The effect of environmental variation on the diversity and composition of the three-spined stickleback microbiome https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.06.723255v1

Second sessions starts with Francis Gyapong speaking on the affect of environmental metals on AMR in stickleback skin microbiomes. Microbes abundance dependent on the culture approach. Variable members of microbiome depending on loch/lake but clear some members are conserved. ##EastMidsAMR

I’m the proudest PI at #microbio26 ! @michelle-micro.bsky.social @melissalawson.bsky.social @fgyapong.bsky.social

Come see @fgyapong.bsky.social at poster B182 to learn how he has cultured up to 95% of the stickleback skin microbiome 👏 🦠 🐟 #microbio26

Thrilled to be presenting my first talk and second poster at #MicroSoc2026! Excited to share my work on stickleback skin microbiomes from the Whelan, MacColl & MERMan research groups. Grateful to the Microbiology Society for supporting my travel. #Microbiology #postdoc

The Whelan lab is well represented at #microbio26 today! @fgyapong.bsky.social culturing the 🐟 microbiome (10:45 Microbiome f.& B182) @melissalawson.bsky.social a 🪰 model pathogen-microbe int. (14:30 Infection f.) @michelle-micro.bsky.social on microbe-microbe int. (15:00 Und. Microbe Function f)

Retrospective post: @fgyapong.bsky.social recently gave his MERMan seminar on his work on the stickleback skin microbiome. Not pictured: yummy treats sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social

The MERMan contingent at #microbio25 headed home today after a great week in Liverpool for the @microbiologysociety.org annual conference - Thanks to the society and organisers for putting on a great event, and supporting us in presenting 6 talks and 5 posters packed full of microbial evolution!

I have been enjoying my first international conference so far. Thanks @microbiologysociety.org for the travel awards. While I have gained communication skills, I have equally listened to great talks and met some incredible people #microbio25

Great talk by @liam-rooney.bsky.social at the #microbio25 (infection forum) "on how the infection model (Galleria monella) can be used to visualise infection dynamics with imaging.

In addition to @brockhurstlab.bsky.social @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social 's upcoming talks in the AMR session today, we have many @mermanchester.bsky.social posters on display! Come learn from our talented scientists about evolution, AMR, and microbiomes #microbio25

PhD student in the Whelan lab & @mermanchester.bsky.social all ready for a sunny poster session! Come chat to @fgyapong.bsky.social at A257 about the stickleback microbiome #microbio25 #proudpi

🧪🎅 12 Days of Tools for Science Management 🦠🎄 Day six: Table of contents (TOCs) email alerts A recommendation of @surettem.bsky.social 's, TOCs from broader journals like Nature & Science help me keep on top of major advancements in other fields & to think more broadly about my own science.

PhD student w me and Andrew MacColl, @fgyapong.bsky.social shares some of his thoughts & images of fieldwork in the north of Scotland 🦠🧪🐟🧬 www.whelanlab.co.uk/jekyll/updat...

And that’s a wrap on #Francis’scultureparty! 1200 plates cultured 😮‍💨, 3 incubators full! Given that Francis was running on ~6hrs sleep after a full day of travel and was still smiling is really testament to this guy’s dedication! Well done, @fgyapong.bsky.social ! Now, we relax!

That’s a lot of plates! @fgyapong.bsky.social returns from 2 weeks in the field tonight and the lab’s ready to get culturing! #Francis’scultureparty

@unixterminal.bsky.social Hello Sir, would love to have a session on using Unix for bioinformatics analysis? Am a beginner and would be glad if there are any tutorials to start with. Thank you

I'm recruiting PhD students for Oct 24 start at University of Bath. Fully funded for UK students only. If interested in developing data structures/algorithms for bacterial genomics, or exploring plasmid epidemiology, or ML/AI on bacterial/phage geno/pheno data, give me a call!

I got a chance to chat with Mark O. Martin, one of my favorite microbiologists alive, about some of the stuff I'm working on and how it ties into amateur biology. Have a watch if you wanna know more. Also happy to answer questions here 💚 youtu.be/nS-2eAW6wic?...

I created a whole website on how to apply for faculty positions, with links to various helpful resources. sites.google.com/view/apply-a...