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Liselot Dewachter

@liselotdewachter.bsky.social

Streptococcus pneumoniae cell biology at UCLouvain & de Duve Institute, Brussels, Belgium

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The DMF department at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland is an amazing place to be! Highly recommend!

11.06.2025 16:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Job alert 🦠🧪: We are looking for a postdoc (and PhD candidate!) to join our team at UCLouvain/de Duve institute in Brussels, Belgium. You will work on our ERC Starting Grant project aimed at characterizing cell cycle regulation in S. pneumoniae. More information here: dewachterlab.com/join-us/.

05.05.2025 12:56 — 👍 7    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0

Throwback to this beautiful video of S. pneumoniae dying because they don't have enough Und-P, the carrier that transports cell envelope building blocks from cytoplasm to extracellular space. RIP pneumo! 🪦🦠

24.03.2025 18:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Impressive, Renske! Matching microscopy phenotypes to the correct scientist is next level nerd alert, I love it! 😂 And indeed, these beautiful dying cells were mine. Great to see them popping up again!

24.03.2025 18:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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When you have (1) a lab, and (2) a friend who is really into his new 3D printer, this is what you get: pokemon falcon tube holders 🤩🧪🦠

11.03.2025 10:22 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Composition and liquid-to-solid maturation of protein aggregates contribute to bacterial dormancy development and recovery Nature Communications - Recalcitrant infections are often caused by dormant bacteria, including persisters and viable but nonculturable cells. Here, the authors explore how composition and...

Proud to present our latest model of aggregation-induced dormancy, published in #NatureComms @liselotdewachter.bsky.social

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27.01.2025 10:46 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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🔬 New research by @michielslab.bsky.social @liselotdewachter.bsky.social @vibmicrobes.bsky.social in @naturecomms.bsky.social shows how protein 'clumps' drive bacteria into a state of dormancy, with implications for antibiotic resistance. ➡️ Read here vibbio.tech/40Qxc2M
🙌 FWO Vlaanderen - KU Leuven

28.01.2025 09:24 — 👍 13    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Our department is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor on microbial interactions linked to the
NCCR Microbiomes nccr-microbiomes.ch Don't miss this opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic department in a city with hard-to-beat quality of life. Apply tinyurl.com/4k2mevax by Jan 31!

05.12.2023 16:32 — 👍 66    🔁 64    💬 1    📌 0

Ready, Strep, Go! Thanks for the strains 😊

11.11.2023 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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