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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Jul 21

Not good !

Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · Jul 20

UK has shut down the £265 million #FlemingFund, which supported #AMR surveillance in 25 LMICs, due to aid budget cuts tied to increased defense spending. This move will harm global health and damage UK's reputation as a reliable international partner in fighting AMR.

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Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance

Move to close Fleming Fund also threatens standing as a reliable global partner

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Jun 3

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One of the absolute joys of attending scientific conferences is to meet… | Barth F. Smets

One of the absolute joys of attending scientific conferences is to meet former members of my research group (in casu MetLab at UConn, USA and DTU, DK) who have moved on to independent research positio...

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Jun 2

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#mewe2025 #microbial #ecology #water #engineering #biofilms #tuatebel #n2o… | Barth F. Smets

Excellent start to #mewe2025, biannual conference of the #microbial #ecology in #water #engineering specialist group of IWA International Water Association with a workshop on #biofilms. Here Akihiko...

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Jun 2

I made it to #mewe11 in #atlanta . Ready for a few days of listening, sharing, and discussing all things #microbial #ecology and #water #engineering @mewe2025.bsky.social @au.dk @gatechengineers.bsky.social

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 24

Thinking - so important, yet so undervalued in the scientific enterprise. “ Cogito, ergo sum” assigned to René Descartes, says it all ! 💭🧐

Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · May 23

"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 24

#aeesp2025 so many talks, so many encounters, so many ideas. Grateful to be part of this community. @aeesprofs.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @au.dk

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 23

Something so basic and essential!

Germán Bonilla-Rosso @germusthermophilus.bsky.social · May 22

🧪🔬🦠🧫🌍
This is the kind of paper we should all be waiting for!

Because sadly we still don't have reliable methods to count bacterial abundance from microbiomes.

(I haven't read it yet, but I love the intention already)

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Absolute quantification of prokaryotes in the microbiome by 16S rRNA qPCR or ddPCR - Nature Protocols

This protocol enables rigorous and reproducible quantification of prokaryotic concentration in stool samples by 16S rRNA qPCR or ddPCR.

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 23

We use our hands!

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 23

+ session on “WW GHG emissions + decarbonization” at #aeesp2025 @aeesprofs.bsky.social: G Wells ( @nupress.bsky.social ), BF Smets ( @au.dk), C Song ( @princetonupress.bsky.social ), M Maurer ( @stanfordpress.bsky.social ) N Yun ( @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social ) and S Rai ( @climasuiuc.bsky.social )

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 22

Expertly-led hands-on workshop on #machinelearning tools for environmental engineering processes at #aeesp2025! Big thanks to Kathryn Newhart.
@aeesprofs.bsky.social
engineering.oregonstate.edu/people/kathr...

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 21

Solid presentation on USA’s energy production/consumption by @jfdecarolis.bsky.social at #aeesp2025 @aeesprofs.bsky.social moderated by Mark Wiesner at @dukepress.bsky.social

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 21

Acknowledging the sea of @aeesprofs.bsky.social volunteers at #aeesp2025 by president-elect Karen Nelson

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 20

Excellent panel (Meschke, Boehm, Stadler, Wigginton) discussion and group work on wastewater based surveillance - under increasing budget constraints. @aeesprofs.bsky.social #aeesp2025
@dukepress.bsky.social

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 19

After 20+ years absence (and having left 🇺🇸 for 🇩🇰) back to attend the @aeesprofs.bsky.social conference on the beautiful @dukepress.bsky.social campus in #Durham, NC, USA.
Eager to meet, share n learn!

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 12

Tranquility
#fanø #island

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 8

The end of #jpiamr; the beginning of #ohamr. Bye bye, hello!

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 8

Working hard at #jpiamr meeting in #Stockholm #amr

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 8

Attending the final conference of #JPIAMR @jpiamr @ec.europa.eu in #stockholm

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 6

I’m eager to join any @horizoneu.bsky.social Marie Curie
doctoral network applications! Topic: #water, #microbiome, #public health, #pollution, #GHG, #AMR. @au.dk @aarhusuniint.bsky.social can be your partner!

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · May 6

Interested in joining my group as
@horizoneu.bsky.social ‪@ec.europa.eu‬ Marie Curie postdoc?
in beautiful
@aarhusuniint.bsky.social - contact me and sign up for the masterclass now - MSCA PF Masterclass 2025 | The Event

metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Apr 14

Did you know ? In DK laughing gas (N2O) is used as a relaxant at birth wards. More climate awareness is calling for a reduction in laughing gas use ! Musik therapy sounds like a good alternative!

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Musik skal skrue ned for klimasvinende lattergas på fødegang

Kan musikterapi sænke forbruget af lattergas? Det skal fødegang i Aalborg teste

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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · Mar 12

Dentists prescribe ~10% of antibiotics in human healthcare but are rarely active in national #OneHealth #AMR action plans. They are important in preventing infections. Access to (urgent) dental care can prevent infections and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/d...

Dentists warn Government on dangers of antibiotic over-prescribing

In an open letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, dentists have warned that a failure to fully meet demand for urgent dental care can only increase the pressures on our health service, as antibiot...

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Mar 5

Another reason to stay out of a nursing home ! #amr breeding ground. Hope my children are listening too ! #amrprevention #antimicrobialresistance

Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · Mar 5

All nursing home residents tested in Chicago carried Candida auris and at least one #AMR ESKAPE pathogen. Nursing homes serve as breeding grounds for AMR #infectiousdisease exacerbated by staffing shortages and inadequate resources for decolonization efforts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Clonal Candida auris and ESKAPE pathogens on the skin of residents of nursing homes - Nature

Analyses of strain-resolved metagenomics with isolate sequencing data of skin samples from residents at nursing homes suggest that skin is a reservoir for Candida auris and other multidrug-resistant b...

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metlabau.bsky.social @metlabau.bsky.social · Mar 2

www.researchgate.net/profile/Bart... via @researchgate

Barth F Smets | Achievement

See this researcher's achievement on ResearchGate.

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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · Feb 28

The recent NUMed Joint Seminar on #AMR emphasized surveillance, waterborne transmission, pharmaceutical contamination, and genetic resistance. Experts called for stronger policies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and research to combat AMR in Malaysia.

news.utm.my/2025/02/expe...

Experts Discuss Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance at Joint Seminar | UTM NewsHub

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 20 – The Joint Seminar on Antimicrobial Resistance, organized by the Faculty of Science, IPASA, NUMed, and the ACS Malaysia Chapter, succes ...

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