Teresa Thurston
@thurstonlab.bsky.social
Associate Prof. at the Dunn School and Magdalen College, University of Oxford. The lab studies the molecular and cellular basis of bacterial pathogenesis.
So proud of the lab for its achievements - Thank you to the Pettenkofer foundation for recognising our contributions - here’s to some more bacterial effector related fun in the future! @dunnschool.bsky.social
Many congratulations Teresa!
Teresa Thurston was awarded the 2025 Pettenkofer Prize, recognising her contributions to identifying how different bacterial effectors impact the outcome of infection.
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
Teresa Thurston was awarded the 2025 Pettenkofer Prize, recognising her contributions to identifying how different bacterial effectors impact the outcome of infection.
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
2025 Pettenkofer Prize awarded to Teresa Thurston - Dunn School
The award by the Pettenkofer Foundation recognised Teresa’s contributions to identifying how different bacterial effectors impact the outcome of infection.
www.path.ox.ac.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
So proud of the lab for its achievements - Thank you to the Pettenkofer foundation for recognising our contributions - here’s to some more bacterial effector related fun in the future! @dunnschool.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Medical Bioscience at Nottingham Trent University. #jobs #microsky
Covering topics including:
Infectious disease;
Clinical and molecular microbiology;
Mechanisms of drug action and therapeutic innovations.
Contact @jodywinter.bsky.social for full details.
Covering topics including:
Infectious disease;
Clinical and molecular microbiology;
Mechanisms of drug action and therapeutic innovations.
Contact @jodywinter.bsky.social for full details.
Lecturer in Medical Bioscience at Nottingham Trent University
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August 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Lecturer in Medical Bioscience at Nottingham Trent University. #jobs #microsky
Covering topics including:
Infectious disease;
Clinical and molecular microbiology;
Mechanisms of drug action and therapeutic innovations.
Contact @jodywinter.bsky.social for full details.
Covering topics including:
Infectious disease;
Clinical and molecular microbiology;
Mechanisms of drug action and therapeutic innovations.
Contact @jodywinter.bsky.social for full details.
Excellent opportunity to set up your lab at the Dunn School in Oxford as an ECR.
📣 Applications now open 📣
We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!
Please share!
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We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!
Please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
August 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Excellent opportunity to set up your lab at the Dunn School in Oxford as an ECR.
Excited to Salmonella effector SteE featured on the cover of EMBO reports www.embopress.org/journal/1469...
July 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Excited to Salmonella effector SteE featured on the cover of EMBO reports www.embopress.org/journal/1469...
We have a new preprint on Salmonella effector SteE! Here we describe how kinase reprogramming drives transcriptional remodelling of the infected macrophage www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... - work led by @ines-ddo.bsky.social and fantastic collaboration with @peterwshill.bsky.social
Salmonella Effector SteE Reprogrammes the Macrophage Regulatory Network to Drive Specific Hyperactivation of STAT3 Target Genes
The ability of Salmonella Typhimurium to exploit macrophages as a niche for survival, replication and dissemination is central to its pathogenesis. The effector SteE, which polarises macrophages into ...
www.biorxiv.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We have a new preprint on Salmonella effector SteE! Here we describe how kinase reprogramming drives transcriptional remodelling of the infected macrophage www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... - work led by @ines-ddo.bsky.social and fantastic collaboration with @peterwshill.bsky.social
How can a Salmonella effector change the specificity of a host kinase? SteE mediates kinase reprogramming via mimicry of conserved eukaryotic-like motifs- doi.org/10.1038/s443... Great collaboration with @katrinrittinger.bsky.social + big thanks to all authors & congrats to lead PDRA Ioanna Panagi!
Bacterial effectors mediate kinase reprogramming through mimicry of conserved eukaryotic motifs | EMBO reports
imageimageA virulence protein from diverse bacteria switches the amino acid specificity of the
eukaryotic kinase GSK3. This kinase reprogramming depends on several short linear
motifs that each appear...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
How can a Salmonella effector change the specificity of a host kinase? SteE mediates kinase reprogramming via mimicry of conserved eukaryotic-like motifs- doi.org/10.1038/s443... Great collaboration with @katrinrittinger.bsky.social + big thanks to all authors & congrats to lead PDRA Ioanna Panagi!
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🚨 UK Cell Micro 2025 is here! 🚨
📅 2nd-3rd June 2025
📍 King’s College London
Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉
💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April
ukcellmicro.org
📅 2nd-3rd June 2025
📍 King’s College London
Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉
💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April
ukcellmicro.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🚨 UK Cell Micro 2025 is here! 🚨
📅 2nd-3rd June 2025
📍 King’s College London
Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉
💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April
ukcellmicro.org
📅 2nd-3rd June 2025
📍 King’s College London
Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉
💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April
ukcellmicro.org
We recently had a day of Salmonella-focused fun. Special thanks to @eadirectordndi.bsky.social and PhD student Kelvin Kerring for joining us from Kenya to discuss iNTS. All made possible via the Global hubs fund and @embo.org YIP networking fund. @jayhinton.bsky.social @katrinrittinger.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We recently had a day of Salmonella-focused fun. Special thanks to @eadirectordndi.bsky.social and PhD student Kelvin Kerring for joining us from Kenya to discuss iNTS. All made possible via the Global hubs fund and @embo.org YIP networking fund. @jayhinton.bsky.social @katrinrittinger.bsky.social
New preprint on how a minimal Salmonella kinase needs a host kinase to activate it. Work led by @timeshpillay.bsky.social and another great collaboration with @katrinrittinger.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Salmonella effector kinase SteC is activated by host-mediated phosphorylation
The pathogen Salmonella , which causes significant human morbidity and mortality, encodes an effector kinase, SteC, which mediates actin polymerisation and cell migration. Given the minimal nature of ...
biorxiv.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
New preprint on how a minimal Salmonella kinase needs a host kinase to activate it. Work led by @timeshpillay.bsky.social and another great collaboration with @katrinrittinger.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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During my PhD at @crick.ac.uk and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, I explored the molecular interaction between host and pathogen. My question: How have pathogenic bacteria evolved to manipulate their host environment during infection? 🦠https://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.01.640964v1 1/11
March 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
During my PhD at @crick.ac.uk and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, I explored the molecular interaction between host and pathogen. My question: How have pathogenic bacteria evolved to manipulate their host environment during infection? 🦠https://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.01.640964v1 1/11
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January 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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ICYMI
We are recruiting a new Associate Professor in cell and molecular biology, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague!
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
We are recruiting a new Associate Professor in cell and molecular biology, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague!
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
January 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ICYMI
We are recruiting a new Associate Professor in cell and molecular biology, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague!
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
We are recruiting a new Associate Professor in cell and molecular biology, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague!
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Check out the ILESLA PhD programme in Oxford -a great opportunity for a PhD in Life science areas with rotation projects and industry experience too!
Two weeks to go until the application deadline for ILESLA. If you or anyone you know would benefit from full funding to carry out a PhD in Life and/or Environmental Science please visit/refer to our website page iles.web.ox.ac.uk/how-apply where you can see open day videos and get full guidance.
How to Apply and Funding
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January 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Check out the ILESLA PhD programme in Oxford -a great opportunity for a PhD in Life science areas with rotation projects and industry experience too!
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We just can't stop recruiting!
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
January 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We just can't stop recruiting!
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Interested in a PhD in bacterial pathogenesis? Then consider applying to the inaugural David Holden PhD Studentship at Imperial inaugural David Holden PhD Studentship (home funded students only). Deadline Jan 31st! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The David Holden PhD Studentship in Bacterial Pathogenesis at Imperial College London: Molecular Mechanisms in Bacterial Pathogenesis at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The David Holden PhD Studentship in Bacterial Pathogenesis at Imperial College London: Molecular Mechanisms in Bacterial Pathogenesis at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Interested in a PhD in bacterial pathogenesis? Then consider applying to the inaugural David Holden PhD Studentship at Imperial inaugural David Holden PhD Studentship (home funded students only). Deadline Jan 31st! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Happy 2025 to all!
January 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happy 2025 to all!
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You want to learn about microbiology from a fantastic lineup of speakers on a beautiful Greek island? PhD students apply now for the @EMBO | @FEBSnews Lecture Course The New Microbiology!
Registration: 1 Apr 2025
Course: 03 – 11 Sep 2025 | Spetses, Greece
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Registration: 1 Apr 2025
Course: 03 – 11 Sep 2025 | Spetses, Greece
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December 16, 2024 at 8:43 AM
You want to learn about microbiology from a fantastic lineup of speakers on a beautiful Greek island? PhD students apply now for the @EMBO | @FEBSnews Lecture Course The New Microbiology!
Registration: 1 Apr 2025
Course: 03 – 11 Sep 2025 | Spetses, Greece
meetings.embo.org/event/25-new...
Registration: 1 Apr 2025
Course: 03 – 11 Sep 2025 | Spetses, Greece
meetings.embo.org/event/25-new...
I am super excited that the Thurston Lab will join the #EMBO YIP programme and its amazing community.
We are so pleased to announce that our new PI Teresa Thurston has joined the EMBO Young Investigator Programme!
She is part of a cohort of 27 new group leaders to join the #EMBOYiP programme this year. Congratulations Teresa! 🥳
www.embo.org/press-releas...
She is part of a cohort of 27 new group leaders to join the #EMBOYiP programme this year. Congratulations Teresa! 🥳
www.embo.org/press-releas...
December 6, 2024 at 3:35 PM
I am super excited that the Thurston Lab will join the #EMBO YIP programme and its amazing community.