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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · 8d

Please send enquiries to my University of Glasgow email address (which you can find online via a simple search), rather than a chat message on BlueSky. Thank you.

Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · 8d

PhD opportunity to come and work in Glasgow, developing advanced tissue culture models to study Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and infection #microsky #PhD #DTPprogram

Enquiries from potential applicants are welcome.

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

www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Understanding Pathogens, from Molecules to Phenotypes - Justine Rudkin

www.gla.ac.uk

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Conor Feehily @sligomicrobe.bsky.social · 12d

This is what happens when you chose to publish with @microbiologysociety.org. You are building the future of microbiology and giving a start to some incredible new scientists.

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 22d

Meet the Vacation Studentship 2025 grant awardees 🤩! We loved receiving these photos! When you publish with us, we have the funds to continue supporting Early Career Microbiologists in developing their knowledge and skills.

A graphic with photos of Early Career Microbiologist during their lab-time during the Vacation Studentship, which is a grant provided by the Microbiology Society. In the photos people are smiling.

A lot of photos on the screen of individuals working in the lab.

Another page of photos on the screen of individuals working in the lab.

The last page is text explaining how publishing revenue supports the Society to give grants to Early Career Microbiologists.

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Jun 29

Nothing new for him it seems

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Jun 27

@microbiologysociety.org have been at this for a while on their innovative Open Research Platform, Access Microbiology. If you like the sounds of this, but your work isn't quite Nature level, send it to Access Microbiology www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
#PeerReview #OpenScience #SciPub

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Jun 25

Conferences with your friends are some of the best bits of the job. The job is not easy, but how very lucky to have such strong and opinionated women as my peers to conspire and collaborate with

Seána Duggan @seanaduggan.bsky.social · Jun 25

… and thanks to these colleagues for making work so fun @scousemicrobe.bsky.social @mervesuzanzeden.bsky.social @emstevens93.bsky.social @dorabonini.bsky.social

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Jun 23

En route to StaphGBI conference 🚂 Deeply regretting my lunch choices and lack of Greggs sausage roll 😏

A small train seat table with reading material and a healthy lunch of salad and fruit for the journey

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · May 14

Try a Teams call right to work check with passport to get paid for running labs for a different department within the same university. The Teams call became a in-person attendance at the departments HR the year after. Nope, you're going to need someone else to teach this lab.

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Conor Feehily @sligomicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 23

Cheers to submitting my first major grant as a PI. Reviewers be kind...

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 23

Happy to have a quick look at it @aharms485.bsky.social to see if its suitable for Access Microbiology.
You are also at an institution which is signed up to fee free open access publishing with Microbiology Society journals, so you won't pay APCs either! microbiologysociety.org/institutiona...

INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT CHECKER

microbiologysociety.org

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 9

When you work from home home and your mumsey keeps you well fed 🤤

Photograph shows a laptop on a kitchen table with a scone with clotted cream and jam in the foreground. Cream before jam, of course.

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Arianne Babina @ariannebabina.bsky.social · Apr 4

🚨WE’RE HIRING!🚨 A Research Technician (2y) to join our team & work on exciting projects in bacterial evolution & gene regulation. Come join our growing, supportive Bacteriology Dept @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #MicroBio25 #microsky @microbiologysociety.org Apply by 30th April: tinyurl.com/2z9z9kse

Photo of University of Glasgow attendees at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, with a blank outline of a person labeled "You!" indicating where you could join.

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 6

If your institution is signed up to @microbiologysociety.org Publish & Read deal you get fee free OA publishing. I think UC Davis has fee free OA in all 6 titles.
microbiologysociety.org/institutiona...

INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT CHECKER

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Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Apr 4

For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!

Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Jan 24

🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 3

First PhD student of the Rudkin Lab presenting at her first Microbiology Society event. Super proud of how well she's doing. Hope it's the first of many #MicroBio25

Megan Smith-Cerdán @megssc.bsky.social · Apr 3

Absolutely loved my first @microbiologysociety.org annual conference! 🦠 It was great to attend so many fascinating talks, chat over lots of interesting posters and share my research with such a supportive community!

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 3

Nominations for all prize lectures are currently open, as well as applications to sit on the panels that make the decision. Information in the link- microbiologysociety.org/grants-prize...

Prize Lectures

Each year, the Microbiology Society awards Prize Lectures in recognition of significant contributions to microbiology. All members are invited to nominate an outstanding microbiologist for a Microbiol...

microbiologysociety.org

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Conor Feehily @sligomicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 3

Ending a fantastic week at #MicroBio25 with a view of the conference centre from the Ferry cross the Mersey @scousemicrobe.bsky.social

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Conor Feehily @sligomicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 1

Clydeside taking over Merseyside at the @microbiologysociety.org #MicroBio25 🦠🧫

Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 1

University of Glasgow Bacteriologists representing at #Microbio25 @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Apr 1

University of Glasgow Bacteriologists representing at #Microbio25 @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Mar 27

Home home for #Microbio25 conference next week 🥰🦠🔬🧫

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Conor Feehily @sligomicrobe.bsky.social · Mar 24

📣Publication alert!
Another great output from @metagymomics.bsky.social for his PhD. Looking at strain level genetic variation within members of the vaginal microbiome. #microsky @pauldcotter.bsky.social @calumwalsh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Strain-level variation among vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus iners as identified by comparative metagenomics - npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Strain-level variation among vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus iners as identified by comparative metagenomics

www.nature.com

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Feb 13

Surely already on the boycott list- www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Shame because they make some really good beer.

BBC Sounds - Good Ship BrewDog - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Good Ship BrewDog on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Feb 13

Look at these beauties 😍 Fungus as galaxies 🌌 #MicroSky
@diegodylanbianchi.bsky.social

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Justine Rudkin @scousemicrobe.bsky.social · Feb 3

Going to the @microbiologysociety.org annual conference in 56 days? Don't forget to get tickets to the social and networking events. Specific sessions for early careers, disabled and neurodivergent, and LGBTQ+ attendees. Tickets here- microbiologysociety.org/event/annual...
#MicroSky #Microbio25

Annual Conference 2025

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Rebecca Corrigan @corrigar.bsky.social · Jan 29

We're hiring! Two new tenure track fellowships available in AMR at the UCD School of Medicine and the Vet School

www.ucd.ie/adastrafello...

Becoming an Ad Astra Fellow - UCD Ad Astra Fellows

www.ucd.ie

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