Ken Stedman
@xtremevirusprof.bsky.social
Professor of Biology at Portland State U.
Extreme Virologist - Astrovirologist
Opinions, Posts, Reposts and Privilege my own.
(he/him/his).
eXtreme Virus Lab - PI
Extreme Virologist - Astrovirologist
Opinions, Posts, Reposts and Privilege my own.
(he/him/his).
eXtreme Virus Lab - PI
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Microbial eukaryote folks, you've got two more weeks to apply for this TT job: apply.interfolio.com/174456. We're a supportive department with a great breadth of interests, with really sharp students, in a very livable city with the nation's best park system. Come join us!
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November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Microbial eukaryote folks, you've got two more weeks to apply for this TT job: apply.interfolio.com/174456. We're a supportive department with a great breadth of interests, with really sharp students, in a very livable city with the nation's best park system. Come join us!
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If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Faculty Position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing - cee.mit.edu
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), together with the Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA, seeks candidate...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
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🚨 Fully funded PhD studentships 🚨
We have three fully funded PhD studentships available for Oct 26 start. Funded by the MRC DiMeN programme & the BBSRC Yorkshire Biosciences DTP. Details below as they are advertised. Contact me here or via email for more details or to discuss an application
We have three fully funded PhD studentships available for Oct 26 start. Funded by the MRC DiMeN programme & the BBSRC Yorkshire Biosciences DTP. Details below as they are advertised. Contact me here or via email for more details or to discuss an application
Clostridial Cell Biology Group
We are the Clostridial Cell Biology Group at the University of Sheffield. We study all aspects of cell biology, including the architecture and biogenesis of surface structures on both vegetative cells...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨 Fully funded PhD studentships 🚨
We have three fully funded PhD studentships available for Oct 26 start. Funded by the MRC DiMeN programme & the BBSRC Yorkshire Biosciences DTP. Details below as they are advertised. Contact me here or via email for more details or to discuss an application
We have three fully funded PhD studentships available for Oct 26 start. Funded by the MRC DiMeN programme & the BBSRC Yorkshire Biosciences DTP. Details below as they are advertised. Contact me here or via email for more details or to discuss an application
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We are recruiting new faculty in IMES at MIT!
IMES (Institute for Medical Engineering and Science) is the MIT home of the famous HST program. As faculty are also appointed in a department at MIT, we have diverse research programs, all focused on human health.
faculty-searches.mit.edu/imes-search/
IMES (Institute for Medical Engineering and Science) is the MIT home of the famous HST program. As faculty are also appointed in a department at MIT, we have diverse research programs, all focused on human health.
faculty-searches.mit.edu/imes-search/
MIT Faculty Searches MIT INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE FACULTY SEARCH
faculty-searches.mit.edu
October 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We are recruiting new faculty in IMES at MIT!
IMES (Institute for Medical Engineering and Science) is the MIT home of the famous HST program. As faculty are also appointed in a department at MIT, we have diverse research programs, all focused on human health.
faculty-searches.mit.edu/imes-search/
IMES (Institute for Medical Engineering and Science) is the MIT home of the famous HST program. As faculty are also appointed in a department at MIT, we have diverse research programs, all focused on human health.
faculty-searches.mit.edu/imes-search/
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Looking for a PostDoc in Origins? The Wisconsin Center for Origins Research might be the right place for you!
Apply here:
wicor.wisc.edu/postdoc/
Apply here:
wicor.wisc.edu/postdoc/
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Looking for a PostDoc in Origins? The Wisconsin Center for Origins Research might be the right place for you!
Apply here:
wicor.wisc.edu/postdoc/
Apply here:
wicor.wisc.edu/postdoc/
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Got asked by a reporter to comment on the shutdown impact on NCBI and research.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Got asked by a reporter to comment on the shutdown impact on NCBI and research.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
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📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
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The Department of Biology at @eastcarolinauniv.bsky.social seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in evolutionary Biology! Come join us!
ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/89839
ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/89839
Assistant Professor
The Department of Biology at East Carolina University (http://www.ecu.edu) seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position (9-month appointment) at the Assistant Professor rank with expertise in evoluti...
ecu.peopleadmin.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Department of Biology at @eastcarolinauniv.bsky.social seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in evolutionary Biology! Come join us!
ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/89839
ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/89839
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Expressions of interest are now open to host the @isvm-society.bsky.social #VOM28 conference.
Let us know if you'd like to host the world's leading conference on viruses of microbes!
isvm.org
#phagesky #virus
Let us know if you'd like to host the world's leading conference on viruses of microbes!
isvm.org
#phagesky #virus
ISVM – International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms
isvm.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Expressions of interest are now open to host the @isvm-society.bsky.social #VOM28 conference.
Let us know if you'd like to host the world's leading conference on viruses of microbes!
isvm.org
#phagesky #virus
Let us know if you'd like to host the world's leading conference on viruses of microbes!
isvm.org
#phagesky #virus
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
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Come join us!!
Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15
Please share far and wide 🚀
(See thread)
Please share far and wide 🚀
(See thread)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2-year (2026-2028) - 2 positions OPENAt UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in resea...
biodiversity.ubc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Come join us!!
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#UCD is hiring an assistant prof for #plantpathology! #jobs #plantjobs jobs.plantae.org/jobs/ja/2179...
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology in Davis, CA for University of California Davis Health System
Exciting opportunity in Davis, CA for University of California Davis Health System as a Assistant...
jobs.plantae.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#UCD is hiring an assistant prof for #plantpathology! #jobs #plantjobs jobs.plantae.org/jobs/ja/2179...
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🔊 Applications for the tenure-track illuminate global challenge fellowships at Queen’s are now open!
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
Our Illuminate Global Challenges Fellowships | Research | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🔊 Applications for the tenure-track illuminate global challenge fellowships at Queen’s are now open!
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
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Regardless of what you've been up to as a student, chatgpt/cheating/busting ass or no, your life is bigger and more important than a grade and if you are feeling like the pressure is getting to you, seek support. Live!
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Regardless of what you've been up to as a student, chatgpt/cheating/busting ass or no, your life is bigger and more important than a grade and if you are feeling like the pressure is getting to you, seek support. Live!
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Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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New internship opportunity!
The American Philosophical Society and CSHL invite applications for a joint summer internship program for undergraduates working on junior or senior research projects related to the history of the life sciences.
More info here: apply.interfolio.com/174285
The American Philosophical Society and CSHL invite applications for a joint summer internship program for undergraduates working on junior or senior research projects related to the history of the life sciences.
More info here: apply.interfolio.com/174285
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New internship opportunity!
The American Philosophical Society and CSHL invite applications for a joint summer internship program for undergraduates working on junior or senior research projects related to the history of the life sciences.
More info here: apply.interfolio.com/174285
The American Philosophical Society and CSHL invite applications for a joint summer internship program for undergraduates working on junior or senior research projects related to the history of the life sciences.
More info here: apply.interfolio.com/174285
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October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Fortunate to have known "Barry".
"human values and science cannot be separated" Baruch S. Blumberg (APS 1986)
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #science
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #science
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Fortunate to have known "Barry".
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"human values and science cannot be separated" Baruch S. Blumberg (APS 1986)
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #science
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #science
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"human values and science cannot be separated" Baruch S. Blumberg (APS 1986)
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #science
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #science
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Thank you, @cidrap.bsky.social, for covering our new @nejm.org review of Covid-19, RSV, and influenza immunizations.
Check it out: cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/meta-analysis-covid-rsv-flu-vaccines-fall-provides-sea-data-showing-efficacy-safety
Check it out: cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/meta-analysis-covid-rsv-flu-vaccines-fall-provides-sea-data-showing-efficacy-safety
Meta-analysis of COVID, RSV, flu vaccines for fall provides 'sea of data' showing efficacy, safety
cidrap.umn.edu
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thank you, @cidrap.bsky.social, for covering our new @nejm.org review of Covid-19, RSV, and influenza immunizations.
Check it out: cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/meta-analysis-covid-rsv-flu-vaccines-fall-provides-sea-data-showing-efficacy-safety
Check it out: cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/meta-analysis-covid-rsv-flu-vaccines-fall-provides-sea-data-showing-efficacy-safety
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📢 MSc Science Communication Webinar
📅Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm (UK time)
If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar next week to find out more about the course!
Registration⤵️
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MSc ⤵️
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#scicomm
📅Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm (UK time)
If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar next week to find out more about the course!
Registration⤵️
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MSc ⤵️
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#scicomm
Science Communication postgraduate webinar | UWE Bristol
Join our live webinar and meet programme leaders from our MSc Science Communication.
www.uwe.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 MSc Science Communication Webinar
📅Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm (UK time)
If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar next week to find out more about the course!
Registration⤵️
www.uwe.ac.uk/events/scien...
MSc ⤵️
courses.uwe.ac.uk/P90012/scien...
#scicomm
📅Wed 5 Nov 1-2pm (UK time)
If you're interested in our MSc #ScienceCommunication please join our online webinar next week to find out more about the course!
Registration⤵️
www.uwe.ac.uk/events/scien...
MSc ⤵️
courses.uwe.ac.uk/P90012/scien...
#scicomm
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A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (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 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A postdoctoral research position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/...)