A great afternoon of discussions on how to communicate science in the news media, hosted by Science Media Centre. Itβs really highlighted the value of effective science communication and collaboration with journalists to translate important science
05.03.2026 16:05
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𧬠Free @microbesng.bsky.social PopUp ECR symposium π§¬
UK-based MRes or PhD student, research assistant or postdoc working on microbial genomics or metagenomics?
Present your work and/or chair a session, plus excellent keynote speakers: @halllab.bsky.social and @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social.
#MNGPopUp
06.01.2026 18:29
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Vacancy graphic showing a microbial microscopy image on a computer. The text reads "Bursting Bugs Summer Internship. To generate microscopy videos of bacteria bursting in response to administering antibiotics. Salary: Β£3,270 total. Contract length: 5 weeks. Apply by 5 January 2026."
Weβre looking for a Summer Intern to generate microscopy videos of bacteria bursting in response to administering antibiotics as part of a public education video on the uses of antibiotics and risks of misuse π¬
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23.12.2025 08:45
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To top off a great few days of science, I had the pleasure of presenting my work on liver disease at #MMEG2025, coming runner up for best 15 min talk! A big thank you to the organisers of MMEG2025 and their sponsors for hosting a great conference this week in Birmingham, looking forward to the nextπ§¬
17.12.2025 07:58
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We are recruiting for a number of PhDs in the HPRU in Public Health Genomics, based at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, in collaboration with UKHSA. π¦ π§¬
Apply below to work on cutting-edge science and public health priorities! (NB deadline of 9th January / UK only due to funding restrictions)
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16.12.2025 18:50
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Environment and physiology shape antiphage system expression
Bacteria and archaea encode on average ten antiphage systems. Quorum sensing, cellular, or transcription factors can regulate specific systems (CRISPR-Cas, CBASS). Yet, a systematic assessment of anti...
Bacterial genomes encode a rich repertoire of antiphage systems, but we still know surprisingly little about when these systems are actually expressed.
In this preprint, Lucas Paoli et al, ask what shapes antiphage systems expression in native contexts.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
15.12.2025 21:48
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Starting off day 2 at the Molecular Microbial Ecology Group meeting at Birmingham with a panel discussion on publishing with some great panelistβs this morning #MMEG2025 @amiposts.bsky.social
16.12.2025 09:57
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Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis - Nature Methods
Nature Methods - Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis
The scikit-bio paper in online in Nature Methods! Many thanks to our collaborators, community contributors and reviewers! We couldnβt have done it without you. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Bioinformatics #OpenSource
11.12.2025 17:57
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Poster advertising a microbiology virtual escape room
Can you help my final year project student with her research please?
If you are a student, please try her virtual escape room! tinyurl.com/mr88k53k
If you are not a student, please share/repost to help us reach more students!
11.12.2025 10:13
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Our work showed the value of long-read metagenomics for culture-independent taxonomic profiling of the gut microbiome and resistome in high-risk patients with ACLD.
Thanks to the Hall lab and co-authors for their support and guidance for this project
I hope you enjoy reading the preprint! π€©π₯Όπ§¬
10.12.2025 12:23
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We found dominance of Enterococcus faecium in advanced cirrhosis was paired with collapse of commensal diversity and strong enrichment of clinically relevant resistance genes- these patterns closely linked to prior antimicrobial exposure ππ§«
10.12.2025 12:12
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Introducing Dr. Hannah Trivett
Class of 2025- Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Microbiology π§¬π§«π©πΌβπ¬π
10.12.2025 08:29
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π’ #BSCSeminar: Integrating data-driven microbiome analysis with ex vivo gut models.
π£ Mani Arumugam, University of Copenhagen
π 27 November
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@sommalliance.bsky.social @tonigabaldon.bsky.social
26.11.2025 09:28
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The overlapping microbiome: ecology, function and resilience beyond species boundaries at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The overlapping microbiome: ecology, function and resilience beyond species boundaries at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
New PhD position in my lab at @uniofbath.bsky.social (with both @tweethinking.bsky.social & Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun)!
We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution.
Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition fundingπ
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
12.11.2025 13:20
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Using qualitative research to support quantitative research in AMR genomics
YouTube video by TARGetAMR
Thank you @target-amr.bsky.social for inviting me to share the benefits using #QualitativeReasearch for AMR Genomics and my experience exploring academic and clinical perspectives of infectious disease diagnostics!
If youβre interested to know more, check out the talk below youtu.be/mQ_vwEhFhRM?...
25.10.2025 13:28
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β° 2 hours to go!
βοΈUntil out Panel discussion on AMR genomics: What social science can do?
π€ Dr Nchangwi Munung, Dr Jaime Garcia-Iglesias & Dr Hannah Trivett
π±ECR Gregory McCallum on AMR in hospital sinks
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Today @ 12pm GMT
πRegister now: targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
20.10.2025 08:59
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Such an engaged audience at #EESMicrobiome with lots of great questions after my talk!
Big thanks to the organisers for inviting me to present some of the teams recent early life #microbiome work.
Conference has been AMAZING so far!
17.09.2025 13:37
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GitHub - samhorsfield96/ExpEvoAnalyzer: A workflow to analyse experimental evolution data.
A workflow to analyse experimental evolution data. - samhorsfield96/ExpEvoAnalyzer
A little tool I've developed: ExpEvoAnalyzer (github.com/samhorsfield...) - a snakemake pipeline that compares isolate paired-read data from an experimental evolution study to a reference isolate, producing functionally-annotated SNPs in a presence/absence matrix.
11.09.2025 14:16
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There are half a million cases of invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) every year and while you might know S. Typhimurim and Enteritidis, you may not have heard of S. Panama π© π©Έ π§« π Check out our latest in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.la... and the π§΅ below to find out more 1/n
27.07.2025 08:35
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Day 2 of IMI Summer school 2025 kicks off with some funky images from @contamclub.bsky.social and Mathematical modelling of an infectious disease with Rowland Seymour π¦ π¦ π€’π€’
01.07.2025 09:27
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Practicing pipetting and making dilutions - great start to IMI Summer school 2025 with @hannahtriv.bsky.social @miribiome.bsky.social @bpettifor.bsky.social
30.06.2025 10:34
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And so it begins! IMI Summer school 2025 follow us for all the fun this week π¦ π¦
30.06.2025 08:19
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π #WorldMicrobiomeDay 2025
At @halllab.bsky.social weβre uncovering how microbes - right from day one - help shape the gut, strengthen immunity, and protect against infection.
We're exploring how, when, and which microbes colonise - in order to develop interventions for a healthier start to life.
27.06.2025 09:44
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