Great tribute to Robin from the Microbiology Society.

I'm sure that when these go on sale, they'll sell out super fast. Feels like a universally accessible, reasonably affordable, do good, cost saving, must have item that will result in a peak in demand. (FWIW, hope I'm right and they will really help country's energy needs even in colder months)

For those worried about lack of posts (!), the arancini (cuttlefish ink), seafood (calamari) and cannoli game still holding up well here... 😋

I really liked this by @nigella.bsky.social - cooking to escape a hyper digital world "...our minds fizzing and popping, our lives spent on screens.... In cooking, you need to let your intelligence escape the confines of the mind and take up residence in the senses, in touch and taste and smell."

Post-TB lung disease is real—but still invisible in global health systems. Read the full article to understand why this gap matters. #PostTBcare @lshtm.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @suhealthsci.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Gastronomic tour of Sicily still going strong...

New study led by @alexandra-richards.bsky.social. Reducing men’s TB risk and improving treatment access could have big impacts on #TB incidence and deaths for men, women, and children. www.nature.com/articles/s43... @kchorton.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @lightontb.bsky.social

Eating arancini crossing the Strait of Messina. There's worse starts to a holiday... 😋

A new paper in Science measured the prevalence of social sycophancy across 11 leading large language models. The model’s responses were nearly 50% more sycophantic than humans’, even when users engaged in unethical, illegal, or harmful behaviors. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Some real works of art here!!! #MicroSky #ClinMicro

This is wild! (please excuse pun) Large, randomized study showing that Wolbachia‑based Aedes mosquito population suppression alone can significantly reduce dengue infections in a real‑world, dense urban setting! #dengue #IDSky #singapore @nejm.org #MedSky

Why are turnaround times to look at manuscript proofs so short?! 🤷‍♂️ Latest one received today is 2 working days. 😲 It's not like I'm sitting around all day waiting for it, with nothing else to do! #AcademicSky

Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on @luchuobain.bsky.social @ckyobutungi.bsky.social & team via @plosglobalpublichealth.org journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Epithelial host pathogen interactions are complex! Happy to have contributed to this work, showing how mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae biosynthesis genes results in divergent phenotyoic effects and host transcriptional responses (the bit I did!) #IDSky #immunosky @jidjournal.bsky.social

This is perfect! Both do keep moving forward, but what a struggle it is for the one carrying & balancing them!!!! 🤣

Really pleased to have contributed to the new @ukhsa.bsky.social Syphilis Action Plan and great to see this developed with a clear equity lens underpinning it. A lot work required by a wide range of stakeholders to meet the ambition of this plan over the coming years.

All currently approved antibiotics inhibit essential cellular processes. Ever wonder if we could kill bacteria using the opposite strategy? Here, we demonstrate an alternative antibacterial strategy: lethality through pathway over-activation. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1 out of 3)

On World TB Day... #IDSky #TBSky @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This feels such a wise decision, independent of current geopolitical issues / war. Rooves are mostly by definition unobstructed sun traps. Might as well make use of them! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pleased to share our new preprint on genomic epi of #treponema www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... focusing on genomic diversity and transmission of #syphilis in Africa with @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social and many others

We do quite a lot of antibiotic self administration in OPAT. Massive win if it can be achieved - lower requirements on hospital / community nurses & big autonomy win for the patients and their families. #OPAT #IDSky #ClinMicro

this paper got us talking today! In a good way www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Accurate labelling is as important in catering as in science! 🤣 #science #AcademicSky #food

"We are delighted to inform you that your manuscript "xxx" has been formally accepted for publication in "yyy". There are worse ways to start the week....

The Widal test drives typhoid over diagnosis and, by extension, unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. Good piece in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR

Many wise sentiments on the travails of pursuing a balanced and succesful academic career 👇 #AcademicSky

“In this economic evaluation using data from a randomized clinical trial…in Ontario, Canada, every dollar invested in the mailed antibiotic audit and feedback program generated an estimated return of $8.82 in Canadian dollars” #idsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

🎙️ Just published Communicable E49: Outbreaks & how to handle them Hosted by Angela Huttner & Marc Bonten w/ invited guests Martin Grobusch (Netherlands) and Pikka Jokelainen (Denmark) Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/28f44d60#Communicable #IDSky #clinmicro

Macarons, but not as you know them! 😅 Still taste 😋! (had no piping bag & my improvised device delivered 2 parallel jets! 🤦‍♂️)

Wow, have never seen a case of thyroid aspergillosis!!! #IDSky

Really excited that this paper has come out in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social, collaboration led by @alanmcn1.bsky.social and Nina van Sorge (@amsterdamumc.bsky.social) Lineage dynamics of invasive Escherichia coli isolates in the Netherlands from 1975 to 2021 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Oxford-Modum Bad Clinical Research Symposium feels a bit Eats Shoots and Leaves - punctuation needed!

Latest for @nejm.org, an attempt to bring much-needed attention to these challenging ID cases that for some reason receive so little attention -- NTM. #IDSky Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: The Common Infections You’ve Possibly Never Heard Of | NEJM Voices voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A smart shift toward metabolic vulnerabilities in #tuberculosis #TB - exactly the kind of #innovation needed to tackle #antimicrobialresistance #AMR #drugresistance. Promising research for next-gen antibiotics from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social + @lshtm.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

What a fun(ny) thing to have happen to you. A St Patricks Day themed word cloud of one's own research just randomly popping up! I think it's in part courtesy of @morinryan.bsky.social 🙏 #AcademicSky

New from AHRI in @jem.org AND on the cover! 📸 shows a human TB granuloma in lung tissue. The red, green & yellow cells shown, for example, are all different type of macrophage - immune cells that fight infection by engulfing & killing microbes like Mtb #TBSky #IDSky 🔗 rupress.org/jem/article/...

Friday 13th, grant rejected. Should have seen it coming.... 😔 #AcademicSky

This looks a cool educational tool (from @ucl.ac.uk ) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Antimicrobial resistance - #AMR - is no longer a ‘silent pandemic.’ It's reversing decades of progress in safeguarding health in Asia-Pacific. Drug-resistant infections are making common illnesses harder and more expensive to treat, including #tuberculosis, one of the world’s leading killers.

World TB Day Symposium 2026: 2 weeks to go Join us in London or online on 24 March for the annual UCL/LSHTM symposium Topics include: • Beyond the lungs • Global trends & health systems • The potential for AI Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/tb/events/wo... @tb-lshtm.bsky.social

@tb-lshtm.bsky.social amazing #StudentAmbassadors 2025-26 highlight why everyone interested in TB should join us for these two amazing events marking #WTBD2026 PS: they are both free and open to all! @ucltb.bsky.social @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social @mrcctu.bsky.social @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social

Sex & gender in Infection... its complicated!!! Such a pleasure to host these guests alongside @erinmccreary.bsky.social #IDSky #UTIsky #clinmicro @escmid.bsky.social

Important and interesting article. #AI agents can be brilliant at integrating and pulling in data. But they also have limitations. It takes humans to spot these issues and / or... as in this case, to do the job properly.

Since today is #InternationalWomensDay, I thought I’d share the #AndColossallyThatsHistory podcast that Richard Williams & I recorded last year on the fascinating subject of the history of female racing drivers. It’s quite a tale. Click below to listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Love this. Big computational gains by maximising the use of existing hardware.

Out Now! Spatial transcriptomics maps host–gut microbiome biogeography at high resolution #MicroSky

Interesting editorial on the mixed bag of using AI in research and scientific communication. Nice touch to launch on a turgid AI summary of the theme for illustrative purposes. 😉 #MicroSky #AcademicSky

📣 New CLARITY articles by Erin McCreary, PharmD & Ahmad Mourad are out to help us understand the GAMECHANGER trial & #cefiderocol The first notes a mortality signal among metallo-β-lactamase–producing infections... #IDSky #clinmicro https://ow.ly/GAqx50Yq6uh

Measles is a highly infectious disease. It can make children seriously unwell, especially young infants and those with weakened immune systems. The best way to protect your family is by ensuring you and your children are up to date with your MMRV jabs.

Thin end of the wedge Soon every game will get formal drinks breaks, even in mid winter, and before you know it, mid-game adverts will be a regular thing It's a game of 4 quarters, you know... #football