Simona Huwiler

Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

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New paper online at @nature.com from co-leads @erinedoherty.bsky.social + @benadler.bsky.social !

Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social

French-German WE-Heraeus-Seminar "Fluorescence markers for advanced microscopy : From photophysics to biology - 2026" March 15-20 2026, Les Houches, France

Please share: The application for Les Houches is open (until Oct 31)

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*This is for you, if you ever wanted to learn all about fluorescence markers & how to apply them for your biological research!*

PS: no fees this year, you just need to get there, that's all!

Deciphering microbial spatial organization: insights from synthetic and engineered communities Abstract. Microbial communities are frequently organized into complex spatial structures, shaped by intrinsic cellular traits, interactions between communi

Deciphering microbial spatial organization: insights from synthetic and engineered communities url: academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

W1TTW2 Professorship in Biology of Microorganisms (m/f/d)

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/b...

Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

🚨 Important paper in Nature: "Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors".

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!

EvoChromo: Evolutionary approaches to research in chromatin Chromatin is the complex of DNA, RNA and protein that is found making up the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is essential for proper genome function and is involved in chromosome segregati…

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Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...

Abstract deadline: 30 September

We are looking for a 3-year postdoc to work with Daniel Probst, Justin van der Hooft and myself on an exciting project involving federated learning and integrative omics for discovery of new antibiotics from natural products.
Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
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🚨 We're hiring, please share! The FMI seeks a tenure-track Group Leader (Assistant Prof) in Structural Biology 🔬
Innovative scientists in genome regulation, RNA metabolism, or protein homeostasis—especially using cutting-edge approaches—apply now at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

Thanks, Vera.

Thank you very much, Carolin!

I am very much looking forward to starting my ERC Starting Grant at the Institute for Infectious Diseases at the University of Bern in 2026!

The details of all ERC Starting Grant 2025 projects at the University of Bern @unibe.ch are in the link below.

#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu

Ich freue mich sehr darauf, meinen ERC Starting Grant am Institut für Infektionskrankheiten der Universität Bern im 2026 zu starten!

Details zu allen ERC Starting Grant 2025 Projekten an der Universität Bern @unibe.ch sind unten.

#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu

In case you missed it...

Yesterday we announced the new 2025 ERC Starting Grant winners. 478 early-career researchers will be pushing the frontiers of science - from cancer and mental health to quantum breakthroughs.

👉 europa.eu/!89nG4M

5 explain what this funding means for their work & careers.👇

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!

Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!

@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

🚀 I am looking forward to get this exiting project started at the Institute for Infectious Diseases at the University of Bern @unibe.ch in 2026.

✉️ If you like to join, opportunities will be announced in late 2025.

✨I am thrilled to announce that my #ERCStG project will be funded by @erc.europa.eu. It explores how predatory bacteria interact with bacteria, which they invade and kill 🔬. I am very grateful to the ERC, the panel, reviewers, mentors, collaborators and colleagues! 🙏
#ERCStG => tiny.cc/174s001

Supervisors and Projects

Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...

Saying bye to Interlaken (CH) after inspiring microbiology meeting #SSM2025 with many great talks and posters! It’s great to see the phage field thriving with multiple keynotes, as well as poster and presentation prizes!

The movie about phage therapy in Switzerland and beyond is available online now 🍿🎬💊 - link to the English version here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUMJ...

Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria Archaea regularly interact with bacteria but reports of archaea killing bacteria are very rare. This study shows that many archaea encode peptidoglycan hydrolases, which specifically target bacterial ...

Archaea are often surrounded by bacteria. But is there ever active conflict between the two? Can archaea kill bacteria? If so, how do they do it?

Work by @romainstrock.bsky.social shows that some archaea can kill bacteria by secreting peptidoglycan hydrolases. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Myxobacteria in various fruiting-body complexities.

#MicrobiologyMonday: First discovered in dried cow dung, Myxococcus xanthus is a premier model system for studying diverse fields of bacteriology. Learn about the milestones in development of M. xanthus as a multicellular model bacterium: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#JBacteriology

🚨 Highly recommended position open as Scientific Officer at the NCCR AntiResist consortium - a unique opportunity to play a central role in this fantastic research setup! 🦠🧬💊

📢 For all HaloTag lovers💙💚💛❤️💜🩶 we are excited to share that our work, in which we developed a new biotin-HaloTag ligand, is now published in @jcb.org! Full link here: rupress.org/jcb/article-...

VACANCY - We’re recruiting for a visionary group leader to lead fundamental research on Discovery Plant Science as part of our vibrant research community

Successful candidate will be offered a six-year tenure-track position with the opportunity to apply for tenure:

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🌟VAAM Early Career Network Event🌟
📅 Sep 16, 2:30 PM, Zoom ✏️https://t1p.de/jx2sz
🎯"From late Postdoc to early PI: Applications, Funding, Appeals & Alternative Paths"
💡Ready to take the next step? Get practical advice on funding applications, handling setbacks & discovering alternative career paths

Research Associate:Clifton Campus

Interested in investigating the use of bacteriocins for the treatment of urinary tract infections? Come work with me and @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social Professor Lesley Hoyles as a research associate on an exciting project funded by The Urology Foundation

vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Please note the announcement of the 2025 Pettenkofer Prize. This year's topic is "Modulation of the innate immune response by effectors of pathogenic bacteria". The application deadline is Sept. 10, 2025. www.mvp.uni-muenchen.de/en/2025/07/3...