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Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology at Newcastle University. Understanding fundamental bacterial processes to aid medical and industrial applications. www.ncl.ac.uk/cbcb

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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A great day for CBCB! Big congratulations guys!
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Rachel Darnell @rachel-darnell19.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new preprint out doi.org/10.64898/202... exploring the bioenergetics and metabolism of the bacterial pathogen Enterococcus faecalis with some very interesting results! Fantastic work from @olivia-paxie.bsky.social during her PhD!
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Prof Paula Salgado @pssalgado.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Great treat to hear about @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social history and great science from Jeff Errington #microsky
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Prof Paula Salgado @pssalgado.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Great to have @carokobras.bsky.social presenting her work on #bacterial strategies against #beta-lactams part of @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social celebration day!
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Dr Katherine Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Please share - full funded (UK students only) PhD studentship in the Duncan lab ‘intergrated ‘omics for accelerated antibtioic dicovery from abyssal actinomycetes’. Co-supervisors @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social, Marcel Jaspars, @zmaw.bsky.social- deadline 20th May www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Kevin Whitley @kevindwhitley.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
**PhD opportunity** Join me, @henrikstrahl.bsky.social, and Alistair Brown at @newcastleuni.bsky.social to uncover how Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives antibiotics, one molecule at a time! 🔬🦠 #PhD #microbiology #biophysics #microscopy 📅 Deadline 20 May 2026 (UK home only) RT = 🙏
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Resolving the mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic tolerance through single-molecule microscopy at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Resolving the mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic tolerance through single-molecule microscopy at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Lis Lowe @lislowe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We have a PhD studentship open! (UK only sadly) but if you are or know a student keen to work on some *really* weird mycobacterial enzymes then get in touch! #glycotime Advert below www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Uncovering a new class of toxins in pathogenic mycobacteria at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Uncovering a new class of toxins in pathogenic mycobacteria at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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James Connolly @ruamicro.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Want to research the basis of how drug resistant bacteria interact with human immune cells? Fully funded 4-year PhD position available (UK home students). Come and join our amazing interdisciplinary team at the intersection of microbiology, immunity, metabolism and the clinic! Please spread the word
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Hiding in plain sight: How a multi-drug resistant pathogen evades detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Hiding in plain sight: How a multi-drug resistant pathogen evades detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Prof Paula Salgado @pssalgado.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🧫 #AMR #PhD open @newcastleuni.bsky.social! How does #Cdifficile protein "armour" help it resist antimicrobials? Join me and @henrikstrahl.bsky.social to find out using: 🔬 #Structuralbiology, #microbiology #microscopy #genetics 📅 Deadline 20 May 2026 #PhD #PhDLife Pls share! (UK home only)
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C. difficile S-layer’s role in antimicrobial resistance at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - C. difficile S-layer’s role in antimicrobial resistance at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Charles Winterhalter @winterhalterlab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
What are the genetic and molecular determinants underpinning the repair of bidirectional replication fork collapse in bacteria? PhD position open in my lab in collaboration with the brilliant @heathmurraylab.bsky.social. Please share and contact me if interested: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Identifying bacterial DNA repair requirements enabling stable genetic inheritance during bidirectional replication fork collapse at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Identifying bacterial DNA repair requirements enabling stable genetic inheritance during bidirectional replication fork collapse at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Big congratulations, Marwa Sayed Ahmed (Richard Daniel's lab), for a successful PhD defence! Also, thanks to @gingermicrobe.bsky.social and David Bolam for the examination.
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Henrik Strahl @henrikstrahl.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Check out our new preprint providing direct in vivo evidence for transertion in Bacillus subtilis (also arguing for coupled transcription-translation). Excellent work by Jonathan Norris, co-supervised by Nikolay Zenkin and me during his PhD. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #microsky
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It's been our great pleasure to host @lalouxlab.bsky.social for a seminar today, and we thoroughly enjoyed learning about Bdellovibrio polarity and polar protein targeting. Such an odd little bacterium!
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Very happy to host Fred Antson (University of York) today for a seminar! Stunning structures and functional insights into phage/virus capsids and DNA loading.
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heathmurraylab.bsky.social @heathmurraylab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Mechanism and reconstitution of circadian transcription in cyanobacteria - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Fang et al. reveal how a bacterial circadian clock turns genes on and off at the right times of day and use the purified proteins to drive circadian gene transcription in a test tube for days.
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Henrik Strahl @henrikstrahl.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Fabian was quicker :) But yes, we have an open postdoc position in bacterial bioenergetics and membrane biology, using on B. subtilis as the model. Come join us! @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social is a great place to work, and we are a friendly, international lab. Visa+IHS fees covered. #microsky
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Happy holidays everyone from a not very wintry Newcastle!
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Congratulations Laura, the latest CBCB PhD graduate heading for a science career!
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Dr Katherine Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Today, we are lucky to have Imane El Meouche from IAME, France to give a MCM seminar @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social (chaired by @henrikstrahl.bsky.social) on antibiotics tolerance in E. Coli
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Big congratulations Neha!
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Henrik Strahl @henrikstrahl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Now properly published at @natcomms.nature.com with few additional experiments incl. demonstration of Daptomycin's ability to depolarise non-growing cells. See the original preprint-thread for a summary of our findings. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microsky
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The last resort antibiotic daptomycin exhibits two independent antibacterial mechanisms of action - Nature Communications
The precise mechanism of action of the antibiotic daptomycin is controversial. Here, Buttress et al. provide evidence for two independent antibacterial mechanisms: membrane depolarisation and inhibiti...
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Looking for a PhD opportunity in Microbiology? Consider joining one of the UK's leading microbiology research clusters at Newcastle University. See the thread for MRC DTP studentships currently advertised. @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social #microsky
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
You were already one of us. Now just under the same roof!
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Stephan Gruber @gruberlab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
How do SMC complexes load onto DNA to get ready for loop extrusion? @roisnehamelinf.bsky.social & co discovered that Wadjet, an SMC complex involved in bacterial DNA immunity, performs some impressive molecular gymnastics 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️. Check out the new paper: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
It was great to have Mark visit us today. Many great science discussions and hopefully new collaborations to start!
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Henrik Strahl @henrikstrahl.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
A new methods paper from us, this time with a focus on reliable monitoring membrane potential and cell lysis at different growth stages and cell densities. Also, note the surprisingly high level of background lysis in seemingly healthy B. subtilis cultures. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Monitoring single cell bioenergetic status and cell lysis in dense and differentiating Bacillus subtilis cultures
Bacillus subtilis is a major model organism for studying population heterogeneity in clonal bacterial cultures due to its high genetic tractability and ability to differentiate into subpopulations wit...
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Dr Katherine Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Fascinating seminar by Prof @gebhardlab.bsky.social on ‘Building bacterial bridges – How an ancient bacterial trait can help us build the infrastructure of the future’ and visit at @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social (hosted by @henrikstrahl.bsky.social) #bacillus #spores
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Letizia Marchetti @letimarchetti.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Don’t miss your chance #Newcastle, tickets for #PINT25 are out! @pintofscience.uk @pintsworld.bsky.social More info for venues and tickets here pintofscience.co.uk/events/newca... Repost appreciated :)
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Looking for a PhD opportunity in Microbiology? Consider joining one of the strongest clusters of microbiology research in UK at @newcastleuni.bsky.social, Biosciences Institute, and @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social. See thread for BBSRC DTP PhD studentships currently advertised.
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Congratulations Charles! It's a great paper!
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Charles Winterhalter @winterhalterlab.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Excited to share with you the story that enabled me to start my own lab: what happens when the bacterial DNA replication machinery encounters single-strand discontinuities on template DNA? What is required for break repair and replication restart? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Rescuing bacterial genome replication: essential functions to repair a double-strand break and restart DNA synthesis
Many antibiotics indirectly generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage bacterial genomes. Oxidised nucleobases become genotoxic when they are targeted for repair through excision, generati...
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Cells, Genes and Molecules - Newcastle @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The Cells Genes and Molecules Theme @newcastleuni.bsky.social is very pleased to have joined Bluesky 🙂
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Congratulations to CBCB PhD-student Taylor @taylorwr.bsky.social and his team for being awarded best consideration of IP strategy and social media prizes for their theoretical project "DiagnosTree" in the YES competition. www.yescompetitions.co.uk/showcase/new...
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YES - News release
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Augustinas Silale @augustsilale.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
New preprint 🚨: with @madejmar.bsky.social we found that the Bacteroidetes beta-barrel assembly machinery is quite different to E. coli. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #cryo-EM
Comparison of B. theta and E. coli BAM machineries. Only BamAD components are shared, and B. theta BAM has five novel components, BamF-I.
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Kate Beckham @kshbeckham.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
First post of the year to mark my return from maternity leave :) Excited to share the first open PhD position in my group. Deadline end of February. Please spread the word. www.findaphd.com/phds/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=181239
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PhD studentship: Structural and functional characterisation of mycobacterial outer membrane proteins at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD studentship: Structural and functional characterisation of mycobacterial outer membrane proteins at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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CBCB Newcastle @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
We are happy to join the science community at BlueSky! #MicroSky
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