Benjamin Bratton

Christian, husband, father, biophysicist, views my own (he/his/him)
Assistant Professor at VUMC Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

[Diana Valverde Mendez @dsvalverdem]

Our paper is out on PNAS! Read to learn about the dynamic 3D world inside live bacterial cells.
Macromolecular interactions and geometrical confinement determine the 3D diffusion of ribosome-sized particles in live Escherichia coli cells | PNAS https://t.co/dF9wcJOpbZ

[The Blind Lab @BlindLab]

Vanderbilt is cluster hiring 8 junior faculty in #StructuralBiology, #Imaging, #Genetics , #Omics, #HealthDisparities or #equity. Contact me for details @BlackInBiophys, @AsbmbLrd, @InterSciFellows

[Thomas M Bartlett @ThomasMBartlett]

The Bartlett Lab is open for business at the Wadsworth Center! We study pathogens with "unusual" shapes (balls & corkscrews) to find vulnerabilities in their growth plans, and learn how bacterial shape impacts infection. We are hiring... join us!
https://t.co/zNLe43FnAD

[ThePatrick&WatsonLabs @The_PW_Lab]

🚨Vanderbilt is hiring🚨 Join an incredible community of motivated, creative, supportive scientists (in a super fun city in a beautiful state)!

We’re especially looking for peeps interested in virology/antiviral immunity/nucleic acid sensing.

https://t.co/LdOGGmINAu

[Benjamin Bratton @bpbratton]

It has been a joy to be a part of this international and local collaboration! Read the story at @PNASNews or the thread below. Stayed tuned for more discoveries from @sb_worthan and @megbehri. As microbes find new and clever ways to thrive, we’ll keep asking them how they do it.

[Megan Behringer @megbehri]

🚨This week in @PNASNews 🚨
Our new paper led by @sb_worthan examining a pH sensitive substitution in the Rho transcription terminator that evolved experimentally in the lab and then found in natural populations!

https://t.co/6GNDwbe4YT

A thread 🧵!

[Megan Behringer @megbehri]

🚨This week in @PNASNews 🚨
Our new paper led by @sb_worthan examining a pH sensitive substitution in the Rho transcription terminator that evolved experimentally in the lab and then found in natural populations!

https://t.co/6GNDwbe4YT

A thread 🧵!

[George O'Toole (he/him/his) @GeiselBiofilm]

Pls share: Microbiology faculty position available at Texas A&M University.

[Benjamin Bratton @bpbratton]

We had a great time helping out @M_louisae with this exciting work. Bacteria really are the best!

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

New Research Alert! Cyanobacteria, tiny but mighty, can anticipate the seasons by sensing changes in day length! @M_louisae with the great publication in @ScienceMagazine #evolution

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

New Research Alert! Cyanobacteria, tiny but mighty, can anticipate the seasons by sensing changes in day length! @M_louisae with the great publication in @ScienceMagazine #evolution

[Mariana Byndloss @Mari_Byndloss]

🚨The Byndloss lab is looking for a new Lab Manager. 🚨

Link for the job posting below 👇🏽. Please share with anyone that would be a good fit for this position:

https://t.co/ZfkGxUbw42

[Benjamin Bratton @bpbratton]

@C__Ellison @BhayaDevaki Congrats!

[Joshua Shaevitz @shaevitz]

What does diffusion look like in the crowded bacterial cytoplasm? Is it as weird as people say? Check out our new preprint on 3D tracking of GEMs in live E. coli from @dsvalverdem and @AlpSunol! A fantastic experiment-theory collaboration with @TheZiaLab. https://t.co/H5h12RSKYP

[Megan Behringer @megbehri]

Preprint Alert! 🚨🚨🚨
Exciting collaboration between my group, @MarcBoudvillain’s group and @bpbratton!

From populations experimentally evolved to extreme feast/famine cycles, we find pH-sensing rho alleles that confer pH-dependent plasticity in transcription termination!

[Wenhan Zhu @Wenhan_Zhu1]

Can't wait for John's visit!

[Endao Han @HanEndao]

I am looking for two PhD students interested in experimental biological physics. We are working on a wide range of interesting problems at the interface of physics and biology. Please help spread the message. Thank you!

[Yoann Santin @santin_yoann]

What's better for Halloween than a vampire story! We're excited to showcase for the first time, the life cycle of an extracellular #predator that drains the contents out of its prey through the S-layer ! RT and feedback are appreciated! (1/5)
https://t.co/nzpfFDF8ZC

[Danyvid O-V @dolivares_v_lab]

Our latest publication about osteopontin (a key protein for a healthy gut) levels in breastmilk after pasteurization. Enjoy!
https://t.co/1Un7bjg77T

[Benjamin Bratton @bpbratton]

@denis_mogilenko @AFARorg Congrats!

[George O'Toole (he/him/his) @GeiselBiofilm]

Three open faculty positions in microbiology at the University of Tennessee. Pls share!
https://t.co/JtnktpWTGd

[UChicago Department of Microbiology @UChicago_Micro]

📢 Exciting opportunity at @UChicago_Micro! We're hiring faculty at all levels. Seeking expertise in:
🔬 Host-pathogen interactions
🦠 Microbial pathogenesis
🧬 Microbiome & infectious diseases
🌐 Antimicrobial resistance
🌍 Emerging infectious diseases

RT & spread the word! 🔄