Philip Fowler
@philipwfowler.bsky.social
Associate Professor working on AMR at the University of Oxford. Interested in tuberculosis, genetics, diagnostics, cloud computing and protein structure
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Our team wore blue for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025💙
Research into how resistance emerges, spreads and can be prevented is vital. Our group works to understand these processes and develop better tools to detect, monitor and combat antimicrobial resistance.
#WAAW @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Research into how resistance emerges, spreads and can be prevented is vital. Our group works to understand these processes and develop better tools to detect, monitor and combat antimicrobial resistance.
#WAAW @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Our team wore blue for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025💙
Research into how resistance emerges, spreads and can be prevented is vital. Our group works to understand these processes and develop better tools to detect, monitor and combat antimicrobial resistance.
#WAAW @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Research into how resistance emerges, spreads and can be prevented is vital. Our group works to understand these processes and develop better tools to detect, monitor and combat antimicrobial resistance.
#WAAW @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
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For #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, we introduce our recent paper on antibiotic-resistant subpopulations in TB.
TB may be one of humanity’s oldest diseases, yet it still kills over 1M people yearly. As resistance spreads, knowing each patient’s resistance profile before treatment is vital. 🧬💊
TB may be one of humanity’s oldest diseases, yet it still kills over 1M people yearly. As resistance spreads, knowing each patient’s resistance profile before treatment is vital. 🧬💊
Subpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis can give rise to rifampicin resistance and shed light on how resistance is acquired
AbstractObjectives. WGS has become a key tool for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, but discrepancies between genotypic and phenotypic drug
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November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, we introduce our recent paper on antibiotic-resistant subpopulations in TB.
TB may be one of humanity’s oldest diseases, yet it still kills over 1M people yearly. As resistance spreads, knowing each patient’s resistance profile before treatment is vital. 🧬💊
TB may be one of humanity’s oldest diseases, yet it still kills over 1M people yearly. As resistance spreads, knowing each patient’s resistance profile before treatment is vital. 🧬💊
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Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi & parasites change over time - leading to medicines being less effective against them.
Here you see bacteria growing and antibiotics (the small discs) which kill the bacteria...unless they are resistant!
#WAAW #AMR @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Here you see bacteria growing and antibiotics (the small discs) which kill the bacteria...unless they are resistant!
#WAAW #AMR @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi & parasites change over time - leading to medicines being less effective against them.
Here you see bacteria growing and antibiotics (the small discs) which kill the bacteria...unless they are resistant!
#WAAW #AMR @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Here you see bacteria growing and antibiotics (the small discs) which kill the bacteria...unless they are resistant!
#WAAW #AMR @oxfordbrc.bsky.social
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Are you interested in infections, the micro-organisms that cause them and antimicrobial resistance? So are @bashthebug.net and they're looking for new members to join their patient & public group. More info: bashthebug.net/lay-represen... Deadline 27 Nov @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
Bash The Bug (@BashTheBug) / X
Bash The Bug (@BashTheBug) / X
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November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Are you interested in infections, the micro-organisms that cause them and antimicrobial resistance? So are @bashthebug.net and they're looking for new members to join their patient & public group. More info: bashthebug.net/lay-represen... Deadline 27 Nov @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
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New paper by @vbrunner.bsky.social looking at detecting rifampicin resistant subpopulations in M. tuberculosis infections using genetics and putting a lower limit on the proportion that arose due to secondary infections.
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@modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
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@modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
New paper: What can subpopulations tell us about rifampicin resistance?
Last Thursday this work which we'd previously preprinted looking at looking at rifampicin-resistant subpopulations in clinical M. tuberculosis samples was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. If...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New paper by @vbrunner.bsky.social looking at detecting rifampicin resistant subpopulations in M. tuberculosis infections using genetics and putting a lower limit on the proportion that arose due to secondary infections.
bit.ly/47rwf42
@modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
bit.ly/47rwf42
@modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
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Pleased to see this pre-printed, highlighting the completeness/accuracy of @nanoporetech.com long-read genome assembly for clinical Enterobacterales: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Thanks to colleagues @modmedmicro.bsky.social, @ukhsa.bsky.social, @genewiz.bsky.social and @oxfordbrc.bsky.social!
Thanks to colleagues @modmedmicro.bsky.social, @ukhsa.bsky.social, @genewiz.bsky.social and @oxfordbrc.bsky.social!
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Pleased to see this pre-printed, highlighting the completeness/accuracy of @nanoporetech.com long-read genome assembly for clinical Enterobacterales: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Thanks to colleagues @modmedmicro.bsky.social, @ukhsa.bsky.social, @genewiz.bsky.social and @oxfordbrc.bsky.social!
Thanks to colleagues @modmedmicro.bsky.social, @ukhsa.bsky.social, @genewiz.bsky.social and @oxfordbrc.bsky.social!
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Great new work from #DotNagy @modmedmicro.bsky.social - she tool 96 clinical isolates from the NEKSUS study and sequenced with both Illumina and Nanopore - question was, can we do away with hybrid sequencing for the rest of the study?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Nanopore long-read only genome assembly of clinical Enterobacterales isolates is complete and accurate
Whole bacterial genome sequence reconstruction using Oxford Nanopore Technologies ('Nanopore') long-read only sequencing may offer a lower-cost, higher-throughput alternative for pathogen surveillance...
www.biorxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Great new work from #DotNagy @modmedmicro.bsky.social - she tool 96 clinical isolates from the NEKSUS study and sequenced with both Illumina and Nanopore - question was, can we do away with hybrid sequencing for the rest of the study?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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'Linking life expectancy to the bacteria in our gut: A final year undergraduate project'.
Akika investigated how the gut microbiome influences longevity, with fieldwork in Nagano, Japan—home to the country’s longest-living population.
Read the blog post here ➡️ bashthebug.net/2025/08/22/l...
Akika investigated how the gut microbiome influences longevity, with fieldwork in Nagano, Japan—home to the country’s longest-living population.
Read the blog post here ➡️ bashthebug.net/2025/08/22/l...
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
'Linking life expectancy to the bacteria in our gut: A final year undergraduate project'.
Akika investigated how the gut microbiome influences longevity, with fieldwork in Nagano, Japan—home to the country’s longest-living population.
Read the blog post here ➡️ bashthebug.net/2025/08/22/l...
Akika investigated how the gut microbiome influences longevity, with fieldwork in Nagano, Japan—home to the country’s longest-living population.
Read the blog post here ➡️ bashthebug.net/2025/08/22/l...
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Bit over 24 hours left to apply for these two posts to help us develop pipelines to process pathogens..!
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer
bit.ly/4ecl0hF
Senior Biostatistical Researcher
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Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience
closing date: noon Tues 8 July
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer
bit.ly/4ecl0hF
Senior Biostatistical Researcher
bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience
closing date: noon Tues 8 July
Job Details
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July 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Bit over 24 hours left to apply for these two posts to help us develop pipelines to process pathogens..!
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer
bit.ly/4ecl0hF
Senior Biostatistical Researcher
bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience
closing date: noon Tues 8 July
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer
bit.ly/4ecl0hF
Senior Biostatistical Researcher
bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience
closing date: noon Tues 8 July
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Mind That Cyclist! Give Him Room
1950
Artist: Roland Davies
1950
Artist: Roland Davies
July 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Mind That Cyclist! Give Him Room
1950
Artist: Roland Davies
1950
Artist: Roland Davies
Job advert to come and work with me on tuberculosis closes tomorrow (Friday) at noon!
Part of #OxCOD4TB
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@ndm.ox.ac.uk @modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Part of #OxCOD4TB
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@ndm.ox.ac.uk @modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Job Details
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July 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Job advert to come and work with me on tuberculosis closes tomorrow (Friday) at noon!
Part of #OxCOD4TB
bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@ndm.ox.ac.uk @modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Part of #OxCOD4TB
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@ndm.ox.ac.uk @modmedmicro.bsky.social
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
Congratulations to the winners of the poster prizes, Elliott Rogers and Iva Grujic, yesterday at the 3rd #Dx4LMIC conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social !
July 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Congratulations to the winners of the poster prizes, Elliott Rogers and Iva Grujic, yesterday at the 3rd #Dx4LMIC conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social !
Andrew Singer gets day two underway at the #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Andrew Singer gets day two underway at the #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social
Lionel Tarassenko introducing Vivian Lee who is giving the after dinner speech at #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Lionel Tarassenko introducing Vivian Lee who is giving the after dinner speech at #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
July 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
@gariclifford.bsky.social talking about how extensive cell phone coverage was in China 20 years ago:
“If you can drive a truck up a road there will be a cell phone tower at the end of it”
#Dx4LMICs @reubencollege.bsky.social
“If you can drive a truck up a road there will be a cell phone tower at the end of it”
#Dx4LMICs @reubencollege.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
@gariclifford.bsky.social talking about how extensive cell phone coverage was in China 20 years ago:
“If you can drive a truck up a road there will be a cell phone tower at the end of it”
#Dx4LMICs @reubencollege.bsky.social
“If you can drive a truck up a road there will be a cell phone tower at the end of it”
#Dx4LMICs @reubencollege.bsky.social
Joshua Kibera gets us underway at #DxLMICs at @reubencollege.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Joshua Kibera gets us underway at #DxLMICs at @reubencollege.bsky.social
Any questions DM me
Come and work with us!
Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF
both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Tue 8 Jul
Computational Mycobacteriologist
Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF
both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Tue 8 Jul
Computational Mycobacteriologist
Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
@oxfordbrc.bsky.social
@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Job Details
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July 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Any questions DM me
All ready for day one of the third #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social !
July 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
All ready for day one of the third #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social !
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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And that's a wrap on #ESM2025! A huge thank you to our incredible community of scientists, speakers, and organizers who made this week unforgettable. The future of mycobacteriology is bright! See you all in 2026! 👋 #Tuberculosis #Science
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And that's a wrap on #ESM2025! A huge thank you to our incredible community of scientists, speakers, and organizers who made this week unforgettable. The future of mycobacteriology is bright! See you all in 2026! 👋 #Tuberculosis #Science
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Three posts all closing next week!
Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF
both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Wed 2 Jul
Computational Mycobacteriologist
Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF
both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Wed 2 Jul
Computational Mycobacteriologist
Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Job Details
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June 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Three posts all closing next week!
Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF
both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Wed 2 Jul
Computational Mycobacteriologist
Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI
Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF
both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Wed 2 Jul
Computational Mycobacteriologist
Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
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[TRAILER]🎥 “The Clinic That Crossed the River” is a film by young men from Xhora Mouth, Bulungula in the Eastern Cape. This film tells a story of the Bulungula community and their long, difficult journey to access healthcare.
Check link for more: youtube.com/watch?v=Igh7...
Check link for more: youtube.com/watch?v=Igh7...
Healthcare in Rural South Africa | The Clinic that Crossed the River
YouTube video by Eh!woza
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Igh7wvS2yJE&t=2s…
June 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
[TRAILER]🎥 “The Clinic That Crossed the River” is a film by young men from Xhora Mouth, Bulungula in the Eastern Cape. This film tells a story of the Bulungula community and their long, difficult journey to access healthcare.
Check link for more: youtube.com/watch?v=Igh7...
Check link for more: youtube.com/watch?v=Igh7...