Excellent work on T3SS transcriptional gene regulation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Matsuda and colleagues. ⬇️ northern blotting….old school technique features prominently! journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…

Excited to share our latest study uncovering gut microbes and microbial metabolites linked to cardiovascular health! We show that Oscillibacter is associated w/decreased cholesterol in human subjects & that these bacteria take up &metabolize cholesterol. bit.ly/4cGpnjW

Assistant Professor position in our department in "Cell Biology and Metabolism" is open now! Please come be our colleague! dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/16431

13 PhD positions available in a European consortium working on the biotechnological potential of Archaea! Please spread the word! #positions #PhDposition 1 position in my lab. Apply here until the 12th of May! archaeaforbiotechnology.eu/esr-3-universi…

If you've induced phages, you may have wondered if you can do the 'opposite' - block entry into lysogeny. You can, using protein synthesis inhibitors! Better still, this yields a potent synergy, functionally turning a temperate phage into a virulent one. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

The bureaucratic work academics need to do before they are free to actually do science for 5 minutes x.com/KhoaVuUmn/stat…

Erin Bertrand, Alastair Simpson and I are seeking a postdoc to work with us on metabolomics of a fascinating protist-bacterial symbiosis in the Anaeramoebae! drive.google.com/file/d/1dIXX7z…

The new PhD candidate, the post-doc, and the PI

Glad to see this one out in JBC! Thanks to Shaun Brinsmade shaunbrinsmade.bsky.social and Dennis A DiMaggio Jr for their help deciphering the mechanism of action of our antivirulent, Carla Măduță for the Lactobacillus work and John McCormick for encouraging my crazy ideas. Check it out: jbc.org/article/S0021-…

Honoured to receive this recognition from ⁦⁦⁦Dalhousie University⁩ for Excellence in Graduate Supervision. I’ve been very fortunate to have an outstanding cadre of scientists in my lab. It’s a mutually enriching experience! dal.ca/dept/clt/award…

Another next level development in Tn-seq approaches. Well done!

Only two weeks left for registration to Vibrio 2024! Deadline for abstract submission will also close on August 15th so upload yours soon. See you in Lima! The conference will be 🔥

We are recruiting!!! In collaboration with the Lady Davis Institute, we have just posted for a new Assistant Professor position (non-tenure track) in host-virus interactions. The full details are found and the link below:   mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Careers…

Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is hiring THREE new tenure-track Assistant Professors! Join our world-class, multidisciplinary environment where you’ll collaborate with excellent people and contribute to groundbreaking research and education. ⬇️. .