Jan van der Meer

Two new PhD openings in the lab to study how horizontal gene transfer may be influenced by environmental cues, using the ICEclc system of Pseudomonas. Application deadline Nov 1, 2021; Check out : career5.successfactors.eu/career?career%… or contact me directly.

Congrats to Birge for her new study showing widespread toxicity of low antibiotics concentrations in freshwater and activated sludge communities, but also a few signs for potential biodegradation of some. More attention needed! frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Publié dans @LeTemps du 20 juin 'Les pouvoirs magiques des excréments' par @MarieMaurisse montre l'importance du @NCCRMicrobiomes . "Les pouvoirs du caca sont encore inexplorés", comme les pouvoirs des microbiomes en général!

L’étude de coprolithes (du 💩 fossilisé) millénaires montre que nos ancêtres avaient un #microbiote plus diversifié,comme les chasseurs cueilleurs actuels. Sur cette base, faudrait-il réensemencer notre microbiote afin d’éviter l’apparition de pathologies? letemps.ch/node/1263778

New study on the global transcriptomic reactions of growing inoculant Pseudomonas veronii in non-sterile and contaminated soils just published …ronmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1… Congrats to Marian,@NoushinHadadi and Vladimir!

Proud to be bearer of my first @modernavaccine. Feel like a bioreactor, hope my cells know what to do! 😀What an amazing science/biotech development. Thanks @CantonVaud for this extremely efficient campaign!

Sometimes I feel you can never read enough. So then attending a conference is like finding a rare jewel. "Oh wow, that is beautiful, how comes I didn't know that?" (embarrassing). Here is one on parasitic viruses in Vibrio kimseedlab.com/research heard #Microbio21

Upcoming seminar @NCCRMicrobiomes by Willem de Vos on human gut microbiota in health and disease. May 4 12-13 h CET. nccr-microbiomes.ch/event/willem-d…

Excellent opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Clinical microbiome metagenomics within @NCCRMicrobiomes at the chuv.ch/en/microbiolog…. Deadline May 31, 2021. Apply wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/applica…

Is this why soil inoculants have little success in real life? Toluene-degrading Pseudomonas veronii (red) being attacked (killed?) by unknown soil bacterium. Image credits @ManupiyamD and Nikhil Kumari.

The good thing about Zooms: I have never participated in so many seminars and discussions as this year; the bad thing: yes, when was the last time you actually travelled to meet someone?

More biking is needed and it is so easy! @biketoworkch @proveloschweiz

Congratulations to our director @SophieMartinLab for obtaining the ERC advanced grant! We’re super proud and happy for you and your team! Watch this space for upcoming job opportunities 😉

Better late than never 😬 If you are interested to explore bacterial cell recognition in communities by machine-learning approaches msystems.asm.org/content/6/1/e0… and nature.com/articles/s4200…

Lively discussion on the development of a new game on microbiomes with @Koboldgames for the @NCCRMicrobiomes. Having more fun with #microbiomes for everyone😊

Getting a better understanding of interactions in soil microbial communities through random paired growth in beads nature.com/articles/s4200… Congratulations @ManupriyamD! @NCCRMicrobiomes