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Are you interested in the proteins that enable macrophages to eat, kill, and digest bacteria, apoptotic cells, or other debris? Here, we present PhagoID, phagosome proximity labeling we used to profile human and mouse phagosomes with quantitative mass spec! (1/ 11)

The link for the faculty position is now posted! Deadline is October 15th. Please share widely with talented scientists in your network. Come join us at UCSF! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05243

There have been some exciting new papers using anti-phage genes to discover new eukaryotic immune defenses... and vice versa! 🤯 These cross-kingdom evolutionary links are super cool. Check out our new Preview for an overview: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jlOA6t8JEqo…

It’s very upsetting! A big loss to those who work on microeukaryotes

New Lab Content: Leah Cabo⁩ shows that Toxoplasma rewires placental trophoblasts with important developmental consequence. My fav part: infection suppresses trophoblast fusion, a critical process in maintaining the protective placental barrier. Read 👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

THREE assistant professor faculty positions in microbiology at Yale! (1/3) Microbial Pathogenesis YaleMicroPath: apply.interfolio.com/151755, deadline 10/15. Virologists, please apply.

VEuPathDB data will remain available beyond the day NIAID meant it to go dark, but no new data will be brought in. Get involved with VEuPathDB in the conversation about the future of shared data.

We’re hiring in my Division of @BerkeleyMCB! Come join a fantastic group of immunologists in a larger community of basic scientists in the department aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04513

Is your research impacted by the loss of VEuPathDB? Take the survey at veupathdb.org Sign up on the same page for further information

Our new article, “The Prokaryotic Roots of Eukaryotic Immune Systems,” is out. Immune factors from both prokaryotes (e.g., restriction-modification, CRISPR/Cas systems) and eukaryotes (antibodies) have been central reagents for the very emergence of modern biochemistry and

We are hiring! Assistant Professor in Microbiology (with emphasis on molecular and/or cellular biology). Please, spread the word: jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/662022/ass…

I’m pleased to announce my transition to Chair of the Department of Microbiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. As part of this role, we’re recruiting two junior faculty for 2025, focusing on infection biology. Learn more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/153243

Congrats, Sammy! Such amazing works characterizing an enzymatic TIR in animals

VEuPathDB coming back online is terrific. BUT for now it is only a temporary reprieve that brings back a static version. Please visit VEuPathDB.org to stay informed on what's happening and take the anonymous survey there to help inform discussion about the future

Pls share: Microbiology faculty position available at Texas A&M University.

We're hiring! If you have a background in any subdiscipline of #ecology (global change and microbial ecology particularly welcome) and would like to work with us, check out the job ad below. #editorjobs #ecologyjobs nature.com/naturecareers/…

In a new study, we report the discovery of a human homolog of SIR2 antiphage proteins that participates in the TLR pathway of mammalian innate immunity!! Co-led with @EnzoZ_P lab, in collab with @morehouse_ben biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The University of Chicago has two faculty searches that should interest evolutionary biologists/geneticists. A fantastic university with lots of strong colleagues across departments. Get in touch if you have any questions! academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/1460… academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/1430…

A great program at UCSF to start your own small lab. Please alert graduating PhD students around you who you think have a strong track record and the potential to succeed with early independence.