AVERT project
@avertproject.bsky.social
#BBSRC #sLoLa project: Understanding the function of an Ancient universal membrane effector.
University of York, Newcastle University, University of Cambridge & University of Nottingham
University of York, Newcastle University, University of Cambridge & University of Nottingham
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@poojag96.bsky.social work on the bioenergetics of spore germination is now published- Pooja had a really nice summary that I've put below but essentially we think the role of bioenergetics in spore germination has been completely overlooked!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
@poojag96.bsky.social work on the bioenergetics of spore germination is now published- Pooja had a really nice summary that I've put below but essentially we think the role of bioenergetics in spore germination has been completely overlooked!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
💼JOB OFFER: There is a great opportunity for #PDRAs to join the #KathrynLilley #UniversityofCambridge lab to work on an ancient set of effector proteins IM30 family, that promote membrane integrity. See: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc.... Apply by the 13th Feb
Research Associate - Lilley Group (Fixed Term)
Postdoctoral Research Associate to apply proteomics technologies to an ancient universal bacterial membrane effector system The post is a key part of an existing major 5-year BBSRC sLoLa award to
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January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
💼JOB OFFER: There is a great opportunity for #PDRAs to join the #KathrynLilley #UniversityofCambridge lab to work on an ancient set of effector proteins IM30 family, that promote membrane integrity. See: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc.... Apply by the 13th Feb
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Presenting a collection of projects spanning my time at the University of Otago and Newcastle University was a squeeze, but I think I managed! @avertproject.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Presenting a collection of projects spanning my time at the University of Otago and Newcastle University was a squeeze, but I think I managed! @avertproject.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social
A few pictures from a recent annual meeting with our expert Scientific Advisory Board - thank you all for joining and for the invaluable discussions and feedback.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A few pictures from a recent annual meeting with our expert Scientific Advisory Board - thank you all for joining and for the invaluable discussions and feedback.
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Bacterial networks #BacNet26 in September 2026 will be chaired by @lalouxlab.bsky.social and co-chaired by @s-lab.bsky.social with @coralietesseur.bsky.social
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Bacterial networks #BacNet26 in September 2026 will be chaired by @lalouxlab.bsky.social and co-chaired by @s-lab.bsky.social with @coralietesseur.bsky.social
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program:
meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
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New paper out in AAC looking at the development of hyper-tolerance and cross-tolerance to cell wall-targeting antimicrobials via mutations in the mevalonate and Epa biosynthesis pathways and the LiaFSR cell envelope stress response. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1128/aac....
Prolonged exposure to teixobactin generates cross-tolerance to other cell wall-targeting antimicrobials in Enterococcus faecalis | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial tolerance (AMT) is the ability of a microorganism to survive but not
proliferate during high-dose antimicrobial treatment (1). Mechanisms of AMT have been linked to many different cellul...
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
New paper out in AAC looking at the development of hyper-tolerance and cross-tolerance to cell wall-targeting antimicrobials via mutations in the mevalonate and Epa biosynthesis pathways and the LiaFSR cell envelope stress response. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1128/aac....
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Beautiful systematic analysis of membrane thickness inside native cells. This is a great use of both the Chlamy Dataset (bsky.app/profile/cell...) and #MemBrain segmentations (bsky.app/profile/lore...). The open-source workflow is a very helpful resource for #TeamTomo. Thanks and congrats!! 🧪 🔬
Just published! We share an open-source workflow to measure membrane thickness from tomograms, including a tutorial with 3D visualizations. We analyze thickness variations across organelles and reflect on where to define a membrane boundary. @becklab.bsky.social #teamtomo rupress.org/jcb/article/...
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Beautiful systematic analysis of membrane thickness inside native cells. This is a great use of both the Chlamy Dataset (bsky.app/profile/cell...) and #MemBrain segmentations (bsky.app/profile/lore...). The open-source workflow is a very helpful resource for #TeamTomo. Thanks and congrats!! 🧪 🔬
‼️Research update - the last-resort 💊antibiotic daptomycin attacks🧫bacteria through two independent mechanisms & IM30 protein LiaH helps remodel membranes under stress. Great work by @henrikstrahl.bsky.social & @jbuttresssci.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social team
#microsky #BBSRC #sLoLa ⬇️
#microsky #BBSRC #sLoLa ⬇️
Now properly published at @natcomms.nature.com with few additional experiments incl. demonstration of Daptomycin's ability to depolarise non-growing cells.
See the original preprint-thread for a summary of our findings.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky
See the original preprint-thread for a summary of our findings.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
‼️Research update - the last-resort 💊antibiotic daptomycin attacks🧫bacteria through two independent mechanisms & IM30 protein LiaH helps remodel membranes under stress. Great work by @henrikstrahl.bsky.social & @jbuttresssci.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social team
#microsky #BBSRC #sLoLa ⬇️
#microsky #BBSRC #sLoLa ⬇️