Professor in Microbiology at the University of Helsinki. Guitar in Insomnium. Honorary Fellow at the University of York and Honorary Professor at Nanjing Agricultural University https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/microbial-ecology-and-evolution
Busy start of the year. Not only because of science but also due to music activities and here’s the first glimpse.
INSOMNIUM - Shadowlife (OFFICIAL VIDEO)YouTube video by Century Media Recordsm.youtube.comVery happy that this piece of research finally sees the daylight! Super nice collaboration between Nanjing, York and Helsinki. Fun fact: we started this work over 10 years ago when I was working as a fellow at Imperial College. Sometimes good things come to those who wait.
Nature MicrobiologyOut Now! Bacteria–phage coevolution drives variation in bacterial wilt disease incidence via resistance–virulence trade-offs #MicroSky
A four-year postdoc focusing on "plant growth-promoting bacteriophages" available in my group. Skills in metaviromics and metagenomics essential. Application deadline: 2.2.2026. For more info, see the link.
Postdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophagesPostdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophagesjobs.helsinki.fiInterested in doing a PhD in phage biology? See below a super cool project on megaphage ecology and evolution available at the University of Jyväskylä (FIN) in Elina Laanto's lab (Project no. 4). Co-supervision provided by yours truly.
Elina Laanto🚀 PhD opportunity The Dept of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, is recruiting 1–4 new PhD candidates. One of the positions is potentially in my lab, focusing on megaphages and their hosts. Details and apply here 👇 bit.ly/48eqYNB #phage
Great postdoc opportunity available in Zurich!
Rolf KümmerliWe are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work on pathogen interactions. Please send in your application via jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
This will be an excellent meeting - highly recommended!
Michael BrockhurstThis meeting will be great! Abstract submission open now See you 26-27 Nov in Liverpool microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Hope to see lots of interesting Ralstonia research in Wageningen next year!
IBWS2026The 8th International Bacterial Wilt Symposium (8th IBWS2026) will be held on 22-26 March 2026 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The preparations regarding its organization are in full progress! Follow us to stay updated 🧫🌱👩🔬
Join the ESEB 2025 symposium on bacteria-phage ecology and evolution (S43) with Frédérique Le Roux and Michael Brockhurst as invited speakers. Submit abstracts by April 25, 2025 (eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...). See you in Barcelona, August 17-22, 2025! #phagesky
Great to see this work out with bunch of great colleagues!
Rolf KümmerliWe derive iron-siderophore interaction networks among Pseudomonas strains from sequencing data. One key insight: natural strains form dense networks, whereas pathogens are loners. With @frimanscience.bsky.social @zhiyuanli.bsky.social & Nanjing colleagues www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...