Ross Fitzgerald
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Microbiologist, Bacterial evolution, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
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Wendy Figueroa
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A big thanks to
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Akshay, Rodrigo and Jamie!
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Insights into how
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aureus adapts to the bovine host by unlocking nutrients from the dairy niche. Great work by Amy Pickering, Jamie Gorzynski and others in the group. Bacterial metabolic remodeling by convergent evolution after a host switch.|Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Bacterial metabolic remodeling by convergent evolution unlocks nutrient availability after a host switch
Staphylococcus aureus has undergone metabolic remodeling to adapt to the dairy niche.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw9419?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
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Great work by Jamie Gorzynski and Josh-Harling-Lee from the group providing insights into the evolutionary origins of bacterial lineages. A collaboration with
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#Staph
Cell Reports
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Bacterial defense systems and host ecology drive the evolution of intra-species lineages
Staphylococcus aureus lineages vary widely in the frequency of gene exchange and the diversity of genome content. Gorzynski and Harling-Lee et al. show that both host ecology and the horizontal acquis...
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247%2826%2900035-5
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PhD position on bacterial (Staph aureus) transporters and host-adaptation in my group
@roslininstitute.bsky.social
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO How do transporters promote the fitness of Staphylococcus aureus in different host-species ? at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/eastbio-how-do-transporters-promote-the-fitness-of-staphylococcus-aureus-in-different-host-species/?p190789
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PhD fellowship position in my group
@roslininstitute.bsky.social
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on Staph aureus host-pathogen interactions in atopic dermatitis using human skin organoids in collaboration with the brilliant Sara Brown.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Molecular dissection of Staphylococcus aureus in Atopic Dermatitis Using a Human Skin Organoid model at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Molecular dissection of Staphylococcus aureus in Atopic Dermatitis Using a Human Skin Organoid model at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/molecular-dissection-of-staphylococcus-aureus-in-atopic-dermatitis-using-a-human-skin-organoid-model/?p189555
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PhD opportunity in bacterial pathogenesis- deadline tomorrow Feb 13 !
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Edinburgh Infectious Diseases
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Fantastic to see this growing family of Fleming Fund fellows, mentors and supporters joining to meet the challenges of
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Rebecca Keogh
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Applications are open for the 2025 GRS/GRC on Staphylococcal Diseases! Make sure to get your abstracts submitted for the potential to present your work in beautiful Barcelona!
www.grc.org/staphylococc...
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Ewan Harrison
over 1 year ago
Our paper investigating the mutational landscape during Staphylococcus aureus during colonisation is out now
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@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
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University of Cambridge
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The mutational landscape of Staphylococcus aureus during colonisation
Nature Communications - The authors applied a genomic and evolutionary approach to study Staphylococcus aureus in host adaptation during colonisation revealing signals of adaption in metabolic...
http://rdcu.be//d55l3
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Fully funded PhD in my lab with Kate Sutton on bacterial immune evasion and host-adaptation - Staphylococcus aureus. Informal enquiries encouraged
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Molecular dissection of the pathogenesis of avian Staphylococcus aureus at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Molecular dissection of the pathogenesis of avian Staphylococcus aureus at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/molecular-dissection-of-the-pathogenesis-of-avian-staphylococcus-aureus/?p180810
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NERC Fully-funded PhD available with me & Jo Stevens on Legionella ecological adaptation to man-made water systems.
e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...
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Project details
https://e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/supervisor-led-projects/project?item=1503
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New MRC-funded postdoc with me on comparative bacterial genomics/phylodynamics
@roslininstitute.bsky.social
university of Edinburgh. Great multidisciplinary team and collaboration with partners at Shanghai Jao Tong University.
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PDRA in Bacterial Genomics
We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Bacterial Genomics at the Laboratory for Bacterial Evolution and Pathogenesis (www.ed.ac.uk/roslin/research/divisions/bacteriology/lbep) at The...
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/11709
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Jon Lim, FRCP PhD
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