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Thinking about a postdoc in microbiome science?
Our lab at the MPI for Biology (Tübingen) builds on the culture I established at Cornell: collaborative, creative, and internationally diverse. Postdocs lead their own projects with secure funding. Join us!
#PostdocJobs #HostMicrobe #AcademicJobs
October 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
kkormas.bsky.social
The disciplinary matrix of #holobiont biology
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions
The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology
Uniting life’s seen and unseen realms guides a conceptual advance in research
www.science.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:31 AM
kkormas.bsky.social
#cattle #microbiome #holobiont #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #microbeinteractions
June 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
kkormas.bsky.social
#Symbionts of #predatory #protists are widespread in the #oceans and related to #animal #pathogens www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
#hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions #SymbioSky #MikroSky #highereducation #SciComm #mustread @scinews.bsky.social #ProtistsOnSky
Symbionts of predatory protists are widespread in the oceans and related to animal pathogens
Many ocean bacteria and protists remain uncultivated with unclear ecosystem roles and interactions. Wittmers et al. worked in the Pacific and beyond to capture active protists and revealed multiple un...
www.cell.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
archanand.bsky.social
Come work with me! Interested in #phages, #wastewater #hostmicrobe #interactions? My lab is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to do all these amazing things in collaboration with Co-Is and their teams in the DOE BRaVE phagefoundry.org If interested, please DM!
www.phagefoundry.org
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 AM
manuelliebeke.bsky.social
Things are shaping Up for the new #metabolomics lab @kieluni @medinflame - get in Touch If you are looking for PhD or Postdoc Position in 2024. #hostmicrobe #interactions #metabolism #symbiosis #inflammation #ecr
December 19, 2023 at 1:04 PM
febsletters.bsky.social
Missed the registration deadline?
Good news-- you can still virtually attend the EMBO | EMBL Symposium "The cellular mechanics of symbiosis: sensing friend from foe"! 😊

Register online here! ▶️
www.embl.org/about/info/c...
#EESSymbiosis #symbiosis #hostmicrobe @events.embl.org @embo.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
kkormas.bsky.social
Using the amazing #protein sources of #lupin and the top invader fish #Lagocephalus sceleratus in #fishmeal, leaves the #european #seabass #Dicentrarchus labrax #gut #bacteria rather unmodified
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobe #microbeinteractions #aquaculture
biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Jun 26
Consistent gut bacterial microbiota in European sea bass fed aquafeeds containing sustainable plant and invasive fish-based ingredients https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.26.733563v1
June 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
kyletenriquez.bsky.social
My thesis work has been a wealth of experience in #hostmicrobe biology, #MicrobialGenetics, and @microbesinfo.bsky.social that I look forward to sharing later this week! Thank you to the #mentors, collegaues, and #collaborators that worked with me the last 4 years! DM/comment for Zoom info!
March 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
umegautam.bsky.social
Stepping onto that stage wasn’t easy for me. Confidence grows through action, not before it. It’s okay to feel anxious and still be capable. @IDM retreat @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social #Type2Diabetes #HostMicrobe #SGLT2Inhibitors
April 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
kkormas.bsky.social
Our @hosmic.bsky.social students @vivianvarni.bsky.social , Nadya Pechnikova & Nicodemus Musa will start their MSc theses on the #hostmicrobiota of wild amphipods & farmed seabream/seabass
#SymbioSky #MikroSky #highereducation #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #hostmicrobeecology
February 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
hosmic.bsky.social
#gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions #holobiont #hostmicrobeecology @microbiomevif.bsky.social @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social
kkormas.bsky.social Kostas Kormas 🐟🦞🐚🦭💩🔬🧪🧬📝 ✈️ 🏳️‍🌈 @kkormas.bsky.social · May 26
Our new study on how altitudinal gradients in river systems affect the #diet - #microbiome coupling in the #benthic stone #loach (#Schistura fasciolata) across the Yuanjiang-Red River Basin, #China [1/3]
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Redirecting
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May 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
febsletters.bsky.social
🔔 The EMBO/EMBL symposium on #symbiosis starts today!

Day 1️⃣ Session 1: New methods in understanding symbiosis

Looking forward to learning about the latest tools to explore #HostMicrobe interactions!

@events.embl.org #EESSymbiosis
March 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
kkormas.bsky.social
#Sex -related #gut #microbiota in three geographically separated #Norway #lobster (#Nephrops norvegicus) #populations

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

#SymbioSky #MikroSky #highereducation #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions #hostmicrobeecology
Sex-related gut microbiota in three geographically separated Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) populations
Despite the ecological and economic interest of the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), its gut microbiota remains largely understudied. The current study aimed at investigating the gut bacterial mi...
doi.org
February 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
kkormas.bsky.social
A representative of a ubiquitous bacterial lineage parasitically feeds on host #RNA
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #hostmicrobe #symbiosis #microbeinteractions #holobiont @holobiontbiology.bsky.social @superbugs.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A representative of a ubiquitous bacterial lineage parasitically feeds on host RNA
Cellular metabolism is widely understood as an integrated network of redox reactions, energy conservation, and biosynthetic pathways. Here we show that across diverse prokaryotic lineages, loss of red...
www.biorxiv.org
June 23, 2026 at 7:28 AM
aegeanconf.bsky.social
🧬 8th International Conference on #ModelHosts
📅 Oct 3–8, 2026
📍 #Sissi, #Crete
📢 Deadlines:
• Abstract Submission: June 15, 2026
• Travel Award: June 15, 2026
Join scientists exploring host–microbe interactions across model systems
🔗 aegeanconferences.org/conferences/...
#Microbiology #HostMicrobe
April 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
kkormas.bsky.social
Do you like #fish? #freshwater fish? showing (some) #phylosymbiosis? Then here is a good read: Variable phylosymbiosis and #cophylogeny patterns in wild fish #gut #microbiota of a large #subtropical #river
#SymbioSky #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #evolution
doi.org/10.1101/2024...
Variable phylosymbiosis and cophylogeny patterns in wild fish gut microbiota of a large subtropical river
The persistence and specificity of fish host-microbial interaction during evolution is an important part of exploring the host-microbial symbiosis mechanism. However, it remains unclear how the enviro...
doi.org
December 4, 2024 at 6:13 PM
kkormas.bsky.social
Variable #phylosymbiosis and #cophylogeny patterns in wild #fish #gut #microbiota in a large subtropical #river

#SymbioSky #hostmicrobe

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Variable phylosymbiosis and cophylogeny patterns in wild fish gut microbiota in a large subtropical river
The persistence and specificity of fish host-microbial interaction during evolution is an important part of exploring the host-microbial symbiosis mechanism. However, it remains unclear how the enviro...
www.biorxiv.org
November 23, 2024 at 9:03 AM
jorammooiweer.bsky.social
Intestinal epithelial cells are my favorite type of immune cell!
Inducing CD4+ -> to CD8a+ Granzyme+ Cytotoxic cells via epithelial MHCII

#IEL #hostmicrobe #microbiome

rupress.org/jem/article-...
Segmented filamentous bacteria–induced epithelial MHCII regulates cognate CD4+ IELs and epithelial...
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) induce the conversion of cognate CD4+ T cells to cytotoxic intraepithelial lymphocytes. The SFB-specific cytotoxic lymphocy
rupress.org
October 31, 2023 at 7:52 AM
microbiomeunc.bsky.social
Join us for First Friday Microbiome Seminar in June!
📅June 6 |🕚11am |📍Marsico Hall 2004

We have two speakers:
Dr. Benjamin Parker @ben-parker.bsky.social (UNC Biology), and Dr. Abigail Shahar Gancz (postdoc fellow at NCSU)

Come and join us in person on June 6!

#FMT #HostMicrobe #Lipidomics #FFMS
May 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
aqmhd2026.bsky.social
Research topics include:
#EvoDevo #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics #Physiology #FunctionalGenomics #SingleCell #ComparativeGenomics #Regeneration #Aging #Neurobiology #DiseaseModels #HostMicrobe #Immunology #StemCells #CellBiology #CRISPR #GeneRegulation #Epigenomics #Metabolism #Evolution
March 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
kkormas.bsky.social
The #intestinal clock drives the #microbiome to maintain gastrointestinal #homeostasis
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
#SymbioSky #SciComm #MikroSky #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions #mustread
The intestinal clock drives the microbiome to maintain gastrointestinal homeostasis - Nature Communications
Here, Heddes et al. demonstrate a major role for the intestinal circadian clock in driving microbiome dynamics. Microbiota transfer from intestinal clock-deficient mice promotes altered intestinal phe...
doi.org
January 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
plos.org
Register for on-demand access to Keystone Symposia's #HostMicrobe #Coevolution in Human Health: The Microbiome-Pathobiont Continuum to explore emerging research in the field. hubs.la/Q02-pVNb0 @keystonesymposia.bsky.social #KSHostMicrobe25
Host-Microbe Co-Evolution in Human Health: The Microbiome-Pathobiont Continuum | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Host-Microbe Co-Evolution in Human Health: The Microbiome-Pathobiont Continuum, February 2025, in Banff, with field leaders!
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March 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
febsletters.bsky.social
It's Day 2️⃣of the EMBO/EMBL symposium on #symbiosis!

In today’s talks we will learn:
*️⃣ how organisms coexist and interact
*️⃣ the dynamics of #HostMicrobe interactions

Excited for the day ahead!

@events.embl.org #EESSymbiosis
March 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM
febsletters.bsky.social
It’s the final day of the EMBO/EMBL symposium on #symbiosis.

#HostMicrobe systems are incredibly diverse!
Today, we'll learn about the common principles underyling them.

We thank the organizers, speakers, and participants for this fantastic meeting!

@events.embl.org #EESSymbiosis
March 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM