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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

PhD opportunity in my lab: exploring how commensals and pathogens build biofilm communities on endotracheal (ventilator) tubes. Microbial ecology, medical microbiology and fancy imaging! Co-supervised with the fabulous Saskia Bakker and Jeremy Webb warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... #MicroSky

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 15/10/2025

Celebrated every 15 October, Global Hand Washing Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of hand hygiene in curbing the transmission of certain diseases and the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 12/06/2025

Abstract submissions for Microbiology Society Annual Meeting in Ireland 2025 are open! Open to both members and non-members. Submit yours before 1 August 2025 for a chance to present your research - microb.io/IrelandMeeti... #MicrobioIrish25

Microbiology Society Annual Meeting in Ireland -Abstracts now open

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Kim Hardie @kimhardie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Heard all fantastic talks about AMR and Microbiomes at @microbiologysociety.org annual conference? Could your next conference be biofilms 11? @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

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Biofilms 11

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 16/02/2025

On 16 February 2025, the Microbiology Society celebrates 80 years since its founding in 1945 by visionary microbiologists like Ralph St John Brookes, Muriel Roberts, Marjory Stephenson, and Alexander Fleming.

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Kim Hardie @kimhardie.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Join us at Nottinghsm Science and Curiosity Festival to make your own germs and find how to avoid catching them by taking part in our great greetings experiment @ukbiofilms @MicrobioSoc @UoN_BDI @UoNLifeSci @AMHTGroup

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

According to CDC's wastewater program, almost all wastewater sample sites in California, from San Diego in the south to Redding in the north, have tested positive for H5 bird flu.

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Another PhD opportunity in the team! This time its an exciting collaboration with @halllab.bsky.social and @kimhardie.bsky.social looking at why not all bacteria become resistant! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Deadline 10th Jan and open to Uk and overseas! Pls repost!

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Why does Acinetobacter lwoffii not become resistant to antibiotics? at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Why does Acinetobacter lwoffii not become resistant to antibiotics? at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com

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adam grieve @adamgrieve.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Can I ask you to share a PhD advert at Bristol Uni please? Rhomboid proteases play a role in neurons that is essential for life- but it is not characterised. Got a student interested in cell biology, electrophysiology and neurobiology? Send them our way! tinyurl.com/56f24f7c

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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the University of Birmingham, we are recruiting 100 Anniversary Fellows and 25 Anniversary Chairs fellowsandchairs.birmingham.ac.uk If you are interested to join our community of researchers in infection, inflammation and immunology, please DM me!

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125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs | University of Birmingham

This is 125 years of NobelPrize-winning research.This is your opportunity to become one of our 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs.

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Jay Hinton @jayhinton.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Incredible graphic - the myriad of ways that bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics. 14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Zamin Iqbal @zaminiqbal.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I'm advertising a PhD studentship (open to international students) working on long read pangenome / assembly algorithms in bacteria. Would suit someone with maths/compsci/coding background. Aptitude + interest more important than experience. Details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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New graph algorithms for analysis of the genomes and pangenomes of bacteria and their mobile elements. at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - New graph algorithms for analysis of the genomes and pangenomes of bacteria and their mobile elements. at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

My department is hiring! We're looking to fill three academic posts: One in host-pathogen interactions: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... Two in plant sciences: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... Closing date 15th December #MicroSky

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Anna Heintz-Buschart @a-h-b.bsky.social · 13/10/2024

Over here in Amsterdam, we are still looking for a postdoctoral researcher with microbiome bioinformatics skills and a mindset for statistics: vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Post...

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiome Analysis of the Soil-plant-gut-health Axis

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Kim Hardie @kimhardie.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKD365/a... Come and join us, use our state of the art facilities including cutting edge microscopy for live pathogen imaging, high throughput drug discovery platforms. ⁦‪@ukbiofilms‬⁩ ⁦‪@MicrobioSoc‬⁩ ⁦‪⁦‬⁩ #AMR #microbiome ⁦‪@UoN_BDI‬⁩ @asm @ami

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Assistant Professor (Research & Teaching) in Microbiology at University of Nottingham

Discover Assistant Professor (Research & Teaching) in Microbiology jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Come find me at poster number 1️⃣ at #Pseudomonas2024 on Wednesday if you’re interested in the interface between antibiotic resistance and microbial interactions 🦠🫁

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

Microbiology Society will be hosting an online meeting about innovative infection models - 13 November Great line-up including @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social @kendrarumbaugh.bsky.social @kimhardie.bsky.social Marvin Whiteley, Albert Bolthuis microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

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Microbiology Symposium: Innovative infection models- capturing the in vivo environment

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

What. A. Day. @ the East Midlands Microbiome Res Network Day! Got to pitch some of my crazy ideas and meet *so* many faces I am used to only seeing online. Thank you so much for the invite @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social , Leah Cuthbertson, @kimhardie.bsky.social et al.

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Professor Lesley Hoyles @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

The first East Midlands Microbiome Research Network (EMMRN) Research Day is being held on 3 July 2024. Sign up to attend in-person or online! Registration is free. Full details at link below. @kimhardie.bsky.social

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East Midlands Microbiome Research Network (EMMRN) Research Day 2024

Inaugural EMMRN One-Health Research Day, exploring the latest microbiome-related research and policy developments.

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Kim Hardie @kimhardie.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

www.findaphd.com/phds/project... we have a pair of studentships that will support through the NBIC BITE CTP and exploit advanced microscopy platforms in Nottingham

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Kim Hardie @kimhardie.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

www.findaphd.com/phds/project... We have a pair of studentships, come and join us and enjoy our first class imaging facilities in Nottingham

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Pretty wild to have been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant! Even wilder that Manchester got 7, same as 🇩🇰 or 🇫🇮 & more than any other UK uni (what golden triangle??)… mine is about how intragenomic conflicts shape long-term bacterial genome evolution. AKA LTEEv2.0. More here: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

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Barbara Bayer @barbarabayer.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

We're hiring @microbesplanet.bsky.social! There is an open PhD position in my group to explore the effects of oxygen fluctuations on aquatic microbiomes. Apply here: microplanet.at/wp7.3-phd2 @cemess.bsky.social @dome-vienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

BBSRC 2-year PDRA position to work on ecology & evolution of phage therapy with synthetically engineered phages. Part of an exciting multi-university consortium & UK’s Engineering Biology priority. Synthetic genomics; experimental evolution; AMR. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #microsky

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Kim Hardie @kimhardie.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Great talk, that sparked a lovely discussion.ECRs also enjoyed their informal chat about catered with @rwheatley8.bsky.social real pleasure to host

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

One more week to submit your abstract to #Eurobiofilms2024 in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 ➡️ eurobiofilms2024.dk

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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

Working on AMR and the microbiome? 🦠🧫 I am organising a one-day workshop at Magdalen in May. The aim is to bring together a small group of researchers for a day of talks and discussions, ft mix of research topics & career stages. Are you interested? forms.gle/26hx1UhvBBfh... #MicroSky

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Workshop: Probing the interface between AMR and the microbiome

One-day workshop held in Magdalen College (Oxford) on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 to connect researchers working on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the microbiome. Organised by Dr Rachel Wheatley (emai...

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Séamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

🚨JOBS🚨🦠🔬 Two 4 year post-docs available in my lab at Warwick. Looking for experts in super-resolution #microscopy, single molecule fluorescence, FRET or protein biochemistry. Visa+NHS fees covered. Salary~£40K. Two exciting team science projects with outstanding collaborators #microsky

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Philipp Engel @pengellab.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

Two PhD positions available in our lab @FBM_UNIL. We are looking for microbiologists interested in microbiota-host interactions, symbiosis, metabolomics, and social bees! Lausanne is amazing: Vibrant scientific environment & high quality of life 🇨🇭🚞🏂🌄🧪🐝🦠 shorturl.at/ptyOT shorturl.at/dipvA

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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

If understanding the eco-evo dynamics of Icelandic hot-spring microbial communities sounds like fun, then this might be the perfect PhD for you! With @coytelab.bsky.social and Sophie Nixon and part of an exciting multidisciplinary consortium www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Riikka Rinnan @riikkarinnan.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

4-year postdoc in a new Center of Excellence @voltcenter.bsky.social 💻Multivariate data analysis 🔢Data integration 🧬Bioinformatics 📠Omics 🌍Climate change We offer nice work environment, exciting projects, Scandinavian work-life balance, good salary jobportal.ku.dk/alle-opslag/... Pls share

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Postdoctoral position in multivariate data analysis and integration

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Gillian Fraser @fraserlabcam.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

Assistant/Associate Professorship in Integrated Host-Pathogen Biology. Closing date 11th January 2024. We are looking for someone with expertise in host-pathogen biology to establish research on principles underpinning cellular responses to infection www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44301/ #microsky 🦠

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

What a great use of a School-wide holiday celebration: a plug for a really important local charity that works to end rough sleeping in Nottingham 🎉. Thanks so much, Paul Scotting, for all your hard work with this!

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Séamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

I still have 2 4-year post doc jobs available, will advertise early January. One is for a super resolution microscopist to image bacterial cell division, other is for biochemist or single molecule biophysicist to use single molecule FRET to study bacterial cell wall synthesis

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Marco Galardini @mgalactus.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

We have published a manuscript describing a software tool to reduce ambiguity and improve interpretability in microbial GWAS, called panfeed. Here's a quick explainer: www.microbial-pangenomes-lab.org/2023/11/09/M... And here's the link to the paper: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

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Reduced ambiguity and improved interpretability of bacterial genome-wide associations using gene-clu...

The wide adoption of bacterial genome sequencing and encoding both core and accessory genome variation using k-mers has allowed bacterial genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify genetic var...

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Matthew Freeman @mjafreeman.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

The Dunn School at University of Oxford just can't stop recruiting! This time an Associate Prof in cell/mol biology with focus on infection, immunology, inflammation Come and join us... Please spread the word www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...

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