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Leigh Knodler

@leighknodler.bsky.social

Australian first | Scientist second | Associate Professor at The University of Vermont | FirstGen | Lover of germs, especially Salmonella and their type III secretion systems

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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Thèse en Microbiologie-Biochimie (H/F)

Open position to work on Type IX secretion (#T9SS) in our lab, in collaboration withe the group of Eric Reynolds at the Dental School of the University of Melbourne. Please spread the word, and forward to anyone potentially interested ! Apply here:
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09.10.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses? Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

03.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8123    πŸ” 2602    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 81
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Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

04.10.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Still waiting for my first sabbatical

02.10.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NIH whistleblower details clash over childhood vaccines with Trump administration: "We became inconvenient" A former NIH official says she was removed after clashes over vaccines, accusing RFK Jr. and his deputies of posing "a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety."

"We became inconvenient".

09.09.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful work Judith and team. Congratulations!!!!!!!

03.09.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions.

Descriptions and links in the following two posts.

28.08.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

Three postdoc positions are now open for applications! Live and work on Kaurna land (Adelaide) in sunny South Australia. We have beach views, wineries, kangaroos, and koalas.

Develop new synthetic biology to engineer and understand #phage, and computational tools for #phage and #microbiome analysis

29.08.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The administrative burden in ALL universities is most keenly felt by teaching and research staff

27.08.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australian universities to cut about 2,400 jobs and hundreds of courses as sector blames β€˜confused’ government policies Vice-chancellors say they’ve been forced to restructure but critics point finger at β€˜unaccountable’ university management

Unfortunate truth is, U.S. academics are not going to find jobs overseas. Some of the biggest name glam faculty will be poached, but for most, the ride is just going to end.

This isn't to say other countries won't take the lead in research, etc. They'll just do it mostly with their own citizens.

24.08.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 8

We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine

20.08.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!

Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.

Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!

Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!

Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!

Fund mRNA research!

19.08.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 18574    πŸ” 4531    πŸ’¬ 286    πŸ“Œ 118
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πŸ“’ Tell your friends and colleagues about JEM’s Early Career Travel Award! ✈️🧳 We're providing support for #gradstudents and early-career #postdoc researchers to attend #Cytokines2025, this November in Seattle! Apply by Sept. 26 πŸ‘‰ rupress.org/jem/pages/ea...

19.08.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Department members sit at a very long table in the hallway eating a pre-Thanksgiving potluck feast.

Department members sit at a very long table in the hallway eating a pre-Thanksgiving potluck feast.

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

18.08.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

It isn't any better here in the USA.

18.08.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œGrant review by political appointees will further impede the work of the scientific community to provide solutions and fight public health threats. With strong and responsible oversight, we need to harnessβ€”not suppressβ€”all perspectives and approaches in the effort to solve these problems.”

08.08.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.

It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.

Likely to enter force within days.

08.08.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1681    πŸ” 838    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 153
ASM Responds to Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

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08.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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That concludes GRC Salmonella 2025. What a fantastic meeting it was - topnotch science, great discussions and a wonderful spirit. I am proud to be part of this amazing scientific community.

08.08.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s happening!!!

03.08.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Group Leader – Molecular Systems Biology Unit Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Molecular Systems Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing original biological ...

Ready to lead pioneering research that bridges systems-level investigations of biological systems to molecular mechanism? The EMBL Molecular Systems Biology Unit in Heidelberg is hiring a Group Leader!

30.07.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH

πŸ§ͺBREAKING: NIH has laid out 5 options for funding publications costs on grants (yes, FIVE!). This is hugely impactful.

Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists.
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grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

30.07.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

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Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions

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25.07.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 249    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 15

Ms anti-HA.11, which used to be sold by Covance, now is sold by Biolegend. Awesome Ab for IFA

25.07.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to the First #Shigella International Meeting to be held in Paris, France, April 2026! The meeting website is almost ready. Please follow @shigellameeting.bsky.social for more information and updates! #Microsky 🦠 🧫 πŸ”¬

25.07.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it was a pleasure to help out in this exciting project

15.07.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ever wonder where the tomato on your July4th burger comes from? These Central Valley tomato harvesters spend hours bent over under the sun harvesting. On an average they lift around 170 buckets a day. Each bucket weighs 25 Ibs. It's exhausting, physical labor. WeFeedYou

05.07.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4969    πŸ” 1593    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 66
Legionella 2026 | 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEGIONELLA

The preliminary program for Legionella 2026 (Zurich, Sept 7-11) is now online! legionella2026.com. Thanks to Carmen Buchrieser and Hubert Hilbi for organizing. Looking forward to seeing everyone there and celebrating 50 yrs of Legionella research. #MicroSky #Legionella2026

04.07.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Applications now open
PATH award supports early-career researchers studying the pathogenesis of infectious diseases in humans

πŸ’° $505K over 5 years
πŸ”¬ For mid-to-late assistant professors
πŸ“… LOI due: 07/17/25

Apply now πŸ‘‰ buff.ly/qcSSxbq

27.06.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

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