Alan McNally

@alanmcn1.bsky.social

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Head of the School of Infection, Inflammation & Immunology @ Uni Birmingham. Proud Scot. Oversaw a few Covid PCR tests

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Alan McNally is a professor of microbial genomics at the University of Birmingham, UK. He works on the evolutionary genomics and antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens.

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 13h

Nice to see our paper debunking claims of a link between autism and the microbiome among Neuron's "Most Read" articles... 😊 www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 20h

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*PhiPseq of 108 health/envt variables + human genetic variation maps antibody repertoire in 1,212 adults.
*Age, sex, birth continent affect specific viral epitopes
*Abs vs variable flu epitopes decrease w/age
*Viral Abs & host genetics affect autoimmune disease risk www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Demographic and genetic factors shape the epitope specificity of the human antibody repertoire against viruses - Nature Immunology

Patin and colleagues present a mineable Resource database for identifying demographic and genetic factors that impact antiviral antibody repertoires in humans.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

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

Vacation Studentships

The Society offers a limited number of awards to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The scheme also gives early- and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience.

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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

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Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Jim Ratcliffe might come across as a man easily confused by numbers, and inclined to say things that sound racist. But that's the problem with powerful, busy billionaires. They're just a bit overwhelmed: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Give Jim Ratcliffe a break. He’s just a billionaire

While everyone was angry about the INEOS owner sounding racist, I worry about him having too much on his plate. These superwealthy white men are spread wafer thin

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 1d

🧵 New preprint! Our 4-lab team evolved Streptococcus pneumoniae in antibiotic-treated mice of varying immune states and discovered something surprising: bacteria rarely evolved resistance. Instead, they found a different way to survive — by rewiring RNA turnover.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Sjors Scheres @sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳

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Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775 - Medical Research Council

Location: Cambridge. Vacancy: Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775. Closing Date: 16/03/2026, 23:55

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 1d

Loch Loyne and the hills of Glen Quoich. Not a whisper of wind over the waters and some low cloud drifting over the peaks, thought it rude not to pull over here on my way back from a couple of nights on Skye #Scotland #LochLoyne #GlenQuoich www.damianshields.com