How to pick a problem. Today in Cell. 1/53
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Prokaryotic Seminar 🦠 next Monday! 4/15/2024 From 4-5 PM at 209 Johnson Pavilion, come join Katharine Hewlett and Qianxuan (Sean) She from the Joe Zackular Zackular Lab!

Memory genes are enriched in CAR T cells that persist and control tumors in patients. But which transcription factors drive beneficial memory programs?

We answer this in our lab’s first paper in nature led by Alex Doan Kat Mueller, PhD Andy Chen. 1/

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Great to have Joe Zackular in for the TAMU Biology seminar. Great catching up and wonderful talk on how C. difficile and Enterococci communicate metabolically!

Had a blast visiting TAMU Biology!! Learned a ton and met some amazing people - what a wonderful community! Thank you Joe Sorg for being an incredible host!

What an honor to receive the 2024 Excellence in Science Award (early career) from FASEB ! Couldn’t have done this without my amazing trainees, mentors and family. It does take a (diverse) village to achieve excellence. HHMI NEWS Vanderbilt University Medical Center VI4Research VUMC Molecular Pathogenesis

Ariana Campbell is a 2024 NSF GRFP fellow!! Congratulations Ariana Campbell!! 🤩🥳 #proudPI

Celebrating Ashley’s NSF GRFP with the team!!

Had a great time visiting Penn yesterday! Thank you Monica McCallum for hosting, I very much enjoyed meeting all the undergrads and grads and catching up with Matthews Group Joe Zackular et al!

Congratulations Ashley Weiss!!

ThePatrick&WatsonLabs Dr. Sunny Shin Alex Ensminger And yet Joe Zackular has already pointed out the contribution of vibrio to squid health!

Congratulations to amazing Zackular lab CAMB Graduate Group Penn BGS graduate student, Ashley Weiss, for being awarded the NSF GRFP!! We are so proud!! Penn Microbiology CHOP Research

ECRs - dont forget to sign up for the Streptococcal GRS (Aug 10-11)!! Enterococci are welcome too! We have spots still available, so sign up and come hanging out with fellow ECRs before the main GRC. ***Abstract deadline for talk selections May 5!*** grc.org/streptococcal-… RT!

In a new study lead by Josh Kirsch and in collaboration with Andrew Hryckowian, we provide a comprehensive IS database for use with polymicrobial MAGs. We show that IS insertions target accessory genes within the microbiota that support gut adaptation. cell.com/cell-host-micr…

At long last, we have finally identified a degradation regulator of a specific, pupylated, proteasome substrate! An opus led by student Shoshanna Kahne in collaboration with Aravind group rheelab BhabhaEkiertLab Alejandro Pironti James Chen

Many (2) have asked about the AI based algorithm used to rank Pathogen March Madness. With progress to sweet 16 on the line - note that advocacy (or lack of -7) counts, but throwing shade on other organisms is also important.

Congratulations to Zackular lab postdoc, Dr. Marisa Egan, on her new position Swarthmore College!!! The Egan lab is going to do amazing things and I can’t imagine a better person to educate students on all things microbiology!

Thrilled to announce that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Biology Swarthmore College in the Fall! What an honor to be able to teach microbiology and mentor undergraduate students in the lab every day! This is my dream come true! I feel immensely grateful.

Anyone looking for a technician position should check out this opportunity in the Sengupta_Lab at CHOP Research!! Amazing science and mentor!!