Julie Maresca
@micromaresca.bsky.social
Microbiologist, micro-adventurer, micro-doodler. Too many projects, not enough time: phototrophy, built environment, some wastewater. 🚲🥾🧶🧪
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🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research
The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...
research.pasteur.fr
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
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This 🧵 is good. Like many things, protection against these diseases will decline gradually and then very suddenly. Hopefully, we get sane government before we reach the suddenly stage.
One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This 🧵 is good. Like many things, protection against these diseases will decline gradually and then very suddenly. Hopefully, we get sane government before we reach the suddenly stage.
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The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Enabling Discovery Through Genomics (EDGE)
www.nsf.gov
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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The #1 organism used to make biocement has never been engineered... until now! Excited to share our work on Sporosarcina pasteurii! Esp. since it's the first project I've contributed to here at Cultivarium :)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A genetic platform for a biocementation bacterium
Sporosarcina pasteurii is the most widely studied bacterium for microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP), a process of intense interest for materials and construction applications. D...
www.biorxiv.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The #1 organism used to make biocement has never been engineered... until now! Excited to share our work on Sporosarcina pasteurii! Esp. since it's the first project I've contributed to here at Cultivarium :)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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It’s exciting to see converging evidence across systems! 😀
Alongside the new work on gutless worms, our study shows that organosulfur cycling is also essential in lucinid holobionts. Lucinid host provides DMSP to its symbionts, sulphur-oxidising Thiodiazotropha and, a new member, Endozoicomonas.
Alongside the new work on gutless worms, our study shows that organosulfur cycling is also essential in lucinid holobionts. Lucinid host provides DMSP to its symbionts, sulphur-oxidising Thiodiazotropha and, a new member, Endozoicomonas.
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It’s exciting to see converging evidence across systems! 😀
Alongside the new work on gutless worms, our study shows that organosulfur cycling is also essential in lucinid holobionts. Lucinid host provides DMSP to its symbionts, sulphur-oxidising Thiodiazotropha and, a new member, Endozoicomonas.
Alongside the new work on gutless worms, our study shows that organosulfur cycling is also essential in lucinid holobionts. Lucinid host provides DMSP to its symbionts, sulphur-oxidising Thiodiazotropha and, a new member, Endozoicomonas.
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A wonderful discourse on the relevance of movies in microbiology teaching from the inspiring Manuel Sánchez-Angulo:
www.the-microbiologist.com/features/whe...
www.the-microbiologist.com/features/whe...
When movies teach us to love microbes
I have been teaching microbiology for more than 25 years. During that time, I have seen it all - students who arrive eager to learn and others who attend because they have no other choice. Over the ye...
www.the-microbiologist.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A wonderful discourse on the relevance of movies in microbiology teaching from the inspiring Manuel Sánchez-Angulo:
www.the-microbiologist.com/features/whe...
www.the-microbiologist.com/features/whe...
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Housetops in the Ward
A.J. Casson
1924
A.J. Casson
1924
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Housetops in the Ward
A.J. Casson
1924
A.J. Casson
1924
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It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
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What's living in the dark, isolated subglacial waters underneath the Antarctic ice sheet, and why should we care?
Read our new preprint to find out! It combines ancient DNA, microbiology, hydrology and geochemistry. 🦠🇦🇶🪨🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Read our new preprint to find out! It combines ancient DNA, microbiology, hydrology and geochemistry. 🦠🇦🇶🪨🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Ancient metagenomics reveals subglacial microbiomes driven by oxygen availability
Beneath Earth's glaciers and ice sheets lies an aquatic realm where ice, water, rock, and microbial life interact, driving chemical reactions that can collectively influence the global carbon cycle, p...
www.biorxiv.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What's living in the dark, isolated subglacial waters underneath the Antarctic ice sheet, and why should we care?
Read our new preprint to find out! It combines ancient DNA, microbiology, hydrology and geochemistry. 🦠🇦🇶🪨🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Read our new preprint to find out! It combines ancient DNA, microbiology, hydrology and geochemistry. 🦠🇦🇶🪨🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Are you interested in using synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis? Then our PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b...
Postdoc (m/f/d) position on synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis
jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Are you interested in using synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis? Then our PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b...
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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The UC Davis Ecology and Evolution in Working Landscapes REU provides undergrads with research experience in ecology and evolution in natural and managed landscapes. Apply now through Feb 15 via etap.nsf.gov
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
Ecology, Evolution, and Working Landscapes
ecoevoreu.ucdavis.edu
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The UC Davis Ecology and Evolution in Working Landscapes REU provides undergrads with research experience in ecology and evolution in natural and managed landscapes. Apply now through Feb 15 via etap.nsf.gov
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
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Protist–bacteria partnerships are more common in wastewater treatment plants than we thought. In this ISME communications paper, we uncovered widespread denitrifying endosymbionts inside ciliates, their global distribution, and their temporal dynamics across WWTPs.🦠
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
Occurrence and temporal dynamics of denitrifying protist endosymbionts in the wastewater microbiome
Abstract. Effective wastewater treatment is of critical importance for preserving public health and protecting natural environments. Key processes in waste
academic.oup.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Protist–bacteria partnerships are more common in wastewater treatment plants than we thought. In this ISME communications paper, we uncovered widespread denitrifying endosymbionts inside ciliates, their global distribution, and their temporal dynamics across WWTPs.🦠
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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One of the key messages for tomorrow's ASBMB Hill Day is that NIH funding is an economic engine.
Every dollar invested in NIH returns $2.56 to the U.S. economy through jobs, innovation, and commercial activity rooted in NIH driven research.
www.asbmb.org/advocacy/sci... #ScienceServesUsAll
Every dollar invested in NIH returns $2.56 to the U.S. economy through jobs, innovation, and commercial activity rooted in NIH driven research.
www.asbmb.org/advocacy/sci... #ScienceServesUsAll
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
One of the key messages for tomorrow's ASBMB Hill Day is that NIH funding is an economic engine.
Every dollar invested in NIH returns $2.56 to the U.S. economy through jobs, innovation, and commercial activity rooted in NIH driven research.
www.asbmb.org/advocacy/sci... #ScienceServesUsAll
Every dollar invested in NIH returns $2.56 to the U.S. economy through jobs, innovation, and commercial activity rooted in NIH driven research.
www.asbmb.org/advocacy/sci... #ScienceServesUsAll
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Wastewater treatment and resource recovery are key for human and environmental health and green transition. Riisgaard-Jensen et al. uncover how the underexplored sewer microbiome shape the activated sludge communities of the systems.
isme-microbes.org/hidden-drive...
#Microbiome #WastewaterTreatment
isme-microbes.org/hidden-drive...
#Microbiome #WastewaterTreatment
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Wastewater treatment and resource recovery are key for human and environmental health and green transition. Riisgaard-Jensen et al. uncover how the underexplored sewer microbiome shape the activated sludge communities of the systems.
isme-microbes.org/hidden-drive...
#Microbiome #WastewaterTreatment
isme-microbes.org/hidden-drive...
#Microbiome #WastewaterTreatment
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#mSystems Thinking Series webinar is back!
One Health & the African Microbiome | Jan 9 | 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. WAT
Africa’s microbiomes are rich, diverse & important. Learn how One Health research can advance health, food security & climate resilience. asm.social/2Iv
One Health & the African Microbiome | Jan 9 | 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. WAT
Africa’s microbiomes are rich, diverse & important. Learn how One Health research can advance health, food security & climate resilience. asm.social/2Iv
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#mSystems Thinking Series webinar is back!
One Health & the African Microbiome | Jan 9 | 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. WAT
Africa’s microbiomes are rich, diverse & important. Learn how One Health research can advance health, food security & climate resilience. asm.social/2Iv
One Health & the African Microbiome | Jan 9 | 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. WAT
Africa’s microbiomes are rich, diverse & important. Learn how One Health research can advance health, food security & climate resilience. asm.social/2Iv
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Hey friends. I’m looking for a postdoc interested in studying host-pathogen interactions and immunology of tuberculosis. Send me some good people! We have a great group here! Email me [email protected]. Thanks!
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hey friends. I’m looking for a postdoc interested in studying host-pathogen interactions and immunology of tuberculosis. Send me some good people! We have a great group here! Email me [email protected]. Thanks!
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Are you interested in cytoskeleton and looking for a postdoc position? I will be advertising positions in the new year but happy to chat in person if you are attending ASCB @ascbiology.bsky.social in Philadelphia. Just drop me a line.
December 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Are you interested in cytoskeleton and looking for a postdoc position? I will be advertising positions in the new year but happy to chat in person if you are attending ASCB @ascbiology.bsky.social in Philadelphia. Just drop me a line.
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El gobierno de Estados Unidos aprueba la destrucción del patrimonio histórico del país: el edificio Wilbur J. Cohen de Washington, un tesoro de la época del New Deal, ha sido puesto en venta y es probable que sea demolido, junto a sus valiosos murales.
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
El gobierno de Estados Unidos aprueba la destrucción del patrimonio histórico del país: el edificio Wilbur J. Cohen de Washington, un tesoro de la época del New Deal, ha sido puesto en venta y es probable que sea demolido, junto a sus valiosos murales.
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
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🎙️ Want to be a guest on Let’s Talk Micro?
If you’re working in microbiology, infectious diseases, diagnostics, public health, or research and have a topic you feel would make a great episode, I’d love to hear from you!
👉 Apply here: forms.gle/pfy6QKHV76YT...
If you’re working in microbiology, infectious diseases, diagnostics, public health, or research and have a topic you feel would make a great episode, I’d love to hear from you!
👉 Apply here: forms.gle/pfy6QKHV76YT...
Let’s Talk Micro — Guest Submission Form
Thanks for your interest in being a guest on Let’s Talk Micro! Please fill out this short form so we can learn more about you and the topic you’d like to discuss. We review submissions from 2-3 weeks ...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🎙️ Want to be a guest on Let’s Talk Micro?
If you’re working in microbiology, infectious diseases, diagnostics, public health, or research and have a topic you feel would make a great episode, I’d love to hear from you!
👉 Apply here: forms.gle/pfy6QKHV76YT...
If you’re working in microbiology, infectious diseases, diagnostics, public health, or research and have a topic you feel would make a great episode, I’d love to hear from you!
👉 Apply here: forms.gle/pfy6QKHV76YT...
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WE GOT FERNS, folks.
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
Pteridology (FERNS) with Dr. Fay-Wei Li — alie ward
Fronds. Forest dwellers. Spores. Houseplants. Queer icons. We’ve got ferns. The charming and hilarious professor and author of “Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants,” Dr. Fay-...
www.alieward.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
WE GOT FERNS, folks.
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
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The members of Philadelphia's Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peered through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquatic critters. (via @whyy.org)
Philadelphia seniors track air and water pollution to ‘leave a better world’
Members of the Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peer through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquatic critters.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The members of Philadelphia's Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peered through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquatic critters. (via @whyy.org)
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We're advertising for a bacteriology technician and a post-doc to work on AI-guided antibiotic development as part of a large multidisciplinary Fleming Initiative project:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Description
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
www.imperial.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
We're advertising for a bacteriology technician and a post-doc to work on AI-guided antibiotic development as part of a large multidisciplinary Fleming Initiative project:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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yes, it’s really that bad.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
yes, it’s really that bad.