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drmichaelpryan.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Dept of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick. ORCID: 0000-0002-0489-0579. Likes Bacteria and their Mobile Genetic Elements. All views my own.
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Who could have possibly foreseen this? (This is only the beginning) Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I'm delighted to announce that the 2025 @microbiologysociety.org meeting on "Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics" will be held in Liverpool 26-27 November 2025! Abstract submission will open soon... #microsky 🧪🧫🦠 microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

Better late then never I suppose....

Many thanks to Regeneron for a lovely day at the Regeneron College Awards for students of the Industrial Biochemistry and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering of ChemSci UL. @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Biopharma companies and CEOs are keeping their heads down at their own peril. They should speak up about what’s happening to the NIH and other science agencies before it’s too late. Silence gives consent. And no one should consent to this.

"Studying history is a waste of time" I remember being told this when studying it in school. It was wrong then and is absolutely wrong now. www.thetimes.com/article/a7ce...

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We're looking for an Assitant Professor in Microbiology to join us @tcdgenmicro! Come and join our growing team. www.tcd.ie/microbiology... www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/ Job ID: 037876. Closes 31st January

Maybe I should not have had those mushrooms with my dinner... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

PhD studentship alert!! Two projects available with me fully funded by BBSRC This one is a collaboration with Dr Michelle Buckner warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... And this one a collaboration with @overtonlab.bsky.social warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... Both will be lots of fun! Come & join us 😃

Manufacturers of iron lungs are rubbing their hands together in glee

JOB CLAXON! I am recruiting a post-doctoral researcher on a BBSRC-funded project (36 months) on the genetics and functional genomics of vancomycin resistance in enterococci. Further details here: edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Please DM or email me if you want to discuss this post.

Call for papers for a special issue of the Elsevier published One Health - The presence of AROs & ARGs in the aquatic environment. Edited by myself, Dr Liam Burke, Dr Jean O'Dwyer, Dr Brigid Hooban and Dr Paul Hynds. Deadline Aug 1st. More information here sciencedirect.com/journal/one-he…