Jana K Schniete
@janitensen.bsky.social
Postdoc at Leibniz Uni Hannover @AGTschowri Interested in actinobacterial metabolism, mostly Streptomyces
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Last chance to visit Bakteriopolis at the @tudresden.bsky.social Excellence Days event!
"Excellence Days" auf der Mommsenstraße: Nach dem Auftakt heute habt ihr morgen nochmal die Möglichkeit, zwischen 11 und 15 Uhr die exzellente Forschung der TUD zu erleben. ✨ Vor der Alten Mensa präsentieren sich die Exzellenzcluster sowie @joddid-forschung.bsky.social, das COSMO & viele mehr.
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Last chance to visit Bakteriopolis at the @tudresden.bsky.social Excellence Days event!
Open #PhD position in the Tschowri lab in Hannover in close collaboration with the Rozen lab in Leiden.If you are excited about understanding the regulation and signalling for the transition from uni- to multicellular lifestyles in #streptomycetes then this is for you!
#jobopening #jobfairy
#jobopening #jobfairy
September 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Open #PhD position in the Tschowri lab in Hannover in close collaboration with the Rozen lab in Leiden.If you are excited about understanding the regulation and signalling for the transition from uni- to multicellular lifestyles in #streptomycetes then this is for you!
#jobopening #jobfairy
#jobopening #jobfairy
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Thursday: time for #MattersMicrobial Episode #81! Dr. Marc Chevrette talks about genome mining, secondary metabolites, and why microbes are the very best chemists. Please share the #GoodMicrobialWord. @profvrr @wildtypeMC
youtu.be/QYGiAc4lRsk?...
youtu.be/QYGiAc4lRsk?...
February 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thursday: time for #MattersMicrobial Episode #81! Dr. Marc Chevrette talks about genome mining, secondary metabolites, and why microbes are the very best chemists. Please share the #GoodMicrobialWord. @profvrr @wildtypeMC
youtu.be/QYGiAc4lRsk?...
youtu.be/QYGiAc4lRsk?...
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I am ***absurdly*** excited to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity through Experiment dot com!!! You have one month to pitch something wonderful in the realm of plant biology/biotech research and education. $10,000 max grant. PLEASE RE-POST + SHARE!!! 1/3
experiment.com/programs/pla...
experiment.com/programs/pla...
Plant Biology Exploratory Research Microgrant | Experiment
For Science!
experiment.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I am ***absurdly*** excited to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity through Experiment dot com!!! You have one month to pitch something wonderful in the realm of plant biology/biotech research and education. $10,000 max grant. PLEASE RE-POST + SHARE!!! 1/3
experiment.com/programs/pla...
experiment.com/programs/pla...
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Congratulations to colleagues at University of Oxford who have been awarded £5M to develop new therapies for drug-resistant TB. This multidisciplinary consortium works across five research stages to advance TB drug and vaccine development, addressing #AMR.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2496687...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2496687...
Oxford University researchers awarded £5m to tackle drug-resistant TB
Seventeen Oxford University researchers have been awarded £5 million to develop new therapies for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Congratulations to colleagues at University of Oxford who have been awarded £5M to develop new therapies for drug-resistant TB. This multidisciplinary consortium works across five research stages to advance TB drug and vaccine development, addressing #AMR.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2496687...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2496687...
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Während die Welt das 1,5 Grad-Ziel reißt, fanden die Bekämpfung der #Klimakrise und der Schutz von Natur und Umwelt gestern nicht statt. Dabei geht es hier um unsere Lebensgrundlagen. Klimaschutz ist Menschenschutz.
February 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Während die Welt das 1,5 Grad-Ziel reißt, fanden die Bekämpfung der #Klimakrise und der Schutz von Natur und Umwelt gestern nicht statt. Dabei geht es hier um unsere Lebensgrundlagen. Klimaschutz ist Menschenschutz.
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We return after a few months' break the virtual microbiology journal club that I run for a few years now. We had some really great speakers along the years. If you want to be included in the mailing list, please email me to alevy@mail.huji.ac.il
The next speaker is Prof. Peter Sebo.
Asaf
The next speaker is Prof. Peter Sebo.
Asaf
January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We return after a few months' break the virtual microbiology journal club that I run for a few years now. We had some really great speakers along the years. If you want to be included in the mailing list, please email me to alevy@mail.huji.ac.il
The next speaker is Prof. Peter Sebo.
Asaf
The next speaker is Prof. Peter Sebo.
Asaf
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Dear #Streptomyces community, Jana (@janitensen.bsky.social) and I want to test the evolvability/plasticity of Streptomyces metabolic networks. We plan to use #auxotrophic strains for this. If you have some and are willing to share, please get in touch with us! Thank you!
January 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Dear #Streptomyces community, Jana (@janitensen.bsky.social) and I want to test the evolvability/plasticity of Streptomyces metabolic networks. We plan to use #auxotrophic strains for this. If you have some and are willing to share, please get in touch with us! Thank you!
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👋 Hi antiphage defense community, we are soon releasing an update of DefenseFinder.
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
January 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
👋 Hi antiphage defense community, we are soon releasing an update of DefenseFinder.
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
We are doing our best to include all the great discoveries from the community, but with so much going on we might miss things.
Please answer wt preprints/papers with new systems or mail/git them to us. 🙏
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And it’s been a while since I dipped my toe into the questions of what ‘species’ might mean for bacteria, and how they relate to ecology. But still interests me! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Relating ecological diversity to genetic discontinuity across bacterial species - Genome Biology
Background Genetic discontinuity represents abrupt breaks in genomic identity among species. Advances in genome sequencing have enhanced our ability to track and characterize genetic discontinuity in ...
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And it’s been a while since I dipped my toe into the questions of what ‘species’ might mean for bacteria, and how they relate to ecology. But still interests me! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Natalia now about CglA and LCP-domain proteins: influence on development (almost like bld mutant) including slightly longer spore shape = failures in FtsZ-ring positioning and hyphae are wider of the mutant
see their #mBio paper:
journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
#MultiBac2025
see their #mBio paper:
journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
#MultiBac2025
Cell shape and division septa positioning in filamentous Streptomyces require a functional cell wall glycopolymer ligase CglA | mBio
Streptomyces are our key producers of antibitiotics and other bioactive molecules and are, therefore, of high value for medicine and biotechnology. They proliferate by apical extension and branching of hyphae and undergo complex cell differentiation from ...
journals.asm.org
January 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Natalia now about CglA and LCP-domain proteins: influence on development (almost like bld mutant) including slightly longer spore shape = failures in FtsZ-ring positioning and hyphae are wider of the mutant
see their #mBio paper:
journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
#MultiBac2025
see their #mBio paper:
journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
#MultiBac2025
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Natalia highlights the multicellularity of Streptomyces and continues to describe the role of secondary messengers, like c-di-AMP
see their PNAS paper on salt stress and c-di-AMP:
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#MultiBac2025
see their PNAS paper on salt stress and c-di-AMP:
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#MultiBac2025
January 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Natalia highlights the multicellularity of Streptomyces and continues to describe the role of secondary messengers, like c-di-AMP
see their PNAS paper on salt stress and c-di-AMP:
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#MultiBac2025
see their PNAS paper on salt stress and c-di-AMP:
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#MultiBac2025
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Natalia Tschowri - Revealing the link between cell wall glycopolymers and division septa positioning in multicellular Streptomyces
#MultiBac2025
#MultiBac2025
January 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Natalia Tschowri - Revealing the link between cell wall glycopolymers and division septa positioning in multicellular Streptomyces
#MultiBac2025
#MultiBac2025
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Anti-vaccination logic be like:
“I won’t be spending any more money on car maintenance.
My car hasn’t broken down in years so I obviously don’t need it….”
🧪🦠
“I won’t be spending any more money on car maintenance.
My car hasn’t broken down in years so I obviously don’t need it….”
🧪🦠
January 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Anti-vaccination logic be like:
“I won’t be spending any more money on car maintenance.
My car hasn’t broken down in years so I obviously don’t need it….”
🧪🦠
“I won’t be spending any more money on car maintenance.
My car hasn’t broken down in years so I obviously don’t need it….”
🧪🦠
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Mitigating genetic instability caused by the excision activity of the phiC31 integrase in Streptomyces
journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.asm.org
January 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Mitigating genetic instability caused by the excision activity of the phiC31 integrase in Streptomyces
journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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We strongly endorse the naming of 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘦 (DSM 3412) in honor of Susan Gottesman
#MicroSky #microbiology
#MicroSky #microbiology
December 18, 2024 at 10:32 PM
We strongly endorse the naming of 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘦 (DSM 3412) in honor of Susan Gottesman
#MicroSky #microbiology
#MicroSky #microbiology
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To honour Lone Gram’s significant contributions to microbial secondary metabolite research, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces lonegramiae (DSM 41529) after her.
Fun Fact: Gram's great-grandfather developed the Gram stain 😉
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology
Fun Fact: Gram's great-grandfather developed the Gram stain 😉
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology
December 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
To honour Lone Gram’s significant contributions to microbial secondary metabolite research, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces lonegramiae (DSM 41529) after her.
Fun Fact: Gram's great-grandfather developed the Gram stain 😉
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology
Fun Fact: Gram's great-grandfather developed the Gram stain 😉
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology
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We strongly endorse the naming of 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘦 in honor of Fanny Angelina Hesse
Corrado Nai had highlighted her remarkable achievements here > schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky
Corrado Nai had highlighted her remarkable achievements here > schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 AM
We strongly endorse the naming of 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘦 in honor of Fanny Angelina Hesse
Corrado Nai had highlighted her remarkable achievements here > schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky
Corrado Nai had highlighted her remarkable achievements here > schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2... #MicroSky
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Liebe alle,
es ist Infekt-Zeit. Man sollte dringend eine Grippe-Schutzimpfung erwägen, und auch eine COVID-Auffrischung. Meine Familie inklusive der Kinder haben es auch schon.
Die fast greifbare Zurückhaltung bei der diesbezüglichen Beratung in der Praxis macht mich fassungslos.
es ist Infekt-Zeit. Man sollte dringend eine Grippe-Schutzimpfung erwägen, und auch eine COVID-Auffrischung. Meine Familie inklusive der Kinder haben es auch schon.
Die fast greifbare Zurückhaltung bei der diesbezüglichen Beratung in der Praxis macht mich fassungslos.
November 26, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Liebe alle,
es ist Infekt-Zeit. Man sollte dringend eine Grippe-Schutzimpfung erwägen, und auch eine COVID-Auffrischung. Meine Familie inklusive der Kinder haben es auch schon.
Die fast greifbare Zurückhaltung bei der diesbezüglichen Beratung in der Praxis macht mich fassungslos.
es ist Infekt-Zeit. Man sollte dringend eine Grippe-Schutzimpfung erwägen, und auch eine COVID-Auffrischung. Meine Familie inklusive der Kinder haben es auch schon.
Die fast greifbare Zurückhaltung bei der diesbezüglichen Beratung in der Praxis macht mich fassungslos.
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If you or your children haven’t received your flu vaccines this year yet, it’s not too late!
Signed,
A pediatrician who cared for an unvaccinated child who died from the flu and would like to never experience that avoidable tragedy again.
Signed,
A pediatrician who cared for an unvaccinated child who died from the flu and would like to never experience that avoidable tragedy again.
November 24, 2024 at 9:55 PM
If you or your children haven’t received your flu vaccines this year yet, it’s not too late!
Signed,
A pediatrician who cared for an unvaccinated child who died from the flu and would like to never experience that avoidable tragedy again.
Signed,
A pediatrician who cared for an unvaccinated child who died from the flu and would like to never experience that avoidable tragedy again.
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Prepping for my most depressing lecture of the semester.
Today's topic: climate change is real and caused by us, and we can't solve it just by recycling our water bottles.
Today's topic: climate change is real and caused by us, and we can't solve it just by recycling our water bottles.
November 21, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Prepping for my most depressing lecture of the semester.
Today's topic: climate change is real and caused by us, and we can't solve it just by recycling our water bottles.
Today's topic: climate change is real and caused by us, and we can't solve it just by recycling our water bottles.
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Here's what everyone needs to know* about climate change:
🌍 It's real
👥 It's human-caused
⚠️ It's serious
💡 With immediate action, it's solvable
⌛ Later is too late
* social science shows these msgs increase acceptance of the issue, awareness of the risk and, most importantly, willingness to act.
🌍 It's real
👥 It's human-caused
⚠️ It's serious
💡 With immediate action, it's solvable
⌛ Later is too late
* social science shows these msgs increase acceptance of the issue, awareness of the risk and, most importantly, willingness to act.
April 10, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Here's what everyone needs to know* about climate change:
🌍 It's real
👥 It's human-caused
⚠️ It's serious
💡 With immediate action, it's solvable
⌛ Later is too late
* social science shows these msgs increase acceptance of the issue, awareness of the risk and, most importantly, willingness to act.
🌍 It's real
👥 It's human-caused
⚠️ It's serious
💡 With immediate action, it's solvable
⌛ Later is too late
* social science shows these msgs increase acceptance of the issue, awareness of the risk and, most importantly, willingness to act.
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Aurodox, a polyketide from Streptomyces goldiniensis, inhibits transcription of the type III secretion system of multiple Gram-negative pathogens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.19.589875v1
Aurodox, a polyketide from Streptomyces goldiniensis, inhibits transcription of the type III secretion system of multiple Gram-negative pathogens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.19.589875v1
Gram-negative pathogens pose a significant threat due to their propensity for causing various infect
www.biorxiv.org
April 20, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Aurodox, a polyketide from Streptomyces goldiniensis, inhibits transcription of the type III secretion system of multiple Gram-negative pathogens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.19.589875v1
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Atención!Está abierta la 2nda convocatoria del taller de Minería Genómica de Productos Naturales de Latinoamérica🎉si trabajas en Latinoamérica en este tema y eres estudiante de postgrado, postdoc o nuevo jefe de grupo interesad@ en aprender y establecer colaboraciones este taller es para ti!🧫🦠
March 11, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Atención!Está abierta la 2nda convocatoria del taller de Minería Genómica de Productos Naturales de Latinoamérica🎉si trabajas en Latinoamérica en este tema y eres estudiante de postgrado, postdoc o nuevo jefe de grupo interesad@ en aprender y establecer colaboraciones este taller es para ti!🧫🦠