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Profs Gilles van Wezel and Eva Stegmann giving the Welcome Ceremony of the 20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes in Edmond aan Zee (coastal Netherlands) #ISBA2025 #actinomycetes #streptomyces

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New preprint! Deacon is a versatile tool for filtering FASTA/FASTQ files and streams at hundreds of megabases per second using minimizers, built with rapid metagenomic host depletion in mind, but equally useful for search. github.com/bede/deacon

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The 2026 edition of the Early Career Forum Co-chairing Scheme is right around the corner. Register your interest by 28 July 2025 23:59 BST for a chance to take part in session chairing activities during Annual Conference 2026 - microb.io/3GuiDds

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Abstract submissions for this year’s Early Career Summer Conference at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, will close on 4 May at 23:59 BST. Submit your abstract for a chance to present during the event - microb.io/ECSCAbstract...

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Abstract submission deadline is approaching for @microbiologysociety.org Early career summer conference. Set to be another cracking event, this year it’s going to Newcastle! More information on the link!

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Abstract submission is open for the @microbiologysociety.org Early Career Summer Conference in Newcastle (23rd and 24th June). This is always a fantastic event, with a mix of talks, posters and professional development sessions. Abstract deadline 4th May. microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

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Absolutely delighted to share that I've been awarded the BBSRC Fellowship to continue my working on antivirulence drugs at the University of Glasgow. A massive thank you to all of my mentors and collaborators. I can't wait to see what the future holds for the project 🔬

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For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!

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Very much looking forward to this!

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I'm speaking about cross-scale infection imaging in the Infection Forum at #Microbio25 @microbiologysociety.org (TODAY 15:00, Hall 1A)! Will touch on work out yesterday (🎉) in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance (@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social) where we evaluated the role of Aurodox in STEC infections. 🔬🧪

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Well done ⁦‪Becca et al, great to see this out - Evaluating the protective effects of Aurodox in a murine model of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli | npj Antimicrobials and Resistance www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Delighted so see this out!

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And so begins a very long train journey from Norwich to Liverpool via every stop in between for Microsoc 2025

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Prize Medal 2025 Prize Winner Prof Richard Lenski speaks to Early Career member, James Croxford about his up and coming lecture. Find out more about his work here: 🔗https://microb.io/PrizeWinner2025

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Redox control of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces. Remarkable work led by @katienoble241.bsky.social and Rebecca Devine demonstrates why antibiotic biosynthesis is often switched on in solid cultures and off in liquid. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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First senior-author paper is out today in the Journal of Microscopy! 🧪🔬 We present the first 3D printed microscope where both the optics & frame are entirely 3D printed - a low-cost, accessible, and reproducible tool for histological imaging! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmi.13398

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🚨 #PhD opportunity! 🚨 Come and work with @evaheinz7.bsky.social and me at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) on an exciting project investigating the roles that #bacteriophages play in the evolution and virulence of #enterococci. 🧫🧬 Details here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

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This is shaping up to be an amazing session! Abstract deadline 28th of Feb 😄

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It's shaping up to be a great session mmc-25. Abstract submission still open!

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My husband, Fraser, launched dussl less than 2 months ago and he's just been featured by GQ Magazine! His new skincare line's had glowing reviews and I'm so chuffed for him to receive recognition from such a renowned outlet. Check it out below! ⬇️🌞 dussl.com

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20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes. 15-19 June 2025. Registration open www.universiteitleiden.nl/isba2025/pro... #actinomycetes #streptomyces #actinomycetota

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BBSRC fellowships are now open! If anyone is interested in applying to work in my team on Efflux and/or AMR mechanisms @imibirmingham.bsky.social then drop me a line! www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

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Going to the @microbiologysociety.org annual conference in 56 days? Don't forget to get tickets to the social and networking events. Specific sessions for early careers, disabled and neurodivergent, and LGBTQ+ attendees. Tickets here- microbiologysociety.org/event/annual... #MicroSky #Microbio25

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Super exciting to have Liam joining us at @uofgsii.bsky.social 💪🥳

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Introducing our latest preprint which discovered Clostridium sp. grow on HMOs. Using computational and experimental approaches we show this has beneficial consequences for the developing microbiome and the host. But there is nuance. A 🧵... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

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OUT NOW: KorB is a DNA clamp which slides along DNA to mediate long-range gene silencing upon interaction with the clamp-locking KorA protein by Tung Le & co @johninnescentre.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Exciting times at npj Antimicrobials and Resistance as we are now officially indexed in PubMed Central! Massive thanks to the whole editorial team whose hard work has made this possible! 🎉🥳 www.nature.com/npjamar/

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Join us for ISBA2025 on Actinomycetes at the lovely beach of Egmond aan Zee (NL), from June 15–19, 2025. Topics include development, drug discovery, ecology and pathogenicity. universiteitleiden.nl/isba2025. Registration and abstract submission here: shop.paylogic.com/574b03bd08ee... #ISBA2025.

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It’s official: The Microbiology Society is on Bluesky!

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10 days left to apply for the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2025! 🧪🔬 #MicroSky #Microscopy @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social @microscopyirl.bsky.social @bioimaginguk.bsky.social @bioimagingna.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

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Fully funded PhD available to work with me and the fab @paulhoskisson.bsky.social and @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social on the aurodox story- www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... 💊🦠🧫

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Thanks Akos! Super happy to see this work out now 🤩🧬 have a read for the latest on the arbitrium system!

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If you are interested in Streptomyces, adaptive evolution and improvement of antibiotic production, apply for this PhD! #microsky 🧫

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