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Standing up for Science Online Workshop – Engaging with EU Policymakers and Media
ECRs are invited to join this free online workshop on Friday 28 November 2025 (10:00 CET), designed to help you communicate your research with confidence.
Find out more: senseaboutscience.org/activities/s...
ECRs are invited to join this free online workshop on Friday 28 November 2025 (10:00 CET), designed to help you communicate your research with confidence.
Find out more: senseaboutscience.org/activities/s...
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Standing up for Science Online Workshop – Engaging with EU Policymakers and Media
ECRs are invited to join this free online workshop on Friday 28 November 2025 (10:00 CET), designed to help you communicate your research with confidence.
Find out more: senseaboutscience.org/activities/s...
ECRs are invited to join this free online workshop on Friday 28 November 2025 (10:00 CET), designed to help you communicate your research with confidence.
Find out more: senseaboutscience.org/activities/s...
The road ahead: why conserving the invisible 99% of life is fundamental to planetary health. A new paper in SMI charts how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of AMI President Jack Gilbert www.the-microbiologist.com/news/the-roa...
The road ahead: why conserving the invisible 99% of life is fundamental to planetary health
A new paper outlines how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of Applied Microbiology International President, Professor Jack Gilbert.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The road ahead: why conserving the invisible 99% of life is fundamental to planetary health. A new paper in SMI charts how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of AMI President Jack Gilbert www.the-microbiologist.com/news/the-roa...
For #WAAW, we’ve collated all our latest content from the world of AMR, antimicrobial discovery, and alternative solutions to the AMR crisis. Discover now in The Microbiologist: www.the-microbiologist.com/ami/waaw-2025
WAAW 2025 | AMI | The Microbiologist
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November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For #WAAW, we’ve collated all our latest content from the world of AMR, antimicrobial discovery, and alternative solutions to the AMR crisis. Discover now in The Microbiologist: www.the-microbiologist.com/ami/waaw-2025
Megan Stenton reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which investigated the frequency of the SCCmec gene - a mobile gene element that houses the methicillin resistance gene - across members of the same species of Staphylococcus aureus. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...
Summer studentship: Megan investigates the mobile gene element that gives MRSA its clout
Megan Stenton reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which investigated the frequency of the SCCmec gene - a mobile gene element that houses the methicillin resistance gene - across memb...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Megan Stenton reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which investigated the frequency of the SCCmec gene - a mobile gene element that houses the methicillin resistance gene - across members of the same species of Staphylococcus aureus. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...
On #WAAW2025, AMI urges global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and equitable approach to tackling one of the world’s most urgent health challenges. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-war...
AMI warns that the threat of antimicrobial resistance in viruses and other pathogens cannot be underestimated
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has urged global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and equit...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On #WAAW2025, AMI urges global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and equitable approach to tackling one of the world’s most urgent health challenges. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-war...
The Microbes and Social Equity Working Group (@microsocequity.bsky.social) has been named as the team winner of the Dorothy Jones Diversity & Inclusion Achievement Award. #HorizonAwards www.the-microbiologist.com/news/horizon...
Horizon Awards 2025: Microbes and Social Equity Working Group named as team winner of Dorothy Jones Diversity & Inclusion Achievement Award
The Microbes and Social Equity Working Group (MSE) has been named as the team winner of the Dorothy Jones Diversity & Inclusion Achievement Award.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Microbes and Social Equity Working Group (@microsocequity.bsky.social) has been named as the team winner of the Dorothy Jones Diversity & Inclusion Achievement Award. #HorizonAwards www.the-microbiologist.com/news/horizon...
On #LGBTQSTEMDay, Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, a founding member of the Pride in Microbiology Network, reveals how it has developed since it was launched three years ago - and what needs to happen next. www.the-microbiologist.com/opinion/prid...
Pride in Microbiology Network: the road so far
Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, a founding member of the Pride in Microbiology Network, reveals how it has developed since it was launched three years ago - and what needs to happen next.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
On #LGBTQSTEMDay, Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, a founding member of the Pride in Microbiology Network, reveals how it has developed since it was launched three years ago - and what needs to happen next. www.the-microbiologist.com/opinion/prid...
MMEG 2025: There's still time to register!
Connect with peers and discover the latest developments in molecular microbial ecology through panel sessions, ECR talks and posters.
Book your place today and be part of this vibrant community meeting: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
Connect with peers and discover the latest developments in molecular microbial ecology through panel sessions, ECR talks and posters.
Book your place today and be part of this vibrant community meeting: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
MMEG 2025: There's still time to register!
Connect with peers and discover the latest developments in molecular microbial ecology through panel sessions, ECR talks and posters.
Book your place today and be part of this vibrant community meeting: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
Connect with peers and discover the latest developments in molecular microbial ecology through panel sessions, ECR talks and posters.
Book your place today and be part of this vibrant community meeting: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
The latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist explores how a well-known pathogen is turning up in surprising places. Recent research suggests that C. difficile may not be confined to just hospital wards but is moving through our food chain. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/clo...
Clostridioides difficile: the unseen passenger from farm to fork
Once known as a hospital superbug, Clostridioides difficile is now turning up in surprising places - production animal farms, soil, retail meats, vegetables, ready-to-eat salads, and even household kitchens. Recent research suggests this gut pathogen may not be confined to just hospital wards but is moving through our food chain, ...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist explores how a well-known pathogen is turning up in surprising places. Recent research suggests that C. difficile may not be confined to just hospital wards but is moving through our food chain. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/clo...
Jonas Flohr reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship at Durham University - investigating how metals influence bacterial ecosystems. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ... @durham.ac.uk
Summer studentship: Jonas investigates how metals influence bacterial ecosystems
Jonas Flohr from Portsmouth reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship at Durham University investigating how metals influence bacterial ecosystems.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Jonas Flohr reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship at Durham University - investigating how metals influence bacterial ecosystems. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ... @durham.ac.uk
Professor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award. @rug.nl www.the-microbiologist.com/news/horizon...
Horizon Awards 2025: Professor Joana Falcao Salles named as winner of Basil Jarvis Award
Professor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Professor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award. @rug.nl www.the-microbiologist.com/news/horizon...
Applications are open for the John Innes/Rudjer Bošković Summer School in Applied Molecular Microbiology in Dubrovnik, Croatia (12–20 Sept 2026).
Find out more & apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
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Applied Molecular Microbiology | John Innes Centre
John Innes/Rudjer Bošković – Summer Schools in Applied Molecular Microbiology Applications are invited for a summer school on Microbial Specialised Metabolites: Discovery…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Applications are open for the John Innes/Rudjer Bošković Summer School in Applied Molecular Microbiology in Dubrovnik, Croatia (12–20 Sept 2026).
Find out more & apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
@johninnescentre.bsky.social #AppliedMicrobiology #MolecularMicrobiology
Find out more & apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
@johninnescentre.bsky.social #AppliedMicrobiology #MolecularMicrobiology
Scientists in Malaysia have uncovered a bacterium in the microbiome of tomato leaves that can be used to fight back against infection by Xanthomonas, a disease that poses a major challenge to tomato growers worldwide. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/microbi...
Microbiome around Xanthomonas infection in tomato plants signposts scientists to the bacterium of its downfall
Scientists have uncovered a bacterium in the microbiome of tomato leaves that can be used to fight back against infection by Xanthomonas, a disease that poses a major challenge to tomato growers world...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Scientists in Malaysia have uncovered a bacterium in the microbiome of tomato leaves that can be used to fight back against infection by Xanthomonas, a disease that poses a major challenge to tomato growers worldwide. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/microbi...
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (@femsmicro.org), of which AMI is a member, is conducting a survey to better understand the needs and priorities of microbiologists across Europe.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
FEMS 2025 Market Research
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (@femsmicro.org), of which AMI is a member, is conducting a survey to better understand the needs and priorities of microbiologists across Europe.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
Take part here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8507451/A...
The survey closes on 11 Nov 2025, 23:00 CET.
Taiwo Boluwatife Omowunmi reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which assessed native microbial strains for mycotoxin biocontrol in stored nuts. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...
Summer studentship: Taiwo uncovers native strains for mycotoxin control in stored nuts
Taiwo Boluwatife Omowunmi reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which assessed native microbial strains for mycotoxin biocontrol in stored nuts.
www.the-microbiologist.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Taiwo Boluwatife Omowunmi reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which assessed native microbial strains for mycotoxin biocontrol in stored nuts. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...
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Good morning sky-friends! We have exciting news today!
Our head of biology Dr @mdr-ddu.bsky.social has been awarded the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize by @amiposts.bsky.social as part of their International Horizon Awards
drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk/news/dr-manu...
Our head of biology Dr @mdr-ddu.bsky.social has been awarded the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize by @amiposts.bsky.social as part of their International Horizon Awards
drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk/news/dr-manu...
Drug Discovery Unit - Dr Manu De Rycker recognised with global honour
Dr Manu De Rycker has been named as the newest winner of the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize.
drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Good morning sky-friends! We have exciting news today!
Our head of biology Dr @mdr-ddu.bsky.social has been awarded the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize by @amiposts.bsky.social as part of their International Horizon Awards
drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk/news/dr-manu...
Our head of biology Dr @mdr-ddu.bsky.social has been awarded the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize by @amiposts.bsky.social as part of their International Horizon Awards
drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk/news/dr-manu...
Owen Nicholson reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship which investigated the role of Piezo1 in the immune response during fungal invasion of the human lung at the University of East Anglia (@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social). www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...
Summer studentship: Owen investigates how fungal hyphae interact with lung cells
Owen Nicholson reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship which investigated the role of Piezo1 in the immune response during fungal invasion of the human lung at the University of East Angl...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Owen Nicholson reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship which investigated the role of Piezo1 in the immune response during fungal invasion of the human lung at the University of East Anglia (@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social). www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...
The deadline to join the #LAM_ECS2026 Organising Committee is this Friday (24 October)! Apply now: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
We’re inviting AMI members at all career stages – from undergraduates to postdocs – to apply to join the #LAM_ECS2026 Organising Committee.
To find out more and express your interest in joining, please visit: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Deadline: 24 October.
To find out more and express your interest in joining, please visit: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Deadline: 24 October.
October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The deadline to join the #LAM_ECS2026 Organising Committee is this Friday (24 October)! Apply now: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Fancy a bit of wild swimming? 🏊
The latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist explores the need for microbial source tracking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate crisis. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/wha...
The latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist explores the need for microbial source tracking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate crisis. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/wha...
What are we swimming in? The growing need for Microbial Source Tracking
The pandemic changed the way many of us connect with the outdoors. Wild swimming and other aquatic pursuits have seen an increase in public interest since 2020, and with that, a heightened awareness o...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Fancy a bit of wild swimming? 🏊
The latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist explores the need for microbial source tracking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate crisis. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/wha...
The latest feature in #TheMicrobiologist explores the need for microbial source tracking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate crisis. www.the-microbiologist.com/features/wha...
Congratulations to the winners of the AMl Horizon Awards 2025! The prizes celebrate the brightest minds in the field, promoting the research, groups, projects, products and individuals who help shape the future of applied microbiology 🎆
Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/winners...
Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/winners...
Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2025 announced
The winners of the Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2025 have been announced. The prizes celebrate the brightest minds in the field and promote the research, group, projects, products...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Congratulations to the winners of the AMl Horizon Awards 2025! The prizes celebrate the brightest minds in the field, promoting the research, groups, projects, products and individuals who help shape the future of applied microbiology 🎆
Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/winners...
Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/winners...
AMR sentinels: Freshwater snails across Africa and the UK carry bacteria containing a wide range of AMR genes, including those predicted to confer resistance against last-resort antibiotics, according to a new study led by Adam Roberts and Angus O'Ferrall. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/freshwa...
Freshwater snails are an overlooked reservoir of AMR, study reveals
Freshwater snails across Africa and the UK carry bacteria containing a wide range of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, including those predicted to confer resistance against last-resort antibioti...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
AMR sentinels: Freshwater snails across Africa and the UK carry bacteria containing a wide range of AMR genes, including those predicted to confer resistance against last-resort antibiotics, according to a new study led by Adam Roberts and Angus O'Ferrall. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/freshwa...
Join an Advisory Group, Shape the Future 🌐
AMI is inviting members to apply to join our Advisory Groups. Each group is a global network of experts helping to steer AMI’s priorities, strategies, and initiatives in line with six #UNSDGs.
Find out more & apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/advocacy-pol...
AMI is inviting members to apply to join our Advisory Groups. Each group is a global network of experts helping to steer AMI’s priorities, strategies, and initiatives in line with six #UNSDGs.
Find out more & apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/advocacy-pol...
Advisory Groups
Microbiologists worldwide, shaping meaningful change.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Join an Advisory Group, Shape the Future 🌐
AMI is inviting members to apply to join our Advisory Groups. Each group is a global network of experts helping to steer AMI’s priorities, strategies, and initiatives in line with six #UNSDGs.
Find out more & apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/advocacy-pol...
AMI is inviting members to apply to join our Advisory Groups. Each group is a global network of experts helping to steer AMI’s priorities, strategies, and initiatives in line with six #UNSDGs.
Find out more & apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/advocacy-pol...
Applied Microbiology International’s own Emma Prissick shares how the learned society prioritises the health and wellbeing of staff. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/how-ami...
How AMI prioritises wellbeing for its staff
Applied Microbiology International's own Emma Prissick has shared how the learned society prioritises the health and wellbeing of staff.
www.the-microbiologist.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Applied Microbiology International’s own Emma Prissick shares how the learned society prioritises the health and wellbeing of staff. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/how-ami...
We’re inviting AMI members at all career stages – from undergraduates to postdocs – to apply to join the #LAM_ECS2026 Organising Committee.
To find out more and express your interest in joining, please visit: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Deadline: 24 October.
To find out more and express your interest in joining, please visit: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Deadline: 24 October.
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We’re inviting AMI members at all career stages – from undergraduates to postdocs – to apply to join the #LAM_ECS2026 Organising Committee.
To find out more and express your interest in joining, please visit: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Deadline: 24 October.
To find out more and express your interest in joining, please visit: appliedmicrobiology.org/submissions-...
Deadline: 24 October.
Have research, results, or ideas to share with the microbial ecology community? Don’t miss your chance to present it at #MMEG2025 - abstract submissions close 2 November!
📨 Submit your abstract: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
📨 Submit your abstract: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Have research, results, or ideas to share with the microbial ecology community? Don’t miss your chance to present it at #MMEG2025 - abstract submissions close 2 November!
📨 Submit your abstract: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
📨 Submit your abstract: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...