Just finished my lectures for the semester for Introductory Biology (7.015) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Must say that teaching is somehow both the most exhausting and the most energizing thing I do as a scientist. Thanks to the phenomenal students this year - was a privilege and a joy to teach them.

View from the meeting room at the microbial sciences building at University of Wisconsin Madison we are hiring Assistant Professors in parasite-host and bacteria-host interactions in the MMI ⁦UW-Madison MMI⁩ department. Come join a very collaborative dept

ICYMI: A functional selection reveals previously undetected anti-phage defence systems in the E. coli pangenome. By Christopher Vassallo, Michael Laub & colleagues. Chris Vassallo Michael Laub Chris Doering

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OUT NOW 👉 A functional selection reveals previously undetected anti-phage defence systems in the E. coli pangenome, with Chris Vassallo Michael Laub Chris Doering et al

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I would love, just once in study section, for someone to say 'I have nothing to add' and then actually stop talking.

Congratulations to Mark!!! I was lucky enough to spend yesterday touring around London with him and my family.

Linked is the summary thread of our work I posted with our bioRxiv preprint. I am going to restate our central speculation below and a premise for many of my recent thought experiments.
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Thanks Matt Barber!

You like TA systems and bacterial immunity but are too busy to read full articles?

Aisylu Aisylu Shaidullina and I wrote a spotlight in Trends in Microbiology about the landmark paper by Michele LeRoux + Michael Laub with Sorek Lab on DarTG phage defense:
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The GRC/GRS on Microbial Stress Response was simply fantastic -- one of the best meetings I've ever attended. Excellent science and wonderful people. Truly a special community. Thanks so much to organizers Dahl Lab 🧫, Jade Wang 王珏, Michael Laub, Chienlab, and Amy Schmid!

Congratulations Jade Wang 王珏 (U Wisconsin) and Michael Laub (MIT) on a great Microbial Stress Responses GRC this week! Wow! Great meeting, super science! Thank you!

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NIH Modular R01 Grant mechanisms: $250,000 / year.

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NIH Modular R01 Grant mechanisms: $250,000 / year.

22 years with no adjustment for inflation means scientists have lost ~42% of purchasing power while having to cover an increasing portion of salary and costs.

Very excited to see this out. Congrats to Michele LeRoux on a fantastic body of work. She’s launching her own lab at WashU this year to continue exploring these amazing TA systems and more!

My lab is looking to hire a staff research associate! kimseedlab.com Ideal opportunity for someone looking to gain experience before grad/med school or for a more experienced applicant. Please share! #phage #microbiology careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucb/EMPLOY…

#recruiting Young lab #postdoc for NIH-funded #research on #phage lysis, isolating environmental lysis genes + more, NIH-level salary & opps for industry collaboration

Center for Phage Technology includes 5 labs = ideal place for phage #biology & #Genomics

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We are excited to launch the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program to help build a scientific workforce that more fully reflects our increasingly diverse country. #FHScholars bit.ly/3wMK7nl