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#BBSRC #sLoLa project: Understanding the function of an Ancient universal membrane effector. University of York, Newcastle University, University of Cambridge & University of Nottingham

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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What a kick-off to @pintofscience.uk in York last night! Presenters covered topics on solar panels & biodiversity, sustainable fishing & maths, biomolecules science, and stressed microbes by @gavinhthomas.bsky.social #pint26 #STEM #AVERTproject #BBSRC
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Pint of Science starts today! If you are available tonight, and in York, grab a last-minute ticket to join @gavinhthomas.bsky.social who will talk about the intriguing ways microbes respond to stress. pintofscience.co.uk/event/nature...
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Nature, Numbers, and the Invisible World
Explore the hidden rules that shape our world, from the stress responses of microbes and the molecular machinery of life to the maths behind ecosystems, mo…
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Pint of Science starts in 7 days! If you’ve already got your ticket, see you soon; if not, grab a ticket (or 5!) here: pintofscience.co.uk/event/nature...
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Nature, Numbers, and the Invisible World
Explore the hidden rules that shape our world, from the stress responses of microbes and the molecular machinery of life to the maths behind ecosystems, mo…
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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Updated scheme for the classification of bacteriocins in gram-positive bacteria and a comprehensive overview for Lactobacillaceae Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (@asm.org) from @sarahlebeer.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Updated scheme for the classification of bacteriocins in gram-positive bacteria and a comprehensive overview for Lactobacillaceae | Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
SUMMARYMany gram-positive bacteria, particularly those within the family Lactobacillaceae, possess significant biotechnological potential across food, feed, supplement, pharmaceutical, and agricultura...
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Henrik Strahl @henrikstrahl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Our B. subtilis autolysis paper by former group members Kenneth Seistrup and @alansckoh.bsky.social is finally out. This one has been lingering in my drawer for far too long. (1/3). #microsky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 04/05/2026
⏰ Registration closing soon! Join us in Manchester for a 1-day meeting on Therapeutics & Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Talks, panels, ECR sessions, speed networking & a WAAW sandpit. Don’t miss out 👇 microb.io/TherAMR26
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Less than 2 weeks to go! Make sure you join @gavinhthomas.bsky.social for this year's largest celebration of scientific research, Pint of Science. If you haven't yet booked your ticket for #pint26 then now is the time and tell your friends!
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
@gavinhthomas.bsky.social is taking the stage for the Pint of Science Festival! 🍻🔬Join him on May 18th for a fascinating deep dive into the world of microbes and how they handle stress pintofscience.co.uk/event/nature... #outreach #BBSRC
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Nature, Numbers, and the Invisible World
Explore the hidden rules that shape our world, from the stress responses of microbes and the molecular machinery of life to the maths behind ecosystems, mo…
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Big shout-out to our PDRAs - Katy Davis, Justin Lau and Ben Willson - who presented posters at today’s event 👏 Special congratulations to Katy for winning the poster prize 🏆 Great research, great team, great result! #ResearchLife #PDRA #PosterPrize #BlueskyScience @biologyatyork.bsky.social
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Jamie Blaza @jnb-lab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
@poojag96.bsky.social work on the bioenergetics of spore germination is now published- Pooja had a really nice summary that I've put below but essentially we think the role of bioenergetics in spore germination has been completely overlooked! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
💼JOB OFFER: There is a great opportunity for #PDRAs to join the #KathrynLilley #UniversityofCambridge lab to work on an ancient set of effector proteins IM30 family, that promote membrane integrity. See: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc.... Apply by the 13th Feb
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Research Associate - Lilley Group (Fixed Term)
Postdoctoral Research Associate to apply proteomics technologies to an ancient universal bacterial membrane effector system The post is a key part of an existing major 5-year BBSRC sLoLa award to
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Rachel Darnell @rachel-darnell19.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Presenting a collection of projects spanning my time at the University of Otago and Newcastle University was a squeeze, but I think I managed! @avertproject.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
A few pictures from a recent annual meeting with our expert Scientific Advisory Board - thank you all for joining and for the invaluable discussions and feedback.
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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Bacterial networks #BacNet26 in September 2026 will be chaired by @lalouxlab.bsky.social and co-chaired by @s-lab.bsky.social with @coralietesseur.bsky.social Sneak peak on invited speakers and preliminary program: meetings.embo.org/event/26-bac...
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Rachel Darnell @rachel-darnell19.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New paper out in AAC looking at the development of hyper-tolerance and cross-tolerance to cell wall-targeting antimicrobials via mutations in the mevalonate and Epa biosynthesis pathways and the LiaFSR cell envelope stress response. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1128/aac....
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Prolonged exposure to teixobactin generates cross-tolerance to other cell wall-targeting antimicrobials in Enterococcus faecalis | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial tolerance (AMT) is the ability of a microorganism to survive but not proliferate during high-dose antimicrobial treatment (1). Mechanisms of AMT have been linked to many different cellul...
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Ben Engel @cellarchlab.com · 06/11/2025
Beautiful systematic analysis of membrane thickness inside native cells. This is a great use of both the Chlamy Dataset (bsky.app/profile/cell...) and #MemBrain segmentations (bsky.app/profile/lore...). The open-source workflow is a very helpful resource for #TeamTomo. Thanks and congrats!! 🧪 🔬
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AVERT project @avertproject.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
‼️Research update - the last-resort 💊antibiotic daptomycin attacks🧫bacteria through two independent mechanisms & IM30 protein LiaH helps remodel membranes under stress. Great work by @henrikstrahl.bsky.social & @jbuttresssci.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social team #microsky #BBSRC #sLoLa ⬇️
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