#ScienceWriter #ScienceCommunicator | co-/founder of: @BacterialWorld, @SciComm_Society, MicroComms | Sharing engaging science stories to empower the audience.
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⏰ My new comment article is out in @femsletters ! 🥳
I share a practical step-by-step storytelling approach to transform research into engaging science stories for #ScienceCommunication my experience from my workshop at #FEMSMicro2025 @FEMSmicro
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The internet is flooded with AI-generated content, which can introduce inaccuracies and fail to educate.
In this #FEMSmicroBlog, @DrBommel discusses how AI fits into scientific communication to create engaging and high-quality content. #CulturePlate
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Have an idea for a microbiology review?
FEMS Microbiology Reviews publishes expert, forward-looking reviews that provide critical insight and engage the wider microbiology community.
Learn more about publishing with FEMS Microbiology Reviews: buff.ly/ClnSaq6
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Water shapes microbial life, and microbes shape water systems.
From biofilms to bioremediation, this #FEMSmicroBlog explores how these interactions influence water quality. A timely read for #WorldWaterDay
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Many research projects produce sound findings that never become full papers. FEMS Microbiology Letters publishes focused microbiology studies, so valuable findings can reach the research community, however small. Learn more: buff.ly/G58iJ52
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The WHO Priority Pathogen List includes 19 fungal pathogens that pose serious global health risks. 😷
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog explores how these pathogens appear in tropical Indonesian ecosystems and why they often go undetected. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
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I am hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Biology!
Please share this with anyone who might be a good fit! Closing date for applications is 13 February 2026.
universityofgalway.ie/human-…
#Postdoc #Hiring #ChemicalBiology #Microbiology #AMR #galway
@uniofgalway @sbcsgalway
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💊 How do antibiotics kill bacteria? 🦠
They're "magic bullets" to us, weapons of mass destruction to bacteria.
Our new guest blog explores how #antibiotics burst cells and cause stress to #bacteria.
Read our new #AMR series on #BacterialWorld 👉 sarahs-world.blog/how-antibi…
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As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at some of the most intriguing microbes that made their scientific debut this year. The 1st of 3 blogs in this series highlights standout bacterial species that caught our eye. Read the #FEMSmicroBlog: buff.ly/2wz7k16
#NewMicrobes
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New Microbes and Us Podcast🔬
In our latest episode, we hear from Prof. Max Häggblom, as he shares his personal, inspiring journey—from his first student publication in a FEMS Journal in 1987 to becoming Editor-in-Chief of FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
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Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in 🇩🇪
jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/2074/D…
An exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
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To escape their hosts, phages use endolysins to break down bacterial cell walls and spread to new targets.
For World Phage Day, this #FEMSmicroBlog explores how the endolysin from a staphylococcal phage is optimized to kill its host. #FascinatingMicrobes
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Help shape the future of microbiology in Europe. FEMS is conducting a survey to better understand the needs of microbiologists.
Your input will help identify key challenges & ensure the community’s voice is heard across Europe.
Complete it now & share: buff.ly/nuYMlcv
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How can we strengthen science & information literacy in a rapidly changing world? 🌍
Our new thematic issue on #FEMSMicrobiolLett brings together global perspectives on microbiology education, public engagement, & active learning.
🔗 Read the collection: buff.ly/Ia4DzMs
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This is related to a graphic novel to tell the untold story of agar's introduction into the lab by Fanny Angelina Hesse, and we post regular updates on Patreon at patreon.com/corradonai
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Here's a MASSIVE thank you to all organisations, institutes, and companies supporting us.
It's really important. Thank you thank you thank you
#FannyAngelinaHesse #FannyHesse #Agar #AgarAgar #GraphicNovel #ScienceComic
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We have an original sountrack! The idea is for readers to listen and get into the mood of the story.
What mood gives you this song?
OST "The Dessert from Java" by Carlos Bricio (available on all major streaming platforms)
#FannyAngelinaHesse #Agar
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We've been at #FEMS2025!
Huge thanks to Michael Sauer to represent it & share it broadly.
This is about the forgotten woman woman who helped us grow #microbes with #agar
We are telling the story with a graphic novel and you, too, can get involved 🧫 patreon.com/corradonai
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Great place to develop your independent career on #MPMI @IPMBSinica. We @AdamWu9527 @LaySunMa1 @KaWaiMa6 are here #2025ISMPMI. Welcome to talk to us to learn more about open #PI positions
📢 #AcademicJobs
Tenure-track faculty positions in plant biology and plant-related microbiology
Intramural funding, core facilities, generous startup, and a vibrant research environment at @IPMBSinica @AcadSinica #Taiwan
recruitment.ipmb.sinica.edu.…
🗓️ Deadline: Aug. 31, 2025
