John Barton
@jpbarton.bsky.social
Viruses, evolution, immunity, statistical physics | https://bartonlab.github.io
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excited that this paper is finally out in @pnas.org :
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Led by Gian Marco Visani (effort initiated by Michael Pun), fantastic collaboration with @pgtimmune.bsky.social @asya-minervina.bsky.social and Phil Bradley.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Led by Gian Marco Visani (effort initiated by Michael Pun), fantastic collaboration with @pgtimmune.bsky.social @asya-minervina.bsky.social and Phil Bradley.
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
excited that this paper is finally out in @pnas.org :
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Led by Gian Marco Visani (effort initiated by Michael Pun), fantastic collaboration with @pgtimmune.bsky.social @asya-minervina.bsky.social and Phil Bradley.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Led by Gian Marco Visani (effort initiated by Michael Pun), fantastic collaboration with @pgtimmune.bsky.social @asya-minervina.bsky.social and Phil Bradley.
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excited to announce that this January we are relocating to Yale to start a theory initiative at the Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI): @yalecsei.bsky.social
looking to hire 2 postdocs to join us in this endeavor.
more details can be found here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/statp...
looking to hire 2 postdocs to join us in this endeavor.
more details can be found here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/statp...
SPE - join us
Postdoctoral position:
In January 2026, we are relocating to Yale university to start a theory initiative at the Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI).
We are looking for talented postd...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
excited to announce that this January we are relocating to Yale to start a theory initiative at the Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI): @yalecsei.bsky.social
looking to hire 2 postdocs to join us in this endeavor.
more details can be found here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/statp...
looking to hire 2 postdocs to join us in this endeavor.
more details can be found here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/statp...
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reminder that my (wonderful, diverse, interdisciplinary) department at the University of Oregon is seeking applications for an Associate/Full Professor of Data Science -- deadline 10/31 and only cover letter/CV needed to apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30328
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30328
University of Oregon, Department of Data Science
Job #AJO30328, 535565 Associate or Full Professor of Data Science, Department of Data Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, US
academicjobsonline.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
reminder that my (wonderful, diverse, interdisciplinary) department at the University of Oregon is seeking applications for an Associate/Full Professor of Data Science -- deadline 10/31 and only cover letter/CV needed to apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30328
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30328
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🚨 Faculty position alert! 🚨The Center for Systems Immunology (CSI) and @pitt-immunology.bsky.social are seeking to appoint a tenure-stream Assistant Professor. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3L42cGS
October 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨 Faculty position alert! 🚨The Center for Systems Immunology (CSI) and @pitt-immunology.bsky.social are seeking to appoint a tenure-stream Assistant Professor. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3L42cGS
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We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT
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Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...
We still can’t predict much of anything in biology
Biology is hard. Yes, even for AI.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...
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Reposting, submit soon!
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine.
1) Fundamental researc...
www.linkedin.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reposting, submit soon!
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Now hiring a computational postdoc (evolutionary genomics, molecular evolution) in my lab at Emory University.
If you’re interested in population genetics, fitness landscapes, and viral evolution — get in touch.
faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/151181/...
If you’re interested in population genetics, fitness landscapes, and viral evolution — get in touch.
faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/151181/...
Careers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
faculty-emory.icims.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Now hiring a computational postdoc (evolutionary genomics, molecular evolution) in my lab at Emory University.
If you’re interested in population genetics, fitness landscapes, and viral evolution — get in touch.
faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/151181/...
If you’re interested in population genetics, fitness landscapes, and viral evolution — get in touch.
faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/151181/...
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Open tenure track assistant- or associate-level faculty position in the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research. Great science, great facilities, great colleagues - come work with us!
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674888/f...
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674888/f...
Faculty, Center for Vaccine Research - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania job with University of Pittsburgh | 674888
University of Pittsburgh Faculty Position Center for Vaccine Research The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Resear...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Open tenure track assistant- or associate-level faculty position in the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research. Great science, great facilities, great colleagues - come work with us!
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674888/f...
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674888/f...
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In the same way I'm opposed to the death penalty, even for people who definitely did commit heinous crimes, I'm opposed to political violence even against people who definitely do advocate for heinous positions. A functioning society cannot tolerate vigilantism.
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In the same way I'm opposed to the death penalty, even for people who definitely did commit heinous crimes, I'm opposed to political violence even against people who definitely do advocate for heinous positions. A functioning society cannot tolerate vigilantism.
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The constant barrage of terrible news on bluesky has made me feel weird about promoting papers, but people in the lab have been doing so much amazing work over the past few months that I want to share a few brief teasers/links:
September 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The constant barrage of terrible news on bluesky has made me feel weird about promoting papers, but people in the lab have been doing so much amazing work over the past few months that I want to share a few brief teasers/links:
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In new study led by @ckikawa.bsky.social, we provide near real-time data on human neutralizing antibody landscape to influenza by measuring ~26,000 titers to >100 recent viral strains
Data can inform vaccine selection & evolutionary/epidemiological modeling
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Data can inform vaccine selection & evolutionary/epidemiological modeling
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Near real-time data on the human neutralizing antibody landscape to influenza virus to inform vaccine-strain selection in September 2025
The hemagglutinin of human influenza virus evolves rapidly to erode neutralizing antibody immunity. Twice per year, new vaccine strains are selected with the goal of providing maximum protection again...
www.biorxiv.org
September 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In new study led by @ckikawa.bsky.social, we provide near real-time data on human neutralizing antibody landscape to influenza by measuring ~26,000 titers to >100 recent viral strains
Data can inform vaccine selection & evolutionary/epidemiological modeling
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Data can inform vaccine selection & evolutionary/epidemiological modeling
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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Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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RFK Jr. is an outright danger to this country, and he should resign or be fired. Do we still have the sort of government that does such things? Or have we turned into. . . that other kind. You know the one.
RFK Jr. Must Go. And He's Not the Only One.
www.science.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
RFK Jr. is an outright danger to this country, and he should resign or be fired. Do we still have the sort of government that does such things? Or have we turned into. . . that other kind. You know the one.
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Excited to announce a search for an Associate or Full Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling at Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. Details at link and below.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Excited to announce a search for an Associate or Full Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling at Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. Details at link and below.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
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Our Pitt Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department in the School of Medicine is recruiting..
Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪
Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪
Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
August 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Our Pitt Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department in the School of Medicine is recruiting..
Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪
Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪
Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Interested in doing a PhD or postdoc in our group? Here is a letter to you: matsen.group/general/202...
We are ready to recruit a trainee who can help develop the next generation of our transformer-based models of natural selection. See the "joining" tab of our website for details.
We are ready to recruit a trainee who can help develop the next generation of our transformer-based models of natural selection. See the "joining" tab of our website for details.
Dear future trainee:
Let's have fun, work hard, and feel lucky that our job is to expand the boundary of knowledge.
matsen.group
August 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Interested in doing a PhD or postdoc in our group? Here is a letter to you: matsen.group/general/202...
We are ready to recruit a trainee who can help develop the next generation of our transformer-based models of natural selection. See the "joining" tab of our website for details.
We are ready to recruit a trainee who can help develop the next generation of our transformer-based models of natural selection. See the "joining" tab of our website for details.
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We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
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Why does selection feel so weak relative to mutation in affinity maturation? A new blog post giving three perspectives, including our new transformer-based model of natural selection on antibodies: matsen.group/general/202...
The term 'affinity maturation' understates the influence of somatic hypermutation
Three recent papers quantify how nucleotide-level mutation processes drive antibody evolution.
matsen.group
August 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Why does selection feel so weak relative to mutation in affinity maturation? A new blog post giving three perspectives, including our new transformer-based model of natural selection on antibodies: matsen.group/general/202...
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My company is hiring a computational biologist! This role is the same position as mine, and will involve building genomic prediction models, some bioinformatics, and a lot of independent research on developing new methods to improve our crop development initiatives. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Avalo, Inc hiring Computational Biologist in North Carolina, United States | LinkedIn
Posted 10:54:33 PM. Location: On-site in Durham, NC (RTP area)Company: AvaloCompensation: Commensurate with experience…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My company is hiring a computational biologist! This role is the same position as mine, and will involve building genomic prediction models, some bioinformatics, and a lot of independent research on developing new methods to improve our crop development initiatives. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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Hey HHS, look what scientists like me knew back in 2021👇🏻
We were right then and are right now. Vaccines don't *cause* variants. Rather, massive numbers of infections in people with no or waning immunity do.
Evolution is no reason to avoid vaccination.
theconversation.com/massive-numb...
We were right then and are right now. Vaccines don't *cause* variants. Rather, massive numbers of infections in people with no or waning immunity do.
Evolution is no reason to avoid vaccination.
theconversation.com/massive-numb...
Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
When the coronavirus copies itself, there is a chance its RNA will mutate. But new variants must jump from one host to another, and the more infections there are, the better chance this will happen.
theconversation.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hey HHS, look what scientists like me knew back in 2021👇🏻
We were right then and are right now. Vaccines don't *cause* variants. Rather, massive numbers of infections in people with no or waning immunity do.
Evolution is no reason to avoid vaccination.
theconversation.com/massive-numb...
We were right then and are right now. Vaccines don't *cause* variants. Rather, massive numbers of infections in people with no or waning immunity do.
Evolution is no reason to avoid vaccination.
theconversation.com/massive-numb...
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Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
eeb.msu.edu
August 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
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It was an honor to write this, but also great fun. A chance to look back at the classics, and think about the path forward. #Physics is a beautiful human endeavor. journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
Emergence of Brains
This review traces how ideas from statistical physics evolved into foundational models of neural computation, shaping modern AI and culminating in the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
journals.aps.org
August 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It was an honor to write this, but also great fun. A chance to look back at the classics, and think about the path forward. #Physics is a beautiful human endeavor. journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...