Marian Dominguez-Mirazo
@mariandm.bsky.social
PhD student, Georgia Tech; Based at U of Maryland
Phage ecology, Computational biology
Phage ecology, Computational biology
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New paper alert! We suggest caution in the analyses of viral auxiliary metabolic genes and propose a new overarching term - 'auxiliary viral genes' (AVGs) to describe different types of such genes. @simrouxvirus.bsky.social #phagesky #Microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A call for caution in the biological interpretation of viral auxiliary metabolic genes - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses virus-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes and provides a framework for the biological interpretation of these genes.
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New paper alert! We suggest caution in the analyses of viral auxiliary metabolic genes and propose a new overarching term - 'auxiliary viral genes' (AVGs) to describe different types of such genes. @simrouxvirus.bsky.social #phagesky #Microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📝New preprint!
We investigated how spatial structure affects cooperation between phages, combining mathematical modelling and experiments.
A short thread 🧶
We investigated how spatial structure affects cooperation between phages, combining mathematical modelling and experiments.
A short thread 🧶
The ambivalent effect of spatial structure on the spread of cooperative anti-CRISPR phages https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.06.668856v1
August 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📝New preprint!
We investigated how spatial structure affects cooperation between phages, combining mathematical modelling and experiments.
A short thread 🧶
We investigated how spatial structure affects cooperation between phages, combining mathematical modelling and experiments.
A short thread 🧶
Reposted by Marian Dominguez-Mirazo
Midway through a full week, early career focused event at University of Maryland. Ever more excited for what could be in the study of phage dynamics across scales.
Many thanks to all the lecturers, student/postdoc participants, lab instructors, and support.
weitzgroup.umd.edu/workshops/
Many thanks to all the lecturers, student/postdoc participants, lab instructors, and support.
weitzgroup.umd.edu/workshops/
June 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Midway through a full week, early career focused event at University of Maryland. Ever more excited for what could be in the study of phage dynamics across scales.
Many thanks to all the lecturers, student/postdoc participants, lab instructors, and support.
weitzgroup.umd.edu/workshops/
Many thanks to all the lecturers, student/postdoc participants, lab instructors, and support.
weitzgroup.umd.edu/workshops/
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New preprint led by @brunoluviano.bsky.social & Fernando Santos.
We show that filamentation enhances bacterial survival under toxic stress — not as collateral damage, but as a regulated morphological response.
TL;DR: Filamentation isn’t a symptom, it’s a strategy!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that filamentation enhances bacterial survival under toxic stress — not as collateral damage, but as a regulated morphological response.
TL;DR: Filamentation isn’t a symptom, it’s a strategy!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New preprint led by @brunoluviano.bsky.social & Fernando Santos.
We show that filamentation enhances bacterial survival under toxic stress — not as collateral damage, but as a regulated morphological response.
TL;DR: Filamentation isn’t a symptom, it’s a strategy!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show that filamentation enhances bacterial survival under toxic stress — not as collateral damage, but as a regulated morphological response.
TL;DR: Filamentation isn’t a symptom, it’s a strategy!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
After some busy days, I'm happy to share with y'all that I successfully defended my PhD last week.
Milestones like this are never achieved in a vacuum. It takes a village and I'm incredibly grateful for the friends, family, and colleagues who supported me through this journey.
Milestones like this are never achieved in a vacuum. It takes a village and I'm incredibly grateful for the friends, family, and colleagues who supported me through this journey.
May 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
After some busy days, I'm happy to share with y'all that I successfully defended my PhD last week.
Milestones like this are never achieved in a vacuum. It takes a village and I'm incredibly grateful for the friends, family, and colleagues who supported me through this journey.
Milestones like this are never achieved in a vacuum. It takes a village and I'm incredibly grateful for the friends, family, and colleagues who supported me through this journey.
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New on #biorXiv: 'Inferring single-cell heterogeneity of bacteriophage life-history traits from population-scale dynamics'. A theory-experiment collaboration, led by @mariandm.bsky.social + Ran Tahan w/the Lindell group at Technion (and yes, I am excited).
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March 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New on #biorXiv: 'Inferring single-cell heterogeneity of bacteriophage life-history traits from population-scale dynamics'. A theory-experiment collaboration, led by @mariandm.bsky.social + Ran Tahan w/the Lindell group at Technion (and yes, I am excited).
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www.biorxiv.org/contenat/10....
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www.biorxiv.org/contenat/10....
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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...
Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales
U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025
Apply by 3/21/25:
bit.ly/phageschool2...
February 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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...
Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales
U of Maryland, College Park, June 23-27, 2025
Apply by 3/21/25:
bit.ly/phageschool2...