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UK Cellular Microbiology @ukcellmicro.bsky.social · 9d

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting will be held 22nd - 23rd of June at @wwiem-qub.bsky.social in Belfast.

Researchers from the UK and beyond are invited to share exciting work on the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions.

Follow us to stay tuned! www.ukcellmicro.org

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Anestis Tsakiridis @tsakiridis.bsky.social · Sep 11

A 6-month postdoc position is currently available in our group. The project involves the use of hPSC-based models to dissect the links between chromosomal copy number alterations, DNA damage and tumour initiation-please spread the word-closing date=29th Sept: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DON353/r...

Research Associate (Stem Cell/Cancer Biology)

jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk

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Victoria Hart @vichart33.bsky.social · Sep 1

Interested in Pancreatic Cancer Research? We are gearing up to host our 7th Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Network meeting!

Check out the details at: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

@mcb-sheffield.bsky.social @fohsheffield.bsky.social

Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Network - Events

Upcoming Events

sites.google.com

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨Long term postdoc position available on the reconstitution of lipid kinases!🚨

Do you have a passion for protein reconstitution and lipid signalling? You will reconstitute lipid kinases from eukaryotic expression systems to determine their kinetic regulation.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW981/r...

Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases at University of Sheffield

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Susana Godinho @susanagodinho.bsky.social · Jun 3

👋 Are you looking for a postdoc position? Do you think microtubules are fascinating? Then we might have the job for you! 2-year funded postdoc to join our lab!
👉 deadline 20/06
👇 check it out

www.godinholab.com

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Teif lab @teiflab.bsky.social · May 20

Royal Society announces £30m fund to attract global talent over next two years royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...

Royal Society announces £30m fund to attract global talent over next two years | Royal Society

International recruitment scheme comes amid announcement of Government principles for 10-year research funding

royalsociety.org

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UK Cellular Microbiology @ukcellmicro.bsky.social · Mar 20

Strange sights in central London!

🚨 UK Cell Micro 2025 is here! 🚨

📅 2nd-3rd June 2025
📍 King’s College London

Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉

💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April

ukcellmicro.org

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Matthias Krause @matthias-krause.bsky.social · Mar 17

Please register here:
forms.office.com/e/DwEGemeNEY
and if you are a PhD student or Postdoc and have an interesting story, please indicate in the form whether you would like to present a poster and/or a short talk with a title and short abstract by May 9th, 2025, Friday midnight (deadline)

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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Jason King @jasonkinglab.bsky.social · Feb 27

Interesting and nicely done paper, but it becomes obvious when you remember that feeding was the original evolutionary reason for phagocytosis. Wouldn’t it be harder for cells NOT to use the molecules liberated in the lysosomes?

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Jason King @jasonkinglab.bsky.social · Feb 26

Great opportunity for a protein biochemist to work with Hannes, myself and Steve Renshaw as part of a collaborative team. Please repost and apply!

Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨Long term postdoc position available on the reconstitution of lipid kinases!🚨

Do you have a passion for protein reconstitution and lipid signalling? You will reconstitute lipid kinases from eukaryotic expression systems to determine their kinetic regulation.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW981/r...

Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases at University of Sheffield

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jan 9

See the full list of speakers who will be presenting at our #biologists100 conference.
https://100yearsconference.biologists.com/programme/speakers

We welcome abstract submissions for both oral and poster presentations by 17 January 2025.

Biologists @ 100
24-27 March 2025
ACC Liverpool, UK

Headshots of 10 different speakers from the Biologists @ 100 conference.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Dec 19

🧪The deadline to submit an abstract for oral and poster presentations at our Biologists @ 100 conference has been extended to Friday 17 January 2025. View the abstract topics and submit yours at 100yearsconference.biologists.com/abstracts/ #biologists100

Conference announcement
Join us in Liverpool to celebrate our 100th anniversary

Biologists @ 100

24-27 March 2025, ACC Liverpool, UK
biologists.com/100-years/conference

Register now
Extended abstract deadline:

17 January 2025

#biologists100

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mehmet can uçar @mehmetcanucar.bsky.social · Dec 2

📣 I’m looking for PhD students to work at the intersection of theoretical physics & biology -topics range from active cell mechanics to collective cell migration & tissue patterning!

Feel free to reach out for more info (DM/email)!

Please repost / share 🙂

PhD positions available at the intersection of theoretical physics & biology (contact: m.c.ucar@sheffield.ac.uk )

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Jason King @jasonkinglab.bsky.social · Nov 22

Can you add me please?