Igor Iatsenko
@iatsenkolab.bsky.social
PI interested in host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions in the Drosophila model.
Research group leader at Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1946812/Genetics-of-Host-Microbe-Interactions
Research group leader at Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1946812/Genetics-of-Host-Microbe-Interactions
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🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
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The 2nd edition of Comprehensive Molecular #Insect Science is out. As section editor for #Immunity and #Symbiosis, I had the privilege to work with outstanding contributors.
Other sections cover #genomics, #physiology, #neurobiology, and #ecology
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#SymbioSky
Other sections cover #genomics, #physiology, #neurobiology, and #ecology
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/referencewor...
#SymbioSky
Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science
Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science, Second Edition is a unique resource that provides extensive review articles on contemporary topics in insect s...
www.sciencedirect.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The 2nd edition of Comprehensive Molecular #Insect Science is out. As section editor for #Immunity and #Symbiosis, I had the privilege to work with outstanding contributors.
Other sections cover #genomics, #physiology, #neurobiology, and #ecology
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/referencewor...
#SymbioSky
Other sections cover #genomics, #physiology, #neurobiology, and #ecology
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/referencewor...
#SymbioSky
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📣 Our latest article is out in Cell @cp-cell.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
A scientific adventure, retold as a 🧵!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
A scientific adventure, retold as a 🧵!
Redirecting
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📣 Our latest article is out in Cell @cp-cell.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
A scientific adventure, retold as a 🧵!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
A scientific adventure, retold as a 🧵!
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Is the human microbiome a source for hospital-associated infections (HAI) and are any genetic changes associated with HAI? In our new preprint, we longitudinally reconstruct the evolutionary processes within the human microbiome leading up to HAI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Colonization, translocation, and evolution of opportunistic pathogens during hospital-associated infections
Many commensal bacteria that peacefully reside in the human microbiome are also able to cause acute opportunistic infections. Emerging evidence suggests that within-host evolution contributes to infec...
doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Is the human microbiome a source for hospital-associated infections (HAI) and are any genetic changes associated with HAI? In our new preprint, we longitudinally reconstruct the evolutionary processes within the human microbiome leading up to HAI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Bizarre that our 2020 #Drosophila #AMP review already feels out of date.
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bizarre that our 2020 #Drosophila #AMP review already feels out of date.
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Colonization, translocation, and evolution of opportunistic pathogens during hospital-associated infections https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.683921v1
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Colonization, translocation, and evolution of opportunistic pathogens during hospital-associated infections https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.683921v1
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The Antimicrobial and Host Defense Peptides of Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
The Antimicrobial and Host Defense Peptides of Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The Antimicrobial and Host Defense Peptides of Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
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📣 Open call for life science #interns
Our International Summer #Internship 2026 is now open for applications. Three-months fully funded internships at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
👉 Information on the internship projects and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/mpiib-isi
Our International Summer #Internship 2026 is now open for applications. Three-months fully funded internships at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
👉 Information on the internship projects and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/mpiib-isi
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📣 Open call for life science #interns
Our International Summer #Internship 2026 is now open for applications. Three-months fully funded internships at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
👉 Information on the internship projects and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/mpiib-isi
Our International Summer #Internship 2026 is now open for applications. Three-months fully funded internships at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
👉 Information on the internship projects and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/mpiib-isi
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Our new study is out in Cell Reports!
We show that the DNA repair pathway ATM-γH2Av is repurposed in the gut during infection, even without DNA breaks. Pathogens, not microbiota, trigger it via NOX to clear damaged cells and drive stem cell regeneration. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We show that the DNA repair pathway ATM-γH2Av is repurposed in the gut during infection, even without DNA breaks. Pathogens, not microbiota, trigger it via NOX to clear damaged cells and drive stem cell regeneration. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Infectious bacteria, but not the microbiota, induce a NOX-ATM-cytokine pathway that controls epithelial turnover
Nagy et al. identify a NOX-ATM-cytokine signaling axis in the Drosophila gut that
is activated by infection independently of DNA damage. This pathway promotes enterocyte
loss, cytokine production, and...
www.cell.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Our new study is out in Cell Reports!
We show that the DNA repair pathway ATM-γH2Av is repurposed in the gut during infection, even without DNA breaks. Pathogens, not microbiota, trigger it via NOX to clear damaged cells and drive stem cell regeneration. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We show that the DNA repair pathway ATM-γH2Av is repurposed in the gut during infection, even without DNA breaks. Pathogens, not microbiota, trigger it via NOX to clear damaged cells and drive stem cell regeneration. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
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Open postdoc position in in my lab in Berlin @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de.
Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions.
www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...
Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions.
www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...
September 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Open postdoc position in in my lab in Berlin @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de.
Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions.
www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...
Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions.
www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...
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Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding.
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
September 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding.
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
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Wegen den Einschnitten der US-Regierung fürchten sich Wissenschaftler, dass die Flybase, eine zentrale wissenschaftliche Datenbank für die Forschung an der Fruchtfliege Drosophila melanogaster, verloren gehen könnte. Mein Text dazu in der heutigen F.A.Z.
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Wegen den Einschnitten der US-Regierung fürchten sich Wissenschaftler, dass die Flybase, eine zentrale wissenschaftliche Datenbank für die Forschung an der Fruchtfliege Drosophila melanogaster, verloren gehen könnte. Mein Text dazu in der heutigen F.A.Z.
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📢 We are looking for a sandwich student to join the lab of @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk for a 12-month placement starting July 2025!
Interested in how the 🐁 gut changes during pregnancy? Check the project and eligibility criteria here: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Interested in how the 🐁 gut changes during pregnancy? Check the project and eligibility criteria here: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
The sex and reproductive plasticity of the intestine
www.crick.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📢 We are looking for a sandwich student to join the lab of @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk for a 12-month placement starting July 2025!
Interested in how the 🐁 gut changes during pregnancy? Check the project and eligibility criteria here: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Interested in how the 🐁 gut changes during pregnancy? Check the project and eligibility criteria here: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer
September 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer
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I am happy to announce publication of our new perspectives paper on applying evolutionary theory to host-microbiome evolution - new tricks for old dogs! @bweek.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @transevo.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Applying evolutionary theory to understand host–microbiome evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses how well-established theoretical models of evolution can be adapted to study and generate testable predictions about the evolutionary dynamics of host–microbiota association...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I am happy to announce publication of our new perspectives paper on applying evolutionary theory to host-microbiome evolution - new tricks for old dogs! @bweek.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @transevo.bsky.social @crc1182.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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attention 🪰folks. many of you received a survey from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social about potential future sites of the US Fly meeting. We are excited for #Dros26 Chicago, but future sites are in question, for many logistical reasons. GSA is hard at work planning, but we need to hear from you. please RT!
August 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
attention 🪰folks. many of you received a survey from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social about potential future sites of the US Fly meeting. We are excited for #Dros26 Chicago, but future sites are in question, for many logistical reasons. GSA is hard at work planning, but we need to hear from you. please RT!
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Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids).
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
tinyurl.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids).
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
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Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
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Comment on our @Reproducibility project in @Drosophila immunity. It is a normal that findings—however exciting and important at the time—may later prove to be more complex than initially believed. Re-evaluations is essential to the self-correcting nature of science. www.science.org/content/arti...
Majority of fruit fly immunity studies can be replicated, huge analysis finds
Verification of 50 years of data bolsters immunology research, but identifies “suspicious” papers that don’t hold up
www.science.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Comment on our @Reproducibility project in @Drosophila immunity. It is a normal that findings—however exciting and important at the time—may later prove to be more complex than initially believed. Re-evaluations is essential to the self-correcting nature of science. www.science.org/content/arti...
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📢 New preprint:
“Liver FGF21 mediates sex-specific adaptation to juvenile protein malnutrition”
Led by @ameliejoly.bsky.social, co-supervised with @francoisleulier.bsky.social.
We’re proud to share this story.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
“Liver FGF21 mediates sex-specific adaptation to juvenile protein malnutrition”
Led by @ameliejoly.bsky.social, co-supervised with @francoisleulier.bsky.social.
We’re proud to share this story.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Liver FGF21 mediates sex-specific adaptation to juvenile protein malnutrition
Dietary protein sufficiency during childhood is essential for healthy growth and tissue development. Chronic protein deficiency leads to stunting, height-for-age more than two standard deviations belo...
www.biorxiv.org
July 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
📢 New preprint:
“Liver FGF21 mediates sex-specific adaptation to juvenile protein malnutrition”
Led by @ameliejoly.bsky.social, co-supervised with @francoisleulier.bsky.social.
We’re proud to share this story.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
“Liver FGF21 mediates sex-specific adaptation to juvenile protein malnutrition”
Led by @ameliejoly.bsky.social, co-supervised with @francoisleulier.bsky.social.
We’re proud to share this story.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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See? There's money! What would be great, instead, is to increase the budget for the existing schemes, though 🧪
ERC to introduce seven-year €7 million ‘super grants’ in 2026
The European Research Council (ERC) is set to launch its first seven-year €7 million super grant call in May next year.The grants, called ERC+, will be open to researchers at all career stages and in ...
sciencebusiness.net
July 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
See? There's money! What would be great, instead, is to increase the budget for the existing schemes, though 🧪
Any recommendations for a #Drosophila transgenesis facility in Europe?
July 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Any recommendations for a #Drosophila transgenesis facility in Europe?