Naomi Hughes
@naomi-hughes.bsky.social
Microbiota and AMR researcher 🦠💊 | Cardiff University
+ a lover of movement, food and the outdoors 🌳
+ a lover of movement, food and the outdoors 🌳
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Freeze-dried healthy donor bacteria show promising results in reducing #AMR microbes in gut. This microbiome therapy could potentially replace or complement antibiotics in treating and preventing AMR infections, especially in vulnerable patients.
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (FERARO): a feasibility randomised controlled trial
The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a reservoir of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO).
Colonisation with MDRO precedes invasive infections which can be challenging to treat
with excess morbidity and...
www.journalofinfection.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Freeze-dried healthy donor bacteria show promising results in reducing #AMR microbes in gut. This microbiome therapy could potentially replace or complement antibiotics in treating and preventing AMR infections, especially in vulnerable patients.
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Reposted by Naomi Hughes
📅 Don’t miss out! 📅
🔬 Join Prof Thomas Connor for the next TARGetAMR Monthly Webinar Series:
🔍 Realising the potential of genomics to address AMR through precision public health in Wales
✨ Plus: Dr Tess Johnson on the ethics of clinical metagenomics
👇 Sign up: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
🔬 Join Prof Thomas Connor for the next TARGetAMR Monthly Webinar Series:
🔍 Realising the potential of genomics to address AMR through precision public health in Wales
✨ Plus: Dr Tess Johnson on the ethics of clinical metagenomics
👇 Sign up: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📅 Don’t miss out! 📅
🔬 Join Prof Thomas Connor for the next TARGetAMR Monthly Webinar Series:
🔍 Realising the potential of genomics to address AMR through precision public health in Wales
✨ Plus: Dr Tess Johnson on the ethics of clinical metagenomics
👇 Sign up: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
🔬 Join Prof Thomas Connor for the next TARGetAMR Monthly Webinar Series:
🔍 Realising the potential of genomics to address AMR through precision public health in Wales
✨ Plus: Dr Tess Johnson on the ethics of clinical metagenomics
👇 Sign up: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta...
Reposted by Naomi Hughes
🫁 It's #CFWeek - this @cysticfibrosis.org.uk campaign raises awareness of the daily realities of living with #cysticfibrosis (CF).
👩🏻⚕️ We examine how #biofilms present a major problem for those living with CF and highlight new treatments and tools being developed to tackle CF 🔎 tinyurl.com/53e2n938
👩🏻⚕️ We examine how #biofilms present a major problem for those living with CF and highlight new treatments and tools being developed to tackle CF 🔎 tinyurl.com/53e2n938
June 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🫁 It's #CFWeek - this @cysticfibrosis.org.uk campaign raises awareness of the daily realities of living with #cysticfibrosis (CF).
👩🏻⚕️ We examine how #biofilms present a major problem for those living with CF and highlight new treatments and tools being developed to tackle CF 🔎 tinyurl.com/53e2n938
👩🏻⚕️ We examine how #biofilms present a major problem for those living with CF and highlight new treatments and tools being developed to tackle CF 🔎 tinyurl.com/53e2n938
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Our JUNE FOCUS ISSUE ON IBD is live! IBD therapeutics, Crohn's disease & gut microbiota, biological sex & IBD, IBD management & public health, and much more!
www.nature.com/nrgastro/vol...
www.nature.com/nrgastro/vol...
June 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our JUNE FOCUS ISSUE ON IBD is live! IBD therapeutics, Crohn's disease & gut microbiota, biological sex & IBD, IBD management & public health, and much more!
www.nature.com/nrgastro/vol...
www.nature.com/nrgastro/vol...
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NEW PAPER, NEW THREAD! 👀
We collected insects in creeks polluted with raw sewage. 🤢 Microplastics in caddisflies were once rare. But now, in some creeks, more than half of all cases include artificial material! 🤯
A shitty thread on plastics and poop, thankfully, without the smell of it 💩
1/x 🧵👇
We collected insects in creeks polluted with raw sewage. 🤢 Microplastics in caddisflies were once rare. But now, in some creeks, more than half of all cases include artificial material! 🤯
A shitty thread on plastics and poop, thankfully, without the smell of it 💩
1/x 🧵👇
May 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEW PAPER, NEW THREAD! 👀
We collected insects in creeks polluted with raw sewage. 🤢 Microplastics in caddisflies were once rare. But now, in some creeks, more than half of all cases include artificial material! 🤯
A shitty thread on plastics and poop, thankfully, without the smell of it 💩
1/x 🧵👇
We collected insects in creeks polluted with raw sewage. 🤢 Microplastics in caddisflies were once rare. But now, in some creeks, more than half of all cases include artificial material! 🤯
A shitty thread on plastics and poop, thankfully, without the smell of it 💩
1/x 🧵👇
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We are recruiting for a PhD student who wants to understand how bacterial membranes are built and how they function. It would be a biology meets maths project … if this piques your interest take a look here: macsys.org/monash-phd-s... for project details and contact info
May 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Our HARVEST study team had a great time at Cromer Hospital today for #ClinicalTrialsDay 🏥
The team are currently looking for vegan and vegetarian menstruating women to take part in the study 🌿
Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/jJorBHo
The team are currently looking for vegan and vegetarian menstruating women to take part in the study 🌿
Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/jJorBHo
May 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our HARVEST study team had a great time at Cromer Hospital today for #ClinicalTrialsDay 🏥
The team are currently looking for vegan and vegetarian menstruating women to take part in the study 🌿
Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/jJorBHo
The team are currently looking for vegan and vegetarian menstruating women to take part in the study 🌿
Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/jJorBHo
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1/11
The 2024 @WHO GLASS report on global antibiotic use is out. 🌍💊
It highlights trends, gaps, and urgent priorities in antimicrobial consumption surveillance.
🔗 www.who.int/publications...
A short 🧵 summarizing the key takeaways.
#AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics
The 2024 @WHO GLASS report on global antibiotic use is out. 🌍💊
It highlights trends, gaps, and urgent priorities in antimicrobial consumption surveillance.
🔗 www.who.int/publications...
A short 🧵 summarizing the key takeaways.
#AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics
Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report: antibiotic use data for 2022
This Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report describes global progress in GLASS-AMU surveillance and antibiotic use in 2022, reported by 60 countries. It supplements...
www.who.int
May 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1/11
The 2024 @WHO GLASS report on global antibiotic use is out. 🌍💊
It highlights trends, gaps, and urgent priorities in antimicrobial consumption surveillance.
🔗 www.who.int/publications...
A short 🧵 summarizing the key takeaways.
#AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics
The 2024 @WHO GLASS report on global antibiotic use is out. 🌍💊
It highlights trends, gaps, and urgent priorities in antimicrobial consumption surveillance.
🔗 www.who.int/publications...
A short 🧵 summarizing the key takeaways.
#AMR #GlobalHealth #Antibiotics
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#Biofilms11 Session Spotlight: Celebrating Diversity—Showcasing diversity within the biofilm research community through speakers representing diverse cultures, backgrounds, and career paths. Secure your spot today: microb.io/biofilms11
April 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#Biofilms11 Session Spotlight: Celebrating Diversity—Showcasing diversity within the biofilm research community through speakers representing diverse cultures, backgrounds, and career paths. Secure your spot today: microb.io/biofilms11
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The Welsh Government has committed £2 million to combat #AMR in animals, including monitoring, veterinary training, and antibiotic usage data collection. The Control Plan emphasizes One Health approach, integrating public health, animal health & environmental efforts
www.gov.wales/welsh-govern...
www.gov.wales/welsh-govern...
Welsh Government announces next steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance in animals | GOV.WALES
The Welsh Government has today published details of its continued commitment to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals across Wales, including £2 million of new funding and the establishme...
www.gov.wales
March 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The Welsh Government has committed £2 million to combat #AMR in animals, including monitoring, veterinary training, and antibiotic usage data collection. The Control Plan emphasizes One Health approach, integrating public health, animal health & environmental efforts
www.gov.wales/welsh-govern...
www.gov.wales/welsh-govern...
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Welsh constituencies will change for the 2026 Senedd election.
Updates by the Democracy and Boundary Commission will increase representation for you and your community.
What's your new constituency?
senedd.wales/senedd-now/s...
Updates by the Democracy and Boundary Commission will increase representation for you and your community.
What's your new constituency?
senedd.wales/senedd-now/s...
What are the new Senedd constituencies for the 2026 election?
At the 2026 Senedd election 2026, Wales will be divided into 16 constituencies, replacing the 40 it has now.
Six Members of the Senedd (MS) will be elected in each of the new constituencies. This mea...
senedd.wales
March 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Welsh constituencies will change for the 2026 Senedd election.
Updates by the Democracy and Boundary Commission will increase representation for you and your community.
What's your new constituency?
senedd.wales/senedd-now/s...
Updates by the Democracy and Boundary Commission will increase representation for you and your community.
What's your new constituency?
senedd.wales/senedd-now/s...
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Essential genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia in our cystic fibrosis lung model vs. in waxworm - there are some subtle differences in fitness determinants between these infection models. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #MicroSky
March 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Essential genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia in our cystic fibrosis lung model vs. in waxworm - there are some subtle differences in fitness determinants between these infection models. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #MicroSky
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1/ Hey y'all, I'm excited to share my latest paper, which is out now in PNAS! We introduce FAVA, a statistical framework to measure compositional variability across microbiome samples. If you want to measure variability across a stacked bar plot, FAVA is for you! Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
March 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
1/ Hey y'all, I'm excited to share my latest paper, which is out now in PNAS! We introduce FAVA, a statistical framework to measure compositional variability across microbiome samples. If you want to measure variability across a stacked bar plot, FAVA is for you! Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
A very compelling read
The sudden U.S. cuts left no time for other nations to react, creating an immediate crisis. TB programs are now at risk of collapse, threatening decades of progress. Drug resistance will surge, endangering millions. Urgent action is needed. #TB #GlobalHealth #AMR
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make tuberculosis untreatable again.
www.theatlantic.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A very compelling read
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Applications are now open for positions on our Advisory Council, Committees, Divisions, and Members Panel. Increase your professional development and networking opportunities while getting more involved with the Society's community: microb.io/GovernanceVacancies2025
microb.io
March 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Applications are now open for positions on our Advisory Council, Committees, Divisions, and Members Panel. Increase your professional development and networking opportunities while getting more involved with the Society's community: microb.io/GovernanceVacancies2025
Excited to be attending!
🚨1 Week to Go!🚨
🔬✨ Join us for an exciting session with Professor Matthew Holden, who will be diving into Genomics and Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Understanding AMR in East Africa 🌍🦠
📅 Date: Thursday 20th March
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM GMT
💻 Online – Register now! 👇 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ma...
🔬✨ Join us for an exciting session with Professor Matthew Holden, who will be diving into Genomics and Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Understanding AMR in East Africa 🌍🦠
📅 Date: Thursday 20th March
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM GMT
💻 Online – Register now! 👇 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ma...
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Excited to be attending!
Reposted by Naomi Hughes
🌍2 exciting upcoming AMR events in March!💻 🧬
Genomics & Beyond: A holistic approach to AMR in East Africa 📅20th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ma...
🦠Tackling AMR Together: Insights from Genomics & Fungal ONE Health 📅27th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/jo...
Genomics & Beyond: A holistic approach to AMR in East Africa 📅20th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ma...
🦠Tackling AMR Together: Insights from Genomics & Fungal ONE Health 📅27th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/jo...
March 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🌍2 exciting upcoming AMR events in March!💻 🧬
Genomics & Beyond: A holistic approach to AMR in East Africa 📅20th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ma...
🦠Tackling AMR Together: Insights from Genomics & Fungal ONE Health 📅27th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/jo...
Genomics & Beyond: A holistic approach to AMR in East Africa 📅20th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ma...
🦠Tackling AMR Together: Insights from Genomics & Fungal ONE Health 📅27th March 2025
🔗 www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/jo...
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The past several weeks have taken a toll on all of us. We wrote this before the thick fog fell over science, out now, highlighting the exciting collective progress in the area of #microbiota and #IBD. Hoping reason prevails—for the sake of all and the collective progress of #science
New online! Microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms of disease and therapeutic opportunities
Microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms of disease and therapeutic opportunities
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 10 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01163-0In this Review, Iliev, Ananthakrishnan and Guo explore the gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease, highlighting bacterial and fungal components, immune…
www.nature.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The past several weeks have taken a toll on all of us. We wrote this before the thick fog fell over science, out now, highlighting the exciting collective progress in the area of #microbiota and #IBD. Hoping reason prevails—for the sake of all and the collective progress of #science
On #InternationalWomensDay, let's celebrate the progress that we have made in creating gender equality.
But, as I reread "Invisible Women", I'm reminded that too many situations still exist where datasets are collected and analysed through the male lens. Let's keep filling the gender data gap 📊👩🔬
But, as I reread "Invisible Women", I'm reminded that too many situations still exist where datasets are collected and analysed through the male lens. Let's keep filling the gender data gap 📊👩🔬
March 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
On #InternationalWomensDay, let's celebrate the progress that we have made in creating gender equality.
But, as I reread "Invisible Women", I'm reminded that too many situations still exist where datasets are collected and analysed through the male lens. Let's keep filling the gender data gap 📊👩🔬
But, as I reread "Invisible Women", I'm reminded that too many situations still exist where datasets are collected and analysed through the male lens. Let's keep filling the gender data gap 📊👩🔬
If you know, you know 😂
I think this is the *worst* model diagnostics I've ever seen. I had to laugh out loud when I saw it. What a way to start a friday.
#statistics #gams #ecologicalmodeling
#statistics #gams #ecologicalmodeling
February 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you know, you know 😂
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In UK, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in humans have INCREASED by 13% since 2018…
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK ‘falling short’ in fight against rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
In UK, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in humans have INCREASED by 13% since 2018…
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Job alert!
We seek to appoint a new Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, find out more at the link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We seek to appoint a new Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, find out more at the link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
January 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Job alert!
We seek to appoint a new Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, find out more at the link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We seek to appoint a new Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, find out more at the link below!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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A must-read for any microbiome researcher 🦠📐and a new addition to our #bestpractices series
Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis by @amydwillis.bsky.social and @davidandacat.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis by @amydwillis.bsky.social and @davidandacat.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis - Nature Microbiology
We provide guidance on the planning, execution and description of statistical analyses in microbiome studies.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A must-read for any microbiome researcher 🦠📐and a new addition to our #bestpractices series
Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis by @amydwillis.bsky.social and @davidandacat.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Planning and describing a microbiome data analysis by @amydwillis.bsky.social and @davidandacat.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This will be a really exciting webinar, don't miss it if you are working in the AMR genomics field
🚀 Don't miss our February TARGetAMR Webinar! 🚀
🌍 AMR, Genomics & Policy: Opportunities & Challenges
🎤 With Dr Laura Blackburn, PHG Foundation
📅 Thursday 27 Feb 2025 | ⏰ 12-1pm GMT
💻 MS Teams
This is the second webinar in our exciting series!
🔗 Register now: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/fe...
🌍 AMR, Genomics & Policy: Opportunities & Challenges
🎤 With Dr Laura Blackburn, PHG Foundation
📅 Thursday 27 Feb 2025 | ⏰ 12-1pm GMT
💻 MS Teams
This is the second webinar in our exciting series!
🔗 Register now: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/fe...
February 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This will be a really exciting webinar, don't miss it if you are working in the AMR genomics field
Reposted by Naomi Hughes
WHO report warns AMR is now a top killer in Africa, surpassing malaria, HIV, and TB, with 1.05M deaths in 2019. Poor drug access, substandard meds, and antibiotic overuse fuel the crisis. #AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth#AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
reliefweb.int/report/world...
reliefweb.int/report/world...
Monitoring progress on antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African Region - World
Analysis in English on World about Health; published on 14 Feb 2025 by WHO
reliefweb.int
February 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
WHO report warns AMR is now a top killer in Africa, surpassing malaria, HIV, and TB, with 1.05M deaths in 2019. Poor drug access, substandard meds, and antibiotic overuse fuel the crisis. #AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth#AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
reliefweb.int/report/world...
reliefweb.int/report/world...