Junior Group Leader @ Biozentrum-UniBasel & DMF-UNIL Physicist turned biologist | Ecology & evolution of complex systems | Emergent behavior in microbial systems vanvlietlab.chhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.social/post/3melt4k2ke222Wrapping up a productive week: very glad to have contributed to this review on how spatial structure shapes microbial ecology and evolution, led by @marcelbaecker.bsky.social, @bedutilh.bsky.social, @bramvandijk.bsky.social and many others. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuaf06711 Feb 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:o63dm7colja5paoyrf47is5q/app.bsky.feed.post/3melt4k2ke222https://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.social/post/3melrvh3bes2pAlso excited to share our latest collaboration with @micsysecolab.bsky.social. Divvya Ramesh showed how spatial structure can limit evolution of metabolic dependencies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:o63dm7colja5paoyrf47is5q/app.bsky.feed.post/3melrvh3bes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.social/post/3melrr5uz3s2pExcited to share first preprint from our lab! @giubotti.bsky.social found that antibiotic tolerance in multispecies biofilms follows a surprising spatial pattern: cells survive only at intermediate distances from a partner species. 🦠 Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.04.70374711 Feb 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:o63dm7colja5paoyrf47is5q/app.bsky.feed.post/3melrr5uz3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.social/post/3lj5g4u2gis2bThere is still time to apply to the Alma Dal Co School on Collective Behaviour! The deadline has been extended till March 16th. We would especially welcome applications from members of underrepresented groups. Limited travel grants are available. Apply now and join us! almadalcoschool.github.io [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:o63dm7colja5paoyrf47is5q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5g4u2gis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.social/post/3limklsgsms2eWhat determines the spatial structure of microbial communities? In our new review we discuss the factors and feedbacks that affect spatial patterning and methods to study them. Great collaboration w. @saramitri.bsky.social @adelpanta.bsky.social & @micsysecolab.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00666-1 🦠20 Feb 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:o63dm7colja5paoyrf47is5q/app.bsky.feed.post/3limklsgsms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/simonvanvliet.bsky.social/post/3lhlbpkouuk26Only 3 weeks left to apply to the first Alma Dal Co School on Collective Behaviour! We have a great line-up of speakers and a program designed to maximize interactions between and among speakers and participants. Applications open to all ECRs (PhD - young PIs). More info: almadalcoschool.github.io https://almadalcoschool.github.io07 Feb 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:o63dm7colja5paoyrf47is5q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlbpkouuk26