Lavisha Parab

The Guerrero Lab at NC State University seeks a postdoc in computational evolutionary genetics. Ideal candidates have quantitative skills. Apply by March 10, 2026, via rfguerre@ncsu.edu. More info: rguerrer.org #postdoc

We have an exciting 3-year postdoc position available to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics.

If you have a background in cell biology and are interested in working on an infection project this could be for you!

Application deadline - 24th February.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Many people said trains, but I'm here for trams!

I haven't made a "my boss is so nice" post in a while, but just updating you all that she is still very good and a great mentor, and keeps encouraging me and giving me the right advice at the right time
We're just busy solving the mystery of our evolution experiment! 😊

I love that Munich is so sunny! Especially in the winter! No one told me, or I'd have moved here long ago, even changed my PhD direction and applied to all the Max Planck's here hahaha 😆 instead of Plön
Plön was amazing in the summer, the sun is how you recruit me 😛

1/n New paper alert!
Bottlenecks are common in life cycles, but how do they shape the evolution of multiple cooperative traits at once? We tested this in M. xanthus under stringent vs relaxed bottlenecks.

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#microsky #MEvoSky #UTISky #AMR

Cool!

#phagesky #microsky forgot to tag

I've been wondering about putting out a preprint without making it perfect and tying all loose ends. Would feel better getting feedback from people before submitting for review. What is #Mevosky field thinking of this approach?

Hey do you know if there's a starter pack for dance pedagogy or dance education? Asking for a friend, I'm in microbial evolution 😊

Thanks!

Was so fun! Got so much feedback and tips for troubleshooting. Always a pleasure meeting MerMAN folx, I come back feeling appreciated 😊

@karinakrammer.bsky.social

Rowan standing in front of a title slide reading “defective viral genomes in natural infections”

Lavish standing in front of a title slide reading “trade-offs in bacterial evolution in the context of temperate phage infection”

We had two fantastic visiting speakers today

MERMan alumnus @rowancallumg.bsky.social spoke about his current work with viral cheating in influenza with @asherleeks.bsky.social

And @lavishaparab.bsky.social talked about phage infection trade-offs

Thanks to @microbesng.bsky.social for our snacks!

I think, at least in the EU, people should HAVE to answer an, "Is this sexual assault" quiz with 20+ Q's at the start of the job. And during University. Just having a sexual harrasment representative and committee at an institution means nothing, if predators and society gaslight the victims

In a postdoc workshop, they advised to tailor documents for reading on the train. "Your peers/PIs are probably reading the manuscripts and grants on trains, in conference breaks, and generally anywhere but on their desks."

I see now how true this is! I will write train-travel appropriate docs! 😃🚅

Resistance mutation supply modulates the benefit of CRISPR immunity against virulent phages Only a fraction of bacterial genomes encode CRISPR-Cas systems but the selective causes of this variation are unexplained. How naturally virulent bacteriophages (phages) select for CRISPR immunity has...

New preprint!

Ever wondered why only a fraction of genomes encode CRISPR immunity? 🧬 🦠

Turns out CRISPR is rarely beneficial against virulent phages, being most beneficial against those for which resistance mutations are rare!

An epic effort by Rosanna Wright

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

My boss is so nice, I got two tiny grants and she says it's "a lot of money" 😊
She's such an encouraging person

I should just make a thread; I can link it when we have vacancies 😆😆

My favourite mentor once told me to celebrate after writing/submitting a grant. Don't wait for the results! 😃
I appreciate it more now because I now LIKE applying for grants! Crazy

Today I took it one step further, went bouldering (1st time) to "enjoy the journey not the destination" 😄😆 🎉

Phage bacteria folks, protocol question:
For prophage assays, e.g. lysis time, burst size, do you start with lysogens or naive bacteria?
I started with a lysogen (++ mitomycin C) for measuring lysis time/burst... Should I start with phages adsorbed to naive host? Thanks!
#microsky #phagesky #Mevosky

We'll do this 😀

Thanks! That's always a good thing to keep in mind 😊
I'm slowly getting there!

We're hiring a DFG-funded PhD student (TVöD E13, 65%) at Max Planck Institute, Marburg to study quorum sensing in Klebsiella & host–pathogen interplay. 3 yrs, start flexible. Apply by Sep 30, 2025 (rolling). Send 1 PDF to laganenka@mpi-marburg.mpg.de

Going home full of inspiration and ideas after the September Science Academy by @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social

First event of its kind for me, and it was SO. Much. Fun. Diverse talks, engaging discussions, and an especially helpful grant writing workshop! If they organise it again, do apply!! 😊

Max Planck tote bag and September Science Academy welcome package

A folder with two A4 sheets. One sheet says who will be joining for dinner and has names, faces and descriptions of those joining

The @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social September Science Academy organisers are so sweet! A DETAILED welcome package was waiting for us at the hotel! Even with the faces of who will join us for dinner! My heart is melting, this booklet helped me relax and be excited for tomorrow!!
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#womeninstem

Who's coming to the September Science Academy? I'm on my way, see you there 😊😊
#microsky
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Yes

Are you a theoretical biologist that is intererested in the ecology and evolution of metabolic interactions among microorganisms?

Do you like to cooperate with experimentalists?

Do you have a PhD and experience in modelling and statistics?

Then this position might be for you👇:

shorturl.at/iiiOv

Very cool! Did you also see MGE transfer a lot? So curious! 😃