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Gemma C. Atkinson

@gemmaatkinson.bsky.social

Lecturer & group leader in Lund University. Computational microbiologist, mostly working on toxin-antitoxin systems, ribosomes and bacterial defence against phages. Director of the LU-Fold protein structure prediction infrastructure of LU. Atkinson-lab.com

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Looking forward to this!

17.06.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I do, if I can squeeze it in 😁

19.05.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ooo this looks fun, and in ❀️York❀️

19.05.2025 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really excited to share our resource and analysis of AlphaFold-predicted monomers and homodimers across viruses and phages. Project driven by fab PhD student @rodai.bsky.social and with our great collaborators Joana Pereira @joanampereira.bsky.social and @ninjani.bsky.social

19.05.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Research Associate Genetic and functional analysis of Gram positive secretion systems and substrates Research Associate Genetic and functional analysis of Gram positive secretion systems and substrates

Two ERC-funded postdoc positions available in the team - one here and second to follow - please repost! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

09.04.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
A fanciful depiction of BASEL phages on a roadmap. Credit: Fabienne Estermann

A fanciful depiction of BASEL phages on a roadmap. Credit: Fabienne Estermann

The BASEL collection of E. coli #phages is limited by its host strain. @humollidorentina.bsky.social @damienpiel.bsky.social @aharms485.bsky.social &co use a modified host to add 36 new phages, revealing roles of O-antigen in recognition & R-M systems in immunity @plosbiology.org πŸ§ͺ plos.io/4jirGvX

08.04.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

last day to apply for a post-doc position in my group #phagesky #microsky

08.04.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to attending this conference for the 1st time and co-chairing this session with amazing speakers!

Join us on 2 and 3 April and listen to @gemmaatkinson.bsky.social, @epcrocha.bsky.social , @tatianadimitriu.bsky.social and Tim Blower!

#Microbio25

29.03.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoctoral research fellow with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage-host interactions Description of the Workplace In the Atkinson lab we are interested in making discoveries about protein function and structure, with a focus on bacterial immune system components that protect against b

Reminder about two open positions:
1) tenure track group leader position on data driven infection research lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
2) post-doc in mine/Vasili's join team lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
#phagesky #microsky

25.03.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral research fellow with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage-host interactions Description of the Workplace In the Atkinson lab we are interested in making discoveries about protein function and structure, with a focus on bacterial immune system components that protect against b

Please spread the word! We have an opening in the Atkinson lab for a post-doc with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of microbial immune systems. Can be a fully computational or experimental or hybrid project.

Read more and apply here:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
#phage #bioinformatics

19.03.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Associate Senior Lecturer (DDLS fellow) in data driven epidemiology and biology of infection Lund is strategically positioned close to the continent, hosting major national and European research infrastructures, such as MAX.IV Laboratory and the European Spallation Source (ESS). In the field

Bioinformatics junior group leader position in Lund, specialising in infection and/or epidemiology. These are really nice positions with generous support. Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested in becoming our colleague! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

07.03.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does this also apply to research on viruses of bacteria?

28.02.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pulse - Application Application PULSE postdoc applicants have the opportunity to choose between an academic or an entrepreneurial track. Both fellowship tracks will include advanced training in research and transferable ...

Post-doc opportunities! Wet/dry/hybrid projects available in my group. Drop me an email with CV if interested.
www.scilifelab.se/research/pul...

26.02.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LoVis4u: a locus visualization tool for comparative genomics andΒ coverage profiles Abstract. Comparative genomic analysis often involves visualization of alignments of genomic loci. While several software tools are available for this task

Excited to share that our paper on locus visualisation tool LoVis4u is out! Entirely driven by fantastic PhD student Artyom Egorov @egorov.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nargab/artic...

25.02.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
NBIS - LU-Fold and NBIS join forces to Enhance Protein Structure Prediction Services at SciLifeLab

Some exciting news about our structure prediction infrastructure LU-Fold: we have joined forces with SciLifeLab to improve accessibility to technologies and expertise. Read more here nbis.se/news/LUfold

23.01.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big day for the family. Today one of these two became a full professor. Nice job @hauryliuk.bsky.social !

16.01.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a good VH-GCA lab symposium day to round off the year!

19.12.2024 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry I missed you! Hope to catch up sometime here or in UmeΓ₯ or somewhere else :)

04.12.2024 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, and a belated congrats to you Lars-Anders for your big grant and big prize!

03.12.2024 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful to the Swedish Research Council (VetenskapsrΓ₯det) for funding a 3 year project on antibiotic resistance & phages in my group. If you're looking for a post-doc position in 2025, have a phagey background, & are interested in combining wet and dry research then keep a look out for an ad soon!

03.12.2024 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Any tips?

01.12.2024 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Sara, hm good question. I don’t think I’ve come across such a tool, but I’ll share your question

01.12.2024 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diverse phage defence systems define West African South American pandemic Vibrio cholerae Our understanding of the factors underlying the evolutionary success of different lineages of pandemic Vibrio cholerae remains incomplete. Interestingly, two unique genetic signatures define the West ...

Exciting times! Our latest preprint is now live 🀩!
After nearly 16 yrs of running my lab, I truly believe this is one of the most significant contributions we've made. It offers fresh hypotheses about how pandemic Vibrio cholerae spreads globally. Let’s dive in!🧡..1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

25.11.2024 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8

thanks Rob!

25.11.2024 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great! We’d love to hear your feedback 😊

23.11.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So fab to hear when people find our lab tools useful. Now that he’s on Bluesky, I can tag Artyom @egorov.bsky.social , the amazing PhD student who made iLund4u and loVis4u

23.11.2024 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to hear you’re interested in giving iLund4u/loVis4u a try Jason! Let us know what you think 😊

23.11.2024 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Anyone looking for an assistant professor position in biodiversity research? Not one but three positions available at Stockholm U:
www.su.se/department-o...

22.11.2024 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
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Sharing new tools made by Artyom Egorov in my group!
1) loVis4u sensitively compares & visualises #phage or #plasmid seqs with beautiful vector graphics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
2) iLund4u finds diversity hotspots/islands encoding eg virulence/ defence systems www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

24.10.2024 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

Thanks Lars! Yes this must absolutely be the last time anyone calls him young!

03.03.2024 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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