Gemma C. Atkinson

The Viral AlphaFold Database of monomers and homodimers reveals conserved protein folds in viruses of bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes VAD is a Viral AlphaFold Database of protein monomers and homodimers from viruses infecting hosts across the tree of life.

Viral AlphaFold Database (VAD) is live in Science Advances

~27,000 predicted viral protein monomers & homodimers

Conserved folds across bacteria, archaea & eukaryotic viruses

New toxin–antitoxin system KreTA uncovered

Vast “functional darkness” remains uncharted

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Great! Enjoy! Sending my best wishes

Looking forward to this!

I do, if I can squeeze it in 😁

ooo this looks fun, and in ❤️York❤️

Really excited to share our resource and analysis of AlphaFold-predicted monomers and homodimers across viruses and phages. Project driven by fab PhD student @rodai.bsky.social and with our great collaborators Joana Pereira @joanampereira.bsky.social and @ninjani.bsky.social

Two ERC-funded postdoc positions available in the team - one here and second to follow - please repost! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

A fanciful depiction of BASEL phages on a roadmap. Credit: Fabienne Estermann

The BASEL collection of E. coli #phages is limited by its host strain. @humollidorentina.bsky.social @damienpiel.bsky.social @aharms485.bsky.social &co use a modified host to add 36 new phages, revealing roles of O-antigen in recognition & R-M systems in immunity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4jirGvX

last day to apply for a post-doc position in my group #phagesky #microsky

Looking forward to attending this conference for the 1st time and co-chairing this session with amazing speakers!

Join us on 2 and 3 April and listen to @gemmaatkinson.bsky.social, @epcrocha.bsky.social , @tatianadimitriu.bsky.social and Tim Blower!

#Microbio25

Postdoctoral research fellow with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage-host interactions Description of the Workplace In the Atkinson lab we are interested in making discoveries about protein function and structure, with a focus on bacterial immune system components that protect against b

Reminder about two open positions:
1) tenure track group leader position on data driven infection research lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
2) post-doc in mine/Vasili's join team lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
#phagesky #microsky

Postdoctoral research fellow with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage-host interactions Description of the Workplace In the Atkinson lab we are interested in making discoveries about protein function and structure, with a focus on bacterial immune system components that protect against b

Please spread the word! We have an opening in the Atkinson lab for a post-doc with a focus on the molecular mechanisms of microbial immune systems. Can be a fully computational or experimental or hybrid project.

Read more and apply here:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
#phage #bioinformatics

Associate Senior Lecturer (DDLS fellow) in data driven epidemiology and biology of infection Lund is strategically positioned close to the continent, hosting major national and European research infrastructures, such as MAX.IV Laboratory and the European Spallation Source (ESS). In the field

Bioinformatics junior group leader position in Lund, specialising in infection and/or epidemiology. These are really nice positions with generous support. Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested in becoming our colleague! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Does this also apply to research on viruses of bacteria?

Pulse - Application Application PULSE postdoc applicants have the opportunity to choose between an academic or an entrepreneurial track. Both fellowship tracks will include advanced training in research and transferable ...

Post-doc opportunities! Wet/dry/hybrid projects available in my group. Drop me an email with CV if interested.
www.scilifelab.se/research/pul...

LoVis4u: a locus visualization tool for comparative genomics and coverage profiles Abstract. Comparative genomic analysis often involves visualization of alignments of genomic loci. While several software tools are available for this task

Excited to share that our paper on locus visualisation tool LoVis4u is out! Entirely driven by fantastic PhD student Artyom Egorov @egorov.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nargab/artic...

Some exciting news about our structure prediction infrastructure LU-Fold: we have joined forces with SciLifeLab to improve accessibility to technologies and expertise. Read more here nbis.se/news/LUfold

Big day for the family. Today one of these two became a full professor. Nice job @hauryliuk.bsky.social !

Such a good VH-GCA lab symposium day to round off the year!

Sorry I missed you! Hope to catch up sometime here or in Umeå or somewhere else :)

Thanks, and a belated congrats to you Lars-Anders for your big grant and big prize!

Grateful to the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for funding a 3 year project on antibiotic resistance & phages in my group. If you're looking for a post-doc position in 2025, have a phagey background, & are interested in combining wet and dry research then keep a look out for an ad soon!

Any tips?

Hi Sara, hm good question. I don’t think I’ve come across such a tool, but I’ll share your question

Diverse phage defence systems define West African South American pandemic Vibrio cholerae Our understanding of the factors underlying the evolutionary success of different lineages of pandemic Vibrio cholerae remains incomplete. Interestingly, two unique genetic signatures define the West ...

Exciting times! Our latest preprint is now live 🤩!
After nearly 16 yrs of running my lab, I truly believe this is one of the most significant contributions we've made. It offers fresh hypotheses about how pandemic Vibrio cholerae spreads globally. Let’s dive in!🧵..1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

thanks Rob!

Great! We’d love to hear your feedback 😊

So fab to hear when people find our lab tools useful. Now that he’s on Bluesky, I can tag Artyom @egorov.bsky.social , the amazing PhD student who made iLund4u and loVis4u

Glad to hear you’re interested in giving iLund4u/loVis4u a try Jason! Let us know what you think 😊

Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Anyone looking for an assistant professor position in biodiversity research? Not one but three positions available at Stockholm U:
www.su.se/department-o...