CavaLab

One new position is available in our interdisciplinary group located in the north of Sweden @mims_umea @UmeaUniversity🌟If you are passionate about science then it is time to apply!🙌Looking forward to your application! 🙂

Welcome Diamond Jain! 🌟 Excited to have join us as a postdoc @DiamondJai80208 from IIT-Kharagpur! Looking forward to new research ahead! 🚀

🎉 Huge congrats to Victor Pinedo on an outstanding defense of his doctoral thesis! Amazing presentation and discussion. Welcome, Dr. Pinedo! 🎓👏 @umeauniversity @mims_umea

Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Manuel Pazos (@MPaz0s), who delivered an insightful talk on the "Molecular Basis of Preseptal Growth" 🧬. His talk highlighted bacterial cell wall dynamics and growth, sparking insightful discussions! 🚀 @umeauniversity @mims_umea

New Review Alert from our lab ! 🚨 Explore Bacterial Peptidoglycan Recycling 🦠🔄—a deep dive into the latest discoveries on PG transport and reuse, featuring insights from @GilmoreMichaelC 📖 Chek it out here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Big congratulations to our colleague Víctor Pinedo for nailing his PhD thesis on Friday! 🎉 Best of luck with your defense in December—we’re cheering you on all the way! 📷@umeauniversity @mims_umea #NailingDay #PhDLife #Congratulations

We’re excited to share our latest paper in @PLOSGenetics : "LD-transpeptidation is crucial for fitness and polar growth in A. tumefaciens"🧬🔗Read it here: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… Special thanks to our collaborators: @TypasLab, @mateus_lab, @BrownlabMizzou and @savitski_lab!

The cytoplasm is not necessarily chemically uniform, says Delerue, Updegrove, & @Sylvia_Char. Surface of the developing spore inside the #Bacillus subtilis mother cell is acidic & needs a chaperone to activate MurG (lipid II synthase) pnas.org/doi/epub/10.10…

Umeå University's Vice-Chancellor Hans Adolfsson was re-elected as President of The Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) at the Assembly earlier in October. umu.se/en/news/vice-c…

🔬 Our new review on peptidoglycan adaptation mechanisms is out! Discover how bacteria adjust their cell walls in response to environmental threats 🦠 📄 Read here: portlandpress.com/biochemsoctran… #Microbiology #BacterialAdaptation #EnvironmentalStress @CavaLab_MIMS

Researchers from Umeå University and Cornell University, USA have discovered a widespread mechanism in bacteria that enhances the bacteria's defense against environmental threats. The discovery may be important for research into developing new treatments. umu.se/en/news/study-…

We are pleased to welcome Yin, our new postdoc with a background in virology and host defenses against viruses from the @UniOfSurrey, UK. Good luck, Yin—the superkingdom of bacteria awaits your expertise! @UmeaUniversity @mims_umea

Still time to apply for our postdoc position together with @CavaLab_MIMS and @LudvigLizana

Our latest work is now out @NatureComms: Control of bacterial cell wall autolysins by peptidoglycan crosslinking mode nature.com/articles/s4146… Another great collaboration with the @DoerrLab @CavaLab_MIMS @mims_umea @umeauniversitet @KAWstiftelsen @scilifelab @Ucmr_sweden

Out now in @NatureComms: Control of bacterial cell wall autolysins by peptidoglycan crosslinking mode @CavaLab_MIMS @FelipecavaM @DoerrLab nature.com/articles/s4146…

Very happy to welcome 🌞postdoc Martina Wolflingseder from @UniGraz, Austria. Good luck with your projects Martina! 🦠👩‍🔬@UmeaUniversity @mims_umea

We have a postdoc opportunity together with the @CavaLab_MIMS and @LudvigLizana to understand Outer membrane tethering in Gram-negative bacteria. Apply here: icelab.se/opportunities/…

A warm welcome to Daniel Rea, soon to be a PhD student. Good luck with your projects, Dani! @mims_umea @umeauniversity

Congrats to Barbara on her Thesis defense! All the best wishes from the Cava lab!! Many thanks to Manuel Banzhaf @BanzhafLab from the Bioscience Institute at @UniofNewcastle for his great seminar and insightful discussions @umeauniversity @mims_umea

Our colleague Barbara Ritzl-Rinkenberger nailed her PhD thesis today 😍Congratulations Barbara! Good luck with your defense in May! @umeauniversity @mims_umea 🦸‍♀️🌻🦠