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Ilyas Alav

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Interested in the physiological role of bacterial efflux pumps and host-pathogen interactions🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nhIW1SUAAAAJ&hl=en

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Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Apr 3

I am ecstatic to announce that I’ve been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Early Career Award! I couldn’t have done it without everyone who helped me along the way! I will join @dunnschool.bsky.social to do some exciting science on efflux pumps for the next 5 years!

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Michelle Buckner @bucknerlab.bsky.social · 6d

Job opportunity in my lab! We're looking for a post-doc to come join us for an exciting project exploring the evolution of #AMR and #hypervirulence in #klebsiella. Please share!! @unibirmingham.bsky.social Details: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV067/r...

Research Fellow at University of Birmingham

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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 12d

Strain-dependent contribution of the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump to Klebsiella pneumoniae physiology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678718v1

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · 11d

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New preprint of my first corresponding author research paper! This is the result of my master students and some lovely collaborators! ☺️

Strain-dependent contribution of the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump to Klebsiella pneumoniae physiology

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a prominent opportunistic pathogen increasingly associated with multidrug resistance and virulence. One of the main mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in K. pneumoniae is ...

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Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · 16d

My nose must be riddled with S. aureus then 🫠

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 16d

#NewResearch

Nasal colonisation by S. aureus is linked with depression in a human cohort and shown in a mouse model to cause decreased serotonin and dopamine in the brain

#MicroSky #Depression

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Nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage promotes depressive behaviour in mice via sex hormone degradation - Nature Microbiology

Nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus is linked with depression in a human cohort and shown in a mouse model to cause decreased serotonin and dopamine in the brain.

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · 20d

attTn7 downstream of the glmS gene. Phenotypically neutral as per the literature and my own experience.

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · 20d

This #PeerReviewWeek, I would like to thank the single reviewer who is holding up editorial decisions!

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Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Sep 7

guess I should be glad my hair isn’t falling out yet

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Sep 4

‘good things come to those who wait’ as I say while refreshing the peer review portal page 🥰

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Aug 27

stringy 🧶

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Aug 27

honestly same l

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Aug 22

Which section of a paper do you hate writing the most and why is it the ‘Discussion’?

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Aug 14

waiting for peer review reports in the summer

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Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Aug 6

will be enjoying me 1.4% pay uplift, thank you @ucea.bsky.social 🥰

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Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jul 24

First corresponding author manuscript submitted! 😬🤞

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jul 23

being sick with the cold in the summer is so weak 🙃

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bought an Integra pipetboy and it came with a switch blade 🤔

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jul 17

Only if everyone posted rejections too!

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jul 8

Now to find a UV source for sterilisation 😬

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thank you! 😍

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Jun 26

Has anyone done Klebsiella pneumoniae survival assay in the presence of LL-37? I’ve read several papers, but they all use different media! 😭

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · May 8

Why are UK universities so hesitant to pay researchers a fair salary?

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congratulations Carolin! 🥳

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Apr 3

I am ecstatic to announce that I’ve been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Early Career Award! I couldn’t have done it without everyone who helped me along the way! I will join @dunnschool.bsky.social to do some exciting science on efflux pumps for the next 5 years!

Ilyas Alav @ilyasalav.bsky.social · Mar 31

I cook when I’m sad, so here’s Marry Me Chicken Meatballs