Very excited about this!!

I love this story! Congrats to the whole team!!

This was a labor of love that pushed me out of my comfort zone (first major collaboration & used an ultracentrifuge)! My deepest gratitude to the authors & reviewers for all their efforts to make this story happen!

Every government & university science administrator should get a framed copy of these words of max perutz on the first day on the job.

WANT A JOB: I have more than one postdoc position open. Let’s do some fun science in easy living Athens. Pay is above NIH guidelines. Email [email protected]. PLEASE RETWEET

Can vouch for the exciting work and excellent colleagues!

I love this article…

That part:

UNC Micro & Immuno is hiring! Emphasis is on drug resistance research in bacterial, viral, or fungal pathogens. Please RT! Open Rank, Department of Microbiology and Immunology jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/646399/ope…

The Cotter lab is hiring a research technician to help us investigate the two partner secretion mechanism and it’s contribution to Bordetella pathogenesis. Please RT and DM me with any questions about the position or living in Chapel Hill! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/263260

Sean Callahan, PhD and I are co-chairs for the 2024 GRS on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity. We started reviewing applications so get started and apply early! Please, include abstracts to be considered for acceptance. grc.org/microbial-toxi…

Registration is now open for the 5th annual Klebsiella Seminar Series! Follow the link below and register to attend (for free!) or submit an abstract. We are excited for another great line up of keynote speakers this year! #KlebClub sites.google.com/view/klebclub/….

Oooh! Will have to check this one out!

We are seeking a research tech to help with our human monoclonal antibody discovery efforts, with opportunity for further independent work. Basic science with translational outcomes. Please send the below link to anyone who might be interested. Thanks! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/273018

I say this all the time! You really have to dig deep into the weeds sometimes.

Do you ❤️ capsules? Come learn NEW & INTERESTING things about capsules at the #ASMMicrobe2024 symposium! 4 talks to be selected from abstracts. Please spread the word! Abstracts are due soon! abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/20188/s….

Was really fun to watch this challenging project become such a cool story!

I dunno whether to laugh or cry because this was exactly me at 4:30am…

Check out our new paper (led by Dan Pensinger PhD): "Exogenous butyrate inhibits butyrogenic metabolism and alters virulence phenotypes in C. difficile" in mBio. An exciting step in understanding how gut microbiome metabolism impacts C. difficile. journals.asm.org/eprint/VDMJET5…

This is such a good read!