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Lorenz Leitner (Balgrist University Hospital, Switzerland) and colleagues published a new paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the results of a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial to investigate intravesical ph

Tao Zuo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and collegues published a new paper in Cell Host & Microbe on the fecal DNA virome of 930 healthy adults from two regions in China spanning six ethnicities, including urban and rural residents.

Jānis Rūmnieks (Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, Latvia) and colleagues published a new paper in Science Advances showing the 3D structure of 22 uncultured ssRNA phages.

Kaat Schroven (KU Leuven, Belgium) and colleagues published a new review in FEMS Microbiology Reviews on phages as drivers of bacterial virulence and their potential for biotechnological exploitation.

Alejandro González-Mora (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico) and colleagues published a new review in Vaccines on phage-based vaccines for antigen delivery.

This teaching module uses PHASTER and other freely available tools for phage genome identification and phylogenetic analysis in undergraduate microbiology courses. The exercises were field-tested in classes and undergraduate directed resear

This week, we interviewed Dr. Manuel Garrido, a Production Specialist at TechnoPhage, about how they've scaled their phage manufacturing with the help of the Cellexus CellMaker. Phage manufacturing seems to be a bottleneck for the global ph

Randstad USA (Rockville, MD) is hiring an Associate Scientist II to work on animal studies (phage work included).

Apply to work as a full-time Manufacturing Technician to work on phage production process development, including establishment and execution of protocols to manufacture EPA-registered product.

A one-year Research Fellow position is available in the lab of Dr. Nicholas Waterfield in the Warwick Medical School. This will be an Innovate UK funded post, working on a project led by recent University of Warwick spin-out company NanoSyr

PhagePro is looking for a Scientist II to participate in our research on our cholera phage cocktail as we prepare for clinical trials. The position is located at PhagePro’s lab space at the Tufts Launchpad in Boston, MA. Please visit our we

The RAW (Richard Allen White) lab at UNCC (Charlotte, North Carolina) is looking for an amazing phage biologist, molecular biologist and/or synthetic biologist.

This issue was sponsored by Cellexus, which pioneers revolutionary, market leading single-use airlift bioreactor systems and technology. Email enquiries@cellexus.com for more info.

A postdoctoral research position is available in the Nelson laboratory at the University of Florida. The first phase of research involves characterizing the microbiota of human diarrheal disease samples and identifying antimicrobial factors

We are urgently seeking Acinetobacter baumannii phages for a patient in Switzerland. Ways to help at this stage: - By sending your phages for testing on the patient's strain - By receiving the strain and testing your phages - By receiving

Li Deng's lab at Helmholtz Zentrum and Technical University of Munich is looking for a highly motivated postdoc with a strong background in synthetic biology to work on a newly founded COVID-19 project. The successful candidate will constru

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to form and lead a rational design project with the purpose of improving transposase gene delivery (includes work with phages).

The next rendition of PHAVES will be a seminar with Dr. Panos Kalatzis (University of Copenhagen) on Sept 22 at 11:00 AM Eastern / 5:00 PM (GMT+2). Panos will tell us about the potential of phage therapy in aquaculture. Small group networki

Elections for the International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms (ISVM) Officers will take place in October 2020. We are still looking for more candidates who wish to serve on the ISVM Board and are extending the candidate application

Apply for the Viruses Young Investigator Award to win 2000 Swiss Francs, an offer to publish a paper free of charge without a fixed deadline in Viruses (subject to peer review), an engraved plaque, and an invitation to speak at the Viruses