Sebastian Winter
@sewinter.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UC Davis Health.
Host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions. Gut microbiome. Model trains.
Opinions are my own.
Host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions. Gut microbiome. Model trains.
Opinions are my own.
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Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.
Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence - Nature
Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.
www.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.
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Just a few spots remaining for the GRC Salmonella Biology and Pathogenesis meeting to be held in August. The final program is now online. www.grc.org/salmonella-b...
Apply now to hear about the latest scientific discoveries about Salmonella, meet up with old friends, make new friends......
Apply now to hear about the latest scientific discoveries about Salmonella, meet up with old friends, make new friends......
June 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just a few spots remaining for the GRC Salmonella Biology and Pathogenesis meeting to be held in August. The final program is now online. www.grc.org/salmonella-b...
Apply now to hear about the latest scientific discoveries about Salmonella, meet up with old friends, make new friends......
Apply now to hear about the latest scientific discoveries about Salmonella, meet up with old friends, make new friends......
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Interested in #Salmonella #genetics and / or #phage ? - check out our newly published manuscript that implicates the reversible deletion of the wzy gene in S. Typhimurium (and likely other important Salmonella serovars) in evasion of phage predation journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation
Author summary Salmonella Typhimurium is a major pathogen of livestock that adversely affects productivity and animal welfare and poses a risk of foodborne disease in the human population. Antibiotics...
journals.plos.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Interested in #Salmonella #genetics and / or #phage ? - check out our newly published manuscript that implicates the reversible deletion of the wzy gene in S. Typhimurium (and likely other important Salmonella serovars) in evasion of phage predation journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Terry Dermody and I wrote an op-ed about chronic diseases ("Make America Healthy Again"), the role of viral infections, and how virologists can help. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
Terrence S. Dermody and Julie K. Pfeiffer: To tackle chronic disease, turn to the virologists
Despite the United States being a global leader in many areas, Americans are not healthy. Life expectancy is lower than in other industrialized nations,...
www.post-gazette.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Terry Dermody and I wrote an op-ed about chronic diseases ("Make America Healthy Again"), the role of viral infections, and how virologists can help. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
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🚨 Big news! Infection and Immunity is now open access! 🌍🔬 That means wider visibility & impact for your research. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🚨 Big news! Infection and Immunity is now open access! 🌍🔬 That means wider visibility & impact for your research. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology
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A University of Basel study shows that antibiotic failure is due to nutrient-starved Salmonella, not persister bacteria, as traditional methods underestimate surviving bacteria. Researchers suggest focusing on nutrient-related resilience to improve treatments. #AMR
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Limited impact of Salmonella stress and persisters on antibiotic clearance - Nature
Experiments in infected mice and tissue-mimicking chemostats show that resilience of Salmonella against antimicrobial compounds is largely a result of starvation-induced general resilience rather than...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
A University of Basel study shows that antibiotic failure is due to nutrient-starved Salmonella, not persister bacteria, as traditional methods underestimate surviving bacteria. Researchers suggest focusing on nutrient-related resilience to improve treatments. #AMR
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Did 6-carbon sugars arrive late to the picnic? This one's fun: Steffen Lindner & Markus Ralser make a case for the primacy of pentose (5-carbon) metabolism in early evolution >4 billion years ago @plosbiology.org journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
January 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Did 6-carbon sugars arrive late to the picnic? This one's fun: Steffen Lindner & Markus Ralser make a case for the primacy of pentose (5-carbon) metabolism in early evolution >4 billion years ago @plosbiology.org journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Well, it's that time of year again. My best value-for-money annual donation; £1 per week (plus top-up) to help @wikimedia.bsky.social ensure that ~7 billion people have access to high-quality information in an info-depauperate age.
January 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Well, it's that time of year again. My best value-for-money annual donation; £1 per week (plus top-up) to help @wikimedia.bsky.social ensure that ~7 billion people have access to high-quality information in an info-depauperate age.
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PLOS Biology is a leading life science journal championing high-impact research across all disciplines—from molecules to ecosystems. We offer innovative formats and collaborative editorial support to ensure your work achieves its full scientific impact!
December 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
PLOS Biology is a leading life science journal championing high-impact research across all disciplines—from molecules to ecosystems. We offer innovative formats and collaborative editorial support to ensure your work achieves its full scientific impact!
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We are looking for 2 #postdoctoral fellows on #gutmicrobiota, #diet and the #gut mucosal barrier in #health and #disease!
Details & Application: umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!!
#postdoc #postdocjob #academicjobs #MicroSky #GISky #Microbiome #MicroSky #AcademicSky #PhdSky
Details & Application: umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!!
#postdoc #postdocjob #academicjobs #MicroSky #GISky #Microbiome #MicroSky #AcademicSky #PhdSky
December 9, 2024 at 11:19 AM
We are looking for 2 #postdoctoral fellows on #gutmicrobiota, #diet and the #gut mucosal barrier in #health and #disease!
Details & Application: umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!!
#postdoc #postdocjob #academicjobs #MicroSky #GISky #Microbiome #MicroSky #AcademicSky #PhdSky
Details & Application: umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!!
#postdoc #postdocjob #academicjobs #MicroSky #GISky #Microbiome #MicroSky #AcademicSky #PhdSky
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Exciting!
@plosbiology.bsky.social is preparing to disembark here where the sky is blue!
Please give us a follow so you’ll get all of our lovely science directly to your timeline 😎😎
@plosbiology.bsky.social is preparing to disembark here where the sky is blue!
Please give us a follow so you’ll get all of our lovely science directly to your timeline 😎😎
December 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Exciting!
@plosbiology.bsky.social is preparing to disembark here where the sky is blue!
Please give us a follow so you’ll get all of our lovely science directly to your timeline 😎😎
@plosbiology.bsky.social is preparing to disembark here where the sky is blue!
Please give us a follow so you’ll get all of our lovely science directly to your timeline 😎😎
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Our lovely journal, PLOS Biology, is shuffling impatiently on its perch, preparing to take flight into the Blue! Get ready to welcome us officially by following @plosbiology.bsky.social now!
December 3, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Our lovely journal, PLOS Biology, is shuffling impatiently on its perch, preparing to take flight into the Blue! Get ready to welcome us officially by following @plosbiology.bsky.social now!
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We've already hit 100 followers! Thanks to everyone who has followed us so far. Spread the word :)
December 2, 2024 at 10:57 AM
We've already hit 100 followers! Thanks to everyone who has followed us so far. Spread the word :)
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Excited to share that we are hiring a Bridge to Faculty Postdoc in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Illinois Chicago. Please reach out if you have any questions about the program. And please share broadly. uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbiology and Immunology
Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbiology and ImmunologyThe Department of Microbiology and
Immunology (MI) at the University o...
uic.csod.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Excited to share that we are hiring a Bridge to Faculty Postdoc in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Illinois Chicago. Please reach out if you have any questions about the program. And please share broadly. uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Wild-type Salmonella Typhimurium uses PgtE protease to evade C3-mediated serum killing:
Suggests that after escape from a macrophage, PgtE promotes systemic spread of the pathogen…
Elegant work from @manuelar.bsky.social’s team at UCSD…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Suggests that after escape from a macrophage, PgtE promotes systemic spread of the pathogen…
Elegant work from @manuelar.bsky.social’s team at UCSD…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
PgtE protease enables virulent Salmonella to evade C3-mediated serum and neutrophil killing
Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars, such as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (STm), are a leading cause of inflammatory diarrhea in otherwise healthy individuals. Among children, the elderly, an...
www.biorxiv.org
November 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Wild-type Salmonella Typhimurium uses PgtE protease to evade C3-mediated serum killing:
Suggests that after escape from a macrophage, PgtE promotes systemic spread of the pathogen…
Elegant work from @manuelar.bsky.social’s team at UCSD…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Suggests that after escape from a macrophage, PgtE promotes systemic spread of the pathogen…
Elegant work from @manuelar.bsky.social’s team at UCSD…
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Davis, School of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Microbiome Sciences. Apply by December 11th at:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847
November 19, 2024 at 11:50 PM
The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Davis, School of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Microbiome Sciences. Apply by December 11th at:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06847
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I am co-chairing the 'Evolutionary and comparative genomics' session at i3s Salmonella conference in St Malo in 2025 - will be great to see you there! i3scongress.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag... Submission deadline for abstracts : 30th November
International Symposium on Salmonella and Salmonellosis - Sciencesconf.org
i3scongress.sciencesconf.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I am co-chairing the 'Evolutionary and comparative genomics' session at i3s Salmonella conference in St Malo in 2025 - will be great to see you there! i3scongress.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag... Submission deadline for abstracts : 30th November
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SO EXCITED to share our recent work on dietary zinc deficiency worsening Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia, out today with @natureportfolio.bsky.social!! Surprisingly, this is due at least in part to the allergic-type cytokine IL-13. SharedIt link: rdcu.be/d0h4h Eat your zinc rich foods! 🦪🫘🧀🥩🥜
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection via IL-13 in mice
Nature Microbiology - Increased IL-13 drives increased bacterial dissemination and mortality following Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection of zinc-deficient mice and can be countered by...
rdcu.be
November 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
SO EXCITED to share our recent work on dietary zinc deficiency worsening Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia, out today with @natureportfolio.bsky.social!! Surprisingly, this is due at least in part to the allergic-type cytokine IL-13. SharedIt link: rdcu.be/d0h4h Eat your zinc rich foods! 🦪🫘🧀🥩🥜
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Post doc position of possible interest at UC Davis:
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers
On "ecological and environmental drivers of zoonotic virus emergence, transmission and circulation and the development of innovative technology and approaches for transdisciplinary pandemic research."
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers
On "ecological and environmental drivers of zoonotic virus emergence, transmission and circulation and the development of innovative technology and approaches for transdisciplinary pandemic research."
Careers
Postdoctoral ResearcherSalary Range: $67,000-$79,000 USD per yearLocation: Onsite, UC DavisApplication Deadline: November 29, 2024
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
November 14, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Post doc position of possible interest at UC Davis:
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers
On "ecological and environmental drivers of zoonotic virus emergence, transmission and circulation and the development of innovative technology and approaches for transdisciplinary pandemic research."
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/careers
On "ecological and environmental drivers of zoonotic virus emergence, transmission and circulation and the development of innovative technology and approaches for transdisciplinary pandemic research."
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Our department at UC Irvine is recruiting for a tenure-track position in RNA biology! Assistant or Associate level, any area of RNA biology including in microbiology are encouraged to apply. Come join our vibrant research community in SoCal!
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09320
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09320
Professor of RNA Biology and Molecular Genetics (tenure track/tenure)
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
November 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Our department at UC Irvine is recruiting for a tenure-track position in RNA biology! Assistant or Associate level, any area of RNA biology including in microbiology are encouraged to apply. Come join our vibrant research community in SoCal!
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09320
recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09320
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Your hitchhiker's guide to microbiome studies:
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
November 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Your hitchhiker's guide to microbiome studies:
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
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Delighted to share our work developing an mRNA vaccine for C. difficile. This study with Drew Weissman’s lab was co-led by two truly amazing scientists: Alexa Semon from the Zackular lab and Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh from CHOP (formerly Weissman lab)! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A multivalent mRNA-LNP vaccine protects against Clostridioides difficile infection
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is an urgent public health threat with limited preventative options. In this work, we developed a messenger RNA (mRNA)–lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccine targeti...
www.science.org
October 3, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Delighted to share our work developing an mRNA vaccine for C. difficile. This study with Drew Weissman’s lab was co-led by two truly amazing scientists: Alexa Semon from the Zackular lab and Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh from CHOP (formerly Weissman lab)! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Dept. of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis
Open position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis (my home department).
See recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06690
Open position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis (my home department).
See recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06690
Professor of Teaching (PoT)
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Dept. of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis
Open position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis (my home department).
See recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06690
Open position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis (my home department).
See recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06690
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Do you know an exceptional early-career investigator in host-microbe interactions?
Don't miss this chance to nominate a rising star for our Infection and Immunity 2025 New Voices in Microbiology Collection by the August 30 deadline.
Nominate now: deal.town/asm.org/reco...
Don't miss this chance to nominate a rising star for our Infection and Immunity 2025 New Voices in Microbiology Collection by the August 30 deadline.
Nominate now: deal.town/asm.org/reco...
Recommend a Rising Star in the Field of Host-Microbe Interactions - asm.org
Please Note: Due to the high number of responses we receive to this annual call, the IAI editors have not been able to work with all the extraordinary candidates nominated in the past. If your candidate is still eligible, you are welcome to resubmit their nomination.
deal.town
August 13, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Do you know an exceptional early-career investigator in host-microbe interactions?
Don't miss this chance to nominate a rising star for our Infection and Immunity 2025 New Voices in Microbiology Collection by the August 30 deadline.
Nominate now: deal.town/asm.org/reco...
Don't miss this chance to nominate a rising star for our Infection and Immunity 2025 New Voices in Microbiology Collection by the August 30 deadline.
Nominate now: deal.town/asm.org/reco...