David Gerlach

Beyond Immunity: Uncovering the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs (SCHLIMPERT_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership Join us in exploring the hidden functions of ancient immune proteins in bacteria. Bacteria, like plants and animals, have evolved sophisticated systems to detect and respond to threats.

We have a PhD opportunity available in our group @johninnescentre.bsky.social through the NRP Doctoral Training Partnership. Help us uncover the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs.

Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...

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We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.
www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details.

@spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social

Nasal microbionts differentially colonize and elicit cytokines in human nasal epithelial organoids | mSphere Human nasal microbiota often includes highly pathogenic members, many of which are antimicrobial resistance threats, e.g., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and drug-resistant Streptococcus ...

Happy to share this new article online at #mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Human nasal organoids (HNOs) are a new model system for studying bacterial colonization and interspecies interactions. A big congratulations to the whole team, especially co-first authors: Andrea Boyd and Leah Kafer

Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.

JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@uslter.bsky.social

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Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems - Nature Microbiology Proximity-ligation-based sequencing from 111 samples and 5 environments reveals that a substantial proportion of phages infect multiple species.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I guess such oyster breakfasts should be enjoyed more frequently then

Call for Applications / Ausschreibung

Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer

Great opportunity to work on an interesting project with caring supervisor👇

Join us at the VAAM Annual Conference🌟 22.-25.3.2026 in Berlin 👥!

✏️Registration is now open - benefit from early bird fees🏃‍♀️!
📝 Submit your abstract &
🎓 Apply for student travel grants until
🗓️ 7 November 2025.

All details & more info 👉https://t1p.de/zazfv

Why would anyone want to be a scientist? It is difficult to fathom why anyone intelligent enough to be a scientist would actually choose to be one. Doing good science requires the utmost exertion of body, mind and spirit, yet is consistently...

A little gem here from Martin Schwartz, PhD the Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Cell Biology at Yale University

Felt good to read and share and I predict you just might have the same experience

Multidrug-resistant bacteria amid health-system collapse in Gaza Gaza's health-care system has faced widespread destruction during the ongoing Israeli military invasion that began in October, 2023, leading to a proliferation of disease outbreaks.1,2 During this tim...

Super high MRSA and VISA rates in Gaza.

Multidrug-resistant bacteria amid health-system collapse in Gaza - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

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Details 👇:
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The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 04 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01211-9In this Review, Oh and Voigt explore the major characteristics and functions of the skin microbiome, and they highlight potential therapeutic targets in the skin microbiome and ongoing progress in the development of skin microbiome-based therapeutics.

New online! The human skin microbiome: from metagenomes to therapeutics

We are searching for a professor in Biology Didactics (W2) at Osnabrück University. The research focus should be on organismic biology, biodiversity, organismic interactions in ecosystems and human-environment interactions.

Link to (German) advertisement 👇

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Staphylococcus aureus exploits lipoic acid salvage to combat host oxidative stress Acosta et al. find that ADP-ribosylation of the lipoic acid carrier protein GcvH-L promotes Staphylococcus aureus resistance to oxidative burst and facilitates infection. ADP-ribosylation leads to a s...

Happy to share Iván’s first-author pub from the lab! www.cell.com/cell-reports...

An ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) position in Genomics, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor). careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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!

Thanks a lot for this review. The students in the lab love it!

Microbial metal physiology: ions to ecosystems Nature Reviews Microbiology - Metal ions are required for all cells, and their homeostasis relies on ancient mechanisms that facilitate their import, distribution and storage. In this Review,...

Metal ions are universally required for life, and many of the foundational principles of metal homeostasis have emerged from studies of microbial systems. In this review, I provide a introductory overview targeted to those new to the field.
#MicroSky #Metals

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I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

AlphaFold - A practical guide AlphaFold - A practical guide

Recently I learnt that EMBL-EBI has a free online course about AlphaFold — how it works, strengths and limitations, how to use it — and it's very good!

There are also little quizzes and interactives.
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...

Controlled colonization of the human gut with a genetically engineered microbial therapeutic Precision microbiome programming for therapeutic applications is limited by challenges in achieving reproducible colonic colonization. Previously, we created an exclusive niche that we used to engraft...

Seriously cool Microbiome Engineering work!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Prophages block cell surface receptors to preserve their viral progeny - Nature Zip promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, safeguarding phage progeny.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Non-antibiotics disrupt colonization resistance against enteropathogens Nature - Non-antibiotic drugs from a wide range of therapeutic classes can alter the ability of gut commensals to resist invasion by enteropathogens, a previously underappreciated side effect of...

Finally online!
Our latest research is out @nature.com: We show that non-antibiotic drugs can disrupt colonization resistance, raising the risk of enteric infections.
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Inducing bacterial calcification for systematic treatment and immunomodulation against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Nature Biotechnology An antibody–polysialic acid conjugate induces calcification on the surface of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and boosts immunogenicity in mice.

Turning MRSA into stone:

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Fantastic opportunity at my postdoc institute 👇If you have any questions about a TT, life in Cambridge, the LMB or the PNAC division feel free to reach out !

Now published, congrats Bevika, Kinki, Vincent, Florian and Paddy! #MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And “hard science” careers are also WRITING INTENSIVE jobs! Want to be an astronomer, biologist, or chemist? You’ll spend years writing reports, grants, papers, reviews, reference letters, etc. Writing is never easy, but it’s much *easier* if you’re trained how to outline and structure text.

Beautiful work
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