Rebecca McHugh
@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social
BBSRC Fellow @ University of Glasgow. Pathogen biology and natural products 🦠
Hello #Streptomyces community! We are struggling to get a hold of ISP3 media in the UK. Would be great to hear of any suppliers if you have them :)
October 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Hello #Streptomyces community! We are struggling to get a hold of ISP3 media in the UK. Would be great to hear of any suppliers if you have them :)
Reposted by Rebecca McHugh
Very excited to read the published story from @themaxwelllab.bsky.social ! 🤩 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prophages block cell surface receptors to preserve their viral progeny - Nature
Zip promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, safeguarding phage progeny.
www.nature.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Very excited to read the published story from @themaxwelllab.bsky.social ! 🤩 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Say hi to Andy and Ffion at the Microbiology Society stand 524. As a not-for-profit publisher and membership charity, we’re here to support and invest in the microbiology community for the benefit of everyone. @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social #mmc2025UK
July 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Say hi to Andy and Ffion at the Microbiology Society stand 524. As a not-for-profit publisher and membership charity, we’re here to support and invest in the microbiology community for the benefit of everyone. @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social #mmc2025UK
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Profs Gilles van Wezel and Eva Stegmann giving the Welcome Ceremony of the 20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes in Edmond aan Zee (coastal Netherlands) #ISBA2025 #actinomycetes #streptomyces
June 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Profs Gilles van Wezel and Eva Stegmann giving the Welcome Ceremony of the 20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes in Edmond aan Zee (coastal Netherlands) #ISBA2025 #actinomycetes #streptomyces
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New preprint! Deacon is a versatile tool for filtering FASTA/FASTQ files and streams at hundreds of megabases per second using minimizers, built with rapid metagenomic host depletion in mind, but equally useful for search.
github.com/bede/deacon
github.com/bede/deacon
Deacon: fast sequence filtering and contaminant depletion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.09.658732v1
June 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New preprint! Deacon is a versatile tool for filtering FASTA/FASTQ files and streams at hundreds of megabases per second using minimizers, built with rapid metagenomic host depletion in mind, but equally useful for search.
github.com/bede/deacon
github.com/bede/deacon
Reposted by Rebecca McHugh
The 2026 edition of the Early Career Forum Co-chairing Scheme is right around the corner. Register your interest by 28 July 2025 23:59 BST for a chance to take part in session chairing activities during Annual Conference 2026 - microb.io/3GuiDds
Fill | Microbiology Society Early Career Forum Co-chairing Scheme 2026 Cohort Application Form
The Society runs the Early Career Forum Co-chairing Scheme as a professional development opportunity for its Early Career members to gain session chairing experience by working alongside more…
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May 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The 2026 edition of the Early Career Forum Co-chairing Scheme is right around the corner. Register your interest by 28 July 2025 23:59 BST for a chance to take part in session chairing activities during Annual Conference 2026 - microb.io/3GuiDds
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Abstract submissions for this year’s Early Career Summer Conference at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, will close on 4 May at 23:59 BST. Submit your abstract for a chance to present during the event - microb.io/ECSCAbstract...
May 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Abstract submissions for this year’s Early Career Summer Conference at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, will close on 4 May at 23:59 BST. Submit your abstract for a chance to present during the event - microb.io/ECSCAbstract...
Reposted by Rebecca McHugh
Abstract submission deadline is approaching for @microbiologysociety.org Early career summer conference. Set to be another cracking event, this year it’s going to Newcastle! More information on the link!
Early Career Summer Conference 2025
microbiologysociety.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Abstract submission deadline is approaching for @microbiologysociety.org Early career summer conference. Set to be another cracking event, this year it’s going to Newcastle! More information on the link!
Abstract submission is open for the @microbiologysociety.org Early Career Summer Conference in Newcastle (23rd and 24th June). This is always a fantastic event, with a mix of talks, posters and professional development sessions. Abstract deadline 4th May.
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
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Early Career Summer Conference 2025
microbiologysociety.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Abstract submission is open for the @microbiologysociety.org Early Career Summer Conference in Newcastle (23rd and 24th June). This is always a fantastic event, with a mix of talks, posters and professional development sessions. Abstract deadline 4th May.
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Absolutely delighted to share that I've been awarded the BBSRC Fellowship to continue my working on antivirulence drugs at the University of Glasgow. A massive thank you to all of my mentors and collaborators. I can't wait to see what the future holds for the project 🔬
UK’s BBSRC has awarded £9M to support 19 early-career researchers tackling major challenges in health, agriculture, and technology. Projects include innovative approaches to #AMR, gut microbiome therapies, crop resilience, and nature-inspired engineering solutions.
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£9 million investment fuels groundbreaking bioscience research | Innovate UK
From unlocking the secrets of animal movement to tackling antimicrobial resistance, UK’s brightest bioscience minds are pushing the boundaries of innovation.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Absolutely delighted to share that I've been awarded the BBSRC Fellowship to continue my working on antivirulence drugs at the University of Glasgow. A massive thank you to all of my mentors and collaborators. I can't wait to see what the future holds for the project 🔬
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For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!
🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44
April 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!
Very much looking forward to this!
Excited to be co-chairing my first ever session at #MicroBio25 with @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social tomorrow. Come and listen to the amazing panel of speakers who’ll be talking about their careers and transitioning out of academia - Hall 4, Thurs AM @microbiologysociety.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Very much looking forward to this!
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I'm speaking about cross-scale infection imaging in the Infection Forum at #Microbio25 @microbiologysociety.org (TODAY 15:00, Hall 1A)!
Will touch on work out yesterday (🎉) in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance (@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social) where we evaluated the role of Aurodox in STEC infections. 🔬🧪
Will touch on work out yesterday (🎉) in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance (@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social) where we evaluated the role of Aurodox in STEC infections. 🔬🧪
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I'm speaking about cross-scale infection imaging in the Infection Forum at #Microbio25 @microbiologysociety.org (TODAY 15:00, Hall 1A)!
Will touch on work out yesterday (🎉) in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance (@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social) where we evaluated the role of Aurodox in STEC infections. 🔬🧪
Will touch on work out yesterday (🎉) in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance (@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social) where we evaluated the role of Aurodox in STEC infections. 🔬🧪
Reposted by Rebecca McHugh
Well done Becca et al, great to see this out - Evaluating the protective effects of Aurodox in a murine model of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli | npj Antimicrobials and Resistance www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Evaluating the protective effects of Aurodox in a murine model of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Evaluating the protective effects of Aurodox in a murine model of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Well done Becca et al, great to see this out - Evaluating the protective effects of Aurodox in a murine model of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli | npj Antimicrobials and Resistance www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Delighted so see this out!
New paper from the group - here we show that aurodox prevents shiga toxin mediated damage in a murine model. Interesting changes to the microbiota too. Amazing work by @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social and the group.
Paper here- rdcu.be/efW0K
Paper here- rdcu.be/efW0K
April 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Delighted so see this out!
Reposted by Rebecca McHugh
And so begins a very long train journey from Norwich to Liverpool via every stop in between for Microsoc 2025
March 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
And so begins a very long train journey from Norwich to Liverpool via every stop in between for Microsoc 2025
Reposted by Rebecca McHugh
Prize Medal 2025 Prize Winner Prof Richard Lenski speaks to Early Career member, James Croxford about his up and coming lecture. Find out more about his work here: 🔗https://microb.io/PrizeWinner2025
March 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Prize Medal 2025 Prize Winner Prof Richard Lenski speaks to Early Career member, James Croxford about his up and coming lecture. Find out more about his work here: 🔗https://microb.io/PrizeWinner2025
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Redox control of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces.
Remarkable work led by @katienoble241.bsky.social and Rebecca Devine demonstrates why antibiotic biosynthesis is often switched on in solid cultures and off in liquid.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Remarkable work led by @katienoble241.bsky.social and Rebecca Devine demonstrates why antibiotic biosynthesis is often switched on in solid cultures and off in liquid.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Redox control of antibiotic biosynthesis
Streptomyces bacteria make diverse specialised metabolites that form the basis of ~55% of clinically used antibiotics. Despite this, only 3% of their encoded specialised metabolites have been matched ...
www.biorxiv.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Redox control of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces.
Remarkable work led by @katienoble241.bsky.social and Rebecca Devine demonstrates why antibiotic biosynthesis is often switched on in solid cultures and off in liquid.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Remarkable work led by @katienoble241.bsky.social and Rebecca Devine demonstrates why antibiotic biosynthesis is often switched on in solid cultures and off in liquid.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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First senior-author paper is out today in the Journal of Microscopy! 🧪🔬
We present the first 3D printed microscope where both the optics & frame are entirely 3D printed - a low-cost, accessible, and reproducible tool for histological imaging!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmi.13398
We present the first 3D printed microscope where both the optics & frame are entirely 3D printed - a low-cost, accessible, and reproducible tool for histological imaging!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmi.13398
February 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
First senior-author paper is out today in the Journal of Microscopy! 🧪🔬
We present the first 3D printed microscope where both the optics & frame are entirely 3D printed - a low-cost, accessible, and reproducible tool for histological imaging!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmi.13398
We present the first 3D printed microscope where both the optics & frame are entirely 3D printed - a low-cost, accessible, and reproducible tool for histological imaging!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmi.13398
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🚨 #PhD opportunity! 🚨
Come and work with @evaheinz7.bsky.social and me at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) on an exciting project investigating the roles that #bacteriophages play in the evolution and virulence of #enterococci. 🧫🧬
Details here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Come and work with @evaheinz7.bsky.social and me at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) on an exciting project investigating the roles that #bacteriophages play in the evolution and virulence of #enterococci. 🧫🧬
Details here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
February 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🚨 #PhD opportunity! 🚨
Come and work with @evaheinz7.bsky.social and me at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) on an exciting project investigating the roles that #bacteriophages play in the evolution and virulence of #enterococci. 🧫🧬
Details here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Come and work with @evaheinz7.bsky.social and me at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) on an exciting project investigating the roles that #bacteriophages play in the evolution and virulence of #enterococci. 🧫🧬
Details here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
This is shaping up to be an amazing session! Abstract deadline 28th of Feb 😄
1 week left to submit for the Imaging Host-Pathogen Interactions session @ mmc'25!
@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social & I are organising a @microbiologysociety.org sponsored session w/ invited speakers, Jessica Mark Welch @adaforsyth.bsky.social & Lara Hundsdorfer @unituebingen.bsky.social 🧪🔬
#MicroSky
@rebeccamchugh.bsky.social & I are organising a @microbiologysociety.org sponsored session w/ invited speakers, Jessica Mark Welch @adaforsyth.bsky.social & Lara Hundsdorfer @unituebingen.bsky.social 🧪🔬
#MicroSky
February 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is shaping up to be an amazing session! Abstract deadline 28th of Feb 😄
It's shaping up to be a great session mmc-25. Abstract submission still open!
February 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's shaping up to be a great session mmc-25. Abstract submission still open!
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My husband, Fraser, launched dussl less than 2 months ago and he's just been featured by GQ Magazine! His new skincare line's had glowing reviews and I'm so chuffed for him to receive recognition from such a renowned outlet.
Check it out below! ⬇️🌞
dussl.com
Check it out below! ⬇️🌞
dussl.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
My husband, Fraser, launched dussl less than 2 months ago and he's just been featured by GQ Magazine! His new skincare line's had glowing reviews and I'm so chuffed for him to receive recognition from such a renowned outlet.
Check it out below! ⬇️🌞
dussl.com
Check it out below! ⬇️🌞
dussl.com
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20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes.
15-19 June 2025. Registration open
www.universiteitleiden.nl/isba2025/pro...
#actinomycetes #streptomyces #actinomycetota
15-19 June 2025. Registration open
www.universiteitleiden.nl/isba2025/pro...
#actinomycetes #streptomyces #actinomycetota
20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes
ISBA2025
www.universiteitleiden.nl
February 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes.
15-19 June 2025. Registration open
www.universiteitleiden.nl/isba2025/pro...
#actinomycetes #streptomyces #actinomycetota
15-19 June 2025. Registration open
www.universiteitleiden.nl/isba2025/pro...
#actinomycetes #streptomyces #actinomycetota