Sarah Svensson
@campy-bara.bsky.social
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (the Institute formerly known as Pasteur and Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection) Vibrio, Campy, Helicobacter, sRNAs & reverse ecology 🇨🇦
Pinned
Evolution of hunt, kill, devour in a Vibrio ecospecies
Bacterial ecospecies are a recently recognized genetic structure that is hypothesized to arise by complex adaptation to a new niche. Coadaptation within the “Molassodon” ecospecies of Vibrio parahaemo...
www.biorxiv.org
Sharing the link to our updated Vibrio preprint, where we compare and contrast Ecospecies with other genetic structures, and using the opportunity to fix typos and update some bluesky handles! with @danielfalush.bsky.social @whqqq.bsky.social @yjchao.bsky.social @chaooo.bsky.social
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Impact of Small RNA Sponges on Regulatory RNA Networks in Bacteria
#microsky
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
#microsky
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Impact of Small RNA Sponges on Regulatory RNA Networks in Bacteria
Decades of research into the noncoding transcriptome have unveiled a complex, multilayered web of molecular interactions that govern gene expression, protein synthesis, and cellular function, challeng...
www.annualreviews.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Impact of Small RNA Sponges on Regulatory RNA Networks in Bacteria
#microsky
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
#microsky
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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"The late arrival of domestic #cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism" spkl.io/63320AdF6i
He Yu, @joel-alves.bsky.social, @gregerlarson.bsky.social, Shu-Jin Luo & colleagues
#CellGenomics
He Yu, @joel-alves.bsky.social, @gregerlarson.bsky.social, Shu-Jin Luo & colleagues
#CellGenomics
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"The late arrival of domestic #cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism" spkl.io/63320AdF6i
He Yu, @joel-alves.bsky.social, @gregerlarson.bsky.social, Shu-Jin Luo & colleagues
#CellGenomics
He Yu, @joel-alves.bsky.social, @gregerlarson.bsky.social, Shu-Jin Luo & colleagues
#CellGenomics
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Phage-encoded sRNA counteracts xenogenic silencing in pathogenic E. coli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.27.690950v1
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Phage-encoded sRNA counteracts xenogenic silencing in pathogenic E. coli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.27.690950v1
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The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Nice to see some of our tools getting used in public health
(in this case PopPIPE, which is downstream subclustering/transmission tool to be run on PopPUNK data)
(in this case PopPIPE, which is downstream subclustering/transmission tool to be run on PopPUNK data)
Antimicrobial resistance is putting public health under pressure.
Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Case study: EMBL-EBI tool enables genomic outbreak surveillance for NHS Scotland
A new genomic analysis tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping NHS Scotland tackle antimicrobial resistance and improve outbreak response.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Nice to see some of our tools getting used in public health
(in this case PopPIPE, which is downstream subclustering/transmission tool to be run on PopPUNK data)
(in this case PopPIPE, which is downstream subclustering/transmission tool to be run on PopPUNK data)
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Bacteriophage genome-wide transposon mutagenesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.23.690004v1
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Bacteriophage genome-wide transposon mutagenesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.23.690004v1
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Our new collaborative work led by @taliamycota.bsky.social
Jiajun Cui & Emma Caullireau between my lab @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @cloeucl.bsky.social & the Karasov Lab (tkarasovlab.org) @uofubiology.bsky.social
and collaborators: @plantricia.bsky.social et al.
tinyurl.com/5yx2wmz5
(1/n)
Jiajun Cui & Emma Caullireau between my lab @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @cloeucl.bsky.social & the Karasov Lab (tkarasovlab.org) @uofubiology.bsky.social
and collaborators: @plantricia.bsky.social et al.
tinyurl.com/5yx2wmz5
(1/n)
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our new collaborative work led by @taliamycota.bsky.social
Jiajun Cui & Emma Caullireau between my lab @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @cloeucl.bsky.social & the Karasov Lab (tkarasovlab.org) @uofubiology.bsky.social
and collaborators: @plantricia.bsky.social et al.
tinyurl.com/5yx2wmz5
(1/n)
Jiajun Cui & Emma Caullireau between my lab @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @cloeucl.bsky.social & the Karasov Lab (tkarasovlab.org) @uofubiology.bsky.social
and collaborators: @plantricia.bsky.social et al.
tinyurl.com/5yx2wmz5
(1/n)
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Ever wondered whether dogs are a different species from wolves? On an ecological, and behavioral basis, I think so. The Dec 2 issue of PNAS will be interesting! www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/122... and the introductory article to the issue: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... . Here: my daughter, my son, and our dog:
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Ever wondered whether dogs are a different species from wolves? On an ecological, and behavioral basis, I think so. The Dec 2 issue of PNAS will be interesting! www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/122... and the introductory article to the issue: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... . Here: my daughter, my son, and our dog:
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Geneticist and microbiologist Rita Rossi Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She was the first researcher in the US to use computers to analyze bacteriological data, and the first woman to serve as director of the NSF. 🧪 👩🔬
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Geneticist and microbiologist Rita Rossi Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She was the first researcher in the US to use computers to analyze bacteriological data, and the first woman to serve as director of the NSF. 🧪 👩🔬
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Editor-In-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews of @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief
fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief
fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Editor-In-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews of @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief
fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
#SocietyJournal #Microbiology #EditorInChief
fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
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Strain matters: host responses reflect symbiont origin in the squid-vibrio symbiosis
in #mSystems from Margaret McFall-Ngai
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
in #mSystems from Margaret McFall-Ngai
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Strain matters: host responses reflect symbiont origin in the squid-vibrio symbiosis | mSystems
Variation among strains of a bacterial species is a powerful factor underlying the
intensity of host responses during pathogenic infections. Less is known about the
cellular and molecular responses of...
journals.asm.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Strain matters: host responses reflect symbiont origin in the squid-vibrio symbiosis
in #mSystems from Margaret McFall-Ngai
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
in #mSystems from Margaret McFall-Ngai
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Apply now for EMBO Workshop "Evolving together: From #genomics to biological interactions" in Taipei, Taiwan, 24–27 Apr 2026.
Abstract submission/Registration deadline: 20 Jan/28 Feb 2026
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio...
#EMBOEvoGenBio #GeneSky #EvoSky #EcoSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Abstract submission/Registration deadline: 20 Jan/28 Feb 2026
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio...
#EMBOEvoGenBio #GeneSky #EvoSky #EcoSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Evolving together: from genomics to biological interactions
Genomic and evolutionary research has transformed our understanding of how biological interactions shape life’s diversity. From symbiosis and host–pathogen relationships to competition, cooperation, …
meetings.embo.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Apply now for EMBO Workshop "Evolving together: From #genomics to biological interactions" in Taipei, Taiwan, 24–27 Apr 2026.
Abstract submission/Registration deadline: 20 Jan/28 Feb 2026
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio...
#EMBOEvoGenBio #GeneSky #EvoSky #EcoSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Abstract submission/Registration deadline: 20 Jan/28 Feb 2026
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio...
#EMBOEvoGenBio #GeneSky #EvoSky #EcoSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Thrilled to share that our study on how the pcnB gene sustains Shigella virulence is now published in PLOS Pathogens: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
In short: pcnB ➝increased virulence-plasmid replication ➝ elevated T3SS expression ➝ enhanced invasion/spread within the intestinal epithelium.
In short: pcnB ➝increased virulence-plasmid replication ➝ elevated T3SS expression ➝ enhanced invasion/spread within the intestinal epithelium.
The pcnB gene sustains Shigella flexneri virulence
Author summary Bacterial infections represent a major global threat. Understanding the genetic determinants promoting infections is crucial to overcome this threat. Shigella is an intracellular bacter...
journals.plos.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Thrilled to share that our study on how the pcnB gene sustains Shigella virulence is now published in PLOS Pathogens: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
In short: pcnB ➝increased virulence-plasmid replication ➝ elevated T3SS expression ➝ enhanced invasion/spread within the intestinal epithelium.
In short: pcnB ➝increased virulence-plasmid replication ➝ elevated T3SS expression ➝ enhanced invasion/spread within the intestinal epithelium.
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
The HZI is seeking new junior group leaders for its HUMAN program: If you’re passionate about infection biology, data science, or #AI driven health research, this is your chance to lead your own team.
🧬 Deadline: November 26
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
🧬 Deadline: November 26
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The HZI is seeking new junior group leaders for its HUMAN program: If you’re passionate about infection biology, data science, or #AI driven health research, this is your chance to lead your own team.
🧬 Deadline: November 26
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
🧬 Deadline: November 26
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
🚨Preprint alert - this is a big one! We transfer the revolutionary power of TnSeq to bacteriophages.
Our HIDEN-SEQ links the "dark matter" genes of your favorite phage to any selectable phenotype, guiding the path from fun observations to molecular mechanisms.
A thread 1/8
Our HIDEN-SEQ links the "dark matter" genes of your favorite phage to any selectable phenotype, guiding the path from fun observations to molecular mechanisms.
A thread 1/8
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🚨Preprint alert - this is a big one! We transfer the revolutionary power of TnSeq to bacteriophages.
Our HIDEN-SEQ links the "dark matter" genes of your favorite phage to any selectable phenotype, guiding the path from fun observations to molecular mechanisms.
A thread 1/8
Our HIDEN-SEQ links the "dark matter" genes of your favorite phage to any selectable phenotype, guiding the path from fun observations to molecular mechanisms.
A thread 1/8
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
From @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for early-career researchers supervising short-term student projects | #Education #Bioinformatics #OpenScience #PLOSCBTSR #ECR 🧪 🔓 CC/ @knaegle.bsky.social
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Ten simple rules for early-career researchers supervising short-term student projects
Author summary Supervising undergraduate or master’s research projects is a vital aspect of academic life, offering opportunities for both student development and supervisor growth. For many early-car...
journals.plos.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for early-career researchers supervising short-term student projects | #Education #Bioinformatics #OpenScience #PLOSCBTSR #ECR 🧪 🔓 CC/ @knaegle.bsky.social
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Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intracellular competition shapes plasmid population dynamics
From populations of multicellular organisms to selfish genetic elements, conflicts between levels of biological organization are central to evolution. Plasmids are extrachromosomal, self-replicating g...
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Come discuss recent breakthroughs in RNA biology, from molecules to organisms, at the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'The complex life of RNA'! 👉 s.embl.org/ees26-12-bl
Submit your abstract by 7 July and present your research at #EESRNA 🥼
Submit your abstract by 7 July and present your research at #EESRNA 🥼
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Come discuss recent breakthroughs in RNA biology, from molecules to organisms, at the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'The complex life of RNA'! 👉 s.embl.org/ees26-12-bl
Submit your abstract by 7 July and present your research at #EESRNA 🥼
Submit your abstract by 7 July and present your research at #EESRNA 🥼
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Bacterial networks #BacNet26 in September 2026 will be chaired by @lalouxlab.bsky.social and co-chaired by @s-lab.bsky.social with @coralietesseur.bsky.social
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Bacterial networks #BacNet26 in September 2026 will be chaired by @lalouxlab.bsky.social and co-chaired by @s-lab.bsky.social with @coralietesseur.bsky.social
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
Hey folks, we (the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University) are looking for an Assistant Teaching Professor in microbiology and immunology. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested, or check it out if you are interested yourself!
apply.interfolio.com/176994
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hey folks, we (the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University) are looking for an Assistant Teaching Professor in microbiology and immunology. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested, or check it out if you are interested yourself!
apply.interfolio.com/176994
apply.interfolio.com/176994
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Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure
Bacterial immune systems have evolved in response to diverse molecular "parasites", yet their ecological roles remain poorly understood. This Essay explores how interactions between mobile genetic ele...
journals.plos.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very happy to see this piece out in @plosbiology.org, on the bacterial immune systems and microbial communities. It was a great team effort with Rafael Custodio, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social , @brownlab.bsky.social, and Edze Westra! 🦠🧫 #phagesky #mevosky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Reposted by Sarah Svensson
🎉We have announced a new professorship at the University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪 to celebrate our Crown Princess’s 50th birthday!
🌿Broad focus on biodiversity — from microbes to modelling
📢A fantastic opportunity for researchers working across scales and disciplines!
🔗 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
🌿Broad focus on biodiversity — from microbes to modelling
📢A fantastic opportunity for researchers working across scales and disciplines!
🔗 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity
Professorship in Biodiversity.
The University of Gothenburg hereby announces a unique and prestigious position – the
web103.reachmee.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
🎉We have announced a new professorship at the University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪 to celebrate our Crown Princess’s 50th birthday!
🌿Broad focus on biodiversity — from microbes to modelling
📢A fantastic opportunity for researchers working across scales and disciplines!
🔗 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
🌿Broad focus on biodiversity — from microbes to modelling
📢A fantastic opportunity for researchers working across scales and disciplines!
🔗 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Sharing the link to our updated Vibrio preprint, where we compare and contrast Ecospecies with other genetic structures, and using the opportunity to fix typos and update some bluesky handles! with @danielfalush.bsky.social @whqqq.bsky.social @yjchao.bsky.social @chaooo.bsky.social
Evolution of hunt, kill, devour in a Vibrio ecospecies
Bacterial ecospecies are a recently recognized genetic structure that is hypothesized to arise by complex adaptation to a new niche. Coadaptation within the “Molassodon” ecospecies of Vibrio parahaemo...
www.biorxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Sharing the link to our updated Vibrio preprint, where we compare and contrast Ecospecies with other genetic structures, and using the opportunity to fix typos and update some bluesky handles! with @danielfalush.bsky.social @whqqq.bsky.social @yjchao.bsky.social @chaooo.bsky.social