Delighted to share that we have been awarded a UKRI FemTech Accelerator in collaboration with MyBliss. We look forward to sharing the exciting science we’ve been cooking up!

10 years ago to the day I went to my first conference, MMC. It’s since been my favourite conference! Today I went for lunch with the lovely @alicepyne.bsky.social whilst she was at MMC and got the chance to go in and see the exhibition with Nova who is 7weeks old today! What a treat 💖🥰

📣 Position available: Research tech in microbial experimental evolution! Working alongside postdoc Louise Flanagan (@flanagella.bsky.social) on understanding how Pseudomonas evolves resistance to antibiotics. 🦠🧫 Closing 9 July #Microsky www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

I’ve had my 1st teaching allocation this year and it’s been an experience. I’ve been eased in with 4 amazing MPhys students, who made the whole thing a lot easier for me. Last week I received this feedback. I know it won’t always be easy, but this definitely makes it feel worth it!

Big moment for InViFlo — our first public outing at the Physics of Life conference! We’re building flexible, low-cost organ-on-a-chip tools for real-time, high-res science. Want a free chip? Take our quick survey at inviflolabs.com — and please share

Had a brilliant time at Physics of Life in Harrogate! Co-coordinating the ECR event was a great experience—so much amazing, diverse science. I also co-chaired the community roadmap session with Prof Alice Pyne, really engaging with the community to build a space where everyone can grow 💖 #PoLnet

A few days left to apply for this Postdoc working with microbes and flies! 🧫 🪰 🦠

🚨 Job alert 🚨 — are you interested in understanding how mobile genetic elements and defence systems shape bacterial genome evolution? 🧬 🧪 🧫 🦠 2x 5-year research positions available in experimental evolution @mermanchester.bsky.social Join us! #microsky www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

The trains are absolutely shit this morning!! In every way a train can be 🫠

It’s been an absolute Joy to sit next to Dolan for the best part of 3 years! Our journey isn’t over yet and I’m sure we will be seeing a lot more of each other soon 🙊🙊 watch this space 👩🏽‍🔬👨‍🔬

Today I gave a talk at Wythenshawe hospital research centre talking all about my novel microfluidic platform to study disease in complex organ systems. It was a joy and looking forward to how we can build on this exciting project!

🚨 Pre-print alert! 🚨 We have developed a robust protocol to reveal the ultrastructure of live Candida albicans using stimulated emission depletion microscopy, tracking organelles with high spatial precision for more than 12 hours. Read more (and movies!) at www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

After a right blunder with resetting passwords I’ve become locked out of everything to do with work, emails, one drive, staffnet, blackboard all of it. Surely this shouldn’t feel THIS painful?!

🚨PhD Opportunity - please share!🚨 We’re hiring a PhD student to start Sept 2025: how do bacteria ‘tame’ phage parasites, and turn them into deadly Tailocins? Come join me, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social, Patrick Cai & @raveentank.bsky.social as we study ZOMBIE PHAGES! findaphd.com/phds/project...

Congratulation to @mbottery.bsky.social for getting his paper on elevated mutation rates in Aspergillus fumigatus out in Nature Communications today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📣 Please share: We’re hiring a tenure-track Group Leader in Multicellular Systems to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving the formation, maintenance, or destabilization of tissues, organs and organisms. Apply at: www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

Looking for a #biophysics PhD? There's still time to apply for our Yorkshire Biosciences project on how keratin networks affect the mechanical properties of cells & tissues. Interdisciplinary collab with Ruby Peters & @alicepyne.bsky.social. Deadline 6th Jan www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‪Reminder to submit your talk 🎙️ abstracts (iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/) for Physics of Life 2025 by the end of this week! Join the UK’s largest Physics of Life conference, uniting physics & biology. Engage in keynote talks, dynamic sessions, networking and more! #PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #Science

Abstract deadline for #physicsoflife2025 now extended to Sun 15th Dec Last #physicsoflife meeting in 2023 was great success as unique conference at interface between physics & biology. Abstracts don't need to have direct link to physics, but want dialogue between fields. @evoldir.bsky.social ⚛️🧪

Big congratulations to Rosie! When I 1st started she embraced me into MERMan and ever since has shared her enthusiasm, encouragement and deep love for the science. The OG who brought all the hugs advice and encouragement 🥰

It was a joy to go to Sheffield yesterday to speak at the Insigneo Imaging workshop! There are some really exciting things happening in the super resolution imaging world and I’m excited for the collaborations this has fostered! Thanks for having me Jamie Hobbs and @alicepyne.bsky.social

In case you missed it: @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social surveyed the clinical literature to reveal how #AMR evolves within patients, why eco/evo mechanisms vary among infections, & what we can do better to improve treatments www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MicroSky

I was thrilled to host @raveentank.bsky.social at my lab today! She delivered an inspiring seminar on #microfluidics, met Blastie (our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social mascot), and spent the afternoon brainstorming future projects. I am excited about our future long-term collaboration! 🤝

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...

Come join us in Harrogate for a really exciting programme at the interface of the physical and life sciences! Abstract submission is now open, Harrogate is beautiful and the meeting will be really reasonably priced thanks to all our amazing sponsors 🥳

2x professorships available in Manchester Institute of Biotechnology including in Microbial Engineering area (broadly defined to include microbiomes, environmental biotech etc) — join us! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

🚨 The Whelan lab is hiring! 🚨 We are looking for a PDRA to join our lab at U of Manchester. We & collab Alvaro Mata (UofNottingham) are seeking someone interested in interdisciplinary techniques to est a hydrogel biofilm model to study microbe-pathogen interactions #Microsky #microbiome 🧪 🧬 💻

📣 PhD on mutation rate and #AMR evolution in E. coli starting Oct'25 with me, @whelanfj.bsky.social & Mato Lagator at University of Manchester (MERMan Group @mermanchester.bsky.social) Please email me if interested. Open to UK and international students #MicroSky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨I'm looking for collabator(s)🚨: I was wondering if anyone has any contacts or people that you can recommended that are interested in drug development and/or biofilms with a specific focus on UTIs? Please either pass on my details, recommend names or tag them below. DMs open #microsky #AMR

Funded PhD studentship (for UK students) developing synthetic phage therapy focusing on eco-evolutionary dynamics with me, Claudia Igler and Patrick Cai. Synthetic genomics / experimental evolution / Pseudomonas 🧫 🫁 🧬 #microsky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

We had a lovely time visiting Barrow Hall primary school during science week! We brought with us 5 experiments lasting 10 mins each giving a children an insight to the work we do as researchers. @rowancallumg.bsky.social @bexlowrypalms.bsky.social @mermanchester.bsky.social