Arianne Babina
@ariannebabina.bsky.social
Lecturer in Bacteriology @ University of Glasgow | de novo evolution of bacterial gene regulatory networks | ✌️❤️RNA | she/her
Pinned
🚨2 FULLY-FUNDED PHD PROJECTS🚨
1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u
2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9
Pls share!
1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u
2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9
Pls share!
🚨2 FULLY-FUNDED PHD PROJECTS🚨
1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u
2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9
Pls share!
1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u
2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9
Pls share!
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🚨2 FULLY-FUNDED PHD PROJECTS🚨
1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u
2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9
Pls share!
1. Characterize novel noncoding RNAs involved in nitrogen fixation in E. coli!
NorthWestBio, Deadline 4 Jan. tinyurl.com/y62ux29u
2. Discover novel metal resistance peptides in E. coli!
College Futures Themes Program, Deadline 12 Jan.
tinyurl.com/uapvp6f9
Pls share!
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Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison.
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Early Career Scientist Awards 2026
Application to the UW-Madison Evolution Seminar Series - Early Career Scientist Awards.
urldefense.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison.
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6
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Happy to share our new AMR resource which has phenotypic AMR (usually MIC data) collected from publications and databases. This is paired with assemblies and annotations
We're excited for users who might train new models, find phenotype/genotype mismatches, or any other use
We're excited for users who might train new models, find phenotype/genotype mismatches, or any other use
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health threat, making infections harder to treat and complicating routine medical care.
EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
🧬💻
EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
🧬💻
A new gateway to global antimicrobial resistance data
New online portal connects bacterial genomes with experimental resistance data to support antimicrobial resistance research.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Happy to share our new AMR resource which has phenotypic AMR (usually MIC data) collected from publications and databases. This is paired with assemblies and annotations
We're excited for users who might train new models, find phenotype/genotype mismatches, or any other use
We're excited for users who might train new models, find phenotype/genotype mismatches, or any other use
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Our latest paper is out with @adiop.bsky.social and @gmdouglas.bsky.social. We analyzed the extent of homologous recombination between bacterial species (introgression) and how it affects species borders (it can vary a lot depending on the approach used to classify species!). rdcu.be/eQAMf
Introgression impacts the evolution of bacteria, but species borders are rarely fuzzy
Nature Communications - It is commonly thought that bacterial species borders tend to be fuzzy, due to frequent exchange of DNA. Here, Diop et al. quantify the patterns of gene flow between core...
rdcu.be
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our latest paper is out with @adiop.bsky.social and @gmdouglas.bsky.social. We analyzed the extent of homologous recombination between bacterial species (introgression) and how it affects species borders (it can vary a lot depending on the approach used to classify species!). rdcu.be/eQAMf
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The role of active mRNA–ribosome dynamics and closing constriction in daughter chromosome separation in Escherichia coli
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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📢 Save the Date!
✨We’re thrilled to announce the first TARGetAMR Annual Conference!
🗓 Thursday 14 – Friday 15 May 2026
📍The Studio, Birmingham
🔎Theme: Building the Future of AMR Genomics
🔗Registration opens soon – stay tuned! www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/sa...
#TARGetAMR26
✨We’re thrilled to announce the first TARGetAMR Annual Conference!
🗓 Thursday 14 – Friday 15 May 2026
📍The Studio, Birmingham
🔎Theme: Building the Future of AMR Genomics
🔗Registration opens soon – stay tuned! www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/sa...
#TARGetAMR26
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📢 Save the Date!
✨We’re thrilled to announce the first TARGetAMR Annual Conference!
🗓 Thursday 14 – Friday 15 May 2026
📍The Studio, Birmingham
🔎Theme: Building the Future of AMR Genomics
🔗Registration opens soon – stay tuned! www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/sa...
#TARGetAMR26
✨We’re thrilled to announce the first TARGetAMR Annual Conference!
🗓 Thursday 14 – Friday 15 May 2026
📍The Studio, Birmingham
🔎Theme: Building the Future of AMR Genomics
🔗Registration opens soon – stay tuned! www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/sa...
#TARGetAMR26
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Pleased to share our review on S-layers with @bupbuse.bsky.social, Andriko von Kügelgen, and @tbharat-lab.bsky.social, where we explore recent advances and argue that deeper insight into S-layers is key to deciphering microbial interactions and community organization. @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
Assembly, architecture and functional roles of microbial surface layers
Review article published in @natrevmicro.nature.com with @bupbuse.bsky.social, Andriko von Kügelgen and @vikramalva.bsky.social.
S-layers are everywhere!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Review article published in @natrevmicro.nature.com with @bupbuse.bsky.social, Andriko von Kügelgen and @vikramalva.bsky.social.
S-layers are everywhere!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Assembly, architecture and functional roles of microbial surface layers - Nature Reviews Microbiology
Surface layers (S-layers) are ubiquitous protein assemblies that coat prokaryotic cells, with their functional roles increasingly coming into focus. In this Review, Isbilir and colleagues discuss rece...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pleased to share our review on S-layers with @bupbuse.bsky.social, Andriko von Kügelgen, and @tbharat-lab.bsky.social, where we explore recent advances and argue that deeper insight into S-layers is key to deciphering microbial interactions and community organization. @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
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Final call! Abstract submissions for Annual Conference 2026 close at 23:59 GMT tonight. Submit your work and join us in Belfast: microb.io/AC26Abstracts #Microbio26
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Final call! Abstract submissions for Annual Conference 2026 close at 23:59 GMT tonight. Submit your work and join us in Belfast: microb.io/AC26Abstracts #Microbio26
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Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
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🚨 Publication alert! We are stoked to report the structural basis for activity of a novel class of antimicrobials targeting Gram positive priority pathogens in @natcomms.nature.com. There is something for everyone on this paper, and I will highlight a few things below 👇 1/9 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
A unique inhibitor conformation selectively targets the DNA polymerase PolC of Gram-positive priority pathogens - Nature Communications
In this work, Urem et al. characterize the mode of action as well as mechanism of reduced susceptibility related to a class of antimicrobials that is in development for the treatment of infections wit...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨 Publication alert! We are stoked to report the structural basis for activity of a novel class of antimicrobials targeting Gram positive priority pathogens in @natcomms.nature.com. There is something for everyone on this paper, and I will highlight a few things below 👇 1/9 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Delighted that our review on resistance to last-resort antibiotics in Enterococci has been published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... (accepted manuscript version)
TL;DR: the Enterococci are really good at evolving resistance to antibiotics in new and creative ways.
academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... (accepted manuscript version)
TL;DR: the Enterococci are really good at evolving resistance to antibiotics in new and creative ways.
Resistance to last-resort antibiotics in enterococci
Abstract. The genus Enterococcus comprises a diverse group of species, many of which are commensal members of the gut microbiota of humans and animals. The
academic.oup.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Delighted that our review on resistance to last-resort antibiotics in Enterococci has been published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... (accepted manuscript version)
TL;DR: the Enterococci are really good at evolving resistance to antibiotics in new and creative ways.
academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... (accepted manuscript version)
TL;DR: the Enterococci are really good at evolving resistance to antibiotics in new and creative ways.
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So happy to share this! Bacteriocins were first discovered over 100 years ago, but what do they actually do? We look at >1000 bacteriocin plasmids and find links to virulence and antimicrobial resistance, and frequent bacteriocin sharing in Enterobacteriaceae.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacterial warfare is associated with virulence and antimicrobial resistance - Nature Communications
Bacteria employ a range of competition systems that deliver toxins to inhibit competing strains. This study shows that these systems are particularly important for the ecology of virulent and antibiot...
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
So happy to share this! Bacteriocins were first discovered over 100 years ago, but what do they actually do? We look at >1000 bacteriocin plasmids and find links to virulence and antimicrobial resistance, and frequent bacteriocin sharing in Enterobacteriaceae.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Interested in microbial sensing, signaling and regulation? Don’t miss the 2026 GRC! Submit your abstract to be considered for a short talk! I hope to see you in sunny Ventura in January! www.grc.org/sensory-tran...
2026 Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Interested in microbial sensing, signaling and regulation? Don’t miss the 2026 GRC! Submit your abstract to be considered for a short talk! I hope to see you in sunny Ventura in January! www.grc.org/sensory-tran...
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Reposted by Arianne Babina
Multiplex base editing of RBSs rewires Bacillus subtilis metabolism for lycopene overproduction
-in Metabolic Engineering
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
-in Metabolic Engineering
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Multiplex base editing of RBSs rewires Bacillus subtilis metabolism for lycopene overproduction
-in Metabolic Engineering
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
-in Metabolic Engineering
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Remarkable increase in vancomycin resistance among clinical Enterococcus faecium isolates in Italy (from 11.5% in 2015 to 32.4% in 2023).
aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Temporal trend and individual and hospital characteristics associated to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infections: a retrospective analysis from the national surveillance syste...
Background Several countries have reported an increase in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF), a pathogen classified by the WHO as a high-priority threat due to its role in healthcare-ass...
aricjournal.biomedcentral.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Remarkable increase in vancomycin resistance among clinical Enterococcus faecium isolates in Italy (from 11.5% in 2015 to 32.4% in 2023).
aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Are you interested in studying RNA phages? We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to join the lab!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
📢 The #HIRI is looking for a #postdoc & a #PhD student to join the research group of @jenshoer.bsky.social. His lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of #phages with #RNA genomes during infection, host takeover & anti-phage defense. 🧫🦠 More info: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...
Working at HIRI
At the HIRI, we do not just value excellent research. Short distances, an open door policy, and a good working atmosphere—this is what distinguishes us from others. Have a look at our current job…
www.helmholtz-hiri.de
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Are you interested in studying RNA phages? We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to join the lab!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
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Our latest work reveals that arbitrium phages cross-communicate across species! These tiny viruses “listen” to signals from others, coordinating lysis-lysogeny decisions across species.
Original idea from @albertomarina.bsky.social and, as usual, he was right.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Original idea from @albertomarina.bsky.social and, as usual, he was right.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Phages communicate across species to shape microbial ecosystems
Arbitrium is a communication system that helps bacteriophages decide between lysis and lysogeny via secreted peptides. In arbitrium, the AimP peptide binds its cognate AimR receptor to repress aimX ex...
www.biorxiv.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Our latest work reveals that arbitrium phages cross-communicate across species! These tiny viruses “listen” to signals from others, coordinating lysis-lysogeny decisions across species.
Original idea from @albertomarina.bsky.social and, as usual, he was right.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Original idea from @albertomarina.bsky.social and, as usual, he was right.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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New paper alert! We used our fav technique, genetic suppression, to understand how FimX controls function of the T4P PilB motor ATPase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Great collab with the Ellison lab at U Georgia who helped with some fancy microscopy to capture pilus dynamics! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Twitching motility suppressors reveal a role for FimX in type IV pilus extension dynamics
Author summary Type IV pili enable Pseudomonas aeruginosa to attach to surfaces, move (twitch), and form biofilms. Pilus extension is powered by the motor protein PilB, which is regulated by other fac...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
New paper alert! We used our fav technique, genetic suppression, to understand how FimX controls function of the T4P PilB motor ATPase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Great collab with the Ellison lab at U Georgia who helped with some fancy microscopy to capture pilus dynamics! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders
- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology
Deadline 27 Nov
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology
Deadline 27 Nov
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Early career group leaders
We appoint researchers from across biology and biomedicine to set up their first groups at the Crick.
www.crick.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders
- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology
Deadline 27 Nov
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology
Deadline 27 Nov
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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Quite an interesting protein search AI model combining sequence, structure, and function text - faster and more accurate than similarity searches. Who has tried it🤩🙌? Only a few secs to search bacterial TFs and integrases #microsky 🧬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A trimodal protein language model enables advanced protein searches - Nature Biotechnology
A protein foundation model represents protein sequence, structure and function.
www.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Quite an interesting protein search AI model combining sequence, structure, and function text - faster and more accurate than similarity searches. Who has tried it🤩🙌? Only a few secs to search bacterial TFs and integrases #microsky 🧬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Single nucleotide switches confer bacteriophage resistance to Pseudomonas protegens
micrLIFE from Christoph Keel
with @dgarrs.bsky.social
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micrLIFE from Christoph Keel
with @dgarrs.bsky.social
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Single nucleotide switches confer bacteriophage resistance to Pseudomonas protegens
Abstract. Phage therapy offers a promising strategy against bacterial pathogens in medicine and agriculture, but the rise of phage-resistant bacteria prese
academic.oup.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Single nucleotide switches confer bacteriophage resistance to Pseudomonas protegens
micrLIFE from Christoph Keel
with @dgarrs.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/microlife/ad...
micrLIFE from Christoph Keel
with @dgarrs.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/microlife/ad...
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Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
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Heeeeey #Microbial #Ecology folk! My department has a job opening for a tenure track Microbial Ecologist! Feel free to DM me with questions. Come join our awesome supportive whip-smart & kind crew in the Biology Department of @umassboston.bsky.social! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...
October 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Heeeeey #Microbial #Ecology folk! My department has a job opening for a tenure track Microbial Ecologist! Feel free to DM me with questions. Come join our awesome supportive whip-smart & kind crew in the Biology Department of @umassboston.bsky.social! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...