Introducing our new series 👀 📣

MICROBE MINDS 🦠 🧠

Where we delve into the minds of our JAMS monthly speakers and ask them the important questions!

The first microbiologists to feature in this series is Emma Harding who we heard from in Feb 🤩

#microbeminds #JAMS

A nitrogen-fixing organelle, or “nitroplast,” has been identified in a marine alga. This discovery sheds light on the evolutionary transition from endosymbiont to organelle.

Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/6yX

Woohoo, our paper on the discovery of 65 new phages dependent on conjugative plasmids is published in it's final form today in Nature Communications ! Here follows a thread (1/ ) link.springer.com/article/10.103…

OUT NOW in The Lancet Microbe👉Integrating research on bacterial pathogens and commensals to fight infections—an ecological perspective

thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…

Critically evaluating the relative importance of phage in shaping microbial community composition dlvr.it/T5L6zt

Good news 🌟

The abstract submission deadline for the JAMSxASM Student Special has been EXTENDED 🥳

📅submissions close 11:55 PM Wednesday 10th April

Follow the link to register for free
events.humanitix.com/2024-jams-x-as…

ASM NSW/ACT Branch
#microbiology #seminar #ASM #JAMSSyd

The latest issue of #MicrobiologyAustralia is now online – this issue focuses on the ongoing challenges of the #COVID19 pandemic. publish.csiro.au/MA/issue/11863
In this issue ⬇️

ANNOUNCEMENT - Applications Open:
Sunday 21 April I will be continuing #20phds20mins on Einstein A Go Go – Group 9! 3rrrfm
20 PhD students will be selected from the applications received by 5pm Sunday 7th April AEST.

Each interview will be approximately 1 minute long. PhD…

The Sydney #ScienceComedyProgram starts Saturday. 5 positions are still available 🧑‍🔬

Discover story-telling techniques that wow audiences 🤩 enhance your career 💪 and increase your potential to gain new funding 💰

Program info: futuresciencetalks.com.au/science-comedy…

#sciencecommunications

📣 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 📣

Abstract submissions for the JAMSxASM Student Special close TOMORROW‼️

If you're looking for the chance to showcase your amazing research, this is the event for you!

You can submit your abstract when you register for free 🙌
events.humanitix.com/2024-jams-x-as…

Last but not least, we have our final speaker of the night Chris Harmer, speaking about the mover and shaker 🪇, IS26, and it's role in antibiotic resistance 🦠

Our second speaker for the night is Renske Jongen, sharing how below-ground #microbes influence #seagrass responses to environmental stress. 🌱 Please note seagrasses ARE NOT seaweed. 😎
#JAMS #JAMS Syd #microbiology

Our first speaker of the night is the one and only
Miguel Castañeda, speaking about the role of the microbiome in colorectal cancer!! Who knew that chocolate could be used as such a good an analogy for alpha and beta diversity 🤔 (yum?) #JAMS #JAMS Syd #microbiology

We're kicking off our JAMS MARCH 2024 seminars at none other than Keg & Brew 🤩

We have three engaging and interesting talks lined up for tonight - we can't wait!! 🦠🧑‍🔬🔬

#JAMS #JAMS Syd #microbiology #seminar

Why do inoculants fail to proliferate in resident microbiomes so often?

I am very proud to announce the publication of our work looking at this question using a cross-system study: from microcosms to agarose microbeads.

link.springer.com/article/10.103…

🚨 Don’t forget to register for our Student Travel Awards night being held TOMORROW eve 🚨

It will be a stellar event showcasing our bright students and their fascinating research 🌟

Don’t miss it!

RSVP 👉🏽 trybooking.com/CQCRE

🔬 Seeking #Scicomm enthusiasts!

MicroBites needs volunteer translators! If you're passionate about spreading knowledge and simplifying complex science, help us make microbiology accessible in different languages. 📚

More info: DM or email us at [email protected]!

Come join us in March for talks from some fantastic sydney based microbiologists.

📍Keg & Brew Surry Hills
🗓️ Tuesday 26th March, 6pm

Our Director Hugh🌈 latest publication 🎉