Zheren Zhang

Evolutionary & Synthetic Microbiologist | PD @OxfordBiology | Nanny of P. putida | Ex-nanny of Streptomyces @LeidenBiology | Keyword: Division of Labour

[Will Ratcliff @wc_ratcliff]

New major paper from our lab: https://t.co/K6rPTd4mMM

Interested in learning more? Come read about it at BlueSky, the new home of science twitter. Deep dive here:

https://t.co/eEOc1cxH3L

Huge thanks to @NIH and @HFSP for supporting this work!

[Shraddha Shitut @she_toot]

Excited to share our paper published in @CurrentBiology that explores the consequences of having multiple genomes in a bacterial model system and it’s benefits in a multidrug environment
https://t.co/aa5ajmEkRd

[Harrison Steel @Harrison_Steel]

**PhD Funding** We are advertising a PhD studentship to work on interdisciplinary challenges in Synthetic Biology, Robotics, and Control/AI! Happy to answer any questions and discuss what we are doing with anyone interested. #synbio

https://t.co/92lFZPxn7h

[Zheren Zhang @ZhangZheren]

@EvolvedBiofilm 😲What a small world! 🗺️

[Shraddha Shitut @she_toot]

Excited to present this work on bacterial polyploidy from my previous postdoc!
Want to know about a genetic diversity strategy that is like having backup codes to unlock the perfect resistance combo? Read all about it (1/4) https://t.co/Uet5PpWS2P

[Victor Carrion Bravo @VCarryOn1]

https://t.co/P8xe6000AI happy to share our publication in @NatureComms. Big thanks to all co-authors @marnixmedema @ClaessenLAB @MAMgroupUMA @LeidenBiology @IHSM_CSIC_UMA @umadivulga @InfoUMA

[Akos T. Kovacs @EvolvedBiofilm]

2 more weeks to apply for the PhD position in our group at IBL @LeidenBiology to work on spatial and temporal plant microbiomes

➡️https://t.co/9qR9Wa2NrH

Only applications received before 11 February 2024 can be considered

[Stuart West @StuWest8]

The rise of the superorganism.... https://t.co/4ZycMFc5Nw

[Oleg Sitsel @oleg_sitsel]

Our paper revealing how specialized #Yersinia cells 🦠release a deadly Tc toxin-containing cocktail ☣️ by blowing themselves up 🧨🤯 is finally out!
Read it in @naturemicrobiol: https://t.co/kZS1vHro0p
#toxin #pathogen #tomography #explosion #T10SS

[Pablo Iván Nikel @pabnik.bsky.social @PabloINik]

📢#Pseudomonas enthusiasts! Join us at the international #conference Sept 1-5🗓️Dive into the latest research on #microbiology, clinical #infection & #biotechnology🔬Abstract submission opens this week · #Pseudomonas2024 @MicrobioSoc @PseudomonasC Pls RT!
https://t.co/coWza2Wj1x

[MEEhubs @MEEhubs]

We are live from Oxford! #MEEhubs2024

[Akos T. Kovacs @EvolvedBiofilm]

The evolution of autonomy from two cooperative specialists in the fluctuating environments

-in bioRxiv

https://t.co/tFPBSPPgGx

[Apostolos Liakopoulos @AposLiakopoulos]

Are you fascinated by mobile genetic elements & want to tackle antimicrobial resistance?

Then apply for a fully funded PhD position in my lab @UniUtrecht!

🔗Find out more: https://t.co/D6zHeyrveS

🚨DEADLINE: 13 September 2023

Please RT!

#Jobalert #PhD #PhDposition #AMR #HGT

[Ariane Briegel @BriegelAriane]

Very excited for this work to be out- new surprises in chemosensing in spirochetes! Work led by the one and only ⁦@AliseMuok⁩ A new class of protein sensor links spirochete pleomorphism, persistence, and chemotaxis | mBio https://t.co/9BAxbnBE8L

[Evolution Letters @EvolLetters]

Why does the proportion of cheats sometimes oscillate and in other cases remain static? A new paper in @EvolLetters analyzes this question and discusses prior seemingly contradictory theoretical results:
https://t.co/0IfIV1fBYS

By @PapilioMing, @geoffwild, and @StuWest8

[Christian Kost @KostChristian]

An exciting PhD position is available in my group to work on the evolution of multicellularity in bacteria.

Tools: microfluidics, transcriptomics, mutational analyses

The project is part of the @spp2389

Deadline: 18.08.2023

Please RT

More info👇
https://t.co/oLDksd8Xdp

[Akos T. Kovacs @EvolvedBiofilm]

New collaborative paper in @ScienceAdvances by @SartFrancesca @Xinming_Xu @ant_dodd and @MarthaMerrow reveals the complexity of Bacillus subtilis circadian system that is reminiscent of circadian clocks in complex organisms from mammals to plants
https://t.co/Ukh4bYl3ZG

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

A patchwork pathway of apparently recent origin enables degradation of the synthetic buffer compound TRIS in bacteria https://t.co/OXEE5bSnN5 #biorxiv_micrbio

[Stuart West @StuWest8]

Kin selection for cooperation in a natural population of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis. R=0.79. https://t.co/vklaL6vt23 @lauriebelch @GhoulMelanie @AnnaEDewar @Hao7Chunhui

[Akos T. Kovacs @EvolvedBiofilm]

Glad to share the peer reviewed version of @GuohaiHu's paper in @MicrobioSoc Microbial genomics #OpenAccess

Parallel genetic adaptation of Bacillus subtilis to different plant species
https://t.co/MuN1Ad1OCY