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Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM) @BostonBacteria

Bacteriology-focused research conference organized by trainees, for trainees. The 32nd annual BBM2026 will be June 22nd-23rd at Boston University!

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The wait is over… 🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦠 BBM2026 will be held from June 22nd - 23rd at Boston University’s George Sherman Union. Our featured speaker this year is Dr. @EricSkaar from Vanderbilt University! Registration opens soon! More info: bostonbacterial.org #BBM2026
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‼️There are only a FEW DAYS LEFT to submit an abstract to present a poster or be considered for a talk at #BBM2026! ‼️ ⭐️Register and submit abstracts on our website: bostonbacterial.org ⭐️ Abstract deadline/early registration: April 17th Registration deadline: June 5th
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⭐️ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ⭐️ Visit bostonbacterial.org/registra… to register and for more information! - 💫 REGISTRATION SCHOLARSHIPS are available for trainees from underrepresented minority groups and undergraduate researchers. More info on our website! - See you all in June! 😊
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Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)@BostonBacteria
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⭐️ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ⭐️ Visit bostonbacterial.org/registra… to register and for more information! - 💫 REGISTRATION SCHOLARSHIPS are available for trainees from underrepresented minority groups and undergraduate researchers. More info on our website! - See you all in June! 😊
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The wait is over… 🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦠 BBM2026 will be held from June 22nd - 23rd at Boston University’s George Sherman Union. Our featured speaker this year is Dr. @EricSkaar from Vanderbilt University! Registration opens soon! More info: bostonbacterial.org #BBM2026
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Registration will open soon, but keep in mind the following dates: ⭐️Abstract submission deadline/Early registration: April 17th ⭐️Registration deadline: June 5th
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We are also offering a limited number of registration scholarships to trainees belonging to URM groups as well as undergraduate researchers! Please note the earlier deadline for these applications (March 13th) and visit our website for more information: bostonbacterial.org/scholars…
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come and yap microbes with us!
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Abstracts due this Friday. We’re excited to read all your cool projects. 🧬🔬🧫
Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)@BostonBacteria
12 Mar 2025
T-minus 23 days until I get to read all your fabulous abstracts!! 😍🧪🧬📖 the link to the abstract submission form will be in your order receipt email (but if you can't find that, blast us an email at bbm@hms.harvard.edu)
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T-minus 23 days until I get to read all your fabulous abstracts!! 😍🧪🧬📖 the link to the abstract submission form will be in your order receipt email (but if you can't find that, blast us an email at bbm@hms.harvard.edu)
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🧪‼️🤘Scholarship applications due this Saturday (March 1st) Tell your friends and undergrads -- we want to see all your lovely faces at BBM2025!!!
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🚨🚨 To make this bacteria meeting more accessible for URG trainees & undergrad researchers, BBM offers free registration for a select number of applicants. Apply here before March 1st! bostonbacterial.org/scholars… 🧑‍🎓💓🔬
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BBM registration open!!! Hang with us and talk all about bacteria from June 9th to June 10th at the Harvard Science Center with our amazing keynote speaker Dr. Petra Levin! See you all there! secure.touchnet.net/C20832_u…
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SAVE THE DATE ‼️ 📆 📢 BBM 2025 will be held on June 9-10th at the Harvard Science Center feat. the one and only Dr. Petra Levin as keynote! We can't wait to see you there. Registration and scholarship applications open next week.
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Siân Owen@implosian
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My lab is up and running and just needs enthusiastic phage biologists to populate it! Contact me or apply in the link if you are interested in a postdoc exploring plasmid-dependent phage biology in beautiful (and super affordable!) upstate New York🍎healthresearch.wd1.myworkday… 1/3
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ይሰሃቅ@yisak_w
9 Oct 2024
Officially published! I’m happy to share my first-author paper out @mbiojournal journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

A Vibrio cholerae anti-phage system depletes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide to restrict virulent...

Bacteria and phages are in a perpetual molecular arms race, with bacteria evolving an extensive arsenal of anti-phage systems and phages evolving mechanisms to overcome these systems. This study...

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ይሰሃቅ@yisak_w
18 Jun 2024
Excited to share our recent pre-print! The Vibrio cholerae encoded Nezha anti-phage system (SIR2-HerA) restricts virulent vibriophages ICP1, ICP2, and ICP3 by depleting NAD (Abi💀). However, an ICP1 isolate can overcome this by encoding putative NAD regenerating proteins! ⚡️
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Oops! I guess BBM was too high energy this year and caused a power outage ⚡🔦 I had an unforgettable poster session in the dark 🕶️! slightly improv'd breakout sessions Thankfully BBM re-nucleated iykyk 🧬🤭 to hear two great sessions & the super keynote by @joeBondyDenomy!
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Kicking off BBM! Boston bacteria meeting 30th year anniversary at the GSU at Boston Univ. Campus Wouldn't be possible without our amazing co-chairs - Molly and Laurent, the organizing committee, and sponsors :-)
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Who's excited for BBM next week? 😎😉 I'm picking up my poster today! Forecast is 76F ☀️🌅 since all you bacteriologists seem to be bringing the heat 🌶️🔥🌶️🥵 Looking forward to the talks and chatting about genetics🧬 and scary pathogens🙀🦠 w the best community out there!
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