Please share w/ interested colleagues this new EMBO Course in Bath UK (6-18 July 2026) “Computational & experimental microbiomics”: lnkd.in/e7EGH4RG
The course includes experimental emphasis on zebrafish host-microbiome interaction + general microbiomics skills. Register is 11 May #EMBOMicrobiomics
The findings of a study led by @effiebastounis.bsky.social show that LM infection cancels out macrophage-induced strengthening of the endothelial barrier and thus promotes the spread of the pathogen.This is a biomechanical strategy that could be used for infection control. @cellpress.bsky.social
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Mapping the ultrastructural topology of septin cage entrapment
PhD studentship with @carolynmoores1.bsky.social
Direct link here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Closing March 1
I'm excited to share our paper on how infected #macrophages promote #biomechanical alterations in #endothelia to transmigrate, published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social! Thanks to all contributors, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social and @cmfi.bsky.social for the support. Here: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
There are still spots free – Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "Shigella: From biology to prevention" in #Paris, France, 20–24 April 2026.
https://www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
The Shigella Meeting, Institut Pasteur #Shigella #LifeSciences #research #meeting #EMBOevents 🧪
Late breaker poster abstract submission is still open y'all - can't wait to see everyone in Paris in ... 62 days!!!!!! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...
Closing March 1
Our EMBO workshop is now live. Visit us in Bath this summer for a two week workshop designed to help you study host-microbe interactions in the zebrafish, and develop the bioinformatics skills needed to analyse the complex data sets that arise from microbiomic studies.
Here is a blurb with excerpts from an interview I gave about serendipity in science and the importance of supporting discovery research.
www.the-scientist.com/can-science-...
ZDM19 Banner. On the right, a picture of the Radcliffe Camera, a Baroque-style building on the campus of the University of Oxford. Text reads: "Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference. September 28-30, 2026. Mathematics Institute University of Oxford.
Save the date! #ZDM19 will be in Oxford, UK from September 28-30, 2026 🐟 Stay tuned for more information here: www.zdmsociety.org/zdm19
Discounted conference registration and travel awards are available for ZDMS members. Become a member or renew your membership: www.zdmsociety.org/membership-i... 🧪
Mapping the ultrastructural topology of septin cage entrapment
PhD studentship with @carolynmoores1.bsky.social
Direct link here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
🔬 Postdoc position – Infection Biology & Cryo-ET (Zurich) 🇨🇭
We are looking for a motivated Postdoc to join our interdisciplinary team.
📩 Interested? Check out the job advert:
www.imm.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:cb17...
👉 More info on the lab: www.weiss-laboratory.com
Please share with interested colleagues!
Just two more days to submit your abstracts to the
@shigellameeting.bsky.social
- can't wait to see everyone there! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
‘Why solutions to antimicrobial resistance are urgently needed‘ sergemostowylab.bsky.social & I had the opportunity to write an editorial for @dmmjournal.bsky.social ‘s collection celebrating 100 years of @biologists.bsky.social you can read it here: journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
Come and visit me in Paris! #Shigella2026 - travel bursaries deadline tomorrow. Submit your abstracts at www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
Attending ESCMID global and want to go to #Shigella2026 afterward? There are several direct flights a day from Munich to Paris www.skyscanner.net or why not reduce your carbon footprint and take in the European countryside by train www.raileurope.com/en? Most options <£100 See you there!
Shigella was the leading cause of diarrheal disease during World War One; and more than 100 years later, it continues to cause approximately 200 million cases and 216,000 deaths per year around the globe. Shigella is a leading cause of moderate to severe diarrhea in children less than five years of age in low- and middle-income nations, and significant disease occurs throughout Europe and North America due to sexual transmission, food borne and water borne outbreaks, and high incidence in homeless populations. The lack of a licensed vaccine, coupled with alarming increases in antimicrobial resistance, has led the World Health Organization to declare Shigella a priority pathogen for which research into new therapeutics are urgently needed.
🦠 EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention
📅 April 20-24, 2026
📍 Institut Pasteur, Paris
Register now ➡️ www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
@embo.org @shigellameeting.bsky.social
One week remains to submit #early #abstracts and apply for #travel grants for the #Shigella meeting!
#MicroSky #IDSky 🦠🧫🔬
@ksbakes.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social @marteynlab.bsky.social @christinafaher1.bsky.social
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...
In ISSUE 23
Highligh: IL-26 - no guts, no glory
Review: initiating autophagy by selective receptors
Method: 3D-SPARK for spatial mapping of DNA synthesis
Resource: senotypes across aging human and mouse tissues
Cover: Sachin Kotak et al @spindlebehavior.bsky.social
link.springer.com/journal/4431...
Really cool finding from @oehlerslab.org 🦠🐟
Very excited to share the latest work from our lab in @insight.jci.org, highlighting a role for the #septin #cytoskeleton in protecting against "leaky gut", by recruiting non-muscle myosin II and stabilizing the tight junction.
Credit to @dominikrobak.bsky.social for the stunning cover image!
London interdisciplinary #PhD position now open with myself, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social, & @gmknght.bsky.social on #phage -bacteria-host immune dynamics for WHO priority bacterial pathogens #Klebsiella, #Shigella, and #Staph. Combines cellular microbiology, genomics, & mathematical modelling.
also worthwhile checking out the highlight commentary by
@kewright.bsky.social and @sergemostowylab.bsky.social:
No guts, no glory: IL-26 in host-microbiota interactions
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
No guts, no glory: IL-26 in host-microbiota interactions
@embojournal.org
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Don't let the bug's virulence fill you with dread,
When gourmet French dining awaits you instead.
So pack up your notes and your best, clever wits,
To discuss all the bug's crafty cellular tricks!
@ksbakes.bsky.social @sergemostowylab.bsky.social @marteynlab.bsky.social
👊
We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
Enhanced virulence and stress tolerance are signatures of epidemiologically successful Shigella sonnei
@sydneylmiles.bsky.social @katholt.bsky.social
🙏to transformative collaborative effort
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
