Can’t see it being the last either 😬. www.vettimes.com/news/vets/we...

Really unhelpful to see infectious disease 'experts' reviving the covid culture wars in the middle of a serious influenza wave. If you have flu, staying home if your employment allows, is a great idea. And if you must see others, wear a mask, its will help. Nobody is talking about mandates here.

Wife away for a long weekend and the darts begins this evening. Go on then.

Whoop whoop! 🎉 @hannahtriv.bsky.social’s first-author paper is officially out as a preprint! Some super interesting long-read metagenomics results - especially the dominance of MDR Enterococcus faecium in very sick liver patients. Huge shout-out to the whole team and fab collaborators!

‘I hope this email finds you well’ How the email finds me in the last days of the semester.

American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student https://theonion.com/american-classmates-having-difficulty-understanding-bet-1828551698/

Graduation of 2x lab alumni, seeing another in the audience, some rare good news in the inbox and off tomorrow with the baby boss. Some Mondays aren’t that bad.

We are happy to announce there will be a free crèche available at Annual Conference 2026 for children of all registered delegates. Learn how to register your child for the crèche: microb.io/48tq0w8 #Microbio26

Margarita’s (one) and Mexican food in the big city.

Nicely arrived in London for two days at HQ @microbiologysociety.org.

Leeds United win.

I’m glad I don’t drive very often at this time of day. I’d be doing a long stretch.

Toby 3 beds living his best life. #GSP

The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.

Are you fascinated by viruses? Would you like to design your own original research project in the UK's largest virology centre? Why not come and do a PhD @cvrinfo.bsky.social - application deadline 6th Jan 2026 (1/1): www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

Cancelled train. Ominous sign for how the rest of the day is going to go I reckon so.

Millennial budget reaction.

The #Vizsla has whatever the polar opposite of separation anxiety is. Not even arsed I’ve come home.

Leeds United, ruining the weekend mood since 1919. FFS. Least England won again. Some run of form.

Seeing far too many Christmas trees up in the windows of houses. Barely finished celebrating Guy Fawkes

Ah well, soon be Christmas

I now understand why life expectancy is lower in Scotland. Incredible scenes. #SCOvDEN

Mctominay is 45 mins away from never having to buy a pint in Scotland again. Some stones on the boy to go for that.

Big coat and flat cap weather season has arrived.

If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs. Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them! cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...

On the first day of Christmas, a virus gave to me...

I genuinely love my dogs to death but every time they come back from kennels they become feral demons. Who knew a few days incarceration made them forget basic commands like sit. To busy learning to make shanks.

Train delays on the first day back. Omens not good for opening the inbox 😬

Littler is just getting started with the arrows. Kids going to tear apart the record books set by Taylor.

Always need to ask for more when you’re 34.

Definitely not Taps Aff on Brora beach this morning

In the proper north of Scotland and there’s an alert for the Aurora Borealis. Cloudy as hell.

That first pint at the start of annual leave is always better tasting than an average one.

Delighted to announce that we have a PhD project, subject to competition, on targeting and understanding the envelope protein ion channel from SARS2, and extending our understanding to pan-CoV therapeutics... Funded by MRC DiMeN with sophion as partners. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

I believe Toby may be broken. #GSP

Funded PhD opportunity through the DiMeN DTP: studying HEV proteolysis. You’ll be primarily based in the Herod lab at Leeds, and work with us on the use of MS-based proteomics to study proteolysis! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The perks of Gundogs during fireworks season. #Vizsla #GSP

Two grants bounced in a week. We go again.

Reading a menu for a trip to Leeds in a few weeks. ‘Homemade Giant Yorkshire Pudding’ Sold.

Boris Johnson says at the inquiry "it was slow to dawn on government generally about the full horror of of Covid." Why? Why was it so slow to dawn on the government what could happen? That slowness cost lives and livelihoods at a grand scale.

Bozo the clown is pinning all his hopes on staying out of the slammer on how he wished to 'save the children' during the pandemic enquiry. His answers are not good for the blood pressure.

Will I comeback from the forest with the pointer? #GSP Stay tuned to find out.

5:15am alarm on a Saturday isn’t the one but should be fun! 🐶🦌

I do enjoy a dinner time jaunt with the #GSP when working from home. Back to grant reviews now!

Our group has a PhD position available in 'The vaginal microbiota – understanding how this microbial community forms'. warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... There are also many other amazing projects to choose between from other groups, so check out the MIBTP website!

To explain - the appointed candidate (including EU/international candidates) can do a PhD as a "staff member" upon paying a small fee. People not interested in doing PhD are of course also invited to apply :). Please share.

MIBTP PhD opportunity in the lab. This project aims to investigate co-infection (virus/bacteria) within a primary tonsil model of infection. Hit me up with any questions you might have! warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

Costa is going to be rammed with the early morning fire alarm.

Worth every penny from the middle aisle just for the musical entertainment

Do you want to do a PhD with me and Mike Devine? Of course you do! Or if not, maybe you know someone who does? @devinelab.bsky.social www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...