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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Biology 75%

Medicine 8%

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Siobhán O'Brien @siderophile.bsky.social · 6h

MENI is back! Join us in Dublin this August 2026 for our 3rd Meeting for Microbial Evolution in Ireland. We are delighted to have @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social @drrebeccajhall.bsky.social @jpjhall.bsky.social and @tweethinking.bsky.social join us as keynote speakers this year. miniurl.com/MENI

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 1d

Annual Conference is the UK's largest annual gathering of microbiologists. Register now to secure your spot: https://microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26

Night view of Belfast City Hall illuminated with colourful lights, promoting registration for Annual Conference 2026 at ICC Belfast from April 13-16.

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 1d

📣 2026 PhD studentship 📣
Via @manchester.ac.uk 's President's Doctoral Scholar Awards, we are encouraging applications for a PhD on the effect of pollutant exposure on microbe-immune cross talk. This project will incorporate microbiology, immunology, & bioinformatics. Deadline: 16 March 2026!

(President's Doctoral Scholar Award) A mechanistic understanding of microbe-immune cross talk in the face of pollutant challenge at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - (President's Doctoral Scholar Award) A mechanistic understanding of microbe-immune cross talk in the face of pollutant challenge at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.c...

www.findaphd.com

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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 1d

Bit different from our usual work
A PhD applying metagenomics to identify microbial plastic degradation and metabolism, fully funded studentship (UK students only).

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A metagenomics approach to discover novel plastic degrading microbial pathways at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - A metagenomics approach to discover novel plastic degrading microbial pathways at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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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.

www.nature.com

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 2d

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.

microb.io

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 2d

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Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 2d

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

www.thetimes.com

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 2d

🧵 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...

www.biorxiv.org

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Sjors Scheres @sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

University email traffic sure does down at half term

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 3d

And we will take it every year……………..

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Ya Dancer!!!!!!

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Nope. It’s magic!

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

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

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

Clear daylight innit

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

You on something

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

Think Italy are hard done by here

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Respectfully rebutt the reviewer as a know nothing tool.

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 4d

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.

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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 4d

Russian bot claxon

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

Spurs fans right now

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

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 5d

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

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · 5d

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 · 5d

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

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