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Live-cell fluorescence microscopy shows that mycobacteriophage infection of Mycobacterium smegmatis depends on the host nucleoid-associated protein Lsr2, which reorganizes away from host replication foci to set up zones of phage DNA replica

Microbio/Phage Technician at Balgrist University Hospital, UZH, Group of Phage Therapy & Research in Zurich, Switzerland We are looking to hire a part time laboratory technician with a background in microbiology; experience with clinical sa

Postdoctoral position: Bacteriophage therapy at Balgrist University Hospital, UZH, Phage Therapy Lab in Zurich, Switzerland We are looking for a highly motivated & collaborative postdoc to work in our translational team of clinicians & rese

BiomX announced positive results from Part 1 of its Phase 1b/2a study of the BX004 phage cocktail in nine cystic fibrosis patients (seven on BX004, two on placebo) with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection. There were no safety eve

This week, Jan goes meta about data. Everyone throws around the term data, but what is it exactly? Jan explores the different kinds of data, how to work with data, and shares some ideas for keeping data neat and tidy. “Data” is one of those

Postdoctoral position available at Rockefeller University working on phage lysins. Only considering applicants currently in USA. PhD or MD. Proficiency in protein chemistry, molecular biology, and protein purification a must. Send applicati

The Bordenstein Laboratory in Penn State’s Department of Biology seeks a Research Technologist 2 to support rigorous research in host-microbe symbioses and the microbiome sciences spanning insect endosymbionts, bacteriophages, and various a

The 6th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 will take place in Paris, France June 1-2, 2023. The conference will highlight the recent innovations and clinical applications of phages, validation and limitations. Targeting Phage T

KU Leuven is looking for a motivated candidate with experience in systems biology and bioreactor process modelling to fill their Postdoc position on advanced modelling of phage-host dynamics in bioreactors.

The Singapore Center for Environmental Life Sciences and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are recruiting a full-time Principal Research Scientist / Senior Principal Research Scientist t

Central European Institute of Technology of Masaryk University (Czech Republic) is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to use cryo-electron microscopy and tomography to determine three-dimensional structures of viruses and bacteriophages and c

The National Research Council of Canada is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to develop a cell-free expression system for rapid and cost-effective host-independent production of therapeutic and engineered phages for multidrug-resistant bacteria

The University of California San Diego is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate the role of bacteriophages as members of the human microbiome. The work will be conducted under the mentorship of Dr. David Pride, MD PhD, Professor of P

Save the date! The Evergreen International Phage Meeting is back this year (and back on campus)! Confirmed dates: Aug 6-11th 2023. 500 people max. Details to come!

The 28th Biennial Conference on Phage/Virus Assembly will be held at Shrigley Hall in Macclesfield, UK from 18-23 June 2023.

On Feb 28 at 5 PM East Africa Time, the Africa Phage Forum will be hosting a talk by Dr. Evelien Adriaenssens (Quadram Institute; Chair of ICTV Bacterial Viruses Committee) on the recently announced changes to phage taxonomy, including the 

In this new paper in Virus Evolution, Eric Olo Ndela (Université Clermont Auvergne, France) and colleagues report the discovery of sixteen complete microvirus genomes that represent two novel groups of microviruses, tentatively named Reekee

In a new paper in Cell, Brianna Duncan-Lowey (Harvard Medical School) and colleagues determined the cryo-EM structures of the RADAR defense complex, revealing RdrA as a heptameric, two-layered AAA+ ATPase and RdrB as a dodecameric, hollow c

A new paper by Pablo Quirós (Universitat de Barcelona) and colleagues published in The ISME Journal reports the isolation of the first phage infecting some Nitrosomonas species. This polyvalent virulent phage (named ΦNF-1) infected Nitrosom

Soo Khim Chan (University of California San Diego) and colleagues have developed peptides which bind specifically to Pseudomonas phage Good Vibes, which may enable real-time analysis of phage in vivo and monitor the efficacy of phage therap