Kim Davis
@davislabjhu.bsky.social
Associate professor @Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH. Studying heterogeneity within bacterial populations during infection & implications for antibiotic susceptibility.
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
Happy Halloween from the @DavisLabJHU !! Featuring the @orioles.com Jumbotron Crab shuffle, hotdog race, and bird bath. Proudly took home 2nd place in the @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social departmental costume contest! 😀 🦀 🌭
November 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Happy Halloween from the @DavisLabJHU !! Featuring the @orioles.com Jumbotron Crab shuffle, hotdog race, and bird bath. Proudly took home 2nd place in the @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social departmental costume contest! 😀 🦀 🌭
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🚨 Faculty position alert! 🚨The Center for Systems Immunology (CSI) and @pitt-immunology.bsky.social are seeking to appoint a tenure-stream Assistant Professor. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3L42cGS
October 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨 Faculty position alert! 🚨The Center for Systems Immunology (CSI) and @pitt-immunology.bsky.social are seeking to appoint a tenure-stream Assistant Professor. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3L42cGS
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We’re hiring! KUMC's Dept. of Microbiol., Mol. Genet. & Immunol. seeks a new Asst. Professor in Immunology. Be part of a vibrant department and benefit from association with the NCI-designated KU Cancer Center. Come join us in Kansas City! Apply here: kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-j...
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We’re hiring! KUMC's Dept. of Microbiol., Mol. Genet. & Immunol. seeks a new Asst. Professor in Immunology. Be part of a vibrant department and benefit from association with the NCI-designated KU Cancer Center. Come join us in Kansas City! Apply here: kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-j...
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If you are somehow still compelled to be a PI in the world in which we find ourselves, we'd love to have you as a colleague!
Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.
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Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee job with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 12843515
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine—Basic Sciences
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October 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you are somehow still compelled to be a PI in the world in which we find ourselves, we'd love to have you as a colleague!
Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Two positions in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Come and join us @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! It's an amazing place to do interdisciplinary science & I'm so grateful to be in this community. Faculty applications due 10/15/2025 -- please share widely. Interested but not sure you're ready to apply this year? DM me & I'm happy to provide advice :)
Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
September 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Come and join us @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! It's an amazing place to do interdisciplinary science & I'm so grateful to be in this community. Faculty applications due 10/15/2025 -- please share widely. Interested but not sure you're ready to apply this year? DM me & I'm happy to provide advice :)
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View from the lab now. Did I mention that we are recruiting faculty microbiologists?
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September 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
View from the lab now. Did I mention that we are recruiting faculty microbiologists?
www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
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Please share - an Assist Prof position in microbiology
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@asm.org
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@asm.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Please share - an Assist Prof position in microbiology
employmentopportunities.umb.edu/mob/cw/en-us...
@asm.org
employmentopportunities.umb.edu/mob/cw/en-us...
@asm.org
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We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
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Join our Faculty | Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Call for applications:We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the newly established Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. We are conducting an open search for ou...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
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🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine.
1) Fundamental researc...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
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Research from @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Lab of Kimberly M. Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social featured in @plos.org Pathogens
Davis Lab paper 'Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system ...' ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Davis Lab paper 'Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system ...' ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system expression is associated with altered ribosomal protein expression and decreased gentamicin susceptibility
Author summary Slow-growing bacterial cells generally have reduced antibiotic susceptibility, rendering them difficult to eliminate during antibiotic treatment. However, for many key virulence factors...
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August 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Research from @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Lab of Kimberly M. Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social featured in @plos.org Pathogens
Davis Lab paper 'Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system ...' ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Davis Lab paper 'Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system ...' ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Microbiologist & Associate Professor Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social & her lab team investigate gene expression changes associated with bacterial growth to find markers that predict bacterial survival after antibiotic treatment.
DAVIS LAB
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DAVIS LAB
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis growth arrest during type-III secretion system expression is associated with altered ribosomal protein expression and decreased gentamicin susceptibility
Author summary Slow-growing bacterial cells generally have reduced antibiotic susceptibility, rendering them difficult to eliminate during antibiotic treatment. However, for many key virulence factors...
journals.plos.org
August 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Microbiologist & Associate Professor Kim Davis @davislabjhu.bsky.social & her lab team investigate gene expression changes associated with bacterial growth to find markers that predict bacterial survival after antibiotic treatment.
DAVIS LAB
bit.ly/45ZMgxj
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DAVIS LAB
bit.ly/45ZMgxj
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Big congrats to the new Dr. Cotten @katecotten.bsky.social on the manuscript submission! Preprint is now available on biorxiv, and links a tRNA modification to specific reductions in ribosomal gene expression and antibiotic tolerance. Check it out! 😀
Loss of s2U tRNA modification induces antibiotic tolerance in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.01.662621v1
July 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Big congrats to the new Dr. Cotten @katecotten.bsky.social on the manuscript submission! Preprint is now available on biorxiv, and links a tRNA modification to specific reductions in ribosomal gene expression and antibiotic tolerance. Check it out! 😀
Excited to post our first S. aureus preprint on biorxiv! Big congrats to co-first authors, postdocs @anjali20anil.bsky.social and Rezia Braza, and really enjoyed the collaboration with @torreslab.bsky.social !
Staphylococcus aureus exhibits spatiotemporal heterogeneity in Sae activity during kidney abscess development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.08.663646v1
July 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Excited to post our first S. aureus preprint on biorxiv! Big congrats to co-first authors, postdocs @anjali20anil.bsky.social and Rezia Braza, and really enjoyed the collaboration with @torreslab.bsky.social !
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🎉 Congratulations to @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social PhD graduate Kate Cotten, PhD, who successfully defended her PhD thesis!
Way to go, Kate!
Read more about Kate & other MMI PhD students here
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Way to go, Kate!
Read more about Kate & other MMI PhD students here
publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...
July 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social PhD graduate Kate Cotten, PhD, who successfully defended her PhD thesis!
Way to go, Kate!
Read more about Kate & other MMI PhD students here
publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...
Way to go, Kate!
Read more about Kate & other MMI PhD students here
publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...
Celebrated Kate’s PhD thesis defense today! Huge congrats to the new Dr. Cotten and fantastic job on your seminar and defense!! 😀
June 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Celebrated Kate’s PhD thesis defense today! Huge congrats to the new Dr. Cotten and fantastic job on your seminar and defense!! 😀
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The new open access policy of NIH will take effect next week (July 1st). All NIH funded research 🔬🧪🧬accepted after July 1st must be open access upon publication. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology
June 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The new open access policy of NIH will take effect next week (July 1st). All NIH funded research 🔬🧪🧬accepted after July 1st must be open access upon publication. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology
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Now open - LOIs for the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program. Deadline is July 17 @ 3pm ET.
More information here:
buff.ly/iSu3v60
#bwfpath #GrantOpportunity
More information here:
buff.ly/iSu3v60
#bwfpath #GrantOpportunity
June 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Now open - LOIs for the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program. Deadline is July 17 @ 3pm ET.
More information here:
buff.ly/iSu3v60
#bwfpath #GrantOpportunity
More information here:
buff.ly/iSu3v60
#bwfpath #GrantOpportunity
Big congratulations to all the new BWF PATH awardees! Thank you to @bwfund.bsky.social for your continued support of infectious disease research!
Announcing the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease www.bwfund.org/news/announc... #bwfpath
Announcing the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
DURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund proudly announces the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award recipients. This year’s cohort represents a diverse group of…
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May 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Big congratulations to all the new BWF PATH awardees! Thank you to @bwfund.bsky.social for your continued support of infectious disease research!
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Hey y'all! My department is conducting a search for an assistant or associate professor in bacteriology. It's pretty broadly defined. If you know anyone who's looking for a great department that does awesome science - please send them our way! You can DM me with any questions you have 😀
May 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hey y'all! My department is conducting a search for an assistant or associate professor in bacteriology. It's pretty broadly defined. If you know anyone who's looking for a great department that does awesome science - please send them our way! You can DM me with any questions you have 😀
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For grad students and postdocs: We'd love to see you at the Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course at the Marine Biological Labs this summer! Application deadline is Apr 14, so apply soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested!
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Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis | Marine Biological Laboratory
This is an immersive research-based course designed to teach basic concepts, open research questions, and facilitate state-of-the-art experimental approaches in symbiosis research.
www.mbl.edu
April 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
For grad students and postdocs: We'd love to see you at the Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course at the Marine Biological Labs this summer! Application deadline is Apr 14, so apply soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested!
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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📣 I am excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book 'Thriving As An International Scientist' (@ucpress.bsky.social ess.bsky.social) which hits the shelf in Fall 2025.
I sincerely love this cover and feel it captures the essence of this book. What does this cover remind you of?
I sincerely love this cover and feel it captures the essence of this book. What does this cover remind you of?
March 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
📣 I am excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book 'Thriving As An International Scientist' (@ucpress.bsky.social ess.bsky.social) which hits the shelf in Fall 2025.
I sincerely love this cover and feel it captures the essence of this book. What does this cover remind you of?
I sincerely love this cover and feel it captures the essence of this book. What does this cover remind you of?
#standupforscience2025 DC! Great to feel such a strong sense of community after so many weeks of uncertainty
March 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
#standupforscience2025 DC! Great to feel such a strong sense of community after so many weeks of uncertainty
A really positive event today amidst so much uncertainty. Celebrating doctoral students that completed their qualifying exam in 2024! Congratulations to our 3rd year MMI PhD cohort! @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A really positive event today amidst so much uncertainty. Celebrating doctoral students that completed their qualifying exam in 2024! Congratulations to our 3rd year MMI PhD cohort! @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
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7 PhD positions in Translational Evolutionary Research available @uni-kiel.de
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...
January 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
7 PhD positions in Translational Evolutionary Research available @uni-kiel.de
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...
Application deadline is March 27, 2025
Please spread the word!
www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...