Alasdair Hubbard
@dralhubb.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - research group works on the evolution of AMR and understanding cryptic mechanisms of resistance. All views my own. T1D
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Optimising the use of alternative therapies for the treatment of urinary infections - The University of Nottingham
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🚨 Fully‑funded PhD for Home Students🚨
Explore alternative therapies for UTIs, how they work and interact with antibiotics and help shape new solutions to AMR! Join a our supportive team at UoN and make real impact in infection research.
#MicroSky #UTISky
Apply now: tinyurl.com/38u552bu
Explore alternative therapies for UTIs, how they work and interact with antibiotics and help shape new solutions to AMR! Join a our supportive team at UoN and make real impact in infection research.
#MicroSky #UTISky
Apply now: tinyurl.com/38u552bu
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Can someone from/familiar with Committee B step up..?
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Can someone from/familiar with Committee B step up..?
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I am going to be brutally honest here. I need some help. Can anyone offer any support of turning a medical focused project on the evolution of AMR in polymicrobial communities to a BBSRC application?
Grant rejection, another one. Glowing reviewer's comments, but didn't even make it to panel. What the hell am I doing wrong?!
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I am going to be brutally honest here. I need some help. Can anyone offer any support of turning a medical focused project on the evolution of AMR in polymicrobial communities to a BBSRC application?
I am going to be brutally honest here. I need some help. Can anyone offer any support of turning a medical focused project on the evolution of AMR in polymicrobial communities to a BBSRC application?
Grant rejection, another one. Glowing reviewer's comments, but didn't even make it to panel. What the hell am I doing wrong?!
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I am going to be brutally honest here. I need some help. Can anyone offer any support of turning a medical focused project on the evolution of AMR in polymicrobial communities to a BBSRC application?
Grant rejection, another one. Glowing reviewer's comments, but didn't even make it to panel. What the hell am I doing wrong?!
February 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Grant rejection, another one. Glowing reviewer's comments, but didn't even make it to panel. What the hell am I doing wrong?!
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PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Please share!
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
PhD position at the University of Copenhagen. Start date: 1st of June!
The project integrates field work, RNAseq, MALDI-MSI & FISH to explore composition, regulation, and resilience of termite host-gut symbiont metabolism.
👉 employment.ku.dk/phd?show=156...
⏳ Deadline 23/2/26
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On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, it gives me a great pleasure to announce the start of the first Women Microbiologists Network in the UK, which I am leading, with the massive support of the Microbiology Society. Read the below article and join today!
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, it gives me a great pleasure to announce the start of the first Women Microbiologists Network in the UK, which I am leading, with the massive support of the Microbiology Society. Read the below article and join today!
Its my awesome best friends 11th birthday, look how proud he is!
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Its my awesome best friends 11th birthday, look how proud he is!
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Now out & nicely formatted in @isme-microbes.bsky.social
A big analysis of ocean genomes & metagenomes co-led by former postdocs, now PIs, @gmdouglas.bsky.social & @cyanophage.bsky.social along with co-PIs @lbobay.bsky.social & Samuel Chaffron.
A few highlights... 🧵 (1/n)
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
A big analysis of ocean genomes & metagenomes co-led by former postdocs, now PIs, @gmdouglas.bsky.social & @cyanophage.bsky.social along with co-PIs @lbobay.bsky.social & Samuel Chaffron.
A few highlights... 🧵 (1/n)
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Co-occurrence is associated with horizontal gene transfer across marine bacteria independent of phylogeny
Abstract. Understanding the drivers and consequences of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a key goal of microbial evolution research. Although co-occurring
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Now out & nicely formatted in @isme-microbes.bsky.social
A big analysis of ocean genomes & metagenomes co-led by former postdocs, now PIs, @gmdouglas.bsky.social & @cyanophage.bsky.social along with co-PIs @lbobay.bsky.social & Samuel Chaffron.
A few highlights... 🧵 (1/n)
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
A big analysis of ocean genomes & metagenomes co-led by former postdocs, now PIs, @gmdouglas.bsky.social & @cyanophage.bsky.social along with co-PIs @lbobay.bsky.social & Samuel Chaffron.
A few highlights... 🧵 (1/n)
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
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Exciting new PhD programme CODE-M Control and Design of Engineered Microbial Systems @officialuom.bsky.social Projects now advertised!
Ours is on division of labour & horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities @biotechdixon.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Ours is on division of labour & horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities @biotechdixon.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
(CODE M) How do Division of Labour and Gene Mobility Impact Microbial Bioremediation? at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - (CODE M) How do Division of Labour and Gene Mobility Impact Microbial Bioremediation? at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Exciting new PhD programme CODE-M Control and Design of Engineered Microbial Systems @officialuom.bsky.social Projects now advertised!
Ours is on division of labour & horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities @biotechdixon.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Ours is on division of labour & horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities @biotechdixon.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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New PDRA position with @knightjar.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social & me
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
'Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Manchester
We wish to appoint a PostDoctoral Research Associate to an exciting project exploring the assembly, stability and function of microbial decomposer communities.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New PDRA position with @knightjar.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social & me
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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New round of PhD studentships in microbial engineering, including one with me on engineering non-canonical DNA mismatch repair into E. coli 🦠🧬
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
New round of PhD studentships in microbial engineering, including one with me on engineering non-canonical DNA mismatch repair into E. coli 🦠🧬
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
This is coming from an administration which bans certain news outlets which don't agree with them, threatening legal action to those who challenge him, suppresses protest and pressurising universities to prevent demonstrations. And its Europe that doesn't have free speech?
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
This is coming from an administration which bans certain news outlets which don't agree with them, threatening legal action to those who challenge him, suppresses protest and pressurising universities to prevent demonstrations. And its Europe that doesn't have free speech?
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Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
I'm not surprised, I've sometimes had to approach ~30 potential reviewers to only get 2 to accept for some manuscripts. And sometimes even then one doesn't submit a report and then have to ask another 10-15!
After four months, the journal has not found a single reviewer for my PhD student's manuscript. The academic peer review system is broken.
I think we all should:
1. Review three papers for every one that we submit.
2. Promptly declined to review a paper when the request arrives.
#AcademicChatter
I think we all should:
1. Review three papers for every one that we submit.
2. Promptly declined to review a paper when the request arrives.
#AcademicChatter
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I'm not surprised, I've sometimes had to approach ~30 potential reviewers to only get 2 to accept for some manuscripts. And sometimes even then one doesn't submit a report and then have to ask another 10-15!
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We're Hiring! We're looking for a postdoc with bioinformatics/modelling skills to join us in an exciting microbiome ecology project in Manchester (deadline 1st March) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
'Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Manchester
We wish to appoint a PostDoctoral Research Associate to an exciting project exploring the assembly, stability and function of microbial decomposer communities.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We're Hiring! We're looking for a postdoc with bioinformatics/modelling skills to join us in an exciting microbiome ecology project in Manchester (deadline 1st March) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Accurate plasmid reconstruction from metagenomics data using assembly–alignment graphs and contrastive learning www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Accurate plasmid reconstruction from metagenomics data using assembly–alignment graphs and contrastive learning - Nature Biotechnology
PlasMAAG uses cross-sample information to improve plasmid reconstruction from metagenomic samples.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Accurate plasmid reconstruction from metagenomics data using assembly–alignment graphs and contrastive learning www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Hey y’all,
New paper out from the lab in Microbial Genomics, starting down the rabbit hole of IS elements in Paeudomonas syringae
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
New paper out from the lab in Microbial Genomics, starting down the rabbit hole of IS elements in Paeudomonas syringae
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Independent, ongoing clade-specific expansions of IS5 elements in Pseudomonas syringae
Insertion sequence (IS) elements are transposable regions of DNA present in a majority of bacterial genomes. It is hypothesized that differences in distributions of IS elements across bacterial strain...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Hey y’all,
New paper out from the lab in Microbial Genomics, starting down the rabbit hole of IS elements in Paeudomonas syringae
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
New paper out from the lab in Microbial Genomics, starting down the rabbit hole of IS elements in Paeudomonas syringae
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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First paper of my PhD @doerrlab.bsky.social is up! We characterized meropenem tolerance in Enterobacterales species, and then further dissected tolerance mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Prevalence and mechanisms of high-level carbapenem antibiotic tolerance in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Author summary Bacteria can survive exposure to antibiotics by constantly repairing cellular damage induced by the drug. This “antibiotic tolerance” enables diverse bacteria to survive long enough to ...
journals.plos.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
First paper of my PhD @doerrlab.bsky.social is up! We characterized meropenem tolerance in Enterobacterales species, and then further dissected tolerance mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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I watched much of Ian Chapman's (Head of @ukri.org) appearance this morning at @ukparliament.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology Committee..
A few points and new information that bioscientists may find interesting...
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A few points and new information that bioscientists may find interesting...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I watched much of Ian Chapman's (Head of @ukri.org) appearance this morning at @ukparliament.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology Committee..
A few points and new information that bioscientists may find interesting...
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A few points and new information that bioscientists may find interesting...
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BBSRC paused "only for a few weeks" to move to a continous submission process.
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
In today's meeting of the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology committee, #UKRI CEO Ian Chapman was asked about the #UKsciencefunding issues revealed over the last week. Here's the video if you want to check the discussion:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
parliamentlive.tv
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
BBSRC paused "only for a few weeks" to move to a continous submission process.
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
BBSRC paused "only for a few weeks" to move to a continous submission process.
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
In today's meeting of the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology committee, #UKRI CEO Ian Chapman was asked about the #UKsciencefunding issues revealed over the last week. Here's the video if you want to check the discussion:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
parliamentlive.tv
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
BBSRC paused "only for a few weeks" to move to a continous submission process.
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
MRC paused "except to be open in early summer"
Applicant-led funding is continuing and "none of them are declining"
As per Professor Sir Ian Chapman
I am glad poor communications from the UKRI were owned, however my concern is that is was blamed on communication security. They had already paused some MRC applicant-led schemes before the leaks started. They should have communication BEFORE they paused not ~ a month afterwards.
In today's meeting of the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology committee, #UKRI CEO Ian Chapman was asked about the #UKsciencefunding issues revealed over the last week. Here's the video if you want to check the discussion:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
parliamentlive.tv
February 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I am glad poor communications from the UKRI were owned, however my concern is that is was blamed on communication security. They had already paused some MRC applicant-led schemes before the leaks started. They should have communication BEFORE they paused not ~ a month afterwards.
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Remember the medieval remedy we reconstructed years ago? We've now dissected the various ways it attacks and kills bacteria! Preprinted & submitted, led by @tosinorababa.bsky.social & Jess Furner-Pardoe w/ many collaborators #MicroSky #Ancientbiotics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Remember the medieval remedy we reconstructed years ago? We've now dissected the various ways it attacks and kills bacteria! Preprinted & submitted, led by @tosinorababa.bsky.social & Jess Furner-Pardoe w/ many collaborators #MicroSky #Ancientbiotics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Excited to share our preprint that describes the mechanism of action of an historical infection remedy called Bald’s Eyesalve. In this preprint, we show that Bald’s Eyesalve has multifaceted mechanism of action against both S. aureus and A. baumannii (1/n).
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Excited to share our preprint that describes the mechanism of action of an historical infection remedy called Bald’s Eyesalve. In this preprint, we show that Bald’s Eyesalve has multifaceted mechanism of action against both S. aureus and A. baumannii (1/n).