Jake McKinlay
@jakemckinlay.bsky.social
Professor, Biology, Indiana University
Bacterial physiology and cross-feeding interactions
Artist: https://bit.ly/3oy86jf
Sheltering under solar panels.
Posts are my own.
Bacterial physiology and cross-feeding interactions
Artist: https://bit.ly/3oy86jf
Sheltering under solar panels.
Posts are my own.
Pinned
'A Bacterium in Bangladesh' is now available in multiple formats: www.lulu.com/search?contr...
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
Dr. Brittany Mazny's paper on evolved formate assimilation needing a CO2-concentrating mechanism is now available in Current Biology with @blasarre.bsky.social, Alekhya Govindaraju, and Barry Stein.
Free access until Jan 28 at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mF0A3QW8S...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Free access until Jan 28 at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mF0A3QW8S...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Dr. Brittany Mazny's paper on evolved formate assimilation needing a CO2-concentrating mechanism is now available in Current Biology with @blasarre.bsky.social, Alekhya Govindaraju, and Barry Stein.
Free access until Jan 28 at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mF0A3QW8S...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Free access until Jan 28 at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mF0A3QW8S...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Our recent collaborative paper is now published in the latest issue of Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social accompanied by a cover image highlighting how Bacillus gathers iron in the biofilm for promoting plant growth
www.cell.com/issue/S2211-...
www.cell.com/issue/S2211-...
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our recent collaborative paper is now published in the latest issue of Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social accompanied by a cover image highlighting how Bacillus gathers iron in the biofilm for promoting plant growth
www.cell.com/issue/S2211-...
www.cell.com/issue/S2211-...
Need a (graduation) gift for a microbiologist?
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This is a colorful graphic novel following an E. coli cell through a cholera outbreak. Hand-drawn on paper and manually colored in photoshop.
30% off today
enter 'BOOKGIFT30' at checkout
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'A Bacterium in Bangladesh' is now available in multiple formats: www.lulu.com/search?contr...
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Need a (graduation) gift for a microbiologist?
This is a colorful graphic novel following an E. coli cell through a cholera outbreak. Hand-drawn on paper and manually colored in photoshop.
30% off today
enter 'BOOKGIFT30' at checkout
www.lulu.com/spotlight/ww...
This is a colorful graphic novel following an E. coli cell through a cholera outbreak. Hand-drawn on paper and manually colored in photoshop.
30% off today
enter 'BOOKGIFT30' at checkout
www.lulu.com/spotlight/ww...
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#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
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Excited that our paper was just published! It's a revised version with new insights compared to the preprint. Thanks everyone from the @carahaney.bsky.social Lab!
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
A bacterial exotoxin-triggered plant immune response restricts pathogen growth
Thoms et al. demonstrate that perception of a bacterial exotoxin allows plants to
distinguish between closely related microbiota, which has consequences for rhizosphere
microbiome structure and functi...
www.cell.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Excited that our paper was just published! It's a revised version with new insights compared to the preprint. Thanks everyone from the @carahaney.bsky.social Lab!
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
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Global constraint principle for microbial growth laws
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
October 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Global constraint principle for microbial growth laws
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Visiting UT Austin in Integrative Biology and came across this fantastic opportunity for senior grad students in the life sciences.
October 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Visiting UT Austin in Integrative Biology and came across this fantastic opportunity for senior grad students in the life sciences.
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Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
NSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program
NSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca
September 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
'A Bacterium in Bangladesh' is now available in multiple formats: www.lulu.com/search?contr...
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
'A Bacterium in Bangladesh' is now available in multiple formats: www.lulu.com/search?contr...
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
With Appendix: US30, EU29
Appendix-Free: US20, EU19
e-Appendix Only: few $
Posters (US site; EU site pending): sci-hustle.myspreadshop.com
Vibrio natriegens cultures are known to grow fast, but fermentative cultures also die fast, reaching extinction in < 12 h. A lack of acid tolerance mechanisms is likely the cause. Preprint now available. Congrats to grad student first-author Nick Haas! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Vibrio natriegens is sensitive to its acidic fermentation products
Vibrio natriegens is an emerging bacterial platform for a range of biotechnological applications due to its rapid growth and ease of genetic manipulation. Whereas much has been learned about V. natrie...
www.biorxiv.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Vibrio natriegens cultures are known to grow fast, but fermentative cultures also die fast, reaching extinction in < 12 h. A lack of acid tolerance mechanisms is likely the cause. Preprint now available. Congrats to grad student first-author Nick Haas! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I am recruiting a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology for fall 2026. Please share!
Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr...
Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...
Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr...
Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...
September 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I am recruiting a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology for fall 2026. Please share!
Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr...
Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...
Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr...
Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...
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An updated view of metabolic handoffs in microbiomes
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from @karthik-a.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from @karthik-a.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
An updated view of metabolic handoffs in microbiomes
From the human gut to the deep ocean, diverse microbial communities underpin essential
ecosystem processes. Limited understanding of the dynamics and interactions that shape
these communities, however...
www.cell.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
An updated view of metabolic handoffs in microbiomes
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from @karthik-a.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from @karthik-a.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.
The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.
Please RT.
Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv
The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.
Please RT.
Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv
116 FB 5 Research Assistant (m/f/d) field of Theoretical Ecology and Evolution or Computational Biology: Uni Osnabrück
shorturl.at
August 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.
The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.
Please RT.
Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv
The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.
Please RT.
Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv
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Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
Kenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track)
careers.pageuppeople.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
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New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions.
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…
www.jic.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions.
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
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🌟 Exciting news! We’re launching three fully-funded postdoc positions for "New Horizons for Synthetic Phages”
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
July 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🌟 Exciting news! We’re launching three fully-funded postdoc positions for "New Horizons for Synthetic Phages”
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide.
👇 Read on for details!
#Phage
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There is also a version for early career scientists who are seeking postdoc positions: go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV
July 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There is also a version for early career scientists who are seeking postdoc positions: go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV
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This #EarthDay we are highlighting Rockefeller's Avi Flamholz, who is dedicated to leveraging microbial forces to combat climate change. Understanding how communities of microbes release and absorb carbon will help lead to more accurate climate models. www.rockefeller.edu/news/36919-n...
New faculty member studies how to leverage microbial forces to combat climate change - News
The air we breathe is a direct result of the dirt under our feet. Trillions upon trillions of soil bacteria break down organic matter, releasing carbon dioxide and other potent greenhouse gases; photo...
www.rockefeller.edu
April 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This #EarthDay we are highlighting Rockefeller's Avi Flamholz, who is dedicated to leveraging microbial forces to combat climate change. Understanding how communities of microbes release and absorb carbon will help lead to more accurate climate models. www.rockefeller.edu/news/36919-n...
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As Requested - A Starter Pack of PIs in Biology (or adjacent) fields who are recruiting POSTDOCS! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you wish to be added! go.bsky.app/4gbXXR3
July 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As Requested - A Starter Pack of PIs in Biology (or adjacent) fields who are recruiting POSTDOCS! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you wish to be added! go.bsky.app/4gbXXR3
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✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
July 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
Please spread the word!
www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us
#CSEE2025
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So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
www.ipm.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
This project always needed the right person: Congrats to Dr. @ofsheff.bsky.social for taking it on and seeing it through. Thanks also to our excellent collaborator and co-corresponding author Prof. Sima Setayeshgar.
Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor
#ISMEJournal by @ofsheff.bsky.social et al from @jakemckinlay.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
#ISMEJournal by @ofsheff.bsky.social et al from @jakemckinlay.bsky.social
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Microbial cross-feeding stabilized by segregation of a dependent mutant from its independent ancestor
Abstract. Microbial gene loss is hypothesized to be beneficial when gene function is costly, and the gene product can be replaced via cross-feeding from a
academic.oup.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This project always needed the right person: Congrats to Dr. @ofsheff.bsky.social for taking it on and seeing it through. Thanks also to our excellent collaborator and co-corresponding author Prof. Sima Setayeshgar.
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