Prahathees Eswara
Associate Professor at U. South Florida 🌴🌊 | Postdoc - NIH | PhD - U. Houston | Bacterial Cell Biologist 🔬 | he/him
www.eswaralab.com
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraFriends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraCanada Research Chairs www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...: $1M/year for 8 years, plus up to $6M in CFI infrastructure support. Looking for leading researchers abroad interested in AMR research, antibiotic discovery (Pandemicstopai.ca), phages. Email short vision + CV. Tight deadlines: March 10 & June 15
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraWe are hiring new faculty!! Come join our amazing community in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine! The deadline for applications is 2/21, but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraA new year brings new opportunities: we are looking to fill a permanent professorship position with a Microbiologist preferably with expertise on archaeal biology, RNA biology or imaging techniques to unravel cell biology in prokaryotes! Please share and/or apply :)! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraA cool genetic system to study site-pecific replication fork collapse and repair from the brilliant @winterhalterlab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraThe sporulation phosphorelay protein Spo0B is membrane localized in Paenibacillus! The transmembrane domain appears to increase interaction with relay partners. Congrats to former lab undergrad @isabellalin.bsky.social and her grad mentor @cassidyprints.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraA major challenge in RNA delivery is overcoming poor loading efficiency into nanoparticles. F. Machinandiarena solves this by using "SSHELs", our particles inspired by bacterial spores, to deliver RNA specifically to HER2+ ovarian cancer cells. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraLate job posting: My department is hiring a tenure-track faculty member in microbiology! Please share with anyone interested in working at a PUI. We have a preference for someone who can teach Medical Microbiology, but other than that the focus is open-ended. Happy to answer qs.
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraDo viruses use RNA to rewire bacteria? Yes! In our paper in @cp-molcell.bsky.social RIL-seq reveals interkingdom RNA interactions during λ infection. Phages don’t just encode proteins, they use small RNAs to hijack bacterial replication and fine-tune infection. #RNA #Phage doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraWhat is better than one? Two connected papers! #NewResearch S protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae activates PBP1a and coordinates with a wider GpsB-associated multi-protein complex to regulate peptidoglycan remodelling and cell division. #MicroSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraTake advantage of this fantastic opportunity to become part of the SCALE community! Several professorships and group leader positions are available at Goethe University and FIAS. We are looking for professors in the fields of molecular microbiology, cellular biochemistry, and molecular biochemistry.
- ⏰Call for Applications - Join Our Team and Help Shape Our Cluster @goetheuni.bsky.social and the Cluster of Excellence SCALE - Subcellular Architecture of Life are seeking 3 highly motivated scientists to join a vibrant and innovative research community on Campus Riedberg. Share with your network!
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraCan’t wait!! My bacterial cell bio friends, you’re gonna want to go to this GRC and GRS.
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraTenure-Track Faculty Position in Microbiology Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word! hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraFer’s tour de force in B. anthracis is out! Fer got Tn-seq running, built an ordered knockout library, defined all essential sporulation genes, and found a peptidoglycan deacetylase inhibitor critical for engulfment. Including our first one-by-all Alphafold screen! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswara🚨The Yap Lab at Northwestern Univ is looking to fill 2 postdoc positions in 2026 to study aspects of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance and RNA synthesis-degradation. Please contact Frances Yap at frances.yap@northwestern.edu for details. sites.northwestern.edu/yaplab/. Pls repost #Microsky
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraExcited to share my latest postdoctoral work in the Shen Lab at Tufts! In this study, we follow up on an exciting finding by former grad student @shailab.bsky.social that C diff uses its Class A PBP (PBP1) to drive cell division (unlike previously studied bacteria)! journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraWhy does daptomycin resistance appear so fast in Enterococcus? We finally have a clue. DAP resistance in enterococci pops up quickly. What’s been missing is why resistance-associated membrane changes look the way they do, and why the classic path of mutations is so predictable.
- A two-component system signaling hub controls enterococcal membrane remodeling in response to daptomycin biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- 🔊 New story! This GlmR (of hope) article has it all. Cell shape, cytokinesis, c-di-AMP, and catalysis - the famous 4 Cs 💎? There is also antibiotic resistance, phosphorylation, acetylation, and a (cool) model to explain what shapes Bacillus cells. Excellent group effort. Congrats team! #Microsky
- Staying in the loop to make ends meet: roles and regulation of GlmR in Bacillus subtilis biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraJob alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraOur Department of Microbiology & Immunology at UCSF is running a faculty search this year for a new Assistant Professor! Please see the ad below for details. Searching for a great colleague, mentor, and scientist! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05807
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswaracell divisionists & FtsZ fans take note 👇
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraWe're hiring! 5 tenure track assistant professors. 2 #microbiology, 2 #Evolution, 1 #biologicalclocks jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675062/f...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraImmunization with peptides can elicit antigen-specific T cell responses, but they're not widely used because they are poorly immunogenic and are rapidly cleared. Domenico D'Atri solves this by using our "SSHEL" platform (synthetic bacterial spores) . journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
- We are hiring! Please share the news. Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Bacterial Pathogenesis See link below for details. We are a vibrantly growing department with friendly colleagues and supportive environment. Bonus: year-round sunshine in Tampa, FL 🌤🌴 Job Ad: tinyurl.com/USF-Microbio...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraSo great to see Lucy Shapiro — a scientific hero of mine both for her pioneering work and for her incredible communication skills —honored today www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswara"For a 55-year career in biomedical science—honored for discovering how bacteria coordinate their genetic logic in time and space to generate distinct daughter cells; for founding Stanford's distinguished Department of Developmental Biology; and for exemplary leadership at the national level"
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- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraFYI: Davos Compact on Antimicrobial Resistance 2025 Unified Coalition for AMR Response = UCARE Government and philanthropic organizations commit to create the right conditions for private sector investments to address AMR. See more at link reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_AMR...
- A paper cake for 👇🏾 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39602291/ Thanks to my talented and thoughtful wife, this has become a lab tradition. Excellent team effort by @dipanwitab.bsky.social, Asher, @lilymcknight.bsky.social, and Pilar! Congrats! 👏🏾
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraThis is one of my fav bac cell div papers. It's remarkable how much we've learned about cytokinesis in the past decade, and how much we still don't know. This paper harmonizes many of the disagreements in the field, like what limits construction rates (1/4)
- I’m excited that the work by Diego Ramirez and Lei Yin is out, where they gained several key insights into what provides the force underlying bacterial cell division doi.org/10.1101/2025.... To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraOur Pitt Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department in the School of Medicine is recruiting.. Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪 Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraNow published at mBio! journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswara🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook: It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks. Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
- Who would have thought I would ever publish an article about a bacterium? But here it is, but of course only because Litorilinea aerophilum actually has an archaellum! Here is what we learned about its cell structure and other surface appendages: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraWe are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraFaculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraElio Schaechter was one of my heroes. His 1958 paper with Ole Maaløe and Niels Kjeldgaard (fondly known as “SMK”) is a North Star for so much work in my group. A wonderful scientist, great communicator, and a very kind person. May his memory be a blessing.
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraBacterial cell wall & periplasm paradigm shift - important read #MicroSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- #microsky We challenge the long-standing view that peptidoglycan alone protects cells from bursting. Our study shows that the periplasm — enclosed by OM–PG connections — acts as a pressure buffer essential for osmoprotection in Gram-negative bacteria. 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- If you would like your favorite research topic to be covered at ASM Microbe 2026 in Washington DC, submit a session proposal. Deadline: Aug. 5, 2025 (2 pm US Eastern)
- Thank you for being part of #ASMicrobe 2025—your energy & insights made it unforgettable! Save the date for ASM Microbe 2026, June 4–8 in Washington, D.C.! Session proposals are now open—help shape next year’s program & advance the microbial sciences. asm.social/2tm
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraNew Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions. Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraNew tenure track assistant professor position in molecular microbiology in our department @dmf-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! We are casting a wide net for an experimental molecular microbiologist. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraExcited to share our latest review! Check it out to see what we know so far about how Staphylococcus aureus coordinates key processes during its cell cycle
- @felixrl.bsky.social's new review in JBC highlights recent research on how #Staph aureus performs several interrelated processes like peptidoglycan assembly, cell division septum placement, and how the septum is a hub for modifying the PG to decorate the cell surface: www.jbc.org/article/S002...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraHey y'all! My department is conducting a search for an assistant or associate professor in bacteriology. It's pretty broadly defined. If you know anyone who's looking for a great department that does awesome science - please send them our way! You can DM me with any questions you have 😀
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswara#BACELL2025 website is online: bacell2025.eu, registration will be open in few weeks Join the meeting on Bacillus organized by Leendert Hamoen 17th and 18th of June 2025, Amsterdam, 🇳🇱
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraExciting to see so many wonderful scientists, friends and all around amazing people in the AAM Class of 2025! CONGRATULATIONS, all! @ramamurthilab.bsky.social @goleylab.bsky.social @lawrenzlab.bsky.social @kimingeneva.bsky.social Jorn Coers, Fredrik Backhed asm.org/home-page
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswara@stevestuwill.bsky.social you posted on 𝕏 on Dec 5, 2020 this stunning video - why not repeat on 🔵bsky ? (sorry, I did)... "Time-lapse footage of a vampire amoeba: a microscopic organism that feeds on algal cells by breaking through their cell walls and sucking out their insides." #ProtistsOnSky
- Reposted by Prahathees Eswara#Microsky *please* use more hashtags, this is not 𝕏
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraExcited to share this first preprint from Kubra Yigit in my lab. It's a pink phenotype ya'll (pre-Barbie!). Let's see if I can thread about this...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraAngelika Gründling’s work from her sabbatical in the Bernhardt-Rudner labs is out. She came with the goal of finding the missing G+ phosphatidylglycerol phosphate phosphatase and found it with time to spare. I can also highly recommend her as a bay mate! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraBacterial cell division folks take note: @eswaralab.bsky.social lab reports that GpsB interacts with FtsZ and stimulates FtsZ GTPase activity in multiple G+ organisms (not just in #staph)! It also serves as an alternative to FtsA in anchoring FtsZ. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
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- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraLatest from Baumeister & @lottesogaard.bsky.social labs: The PomXYZ complex and its role in bacterial cell division. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #teamtomo #cryoET #cryoEM
- I had the opportunity to visit the Carter Center when I was in Atlanta for 2024 ASM Microbe. From (literally) peanuts to presidency - what an incredible life! Gift article: wapo.st/3VYcU4C
- Reposted by Prahathees EswaraPublished just in time for the holidays! I learned so much while writing about the past, present, and future of E. faecalis research with Gary. Check it out! 🦠🧫🧪🔬 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
