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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Missing MEEhubs already? Well don't worry! If you have registered, you can still access the talks for a year from now! Catch up on the talks and posters you may have missed! #MEEHubs2026 #MEEhubs26 meehubs.org

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Abstract submission now closed but we now invite all poster presenters to upload their posters to our platform using the above link by July 31, 2026.

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Congrats to our poster and talk winners at the various hubs! #MEEHubs26 #MEEHubs2026 Bhaskar Kumawat James Riddell Ariel Favier Kurt Castro Brenna Fox Pascale Lemieux Nicolás Rodríguez-Romero Yael Sorokin Rose Evard Greg McCallum Louise Flanagan

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Erik Bakkeren @erikbakkeren.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Excellent talk by Myles at #MEEHubs2026, our lab's first grad student. If you ever wonder what a gut microbiome and the different pieces of a burger have in common, ask him.

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Frédérique Reverchon @drafred.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

That's a wrap for #MeeHubs2026! Today at the Morelia hub: plenary talk by Ana Escalante on bridging the gap between diversity and function in soil microbial communities

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you want to keep MEEHubs alive and see it back in 2028, consider being an organizer yourself! Please fill out this very short survey by scanning the QR code or clicking here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What, is it over already? MEEHubs2026 concluded just minutes ago. It's been a blast, and here are some stats for you: 711 registrations, 241 posters, 71 talks, 3 days, participants from 32 countries. Bye from all the hubs 🩵🩵🩵 #MEEHubs2026 #MEEHubs26

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A huge thank you from the Whelan lab for an excellent #MEEHubs26 conference! Amazing talks, chats, & intl networking! We’re so thankful to have a chance to showcase our work with posters from @ambercutcliffe.bsky.social @fionapoulter.bsky.social @rebeccawallis.bsky.social Michelle Hardman… [1/2]

Amber presenting her poster on Drosophila bacterial infections with Pseudomonas and Streptococcus species.

Becky in action explaining her poster on culture enriched metagenomics in the cystic fibrosis lung.

Fiona with her poster on comparative genomics of epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.

Michelle with her poster on high-throughput microbe-microbe competition in the context of cystic fibrosis.

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

…Hannah Jones, and *award winning* presentations from @fgyapong.bsky.social and @melissalawson.bsky.social ! Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered their time to put this together including @dannagifford.bsky.social @mbottery.bsky.social & Will Smith in the Manchester hub #MEEHubs26 [2/2]

Certificates to celebrate Francis’s poster award and Mel’s oral presentation awards!

Picture of Mel in action explaining how our culture isolated collection from cystic fibrosis is helping her unravel pathogen-microbe dynamics using a Drosophila model.

Francis with his poster showcasing his work on culture enrichment of the stickleback fish skin microbiome.

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hey Montreal, the Zurich hub is trying to out-blue you! #MEEHubs2026 #MEEHubs26

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

MEEHubs doesn't stop when the talks stop: from a mouth-watering spread in Morelia to a bonfire in Irvine to an Apero in Zurich, we've got your social calendar covered during the conference #MEEHubs2026 #MEEHubs26

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Frédérique Reverchon @drafred.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Last but not least, a discussion panel on microbiomes and microbial inoculants for agricultural sustainability. That's it for the day at #MeeHubs2026 Morelia!

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Our keynote speaker Jasmine Ono (Nottingham): "Breaking a species barrier allows selection on recombinant hybrids in budding yeasts" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Conor Sharp (Reading): "Bacterial warfare is associated with virulence and antimicrobial resistance" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Peggy Sechele (Manchester): "Microbial warfare is a driver and potentiator of resistance to antibiotics and phages" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

And finally Adam Mulkern (Oxford): "Antibiotics reshape the antagonism landscape of polyclonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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Frédérique Reverchon @drafred.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Day 2 at #MEEHubs2026 Morelia. Plenary talk by Etzel Garrido on bacteria shaping plant-insect interactions #MEEHubs26

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

That is one of the blue-est rooms we have ever seen! In fact, it's looking pretty MEEHubs blue to us! 🩵 #MEEHubs26 #MEEHubs2026

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

MEEHubs has both in-person posters at the hubs and virtual posters online! We're so excited to be able to bring great research together through this platform #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

MEEHubs or MEEPubs? Our cross-hub pub quiz pitted hubs against each other in a thrilling battle. Congrats to "alan", "Tom" and "swayam" for winning free registration to a local hub at the next MEEHubs! #MEEHubs26 #MEEHubs2026

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Will Smith @willpjsmith.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#Manchester #MEEhubs26 Day 2 is on! Fantastic talks from @olimeacock.bsky.social @melissalawson.bsky.social @evokait.bsky.social on microbial community interactions with keynote by @dundee.ac.uk's Prof. Sarah Coulthurst 🦠↔️🦠

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Great atmospheres at social events at each hub! Not only a great place to listen to MEE talks, but an opportunity to eat a massive spread in Chernihiv, play bocce in Ann Arbor, or stand in the rain in Manchester. Don't worry Montreal, you're not the only hub with downpour! #MEEHubs26 #MEEHubs2026

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Sara Mitri @saramitri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

@massimoamicone.bsky.social giving a fantastic talk on evolutionary rescue in simple microbial communities at MEEHubs 2026 @meehubs.bsky.social #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

And our final speaker of the session is Kaitlin Schaal (Liverpool): "Modeling and experimental approaches allow us to parse drivers of community responses to environmental change" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Melissa Lawson (Manchester): "Decoding Lung Microbial Interactions: Harnessing a High-Throughput Fly Model to Reveal Pathogen- Microbe Virulence Dynamics in the Lung Environment" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Next we have Oliver Meacock (Sheffield): "When cooperation isn't cooperative: resolving the paradox of stable mutualisms in microbial ecosystems" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Manchester kicking off today's MEEHubs with keynote speaker Professor Sarah Coulthurst (Dundee): "The bacterial Type VI secretion system – a versatile antimicrobial weapon" #meehubs26 #meehubs2026

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Day 1 wrapped up with the Irvine and Ann Arbor hubs hosting. Thanks all for an amazing first day and see you tomorrow! Grab a beer, a coffee, or finish off your z's to prep for a fully packed Day 2. #MEEHubs26 #MEEHubs2026

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The next few sessions were hosted by Chernihiv, Morelia, and Montreal. That's excellent science spanning 9h of time difference! #MEEHubs2026 Sad you missed out on one of these talks? Don't worry! They're all recorded so you can view whenever you want!

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

First up in Manchester is our first plenary speaker, Professor Stineke van Houte: "Understanding the role of bacterial anti-phage defences to inform phage therapy" #meehubs26

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Finally, we have Sadhbh Dodd from Trinity College Dublin: "Intraspecific variation is key for predicting the outcome of bacterial species interactions in the cystic fibrosis lung" #meehubs26

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Danna Gifford @dannagifford.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Manchester is very happy and excited to be the UK host for #MEEHubs26!

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MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester) @mermanchester.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our next speaker this morning is down the drain, Greg McCallum from University of Liverpool: "The hospital sink drain microbiome: a melting pot for antimicrobial resistance plasmids" #Meehubs26

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What's the vibe where you are? Are you having a beer or a coffee? #MEEHubs2026

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Anna S. Weiss @annasophieweiss.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

You know it’s @meehubs.bsky.social if one hub has beer while another has breakfast. The Zürich hub is concluding a fantastic first day of #MEEHubs26 - can’t wait to rewatch what we’ll be missing out on tonight and excited for two more days of science and fun across hubs 🙌🏼🚀

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Heavy downpour at the Montreal hub at #MEEHubs2026, and it even seems to be raining INSIDE. Still, we have a great local turnout despite the weather

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Frédérique Reverchon @drafred.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

3 days of Microbial Ecology and Evolution, starting tomorrow! 🤩 #MEEHubs2026 meehubsmorelia2026.org Of you' re attending from another hub, check our online poster on multiomics to elucidate the effects of #Phythophthora on the 🥑 #microbiome and #metabolome (no. 171). #microsky

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

MEEHubs2026 is underway! We had a great start in the first two sessions with Zurich and Manchester hosting some excellent talks! It's not too late to join us virtually via last-minute registration: meehubs.org #MEEHubs2026

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Registration for MEEHubs2026 taking place Aug 3-5 is closing this Friday (July 31, 2026)!! There's still time to join us in Montreal, Ann Arbor, Irvine, Morelia, Zurich, Manchester, Chernihiv, or online. Register here: meehubs.org

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Abstract submission now closed but we now invite all poster presenters to upload their posters to our platform using the above link by July 31, 2026.

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

One week left to register for MEEHubs2026 taking place Aug 3-5!! Please join us in Montreal, Ann Arbor, Irvine, Morelia, Zurich, Manchester, Chernihiv, or online. Register here: meehubs.org

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Abstract submission now closed but we now invite all poster presenters to upload their posters to our platform using the above link by July 31, 2026.

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🚨The program for MEEHubs2026 is now online, as is more detailed information about the hubs! Check it out at meehubs.org and register‼️ Less than a month before the conference kicks off! 🦠

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A hub-based conference on Microbial Ecology and Evolution

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We didn't want anyone to miss out, so we've extended the deadline for abstract submission to MEEHubs2026 until this Sunday (April 26). ✨ Please submit and please re-share! meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

2 days left ‼️ Don't forget to submit your abstract to MEEHubs2026: Aug 3-5, 2026 meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Just a few days left‼️ Abstract submission deadline for MEEHubs2026 is April 19! Come present at one of the hubs August 3-5, 2026✨ Links and more info here: meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

REMINDER - Abstract submission deadline for MEEHubs2026 is April 19! Get you abstract in and present at one of the hubs August 3-5, 2026✨You'll be in great company! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers‼️ Links and more info here: meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

MEEHubs2026 registration and abstract submission is now online! 🚨🦠✨ Join us Aug 3 - 5, 2026 at one of the 7 hubs or online. We are incredibly excited about our lineup of speakers, and hope that you submit an abstract to contribute too! More information and registration links at: meehubs.org

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Erik Bakkeren @erikbakkeren.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Note it in your calendars! Aug 3-5, 2026. Excited to bring back MEEHubs to a hub near you (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, or virtual only)‼️

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We’re back! ✨ The next #MeeHubs26 is coming with 7 hubs across the globe and incredible lineups at each. Can’t wait to share more soon! meehubs.org

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MEEhubs @meehubs.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

While you wait for the next MEEhubs conference: We've written up the participants' impressions, the organisers' thoughts, reflections on the expectations we scientists have on conferences, and much more in @femsjournals.bsky.social, led by Ariane Wenger. Check out doi.org/10.1093/fems....

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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

Catching up on @meehubs.bsky.social talks! The best part of hybrid/dispersed meetings is that it’s not just travel, take in the science, go home… the recordings persist into lunch breaks and spare minutes for weeks to come.

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Rowan Green @rowancallumg.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

#MEEhubs2024 was an incredible conference with amazing organisers!! Had a great time speaking, listening and chatting!

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