@justinecollier.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the Department of Fundamental Microbiology at the University of Lausanne. Also vice-Director of its School of Biology. Passionate about bacterial genetics!
Égalité dans le recrutement professoral : une dynamique encourageante
06.03.2026 14:11 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
You are finishing your PhD and looking to continue in science?
The Martin lab @biology-unige.bsky.social has an open postdoctoral position in cell biology to study cell-cell fusion. For more information, please consult mocel.unige.ch/research-gro....
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@erc.europa.eu-funded postdoc position in my lab to identify the molecular basis of prey-predator interactions using our favorite micro-vampire Bdellovibrio exovorus as a model.
Let's find what the bite is made of! 🧛
Flexible start date.
Info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415877
Cytosine methylation contributes to the fitness of Caulobacter cells naturally expressing a Vsr-like protein: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
🎊Congrats to my fantastic lab members @noemiematthey.bsky.social , Giorgia Wennubst and Nicolas Pellaton, and to our precious GTF collaborators! 🎉
🕯️🕊️ La Faculté de biologie et de médecine (FBM) s’associe au mouvement de #solidarité national à la suite du #drame survenu à #Crans-Montana. Elle exprime sa profonde sympathie à toutes les personnes touchées par ce tragique événement, aux victimes et à leurs proches. 🤍
⚫ www.unil.ch/news/fr/1767...
A single DNA methylation site regulates cell fate during Clostridioides difficile sporulation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
02.01.2026 13:59 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Congrats!
17.12.2025 14:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Excited to see our new work published! We have established the evolutionary and ecological context of our favorite model Caulobacter and made some unexpected findings.
Who would have thought that close relatives lack dimorphism? And have potential for phototrophy?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
![Comparative analysis of the Caulobacter SOS response under mitomycin-C damage. Top left: Schematic summarizing the RNA-sequencing experiment. Caulobacter cells were treated with 0.25 μg/ml mitomycin-C for 20 and 40 min (Created in BioRender). Samples were collected for transcriptomic analysis before (0 min, control), and at 20 and 40 min post damage induction. Top right: Venn diagram representing the genes that meet the listed criteria: 1. Genes induced in wild type cells under MMC damage at 40 min (white circle). 2. Genes induced in ΔlexA in the absence of damage (blue circle). 3. Genes not induced in ΔrecA background under MMC damage at 40 min (gray circle). Genes fulfilling all three criteria are in the gray circle. Number of genes in each category is indicated. Bottom left: Bar graph indicating whether promoters of the shortlisted genes exhibit binding by the LexA protein as assessed from ChIP-seq analysis [10]. Bottom right: LexA ChIP-seq profile for genes belonging to the SOS response. Normalized reads (in rpm) are represented for 500 bp upstream and downstream of the gene CDS.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5522ztebtekoor5efelihqhb/bafkreigerw7qsbl4br367qyqg3mouvx3va6s7f3pcqugpf2m24adc3wa6y)
Comparative analysis of the Caulobacter SOS response under mitomycin-C damage. Top left: Schematic summarizing the RNA-sequencing experiment. Caulobacter cells were treated with 0.25 μg/ml mitomycin-C for 20 and 40 min (Created in BioRender). Samples were collected for transcriptomic analysis before (0 min, control), and at 20 and 40 min post damage induction. Top right: Venn diagram representing the genes that meet the listed criteria: 1. Genes induced in wild type cells under MMC damage at 40 min (white circle). 2. Genes induced in ΔlexA in the absence of damage (blue circle). 3. Genes not induced in ΔrecA background under MMC damage at 40 min (gray circle). Genes fulfilling all three criteria are in the gray circle. Number of genes in each category is indicated. Bottom left: Bar graph indicating whether promoters of the shortlisted genes exhibit binding by the LexA protein as assessed from ChIP-seq analysis [10]. Bottom right: LexA ChIP-seq profile for genes belonging to the SOS response. Normalized reads (in rpm) are represented for 500 bp upstream and downstream of the gene CDS.
The bacterial #SOSresponse unfolds in a defined temporal order, but how does this arise? @adityakamat.bsky.social @anjbadri.bsky.social &co show that intrinsic #promoter strength, modulated by #SigmaFactor usage, governs timing of SOS gene activation in Caulobacter @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4oAKf0Q
05.12.2025 10:03 — 👍 20 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Two M. tuberculosis RelE toxins don’t cut mRNA, they slice 16S rRNA itself, shutting down translation in a totally unexpected way, new study reveals.
A big leap in understanding TB’s survival tricks and new angles for therapies.
📖 shorturl.at/Z8MVX
✍️ @genevauxpierre.bsky.social & coll.
#MicroSky
📢 We have multiple open PhD positions to study bacterial immune systems using cutting-edge cryo-EM, microbiology, and biochemistry in our group! Join us and uncover how bacterial defenses eliminate predators and engineer next-gen biotech tools.
🔥 Apply by Jan 8, 2026
Details: phd.pages.ista.ac.at
📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
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PhD project available in my lab. Email me with CV if interested
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The @nccr-antiresist.bsky.social PhD fellowship call is now open! Apply now (deadline 15 January) for a unique PhD Fellowship in Antibiotic Discovery. Our lab will also offer a project that a selected candidate can choose!
www.nccr-antiresist.ch/join-us/
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We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.
www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...
Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details.
@spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.
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25.09.2025 07:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
🚨🚨🚨Calling all Caulophiles and Alpha aficionados - stayed tuned for a virtual CauloCon in early 2026. And HOPEFULLY an in person alpha meeting in 2027!! DM me or @chienlab.bsky.social w questions or to stay in the know.
19.09.2025 23:01 — 👍 19 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1I'm very excited to announce that the Worcester State University Biology Department has been approved to hire TWO new tenure-track faculty members to begin September 1, 2026! Here is a link to the job ad and application site: worcester.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
04.09.2025 16:19 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Apply now for FBM #PhD #Fellowships in #Life #Sciences – join one of the Faculty’s leading laboratories.
🚨 Application deadline for fellowships: October 6, 2025.
➡️ www.unil.ch/news/en/1756...
@unil.bsky.social @dmf-unil.bsky.social @dee-unil.bsky.social @dib-unil.bsky.social #fbm #unil
Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
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My institution is looking to hire a new microbiologist: apply.interfolio.com/173702. Please share, and let me know if you have any questions about the position or UTA.
16.09.2025 18:51 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Be our new colleague! 🎉
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
🤩 Exciting Summer! 🤩 Two of my former postdocs in Switzerland🇨🇭 obtained Lecturer positions (Maîtres de Conférences) in French universities 🇨🇵 : congrats to Antonio Frandi and Florian Fournès !!!! 👏 La relève est assurée! All the best to both of you for this new start. 🤩
05.09.2025 12:16 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Exciting to see our protein binder design pipeline BindCraft published in its final form in @Nature ! This has been an amazing collaborative effort with Lennart, Christian, @sokrypton.org, Bruno and many other amazing lab members and collaborators.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
For those who love bacterial replicons, The ultimate review, from our lab, signed by the master of their evolution.
@val-meve.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔬 🧫 The Collier lab is hiring a new Postdoc! 🧬 🧪
We are looking for a motivated candidate to study mechanisms controlling DNA replication in Alphaproteobacteria with complex genomes.
--> Apply by 30th August 2025 using this link:
tinyurl.com/y5e5pm59
