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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Resensitisation of antibiotic-tolerant Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Resensitisation of antibiotic-tolerant Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Looking for an AMR-themed PhD project? Join us to investigate antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus through a fully funded MRC DTP PhD studentship starting in September 2026.

This project is close collaboration with @kateduncan.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social.

01.11.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome!

31.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you interested in studying RNA phages? We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to join the lab!

For more information and how to apply, see below πŸ‘‡

Please RT!

17.10.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Oxford's new Life and Mind Building
YouTube video by University of Oxford Oxford's new Life and Mind Building

We have three senior and one early-career research fellowships open! It's an exciting time to join us as we've just moved into the new Life and Mind Building

Fellowships in fungal disease, mycology, conservation science + nature finance, & plant sciences in thread πŸ‘‡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_amV...

31.10.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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E15 Groups The Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Researchopens a call for

🚨 Last chance!
The Helmholtz Institute WΓΌrzburg is offering 2️⃣ JUNIOR GROUP LEADER POSITIONS in RNA BIOLOGY, RNA TECHNOLOGY or RNA MEDICINE. 🧬🧫 πŸ’» βš•οΈ
The deadline is today, so apply now at www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/e15-groups/

31.10.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Full Professorship in Integrative Structure Biology with a focus on in situ structural biology using cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and related methods. More details ➑️ tinyurl.com/brswbymu

31.10.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Are you looking for a postdoctoral opportunity in the field of Biocatalysis and Structural Biology in Barcelona?

The Biotransformation and Bioactive Molecules Group at the IQAC-CSIC is seeking a potential candidate to apply for a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship and join our team. πŸ”½

31.10.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular mechanism of slow growth and antibiotic tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using single-molecule microscopy at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.... PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular mechanism of slow growth and antibiotic tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using single-molecule microscopy at Newcastle Universit...

Interested in a PhD at the intersection of biophysics and microbiology?

Apply for this MRC-funded opportunity at Newcastle University to do cutting-edge microscopy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis! πŸ”¬πŸ¦ 

Closing 4 Dec!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

31.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Another PhD opportunity in my lab starting in September 2026. The CSC-funded project aimed at Chinese nationals will explore the structure and function of the archaellum machinery. #ArchaeaSky. If you are interested, get in touch with me! www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

30.10.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ We are moving to Barcelona to join the amazing @crg.eu and explore how centrosomes & cilia work, evolve & respond to the environment. We are looking for
PhD students www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Postdocs gimm.pt/jobs/postdoc...
Other calls to open, also for an experienced lab manager.
Get in touch!

30.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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You've got just a few days left to submit your proposal to join us as a new Group Leader

πŸ“… Applications close 2nd November

Package includes:

πŸͺ™Multi-year funding
πŸ§ͺCore Facility Access
πŸ₯Ό #Postdoc & #PhD positions
🀝Mentorship

Visit our website to apply:
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/new-g...

30.10.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Our Illuminate Global Challenges Fellowships | Research | Queen's University Belfast

πŸ”Š Applications for the tenure-track illuminate global challenge fellowships at Queen’s are now open!
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!

www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...

30.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Check our latest publication in #JACSAu @ACSPublications with Elliot Chan and @bpsiyork.bsky.social, where we describe how the bacterial protein HU binds DNA at atomic resolution. Thanks to EPSRC for funds and @n8cir.bsky.social and hecbiosim for computational resources. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

30.10.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Antiviral Defence is a Conserved Function of Diverse DNA Glycosylases Bacteria are frequently attacked by viruses, known as phages, and rely on diverse defence systems like restriction endonucleases and CRISPR-Cas to survive. While phages can evade these defences by cov...

Excited to share: DNA glycosylases are diverse antiviral effectors. They recognize phage base modifications and initiate genome destruction. A structure‑guided approach made the scope of this discovery possible! πŸ§ͺ #phagesky doi.org/10.1101/2025... #phage #microbiology

30.10.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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New internship opportunity!

The American Philosophical Society and CSHL invite applications for a joint summer internship program for undergraduates working on junior or senior research projects related to the history of the life sciences.

More info here: apply.interfolio.com/174285

29.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! πŸ’₯ closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.

For more details and to apply please see

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

29.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re interested in metals, microbes and maths 🀘 - please check out this PhD on the impact of metals on microbial communities with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social @blindmath.bsky.social Denis Patterson and myself, you’d be based in Durham & be part of a vibrant interdisciplinary research group

29.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Quick Check Needed

We are looking for a computational postdoc to work with us on new optimisation algorithms to make #RELION even better. Join our bubbly team at the @mrclmb.bsky.social in Cambridge, UK. πŸ€— RTs appreciated.

mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

29.10.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Cornell BME at Weill Hall in Ithaca

Cornell BME at Weill Hall in Ithaca

My department, Cornell BME, is hiring!

This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.

πŸ“ academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816

28.10.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology

Molecular & Cellular Physiology (MCP) Monday

We are recruiting a tenure-track assistant professor to join the Dept of Molecular & Cellular Physiology at Stanford. Apply to be our colleague 1/n
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

27.10.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ Excited to share that our study has just been published in Nature Communications! We uncover how CRL4-DCAF12 regulates the cellular levels of MCMBP, a chaperone essential for assembling nascent MCM2-7 complexes, to ensure accurate and error-free genome duplication.

28.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lab’s first paper is out!! We show the first structures of #Asgard #chromatin by #cryo-EM πŸ§¬β„οΈ
Asgard histones form closed and open hypernucleosomes. Closed are conserved across #Archaea, while open resemble eukaryotic H3–H4 octasomes and are Asgard-specific. More here: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

28.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026

Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social

πŸ—“οΈ 4-5 March 2026
πŸ“John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH

⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH

Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe

28.10.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rotation biology PhDs | John Innes Centre Prestigious studentships, for entry in October 2022, this multi-disciplinary PhD programme includes; plant science, microbiology, biological chemistry, applied mathematics…

Applications are now OPEN for the JIF Rotation PhD Programme

This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social.

πŸ—“οΈ Closing date - 13 November 2025

www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...

08.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best parts of my job is seeing brilliant scientists find a home for their research and thrive with the support around them. Hear from some of our early career group leaders about their experiences of starting their labs.

27.10.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.

Results from Nature’s 2025 global survey of more than 3,700 doctoral students:

Supervisors who make a conscious effort to support and mentor their PhD candidates have more-satisfied students

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

27.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nucleoid structure and dynamics influence natural chromosomal transformation in Bacillus subtilis: the role of EbfC Abstract. Natural chromosomal transformation (NCT) in Bacillus subtilis requires RecA and its accessory proteins including RecX and RecD2. Inactivation of

Nucleoid structure and dynamics influence natural chromosomal transformation in Bacillus subtilis: the role of EbfC url: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

25.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Our lab @mrclmb.bsky.social in Cambridge is seeking a passionate PhD student to explore transcription-coupled splicing! Join our team for an exciting project to understand human gene regulation 🧬 Feel free to get in touch directly #PhD #cryoEM #biochemistry

www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/int...

23.10.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola growing among the boulders at Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains southeast of Tucson, Arizona.

The allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola growing among the boulders at Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains southeast of Tucson, Arizona.

Xanthisma spinulosum growing outside a gym in Tucson, Arizona.

Xanthisma spinulosum growing outside a gym in Tucson, Arizona.

Selaginella arizonica X eremophila hybrid zone at Alamo Canyon in Organ Pipe National Monument.

Selaginella arizonica X eremophila hybrid zone at Alamo Canyon in Organ Pipe National Monument.

A Dieteria sp. being visited by a skipper in the White Mountains of Arizona.

A Dieteria sp. being visited by a skipper in the White Mountains of Arizona.

I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! πŸ§¬πŸŒ΅πŸ€–

24.10.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A logo for the CAMBIUM NRT featuring stylized rings.

A logo for the CAMBIUM NRT featuring stylized rings.

An organ pipe cactus in the moonlight with a starry sky above.

An organ pipe cactus in the moonlight with a starry sky above.

The CAMBIUM NSF NRT is recruiting PhD students @uarizona.bsky.social! Fellowships for interdisciplinary training in biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, plant adaptation, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎

24.10.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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