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Isobel Stanton

@istanton.bsky.social
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Environmental Molecular Microbiologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology on #AMR in bacterial and fungal microbial communities www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/isobel-stanton

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Rachel will also be presenting a poster in poster session 2 on Thursday (poster 218) & Isobel will be presenting in the Enhancing environmental risk assessment of antimicrobial resistance across the entire life cycle of antimicrobials" workshop on Tuesday 💊🧫🌊 #OneHealth #EnvironmentalAMR
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Tomorrow, @rachelapayne.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social are travelling to Brisbane for #EDAR8 next week, hosted by SAAFE CRC They will both be presenting in the antifungal session on Thursday (11am-1pm) 🧫🍄 @ukceh.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Happy World Environment Day 🌿🌍 We thought we would take the opportunity to share some of the recent papers from the Molecular Ecology group which focus on #eDNA 🧬, microbial ecology 🦠, #AMR 🧫 & #OneHealth 💊 @ukceh.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@hollytipper.bsky.social & @rachelapayne.bsky.social led work investigating global trends in the literature on #AMR 🧫🦠in wild animals 🦆🦌🦊 and plants 🌿 @istanton.bsky.social @jenmgshe.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @danread.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Better late than never - our April monthly wrap up! 📆🧬🧫 Check out what we've been up to ⬇️ @ukceh.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@rachelapayne.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social started their sampling campaign, sampling wastewater 💩 to look for resistant & multidrug resistant bacteria 🦠🧫 in different demographic populations 👵🏙️🎓
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🧵 @hollytipper.bsky.social & @danread.bsky.social have a new paper out titled "Spatiotemporal profiling of antimicrobial agents during wastewater treatment – a national study" with Adegbenro Daso and Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern Check it out ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ukceh.bsky.social
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Spatiotemporal profiling of antimicrobial agents during wastewater treatment – a national study
Effective wastewater treatment is critical for public health; however, the persistence of antimicrobial chemicals within these systems presents challe…
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
@buzzingbennett.bsky.social's first PhD paper has just been published, titled "Molecular detection of honeybee pathogens in honey from a UK citizen science program" 🐝🦠 Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Summary below ⬇️ @ukceh.bsky.social @lindsaynewbold.bsky.social
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Molecular detection of honeybee pathogens in honey from a UK citizen science program
Fruits, legumes, oilseeds and nuts have a high dependency on insect pollination, of which the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) is a critical contributor.…
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our latest paper has just been published in Environment International! Check it out here ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
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Predicting antifungal concentrations that select for resistance: an enhanced approach to establish environmental thresholds
Antifungal resistance (AFR) is an emerging threat. Understanding the concentrations at which antifungals select for resistance is critical for guiding…
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
@oxonandrew.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social travelled to the University of Lincoln meeting for a project meeting for their NERC Seedcorn project on modelling AMR in the environment 🦠🌊. Check out a blogpost on the meeting here: graziellaiossa.weebly.com/news/worksho...
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"I work on both bacterial 🦠 and fungal 🍄 #AMR in the environment with a particular interest in how chemical pollutants drive resistance 💊. I also work with policy colleagues to deliver evidence to tackle these challenges" - @istanton.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy #WomenInSTEM day! 👩‍🔬 The Molecular Ecology group at @ukceh.bsky.social comprises of many fantastic women👩‍🔬 conducting research on all things #molecular #ecology, #AMR, #microbes 🧬🦠🧫 Stay tuned as we introduce you to some them over the course of today ⬇️
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
@rachelapayne.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social took a trip to their local sewage treatment plant to have an induction and take some practice samples for an upcoming sampling campaign investigating multidrug resistance in different population demographics 🦠🧫💩
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🗓️ It's January wrap up time! Our researchers have been busy kicking off the new year with lots of different activities including sampling, presentations, project meetings, training and lots of lab work! Check out what we've been up to ⬇️ @ukceh.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🚨Second new #job advert of the week!🚨 We are currently recruiting a Molecular Ecology Research Assistant to the Molecular Ecology group who will be working on all things #microbes, #AMR & #eDNA 🦠🧬🧫 Details on how to apply ⬇️ ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...
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Molecular Ecology Research Assistant
Salary - £31,942 to £33,898 Fully site based Based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. 18-Mo...
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Come work with us!
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Molecular Ecology Christmas party 2025 🎄☃️🥂
Photo showing most of the Molecular Ecology research group wearing christmas hats, having a meal
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
📢 All #PhD #adverts now live 📢 All on #AMR 🦠🧫 in the #environment 🌊🌱 and deadlines are throughout January! For details of different projects, see thread below ⬇️ #WAAW #WAAW25 #WAAW2025
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
It's the final day of World #AMR Awareness Week #WAAW #WAAW25 🦠🧬🧫 Our researchers have a number of #PhD studentships studying #AMR which will start in Sept/Oct 2026. The @ukceh.bsky.social LinkedIn page has collated all our available PhD studentships here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mabvvus
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#amr #amr #waaw #antimicrobialresistance | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
🚨 PhD opportunities! This World AMR Awareness Week is the perfect time to explore new research projects with our #AMR researchers Isobel Stanton, Holly Tipper, Andrew Singer & Daniel Read, plus UKCEH,...
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our recent paper on #stakeholder opinions on the delivery of environmental components of the UK's #AMR National Action Plan has been written up into a blog! 🦠🌊 Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... And the blog below ⬇️ @oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW
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Stakeholder views on the implementation of the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (2019–2024) in relation to AMR in the environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is an important component of One Health AMR research and is increasingly incorporated into AMR National Action Plans (NAPs), including the UK’s AMR...
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We process our monitoring samples in a variety of ways, which include #phenotypic testing for #AMR, as well as using #molecular methods such as #qPCR and #sequencing to look for specific antimicrobial resistance genes 🦠🧬👩‍🔬🧫 #WAAW
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25 At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR! We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
@hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social went to visit the Unilever labs yesterday to meet up with their PhD student Olivia Mescall and her other supervisors @profjrsnape.bsky.social & Katie Endersby! As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🚨New #PhD #adverts alert🚨 I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️ More being advertised soon 👀 @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Yesterday was our Annual Postgraduate Showcase at UKCEH! A number of our PhD researchers participated by presenting their research as either a poster or as a talk! 🦠🐝🧬
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Last month, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social attended the Microbiome Innovation and One Health Conference in Oxford 🦠🧫 They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
Isobel Stanton presenting the title slide of a presentationHolly Tipper presenting a slide showing how wastewater is an interface between human activities and the environmentHolly and Isobel at Oxford's Natural History Museum in front of one of the dinosaur fossilsPhoto of a dinosaur fossil
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan 🦠 Check it out below ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
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Stakeholder views on the implementation of the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (2019–2024) in relation to AMR in the environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is an important component of One Health AMR research and is increasingly incorporated into AMR National Action Plans (NAPs), including the UK’s AMR...
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Tim recently published a paper on how soil properties in agricultural systems impact microbial genomic traits 🦠🌱🚜 Check it out here ⬇️ academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
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Soil properties in agricultural systems affect microbial genomic traits
Bacterial genomic traits are related to soil properties in agricultural systems.
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
@laurens-colours.bsky.social recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab 🦀 - work that was undertaken during her PhD. Check it out here ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Design and Validation of a Single‐Species Environmental DNA qPCR Assay for the Detection of the Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab Eriocheir sinensis
The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is considered amongst the most damaging invasive species globally; however, the UK distribution of the species is not well known, with current management ....
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Come meet our Molecular Ecology researchers! 🦠🧬🧑‍🔬
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research🧫🦠
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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨 Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
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Deciphering Landscape‐Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA
Biodiversity surveys are essential but challenging to conduct at scale, prompting this study to evaluate soil-extracted eDNA as a proxy for traditional field-based surveys for describing plant commun...
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Really looking forward to working with Ruby & meeting her in York in a couple of weeks! @profjrsnape.bsky.social
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Isobel Stanton @istanton.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Really excited to start working with Olivia ⬇️🦠 @profjrsnape.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
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Holly Tipper @hollytipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Follow our group's new page to see what we're up to! ⬇️🦠🥼
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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Welcome to the new UKCEH Molecular Ecology group Bluesky page! We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠! Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
Our Molecular Ecology researchers at the Royal Society in London attending UK DNA Working Group meetingOur researchers Tim Goodall & Amy Thorpe processing water samples in the laboratory as part of our ongoing MICRO-CYCLE projectOur researchers, Tessa Crosbie, Holly Tipper & Rachel Payne, out collecting freshwater samplesOur AMR researchers at the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance (EDAR) 7 conference in Montreal
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Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
@istanton.bsky.social it was SO great working with you and Holly on this article, out TODAY in Global Health Action! Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌 😀 🙌 👏 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Stakeholder views on the implementation of the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (2019–2024) in relation to AMR in the environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is an important component of One Health AMR research and is increasingly incorporated into AMR National Action Plans (NAPs), including the UK’s AMR...
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Holly Tipper @hollytipper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Catch me and Isobel Stanton discussing #AMR in the environment and wastewater, and what this means for human health 🦠💊🥼 Podcast link below 🔽
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