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Denish Piya and colleagues published a preprint on genome-wide CRISPRi knockdown to map essential elements across whole phage-host genome combinations at once. Their results recapitulate the essential genes determined from decades of analys

David Wishart and colleagues have introduced PHASTEST (PHAge Search Tool with Enhanced Sequence Translation) as a faster and more accurate web server for annotating prophage sequences and bacterial genomes. In standardized tests, PHASTEST o

A recent preprint by Michele Mutti and colleagues reveals that phage activity against Staphylococcus aureus is severely impaired in plasma and synovial fluid. Coagulation factors binding to the bacteria form clots that protect them from pha

Copenhagen-based SNIPR Biome, a CARB-X portfolio company, has developed SNIPR001, a cocktail of CRISPR-armed phages designed to target E. coli. A recent release by Robin Berghaus of CARB-X highlights the potential of SNIPR001 to prevent blo

PLOS ONE survey (N = 787, Prolific) of UK public awareness and acceptance of phage therapy found moderate acceptance, a mean likelihood of 4.71 on a 1-7 scale. Priming participants to think about novel medicines and antibiotic resistance ra

Bacteriophage Research Scientist at ADM in Cork The Cell Culture and Bacteriophage Research Scientist will work, under minimal supervision of the Director of R&D, on various research projects revolving around the support of basic microbiolo

This week, we’re proud to open up registration for the Evergreen Phage Meeting. This year’s Evergreen phage meeting will be in-person (!), absolutely packed with science and activities (!!), and will be a celebration of both Betty’s lifetim

Gonzaga University is seeking a teacher-scholar for a one-year, non-tenure-track faculty position to teach introductory biology lecture and lab courses, including our Information Flow in Biological Systems course and a phage discovery lab.

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is seeking a Bacteriophage Therapeutics Research Technician II to establish new lab techniques, analyze results, and maintain lab operations.

Three research opportunities are available at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA in Silver Spring, Maryland. The participants' project aims to evaluate the use of phage to treat Staphyloccocus aureus colonization and/or d

The Joint Genome Institute is seeking a Research Scientist to join the Viral Genomics Group and lead research projects to characterize uncultivated viruses and their impact on microbiomes.

The lab of Dr. Spencer Diamond at UC Berkeley's Innovative Genomics Institute is recruiting postdocs to join a team including Jennifer Doudna and Jillian Banfield to generate a systems level understanding of microbiomes, including the impor

KU Leuven is seeking a postdoc with experience in synthetic biology and/or bioreactor process modelling for a bacterial synthetic biology research project aiming to exploit phage features to reprogram bacterial populations for controlled bi

The Silveira lab at the University of Miami is seeking a postdoc to investigate phage-bacteria interactions in South Florida ecosystems.

Phages for Global Health is currently hosting a workshop in Southeast Asia in collaboration with the UST BEATS Research Group (run by Donna May Papa) in the Philippines. Phage scientists from the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka,

Introducing PhageCast, a new podcast that brings you news and interviews covering the exciting world of phages. Hosted by a group of PhD students (David, Maria and Alexandre) from the Azeredo Lab (read about their story, published last week

Congratulations to Evelien Adriaenssens, who has passed her tenure review and become a permanent group leader at The Quadram Institute! Evelien has supported/driven so many phage community efforts over the years. She’s taught us all about h

“Resistant bacteria do a lot of taking…” The Center for Disease Control published Diane Shader Smith’s story of her daughter Mallory’s battle against a superbug, how phage therapy could have saved her life, and why more people need to share

Phables is a new method to resolve phage genomes from fragmented viral metagenomic assemblies. This article by Vijini Mallawaarachchi and colleagues shows how Phables identifies phage-like components, models each component, and identifies g

This paper by Samuel Barnett and Daniel Buckley explores the role of soil viruses in the carbon cycle. They added 13C-labelled carbon sources to soil and used metagenomic-SIP to detect 13C assimilation by viruses and their putative hosts. T