Víctor de Lorenzo
@vdlorenzo_CNB
Not very active in X, if interested please follow me in https://bsky.app/profile/vdlorenzo.bsky.social
A 2 yr postdoc position at the Bacterial Genome Plasticity Unit of the Institut Pasteur (Paris) led by @amazeld in collaboration with Pierre-Alexandre Kaminski, funded by the French National Research Agency 👇



After a long sleep, environmental remediation with live biologics is back to the mainstream R&D agenda at this side of the pond. Wanna join an EU-wide on line conversation with bioremediation stakeholders this Nov 10? Express interest and register here 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/b7xVz7dJcu

Reasonably priced too given all the accommodations!
Deadline for applications extended to July 22 🔔! An unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge science in a highly interactive format 👇

Very last chance to apply for this Pseudomonas hands-on SynBio & Biotech Course 👇
Dear Pseudomonas aficionados: just a few weeks left to apply for this milestone @CSHL-Asia hands-on Course on Pseudomonas SynBio & Biotech in Suzhou csh-asia.org/?content/2645. The experiments run there will be the basis of a dedicated CSHL protocol book on our fav microorganism!
Last few days to apply for this fab Course! Check it out, Pseudomonas aficionados—and not aficionados but still curious to sortie in a new biological system 👇
Dear Pseudomonas aficionados: just a few weeks left to apply for this milestone @CSHL-Asia hands-on Course on Pseudomonas SynBio & Biotech in Suzhou csh-asia.org/?content/2645. The experiments run there will be the basis of a dedicated CSHL protocol book on our fav microorganism!
Bacteria have an intense social life, sometimes friendly to each other but most often nasty among them. Joseph Mougous microbiology.washington.edu/people/faculty… has been figuring out mol mechanisms behind such behaviours. Do not miss his talk today @CNB_CSIC on this intriguing matter 🤔


Postdoc positions available at the Lab of the one and only @lopesrra of the @CNB_CSIC funded by his brand new @ERC_Research Adv Grant 👇

Predatory practices—journals, meetings etc—are spoiling the research landscape and erasing trust in science. But what can be done? Here Timmis et al inspect the phenomenon & propose a few measures to contain and even revert the damage …icro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…
Deadline of application by July 6th. An intensive two weeks training via talks from leading metabolic engineers and practical tutoring from 5 different topics. A luxury opportunity for new synbio lovers at early career stage.
Dear Pseudomonas aficionados: just a few weeks left to apply for this milestone @CSHL-Asia hands-on Course on Pseudomonas SynBio & Biotech in Suzhou csh-asia.org/?content/2645. The experiments run there will be the basis of a dedicated CSHL protocol book on our fav microorganism!
I’ve heard stories on catastrophic phage contaminations that wreaked havoc in cultures & strain collections of Labs affected—to the point that they had to be temporarily closed for deep cleaning, UV irradiation etc. Has any of such episodes ever been duly documented & published?
Dear Pseudomonas aficionados: just a few weeks left to apply for this milestone @CSHL-Asia hands-on Course on Pseudomonas SynBio & Biotech in Suzhou csh-asia.org/?content/2645. The experiments run there will be the basis of a dedicated CSHL protocol book on our fav microorganism!

Perhaps we should avoid using military metaphors in our papers... "The FBI said authorities found a scientific article on Liu’s phone that was titled, “Plant-Pathogen Warfare under Changing Climate Conditions.”" theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
We too calculated that replacing kerosene with SAF is only possible for a small fraction of today’s commercial jet fleet. As it takes only Google, a calculator, commonsense logic & ~15 min to make this calculation, why don’t policymakers run the numbers? doi.org/10.1093/plphys…
This thread 👇
Diets+food systems are driving an ongoing epidemic of overweight/obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes & other diseases ⬇️Fixes are long overdue. See this straightforward 1-stop resource for decision-makers & concerned citizens from @UF_IFAS @UFMedicine doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…🧵
Off to Spain🇪🇸 today for my annual European tour. Will be visiting Sevilla, Malaga, and Madrid, hosted by @CABD_UPO_CSICm ,@manavellalab, and @vdlorenzo_CNB, respectively, to talk about life as an editor. If you'd like to host me at your institution in the future, let's talk!
The application for the Advanced Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering of Pseudomonas course @CSHANews, organized by @vdlorenzo_CNB @PabloINik GuoQiangChen, is open. The deadline is July 7th. Please submit your application via the link below: csh-asia.org/?content/2645
#CSHAsia #Synthetic #Biology Summer School Unlock the Future of Bioengineering! 📅Date: July 20 - August 3 📍Location: Suzhou, China 🎯For: Undergraduate/Graduate Students & Young Researchers ⌛️Deadline: May 19, 2025 Limited seats! Apply now: csh-asia.org/?content/2712
Academic institutions worldwide must welcome de-funded US researchers 👇 iums.org/kenneth-timmis…
Today is my last day of posting in Twitter/X. I have enjoyed a lot being part of the conversation on so many interesting issues, but have also been occasionally bullied, insulted & threatened. Time to move to 🦋 with the new year, find me in bsky.app/profile/vdlore… Happy 2025!