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Tung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · 5d

Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 5d

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.

Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.

Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...

Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…

www.jic.ac.uk

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Paul Hoskisson 🧫 🦠🐸 @paulhoskisson.bsky.social · 8d

Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production

Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces

www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Paul A Hoskisson

www.gla.ac.uk

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Andy Edwards @bugsinblood.bsky.social · 9d

Now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very nice collaboration with Hoogenboom ( @ucl.ac.uk ) and Bonev ( @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ) labs.

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 11d

I was!! We have had the BEST day!!! 🤩

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 11d

Well that was incredible!! The red roses were amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 🌹🌹🌹🌹

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David Cleary @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social · 12d

New protocol paper outlining a very important piece of work by PhD student Sani Musa with @jessicamablair.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...

From bedside to bug side: clinical, haematological and genetic markers of antibiotic-resistant bacterial isolates from children admitted with sepsis in Kaduna State, Nigeria – a protocol for a cross-s...

Introduction Sepsis and antibiotic resistance constitute a deadly synergy, causing the loss of millions of lives across the world, with their economic and developmental consequences posing a threat to...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 14d

I’m lucky enough to be going!! 🤩 Very excited!! 😃

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 14d

Exciting to see the trail of roses in London today ahead of the women’s rugby World Cup final on Saturday! 🤩

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Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 16d

A bit like spiralling publication costs we need to start having a proper discussion around lab equipment servicing costs. These are often completely disproportionate to the cost of instrument and the service that is provided and seem to serve as a cash cow for vendors.

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apreston243.bsky.social @apreston243.bsky.social · 23d

New paper alert! Serial selection for hyper-biofilm production identifies c-di-GMP as central to genetic control and phenotypic dynamics. @microbiologysociety.org @webberma.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Cyclic-di-GMP signalling mutants drive ecological succession and self-generated diversity in experimentally evolved biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Biofilms represent a discrete form of microbial life which are physiologically distinct from free-living planktonic cells. The altered phenotypic manifestations of the biofilm may also elicit lifestyl...

www.microbiologyresearch.org

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apreston243.bsky.social @apreston243.bsky.social · 23d

New paper alert! Another good read from @webberma.bsky.social. Different food preservatives induce similar responses in Salmonella typhimurium, including oxidative stress responses. @microbiologysociety.org www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Common food preservatives induce an oxidative stress response in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Despite their frequent use, the mechanisms of action of common food preservatives are poorly understood. As there is a drive to develop alternative preservatives, understanding the mechanisms of actio...

www.microbiologyresearch.org

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Jane Langdale 🌱 🌾 @janelangdale.bsky.social · 23d

Come and join us in our new home - great colleagues and brand new facilities

Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 23d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 23d

We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support. "Postgraduate education should be an attainable goal for all students, not a privilege reserved for those with family support or financial security." @wonkhe.bsky.social @jacobdyke.bsky.social
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We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support

Jacob Dyke identifies the support gaps for care leavers when it comes to postgraduate study and builds an agenda on how universities can respond to these inequities.

wonkhe.com

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 24d

Love this pic!!! 😍 going well so far!! 🤞

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exciting morning in our house!! 😃🤩💪

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 4

Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!

@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 3

Come and work with us!! 🤩

Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · Sep 3

We have a position for an Assist Prof in Microbial Genomics in our School of III.

Hod Joan Geoghegan will be happy to field questions if you are interested. No specific area of microbial genomics preferred so please do consider it

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham

Apply now for the Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Aug 14

We are recruiting for an Editor to join the Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM)! We’re looking for Editors with some previous editorial experience to handle JMM’s One Health - Emerging, Zoonotic and Environmental Disease section. Find out more and apply here: microb.io/4lnPPBU 🦠

Journal of Medical Microbiology Editor for One Health - Emerging, Zoonotic and Environmental Diseases: Call for expressions of interest

12 August 2025

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Ian Henderson @hendersonlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

When the world seems so anti-science, here is something to brighten your day! The UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience is recruiting a new Director for its Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery to drive its drug discovery program! #DrugDiscovery #Biotech
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#drugdiscovery #medicinalchemistry #biotech #imb #uq #pharmaceuticalscience #hiring | Ian Henderson

🚀 Exciting Leadership Opportunity at the UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience! We are delighted to announce that the position of Director of Chemistry and Drug Discovery is now open for recruitment...

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 2

Current economic and regulatory challenges in developing antibiotics for Gram-negative bacteria

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Current economic and regulatory challenges in developing antibiotics for Gram-negative bacteria - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Current economic and regulatory challenges in developing antibiotics for Gram-negative bacteria

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · Sep 1

What was antibiotic resistance like before we ever used antibiotics? How did we change what antibiotic resistance genes looked like over 100 years?

Our paper looking at resistance genes from a century of NCTC historical isolates now out in mGen:
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Genomic resistance in historical clinical isolates increased in frequency and mobility after the age of antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is frequently observed shortly after the clinical introduction of an antibiotic. Whether and how frequently that resistance occurred before the introduction is harder to determin...

www.microbiologyresearch.org

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Greg T @gregt314.bsky.social · Sep 1

Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."

Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 1

A good way to think about institutional research culture!

Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks for sharing this Vijaya Nath

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · Aug 27

💊 Non-antibiotic drugs & resistance

A new study shows common medicines like ibuprofen and acetaminophen can boost E. coli resistance to antibiotics, raising concerns for aged care settings.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

#SciComm 🧪 #AMR

The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli

www.nature.com

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David Cleary @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social · Aug 23

Nicely done @theguardian.com 👏

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