.gov

Happy anniversary, Michelle Obama! 32 years together, and I couldn’t have asked for a better partner and friend to go through life with.

Severe acute malnutrition affects 14 million children under 5 years of age, a leading cause of infant mortality in LMICs. Fixing this problem will require microbiome-targeted approaches. 👇Work by Jeff Gordon and Bill Gates Foundation brings hope science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Some fun Friday news! This is my first official week back at the University of Edinburgh Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh as a The Royal Society University Research Fellow. My group will be working on wild animal microbiomes in the context of global change and I am beyond excited for this new chapter.

Join us! 👇🏼

SHe’s back!!!

Cool ⁦nature⁩ Experimental induction of endosymbiosis—implanting bacteria (Mycetohabitans) into fungi (Rhizopus)—bacteria and metabolic functions transmitted to progeny A system to contemplate evolutionary origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts! nature.com/articles/s4158…

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I'm looking forward to seeing colleagues Aviaja Hauptmann, PhD, Isaac Warbrick, Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) and Adina Howe again in November! We'll be speaking at the CIFAR meeting: events.cifar.ca/website/77996/…

Honored to have Dr Jeff Gordon coming to Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive the Nierenberg Prize and present "Developing microbiome-directed therapeutics for treating childhood undernutrition". Free event this Friday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Great Hall at UCSD

Brilliant presentation on the development of nutritional supplements to support microbial health in children with malnutrition by Jeffrey Gordon as recipient of the 2024 Nierenberg Prize.

A diet to treat malnutrition (MDCF-2) - when compared to standard diets (RUSF) - need to feed the gut bacteria! With Jeff Gordon, winner of the 2024 Nierenberg Prize!