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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The absolute highlight of my 2025 is now available on YouTube! Check out the "making of" mini-documentary and full performance of Antiviral Roller Skating at the @britsciassoc.bsky.social Festival earlier this year. My New Years resolution will be to do it all again in a different city! 👀

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We're wrapping up Black In Microbiology Week 2025 with immense gratitude for our dedicated volunteers. 🙌 Working together has been an incredible journey advancing microbiology. 🌟 Keep shining. We couldn't have done it without you!

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Just finished our Social Hour and #BiM 2025 is officially coming to an end, Happy Black In Micro Week everyone!

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DEI Virologist @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We are learning how to make ZINES today for science communication #BIMWeek2025 and I am SO EXCITED. In a time where getting out the truth and combatting misinformation is IMPERATIVE to our survival, I am truly grateful for this. Thank you to @renrenegade.bsky.social!!!

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Check out our Linktree for a convenient way to complete your #BlackInMicro checklist all in one spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (link in bio) 1. Pre-register (it's free!) 2. Support us by donating 3. Grab the Whova app 4. Log in when you're ready to attend an event. We'll see you there!

A webpage under the handle @BlackInMicro featuring a list of buttons: “Watch the Promo Video,” “Register,” “Donate,” “Agenda | Download App,” “Attend Now,” “Take our Survey,” “Join BMA,” “Shop Merchandise,” and “Website.” Some buttons include small images and all have three vertical dots on the right.

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Happy Black In Micro Week ✨ Have some time between sessions? Visit www.blackinmicrobiol... for more on our vision, mission, and membership benefits! 💛💙 (link in bio)

A screenshot of the Black Microbiologists Association new webpage. It feature a photo of a Black scientist looking down a microscope, overlaid by "Black Microbiologists Association" in the top left of the page in yellow text. Tabs for "About Us", "Membership", "Directory", "Events" and "Newsroom" appear in the top right corner in yellow text. Above them are three buttons: "Donate", "Contact Us" and "Job Board".
A headline "Microbiology Matters" appears beneath the photo.

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Today is the day! #BiMWeek25 starts with our esteemed keynote speaker Dr Marian Johnson-Thompson sharing how we can leverage the successes of past pioneers to ensure a fair & just future for the next generation of Black microbiologists. 12pm EST / 5pm BST! Register here (FREE) 👉 tinyurl.com/BIMW25

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Black In Microbiology Week 2025 hosted on Whova

October 14 – 16, 2025

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

✨It's here ✨Our new website is ready to launch. Visit www.blackinmicrobiol... for more information about our vision, mission, and membership benefits! 💛💙 (link in bio)

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

✨ Cheers to the next five years and beyond. There's 1 day left to Pre-register for #BiMWeek: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. You can also donate to help keep #BlackInMicro growing: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio).

A flyer with a dark blue and black gradient background, with faint microbes decorating it. In the middle is a large yellow glowing "5" and underneath it reads "years of #BlackInMicro"

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Now streaming 🎬 the official video for Black In Micro Week 2025 🦠 Watch the full version here or online (link in bio). Countdown: T-minus 2 DAYS, Pre-Register and Donate today: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro Thank you to KathASK Films for providing the video

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Black in Micro Week 2025

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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

A reminder that Elon Musk is still a Fellow of the Royal Society. Surely THIS is the point at which he is expelled @royalsociety.org

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Please take care of yourselves.

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

✨️🦠🛼✨️ As the final few days of prep for #BSF25 "Antiviral Roller Skating" draw closer, I thought I'd share this video of some of the wonderful Liverpool Roller Birds volunteers who have made it possible! 🦸‍♀️ Come & see their antiviral alteregos in action this Friday 12th Sept @unitytheatre.bsky.social

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

It's almost time for the British Science Festival - 10-14 Sept in Liverpool! Can't join us? Science Café on BBC Radio Wales has a #BSF25 special show tonight, with lots of our amazing speakers, incl. science rapper Jon Chase. Listen from 6.30pm or online afterward: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio Wales - Science Cafe, British Science Festival 2025

Adam Walton explores this years British Science Festival.

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Antiviral roller skating! It's the sports / science crossover event we've been waiting for! Part of British Science Festival, Liverpool Roller Birds will show you just what Coronavirus can do, and how science stops it. 12 Sept britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... #BSF25

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🛼 BSF25 presents Antiviral Roller Skating! Explore viruses & immunity through science + skating fun @liverpooluni.bsky.social Fri 12 Sept 18.30 - 19:15 Unity Theatre - Unity One @britsciassoc.bsky.social Free/Book now 👉 britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

There's just two weeks (and a day) to go until the British Science Festival #BSF25 arrives in Liverpool! Here's 10 of the many reasons you should join us at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social and venues across the city from 10-14 September: theguideliverpool.com/10-reasons-t...

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10 reasons to go to the British Science Festival in Liverpool

British Science Festival takes over Liverpool from September 10 - 14 and it’s going to be an amazing week of 100+ events. Find out more here.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Health misinformation and disinformation are the biggest and most under prioritized threats to public health in the 21st century. They are eroding decades of progress in the control and spread of diseases in real time. If we do not address this like the existential threat it is, we risk everything!

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Emmottlab @emmottlab.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Led by @idb-virology.bsky.social, the lab is contributing to #BSF25 with a performance of antiviral roller skating! Working with Liverpool roller birds, and supported by the BSF and @microbiologysociety.org

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Just less than 3 weeks to go until this weird and wonderful production makes it's debut at the British Science Festival in Liverpool this September! #BSF25 Excited (nervous/scared) for my first foray into theatre production! 😄🎭🛼✨️ Please give the page a follow and share 🙏🏽 🖤💜

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

👨‍🔬Scientific Advisors Drs. Max Edrmann & Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social 🎭 Inspiration: "Bus Regulation: The Musical" by Ellie Harrison @ellieharrison.bsky.social 💷 Funded by @microbiologysociety.org & @britishscienceassociation.bsky.social #bsf25 #scicomm #sciencecommunication #skating #sciart

Graphic with a greyscale background that reads "inspired by Bus Regulation: The Musical created by Ellie Harrison. Funding sources: Microbiology Society and British Science Association

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

📣 Introducing "Antiviral Roller Skating"! ✨️🦠🛼✨️ Debuting at the British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 in Liverpool! Exploring viruses & antivirals through movement & play! Friday 12 Sep, 18.30 @unitytheatre.bsky.social FREE tickets: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Title card with multicoloured stickers of roller derby players in action, some with different coloured shields with an antiviral symbol on it, with white text in the middle "Antiviral Roller Skating". The background is a greyscale graphic of viruses particles.

A photo of the cast reading the script at the fiest rehearsal, overlaid with text about the event which reads: "British Science Festival Liverpool 2025; University of Liverpool × Liverpool Roller Birds; Friday 12th September, 18.30, Unity Theatre - Theatre One.

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

🤝 A collaboration between @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Liverpool Roller Birds ✍️🎬 Written, Directed & Produced by Dr. I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social 👯‍♀️Choreographed by Ani Bosco 📸 Director of Photography Dr. Rebee Penrice-Randal @rebee.bsky.social 📹 Videography by Paroketh Films

A photo of I'ah Donovan-Banfield presenting introductory slides to the cast, with text above reading: "written, Directed and Produced by I'ah Donovan-Banfield"

A photo of Ani Bosco, with her back to the camera, leading the choreography of the first rehearsal with five skaters in the background with joined hands. Text overlaid reads "Choreographed by Ani Bosco"

Photos of [left to right] Director of Photography Dr Rebee Penrice-Randal and Videographer Jon Stonehouse of Paroketh Films.

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

📢New job posting!📢 Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? 🧑🏻‍💻🧬 My group at @swisstph.ch has an opening working with ARTIC2, @pathoplexus.org, & Loculus - read on! 1/5

An image showing the ARTIC and Pathoplexus logos connected by blue lines, with the text "Hiring: post-doc/software engineer" and "Global open-source pathogen tools" and "Join Swiss TPH, Work on ARTIC2 and Pathoplexus, Basel, Switzerland"

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Mahan Ghafari @mghafari.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🚨Our study on characterising the within-host SARS-CoV-2 evolution during persistent infections is now out in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social! 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🚨📆⏰ EXTENDED DEADLINE 🧬🦠🧫 Still working on some cool data? No sweat! The ECR symposium abstract call has been extended by TWO WEEKS! 🤩 Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 22, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

In a year filled with uncertainty for the future of science, we’re choosing to lead with HARMONY.💛🧫 We believe in the power of community, in raising our voices, and in caring deeply for one another. This October, join us as we create a space rooted in hope. #BlackInMicroWeek #BiM2025

The Black in Micro Week 2025 schedule announcement with a black and yellow microbe background. The flyer reads "Black Microbiologists Association presents Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. Events: Mon 14, Pathways for Change; Tues 15, Careers & Research; Weds 16, Community. The Conference theme is Harmony: Hope, Alliance, Resilience, Mutual Support, Optimism, Nurturing and Yielding Progress. Registration opens soon.

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

It's LIVE! #BSF25 I can now announce that I have created "Antiviral Skating" 🛼🦠✨️ A collaboration with @livuni-ismib.bsky.social & Liverpool Roller Birds Friday 12th September. 18.30 at @ Unity Theatre FREE tickets 👇🏾 britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🚨📆⏰ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION REMINDER 🧬🦠🧫 The ECR symposium abstract call closes in less than ONE WEEK! Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 8, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Was put onto this book by a @novaramedia.com Downstream episode - absolutely loved it. Highly recommend to anyone working in public health / microbiology! Hopefully I can get down to the London event! #Booksky #PublicHealth #BlackinMicro

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Hands up #BlackInMicro Early Career Researchers!! 🙌🏾👩🏽‍🔬👨🏾‍💻🧑🏾‍🔬 We are now accepting abstracts for the ECR Symposium on Wed. October 15, on Careers & Research Day. Submit your abstract at tinyurl.com/BIM-abst... by July 8, 11.59PM EST! #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology #EarlyCareerResearch

BMA invites abstract submissions from early career researchers for the Early Career Research Symposium on Career & Research Day! Including undergraduates, all the way up to junior faculty/managers across academic, industry and government sectors. Submit your abstract today at tinyurl.com/BIM-abstract25. Abstracts due July 8, 11.59PM EST. This will be a virtual symposium.

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Ahem (clears throat). We are pleased to announce: ✨ 🧑🏾‍🔬 Black In Micro Week Returns 🦠 Get ready for October 2025!! Stay tuned for *abstract* submissions and full *program* info released this summer. COMING SOON. We're Baaaaaack #BlackInMicro #BiM2025 #BlackInMicrobiology

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Thrilled to discuss advocacy for Black scientists at the Annual Conference opening session, thanks to @microbiologysociety.org! 🎉 Drs. Donovan-Banfield, Pittman, and Taylor presented for co-awardees Drs. Scott and Spriggs. #BlackInMicro is honored to receive the Inaugural EDI Award! 🌟

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Rebee @rebee.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

@blackinmicro.bsky.social thank you for everything you do 👏 Thank you @microbiologysociety.org for introducing the EDI prize, it’s great to see these conversations take place at scientific conferences. If you missed it, check out this blog post: microbiologysociety.org/news/society... #MicroBio25

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Rebee @rebee.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Where to find me at #MicroBio25 this year 🤓 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/4th-lgbtq-...

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 31/03/2025

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize 2025 winners from the @blackinmicro.bsky.social are presenting their lecture, "If Not Now, When? Building a Community to Empower Black Microbiologists" at #Microbio25 at 14:05 BST. Read more about their work: microb.io/EDIPrizeWinn...

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Meet the 2025 Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Prize winners, the Black Microbiologists Association

28 March 2025

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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

What a fantastic and highly relevant way to start #Microbio25 with a wonderful presentation by the Black Microbiologists Association as our EDI prize winning lecture.

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Cezar Khursigara @cmkhursigara.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is at it again! Continuing our cluster hires with tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Immunology and Virology (1 position each)! careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A... careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

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Rebee @rebee.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Still some spaces available… sign up sign up! #microbio25 #queerinstem #queerinmicro 🏳️‍🌈🦠🧫

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Registration for our networking event is still open! #microbio25 It features performances by a brilliant queer collective that combine drag performance with microbiology! Don't miss this chance to learn about innovative ways to communicate science 🦠🌈 microbiologysociety.org/event/annual...

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Annual Conference 2025

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Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira @bfrancescol.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Really excited about our next (fourth already!) LGBTQ+ networking event in the next @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference 2025! Always a pleasure to organise this one more time with my friends from the Society's Queer in Micro Working Group! Join us, we're planning exciting things this year! 😍🏳️‍🌈

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 25/03/2025

Meet the Prize Winners! Dr Beatrice Achan interviews one of our 2 EDI Prize Winners. Find out more about their work embedding EDI into their undergraduate curricula. @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🔗https://microb.io/PrizeWinners2025

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I'ah Donovan-Banfield @idb-virology.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Had a lovely time being interviewed by a dear friend and colleague @rebee.bsky.social about @blackinmicro.bsky.social winning the inaugural @microbiologysociety.org EDI Prize! Come along to the lecture tomorrow at #Microbio25 to hear about making microbiology more equitable for Black scientists.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 29/03/2025

Dr. Rebee Penrice-Randal interviews the 2025 winner of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Prize, The Black Microbiologists Association before their prize lecture. Find out more here: 🔗https://microb.io/PrizeWinnersEDI

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