I am excited to share our new preprint on our structural and biochemical analyses of human methionine synthase (MTR). This was the hard work of Douglas Ferreira who carried out this research as a significant part of his PhD. #CryoEM www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Beautiful work from @augustsilale.bsky.social 🤩 @nusbf.bsky.social

Looking for a PhD opportunity in Microbiology? Consider joining one of the UK's leading microbiology research clusters at Newcastle University. See the thread for MRC DTP studentships currently advertised. @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social #microsky

Looks like a great meeting :)

Want to work within a multidisciplinary group to combat antifungal resistance in Candida spp? Fully-funded MRC PhD studentship in collaboration with @nclfungalgroup.bsky.social and Francesco Del Carratore on the mode of action of a new class of antifungal drugs. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Interested in a PhD at the intersection of biophysics and microbiology? Apply for this MRC-funded opportunity at Newcastle University to do cutting-edge microscopy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis! 🔬🦠 Closing 4 Dec! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Want to find ways to combat TB? Check out this PhD position 👇

If you are interested in researching how drug resistant bacteria evade killing by our immune system, them this PhD project is for you. Come join the our team at Newcastle, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, and lead research at the interface of microbiology, immunology and metabolomics.

Looking for an AMR-themed PhD project? Join us to investigate antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus through a fully funded MRC DTP PhD studentship starting in September 2026. This project is close collaboration with @kateduncan.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social.

Prospective PhD Students! The MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Projects are now online.. lots of exciting opportunities to join us here in Newcastle. Take a look 👀 www.findaphd.com/phds/mrc-dim...

If you’re interested in metals, microbes and maths 🤘 - please check out this PhD on the impact of metals on microbial communities with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social @blindmath.bsky.social Denis Patterson and myself, you’d be based in Durham & be part of a vibrant interdisciplinary research group

Save the date: XVIII International Symposium on Marine Natural Products (MaNaPro), October 4th to 9th, 2026, Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya, México. Organisers incl. Alejandra Prieto-Davó @alepdavo.bsky.social & Natalie Millán- #NaturalProducts #SecMet

Please join us in the North East on the 5th of November as we celebrate with a one day symposium for the launch of our BBSRC funded 100 keV Tundra TEM aka the Northern Eye: nusbf.ncl.ac.uk/ccpem-tfs-ne... The symposium has been kindly sponsored by @thermofishersci.bsky.social & @ccpem.bsky.social

Editorial @acs.org by EiC Brad Moore ‘A new era for the Journal of Natural Products’ -this includes expanding multiomics science and i’m delighted to be appointed on to the editorial advisory board, please check out the recent and up and coming special issues/collections pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Just registered for my favourite conference - the Marine Natural Products Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in March 2026. Chair @balunaslab.bsky.social and Vice-Chair Roger Linington have put together a really exciting program www.grc.org/marine-natur... - applications open - see you there?

Sounds like a great event :)

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The CCP4 Northern Structural Biology Meeting is back again in Newcastle 6-7th November 2025. If you are a structural biologist/biochemist in the North of the UK please register and submit abstracts by this Friday 17th. nusbf.ncl.ac.uk/ccp4-norther...

Still time to sign up and submit and abstract for this year’s CCP4 Northern Structural Biology Meeting. This is a really nice meeting and great opportunity for ECRs to present their work ✨ nusbf.ncl.ac.uk/ccp4-norther...

Prof Quinn telling us about her novel findings on bacterial type-VI secretion mediated killing of fungi. @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social @nclfungalgroup.bsky.social #Candida2025

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Next up for RA reps , starting with Jean-Lou Reyre @jlreyre.bsky.social After defending my PhD in France, I joined Elisabeth Lowe's lab at Newcastle University in January 2024 for a post-doctoral fellowship focused on the characterisation of novel arabinan degrading enzymes from mycobacteria.

In MHD we are lucky enough to have an amazing group PhD Students and Research Associates. We’ve recently got some new representatives and would like give them the opportunity to introduce themselves here. First up our two representatives for the PhD student community:

Check it out! A proper team effort from past and present group members and a great collaboration with @sergemostowylab.bsky.social

Sounds like an amazing opportunity, enjoy ☺️

Lovely if bittersweet celebration of all Robert Hirts great work at the university. You’ll be missed but at least you now have a decent football shirt to wear! @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social #dreamtheme

Berks and @smlea.bsky.social labs also found yet a different BAM architecture in Flavobacterium johnsoniae, another member of Bacteroidota. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

We think this much larger BAM enables biogenesis of outer membrane β-barrel and surface-exposed lipoprotein complexes, which are a hallmark of the Bacteroidota.

Beautiful work, congratulations to all authors 🤩

Dr Manuel Banzhaf The Banzhaf group uses high-throughput methods to dissect the life style of bacterial pathogens and how to use this knowledge to optimize antimicrobial treatments. Follow @banzhaflab.bsky.social for more updates

Dr Emma Briggs @emmamariebriggs.bsky.social Studies how trypanosomatid parasites regulate cell cycle arrest and proliferation in response to environmental cues—using CRISPR, microscopy and single-cell transcriptomics to uncover molecular switches and potential drug targets driving transitions

Now for a final round of PI introductions : Professor John Common investigates the skin microbiome as an ecosystem, studying how its interactions with the host barrier and immune system contribute to diseases such as atopic dermatitis, acne, and ichthyosis www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-scie...

Spending some time collecting memories of Harry today 🥺 - this is when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. If anyone in the #glycotime universe has pictures or memories of Harry Gilbert they want to share please send them my way 💚

Interested in alpha-oxoamine synthases and their use in biotech? Here's a nice methods paper on the production and characterisation of an engineered T. maritima variant from colleagues in the @campopianogroup.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There seems to quite a few new faces lately, so if I haven’t already added you, but you’d like added please let me know and for anyone interested in following more microbial natural products folks, then our starter pack is now 100 strong go.bsky.app/72NeGsT

Nice to see our summer student Niamh who did a great job in the lab this year supported by a Vacation Studentship! @proftracypalmer.bsky.social

Introducing a new gut microbiology journal, aptly titled Gut Microbiology. All Article Publishing Charges (APCs) are waived for 2 years! Please send your exciting research our way. www.sciencedirect.com/journal/gut-...

Next up : Dr Kate Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social The Duncan group study the chemical language of bacteria (& what influences it) for antibiotic discovery from our oceans. Check out www.medicinesfromthesea.com for more info

The Salgado group focuses on structural and functional characterisation of proteins involved in pathogenicity pathways in C. difficile. They are particularly interested in S-layer and sporulation proteins and their role in infection. Follow @pssalgado.bsky.social salgadolab.org

The Bolam lab uses a range of biochemical, microbiological, genetic and structural techniques to study the molecular mechanisms utilised by our resident gut bacteria to recognise, acquire and degrade complex glycans from both dietary and host sources. Follow @dave-bolam.bsky.social

Dr Chien-Yi Chang's lab studies how Gram-negative bacteria sense and respond to different environments using molecular and bioimaging approaches. 👉 @davychang.bsky.social chienyichang.wixsite.com/changlab

Dr Alistair Brown’s group is interested in mycobacterial biology, focusing on antimicrobial drug discovery and elucidation of drug mechanisms of action. They aim to understand how existing and novel compounds affect mycobacterial growth, survival, and persistence. @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social

The Connolly group focuses on pathogenic Escherichia coli. They study how pathogen gene expression is regulated in response host-cues and determine how these expression changes lead to infection-relevant phenotypes. Follow @ruamicro.bsky.social for more

The @henrikstrahl.bsky.social group focuses on bacterial cell envelopes and envelope-targeting antibiotics. Using cell biology, high-end fluorescence microscopy, genetics, and biochemistry, they study the function, biosynthesis and organisation of bacterial cell membranes. strahllab.weebly.com

Next up, Dr Kate Beckham @kshbeckham.bsky.social The Beckham lab is interested mycobacterial membrane transport processes. They focusing on understanding the steps occurring at the mycobacterial outer membrane. www.ncl.ac.uk/cbcb/staff/p...

The @stewartlab.bsky.social use systems biology and cutting-edge human intestinal organoid models to understand diet-microbe-host interaction across the life course, with the ambition to discover novel therapies to improve gut health. www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-scie... www.neonatalresearch.net

Day 2 of MHD introductions 😃 Dr Lis Lowe @lislowe.bsky.social The Lowe lab is focussed on microbial glycobiology. They work on bacterial Cazymes from commensals and pathogens, and are particularly interested in enzymes that target microbial glycans such as the cell walls of Mycobacteria.

Last introduction for the today.. Dr Kesha Josts @kjosts.bsky.social The Josts lab are working on the mechanisms of iron transport in bacterial pathogens, with a focus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. www.ncl.ac.uk/cbcb/staff/p...

Next introducing Dr Alessandra Dantas. The Dantas group is interested in stress responses, antifungal resistance and in understanding the molecular mechanisms driving fungal adaptation to environmental stressors. @alesdantas.bsky.social www.ncl.ac.uk/dental/about...

@jmarlesw.bsky.social is a structural biochemist. His group are interested in how bacteria sense and respond to their environment. Jon is Academic Lead for our Electron Microscopy Facility and is excited for our new Tundra microscope to be up and running. www.marles-wright-lab.org