Meike Wortel
Evolutionary Systems Biologist @ SILS University of Amsterdam
meikewortel.com
- Reposted by Meike WortelWe're Hiring! We're looking for a postdoc with bioinformatics/modelling skills to join us in an exciting microbiome ecology project in Manchester (deadline 1st March) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- Reposted by Meike WortelLast chance to submit an abstract to our symposium on fitness landscapes and genotype-phenotype maps!
- New year, new conferences! Consider submitting to the symposium on Fitness landscapes and Genotype-phenotype maps, linking computational and experimental approaches (organising with @n-martin.bsky.social; @dbajic.bsky.social invited spreaker) at SMBE (28/6-2/7)! Abstract deadline February 3rd!
- Reposted by Meike Wortelwww.wur.nl/en/vacancy/f... Become our new colleague (and next door neighbor) and lead a chair/group/department of Biophysics at Wageningen University. Reach out to me for info and please spread!!!
- Reposted by Meike WortelFor a New Year, we have a new chapter in the latest edition of our textbook! Check out Benefit and cost of a protein and other chapters here principlescellphysiology.org/book-economi...
- New year, new conferences! Consider submitting to the symposium on Fitness landscapes and Genotype-phenotype maps, linking computational and experimental approaches (organising with @n-martin.bsky.social; @dbajic.bsky.social invited spreaker) at SMBE (28/6-2/7)! Abstract deadline February 3rd!
- SMBE2026 Symposium 20 | Mapping fitness landscapes with mechanistic models, machine learning and experiments 📨 Abstract submission smbe2026.org/abstracts 📋 Programme details smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026
- Reposted by Meike WortelOrganisers - @meikewortel.bsky.social | University of Amsterdam - @n-martin.bsky.social | @crg.eu Invited Speaker - @dbajic.bsky.social | Delft University of Technology
- Reposted by Meike WortelPhD position available at the University of Bern in Prof. Claudia Bank's lab. Application deadline: Jan 9, 2026. Ideal for candidates with a strong math and programming background. More info: banklab.github.io/positions/ #phd
- Reposted by Meike WortelSubmit an abstract to our symposium "S20 Mapping fitness landscapes with mechanistic models, machine learning and experiments" 🧬 - organised with @meikewortel.bsky.social
- Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open! Submit your research and apply for SMBE awards via the submission portal. 📝 Read more & submit here: smbe2026.org/abstracts And symposium selection is now finalized! 👉 See all accepted symposia: smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026
- Recently submitted a paper to iMetaOmics @imetascience.bsky.social which states to have fees waived at their website (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2996...), but after acceptence asks for fees. I hope this is a misunderstanding and resolved soon, but I'm wondering if others had similar issues...
- Reposted by Meike WortelWe have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch 🤓⛰️📊👩💻🎓: banklab.github.io/positions/ Please share widely! #QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
- Reposted by Meike WortelMy department (Rutgers Med School Biochem & Mol Bio) is hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Evolutionary Medicine. Topic is interpreted broadly, but candidates should integrate evolutionary theory with molecular mechanisms. Please share! jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/261...
- Reposted by Meike WortelWhat, where, when? 📅 October 31st, 2025 | 12:00 – 18:00 📍 Auditorium, O2 building, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 🎟️ Free, register here (before 1st Oct with a talk title; 15th Oct regular): forms.office.com/e/qCrRcXhsyA
- Reposted by Meike WortelPlease spread the word! 10 days left to apply for this #sciencejobs as Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Quantitative Cell Biology 👩🔬 @izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch! ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo... #QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
- Reposted by Meike WortelNote it in your calendars! Aug 3-5, 2026. Excited to bring back MEEHubs to a hub near you (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, or virtual only)‼️
- We’re back! ✨ The next #MeeHubs26 is coming with 7 hubs across the globe and incredible lineups at each. Can’t wait to share more soon! meehubs.org
- Reposted by Meike WortelLeuk interview met voormalig PhD student Lars Zandbergen over zijn promotie onderzoek in NRC. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
- Reposted by Meike WortelAssistant Professor position in the Microbiome Engineering group (Prof Sahar El Aidy) at University of Amsterdam Assistant Professor in Microbiome Imaging and Functional Analysis werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
- Reposted by Meike WortelI am recruiting a Ph.D. student in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology for fall 2026. Please share! Details: qevomicrolab.org/Documents/Gr... Apply by October 1 here: forms.gle/38pPS1Ky84HB...
- After a mutation makes E. coli more resistant to cefotaxime, can it coexist with its less resistant ancestor? In collaboration (Philip Ruelens, Arjan de Visser, Eline de Ridder): with measurements of growth, detoxification, and death rates we can predict coexistence. doi.org/10.1128/mbio...
- I very much like the part that we were able to use a population dynamic model with only measured parameters and predict quite accurately at which antibiotic concentrations and cell densities the strains would coexist! This suggests that we were capturing the most important interactions in our model.
- The other nice thing is: these strains were only two mutations apart; mutations affecting the beta-lactamase TEM1. That means: costs for resistance only from TEM1 mutations are enough to sustain coexistence. For larger changes, such as with and without plasmids, coexistence was shown before.
- But now we show it in very similar strains, we wonder "How does this affect evolutionary paths?". For that you have to wait for the next article! Thanks to my co-authors and the reviewers, whose reviews have made us understand our data better and really improved our article: doi.org/10.1128/mbio...
- It was fun to record videos for the Economic Principles in Cell Biology MOOC ... coming this fall!
- 🎬 Hollywood called, but @meikewortel.bsky.social said: “I’m booked – starring in Economic Principles in Cell Biology: The Sequel.” Catch her and the rest of the cast at the @univie.ac.at summer school 👉 @economic-cell.bsky.social 🎥🌱📚
- Reposted by Meike WortelWe are looking for a postdoc to join our group to work on an ERC funded project on avian reproductive microbiomes. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies... Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
- Reposted by Meike WortelThere is still time to join us for engaging lectures and provoking discussions at our Summer School on Economic Principles of Cell Biology - at least online! Mark your calendars, July 23-26, and register here: univienna.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
- Postdoc in Experimental Evolution available at the University of Alberta with collaborators in our exciting HFSP project on predicting evolution in Candida communities! I Apply this month 🧫🥼📈 apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...
- Reposted by Meike WortelNew vacancy in my team! PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture. Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :) www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #MEvoSky #MicroSky
- Reposted by Meike Wortel🧩 PhD Position – Origins of Darwinian Inheritance 🧩 This joint PhD project between the @rug.nl (Rampal Etienne & Martijn Egas) and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social (Bram van Dijk) explores how simple prebiotic systems could evolve reliable information transfer. Apply here: shorturl.at/WgYMF
- Reposted by Meike WortelCome work with us! We're looking of postdoc(s) with experience in bacterial genomics and interest in mathematical modelling to work on bacterial ecology and evolution in the context of public health. tinyurl.com/n34vzszu
- I'm glad to have recommended this very nice (and my first) paper for @peercommunityin.bsky.social . The nice (and thorough) reviewers, authors and PCI support didn't make my job hard. It was a good experience! (I could recommend it 😀) doi.org/10.24072/pci...
- Reposted by Meike WortelWe have a 2-year postdoc position available in the Lind Lab at Umeå University, Sweden! Predicting and steering experimental evolution of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Reposts appreciated. umu.varbi.com/en/?jobtoken...
- Reposted by Meike Wortel🎥 Behind the scenes with @diana-sz.bsky.social shooting for the Economic Principles in Cell Biology summer school 🌱📚 Join us this July for cutting-edge lectures & interactive blended learning! 📢 Register epcp.univie.ac.at/summer-schoo... @economic-cell.bsky.social
- Reposted by Meike WortelJoin us for the Netherlands Society for Evolutionary Biology (NLSEB) annual meeting - April 8 in Ede, NL. Great keynote speakers and sure to be a fun day. Abstract submissions now open! @nlseb.bsky.social
- Reposted by Meike WortelIt is true, we are coming back for the 4th Summer School "Economic Principles in Cell Biology" from July 23-26th 2025! Register to join us in Vienna or remotely epcp.univie.ac.at/summer-schoo...
- Reposted by Meike WortelPhD position in bottom-up synthetic biology, where you will couple regulation to sensing in synthetic cells. Apply if you have a quantitative mind set and like working in a collaborative, creative, pionieering and social team. Please share, deadline nov 22 www.academictransfer.com/en/346627/ph...
- Reposted by Meike WortelNew preprint up! We sequenced hundreds of samples from across one of Earth's oldest living organisms - the Pando aspen clone - to understand how mutations accumulate and spread in long-lived clonal organisms. Our results were…surprising. 1/30
- Reposted by Meike WortelMicrobes are everywhere, but postdocs are hard to find: apply before the end of the month: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post...
- Reposted by Meike WortelHi all, I'm currently recruiting a PhD student who would like to use AI&Bioinformatics to discover the secrets how to grow bacteria that are currently uncultivable... Please repost. Applications can be done through the website only: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
- Reposted by Meike WortelOver here in Amsterdam, we are still looking for a postdoctoral researcher with microbiome bioinformatics skills and a mindset for statistics: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post...
- One week left to apply! Interested in computational models to study the predictability of evolution in Candida communities? Apply through the link below!
- I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher for a 3-year position on the predictability of evolution using computational modelling: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post... Please share!
- Reposted by Meike WortelIs there a link between the microbes in your food and your gut microbiome? and how about the soil that your food grew on? join us for a postdoc to find out: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post...
- I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher for a 3-year position on the predictability of evolution using computational modelling: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post... Please share!
- Reposted by Meike WortelPhD position at Wageningen University supervised by me and Hilje Doekes. You will combine bioinformatics and modelling to untangle the drivers of phage diversity across space and time - www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... #PhDposition #phage #bioinformatics #modelling
- Two more days to apply to the PhD position on modeling the infant microbiome! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-...
- Reposted by Meike WortelPlease share: Funded PhD project on the ecology and evolution of antibiotic resistance 🦠🧬🫁 at Queen’s University Belfast. Application deadline: 21 June Please 📧 me with any questions, happy to chat! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- I am looking for a PhD candidate to work on computational metabolic modelling of infant microbiomes with me @SILS_UvA! Close collaboration with experimental research and cohort studies in nwo-metahealth.nl Info and apply (before June 1st!): vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-...
- Reposted by Meike WortelOne more week to apply for our lab's biophysics/comp bio postdoc position on predicting evolution in microbial communities! A truly interdisciplinary opportunity to collaborate with @meikewortel.bsky.social and Daniel Charlebois on an HFSP-funded project. Please share if you can!
- I am recruiting a postdoc in statistical physics, computational biology, or a related field to study the predictability of evolution in microbial communities. Please share! Details: qevomicrolab.org/wp-content/u... Apply by May 1 here: forms.gle/hMNgrh3Ja5dP...
- Reposted by Meike WortelI am recruiting a postdoc in statistical physics, computational biology, or a related field to study the predictability of evolution in microbial communities. Please share! Details: qevomicrolab.org/wp-content/u... Apply by May 1 here: forms.gle/hMNgrh3Ja5dP...
- Reposted by Meike WortelLooking back on the wonderful 3rd quantitative microbial ecology meeting yesterday. As always, it was such a joy to be surrounded by wonderful people and stimulating research. sites.google.com/view/qme-nl
- Reposted by Meike WortelDear colleagues: I am looking for a scientist on a very challenging project: sponge cell culture and co-culture with bacteria. Looking for someone with animal cell culture development skills. Please forward/repost: microbialifeaquatic.wordpress.com/group/ Laboratory for Microbiology, Wageningen, NL
- I'm happy 😀 to announce I have a PhD position on the mathematical 🧮 modelling 💻 of microbial 🦠 evolution! I'm looking forward to working with an enthousiastic candidate on this project, please contact me with any questions! #JobAlert Please retweet! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-...
- 5 more days to apply!
- Reposted by Meike WortelExciting PhD opportunity with my colleagues in Wageningen. Hilje, the supervisor, is the best teacher I have ever met. If you're looking for a cool modelling project, I say go for it! :) www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
- Reposted by Meike WortelNew collaborative work from our lab on the transmission of AMR in a community context. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We find that Gram positive bacteria, particularly enterocci, increase the conjugation efficiency of uropathogenic E.coli.
- Three more weeks to apply for the PhD position on mathematical modelling of microbial evolution in my group! vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-... Now also announced on my new website 🖥️: meikewortel.com Contact me if you are interested or forward to someone who might be. Thanks!
- Postdoctoral fellowships available for interdisciplinary research related to emergence (FAEME): d-iep.org/emergencefello… (deadline Jan 31st)
