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Kate Baker

@ksbakes.bsky.social
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Prof @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social Connecting pathogen evolution with public health outcomes. #Shigella and #AMR enthusiast. Views own. gen.cam.ac.uk/baker-group also www.pdu.gen.cam.ac.uk also @pducambridge.bsky.social

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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 16h
Application review for the GRC in Microbial Population Biology will start October 15th! Please apply before then if you are keen on coming. www.grc.org/microbial-po...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have an open Assistant/Associate Professor position in Pathogen Biology at the Department of Genetics - come and join us! 🦠 🧫 🧬https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistantassociate-professor-in-pathogen-genetics-pc51175
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen Genetics
Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu...
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Honour McCann @honour.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to see this published! A little paper backstory: was reading about interesting outbreaks during COVID-related shutdowns and happened across some cool work by Emmanuel Wicker et al., who first documented this outbreak and made a collection with fantastic metadata 1/9
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have an open Assistant/Associate Professor position in Pathogen Biology at the Department of Genetics - come and join us! 🦠 🧫 🧬https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistantassociate-professor-in-pathogen-genetics-pc51175
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen Genetics
Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some old friends on this one which has taken a long time to come together. Congratulations to what I remember as a wonderful community of researchers on this incredible effort 🦇 🧬
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Bats are extraordinary among mammals, having uniquely evolved powered flight & laryngeal echolocation, along with disease resistance, extended healthspan & ability to hibernate. With genome assemblies of 103 bat species we provide new insights into evolutionary history & trait diversification.”🦇🧬🙌🧪
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Is this the academic equivalent of ‘you must show your working’
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reminder that the deadline for the tenure track position in my division in MCB is one month away (October 19), as you’ll see it is a wide open search in terms of area within and across fields of genetics, genomics, evolution, and development. Please circulate.
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Didier Mazel @amazeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dear all, I have the pleasure to inform you that the online course "Resistance to Antibacterial Agents", produced by the Institut Pasteur, will start on November 3, 2026. How does ABR emerge and spread? ... 🔗 www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/r...
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Resistance to antibacterial agents
The origin, risks, diagnosis, epidemiology of resistance to antibacterial agents in man and livestock worldwide, as well as preventive and countermeasures, in a « one health » perspective.
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Julian Parkhill @julianparkhill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This will be an amazing opportunity for the right person. The Department of Veterinary Medicine in Cambridge is recruiting for an established chair who will also be our Head of Department. Your research can be in any area of veterinary science. Please circulate. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/profess...
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Professorship of Veterinary Science
The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Veterinary Science invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work is connected with veterinary science (ideally in research aligned wi...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is going to be great
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
... short answer yes, but you would have a fun and rewarding few years getting to the long answer! Exciting new group and great environment at Bath looking for a PhD student 👇
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Julian Parkhill @julianparkhill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chair in Bacteriology in Cambridge Department of Medicine. A great opportunity. Please circulate. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Professor in the field of Bacteriology
Strengthening Cambridge's leadership in bacteriology research Bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance remain among the most pressing global health challenges of our time. At Cambridge, the De...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Out today: an opinion piece we’ve been thinking around for a while now to narrow the diarrhoeal disease surveillance gap between high income settings and LMIC through traveller genomics. Check it out here 👇 1/8 🧵 doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
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Johannes Cairns @jcairns.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wanna become professor in medical bacteriology at Uppsala? www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Professor in Medical Bacteriology - Uppsala University
Professor in Medical Bacteriology, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
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Yonatan Grad @yhgrad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Postdoc position in infectious disease epi, genomics, applied stats to join our work on sampling strategies for pathogen genomics surveillance. Based in Shirlee Wohl’s group at BWH but to work closely with my team. See ad here: massgeneralbrigham.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MGBExt...
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts t...
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John Lees @johnlees.bacpop.org · 03/09/2026
I am hiring in this round – please do apply if you are interested in: machine learning (protein/genome/gene language models), methods for pathogen data analysis, pangenomes (or share with any students who might want to work with us)
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Two post-doc positions available in our lab! It is a supportive environment and on which boosts careers! Historically, of our ~30 post-docs 27% have gone on to tenure-track positions, 27% did another post-doc, and 42% have gone on to positions in biotech or pharma.
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Boccarella et al. show that bacterial persistence impacts the speed, onset, and magnitude of antibiotic resistance evolution. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... #societyjournal #evobio #molbio #ecoli
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Bacterial Persistence Modulates the Speed, Magnitude, and Onset of Antibiotic Resistance Evolution
Abstract. Bacterial persistence, a phenomenon where a subpopulation of cells can exhibit increased survival to antibiotic stress, allows part of the popula
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Andrea Schreier @andrea-schreier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So proud of PhD student Grace Rosburg-Francot's hard work, developing eDNA methods to detect/monitor aquatic invasive species in Lake Tahoe! Would you like to join us in protecting Lake Tahoe from the golden mussel? Check out her campaign at experiment.com! experiment.com/projects/how...
A graduate student collects water quality data at a boat launch in Lake Tahoe.
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Lauren Cowley @laurencowley.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Have you registered for Genome Science yet? www.genomescience.org.uk Its going to be in mad for it Manchester September 14th-16th 2026. Lots of great microbial genomics and bioinformatics speakers so make sure you secure a place. Early bird registration ends on 31/7/26.
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Liam Gallagher: Oasis Rooftop Walk
ALT: Liam Gallagher: Oasis Rooftop Walk
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Jonathan Coxhead @4130chromo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Are you going to Genome Science UK 2026 in Manchester 14th-16th September? We know life can get extra busy 😧 before the summer holidays 🏖️ so we've extended abstract submission deadline to 24th July & early bird registration deadline to 10th August 😁 Check out the agenda 🧬🧬 www.genomescience.org.uk
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Genome Science UK 2026
Manchester University
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
👀👇 New work on sexually transmitting Shigella (press-friendly: bit.ly/4bBarEL) From continued collaboration with @clairejenkins2.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social, @pducambridge.bsky.social co-lead @hsalje.bsky.social, a talented student Julia Marshall www.linkedin.com/in/julia--ma..., and others! 🧫🧬💊
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François-Xavier WEILL @fxweill.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Can bacterial genomics bring 70 years of epidemiological surveillance back to life? We're hiring a postdoc (2–3 years) to explore the historical evolution of Salmonella Typhi using a unique genomic dataset. More details: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/449895
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 30/06/2026
Congratulations to Aude Bernheim (@audeber.bsky.social), elected EMBO Member 2026 🎉 Her work on bacterial immunity is reshaping how we understand immune systems across all life forms — from bacteria to humans. @embo.org
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Dr Charlotte Hammer @epihammer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I am very honoured to have had my work on disease emergence and pandemic preparedness highlighted together with the work of @ksbakes.bsky.social in this @cam.ac.uk Research Profile. Thank you to everyone who is making this research possible.
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TARGetAMR @target-amr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🧬 TARGetAMR’s Prof @ksbakes.bsky.social & @drtessjohnson.bsky.social feature in The Lancet Microbe podcast on AMR National Action Plans & microbial genomics. 🎧 The episode is available via The Lancet Microbe, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 👉 Listen: www.targetamr.org.uk/targetamr-le...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I know a lot of people on the fence about frontiers… hopefully this is all you need to come down
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Michael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
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sylvain Brisse @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
👉 Only 2 weeks to go for registrations to the famous ICARe course on #antimicrobials and #resistance in #Annecy, France: www.icarecourse.org Great course, great venue, great networking opportunity with @gdwantibiotics.bsky.social and other huge legends in the field
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Interdisciplinary Course on Antibiotics and Resistance
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Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Today I'm posting a new blog about an astonishing scientific own goal. Hundreds of papers have reported using a totally wrong antibody to investigate the tumor suppressor p16. This mistake has happened because scientists have muddled the names of two proteins. forbetterscience.com/2026/06/02/m...
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Gonçalo Castelo-Branco @gocastelobranco.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Come and start your group at @ki.se! ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Assistant Professor recruitment programme 2026
Karolinska Institutet continues to grow a global community of excellence. In summer 2026, KI is inviting applications for 21 Assistant Professor positions in medicine and health. We are once again loo...
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Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
My latest science comic just dropped! A collaboration between me, @target-amr.bsky.social @ksbakes.bsky.social and Prof. Paul Flowers. Very cool bringing the story of antimicrobial resistance to life, with an interesting detour to Victorian epidemiology and the story of Cholera hunter John Snow!
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Our TARGet AMR genomics-comic is out now - check it out, share it, print it, use it in your lectures, PE events, or maybe even when trying to explain what you do to dinner guests! 🤓 🧬 🧫
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor for three years in my teens. This is spot on. Non-paywalled version gcaptain.com/drowning/
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Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. In this article, Mario explains what drowning really looks like and how to recognize it when its happening.
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Benoit Marteyn @marteynlab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Join our team at IBMC in Strasbourg as a postdoctoral fellow to develop/assess new familles of Shigella vaccine. Please RT. emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Job offer - Postdoctoral researcher (M/F) – Shigella vaccine development
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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Today we are launching the @target-amr.bsky.social flexible funding initiative to pump prime new research across disciplines in the broad field of AMR genomics. Introduction by @ksbakes.bsky.social at #TARGetAMR26 Flexible Funding – TargetAMR share.google/bWYYdQUo8azy...
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TARGetAMR @target-amr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🌟Great start to #TARGetAMR26! 🎙️Today we heard an inspiring keynote, insightful talks and fantastic discussions on AMR genomics Plus our Co-Directors @wvschaik.bsky.social @ksbakes.bsky.social unveiled: 🚀Launch of our Flexible Funding Initiative 📚Debut of the TARGetAMR comic ⌛️We can't wait for Day 2!
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TARGetAMR @target-amr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🎉 Its day 1 of the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 💡 We’re live from The Studio, Birmingham to explore: Building the future of AMR Genomics 🧬 🔎 A full day of innovation, collaboration, and future-focused discussions awaits ⌛️ Stay tuned for highlights from the day! #TARGetAMR26
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VinTorraca @vintorraca.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to study Shigella persistent infection using the zebrafish infection model! Deadline to apply: 03-Jun-2026 Link to post: shorturl.at/cCZjK Any questions feel free to get in touch! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Please repost!
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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Department of Epidemiology here at the University of Iowa is searching for a new department chair! Please consider applying or sharing with others who may be interested! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view... www.public-health.uiowa.edu/epi-deo-sear...
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Faculty Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of Iowa
Jobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa.
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Lauren Palmer @laurenpalmer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨Faculty job search: University of Illinois Chicago Micro & Immuno department is hiring! Open rank and open area within host-pathogen interactions. Apply by May 31 to join us in UI College of Medicine in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Image of UIC sculpture, recreation center, and Medical Sciences Building
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Cool targeted (delivery) of antibiotics call opening from Wellcome LEAP tomorrow if of interest wellcomeleap.org/focused-anti...
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Focused Antibiotics | Wellcome Leap: Unconventional Projects. Funded at Scale.
NEW $50M PROGRAM APPLY NOW We are pleased to announce the selected performers.PI Name, PI InstitutionPI Name, PI InstitutionPI Name, PI InstitutionPI Name, PI InstitutionP...
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Really reading the literature has always given scientists in training a huge advantage. But these days, it seems like a superpower. So many people skim/AI summarize papers, but then you miss out on so much! It's like reading a description of a Van Gogh painting vs. staring at it for 2h.
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Charles Wei @rositea.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It took years after my masters to publish BaGPipe, now it's out! It's a Nextflow pipeline to run end-to-end bacterial GWAS, heavily tested and benchmarked on different datasets, and now in good hands of the Sanger's Pathogen Informatics Team. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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BaGPipe: an automated, reproducible, and flexible pipeline for bacterial genome-wide association studies - BMC Microbiology
BMC Microbiology - Microbial genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are crucial for linking genetic variation to phenotypic traits in bacteria. However, current tools often involve complex manual...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Had a phenomenal week with an incredible group of 190 researchers from ~30 countries at #Shigella2026 Thank you to everyone involved, and see you in 2028!
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The Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Looking good on Day 3 of #Shigella2026 ☀️🇫🇷🧫
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Ben Vezina @bananabenana.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This preprint on #Shigella flexneri covers a new genotyping scheme + tool, #AMR and analysis of 13k genomes from ~1925-current day 🦠 #MicroSky #microbiology 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
@yekwah.bsky.social launches FlexIt: the S. flexneri genotyping scheme at @shigellameeting.bsky.social 🎉
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The Shigella Meeting @shigellameeting.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Karen Kotloff follows Philippe’s molecular talk with a tour de force in Shigella clinical and epidemiological features
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