Stephen Jackson
@stephenjackson.bsky.social
Microbiologist. University College Cork. https://www.ucc.ie/en/microbiology/
https://marblesproject.eu/
More or less inactive here just now, busy watching the funeral pyre of twitter.
Personal account, views and opinions very much my own.
https://marblesproject.eu/
More or less inactive here just now, busy watching the funeral pyre of twitter.
Personal account, views and opinions very much my own.
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I'm pleased to announce that I will guest edit a new #MarineDrugs Special Issue, titled 'Enzymes Derived From Marine Sources". Submission details can be found here:
www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
New most treasured possession. He's Here He's There, Collector's Edition (132 of 857) signed biography of my all-time footballing hero, John Wark. Written with Neil Prentice. @ipswichtown.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
New most treasured possession. He's Here He's There, Collector's Edition (132 of 857) signed biography of my all-time footballing hero, John Wark. Written with Neil Prentice. @ipswichtown.bsky.social
Magical day at Portman Road on Sunday, ending 16 years of hurt with a comprehensive victory over the old enemy. @ipswichtown.bsky.social
I enjoyed that @matthutchings.bsky.social 😜
I enjoyed that @matthutchings.bsky.social 😜
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Magical day at Portman Road on Sunday, ending 16 years of hurt with a comprehensive victory over the old enemy. @ipswichtown.bsky.social
I enjoyed that @matthutchings.bsky.social 😜
I enjoyed that @matthutchings.bsky.social 😜
I'm pleased to announce that I will guest edit a new #MarineDrugs Special Issue, titled 'Enzymes Derived From Marine Sources". Submission details can be found here:
www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
September 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm pleased to announce that I will guest edit a new #MarineDrugs Special Issue, titled 'Enzymes Derived From Marine Sources". Submission details can be found here:
www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
Incredibly proud of this work. International collaborations and a multi-disciplinary effort to discover and describe bioactive compounds from a marine Streptomyces sp. isolate inhibiting the growth of a fish pathogen.
www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23...
www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23...
www.mdpi.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Incredibly proud of this work. International collaborations and a multi-disciplinary effort to discover and describe bioactive compounds from a marine Streptomyces sp. isolate inhibiting the growth of a fish pathogen.
www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23...
www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23...
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We have a fully funded PhD studentship to work on engineering bacteria to degrade food associated plastic waste #microsky
Deadline: Feb 3rd
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: Feb 3rd
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD Project at Brunel University, London: Engineering Bacteria for Enhanced Degradation of Food-Associated Plastic Waste at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Project at Brunel University, London: Engineering Bacteria for Enhanced Degradation of Food-Associated Plastic Waste at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We have a fully funded PhD studentship to work on engineering bacteria to degrade food associated plastic waste #microsky
Deadline: Feb 3rd
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: Feb 3rd
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Fully funded PhD available to work with me and the fab @paulhoskisson.bsky.social and @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social on the aurodox story- www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... 💊🦠🧫
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - Ins and outs of disarming ...
www.gla.ac.uk
November 23, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Fully funded PhD available to work with me and the fab @paulhoskisson.bsky.social and @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social on the aurodox story- www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... 💊🦠🧫
Beautiful
From the Jensen lab: Pattern-based genome mining guides discovery of the antibiotic indanopyrrole A from a marine streptomycete
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Beautiful
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**Deadline Extension**
The application date for this PhD position is now February 14th. Still time for you to apply. #microsky
The application date for this PhD position is now February 14th. Still time for you to apply. #microsky
Still time to apply for this PhD. Deadline is January 31st. #microsky
📢 I have a funded PhD position available in Glasgow.
Functional genomics project with vaginal Lactobacillus. Please share
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Functional genomics project with vaginal Lactobacillus. Please share
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 31, 2024 at 12:18 PM
**Deadline Extension**
The application date for this PhD position is now February 14th. Still time for you to apply. #microsky
The application date for this PhD position is now February 14th. Still time for you to apply. #microsky
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INVITATION We are starting a new round of online community annotathons to populate v4.0 of the MIBiG repository with high-quality data. If you have relevant expertise in natural product genomics or chemistry, please participate! Please register here: forms.gle/LJR9uRTCyLg7...
January 22, 2024 at 11:38 AM
INVITATION We are starting a new round of online community annotathons to populate v4.0 of the MIBiG repository with high-quality data. If you have relevant expertise in natural product genomics or chemistry, please participate! Please register here: forms.gle/LJR9uRTCyLg7...
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Our School Seminar Series resumes on Thursday 25th January when Dr Stephen Jackson from Alan Dobson's group will talk about the metabolic potential of a deep sea sponge microbiome with a view to novel drug discovery. Note the new venue! (C_ELECT_L2)
January 17, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Our School Seminar Series resumes on Thursday 25th January when Dr Stephen Jackson from Alan Dobson's group will talk about the metabolic potential of a deep sea sponge microbiome with a view to novel drug discovery. Note the new venue! (C_ELECT_L2)
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6 days left to apply.... please RT
Hi all, I have a postdoc position (3 years) in my group on a very challenging topic: co-cultivation of sponge cells and bacterial symbionts. Looking for someone with experience with marine invertebrate cells AND bacteria. Thanks for sharing!
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
November 14, 2023 at 12:04 PM
6 days left to apply.... please RT
Marine Drugs Special Issue:
𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 ‘𝑶𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒔’ 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔
Further information and submission link here: www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 ‘𝑶𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒔’ 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔
Further information and submission link here: www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
November 9, 2023 at 9:58 AM
Marine Drugs Special Issue:
𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 ‘𝑶𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒔’ 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔
Further information and submission link here: www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 ‘𝑶𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒔’ 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔
Further information and submission link here: www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...
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Today's the day: Clodagh Carr will talk at our School Seminar Series and will tell us about Marine bacteria as a source of polyester-degrading enzymes with biocatalytic potential
November 2, 2023 at 8:31 AM
Today's the day: Clodagh Carr will talk at our School Seminar Series and will tell us about Marine bacteria as a source of polyester-degrading enzymes with biocatalytic potential
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Published by Cork City Libraries as part of the excellent City Council Commemoration Programme, the launch of FIRST CITIZEN on 14 November is fast approaching. The book, co-written with John Ger O'Riordan, tells the fascinating story of Cork's longest-serving Lord Mayor, Seán French.
October 25, 2023 at 3:37 PM
Published by Cork City Libraries as part of the excellent City Council Commemoration Programme, the launch of FIRST CITIZEN on 14 November is fast approaching. The book, co-written with John Ger O'Riordan, tells the fascinating story of Cork's longest-serving Lord Mayor, Seán French.
Pattern or anomaly?
October 23, 2023 at 10:45 PM
Pattern or anomaly?
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Hi all, I have a postdoc position (3 years) in my group on a very challenging topic: co-cultivation of sponge cells and bacterial symbionts. Looking for someone with experience with marine invertebrate cells AND bacteria. Thanks for sharing!
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
October 23, 2023 at 11:02 AM
Hi all, I have a postdoc position (3 years) in my group on a very challenging topic: co-cultivation of sponge cells and bacterial symbionts. Looking for someone with experience with marine invertebrate cells AND bacteria. Thanks for sharing!
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
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Issue 797 of 'The GW38 Gazette' is out now. Rest in peace to a legend of the game 😢.
October 22, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Issue 797 of 'The GW38 Gazette' is out now. Rest in peace to a legend of the game 😢.
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Great interview with our very own Professor Jens Walter , talking about the link between diet & disease & the central roles played by our gut microbiome! @ucc.bsky.social
#UCC #SchoolOfMicrobiology #SEFS
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
#UCC #SchoolOfMicrobiology #SEFS
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
October 18, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Great interview with our very own Professor Jens Walter , talking about the link between diet & disease & the central roles played by our gut microbiome! @ucc.bsky.social
#UCC #SchoolOfMicrobiology #SEFS
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
#UCC #SchoolOfMicrobiology #SEFS
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
I know I'm old, and out of touch, but there has been biblical rain here for the last 26 hours and it's continuing, yet university students are walking and cycling to campus in GAA shorts!! Can anyone explain????
October 18, 2023 at 8:13 AM
I know I'm old, and out of touch, but there has been biblical rain here for the last 26 hours and it's continuing, yet university students are walking and cycling to campus in GAA shorts!! Can anyone explain????
A nice milestone, 2000 citations ☺️
October 17, 2023 at 11:03 AM
A nice milestone, 2000 citations ☺️
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Merck currently have a 4 month lead in time for anaerocult pouches. Can anyone recommend an alternative for me? #slowsupplychain
October 16, 2023 at 2:36 PM
Merck currently have a 4 month lead in time for anaerocult pouches. Can anyone recommend an alternative for me? #slowsupplychain
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The next speaker in our School Seminar Series is Shona Uniacke-Lowe who will talk about biomining the deep-sea for new anti-microbials. Really looking forward to this!
October 14, 2023 at 10:00 PM
The next speaker in our School Seminar Series is Shona Uniacke-Lowe who will talk about biomining the deep-sea for new anti-microbials. Really looking forward to this!
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Hello BlueSky, is this thing on? The antiSMASH https://antismash.secondarymetabolites.org/ service has just landed.
October 13, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Hello BlueSky, is this thing on? The antiSMASH https://antismash.secondarymetabolites.org/ service has just landed.