Sophie Darch
@DarchLab
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Assistant Professor (@USouthFlorida, @USFHealth) SEB ASM president 2024 loves #aggregates #Pseudomonas #CFResearch
Tampa, FL
Joined October 2012
Our latest publication is out! https://t.co/rSa2GEz402 Lots of hard work from @AlexaGannon here, and the best bit is we get to celebrate at her PhD graduation this Friday 🥳 If you like Pseudomonas and aggregate biofilms take a look! #pseudomonas #aggregates #CF #proudPI
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This study identifies genes essential for the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) aggregates in cystic fibrosis (CF) sputum, filling a critical gap in understanding their specific biology. Using...
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Excited to convene the 69th Wind River Conference!! Always awesome science and great people. Keynotes: @DNAtransport @motile_microbe @joeBondyDenomy and Dr. Katherine Lemon (not on X). Join us, and please RT!
Registration and abstract submission is open! Come to beautiful Breckenridge for the 69th Annual Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology June 2-6, 2025 at the Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center! Abstracts due April 1, lodging due May 2.
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🚨The Jennings Lab at Montana State is HIRING! Looking for an exciting lab in a beautiful location? Check out this position 👇
We're hiring a Research Associate/Lab Manager! Join us at Montana State University to work on bacterial pathogenesis research in the Microbiology & Cell Biology Department. Apply here: https://t.co/0mCoxJvwSa
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Looking for a fantastic lab to join? Speaking from experience you cannot ask for a better mentor!
.@PRSecor’s Laboratory (@montanastate) is hiring a Postdoc Researcher to study interactions between #phages, #bacteria, and the immune system in relation to #Lymedisease, using tick-mouse models, microbial genetics, genomics, and RNA-seq approaches. https://t.co/ag0O87nNai
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Was a pleasure writing this with @whiteleylab, excited to share it with the biofilm community!
Towards improved biofilm models https://t.co/ycNU0OZGPv In this Perspective, Rumbaugh and Whiteley explore the advantages and limitations of current medical biofilm models and outline a framework for quantitatively assessing model accuracy. @KendraRumbaugh @whiteleylab
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We are looking for a microbiologist and/or immunologist to join us at The University of South Florida in beautiful Tampa! This is an open rank position and we welcome all candidates with a passion for science and teaching to apply!
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Seeking candidates who study infectious diseases, with a focus on molecular mechanistic studies of viral or bacterial pathogens
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I'm excited to share my first postdoc paper! The surface interface and swimming motility influence surface-sensing responses in Pseudomonas aeruginosa | PNAS
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Bacterial biofilms have been implicated in several chronic infections. After initial attachment, a critical first step in biofilm formation is a ce...
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The link for the faculty position is now posted! Deadline is October 15th. Please share widely with talented scientists in your network. Come join us at UCSF! https://t.co/Gccrtpl8ym
Search: Tenure track Faculty Position @UCSF in the Dept. of Micro and Immuno, with lab space at the Mission Bay campus! We seek a creative investigator with a strong independent research plan who will be a great mentor, colleague, and peer. Job ad soon. Assistant Prof level.
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We are offering a virtual option to join the Southeastern branch of @ASMicrobiology conference this weekend! Please RT and share what will be a fantastic showcase of trainee talks from across FL, GA and AL #microbesrule #MicrobiologyIsForEveryone
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This year we invite you to submit images of your science as part of our Science Art competition. Art is to the beholder! This includes traditional microscopy images, agar art, artistic impressions...
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Hello folks! With exciting new grants and new projects in our lab, ✨we are hiring!✨ Please share with prospective Ph.D. students and/or postdocs interested in evolution, genetics, and microbes!
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The DEI committee at West Chester U received a small grant to establish a seminar series showcasing diverse early-career biologists. Biologists who would be interested in speaking can sign up here: https://t.co/QY1GT8Ki5b Pls share
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The goal of this seminar series is to showcase diverse early-career biologists working relatively local to West Chester, PA. Apart from giving our students the chance to learn about cutting-edge...
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ePhective Therapeutics is looking for phage scientists to join us in the South San Francisco area for an exciting new endeavor!
ePhective (San Francisco) is a newly founded #phagetherapy company started by @joeBondyDenomy (@UCSF) & Zemer Gitai (@Princeton). They are currently looking for: 2 #Phage Scientists to lead projects in phage discovery, characterization, & engineering
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I am looking to recruit a Ph.D. trainee that will be working on the impact of microbial interactions on antimicrobial resistance/tolerance. More details below: https://t.co/G7ZJVpQ8Vm Please share!
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An amazing day hooding my first PhD student here @USFHealth . Honored to celebrate @k10dominguez alongside co-mentor @RandisTara , congratulations Dr Dominguez!!!!
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https://t.co/sJmxn9DHHK Are you a microbiologist in Florida, Georgia or Alabama? Join us for the annual meeting of the South Eastern branch of the ASM. September 6th-8th in Tampa FL. Follow the link for details!
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We encourage all trainees to submit an abstract for poster or oral presentation! We look forward to welcoming you in Florida!
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Four #USF research teams have been awarded up to $1M in seed funding through the CREATE awards – a new initiative designed to drive research & enhance the university’s impact. Learn more about the USF-funded, multidisciplinary projects ⬇️
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Four interdisciplinary teams of USF researchers have each been awarded up to $1 million in seed funding through the Collaborative Research Excellence and Translational Efforts awards – a new initia...
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I'd like to share this remembrance of Pierre Cornelius from his students & colleagues. He made important contributions to understanding iron acquisition/ metabolism by P. aeruginosa & served as Belgian Ambassador to ASM. https://t.co/xOL3moGUHN
@ASMicrobiology @JBacteriology
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Excited to share our new preprint from the lab! We’ve started to identify aggregate specific mechanisms of formation and some cool spatial phenotypes if you disrupt them! Work done by @AlexaGannon! #aggregates #pseudomonas #cf
https://t.co/c4SZWDv2m1
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Bacterial aggregates are observed in both natural and artificial environments. In the context of disease, aggregates have been isolated from both chronic and acute infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
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