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Alan McNally

@alanmcn1.bsky.social

6.5K followers 610 following 2K posts

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

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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Sjors Scheres @sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 5h

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

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 7h

University email traffic sure does down at half term

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

And we will take it every year……………..

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

Ya Dancer!!!!!!

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

Nope. It’s magic!

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

And the ref didn’t make Genge look a proper tit for White’s try.

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

The TMO would have come in if Sione hadn’t. Two wrongs don’t make a right. The second one was horrible

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

Clear daylight innit

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

You on something

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 2d

what do you mean. Missed final kick of the game stopped us doing five in a row on them last year!

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 2d

Think Italy are hard done by here

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 2d

Respectfully rebutt the reviewer as a know nothing tool.

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 2d

Out Now! Realizing phage therapy in the UK #MicroSky

Realizing phage therapy in the UK

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 13 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02280-zOn 25 November 2025, the international phage therapy research and biotechnology communities gathered in Liverpool, UK, to discuss progress in implementing clinical phage therapies and the latest technological breakthroughs in phage biology and engineering, while UK regulators and health agencies provided the latest guidance.

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 2d

Russian bot claxon

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 2d

The UK actually has top tier weather. Four distinct seasons. Never too hot or too cold. No extreme weather disaster stuff either. Not many places have it better.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 2d

The UK actually has top tier weather. Four distinct seasons. Never too hot or too cold. No extreme weather disaster stuff either. Not many places have it better.

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Balderdash @balderdash.bsky.social · 2d

Spurs fans right now

People holding a sign saying ‘End Unnecessary Suffering.’ Big Ben is in the background.

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 3d

That’s a long way from Fergie/Wenger inspirational half time talks……….

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · 3d

I should never have made that brexit joke a decade ago, I had no idea how much further we'd go

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 3d

It just doesn’t work for me so I have decided to revoke the scientific finding that the structure of DNA is a double helix

Thank you for your attention on this matter

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 3d

Literally cannot stress enough that if I, a climate scientist, were running a scam it would be a lot more fun than this

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David Cake @davecakes.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously though what the fuck are you wearing?

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 3d

Just going to leave this here

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 4d

‘I’m sorry if you feel your child was eaten by a shark’

The mayor in jaws

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Christophe 🔬 L @christlet.bsky.social · 4d

Gotta love Nature's opinion pieces

"Science funding needs fixing - but not like that"

"Academic publishing is broken - but publishing less is not the solution"

"AI will kill science - how can researchers use it to be more efficient?"

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Yaaayy The Wilderness in Birmingham finally got their Michelin star. About bloody time!!!!

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

No but there is a big fuck off building tied to his donation

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Before you accept your £100M donation. Ask yourself. What will it look like in the press when this rambling old man goes full scale Rowley Birkin QC.

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Over to you Oxford Uni

PM tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PM tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'

Sir Keir Starmer said comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner were

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 4d

Billboard in Dundee. Pic: Alistair Heather