Eva Sonnenschein

A scanning electron microcrograph of a cluster of bacteria forming a rosette. 12 bacterial cells form the rosette on a surface with a scale-bar showing that the cells are around 1 micrometer in length.

A scanning electron microcrograph of a bacterial cell. One long rod-shaped bacterial cell is shown with a scale-bar showing that the cell is around 10 micrometer in length and 1 micrometer in width.

New Phaeobacter species are now out! 🦠🔬 We found two new species - I am especially fascinated by the really, really long cells P. cretensis makes, something we have never seen in Phaeobacter before! Please comment your thoughts about why that is 🤔 1/2
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

📢Excited to share TWO ERC-funded postdoc positions!🧪Are you passionate about molecular mechanisms and marine microbial interactions?🌊🔬Join us in dissecting antagonistic diatom-bacteria interactions, by the sea! tiny.cc/xlfe001 @thembauk.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social Please msg to hear more!

I'm happy to share that our @inmadivulga.bsky.social team from the @bmrexeic.bsky.social project consortium has just published a review in DEVICE : "Monitoring and decontamination technologies for removing waterborne micro- and nanoplastic contaminants"
Take a look here: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...

Bundestagswahl am 23. Februar 2025: Bekanntmachung für Deutsche Am 23. Februar 2025 findet die Wahl zum Deutschen Bundestag statt. Deutsche, die außerhalb der Bundesrepublik Deutschland leben und im Bundesgebiet keine Wohnung mehr innehaben, können bei Vorliegen d...

Nur noch 20 Tage: Auslandsdeutsche im Vereinigten Königreich haben noch bis zum 2. Februar 2025 Zeit, sich in das Wählerverzeichnis einzutragen, um an der Bundestagswahl teilnehmen zu können. Wie das geht erfahren Sie hier 👇 uk.diplo.de/bundestagswahl

Research Assistant - Chemical Biologist We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Research Assistant in Chemical Biology to focus on natural product discovery

Open postdoc position in natural products with us at the Natural Products BioHUB UKRI Green Economy Centre at Swansea University 🍄 🦠 🧪 🧬

Please share!

www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

#microsky #secmet #natprod #chemsky #algae #fungi #BGC

Very excited that the Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology was approved. We are scheduled for July 13-18, 2025 in South Hadley, MA! The associated GRS will be July 12-13. Our fearless leader will be @deniseakob.bsky.social assisted by Thulani Makhalanyane and myself.

Another open PhD Project led by Dr Santos (University of Exeter) and Dr Webster (Swansea University) and our group will support on

Molecular basis for differential susceptibility to stress in freshwater invertebrates
shorturl.at/Yy7Vy

Deadline: 11 Dec 2024

Apply here: shorturl.at/cETwk
#MicroSky

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📢 Open PhD Project in our group at Swansea University with Tamsyn Uren Webster and Shovonlal Roy at University of Reading on

Defining the cascading effects of global warming – from the microbial loop to marine food webs (MicroHeat)

Contact me with any questions: shorturl.at/wfVof

#MicroSky

View of Chilika Lake in summer, Odisha, India. Stock photo.

Looking for drug candidates in bacterial monocultures may not be as effective as looking in more diverse ecosystems. An antiviral compound was isolated from the metagenome of diverse aquatic microbial mats in Asia’s largest brackish lagoon. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

I've got 5-6 months money for a Postdoc ecological modeller, linking mathematical (translated via statistical) models to insect lab popn. time-series data; starts Jan 2025.
Must be UK-based (not cost/time effective for applicants to get such a short-term visa 😔).
Please contact me if interested!
🌍🧪

Thanks, Kate! Would love to be added as well.

I’ve put together a (micro)plastics starter pack. It’s not an exhaustive list—just those I’ve found on the platform so far. I’m excited to grow my Bluesky network with both new and familiar faces! If you know others in this field joining the platform, let’s bring them into the conversation! 💙

Thanks for the starter pack. Love it!