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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Someone please show me some appreciation by offering me a job for the new year 🥺 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 21/09/2026

It’s Postdoc Appreciation Week! Principal Investigators, why not take this opportunity to shout out your postdocs for all the amazing work they do! #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation #Microbiology

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In Berlin at Plasmid symposium this week thanks to support from @femsmicro.org & @maynoothuniversity.ie. Presented a pitch & poster on conjugation, will continue immersing myself in all things plasmids over the next few days, super exciting! #antimicrobialresistance #ISPB

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We are also delighted to announce our keynote speakers for MUAMRC26: Dr Louise Roer (Statens Serum Institut, Denmark) Dr Markus Weingarth (Utrecht University, Netherlands) Both bring internationally recognised expertise in AMR. We look forward to hearing about their contributions! #MUAMRC26

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

MUAMRC26 call for abstracts!!

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Guerrino Macori @guerrinomacori.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Fully funded PhD position available in my group at #UCD | Environmental metagenomics | Microbial dark matter - Apply here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #PhD #AMR #Metagenomics #Microbiology #Bioinformatics #MicroBiomica

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I'm presenting my work on a novel mcr gene (mcr-13) found in E. coli from Irish grass at #EDAR8 Find me at poster no. 71 today 4-6PM. The work is undergoing peer-review but if interesed, this study is publicly available as a pre-print (link below) lnkd.in/dafey4P9 #antimicrobialresistance

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm excited to share my first pre-print! I introduce the novel mcr-13.1 gene belonging to a new family of mcr genes! The pre-print is now publicly available on bioRxiv 🦠 #antimicrobialresistance

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Global health cannot be truly global if researchers from the global south are denied visas to attend meetings to present the work that they have done. I am reminded of this reality all to frequently. Kudos to the organizers who exhausted all options to try to enable his attendance.

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

How are lab-based people in Europe coping with the current heatwave? I've made friends with the icepacks in the freezers 🥵👩‍🔬

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Today npj Antimicrobials and Resistance has received its first impact factor. Now, we all know that impact factors don't tell the whole story and aren't a standalone mark of quality. That said, we are hugely proud of the success of the journal so far....

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We are excited to share the date of our upcoming annual Antimicrobial Resistance conference (MUAMRC)! 📆 24 November 2026 📍 Maynooth University We will soon be opening abstract submission and registration details. Please share the word! #MUAMRC #antimicrobialresistance

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

On behalf of the research team, we would like to offer the warmest congratulations to Dr Chloe McKenna who recently defended her PhD thesis!

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

On behalf of the research team, we are delighted to congratulate Dr Gavin Dillon who defended his PhD thesis last Friday!

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César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Nature Outlook: Antimicrobial Resistance "Death by paper cut. The consequences of unfettered antimicrobial resistance are as absurd as they are sinister..." 🦠 www.nature.com/immersive/an...

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Antimicrobial resistance | Nature Outlook

Pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Scientists are working to slow the process and replenish the medicinal armoury.

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TARGetAMR @target-amr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🌱 Antibiotic resistance in the environment: From mechanisms to monitoring Explore how AMR develops, spreads, and can be monitored using genomic tools 🎤 Johan Bengtsson-Palme 🎓 ECR speaker: Romain Derelle 📅 Fri 22 May @ 12pm 🔗 Register: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/an...

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The fortune cookie has spoken ✨

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We are proud to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our current doctoral researchers (pictured): Stephen Hughes, Shauna O’Shea-Boland, Eva Kilcoyne, and Damien Tansey.

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Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · 01/05/2026

Two MU scientists from the Dept of Biology will lead projects worth €3.1 million to tackle the urgent challenges facing farmers, patients and the public: the rise of untreatable infections and a destructive disease threatening a key Irish tillage crop. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Three scientists in white lab coats are in a laboratory setting. The man on the left holds a volumetric flask filled with a red liquid. The woman in the middle holds a rack with test tubes containing red and blue liquids, all capped with red lids. The man on the right holds a stand with multiple pipettes of various colors. They all smile at the camera.

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Ben Vezina @bananabenana.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New rapid, colorimetric #carbapenemase diagnostic method that's cheap and smart. 1) Take potential CPE and incubate with imipenem disk 2) Take disk and incubate with known carb sensitive isolate 3) Add resazurin as a live/dead indicator #AMR #IDSky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I love accessible science. I'm learning to do so many cool things with WGS on the galaxy platform - and the best part is I don't even need to learn code!

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Siobhán O'Brien @siderophile.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

MENI is back! Join us in Dublin this August 2026 for our 3rd Meeting for Microbial Evolution in Ireland. We are delighted to have @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social @drrebeccajhall.bsky.social @jpjhall.bsky.social and @tweethinking.bsky.social join us as keynote speakers this year. miniurl.com/MENI

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Enas Newire @enasnewire.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, it gives me a great pleasure to announce the start of the first Women Microbiologists Network in the UK, which I am leading, with the massive support of the Microbiology Society. Read the below article and join today!

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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 20/01/2026

Important perspective from Greenland.

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Torsten Seemann @torstenseemann.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

💾 ABRicate 1.2.0 has been released! This 'oversight' lasted 6 years, but with help from @finlaym.bsky.social we got CI working and updated all the databases. #bioconda #conda #bioinformatics #microbiology #genomics github.com/tseemann/abr...

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:mag_right: :pill: Mass screening of contigs for antimicrobial and virulence genes - tseemann/abricate

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

This #WAAW I've taken upon myself the challenge of trying to engage with school kids on AMR. Kind of nervous. Kind of excited. 😁😬 wish me luck!

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RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences @rcsi.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

AsIAm, Ireland’s Autism Charity, has officially recognised RCSI as an Autism Friendly Higher Education Institution The award acknowledges RCSI’s commitment to supporting autistic students, ensuring that everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. More ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 11/11/2025

Final call! Abstract submissions for Annual Conference 2026 close at 23:59 GMT tonight. Submit your work and join us in Belfast: microb.io/AC26Abstracts #Microbio26

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10/11/2025

Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe! We are uniting two research powerhouses. For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more. Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.

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Stephen Monteith, World's Greatest Secret Author @stephens.website · 07/11/2025

"All right, class, who knows what Watson and Crick discovered?" "Rosalind Franklin's notes." "That's correct."

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Ready to welcome our attendees at #MUAMRC today!

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Joining us today for MUAMRC? Look out for our wobble boards and the infamous DANCE ball located just outside Iontas building. We look forward to welcoming you soon! @maynoothuniversity.ie #amr #amrresearch #muamrc #maynoothuniversity

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Preparations are underway !! We are looking forward to welcoming our guests to @maynoothuniversity.ie for our annual antimicrobial resistance conference We have an exciting line up of speakers, posters and keynotes! #MUAMRC25 #MUAMRC #antimicrobialresistance #maynoothuniversity

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Marwa @marwaalawi.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

✨ Full circle moment ✨ My first ever conference attendance and oral presentation was at the @microbiologysociety.org annual conference 2022 in the ICC, Belfast. I get to go back in 2026 as an ECR co-chair for the Knocking Out AMR session. Pinch me!! #microbio26

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ESCMID_ESGMAP @esgmap.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

💥 Passionate about plasmids and AMR transmission? Join the ESGEM & ESGMAP webinar with Dr. Sandra Reuter on plasmid and clonal spread in Klebsiella pneumoniae! 🧬 Nov 11, 12:00 CEST 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AMR #Plasmids #Genomics

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National University of Ireland @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🎓 Neurodiverse Learners: Transitioning to Higher Education 🌟 Join us for an insightful event designed to help make that transition more confident, informed, and supported. 🗓 21 October 📍 49 Merrion Square 🎟 Register now on Eventbrite: lnkd.in/eCpq3Uwd

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Neurodiverse Learners Transitioning to Higher Education

Join us for the next lunchtime seminar in our series, Higher Education, Today and Tomorrow in NUI, 49 Merrion Square.

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Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · 14/10/2025

From 20-23 October 2025, MU invites the public in to hear about and engage with the rich body of multi-disciplinary research being undertaken right here in Maynooth, and the impact those discoveries are having across the globe. #ResearchWeek #MaynoothUni maynoothuniversity.ie/research-week

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

We have extended the abstract submission deadline! Submit by Friday 17th October for an opportunity to present at the annual AMR conference (MUAMRC) @maynoothuniversity.ie Scan the QR code or follow the link tinyurl.com/36v8jy5x Registration remains open until October 20th tinyurl.com/43ev6vzm

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

We are welcoming abstracts from all disciplines, including research scientists, clinical practitioners, policymakers, healthcare workers, psychologists etc... if you work in the field of AMR we would love to hear from you!

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Introducing our first guest speaker, Prof. Gunilla Eklund @ec.europa.eu, an expert in veterinary AMR. Prof. Eklund will deliver a keynote at the @maynoothuniversity.ie Antimicrobial Resistance Conference (MUAMRC). Registration & abstract submissions will open soon. You don't want to miss out!

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

More stars to catch. A rich green and a lovely cyan.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 01/08/2025

Save the Date! Maynooth University will be hosting their Annual AMR Conference on 29—30 October. More details on registration and abstract submission will be announced soon. @maynoothuniversity.ie #MUAMRC #AMR

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

For those who work/study Antimicrobial Resistance we are delighted to announce the date for our Annual Conference on Wednesday 29th afternoon & all day Thursday 30th of October. Please share! 📍Maynooth University 🗓️ Wed Oct. 29th (from 2pm) to Thurs 30th, 2025. #MUAMRC #Antimicrobialresistance

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiome Research @amr-research.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

More details on abstract submissions and event registrations are coming soon. Please follow us for the latest updates 😊

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