Ruth Isenberg, PhD

Thank you, I'll pass on the info! She's certainly open to exploring different pathogens and getting experience with new things.

A fabulous undergraduate researcher I mentor is graduating this spring and is looking for a job as a lab technician! She's interested in bacterial pathogenesis and is planning to go to grad school after getting more research experience. Please let me know if you or anyone you know is hiring!

Happy to share my experience negotiating a startup at an SLAC and my spreadsheet with your friend!

Help requested: my friend is interviewing for TTF positions at private SLACs in the US, and wants to prepare a startup package list that is fitting. Can anyone share startup $ ranges at their SLACs, so it's a reasonable number? Please RT.

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I know many of you know Joe James (of Binning Singletons)

Joe and his family had a terrible tragedy occur on Christmas. If you can give, this is a good family to help out

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Thank you! And yes, definitely planning to move up from FuturePI Slack to NewPI Slack!

Thank you, I appreciate that!

Woo, Professor Ruths unite! 🤝

Wow what a throw back! Happy to do good by the DocMartian name 🫡

Thanks Julia! 😊 Also looking forward to collaborating with you!!

😂 I'll gladly take the one!

My lab did a little signing ceremony to celebrate!

A woman stands in front of a sign that says "Macalester College"

Huge thanks to all my mentors who have helped me along this path: @markowenmartin.bsky.social @napaaqtuk.bsky.social @markjmandel.bsky.social @jlewillett.bsky.social. I wouldn't have gotten here without their guidance and mentorship.

I am also equally looking forward to starting up my own independent research lab studying the genetics underlying bacterial interactions!

It has been my dream for so long to be a professor at a primarily undergraduate liberal arts school, and I finally get to fulfil that dream. I'm so excited for this next step in my career and look forward to working with the wonderful students at Macalester.

Professor Ruth: Coming Fall 2026!

I'm thrilled to announce that I have officially accepted a tenure-track faculty position in the Biology Department at @macalestercollege.bsky.social!

#HeyMac #NewProfessor #WomanInSTEM

Thanks for telling me about the series and encouraging me to submit my info!

Thanks, Mark! I hadn't realized this came out today!

Postdoc Portrait: Ruth Isenberg This postdoc explores how gut and oral bacteria wage microscopic battles that shape infection and health.

Great profile of @ruthlessruth15.bsky.social www.the-scientist.com/postdoc-port...

Mark your calendars! #mmpc2026 The 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be take place September 25-27, 2026 at the University of Minnesota! We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Andy Camilli. Give us a follow and watch for important information here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu

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

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction? Kaur et al. demonstrate reduced histone acetylation as a key mechanism underpinning Wolbachia’s paternal-effect embryonic lethality trait in Drosophila melanogaster. Recapitulation of this trait by in...

#Wolbachia has puzzled scientists with its power to rewire insect reproduction. What if I tell you that we found one of the keys Wolbachia use to rewire its host AND a small molecule inhibitor uses this key to mimic what this microbe has mastered for millions of years.

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

This means individuals in the following statuses at the time of application are eligible: Undergraduate in the final (senior) year of a bachelor’s degree program Bachelor’s degree-holder with NO enrollment in a graduate degree program (non-degree graduate coursework allowed) Individual enrolled in a joint bachelor’s-master’s degree program with at least three undergraduate years completed First-year graduate student in their first graduate degree program with less than one academic year completed in the degree program (according to institution’s academic calendar) Individuals enrolled in joint bachelor’s-master’s degree programs are considered graduate students. For GRFP, joint bachelor’s-master’s degrees are defined as degrees concurrently pursued and awarded. Not be a current NSF employee. Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements will be returned without review as being ineligible for a fellowship.

Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

A promotional flyer for a webinar in the CSU Bioinformatics Webinar Series. On the left side, it shows the date and time: “26 Sep | 12 PM PST.” It includes instructions to join via Zoom with Meeting ID: 886 2442 3158 and a QR code above. On the right, there is a photo of Dr. Elinne Becket, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University San Marcos, sitting outdoors with plants and trees in the background. Below, the title of the talk is displayed: “The Soup that Blue up Twitter.” The description explains that Dr. Becket will discuss the shared curiosity of science, open science, and a story from February 2023 when leftover beef soup prepared by her mom turned bright blue. Scientists and people on Twitter collaborated to investigate, leading to a global effort among microbiologists and chemists. At the bottom, there are links to learn more about upcoming webinars at www.informatics.sdsu.edu and Dr. Becket’s website: https://elinneb.wixsite.com/becketlab

Giving a webinar on #BlueSoup this Friday, in case anyone wants to pop in during their lunch!

Job opening - pls share: The Biology Department at Worcester State University has been approved to hire TWO new tenure-track faculty members to begin September 1, 2026! Here is a link to the job ad and application site: worcester.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... .

Good news! KU's IRACDA program was reinstated! We are now taking applications for postdocs. Please spread the word.

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The best part of getting a PhD alongside your sister is you get to send silly emails like this to each other

Did you miss the opportunity to submit an abstract to MMPC?
We have extended the deadline to August 25! Please consider sharing your latest and greatest research!
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