Disappointing response from The Royal Society. Looks like I'll be looking for other funders to reject my grants in the future...

OK, here it is. Come work with me at the University of Liverpool making ALL THE AI models from ALL THE prokaryote pangenome data. Heck, we will make models from ALL the pangenomes, even eukaryotes!!! (link below👇) 1/4

Job opportunity for microbial genomicists interested in E. coli and Klebsiella infections and AMR 👀⬇️ - do get in touch if you might be interested! Closing date 7th Oct.

Abstract submission for Annual Conference 2026 is open! Submit your research today for a chance to showcase your pioneering work with leading minds in microbiology. Abstract submission closes at 23:59 GMT on 11 November 2025.

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

After 4 years, starting my group, some grant success, numerous wonderful PhD, Masters and BSc students, I have to say goodbye to NTU. I've throughly enjoyed my time here and worked with wonderful colleagues and develop multiple collaborations! On to the next adventure at Uni of Nottingham

After 4 years, starting my group, some grant success, numerous wonderful PhD, Masters and BSc students, I have to say goodbye to NTU. I've throughly enjoyed my time here and worked with wonderful colleagues and develop multiple collaborations! On to the next adventure at Uni of Nottingham

The current state of politics is in full view at the moment. Starmer is being criticised (by Labour, Tories and Reform) for appointing Mandelson as an ambassador for his link to Epistein while the same parties are happy to host and cosy up to Trump who has the same links. Make it make sense, please!

⚠️ New publication ⚠️ here we explore how daptomycin interacts with bacterial membranes, demonstrating that calcium ions and lipid composition play a crucial role in modulating its activity. Using a stable analogue (1/3) #MicroSky doi.org/10.1016/j.bb...

⚠️ New publication ⚠️ here we explore how daptomycin interacts with bacterial membranes, demonstrating that calcium ions and lipid composition play a crucial role in modulating its activity. Using a stable analogue (1/3) #MicroSky doi.org/10.1016/j.bb...

We’re excited for our first invited talk at the Microbial Genomics of Eukaryotes meeting! Microbial Genomics Editor, @blackpassiflora.bsky.social from @ntubiosciences.bsky.social, will be discussing her work on ‘Evolutionary repair of a broken mitotic entry switch’ #Eukaryotes25

Is there anything more frustrating that speaking to a funder on an application, getting feedback to change to a specific focus, applying that feedback and then being rejected without going to review because "other applications are more explicitly focused on translational IPC". Very annoyed.

We have a position for an Assist Prof in Microbial Genomics in our School of III. Hod Joan Geoghegan will be happy to field questions if you are interested. No specific area of microbial genomics preferred so please do consider it www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Oh and I emailed the authors for the data over a month a go and got no reply....

Do you have a background in bioscience with a medical application? Interested in and/or have experience with teaching? Nottingham Trent University are recruiting! I can highly recommend as a great place to work and with some fabulous colleagues www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM450/l...

Its 2025, how are we STILL having papers published where genomic data is "available upon request"??? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. 🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

TONIGHT... we're holding our second focused public involvement event on cancer (19th June) Come and listen to our research and provide feedback on it and the direction Tell us you lived experiences Would you like to be involved? Become a public contributor!

"We’ll see these diseases again, and that is very disturbing." www.statnews.com/2025/06/13/v...

We’re helping identify the top 10 research priorities for chronic and recurrent UTI in the UK. It only takes a few minutes to complete the survey and could help shape future care. www.surveymonkey.com/r/UTI_PSP #UTISky

Question.. MRC New Investigator awards states that you must not have recieved "substantial funding". Does anyone know if <£100K funding, for 1 year project (but with a research assistant) count as substantial? I know BBSRC have very specific rules on previous funding for NIRGs #microsky #AMR #UTIsky

We’re helping identify the top 10 research priorities for chronic and recurrent UTI in the UK. It only takes a few minutes to complete the survey and could help shape future care. www.surveymonkey.com/r/UTI_PSP #UTISky

Looks like it will be another BBQ this weekend after yet ANOTHER grant rejection... #microsky

Refreshing the application portal every 5 minutes will make the reviews/outcome pop up quicker, doesn't it? #microsky

Found my treat to myself for grant rejections... #microsky

New preprint! Autocycler is a tool for long-read consensus assembly of bacterial genomes. It's like Trycycler but can be run fully automated (without any human intervention). www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/6)

📢RESQUEST - does anyone have a clinical, conjugative plasmid containing trimethoprim resistance that they would be willing to share? #microsky

UK’s BBSRC has awarded £9M to support 19 early-career researchers tackling major challenges in health, agriculture, and technology. Projects include innovative approaches to #AMR, gut microbiome therapies, crop resilience, and nature-inspired engineering solutions. www.wired-gov.net/wg/news.nsf/...

Anyone know when BBSRC grant decisions are being released? By my calculations it should have been 2 weeks ago...

Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).

Interesting ethics question from my student. We work on UTIs. If I or one of my team got a UTI, are they able to isolate it themselves and stock the isolate for use in our work/sequence it? #microsky

Completed my clock from old bike parts today, bit of trial and error with the colours but think I am happy with it!

Are you at #ESCMIDGlobal? Interested in AMR and beta-lactamase inhibitor resistance? Then check out Hawa Ahmed's brilliant poster (1692) on removing evolutionary constraints with molecular biology to find inhibitor resistant mutations! #microsky

3rd UK MGE Workshop – June 16-17, Southampton Low-cost, science-focused, and full of fresh faces! Tea, biscuits, dinner, and… karaoke! Call for talks– No abstract needed! Just send your title by the end of April. Spread the word! #MGE #UKscience

Come along and listen to our work #ESCMIDGlobal #ESCMID2025 #IDSky

Can we prevent urinary tract infections? 🤔 Chris Harding thinks yes and "we have a duty" to use non-antibiotic options in the era of AMR 💪🏽 #ESCMIDGlobal #IDSky #UroSky

TWO postdoc positions in Computational Microbiology and/or biochemistry. Join our interdisciplinary group in the new Life and Mind Building @OxfordBiology, @UniofOxford, @IneosOxford Please apply and share this post: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMP641/p...

🔈🎉 I will soon be advertising a postdoc in my friendly London lab, funded by MRC @ukri.org, to decipher uropathogen virulence and host response pathways in our 3D-UHU human urothelial model! A great collaboration with co-Is @gpollara.bsky.social and @scottishwormboy.bsky.social #UTISky #UTI

First poster as @emmottlab.bsky.social PDRAs 🥳 #Microsoc25

Really cool to have given a talk at #microbio25, I can cross it off the list! If anyone want to chat about looking into the urobiome as a reservoir of AMR and replicating AMR acquisition in a 3D bladder model, give me a shout!! #microsky #utisky

If you are interested in novel antimicrobials, synergy or development of resistance, I am @microbiologysociety.org #MicroBio25 come chat to me at poster 245 😁 *features a fun comic too!

Heard all fantastic talks about AMR and Microbiomes at @microbiologysociety.org annual conference? Could your next conference be biofilms 11? @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

Next from @arom-ntu.bsky.social and @conmeehan.bsky.social group was Kate Cox presenting her work on “Creating a molecular epidemiology framework for Mycobacterium leprae”

Great to hear from @danwhiley.bsky.social (Nottingham Trent University) on Helicobacter suis in UK farmed pigs 🐖 and retail meat products 🥓. We are glad this session was after lunch! #MicrobialGenomics #Microbio25 #MicroSky

Fantastic talk from Kate Cox (Nottingham Trent University) looking at a much needed molecular epidemiology framework for M.leprae #MicrobialGenomics #Microbio25 #MicroSky @conmeehan.bsky.social @blackpassiflora.bsky.social

We ALSO have multiple @arom-ntu.bsky.social posters today at #microbio25 ! (1/3)

Today's the day for the majority of the @arom-ntu.bsky.social talks at #Microbio25. First up we have Chantelle Endley who will be talking about cell cycle control regulator cdc25 in yeast in the "Genetics and Genomics" forum (12:30). (1/5)

Missing #microbio25 (poorly - boo!) but grateful I can present our work as recorded talks. Tues pm - Knocking Out AMR Forum, cool study with @davidnegus.bsky.social on class A beta-lactamases. Wed am - Urogenital Microbes session, reconsidering how we characterise G -ve uropathogens.

I'm back with a better (and pinker) poster this year, please feel free to come chat!