Monday’s early start and being BASHed during the day about meant I fell asleep sitting up, with the lights on, linear television in the background like someone’s dad.
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Monday’s early start and being BASHed during the day about meant I fell asleep sitting up, with the lights on, linear television in the background like someone’s dad.
Tidy desk set up. On the left; white coursework book and notebook with the course logo on the front. On the right the laptop with desert lock screen.
Brown envelope with red top secret stamp beside course notebook
Plenty of merch #AMGDMar26 including a tote bag, j’adore a tote bag. Notebook and laptop sticker all with the course logo on. #yesplease
Also looking forward to completing a top secret task. Applying skills to a fictional scenario. Once more. #yesplease
View from the platform 1 exit of University station, several commuters in the foreground, a building adorned with the University of Birmingham logo on the left and other campus buildings and the shape of Old Joe in the fog in the background on the right.
After some Benny Hill-esque running round New Street finding platforms to take me the ~3 miles in 5 minutes. I arrived in Edgbaston armed with my map and supported by Pharmacy students made it to where I needed to be! Thank you to the UoB students!!
Central station main entry facing northbound toward the clock reading 05:10
Early start Monday morning to travel down to Birmingham for #AMGDMar26
Intentions of updating the timeline on the train were derailed by having minimal arm space and musical chairs. Nutrition provided by Greggs.
Today is the start of the 5th Analysing Microbial Genomic Data course at @unibirmingham.bsky.social #AMGDMar26 - in the last three years we’ve trained nearly 80 attendees from six countries and multiple UK universities
I’m looking for speakers for a London event on the science of Star Trek. I’d really appreciate suggestions from underrepresented minorities in STEM, especially PoC/global majority.
(10 min, central London, Sept, currently unpaid but I’m trying to fix that)
Feel free to message
🚨Funded PhD opportunity for UK candidates🚨
Do you love microbiomes, bioinformatics and translational science?
Come and join us and @andrewjpage.bsky.social at @originsciences.bsky.social and get stuck into a wealth of metagenomic data 🧬
Apply by 8 April 👇
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Vacation Studentship Grant🚨
The Society offers a limited number of awards to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The deadline for applications is 15 March 2026, find out more and apply now: https://microb.io/4kDKRm5
AMI’s New Professional Research Grant supports newly appointed microbiology professionals in advancing sustainable applied microbiology research aligned with the UN SDGs 👨🏫
Apply now: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/funding/new-professional-research-grant.html
📅 Deadline: 30 April 2026
Hey #Microsky, time to celebrate your amazing female colleagues, students and mentors for #IWD2026! Nominate an inspiring woman whose research, teaching, innovation, or community leadership deserves recognition! @femsmicro.org crm.fems-microbiology.org/ssp/internat...
Night view of Belfast City Hall illuminated with colourful lights, promoting registration for Annual Conference 2026 at ICC Belfast from April 13-16.
Annual Conference is the UK's largest annual gathering of microbiologists. Register now to secure your spot: https://microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26
Microbiology Society logo with a white abstract line design on a dark blue background and colorful dots in the corner.
Applications for Vacation Studentship Grant are now open. The Society offers a limited number of awards to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The deadline for applications is 15 March 2026: https://microb.io/4kFjubf
Biochemical Journal The home of painless publishing
All Biochemical Journal papers undergo a rigorous peer review process; however, the Editorial Board is committed to ensuring that, if revisions are recommended, extra experiments not necessary to the paper will not be asked for🧪. https://ow.ly/PLkr50Ybg7g
Pride in STEM are still looking for nominations for this award - you have until the 1st March!
If you would like to consider me - over the last 5 years I have done asexual in STEM advocacy, engaged LGBTQ+ folks with science and helped raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ scientists in education.
To celebrate #IDWGS2026, we're highlighting women who shaped microbiology but never got their flowers, starting with Fanny Hesse.
We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
UK undergrads - UK Space Agency Internships Programme is running this summer. Is paid too (£5k for 8 weeks).
web-eur.cvent.com/event/2a6caf...
Audience attentively listening to speaker at the Women Microbiologist Network from Annual Conference 2025.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
Don’t miss your chance to fund a summer research project in applied microbiology! Our Summer Studentship Grant helps students gain valuable research experience. Applications close in a few days 👇
BIG Event 2026 Registration is Open Now!
Join us at the National STEM Learning Centre 15-17 July for top quality skills sharing, networking and our famous Best Demo competition!
Early bird tickets and our bursary scheme are now open, with early bird closing 31 March!
www.big.uk.com/BIGEvent2026
A member of #FAN? An #ECR working on #AMR? Preparing your first grant application?
⏰ Last week to apply for #FAN #FLAME - a residential writing retreat in Northern Ireland.
🗓 #Deadline: 16 Feb 2026 (10:00 GMT)
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/e/bGM73X7fn8
🔗 Details: www.futuresamr.co.uk/events/fan_f...
Medical microbiologist and AMR researcher Dr Oluwole Owoyemi, reveals why he designed a scientific writing and publishing workshop for early career scientists - and how it went. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/from-am... @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social @asm.org
Circular diagram depicting maximum-likelihood core genome SNP phylogeny of Vibrio genomes from Morgado et al. (2025).
🔍Have you ever had a doppelganger? Recent research finds 190 genomes, originally categorised as Vibrio cholerae actually belonged to a close relative, Vibrio paracholerae.
Sergio Morgado takes us behind the scenes of their recent publication in Microbial Genomics here🔗https://microb.io/3Nm5fM1
meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic... Announcing the 2026 EMBO course in Computational and Experimental Microbiomics, to be held at Bath. The course brings together experiments and bioinformatics to study host-microbe interactions and co-evolution. Register now, or at least by 11 May, if interested :)
🔔Collabator Alert🔔
I’m putting together a project on UTIs and the urogenital microbiome and am looking for a collaborator with solid metagenomic sequencing/analysis experience. If you’d be interested in joining the work, I’d love to talk
#MicroSky #UTISky
LAMECS returns on Thursday 18 June 2026 at Manchester Metropolitan University! This year’s programme spans all aspects of applied microbiology, including food, health, environment, industry, and microbial ecology.
Book your place: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-calendar/lamecs-2026.html
New PhD alert! We'll be applying animal welfare ideas to look at how stress affects bees, looking at the effect on bee brains with @lenariab.bsky.social, and working with @sensibee.bsky.social developing new monitoring methods.
Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📢 Call for Abstracts!
📊 We're now accepting abstract submissions for Lightning Presentations at the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🧠
📅 Deadline: Friday 20th March, 5pm GMT
🔗 Submit yours here: www.targetamr.org.uk/now-open-cal...
#TARGetAMR26
Two people engaged in discussion at a poster session during the Early Career Summer Conference 2025.
Abstracts submissions are open for Early Career Summer Conference 2026. Hear from invited speakers and network with fellow early career members between the 6—7 July. Registration opens 28 January: https://microb.io/ECConf26Abstracts #ECConf26
Poster of front of building for Disabled and Neurodivergent Members Social at Annual Conference 2026.
We’re hosting the second Disabled & Neurodivergent Members Social at Annual Conference💙
Open to members at any career stage who identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill. Register your interest to receive updates: microb.io/Microbio26So...
#Microbio26
