Simona Huwiler
@simonahuwiler.bsky.social
Microbiologist, Predatory Bacteria & Novel Antibiotics. Research Group Leader at University of Zurich.
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✨I am thrilled to announce that my #ERCStG project will be funded by @erc.europa.eu. It explores how predatory bacteria interact with bacteria, which they invade and kill 🔬. I am very grateful to the ERC, the panel, reviewers, mentors, collaborators and colleagues! 🙏
#ERCStG => tiny.cc/174s001
#ERCStG => tiny.cc/174s001
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
One of nature’s tiniest predators 🦁 is Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus which kills, invades & eats up other bacteria 🦠. Studying predator protein abundances we found a bacterial prey-degradation enzyme.
Read full blog article in Springer Nature Research Community here: tiny.cc/zmju001
#Microsky
Read full blog article in Springer Nature Research Community here: tiny.cc/zmju001
#Microsky
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
One of nature’s tiniest predators 🦁 is Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus which kills, invades & eats up other bacteria 🦠. Studying predator protein abundances we found a bacterial prey-degradation enzyme.
Read full blog article in Springer Nature Research Community here: tiny.cc/zmju001
#Microsky
Read full blog article in Springer Nature Research Community here: tiny.cc/zmju001
#Microsky
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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📢 Join the Microbiology Society at Innovations Against AMR 2025!
We’ll be leading a Policy Workshop exploring how science, regulation and innovation come together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
👉 Register for free here: www.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-per...
#AMR
We’ll be leading a Policy Workshop exploring how science, regulation and innovation come together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
👉 Register for free here: www.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-per...
#AMR
IN PERSON Event: Innovations Against AMR 2025 - Medilink Midlands
The 4th annual Innovations Against AMR summit, co-organised by Medilink Midlands and Cytecom, will convene experts […]
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📢 Join the Microbiology Society at Innovations Against AMR 2025!
We’ll be leading a Policy Workshop exploring how science, regulation and innovation come together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
👉 Register for free here: www.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-per...
#AMR
We’ll be leading a Policy Workshop exploring how science, regulation and innovation come together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
👉 Register for free here: www.medilinkmidlands.com/event/in-per...
#AMR
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A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany focusing on SRBs (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)
A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany focusing on SRBs (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)
Molecular Microbiology Group
Information about research topics and publications about the group around Kirsten Jung
www.bio.lmu.de
October 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany focusing on SRBs (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)
A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany focusing on SRBs (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)
Multiple small, curved, predatory bacteria (Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus) lyse the bacterial prey remnants below. How are they doing this & which predator proteins are involved in this process?
See our newly released research article 📑
=> rdcu.be/eL6gu
🦠 #microsky #bacteria #PredatoryBacteria
See our newly released research article 📑
=> rdcu.be/eL6gu
🦠 #microsky #bacteria #PredatoryBacteria
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Multiple small, curved, predatory bacteria (Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus) lyse the bacterial prey remnants below. How are they doing this & which predator proteins are involved in this process?
See our newly released research article 📑
=> rdcu.be/eL6gu
🦠 #microsky #bacteria #PredatoryBacteria
See our newly released research article 📑
=> rdcu.be/eL6gu
🦠 #microsky #bacteria #PredatoryBacteria
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AMR kills 1.27M people each year — we urgently need new solutions. On #WorldPhageDay, we celebrate phages: nature’s powerful allies against bacteria. At INCATE, we support innovators bringing phage therapies to life. Working on one? We want to hear from you! #AMR #Phage
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
AMR kills 1.27M people each year — we urgently need new solutions. On #WorldPhageDay, we celebrate phages: nature’s powerful allies against bacteria. At INCATE, we support innovators bringing phage therapies to life. Working on one? We want to hear from you! #AMR #Phage
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A simple shift in NHS critical care practice is set to save more lives from #Sepsis.
The @ICS_updates & @BritInfectAssoc now recommend continuous infusion for key antibiotics over intermittent dosing. Evidence shows increased 90-day survival.
We urge all hospitals to adopt this practice immediately
The @ICS_updates & @BritInfectAssoc now recommend continuous infusion for key antibiotics over intermittent dosing. Evidence shows increased 90-day survival.
We urge all hospitals to adopt this practice immediately
Experts recommend a simple change to antibiotic administration that will save lives in sepsis
ics.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A simple shift in NHS critical care practice is set to save more lives from #Sepsis.
The @ICS_updates & @BritInfectAssoc now recommend continuous infusion for key antibiotics over intermittent dosing. Evidence shows increased 90-day survival.
We urge all hospitals to adopt this practice immediately
The @ICS_updates & @BritInfectAssoc now recommend continuous infusion for key antibiotics over intermittent dosing. Evidence shows increased 90-day survival.
We urge all hospitals to adopt this practice immediately
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Interested in discovering natural products from fungi? 🍄🤖 Don’t miss the chance to be part of this exciting collaborative project with @slavi-jan.bsky.social and me!
📣 I’m excited to share two open positions in my lab @leibniz-hki.de. For this interdisciplinary project with @luziagyr.bsky.social, I’m seeking (1) an enthusiastic PhD student interested in fungal natural product research and genetic engineering, as well as (2) a technical assistant 👇🏻
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Interested in discovering natural products from fungi? 🍄🤖 Don’t miss the chance to be part of this exciting collaborative project with @slavi-jan.bsky.social and me!
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Pls share: Secchi group at ETH Zürich is recruiting two fully funded, four-year PhD positions for an SNSF-funded project investigating the nonlinear rheology of bacterial biofilms. Deadline: 30 November 2025. Full advert and submission details: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Two PhD positions in Biophysics and rheology of bacterial biofilms
jobs.ethz.ch
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Pls share: Secchi group at ETH Zürich is recruiting two fully funded, four-year PhD positions for an SNSF-funded project investigating the nonlinear rheology of bacterial biofilms. Deadline: 30 November 2025. Full advert and submission details: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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"Join ISME’s #UnityinDiversity 2025 Virtual Meeting on 21 October, which will elevate diverse voices in microbial ecology and affirm the importance of equity, inclusion, and global collaboration"
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October 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Join ISME’s #UnityinDiversity 2025 Virtual Meeting on 21 October, which will elevate diverse voices in microbial ecology and affirm the importance of equity, inclusion, and global collaboration"
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isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
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isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
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Day 2 of #BlackInMicro week kicks off with our research symposium! Join us for a morning full of exciting science presented by early career scientists from across the world 👩🏾🔬🔬🌎
Welcome to Day 2, Black In Micro's Research Symposium is about to begin! Register here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25, then use the same link to login & attend
Donate to Early Career scientists: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
Donate to Early Career scientists: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Day 2 of #BlackInMicro week kicks off with our research symposium! Join us for a morning full of exciting science presented by early career scientists from across the world 👩🏾🔬🔬🌎
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Between 2018–2023, antibiotic resistance increased in over 40% of the pathogen–antibiotic combinations monitored, with an average annual rise of 5–15%.
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Between 2018–2023, antibiotic resistance increased in over 40% of the pathogen–antibiotic combinations monitored, with an average annual rise of 5–15%.
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
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There’s still time to sign up for our next AMR in Focus webinar! Taking place on 20 October at 13:00 BST, ‘Transitioning from academia to industry in AMR’ will feature insights from several key speakers, as well as a Q&A session. Sign up today: microb.io/42mO69s
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
There’s still time to sign up for our next AMR in Focus webinar! Taking place on 20 October at 13:00 BST, ‘Transitioning from academia to industry in AMR’ will feature insights from several key speakers, as well as a Q&A session. Sign up today: microb.io/42mO69s
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Interested in bacterial sensing, signaling and regulation? Come join us in January at the GRC in sunny California! 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
October 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Interested in bacterial sensing, signaling and regulation? Come join us in January at the GRC in sunny California! www.grc.org/sensory-tran...
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Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…
www.jic.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
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Now online at @nature.com we show how the Panoptes defense system protects against viruses that attempt immune evasion - and expands our understanding of the role of oligonucleotides in immunity.
Check out this work co-led with @benadler.bsky.social here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Check out this work co-led with @benadler.bsky.social here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A miniature CRISPR–Cas10 enzyme confers immunity by inhibitory signalling - Nature
Panoptes, an anti-phage defence system against virus-mediated immune suppression, is revealed.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Happy to share that our story on the bacterial archaellum was published today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to the authors: @sshamphavi.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social @mariejoest.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social
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Please share: The application for Les Houches is open (until Oct 31)
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*This is for you, if you ever wanted to learn all about fluorescence markers & how to apply them for your biological research!*
PS: no fees this year, you just need to get there, that's all!
fluorescenceleshouches.wordpress.com
*This is for you, if you ever wanted to learn all about fluorescence markers & how to apply them for your biological research!*
PS: no fees this year, you just need to get there, that's all!
French-German WE-Heraeus-Seminar "Fluorescence markers for advanced microscopy : From photophysics to biology - 2026"
March 15-20 2026, Les Houches, France
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September 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Please share: The application for Les Houches is open (until Oct 31)
fluorescenceleshouches.wordpress.com
*This is for you, if you ever wanted to learn all about fluorescence markers & how to apply them for your biological research!*
PS: no fees this year, you just need to get there, that's all!
fluorescenceleshouches.wordpress.com
*This is for you, if you ever wanted to learn all about fluorescence markers & how to apply them for your biological research!*
PS: no fees this year, you just need to get there, that's all!
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Deciphering microbial spatial organization: insights from synthetic and engineered communities url: academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
Deciphering microbial spatial organization: insights from synthetic and engineered communities
Abstract. Microbial communities are frequently organized into complex spatial structures, shaped by intrinsic cellular traits, interactions between communi
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September 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Deciphering microbial spatial organization: insights from synthetic and engineered communities url: academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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🚨 Important paper in Nature: "Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors".
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature
Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.
www.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🚨 Important paper in Nature: "Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors".
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!
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Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
EvoChromo: Evolutionary approaches to research in chromatin
Chromatin is the complex of DNA, RNA and protein that is found making up the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is essential for proper genome function and is involved in chromosome segregati…
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September 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
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We are looking for a 3-year postdoc to work with Daniel Probst, Justin van der Hooft and myself on an exciting project involving federated learning and integrative omics for discovery of new antibiotics from natural products.
Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Please share!
Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Please share!
www.wur.nl
September 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We are looking for a 3-year postdoc to work with Daniel Probst, Justin van der Hooft and myself on an exciting project involving federated learning and integrative omics for discovery of new antibiotics from natural products.
Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Please share!
Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Please share!