Very sad to read this. I first met Jeff when I was a PhD student in the late 90s and he was always generous with his time, especially to ECRs. His passion and enthusiasm for microbiology was inspiring.
FEMS is saddened to learn of the recent passing of Prof. Jeff Cole, former Editor-in-Chief of FEMS Microbiology Letters. He was committed to advancing the field & supporting young scientists. His legacy will continue to shape the community he helped nurture: t.co/g9kxRhYniO
It is not always clear where antibiotic resistances come from and why they spread so quickly between bacteria and even across environments. 🦠
This new #FEMSmicroBlog explores IncH plasmids as one potential driver of antibiotic resistances. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
Jeff Cole, Vice-President and Treasurer of the European Federation of Biotechnology. Emeritus Professor at University of Birmingham.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. Jeff Cole, former President and current Vice President of #EFB.
A respected microbiologist and leader, his legacy will endure.
Our thoughts are with his family & colleagues.
@unibirmingham.bsky.social @taeseokmoon.bsky.social @lehorsfall.bsky.social
Hey #Microsky, time to celebrate your amazing female colleagues, students and mentors for #IWD2026! Nominate an inspiring woman whose research, teaching, innovation, or community leadership deserves recognition! @femsmicro.org crm.fems-microbiology.org/ssp/internat...
View some great roles in microbiology on our jobs board, including:
🔬 PhD Position in Regulation & Evolution of Bacterial Multicellularity
🤖 Junior Research Group in AI in Health & Infection Research
🧫 Junior Research Group in Infection Biology …and more!
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Let's celebrate excellence together as we recognize the winners of the 2025 FEMS Journals Article Awards. These awards recognize the outstanding contributions of researchers who have pushed the boundaries of knowledge in the field of microbiology: buff.ly/OZ2eTKA
✨ Know a woman making an impact in microbiology?
Nominate her for recognition on the FEMS website and socials this International Women’s Day.
🗓️ Submit by 4 March: buff.ly/AKyMbQD
Let’s elevate the female voices driving microbiology forward.
#IWD2026
@femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org sad news about the former Editor in chief of FEMSLE
Namli et al. determined that Salmonella persists on cress under warming conditions, although contamination routes influence persistence and washing, while higher temperatures don’t enhance leaf survival.
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#FEMSMicrobiolEcol #ecology
🌿🍶 Happy World Kombucha Day! 🍶🌿
Cheers to the bacteria and yeasts that make kombucha fizzy, flavorful, and fascinating.
Discover the microbial magic inside every brew:
👉 buff.ly/RMqTeAr
Gosh, I can think of so, so many. #MicroSky please get nominating - I'm sure @femsmicro.org won't mind having to consider hundreds, or even thousands, of wonderful women in microbiology!
💡 We are inviting you to nominate a woman in microbiology whose work or impact deserves to be seen.
Selected nominations will be featured on the FEMS website and across our social media channels on International Women’s Day, 8 March.
👉 Who inspires you? Nominate them by 4 March . buff.ly/AKyMbQD
New Paper Alert!
Evolutionary mechanisms underlying bacterial adaptation to the plant environment
Published in the Journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews (@femsmicro.org )
Colab between @usaloficial.bsky.social @eezcsic.bsky.social @upm.es Tennessee State U. & IFALPA
Paper:
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
The WHO Priority Pathogen List includes 19 fungal pathogens that pose serious global health risks. 😷
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog explores how these pathogens appear in tropical Indonesian ecosystems and why they often go undetected. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
Visibility shapes the future of science. To celebrate #IDWGS that just passed, we are highlighting women who built microbiology and inviting you to help us highlight those shaping it today.
Drop your nominations below. We want to feature them in our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
Behind many breakthroughs in microbiology are women whose impact outpaced their recognition. To celebrate #IDWGS, we are bringing attention to their work. And the work continues. Nominate a female microbiologist we should interview for our community blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
Contribution and credit have not always aligned in science. So, we are highlighting the women who changed microbiology. Help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist whose impact deserves more visibility; we'll feature them in our blog for International Women's Day: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
To celebrate #IDWGS2026, we're highlighting women who shaped microbiology but never got their flowers, starting with Fanny Hesse.
We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
Our FEMS Microbiology Reviews webinar takes place next week. Register now to hear 5 leading authors discuss the tools and discoveries driving progress in microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis, from Pseudomonas taxonomy to fungal pathogenicity & Mycobacterium TB evolution: buff.ly/NTvPqBp
Agricultural soils are exposed to plastics, as well as pesticides and veterinary pharmaceuticals, suffering from their combined effects.
Our new #FEMSmicroBlog discusses how their interactions affect a critical microbial soil process: nitrogen cycling. #MicrobiologyIsEverywhere
We asked two microbiologists, Antonella Colque and Nurdana Orynbek, to test a selection of AI tools built for scientific publishing and research. The goal? To see how well these tools perform in real research tasks. Here is what worked for them.
And what did not : buff.ly/rm3775c
Fantastic team effort of several groups in the SPP2002 @dfg.de and a brilliant PhD - Eva Herdering in the Kiel team @schmitzstreitslab.bsky.social
How do prey choice and cell wall traits influence fungal predation? 🧫🦠
Discover how J.R. Smith et al. show that prey preference and cell wall remodelling shape predation efficiency in #Saccharomycopsis_schoenii:
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#FEMSYeastRes
Some bacterial pathogens alter the integrity of human cells more profoundly, for example by harming the DNA of the cells they infect.
This #FEMSmicroBlog explains how Staphylococcus aureus induces damage that triggers complex DNA repair mechanisms. #FascinatingMicrobes
Imagine my surprise seeing my own picture in the FEMS newsletter this week 😅
Had a great time chatting about my paper and discussing some of the excitement (and challenges) surrounding phage research. Check it out!
🎙️ New Microbes & Us Podcast
Episode 36 dives into Emma Sheriff’s award‑winning research on bacteriophages and Enterococcus faecalis. 🔬 Discover fresh insights into phage infection dynamics and proteomics.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/uJaAMyh
Want a clearer view of the molecular tools shaping microbiology right now? 🔬
Join our free webinar on 16 February, featuring four leading authors breaking down new tools and discoveries across microbial genomics, adaptation, and pathogenesis. Register now👉https://buff.ly/MrKCNiL
To cope with changing environments, some bacteria compact their chromosomes to conserve resources.
This new #FEMSmicroBlog describes how a small membrane protein helps E. coli trigger a global stress response to adapt to hostile conditions. #FascinatingMicrobes
Save the date for the Annual Meeting of ÖGMBT - Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology which will take place at the University Biology Building (UBB) at Vienna BioCenter this fall!
oegmbt.at/events/annua...
#partofviennabiocenter #ÖGMBT2026
