Our work showing how our macromolecular cryoprotectants unlock "blood on demand' is now published! @uommib.bsky.social From the freezer to fully washed in just 25 minutes, compared to 75 mins using glycerol. Partnership with Tom Whale, Fraser Macrae and more. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Another interesting paper building on the smell of Parkinson's from our colleagues @uommib.bsky.social and @i-med.ac.at & supported by colleagues, patients and healthy volunteers at Northern Care Alliance. Findings support the use of sebum as an accessible biofluid. rdcu.be/ewDgB #Parkinsons

Our latest work is out. Glyconanoparticles with complex branched glycans to interrogate influenza binding, with no labels in a microplate. Nice academic/industry collaboration @uommib.bsky.social with Iceni and AZ, and Rob Field. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We're hiring! We seek to appoint an outstanding & ambitious early career scientist to a lectureship position. 💷 Salary: £46,753 to £57,422 per annum, DOE 👩‍🔬 Responsibilities: Teaching and research 🗓️ Deadline: 24 June 2025 📄 Apply: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

From iGEMer to global leader, Yizhi ‘Patrick’ Cai’s work has shaped synthetic biology across continents, mentoring the next generation and building the future of life design, one genome at a time. Read about his journey: blog.igem.org/blog/2025/4/...

We're proud to be working with the @uommib.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social on a new £8.5M project, funded by @aria-research.bsky.social, to find biotechnological routes to feed a growing population while protecting crops against climate change and pests: www.jic.ac.uk/news/future-...

The nine teams we're funding in Synthetic Plants are paving the way for more productive, resilient, and sustainable plants. 🌱 Discover how they'll deliver growth in agriculture for the UK + beyond: link.aria.org.uk/sp-c-bs

🆕 Scientists at the Earlham Institute, @uommib.bsky.social, and @johninnescentre.bsky.social are partnering to develop #synthetic plant chromosome technologies, to rapidly design and deliver beneficial traits to crops, as part of a new £8.5m @aria-research.bsky.social project. ➡️ buff.ly/n80muy0

Global food production is facing significant climate change-related issues so, we're working on a new £8.5M project funded by @aria-research.bsky.social, with our partners at @earlhaminst.bsky.social & @johninnescentre.bsky.social to find biotechnological routes help feed our growing population.

Our team's dedicated microscopy platform for (live) cell imaging is set up @uommib.bsky.social : spinning disk confocal + high-content microscopes, + flow cytometer. This will accelerate our biomaterials discovery for cryo/glyco sciences. Credit to @akalabyabissoyi.bsky.social for hard work!

Registration is now open for the Annual MacroGroupUK Symposia and Medal Award Lectures, hosted @uommib.bsky.social 8/9th September. Fabulous line up of speakers. Thanks to sponsors, we have poster prizes and low registration including all refreshments . www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2025-macro...

We have three opportunities for a Senior Lecturer/Asscociate Professor in the MIB. 💷 Salary: £59,139-£70,579 pa, d.o.e 👩‍🔬 Responsibilities: Research and teaching 🗓️ Deadline: 24 June 2025 🌍 Apply: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

We have another #postdoc vacancy @uommib.bsky.social . Join us to explore new applications of glycan-nanodiagnostics, with our partners Iceni Glycoscience and Field Lab. #glycotime We have world-class facilities in great environment. Pls RT. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Congratulations to Niklas Geue, formerly of Prof Barran's research group, who received the Wolfgang Paul Study Award from the German Society for Mass Spectrometry for his thesis "Formation, Characterisation and Disassembly of Metallosupramolecular Complexes in vacuo". 🥳🎉

Our new HPLC from Agilent to go along with our Glyconeer is set up and ready at @uommib.bsky.social . This platform for automated polysaccharide synthesis will transform our capabilities for biomaterial discovery. Science soon!

A new paper from Jingyu Cao, Jingyuan Lu and Yuanxin Cao from the de Visser group resolves how Penicillium synthesises Brevione B. This work may help understand the biosynthesis reactions in nature and help to synthesise novel drug molecules. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We are looking for enthusiastic, eager learners to join us in exploring human sebum's potential beyond those annoying teenage pimples. Apply before 28th Feb to get nominated for University of Manchester Dean's Doctoral Award (shorturl.at/4gqQG) #metabolomics #massspec #chemometrics #PhD (1 of 2)

@labgibson.bsky.social is part of a new Prosperity Partnership – led by Prof Mike Shaver – to address plastic waste in healthcare. This partnership between @official-uom.bsky.social and @bupauk.bsky.social will drive meaningful change for the sector. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...

Prof Alan Dickson will co-lead a new £8.2m project with the University of Kent and UCL that will bridge the gap in diagnostics development. CADDA will bring together academics, industry, the NHS and regulators to help bring new products to market. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

🔔 Very happy to announce that the lab has recently moved to @uommib.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social 🦠🧪 If anyone is intrigued by what TB ‘eats’ and would like to join us then you are in luck as 2 postdoc positions are currently available! Please get in touch if you are interested.

Professors Anthony Green and Igor Larrosa have developed a brand new enzyme, SNAr1.3, that catalyses SNAr reactions with high efficiency and selectivity under mild conditions. This could transform drug and chemical manufacturing. Read more here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/i...

Did you catch us on BBC Breakfast this morning? Dr Neil Dixon and Dr Micaela Chacón explain how biotechnology could be used to help us with our Christmas waste. Start from 17:45: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

NEW PAPER: @biotechdixon.bsky.social and his team have developed a new process that can turn waste from landfill into useful products like medicines and bioplastics. Read more here 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...

Our annual Making a Difference Awards are OPEN for entries and nominations! If you are a student, staff member, alumni or a member of our community, we want to hear how you or someone you know is making a difference! #MaDAwards 🎉⭐️ www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/get-involved...

Pop along to the Nancy Rothwell building between now and 06/12 to visit the Tiny But Mighty image exhibition. The exhibition shows off images from our research community and how they are using biotechnology to tackle global issues such as improving healthcare and making fashion more sustainable.

Recruiting for 2 Chair positions. Specific areas of interest incl. but not limited to: 🤖 advanced computation & AI 🌱 natural product biosynthesis & enzyme discovery 🧬 structural biology & mechanistic enzymology 🦠 microbial engineering CLOSING DATE: 31/01/25 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

We're pleased to announce that Professor Anthony Green has been appointed as the new Director of the MIB. Alongside this we have a renewed research strategy that focuses on strengthening our research capabilities. Read more in our news article: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...