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Jo Rhodes

@drjorhodes.com
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Yoga bunny. Cake guru. Scientist by day. Assistant Professor at @unibirmingham.bsky.social Interested in fungal ‘omics and One Health, evolutionary biology and popgen, epidemiology and promoting women in STEM 🏳️‍🌈

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mohamedadnan.bsky.social @mohamedadnan.bsky.social · 16h
I wanted my first Bluesky post to be more fun! But I wouldn’t do it justice without sharing this paper! A sister project to my master’s dissertation, under @drjorhodes.com with UKHSA, to determine the lineage of Trichophyton infecting patients in UK! Give it a read! academic.oup.com/mmy/article-...
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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 26/09/2026
Personal essay, weekend edition. My relationship with AI is changing. 1.8k words, 8 min reading time. doi.org/10.59350/bh7...
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My relationship with AI is changing
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 08/09/2026
The irony
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Josie Bryant @josiebryant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Apply to do a PhD at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with me on global genomics of Mycobacterium abscessus bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/project-refe... About the scheme: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/application-...
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Project Reference: TRG27-SAN-JB1 | Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 07/09/2026
In person meetings & interviews could require a lot more behind the scene logistical considerations. Make meetings & grant panels/interviews hybrid. I guarantee you’ll make lives easier www.linkedin.com/posts/johann...
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Today I am exactly six months postpartum and I find myself in Brussels for in person interviews for the ERC Synergy grant. Interviews for the Synergy grant are in person with no option for remote… | ...
Today I am exactly six months postpartum and I find myself in Brussels for in person interviews for the ERC Synergy grant. Interviews for the Synergy grant are in person with no option for remote par...
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A post-doctoral position is available with Liz Thiele and I working on Guinea worm population genetics in support of the eradication program. Currently funded for a fairly short time, but with prospects of funding renewal.
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Ben Martin @benjaminmartin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Montreal is a great place to live and work! Tenure Track position at @mcgill.ca in quantitative cell biology with a research program to address fundamental questions in biology. @futurepislack.bsky.social mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Lauren M. Seyler, Ph.D. @darkmicrobio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
9 to 5 is an amazing study in anarchafeminism, iykyk
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 26/08/2026
A roadmap to create FAIR collections of microbial strains www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A roadmap to create FAIR collections of microbial strains - Nature Microbiology
Here the authors propose guidance on the process of establishing a state-of-the-art collection of microorganisms, including project planning, strain deposition and the naming of new taxa.
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SeasonalPun @pixelfish.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fuuuuck, this is how I found out.
A William Shakespeare account says Exit Queen in a screenshot above another account saying:  

JK @miniver.bsky.social • 1m
Dolly has now become more powerful than we can possibly imagine

JK @miniver.bsky.social • Mar 18, 2025
We are lucky that Dolly Parton is on the side of the angels because she is capable of writing a song so good that hearing it would kill you
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Cat 🐈 @mrsbadcrumble1975.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Twat.
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 07/08/2026
Nice work from ECRs @poojapadmakumar.bsky.social, Adam, and Pilvi, writing a PLoS Pearl on surveillance of fungal pathogens using wastewater With @edfeil.bsky.social @jusher.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Wastewater surveillance as an early warning system for fungal pathogens
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 07/08/2026
From Jean-Pierre Gangneux: 🏠💧 How damp is your home? Join a Europe-wide survey exploring damp housing and its potential impact on respiratory health, allergies, and overall well-being. 👉 Take part here: www.clinicalsurveys.net/uc/DampHome/
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A. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What makes human guts and coral reefs similar? Here is a blog post with some thoughts on ecosystem stability, stress, and microbiome, following a fresh pre-print by Marko Terzin et al: merenlab.org/blog/coral-r...
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From coral reefs to human guts: stress is stress
Reefs and colons share no taxa, no host, no timescale, but they report stress the same way, which tells us where NOT to look for solutions.
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Aimee McKinnon @aimeeemac.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
📢 PhD opportunity | Melbourne, Australia We're seeking a #PhD candidate at Agriculture Victoria to investigate Behavioural drivers of horizontal transmission of entomopathogenic fungi in Bactrocera tryoni Apply here: www.latrobe.edu.au/study/schola... #Entomology #BiologicalControl #PlantProtection
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Peter Solomon @plantpathpete.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We're recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow at ANU to help strengthen Australia's preparedness for wheat blast. The project spans plant pathology, genetics, breeding and biosecurity, with collaborators in Australia and Brazil. Apply here: tinyurl.com/25zcj9yy #PlantScience #Postdoc #Biosecurity
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Postdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
Classification: Academic Level ASalary package: $91,546 - $114,906 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: Full-Time, Continuing (Contingent Funded) Note: This position will be primarily based at the N...
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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Happy to share the final version of our study on the evolution of chromatin states across eukaryotes, out today in @natgenet.nature.com Led by @crisnava.bsky.social and @seanamontgomery.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... Some highlights below
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Diversity and evolution of chromatin regulatory states across eukaryotes - Nature Genetics
This study introduces iChIP2, a low-input chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing method that profiles histone post-translational modifications (hPTMs) simultaneously across diverse eukar...
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Yann Bourgeois @bourgeoisyann.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation
Structural variants (SVs) are widespread in vertebrate genomes, yet their evolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood. Using 45 long-read de novo genome assemblies and pangenome tools, we analyze S...
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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We are so fked
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New Blog! 📣 There isn't much room for fungi in the fossil record, yet here Isabelle Pola discusses the discovery of one of the oldest ever found! From Cretaceous period sedimentary rock, these fossils help to reshape our understanding of how modern ecosystems developed. buff.ly/3hp1vOd 🧪
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In Early Cretaceous Forests: There's Mushroom for Fossils
Discover the latest news from The Linnean Society of London.
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 14/07/2026
It’s important to be nice
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Julia Sero @cellmorphosero.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thing that people were saying was going to happen for forty years happens roughly when they said it would happen; humanity shocked.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
That @naomialderman.bsky.social is so fucking brilliant. If you've found yourself falling out the reading habit, she has created a kind of Couch-to-5K of reading open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
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let's do a 'couch to 5k' for reading
we're going to work ourselves back to good 'reading fitness' over the next eight weeks. come and join us.
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Dutchscientist (the real one) @dutchscientist.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j... The Brexit monster eats its young. But why go to a UK univerdity with its idiotic fees?
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Brexit rule change means British teens in EU face soaring student fees for UK degrees
‘Home fee’ qualification ends in 2028, leaving those hoping to study in UK not now eligible for British loans
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Rauf Salamzade @raufs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Microbes that have the greatest genomic potential for secondary metabolism tend to be multicellular. Here, we show that signatures of ancestral BGC expansions within 3 bacterial phyla and 2 fungal lineages coincide with origins of complex multicellularity [1/12] 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Complex multicellularity is linked with expanded specialized metabolite production in microorganisms - Nature Microbiology
The evolutionary emergence of complex multicellularity in bacteria and fungi, such as the ability for mycelial growth, is strongly associated with increased genomic carriage of biosynthetic machinery ...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Globalisation, rising authoritarianism, declining solidarity, and retreating multilateralism are creating a perfect storm for amplifying the risk of outbreaks In this context, what exactly does solidarity mean? Our new @plosglobalpublichealth.org essay: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🧫 Congratulations to @seanaduggan.bsky.social and collaborators, who have found that two common microbes cooperate using copper 🤝 these insights could point to ways to disrupt them, with better outcomes for patients. buff.ly/LfhIg0e @orlandorosss.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org
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A “Copper Economy” helps fungi and bacteria build better biofilms
Scientists have discovered that two common human pathogens can work together by managing copper in their shared environment - a finding that could open new ways to break down stubborn mixed biofilms.…
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 09/06/2026
Still no UK passport for my daughter because HMPO today requested a HANDWRITTEN letter confirming my mothers details…. She’s British enough to be denied entry into the U.K. but not British enough with a British parent and grandparent. Make it make sense.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
My quote of the day Rosalind Franklin
You look at science (or at least talk of it) as some sort of demoralising invention of man, something apart from real life, and which must be cautiously guarded and kept separate from everyday existence. But science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.
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Jonathan Jacobs @bioinformer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Metadata as Infrastructure. I finally created a Substack! My first post is on a topic that I probably spend entirely too much time worrying about. 😊 please reshare with your #genomics and #bioinformatics peeps! 🙏 🧬🦠🔬📊🧫🚀 substack.com/home/post/p-... #ASMicrobe #digitalbiology #biotech #biopharma
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Metadata as Infrastructure
Genomics data provenance and quality are something we can't ignore anymore
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 06/06/2026
I love finding new Substacks to read! @bioinformer.bsky.social has a new one: bioinformer.substack.com/p/metadata-a... Metadata is essential infrastructure, and critical if we want to uphold FAIR data standards. Also add the paper Jonathan wrote to your reading list: zenodo.org/records/2056...
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 04/06/2026
"communicating microbiology beyond the research bubble is important" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Communicating microbiology effectively - Nature Microbiology
Effective science communication can help scientists shape impactful research questions, and crucially it can foster curiosity, showcase the importance of research and encourage support and engagement ...
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is bad. The parasitic New World screwworm has been found inside the United States, in a calf in Texas. Announced by the USDA one day after the USDA Secretary publicly rebuked a Texas state rep for saying the parasite had advanced close to the border. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
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USDA Confirms Presence of New World Screwworm in the United States | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
USDA APHIS confirms New World screwworm in a Texas calf; immediate containment, surveillance, and sterile fly release are underway to protect livestock.
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Dutchscientist (the real one) @dutchscientist.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Our School of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting a (senior) lecturer in #Microbiome Sciences, deadline is 16th of June 2026. We want to expand our capabilities in the microbiome field, quite flexible on what will be investigated within #OneHealth #MicrobiomeSky 1/n
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Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Microbiome Sciences
The University of Surrey is an international University with a world class teaching and research profile that is innovative, forward thinking and achieving notable results. Our research seeks to addre...
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Pingtao Ding (he/him) @dinglab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We have an open-rank professorship position open @unileiden.bsky.social Institute of Biology: careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan... welcome to apply! due: 7 June
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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Plant Molecular (and Cell) Biology
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Plant Molecular (and Cell) Biology
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 14/05/2026
An important Nature Outlook article from Nic Fleming on antifungal resistance: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Antifungal resistance is growing – will new treatments turn the tables?
Trials of drugs to fight deadly resistant infections are advancing, but they might fall victim to overuse of agricultural fungicides just like their predecessors.
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 14/05/2026
My dad today getting the news he’s cancer-free is the best. How wonderful that he had access to treatment *free at point of care*
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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Very cool version of this monthly global average surface temperature anomaly chart showing both El Niño and La Niña years
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TARGetAMR @target-amr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨 Happening this week! 🎉Only 3 days to go until the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🗓️ This Thursday & Friday, join leading researchers, innovators, and collaborators in AMR Genomics 💡 You don’t want to miss this! 🔗 Read more: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/ta... #TARGetAMR26
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 06/05/2026
Start them young
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 04/05/2026
My daughter, a dual Dutch and British citizen, can currently travel to any country apart from the UK because of some stupid law Labour approved to appease Reform voters. Make it make sense.
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 01/05/2026
Pinch, punch, it's Microbe of the Month🦠 Introducing Nigromyces azzae! Depicted here, the team from Kuwait University captured N. azzae's colony morphologies on different media and incubation temperatures. Find out more here🔗 microb.io/3QxlwPN #Microbiology

Visual description: Plates of media with growing colonies of fungi. Text reads “Microbe of the Month – Selected from IJSEM” and “Nigromyces azzae” A caption below explains it is a novel black yeast species identified from mangrove trees in Kuwait.
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J. Craig Venter Institute @jcvi.org · 30/04/2026
It is with great sadness that we announce J. Craig Venter has died. 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/media-center...
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J. Craig Venter, genomics pioneer and founder of JCVI and Diploid Genomics, Inc., dies at 79
La Jolla, California—April 29, 2026—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced that J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., the Institute’s founder, board...
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 25/04/2026
Registration is open for our Early Career Summer Conference 🤝👩‍🔬 Join us on 6–7 July 2026 at the University of Birmingham for chance to network with peers and experienced colleagues in various fields of Microbiology, secure your place today: microb.io/ECConf26 #ECConf26
Two people discussing scientific posters at the Microbiology Society Early Career Summer Conference 2025.
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 21/04/2026
I’m currently compiling screenshots of all of the “I know you’re on maternity leave, but…” work requests.
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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 21/04/2026
Registration is open for our Early Career Summer Conference 🤝👩‍🔬 Join us on 6–7 July 2026 at the University of Birmingham for chance to network with peers and experienced colleagues in various fields of Microbiology, secure your place today: microb.io/ECConf26 #ECConf26
Two people discussing scientific posters at the Microbiology Society Early Career Summer Conference 2025.
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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
A rare image of a shark that just stood on a piece of Lego
Open mouthed shark with head out of the water looking like it's gasping in pain
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · 18/04/2026
Post the best photo you’ve ever taken of your pet
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