Meaghan Castledine
@mcastd.bsky.social
Post-doc with Buckling lab 🦠 all things evolution, phage therapy and immune system interactions 🧫🔬 I also have a dog and enjoy nerdy things 🧝🏻♀️
Very happy to say I will be starting a NERC Independent Research Fellowship in April with the University of Exeter 🥳
This 5-year project will be looking at how environmental conditions determine the impact of phage on microbial communities 🧫🦠
Thank you to the lovely ppl who helped along the way!
This 5-year project will be looking at how environmental conditions determine the impact of phage on microbial communities 🧫🦠
Thank you to the lovely ppl who helped along the way!
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Very happy to say I will be starting a NERC Independent Research Fellowship in April with the University of Exeter 🥳
This 5-year project will be looking at how environmental conditions determine the impact of phage on microbial communities 🧫🦠
Thank you to the lovely ppl who helped along the way!
This 5-year project will be looking at how environmental conditions determine the impact of phage on microbial communities 🧫🦠
Thank you to the lovely ppl who helped along the way!
Agree with this - this is prophage activity I’ve seen on streaks of one of our species
September 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Agree with this - this is prophage activity I’ve seen on streaks of one of our species
Want to name a real virus? I have recently discovered 9 new phages which now need names! To enter, you simply need to donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on my JustGiving page (£2 = 1 entry) and share your email with me on donation (see link info). Please share 💚 www.justgiving.com/page/meaghan-c-1
August 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Want to name a real virus? I have recently discovered 9 new phages which now need names! To enter, you simply need to donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on my JustGiving page (£2 = 1 entry) and share your email with me on donation (see link info). Please share 💚 www.justgiving.com/page/meaghan-c-1
How do multiple coexisting bacteria and phages (co)evolve? Well... they don't (or do so much less!
In this paper we tracked bacteria-phage (co)evolution in monoculture (individual bacteria-phage pairs) or in polyculture (all three pairs) over 6 weeks. Read more here👇
doi.org/10.1099/mic....
In this paper we tracked bacteria-phage (co)evolution in monoculture (individual bacteria-phage pairs) or in polyculture (all three pairs) over 6 weeks. Read more here👇
doi.org/10.1099/mic....
June 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
How do multiple coexisting bacteria and phages (co)evolve? Well... they don't (or do so much less!
In this paper we tracked bacteria-phage (co)evolution in monoculture (individual bacteria-phage pairs) or in polyculture (all three pairs) over 6 weeks. Read more here👇
doi.org/10.1099/mic....
In this paper we tracked bacteria-phage (co)evolution in monoculture (individual bacteria-phage pairs) or in polyculture (all three pairs) over 6 weeks. Read more here👇
doi.org/10.1099/mic....
New phage publication! 🦠 Phage resistance increased host density instead of imposing costs (the more common consequence)! This effect then had impacts on the structure of a three-species microbial community. @padpadpadpad.bsky.social, Rai Lewis & Angus Buckling. doi.org/10.1093/fems...
March 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New phage publication! 🦠 Phage resistance increased host density instead of imposing costs (the more common consequence)! This effect then had impacts on the structure of a three-species microbial community. @padpadpadpad.bsky.social, Rai Lewis & Angus Buckling. doi.org/10.1093/fems...
A very progressive statement from NERC 👇
Moving simply for the sake of moving has been a career dealbreaker for the loss of connections. I have had an anxiety disorder since the age of 6 and I heavily rely on having a strong support network to succeed academically and manage my mental health.
Moving simply for the sake of moving has been a career dealbreaker for the loss of connections. I have had an anxiety disorder since the age of 6 and I heavily rely on having a strong support network to succeed academically and manage my mental health.
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A very progressive statement from NERC 👇
Moving simply for the sake of moving has been a career dealbreaker for the loss of connections. I have had an anxiety disorder since the age of 6 and I heavily rely on having a strong support network to succeed academically and manage my mental health.
Moving simply for the sake of moving has been a career dealbreaker for the loss of connections. I have had an anxiety disorder since the age of 6 and I heavily rely on having a strong support network to succeed academically and manage my mental health.
Officially the oldest consumable I’ve found while working here - this went out of date when I was learning what atoms were 🥲
November 25, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Officially the oldest consumable I’ve found while working here - this went out of date when I was learning what atoms were 🥲
This combines evolutionary and ecological theory to reconcile when and where phages may be important
November 15, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This combines evolutionary and ecological theory to reconcile when and where phages may be important