Michael Manhart

This is fascinating for me as it demonstrates the importance of changes in interspecies interactions among microbes in nature, as well as how mathematical models of microbial ecosystems can make major discoveries (2/2)

Imbalance in gut microbial interactions as a marker of health and disease Imbalances in the human gut microbiome, or dysbioses, are associated with multiple diseases but remain poorly understood. Existing biomarkers of dysbiosis fail to capture the ecological mechanisms tha...

Glad to have been part of this new paper, showing how the gut microbiomes of people with a wide range of diseases shift from being dominated by competitive interactions between microbes to being dominated by cross-feeding interactions (1/2) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

My department (Rutgers Med School Biochem & Mol Bio) is hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Evolutionary Medicine. Topic is interpreted broadly, but candidates should integrate evolutionary theory with molecular mechanisms. Please share! jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/261...

One more day to apply to our lab's Ph.D. position for fall 2026
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One more week to apply for a Ph.D. in our lab for fall 2026
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Center for Living Systems -- seeking strong post docs at the interface of physics and biology. Consider applying by Oct. 13! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I am recruiting a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology for fall 2026. Please share!
Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr...
Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...

Assistant Director of the Center for Proteomics Discovery (Research Program Administrator) The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking a Research Program Administrator (non-Clinical) and Assistant Director of the USC Center for Proteomics Discovery. This...

I am hiring a research/technical specialist/manager to help us make the most out of new LC-MS instrumentation at USC! Please share the word and write me for more details. usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

I think the difference is that for a paper, I've already been expressing the ideas in the form of plots for months (or years) by the time I get to writing, so it is natural to structure the ideas in those terms first. But that's not the case in a proposal, where the ideas are fresher.

I've usually followed the principle of trying to establish the set of figures before writing text while working on papers. But I just realized this doesn't seem to work for me when writing proposals: I have to organize the ideas with text first before deciding what figures I need.

Opening for a Ph.D. student in the group of Tobias Bollenbach at U. Cologne studying biological physics and systems biology. Outstanding group and scientific environment in my opinion: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...

Cutting NIH funding puts my life on the line — and maybe yours as well | Opinion Private investment in pharmaceutical research can't replace the NIH. Both public investment and the private sector are needed to be world leaders in health care, writes Michelle Francl-Donnay.

I really like this essay in the Inquirer on cutting the NIH. It is personal, and it is directed at those who might disagree with the author. I hope some of them read it. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

I'm hiring a postdoc! To use substitution models to understand protein evolution and/or improve phylogenetic methods. evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

Ad for postdoc position

Hi BlueSky friends!

Postdoc(s) available in my lab!

Multiple projects on how bacterial genomic and functional diversity impacts microbial interactions & disease. 🦠🧫

See www.thelewinlab.com/join-us/post... for more information.

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Great to see our paper published!
We show that the presence of another species doesn't necessarily influence evolution.
@jfriedman.bsky.social

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Thanks to the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments!

Multiple, Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Synthetic Biology - Bloomington, Indiana Invite applications for multiple tenure/tenure-track positions at all ranks to begin in the Fall of 2025.

We are hiring at all prof ranks in synthetic biology, loosely defined. Even if you don't consider synbio to be your main focus but maybe you develop genetic tools, have some applied research in the mix, work with defined communities, etc, you should apply. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/660751/m...

Quantifying microbial fitness in high-throughput experiments Few concepts are as central to evolution as is fitness, and yet the quantification of fitness is often ambiguous. In particular, high-throughput experiments to measure mutant fitness in microbes are i...

Why are there so many fitness metrics in microbial ecology? I was confused as I started the PhD - and with
@michaelmanhart.bsky.social
, I developed a framework that unifies existing statistics of relative fitness and shows how they all derive from a few basic principles. Preprint is up! 1/n

NITMB Fellows Program | NITMB NITMB sponsors a NITMB Fellows Program, in which we support independent Postdoctoral Fellows for a three year term. NITMB Fellows develop and conduct independent research programs aligned with the Ins...

Post docs in theory/math/bio join us! www.nitmb.org/research/nit...

What about sensitivity/susceptibility? (For the inverse)

One week left to apply! Interested in computational models to study the predictability of evolution in Candida communities? Apply through the link below!

‘Wild Type’ In this opinion piece, we consider the meaning of the term ‘wild type’ in the context of microbiology. This is especially pertinent in the post-genomic era, where we have a greater awareness of specie...

‘Wild Type’ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #jcampubs

I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher for a 3-year position on the predictability of evolution using computational modelling: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post...
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Positions, Oldenburg Lab Join the lab We are looking for curious, motivated, and talented people from all different backgrounds to join our team at all levels.

Not sure if we've hit critical mass here on bsky yet, but the lab is hiring!

We've gotten some good news grants recently, and now have some funded projects that are looking for people to champion them.

All projects use Holographic Optogenetics to study motor systems.

oldenburglab.com/positions/

Second authorship is the highest variance authorship there is

Our article on microbial interactions is out!
We discuss what are microbial interactions, what are they useful for, and how to quantify them.
For more, see lead author @nittaym.bsky.social 's 🧵:
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or read the full article here (free access until Sep 1st):
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The Santa Fe Institute's Postdoctoral Fellowships offer early-career scientists unparalleled intellectual freedom to pursue key insights about the complex systems that matter most for science and society.

For more information go to apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...

We are on the look out for postdocs to join the Lieberman Lab at MIT. Areas include:

-Connecting bacterial warfare to strain dynamics in vivo

-Evolution and transmission of microbes in humans

-Revisiting role of microbes in acne vulgaris

Take a look at our recent preprints and reach out!

We're looking for an enthusiastic experimentalist PhD student to join our interdisciplinary group interested in the ecology & evolution of microbial communities unil.ch/mitrilab. Apply tinyurl.com/mu5swnk8 before Aug 31! Bonus: Lausanne is a beautiful place to live!

I'm happy 😀 to announce I have a PhD position on the mathematical 🧮 modelling 💻 of microbial 🦠 evolution! I'm looking forward to working with an enthousiastic candidate on this project, please contact me with any questions! #JobAlert Please retweet! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-...

Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2025 Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2025 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...

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