Rodrigues Lab

Check out the latest paper from our lab in PLOS Genetics, where we examine the role of a small protein in cell-cell signalling during sporulation. Thanks to our collaborators @SGribaldo @CavaLab_MIMS Per Bullough and Cecile Morlot journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/a…

When #AlphaFold2 came out, we wondered: Could it help us understand how enzymes evolve? So we tried it—and it worked! nature.com/articles/s4158…

🔬 🧫 The Collier lab is hiring a new Postdoc! 🧬 🧪 We are looking for a motivated candidate to study mechanisms controlling DNA replication in Alphaproteobacteria with complex genomes. --> Apply by 30th August 2025 using this link: tinyurl.com/y5e5pm59

The mantra “location, location, location” isn’t just about real estate. For life scientists, more than 50% of their productivity can be attributed to the institution where they work, according to a new study. @ScienceCareers scim.ag/44V9Vxo

Finally out! 🎉 Our first work at @humantechnopole is published in @NatureComms: "Translating microbial kinetics into quantitative responses and testable hypotheses using Kinbiont" 📄 nature.com/articles/s4146…

#Newpaper Bacterial cell walls are polymers made of sugar backbones cross-linked with amino acid peptides. Recent work from Manjula Reddy's lab led by @shambhavi_garde highlights how the identity of the amino acid most proximal to the sugar backbone is crucial for bacteria. 1/2

Excellent talk from @MojganRabiey @warwickuni using phage to control bacterial pathogens in crops. Lots of tutorial questions from enthusiastic plant-curious (and future plant sci leaders ‘n shaker) students at @GatsbyPlantScEd #GPSSS

Nice work from Chelsea Brown: she used integrative modelling to build and simulate a mitochondrial cristae (rdcu.be/eujAC).

Out Now! The structure of the complete extracellular bacterial flagellum reveals the mechanism of flagellin incorporation bit.ly/4nqcNe9 #Microbiology #Bacteria #Flagellum

Out Now! In situ structure of a bacterial flagellar motor at subnanometre resolution reveals adaptations for increased torque bit.ly/40t7rVl #Microbiology #CryoEM #BacterialResearch

Out Now! Cell wall stress in bacteria increases a nucleotide second messenger to reduce turgor bit.ly/44rKcw8 #Bacteria #CyclicDiAMP #CellWall

Many congratulations to Manjula Reddy for the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the @Univ_Toulouse. @CSIR_IND

Post-doc fellowship available in my lab at Umeå University, Sweden🇸🇪. The project is focused on structure and function of lipoprotein transports systems in Gram-negative bacteria. Read more and apply here: umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo… Closing date - 10th of august 2025.

An AI model developed by Google DeepMind could help scientists make sense of the non-protein-coding part of the genome go.nature.com/4k4EcPF

Fantastic talk by @BlowerLab as part of our 2nd Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Symposium! Very honoured to have Professor Tim Blower as our keynote speaker! @WarwickLifeSci @CRodriguesLab

Excited to share that our study on SanA (a previously uncharacterized protein) is now published! Through comprehensive genetic analyses, we reveal that SanA acts as a negative regulator of peptidoglycan synthesis in the periplasmic space. #peptidoglycan journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/a…

Very happy to share that a large part of my thesis work is out today: B. subtilis uses the second messenger c-di-AMP to modulate its turgor pressure in response to the state of its cell envelope.  nature.com/articles/s4156…

Nature research paper: Brain implantation of soft bioelectronics via embryonic development go.nature.com/45gI50m

Om campus, looks like we have some careful lawn mowing to protect the wild orchids from being chopped by blades.

Paper accepted! Thanks reviewers 1, 2 & 3 for your time and effort!