I'm really happy to share this preprint fully Ehrt & Schnappinger Labs made. In a partnership with Yuanyuan Xu, we propose that M. tuberculosis NADH dehydrogenases (Ndh-1 and Ndh-2) are essential for NADH oxidation but dispensable for oxygen respiration. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Applications for these roles in the McDevitt Laboratory based in the Doherty Institute closing soon.

Very excited to receive the 2023 Doherty Collaborative Seed Grant for our project on using #AI, #genomics and high-throughput phenotypic screens to predict antibiotic response in Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. Looking forward to collaborating with SNAP Trial

Scientists are racing to discover new antibiotics that can defeat these drug-resistant superbugs. The recently discovered antibiotic clovibactin renewed hope that we can get out of this antibiotic resistance crisis, writes Pidot Lab (Doherty Institute). theconversation.com/could-new-anti…

Today the UK approved a gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease and thalassemia. It’s the first treatment ever to be licensed using the gene editing tool Crispr and will have huge implications for people living with these conditions. bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

Fantastic projects in the lab of an even more fantastic scientist! If you are interested in discovering novel concepts in host-pathogen interactions and want to thrive scientifically: reach out to Tania and apply!

A feeding electric eel can cause transfection of plasmids from the surrounding environment into nearby organisms - natural, eel induced, electroporation. peerj.com/articles/16596/

Delighted to see this out. Tremendous effort by Josh McQuail and colleagues Helmholtz Institute Würzburg (HIRI) @EMBL CBRB Imperial Department of Infectious Disease academic.oup.com/nar/article/do…

Just a few days left to apply for our Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research funded PhD studentship - a collaborative project with our group and Rebecca Corrigan. We'll be unpicking the details of the C. diff stringent response. The deadline is this Sunday

****Job Alert**** I am excited to share that we will be recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on Shigella persistent infection! #zebrafish #macrophagebiology #AMR School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences Please retweet. Deadline: 8 Feb 2024 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/082165-re…

The Viral and Vaccine Immunology Lab is looking for an RA! If you like virology and/or immunology that might be you! Position details/app --> jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/915470/… More about our lab --> viralvaxlab.com Please share Doherty Institute UniMelb MDHS Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Aust'asian Virology Immunology Group of Victoria

Calling all experts in mass spectrometry techniques! We're looking for a dynamic Research Assistant to join our team and the Center for Advanced Proteomics Research (CAPR) at Rutgers University! Apply now! nature.com/naturecareers/…

We currently have some exciting job opportunities available in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Doherty Institute. Visit the links below for further information and to apply to join our team. UniMelb MDHS The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Love host-pathogen interactions? I have TWO MRC-funded postdoc positions to investigate IFNs and Salmonella. I’m looking for a cell biologist and an immunologist. Links below, reach out if you have any questions-Please RT! tinyurl.com/vhparsu7 tinyurl.com/3fhp9yz4

First publication from my group titled⁩ How can we escape the ESKAPEs: Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and what lies ahead? ⁦PLOS Pathogens⁩ #AMR #ESKAPEs ⁦Jessica Kelly⁩ ⁦Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway⁩ journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…

It is finally here pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…! Our latest story on the main architect of Coxiella Containing Vacuoles: one crazy effector that makes giant vacuoles in cells! Congrats to arthur bienvenu, Mélanie Burette & Martinez Eric for their effort and to Dr. Stacey Gilk & MURIAUX Delphine

A great talk by Abdou Hachani on how the Golden staph persist inside the host cells. #ASM2024_XAward ASM

The bacteria attracted to human blood. elifesciences.org/articles/93178…

Absolutely delighted to be able to share our paper describing the evolution of vancomycin resistance in C. difficile using evolution – out today in PLOS Biology journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar… a 🧵 (1/10) sheffield.ac.uk/news/scientist…

Thrilled to announce that we have a postdoctoral position available to join the lab and investigate persistent Shigella infection! Do reach out if interested! Deadline: October 3rd Link: shorturl.at/Ndx6X Please retweet! King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences