The Daum Lab

Last chance to apply for one of the LSI PhD projects intake Sept 2026! Deadline tomorrow, 26.11.2025, noon. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... @exeter.ac.uk @lsiexeter.bsky.social

An exciting PhD opportunity is available in my lab! More info about our group and research can be found here: bdaum2.wixsite.com/daumlab
Application deadline: 8th Jan 2026.
Apply here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
If you are interested, get in touch!
#ArchaeaSky #CryoEM #TeamTomo

Thank you so much Yann, Emmanuel, Oliver, Vasanthakrishnan, and Raynald for hosting me at IGDR in Rennes. It has been great to learn all about your amazing research and to enjoy your fantastic hospitality!

Another PhD opportunity in my lab starting in September 2026. The CSC-funded project aimed at Chinese nationals will explore the structure and function of the archaellum machinery. #ArchaeaSky. If you are interested, get in touch with me! www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

We are looking for an enthusiastic postdoc to investigate cellular dormancy and ribosome hibernation across plants, fungi, and mammals using #cryoET. If you are interested, apply here: careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/66....

Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail This structure of an archaeal tailed virus (arTV) provides detailed insights into arTV assembly and infection mechanisms.

Simply amazing: Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail:

| Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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#ArchaeaSky

We have an exciting PhD opportunity to study ribosome hibernation in archaea using cryo-electron microscopy, tomography, microfluidics, omics, and confocal imaging. @daumlab.bsky.social,
@lsiexeter.bsky.social
Apply via:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Any questions, IM me.

Hellooooo beautiful!😍 #CryoEM #ArchaeaSky 🧪

Wow, this is a thing of beauty🧪 😍😍

beyond cool!

This is incredibly beautiful, and the fact that the resolution is sufficient to follow the path of DNA spooling inside the virion head and through the tail is amazing

Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail This structure of an archaeal tailed virus (arTV) provides detailed insights into arTV assembly and infection mechanisms.

Out in Science Advances: Our #cryoEM structure of HFTV1, a virus infecting the halophile #archaea. *First full atomic structure (containing all structural proteins) of any tailed virus!* Congrats and thanks to all co-authors and our fantastic collaborators! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Yesterday, we celebrated the life of Deryck Mills, an amazing colleague and friend who touched so many of us and passed away far too early. A day of emotions; tears, laughter and gratitude.

Really enjoyed giving a public talk at the town hall in Eppstein, Germany, sharing our research with the local community. Many thanks to the Kulturkreis Eppstein for organising.

Check out this lovely S-layer review everyone!

Beautiful paper, congrats!

Are you a Biophysicist who would like to work in an interdisciplinary institute? Then do not miss this opportunity. More information on the LSI website: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

Amazing! Many congrats Ankita!

Here we go! @daumlab.bsky.social @mathewmclaren.bsky.social

The S-layer is a crystalline protein coat found at the cell envelope of most #archaea, forming a hexagonal symmetry resulting in geometric pores. These self-assembling structures have exciting potential for #nanotechnology! The stunning images were provided by the Daum lab. #ARCTECH #microbiology

Great opportunity here, folks! Great lab, great research, great city!

Great opportunity here, folks! Great lab, great research, great city!

Great opportunity for all archaea lovers out there!

We are hiring! We seek a motivated postdoc to investigate the ribosomal mechanisms underpinning dormancy and awakening across eukaryotes, using cutting-edge confocal microscopy, volumeEM, and omics. @lsiexeter.bsky.social. Interested? DM me or apply via: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Many congratulations Ben, this is much deserved!

Welcome new scope! 🔬 ❄️

Here is a shoutout to @quaxlab.bsky.social, who is an amazing collaborator on this project and just joined BlueSky. 🦠🔬Wellcome Tessa! #ArchaeaSky
@archaeabiotech.bsky.social

Hopefully to be published on the PDB shortly.

Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail Outnumbering their hosts by at least a factor of 10, viruses are the most common biological entity on Earth, are major drivers of evolution, and greatly impact on the dynamics of our planet's ecosyste...

The preprint is published here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....