Federico Sisti

Update to BacFighT6, with presets for easy exploration of complex behaviors:
sites.google.com/view/bacfight6

Try "battle royale" preset where prey (blue) produce capsule, attackers (red) move towards prey and feed on it, defenders (orange) retaliate!

Took a while to eliminate the reds!

TEG, Chess, Life, Monopoly (argentinian version called Estanciero).

Los esperamos!

Holger Sondermann (DESY, @uni-kiel.de) Scientific Director of CSSB, recently presented the Plenary Lecture of the Pan American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB) at SAIB 2025 in Córdoba, Argentina. @fbsisti.bsky.social

Find out more: t1p.de/3alk9

Congrats to Lucy Shapiro, a pioneering microbiologist, for winning the 2025 Lasker-Koshland Award. So deserving!

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ASM Microbe. Three meetings. One microbial world. ASM Applied & Environmental Meeting.

At the ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026, discover how microbes power sustainability and resilience across our planet. This meeting is your hub for microbial solutions that shape a sustainable future. Discover more: asm.social/2A8

Uncovering Cryptic Genes: Functional Dissection of HSV-1 UL31.6 as a Neuron-Specific Virulence Factor September 16, 2025 Akihisa Kato, Ph.D., The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo (IMSUT) Yasushi Kawaguchi, Ph.D., The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo (IMSUT) Anna Cliffe, Ph.D. (moderator), University of Virginia School of Medicine Felicia Goodrum, Ph.D. (host), Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Virology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Last chance to join the free webinar! ⏰ Learn how a hidden HSV-1 gene—UL31.6—reshapes our understanding of neurovirulence.

📅 Sept. 16 | 10 a.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. IST

🔗 Register: asm.social/2Aa

ASM Microbe. Three meetings. One microbial world. ASM Mechanism Discovery Meeting.

The ASM Mechanism Discovery Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026 is where fundamental science unlocks the secrets of microbial life. Join leading scientists unraveling mechanisms that drive microbial discovery. Explore more: asm.social/2Ae

3 meetings. 1 Microbe.

ASM Mechanism Discovery Meeting. Shaping the Future of Microbial Science Together.

At #ASMicrobe 2026, the Mechanism Discovery Meeting is the hub for exploring the core biology of microbes. With 3 focused meetings this year, ASM Microbe delivers clarity, depth and cross-pollination to drive microbial science forward. Learn more: asm.social/2zF

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... .

Response from @asm.org to the latest SCOTUS ruling:

“When federal science funding is politicized, it is America’s future that pays the price.”

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COVID Revisionism Has Gone Too Far If the center and left succumb to the view that “nothing worked,” no one will remain to defend sensible public-health measures the next time a pandemic comes around.

Great analysis of Macedo and Lee's "In Covid's Wake," revealing it to be cherry-picked storytelling that is often disconnected from evidence. Their institutional affiliation doesn’t make any of their arguments more true 🎁

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Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle: direct molecular cross-talk between (p)ppGpp and c-di-GMP signaling

bioRxiv👇🏼

Our JME team of the Leloir Institute IIBBA CONICET in the RAFV meeting in Mar del Plata Argentina.

“Grant review by political appointees will further impede the work of the scientific community to provide solutions and fight public health threats. With strong and responsible oversight, we need to harness—not suppress—all perspectives and approaches in the effort to solve these problems.”

I will be recruiting new postdocs with start dates end 2025 - early 2026. If you'd like to work at the Pasteur Institute in the heart of Paris surrounded by amazing scientists, reach out to discuss possible projects on SynBio / Bacterial Immunity!

PhD Position on Decoding Plant Microbiota–Host Specificity Using AI Join us to generate data and build AI-driven models to decode plant–microbiota host specificity!

🌱 We're hiring! Join our team as a PhD candidate to explore plant–microbiota host specificity. Plant biology/microbiology background needed; bioinformatics skills a big plus💻! Apply by mid-June. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #uubeta #plantmicrobiome #microbiota

SadB, a mediator of AmrZ proteolysis and biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes

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

An antisense RNA regulates production of DnaA and affects sporulation in Bacillus subtilis Author summary DnaA is the highly conserved replication initiator and transcription factor found in virtually all bacteria. The synthesis and activity of DnaA are highly regulated, and different types...

An antisense RNA regulates production of DnaA and affects sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

PLoSGenetics from Alan Grossman

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Raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of pathogenic microbes, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Here's what you need to know about raw milk at the microbial level—the risks & overall impact on the human body.
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Voy a usar esta gráfica para señalar algo al publico argentino.
La ciencia en todo el mundo y aun en paises capitalistas se financia con dinero del estado. Fin.

Inside a beautiful story about host signals, biofilm and c-di-GMP

Reach out to your Senators with your concerns and suggestions.

HELP committee… www.help.senate.gov/about/members

JB Editorial Board Members of the JB Editorial Board

Happy to be part of the Editorial Board of JB. Looking forward to receive your manuscripts!

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You don’t really know what it’s like to work without funding. Administrations come to an end at some point. You have a resilience capacity that can withstand this situation—don’t get discouraged.
Work for a new good option in 2028.

Really? without fight? Is that much they care about the country? A bit disappointing.

Podcast version AI generated

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Excited to be part of a study by Mugni et al. from my long-time collaborators Fede Sisti & Julieta Fernandez exploring the role of serum albumin & calcium, components of respiratory secretions, in reducing cdG & biofilms by B. bronchiseptica.
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@asm.org #JBacteriology

Laboratory Technician III To set up and conduct a variety of laboratory tests and experiments by applying established methods, procedures, and techniques in support of research studies directed at understanding bacterial biofi...

I am looking for a research associate - a recent college grad with BS or equivalent. Apply online!
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394

Congrats to all authors!