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Henrik Strahl
@henrikstrahl.bsky.social
Microbiology Prof at the Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University. Research focus on antibiotics, AMR and bacterial cell envelopes, 🇫🇮
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We are organising an AMR meeting next spring in Helsinki. Meeting includes evolution of AMR and environmental AMR sessions. Please submit your abstract now! Deadline Dec 1st.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Our sLola consortium is now in BlueSky! Worth following for future updates on our work with IM30 proteins including LiaH, PspA, and VIPP's.
‼️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 ⬇️
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
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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New release of the TrackMate single particle tracking plugin for ImageJ by @jytinevez.bsky.social looks amazing! forum.image.sc/t/trackmate-...
Loads of new features, most excitingly to me deep learning segmentation algorithms including Omnipose (for cells), and Spotiflow (for spots) #bioimaging
TrackMate v8 - segmentation editor and Python CLI integration
TrackMate v8: 2D Segmentation Editor & Python CLI Integration Hi everyone, I am excited to announce TrackMate v8, a major update introducing key improvements for both end-users and developers. Mai...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Why does daptomycin resistance appear so fast in Enterococcus? We finally have a clue.

DAP resistance in enterococci pops up quickly. What’s been missing is why resistance-associated membrane changes look the way they do, and why the classic path of mutations is so predictable.
A two-component system signaling hub controls enterococcal membrane remodeling in response to daptomycin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.16.688641v1
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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‘The latest surveillance data found that the number of antibiotic-resistant infections in 2024 equated to an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases a week.’
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024
Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last year
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨
Interested in microbiology, phages & water security?
Join me and Prof Cindy Smith to test phages as a sustainable alternative to chlorine in drinking-water biofilters.
Metagenomics, phage discovery & ecology — all in one exciting project!
Apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🦠🔬🤖🧑‍💻 #mAIcrobe is out! With @pinholab.bsky.social's lab, we launched an open-source framework for high-throughput bacterial image analysis. By rockstars A. Brito & B. Saraiva et al, making #DeepLearning for phenotyping accessible! Easy to use, plus model training

📜 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Funded PhD opportunity for anyone interested in using cutting-edge chemistry to look at glycan profiles in prostate cancer samples 🙌🏻

The successful student will be based at the University of York with Prof Alison Parkin with the opportunity to carry out a placement at the @nucancer.bsky.social
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Rapid and sensitive diagnostic ‘fingerprinting’ of prostate cancer O-glycans using Fourier-Transform alternative current voltammetry (FTACV) at University of Y...
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Rapid and sensitive diagnostic ‘fingerprinting’ of prostate cancer O-glycans using Fourier-Transform alternative current voltammetry ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Looking for a PhD opportunity in Microbiology? Consider joining one of the UK's leading microbiology research clusters at Newcastle University. See the thread for MRC DTP studentships currently advertised. @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social #microsky
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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If you are interested in researching how drug resistant bacteria evade killing by our immune system, them this PhD project is for you. Come join the our team at Newcastle, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, and lead research at the interface of microbiology, immunology and metabolomics.
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University, listed on Fin...
www.findaphd.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Interested in a PhD at the intersection of biophysics and microbiology?

Apply for this MRC-funded opportunity at Newcastle University to do cutting-edge microscopy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis! 🔬🦠

Closing 4 Dec!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular mechanism of slow growth and antibiotic tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using single-molecule microscopy at Newcastle University on FindAPhD....
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular mechanism of slow growth and antibiotic tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using single-molecule microscopy at Newcastle Universit...
www.findaphd.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Want to work within a multidisciplinary group to combat antifungal resistance in Candida spp? Fully-funded MRC PhD studentship in collaboration with @nclfungalgroup.bsky.social and Francesco Del Carratore on the mode of action of a new class of antifungal drugs. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Targeting thioredoxin reductase to combat antifungal resistance in Candida spp. at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Targeting thioredoxin reductase to combat antifungal resistance in Candida spp. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria

in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.

More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)

🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025

Please repost. #Postdoc
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Looking for an AMR-themed PhD project? Join us to investigate antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus through a fully funded MRC DTP PhD studentship starting in September 2026.

This project is close collaboration with @kateduncan.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social.
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Resensitisation of antibiotic-tolerant Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Resensitisation of antibiotic-tolerant Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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If you’re interested in metals, microbes and maths 🤘 - please check out this PhD on the impact of metals on microbial communities with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social @blindmath.bsky.social Denis Patterson and myself, you’d be based in Durham & be part of a vibrant interdisciplinary research group
We're advertising a PhD at the intersection of mathematical ecology, metallobiology, and microbiology to study the impact of metals on microbial communities with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social @kateduncan.bsky.social and Denis Patterson. Come join us in lovely Durham!

iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
When nutrients turn toxic: how metals shape microbial coexistence
iapetus.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.

For more details and to apply please see

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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The #SalgadoLab has now officially moved into @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social! Thank you to amazing lab members Anna, Ella and Pavi for making it happen and @henrikstrahl.bsky.social Kasia, Charles, Tom, Amandeep, Julie and everyone at CBCB! Looking forward to working closely with everyone! #microsky
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
October 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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We’re excited to announce the incredible speaker line-up for the Prokaryotic Cell Biology Conference! Join the leading researchers as they explore the latest advances in Nanoimaging, Cell Growth and Cellular Structures.
Join our speakers & register today! ➡️https://bit.ly/47rtkbw
#ProkaryoticCellBio
October 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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#AMR - no one is safe until everyone is safe

"These bugs have long been considered to only cause infections in older babies, but are now infecting babies in their first days of life"
#AntimicrobialResistance
www.sciencealert.com/study-reveal...
Study Reveals 'Alarming' Rise of Superbugs in Newborn Babies
Humanity's war against drug-resistant microbes is not going very well.
www.sciencealert.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Very exciting to have Prof Mark Blaskovich @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social (hosted by @henrikstrahl.bsky.social) all the way from the University of Queensland, Australia to give a seminar on collaborative approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance #drugdiscovery #AMR #antibiotics
October 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.

Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.

Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…
www.jic.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM