Federico Sisti
@fbsisti.bsky.social
Inv. CONICET Prof. FCE UNLP #ASM
Felizmente casado, padre de 4 hijos.
Pretendo que juego bien al Apex
Felizmente casado, padre de 4 hijos.
Pretendo que juego bien al Apex
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Update to BacFighT6, with presets for easy exploration of complex behaviors:
sites.google.com/view/bacfight6
Try "battle royale" preset where prey (blue) produce capsule, attackers (red) move towards prey and feed on it, defenders (orange) retaliate!
Took a while to eliminate the reds!
sites.google.com/view/bacfight6
Try "battle royale" preset where prey (blue) produce capsule, attackers (red) move towards prey and feed on it, defenders (orange) retaliate!
Took a while to eliminate the reds!
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Update to BacFighT6, with presets for easy exploration of complex behaviors:
sites.google.com/view/bacfight6
Try "battle royale" preset where prey (blue) produce capsule, attackers (red) move towards prey and feed on it, defenders (orange) retaliate!
Took a while to eliminate the reds!
sites.google.com/view/bacfight6
Try "battle royale" preset where prey (blue) produce capsule, attackers (red) move towards prey and feed on it, defenders (orange) retaliate!
Took a while to eliminate the reds!
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Holger Sondermann (DESY, @uni-kiel.de) Scientific Director of CSSB, recently presented the Plenary Lecture of the Pan American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB) at SAIB 2025 in Córdoba, Argentina. @fbsisti.bsky.social
Find out more: t1p.de/3alk9
Find out more: t1p.de/3alk9
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Holger Sondermann (DESY, @uni-kiel.de) Scientific Director of CSSB, recently presented the Plenary Lecture of the Pan American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB) at SAIB 2025 in Córdoba, Argentina. @fbsisti.bsky.social
Find out more: t1p.de/3alk9
Find out more: t1p.de/3alk9
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Congrats to Lucy Shapiro, a pioneering microbiologist, for winning the 2025 Lasker-Koshland Award. So deserving!
laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...
laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...
laskerfoundation.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Congrats to Lucy Shapiro, a pioneering microbiologist, for winning the 2025 Lasker-Koshland Award. So deserving!
laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...
laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...
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At the ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026, discover how microbes power sustainability and resilience across our planet. This meeting is your hub for microbial solutions that shape a sustainable future. Discover more: asm.social/2A8
September 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
At the ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026, discover how microbes power sustainability and resilience across our planet. This meeting is your hub for microbial solutions that shape a sustainable future. Discover more: asm.social/2A8
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Last chance to join the free webinar! ⏰ Learn how a hidden HSV-1 gene—UL31.6—reshapes our understanding of neurovirulence.
📅 Sept. 16 | 10 a.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. IST
🔗 Register: asm.social/2Aa
📅 Sept. 16 | 10 a.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. IST
🔗 Register: asm.social/2Aa
September 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last chance to join the free webinar! ⏰ Learn how a hidden HSV-1 gene—UL31.6—reshapes our understanding of neurovirulence.
📅 Sept. 16 | 10 a.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. IST
🔗 Register: asm.social/2Aa
📅 Sept. 16 | 10 a.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. IST
🔗 Register: asm.social/2Aa
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The ASM Mechanism Discovery Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026 is where fundamental science unlocks the secrets of microbial life. Join leading scientists unraveling mechanisms that drive microbial discovery. Explore more: asm.social/2Ae
3 meetings. 1 Microbe.
3 meetings. 1 Microbe.
September 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The ASM Mechanism Discovery Meeting at #ASMicrobe 2026 is where fundamental science unlocks the secrets of microbial life. Join leading scientists unraveling mechanisms that drive microbial discovery. Explore more: asm.social/2Ae
3 meetings. 1 Microbe.
3 meetings. 1 Microbe.
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At #ASMicrobe 2026, the Mechanism Discovery Meeting is the hub for exploring the core biology of microbes. With 3 focused meetings this year, ASM Microbe delivers clarity, depth and cross-pollination to drive microbial science forward. Learn more: asm.social/2zF
September 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
At #ASMicrobe 2026, the Mechanism Discovery Meeting is the hub for exploring the core biology of microbes. With 3 focused meetings this year, ASM Microbe delivers clarity, depth and cross-pollination to drive microbial science forward. Learn more: asm.social/2zF
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Job opening - pls share: The Biology Department at Worcester State University has been approved to hire TWO new tenure-track faculty members to begin September 1, 2026! Here is a link to the job ad and application site: worcester.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... .
Worcester State University
Job Posting: Assistant/Associate Professor, Biology
Worcester State University Job Posting: Assistant/Associate Professor, Biology
worcester.interviewexchange.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Job opening - pls share: The Biology Department at Worcester State University has been approved to hire TWO new tenure-track faculty members to begin September 1, 2026! Here is a link to the job ad and application site: worcester.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... .
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Response from @asm.org to the latest SCOTUS ruling:
“When federal science funding is politicized, it is America’s future that pays the price.”
asm.org/press-releas...
“When federal science funding is politicized, it is America’s future that pays the price.”
asm.org/press-releas...
Response to SCOTUS Ruling on APHA v. NIH
ASM statement on Supreme Court ruling in American Public Health Association v. NIH that permits the Administration to cancel nearly $800 million in NIH grants.
asm.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Response from @asm.org to the latest SCOTUS ruling:
“When federal science funding is politicized, it is America’s future that pays the price.”
asm.org/press-releas...
“When federal science funding is politicized, it is America’s future that pays the price.”
asm.org/press-releas...
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Great analysis of Macedo and Lee's "In Covid's Wake," revealing it to be cherry-picked storytelling that is often disconnected from evidence. Their institutional affiliation doesn’t make any of their arguments more true 🎁
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
COVID Revisionism Has Gone Too Far
If the center and left succumb to the view that “nothing worked,” no one will remain to defend sensible public-health measures the next time a pandemic comes around.
www.theatlantic.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Great analysis of Macedo and Lee's "In Covid's Wake," revealing it to be cherry-picked storytelling that is often disconnected from evidence. Their institutional affiliation doesn’t make any of their arguments more true 🎁
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle: direct molecular cross-talk between (p)ppGpp and c-di-GMP signaling
bioRxiv👇🏼
bioRxiv👇🏼
Cross-regulation of (p)ppGpp and c-di-GMP pathways controls a cell-cycle transition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.22.671821v1
August 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle: direct molecular cross-talk between (p)ppGpp and c-di-GMP signaling
bioRxiv👇🏼
bioRxiv👇🏼
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Our JME team of the Leloir Institute IIBBA CONICET in the RAFV meeting in Mar del Plata Argentina.
August 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our JME team of the Leloir Institute IIBBA CONICET in the RAFV meeting in Mar del Plata Argentina.
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“Grant review by political appointees will further impede the work of the scientific community to provide solutions and fight public health threats. With strong and responsible oversight, we need to harness—not suppress—all perspectives and approaches in the effort to solve these problems.”
August 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Grant review by political appointees will further impede the work of the scientific community to provide solutions and fight public health threats. With strong and responsible oversight, we need to harness—not suppress—all perspectives and approaches in the effort to solve these problems.”
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I will be recruiting new postdocs with start dates end 2025 - early 2026. If you'd like to work at the Pasteur Institute in the heart of Paris surrounded by amazing scientists, reach out to discuss possible projects on SynBio / Bacterial Immunity!
May 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I will be recruiting new postdocs with start dates end 2025 - early 2026. If you'd like to work at the Pasteur Institute in the heart of Paris surrounded by amazing scientists, reach out to discuss possible projects on SynBio / Bacterial Immunity!
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🌱 We're hiring! Join our team as a PhD candidate to explore plant–microbiota host specificity. Plant biology/microbiology background needed; bioinformatics skills a big plus💻! Apply by mid-June. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #uubeta #plantmicrobiome #microbiota
PhD Position on Decoding Plant Microbiota–Host Specificity Using AI
Join us to generate data and build AI-driven models to decode plant–microbiota host specificity!
www.uu.nl
May 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🌱 We're hiring! Join our team as a PhD candidate to explore plant–microbiota host specificity. Plant biology/microbiology background needed; bioinformatics skills a big plus💻! Apply by mid-June. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #uubeta #plantmicrobiome #microbiota
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SadB, a mediator of AmrZ proteolysis and biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
SadB, a mediator of AmrZ proteolysis and biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An antisense RNA regulates production of DnaA and affects sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
PLoSGenetics from Alan Grossman
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
PLoSGenetics from Alan Grossman
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
An antisense RNA regulates production of DnaA and affects sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
Author summary DnaA is the highly conserved replication initiator and transcription factor found in virtually all bacteria. The synthesis and activity of DnaA are highly regulated, and different types...
journals.plos.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
An antisense RNA regulates production of DnaA and affects sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
PLoSGenetics from Alan Grossman
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
PLoSGenetics from Alan Grossman
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of pathogenic microbes, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Here's what you need to know about raw milk at the microbial level—the risks & overall impact on the human body.
asm.org/articles/202...
asm.org/articles/202...
Raw Milk Microbiology: Unfiltered and Unfriendly | ASM.org
While raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of disease-causing microbes; heat sterilizing food items through pasteurization can kill those pathogens and slow food spoilage.
asm.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of pathogenic microbes, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Here's what you need to know about raw milk at the microbial level—the risks & overall impact on the human body.
asm.org/articles/202...
asm.org/articles/202...
Voy a usar esta gráfica para señalar algo al publico argentino.
La ciencia en todo el mundo y aun en paises capitalistas se financia con dinero del estado. Fin.
La ciencia en todo el mundo y aun en paises capitalistas se financia con dinero del estado. Fin.
April 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Voy a usar esta gráfica para señalar algo al publico argentino.
La ciencia en todo el mundo y aun en paises capitalistas se financia con dinero del estado. Fin.
La ciencia en todo el mundo y aun en paises capitalistas se financia con dinero del estado. Fin.
Inside a beautiful story about host signals, biofilm and c-di-GMP
The newest issue of JB is out! Pls see the editorials from the ASM editors & leadership. And articles on membrane curvature, LPS, DNA repair, bacterial response to innate immune protection, microbial interactions, TB cell division & more.
journals.asm.org/toc/jb/207/4
@asm.org #JBacteriology
journals.asm.org/toc/jb/207/4
@asm.org #JBacteriology
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Inside a beautiful story about host signals, biofilm and c-di-GMP
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Reach out to your Senators with your concerns and suggestions.
HELP committee… www.help.senate.gov/about/members
HELP committee… www.help.senate.gov/about/members
April 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Reach out to your Senators with your concerns and suggestions.
HELP committee… www.help.senate.gov/about/members
HELP committee… www.help.senate.gov/about/members
Happy to be part of the Editorial Board of JB. Looking forward to receive your manuscripts!
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journals.asm.org/journal/jb/b...
JB Editorial Board
Members of the JB Editorial Board
journals.asm.org
March 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Happy to be part of the Editorial Board of JB. Looking forward to receive your manuscripts!
journals.asm.org/journal/jb/b...
journals.asm.org/journal/jb/b...
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Excited to be part of a study by Mugni et al. from my long-time collaborators Fede Sisti & Julieta Fernandez exploring the role of serum albumin & calcium, components of respiratory secretions, in reducing cdG & biofilms by B. bronchiseptica.
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
@asm.org #JBacteriology
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@asm.org #JBacteriology
March 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Excited to be part of a study by Mugni et al. from my long-time collaborators Fede Sisti & Julieta Fernandez exploring the role of serum albumin & calcium, components of respiratory secretions, in reducing cdG & biofilms by B. bronchiseptica.
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
@asm.org #JBacteriology
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
@asm.org #JBacteriology
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I am looking for a research associate - a recent college grad with BS or equivalent. Apply online!
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394
Laboratory Technician III
To set up and conduct a variety of laboratory tests and experiments by applying established methods, procedures, and techniques in support of research studies directed at understanding bacterial biofi...
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu
January 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am looking for a research associate - a recent college grad with BS or equivalent. Apply online!
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/77394