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Sheyda Azimi
@sazimi.bsky.social
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Microbiologist, trying to understand intrastrain population dynamics, mental health advocate,
Asst prof @GSU
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sazimi.bsky.social
Such a Friday, double win at Biology Department with Bio for Breakfast and Research day @jamesgurney.bsky.social @persisterbritt.bsky.social @kswetzel1.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
sazimi.bsky.social
So far during fall semester at Bio for Breakfast series at GSU!
@kswetzel1.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
sazimi.bsky.social
My first hour at work #mycyclingtoworkera
June 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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plosbiology.org
#Glycoprotein 2 (GP2) filaments protect against infections by acting as decoys for the bacterial #lectin FimH. The #cryoEM structure of GP2 filaments provides insights into filament assembly and #antibacterial function in the digestive tract @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3HP2obF
Top: Schematic of GP2 filaments, with labeled residue ranges of ZP domains and four N-glycosylation sites. Middle left: Cryo-EM map of GP2 filaments, color-coded according to the schematic above. The density of one of the flexible branches was indicated by a black arrow. Middle right: Atomic model of GP2 filaments, with five N-glycosylation sites marked by arrows. Bottom: Proposed model of GP2 filaments’ function in the digestive tract. The filament core of UMOD and GP2 is colored in dark blue and green, respectively. The EGF domains and D8C/D10C domains in the branches of both proteins are shown in grey and light blue, respectively. High-mannose N-glycans are colored in red. UPEC cells and their adhesive pilus are colored in pink, while the proteases (such as elastase) are colored in yellow.
June 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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digglelab.bsky.social
If you are in the Atlanta region, my covers band (The Variants of Concern) are playing the Moonshadow Tavern in Tucker tomorrow (Sat 14th June). It’s a great fun venue.
June 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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prokaryota.bsky.social
Postdoc alert!! Rolf is an amazing advisor and Zurich is a great place to live. Send your best students this way! ⬇️📢 #MicroSky 🦠❤️
June 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
Day 2 of the retreat also means a lobster dinner, a view of the light house and some blueberry pie!
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
sazimi.bsky.social
New review on Pseudomonas aeruginosa by @digglelab.bsky.social and Marvin Whiteley, and Morgana Letizia
May 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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odedrechavi.bsky.social
When you're back in your hotel room after a full day of talks and it's time to go to the concluding conference party
May 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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brockhurstlab.bsky.social
Good Pseudomonas aeruginosa comparative genomics study by @reeskassen.bsky.social &co journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Heterogeneity in recombination rates and accessory gene co-occurrence distinguish Pseudomonas aeruginosa phylogroups | mSystems
The consummate opportunist Pseudomonas aeruginosa inhabits many nosocomial and non-clinical environments, posing a major health burden worldwide. Our study reveals phylogroup-specific differences in r...
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May 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Consider supporting Panthers at GSU on Georgia State Day! thestateday.gsu.edu/giving-day/1...
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April 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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brunlabcaulo.bsky.social
Please repost: Postdoc position in antibiotic discovery in a large multidisciplinary project combining high-throughput approaches, microscopy, AI, and hit-to-lead optimization at @umontreal.ca and @mila-quebec.bsky.social. Apply to ML.Antibiotics@gmail.com. See
lnkd.in/dVVk4N3s. #microsky
March 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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dplazasaez.bsky.social
Dear #microbiology community,

Great news regarding the 2025 Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription GRC/GRS (US):

We as chairs succeeded in securing more funds for trainees ! 😃💰
- Full & partial registration reimbursements and partial travel support are available!

r u joining us in June? #microsky
March 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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rkmicrobes.bsky.social
New preprint! How S. aureus copes with inhibitory compounds secreted by P. aeruginosa. By @schluk.bsky.social. Great collaboration with @fgcz-en.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
The new JB is out. We thank ad hoc reviewers for 2024, minireviews on spores, mycobacteria, phages in the gut, formate metabolism and biofilm microenvironments. Check out articles on LD-transpeptidases, Myxo, B12 (my favorite vitamin) & more.
journals.asm.org/toc/jb/207/2
@asm.org #JBacteriology
JB Table of Contents Volume 207, Issue 2
Journal of Bacteriology: Table of Contents Volume 207, Issue 2
journals.asm.org
February 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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joshuasweitz.bsky.social
A small moment of science in the world of the very small... announcing calls for applications from MS + PhD students + postdocs for a Summer School on

Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales
U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025

Apply by 3/21/25:

bit.ly/phageschool2...
Summer School, Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025
February 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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aylwyn-scally.bsky.social
We are excited to announce a new faculty position here in Cambridge, for researchers in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Come and join us! Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50414/
Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Biology - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Biology in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
February 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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vjrp.bsky.social
In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy.
www.science.org/content/arti...
I’m an NIH-funded researcher, drowning in uncertainty
“I’ll keep doing what I can to move my research forward. But I, and so many others, can’t do this indefinitely,” this assistant professor writes
www.science.org
February 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
JB Editor's Pick: Pickens, De Leon et al. describe the distinct contributions two critical biofilm adhesins for SRB.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriology
February 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
sazimi.bsky.social
Fridays are “Fundays” at GSU Biology! This morning @persisterbritt.bsky.social gave an overview of her research plan at Bio for Breakfast!
@peachypotato.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
sazimi.bsky.social
My grad students representing Biology at GSU Graduate symposium! @joshlummus.bsky.social and Hannah did great! Also we are finally all in a “group” photo! @peachypotato.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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lbarquist.bsky.social
Interested in collecting, sharing, and interacting with large collections of bacterial functional genomics data (RNA-seq, Tn-seq/TraDIS, etc.)? Check out our new web platform, Micromix, with case studies for Salmonella and Bacteroides! 🧫🧬🖥️🧪 Thread 1/n

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Micromix: web infrastructure for visualizing and remixing microbial ‘omics data
Abstract. Micromix is a flexible web platform for sharing and integrating microbial omics data, including RNA sequencing and transposon-insertion sequencin
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February 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
sazimi.bsky.social
It’s just a Monday but, it’s been a week already! So look at this handsome boy, just for fun!
January 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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vscooper.micropopbio.org
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, the ISEMPH society journal that I serve as EIC, has an ongoing call for a special issue for "Mental Health in non-Industrialized Populations."
Please share and submit! academic.oup.com/emph/pages/c...
January 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
sazimi.bsky.social
Meet the GSU G deck parking feline residents!
January 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM