Joel Selkrig

Postdoctoral researcher in molecular and cellular bacteriology - ERC CoG VAMPIRE The research group of Prof Géraldine Laloux at the de Duve Institute (UCLouvain) is looking for a highly motivated postdoc to elucidate the molecular factors underlying bacterial prey-predator interac...

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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

To all microbiome enthusiasts: Don’t miss this conference highlight in December 2026!

A global survey of taxa-metabolic associations across mouse microbiome communities Yilmaz et al. provide a global atlas of murine microbiota and their species variants across many vivaria and wild colonies. By integrating strain-resolved metagenomics, metabolomics, and structural an...

Weekend read:
Global survey of mouse microbiomes—a path to strengthening collaborative science

Searchable resource of microbiome composition variability across numerous murine vivaria & wild mouse colonies w/ insights on taxa-metabolic associations.
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

We are excited to be recruiting a new tenure track group leader in the Structural Studies Division at MRC LMB! It is an amazing place to start your own lab.
@mrclmb.bsky.social

Please get in touch if you have any questions.
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We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders!
We offer:
🔬 Core funding
💻 Access to world-leading infrastructure
👩🏽‍🔬A network of world-leading scientists
…and much more.
Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ResearchCareers #Bioinformatics @timcoorens.bsky.social @embl.org

We are really happy for the support from @kawresearch.bsky.social and for this nice piece about our research!

Seeon - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie Microbiota, Probiotics and Host    Seeon- Save the date 2026 Registration Abstract Template 2026   We are looking forward to meeting you there! Don’t forget your swimwear, sunscreen and running gear ...

Registration for the 18th Annual Seeon Conference on Microbiota, Probiotics and Host is now open! 🎉

We’re looking forward to welcoming you in Seeon!

When: June 24-26
Where: Seeon Monastery, Germany (near Munich)
Program: www.dghm.org/seeon/
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Seeon - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie Microbiota, Probiotics and Host    Seeon- Save the date 2026 Registration Abstract Template 2026   We are looking forward to meeting you there! Don’t forget your swimwear, sunscreen and running gear ...

Registration for the 18th Annual Seeon Conference on Microbiota, Probiotics and Host is now open! 🎉

We’re looking forward to welcoming you in Seeon!

When: June 24-26
Where: Seeon Monastery, Germany (near Munich)
Program: www.dghm.org/seeon/
Registration: app1.edoobox.com/SPP1656/Seeo...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Computational Immunology

join our faculty at D-BSSE, ETHZ in Basel, Switzerland! New assistant prof position (tenure-track) in computational immunology, please share or apply. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Excited to announce my upcoming @snsf.ch Ambizione research group at EPFL on bacteria-host interactions, combining systems approaches and microphysiological models.
🚨 We have an open PhD position! More info on projects and how to apply here: elisabettacacace.github.io/BHI-Lab/
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Really happy to see this work out!

Super fun project with a great team. For me the highlight was that we finally were able to show the O-linked glycosylation systems of H. pylori/C. jejuni are general glycosylation systems which target non-flagellin proteins (suggest >10 years ago by click chem).

Bacteriocin biophysics: From protein-protein interaction models to navigators of the bacterial cell envelope Bacteriocins are toxins deployed by bacteria to kill their competitors. Here, I reflect on my laboratory’s work on protein bacteriocins and their immunity proteins from Gram-negative bacteria. We unco...

A gift of an article from the inimitable Colin Kleanthous as he says a moving farewell to his laboratory. A brave, unrepentant and scientifically brilliant journey is described - please have a read, friends.

www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Full professor for plant ecology in Regensburg. #plantscience #plantscijobs

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Research Group Leader Do you want to lead groundbreaking research in computational biology? Join us at EMBL-EBI! EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is seeking talented and highly-motivated scientists to jo...

We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group!

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It is widely accepted that #T6SS -mediated intoxication occurs only on solid surfaces, where prolonged cell-cell interactions are forced, and not in liquid environments. But is this generalization true? Our new preprint says it isn't. A 🧵 ...
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Nominate the next Microbiome Medal Laureate | Penn State University The One Health Microbiome Center is seeking nominations for the next Microbiome Medal scholar, an honor established in 2025 to recognize outstanding contributions to scientific discovery and service.

We’re looking for the discoverers and the ones who inspire a generation of scholars. Nominations are now open for the @psumbiome.bsky.social 2026 Microbiome Medal —the highest honor for extraordinary contributions to the global scientific community. Submit by April 10.

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Enterococcus faecalis-derived lactic acid suppresses macrophage activation to facilitate persistent and polymicrobial wound infections Macrophage activation is essential for innate immunity and antimicrobial defense. We show that Enterococcus faecalis suppresses macrophage activation …

Lactic acid lover? Check out @ronni.bsky.social 's new work in
@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social showing how Enterococcus faecalis-derived LA suppresses macrophage activation, in turn promoting bacterial persistence and polymicrobial wound infection in vivo.
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We are looking for a new RA to join our team working on host-pathogen interactions during Salmonella infection. The appointment is for two years and you will join a diverse team, using cell and protein biochemistry to further our understanding of pathogenesis. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

A major element of the effort is the ReproSci platform, an #OpenScience infrastructure where any field can catalogue studies, highlight claims, establish strength of evidence, and invite community comments & data.

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ReproSci is there for the community to tackle pos result bias.

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In remembrance of Peer Bork  | EMBL EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.

This is such hard news to process. Such an amazing scientist and inspiration for so many of us.
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20 | Peer Bork and the scientific candy shop Podcast Episode · Night Science · 09/02/2022 · 29m

20 | Peer Bork and the scientific candy shop
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Peer Bork died yesterday 💔 which shocked me. In 2003 I did a short-term fellowship in Peer’s lab because I idolized him. I met Martin there & we wrote this paper together. Peer was great at bringing people together; a master collaborator with a rare ability to think up big ideas.

Enterococcus fans: Check out our latest on E. faecalis EET, advancing our understanding of both the fundamental physiology of this bug and new mechanisms of its virulence. This is the product of a thrilling collaboration with friends in Singapore @gthibault.bsky.social led by @aarontan.bsky.social.

📢 We are hiring 📢 1st round of recruiting for our ERC project BacImmune-Decode! @erc.europa.eu
We are looking for a postdoc for wet-lab work on regulation of phage defence systems in bacteria using high-throughput microbial genetics. Check it out: lnkd.in/es7AE968
#Hiring #Postdoc #Microbiology

Mark your calendars for a new round of @globalimmuno.bsky.social !
Honored and excited to be part of the lineup this year!

Intramacrophage RIL-seq uncovers an RNA antagonist of the Salmonella virulence-associated small RNA PinT Abstract. Salmonella virulence chiefly relies upon two major pathogenicity islands, SPI-1 and SPI-2, which enable host cell invasion and intracellular surv

RIL-seq boosts the study of sRNAs. Here comes its first application to intracellular bacteria. Plus, 10 years after its characterization, we now present an RNA sponge of Salmonella PinT.
Congrats to @kooshapour.bsky.social & great collaboration w/ @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

We’re hiring 2 Postdocs (f/m/d) in Drug–Microbiome–Host Interactions 🦠💊

Focus: how non-antibiotic drugs shape the gut microbiome, drug efficacy & side effects.

#PostdocJobs #Microbiome #AcademicJobs

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Systematic profiling of growth interactions in human gut microbiome species Microbial interactions shape the composition and stability of the human gut microbiome. Yet, the molecular mechanisms underlying these relationships remain poorly understood. Here, we systematically p...

New preprint from the lab is out! 🥳

We systematically profiled all pairwise growth interactions between 36 representative human gut microbiome strains, and delved deeper into the molecular mechanisms behind specific growth interactions.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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🚨PhD position alert🚨

🔬Cryo-EM? ✅ 🧫Membrane proteins? - we've got 165 TMs for you! ✅

Join me and the team👥 in beautiful Amsterdam🚴 to untangle the amazing mycobacterial protein secretion machinery!

📝Apply here: tinyurl.com/mmxnfpnw

📆Deadline: 23 January

#PhDstudent #T7SS #cryoEM #newPI