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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Okay so if you're on the reserve list when is it okay to buy yourself that rejection present. Like I picked out my present, but when is it okay to order it? 🤔

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We got accepted 😁😁😁😁😁 paper to follow soon!

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Dear editors, if someone declines a paper in one area don't send 3 more papers in the same area to them. No idea why there has been a sudden influx of pedagogical papers for me to review when I've never published nor really worked in that space 🙃 And to make it worst it's the society journal...

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Anybody be able to help me! Journal is being picky, I've uploaded the sequences to NCBI for a publication and selected for them to be published in a year or on publication but the journal are insisting that they won't review unless they are public now. How can I change this? #microsky

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Gets data and figures perfect. Waits year waiting for second figure to come together. Checks and one genus has been reclassified 🙄 reproduces figure 1 but has lost half the R code....

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Put my submission on BioRxiv before submitting been invited to put my hand microbiome paper into the journal of Agriculture and Horticulture 🤣🤣🤣

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Imposter syndrome is real, I'm not sure I am mature enough for this but first last author publication submitted 😬😬😬🙏🙏🙏

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Proud supervisor today 👏 to Megan presenting her first poster at the #LAMSECS2026 🥳🦠🥳🦠🥳

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I'm preparing a ND mentee for their first conference later. Got me thinking what's in your bag for a conference?

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It's official I'm giving up. Transformation of a full 5.6 kb operon was always a tough ask but these poorly E. coli really are rejecting the operon 😢 1 week to achieve OD0.1!

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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Hey #MicroSky, can anyone tell me offhand whether Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC13883 has rough or smooth LPS please? My searches are failing. Thank you :)

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Can we make working individually normal again. Collaboration is great don't get me wrong, but as a neurodivergent individual communication is the bit of science I'm worst at. I can design awesome programs of work, dream up experiments, write grants (and papers if I have a fixed deadline).

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Is there anything more frustrating than reading "we did the protocol of Z with the following modifications" only to find Z saying "we did the protocol of Y with the following modifications" only to find Y saying "we did the protocol of X with the following modifications" 🙄

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Long shot the computer for our Multiskan Ascent died and with it the software. Anybody have a 2.6 legacy copy they can share???

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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I'm looking for an enthusiastic student to join my team as a PhD candidate on archaeal genome evolution 🦠💻 Work in beautiful Utrecht, at @binfutrecht.bsky.social, an international group full of caring, amazing scientists, and with frequent cake breaks! www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share! 🙏

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Early morning flight to Belfast for #MicroBio26 Excited to be giving a whistle top your of our second year projects at 10:30 tomorrow in the Education and Outreach forum. Or catch me at Poster session 1 A013!

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Since when was it normal for people to take pictures of computer screens on phones and not to take a screenshot of the screen for reports....

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The biggest tragedy with science is the loss of materials. Someone publishes something and the assumption is that it can be made available for future use. This falls down when a group leader retires. A combination of their group moving on and loss of contacts.

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Alas my ERC starting grant was not passed to stage 2. I always knew my goal was just to get the second part read and this just feels like one more kick in the teeth. Guess I'll buy some new jumping spikes tonight....

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ND in Micro @ndinmicro.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We only launched a few days ago and we already have members in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Let’s spread the word and connect our global community!! Join us at www.ndinmicro.org #neurodivergent #microbiology #microbiologist #autistic #ADHD #virology

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Something exciting has just landed! Please help the organisers to share and support the community 💜

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ND in Micro @ndinmicro.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Something exciting is coming soon! Follow us for updates!

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Can someone explain why my pile of marking didn't just vanish into thin air over the Christmas break 😒

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very humbled to have been awarded the Skyrac AC senior track and field athlete of the year during an injury riddled season when others stepped up so much ☺️ couldn't have got through this year without the support of my my amazing team - Sue, Sam and Alan

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I wonder if there are any academics out there who have taken a step back from a permanent position to a post-doc. I'd be interested to talk to anyone who has made this decision as I'm contemplating it as a possibility.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 17/11/2025

Happy #InternationalStudentsDay 🧪🗺️ Did you know that international Master’s and Undergraduate students can join the Microbiology Society as part of our new student membership category? Be part of our global community: microb.io/4qfCiA6 #StudentMembership #STEM

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I recently sequenced an interesting bacterial genome, with the idea of making the interesting recombinant genes from this strain. Problem: after a morning searching the genes of interest just aren't there. Not a trace, and all literature says there should be 2 copies. 😭🤯 #help

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

What a lovely lawn of marshmallows....but not the Staphylococcus homonis that I was looking for 😮‍💨 @contamclub.bsky.social

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

After optimizing said script went it's time to load in 265 sequences not 1. Yeah that's going to take my poor little computer ~18 hours 😭🥴 *Should have logged into the HPC 🤣

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

That slightly giddy feeling when you write an R script and it actually does what you wanted it to do (after 3 hours of talking to copilot) 🥹

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Fellowship submitted. Now to catch up on 3 months sleep 😴😴😴😴

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Internal checks passed 🥹 fellowship to be submitted Tuesday. Can't quite believe this little girl with hundreds of ideas actually managed it 🥹🥹🥹

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Something really big happened this week. No I didn't submit that fellowship, nor did I get my 4* refable paper. No I got a diagnosis after 6 years of begging to be tested. 🥹🥹🥹 It's official I am what I am 🥹🥹🥹 and that is very much neurospicy.

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

So after some digging, David Dryden is now retired...so back to the original question does anyone have or know anyone with David Dryden's collection - specifically after NM1261(DE3) and/or NM1261 🙏🙏🙏 looks like it could be very useful for some of my mechanistic work.

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Autistic Adam @autisticadam.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Being autistic can mean many things for people. One might not be comfortable with sound, whereas another might not be bothered in the slightest. One can't cope with food mixing with other foods on the plate; to someone else, it doesn't matter. Truth be told, one set of traits doesn't fit all.

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Hi I'm trying to find a repository that has the E. coli NM1261(DE3) historical strain - anybody have any suggestions, checked BEI, NCTC, DSMZ and ATCC 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

My DS-Red Express Staphylococcus hominis has turned pink!!! 🩷 So excited to get these on some skin now 🤓

Pink bacteria on top. Yellow bacteria on bottom.

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Having ruthlessly cleared my desk of all random scraps of paper and post-it notes, what is the betting that I'll realize something was useful in 3 days time?

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I have a fantastic AMI vacation student (recently completed their degree) in the lab at the moment who is looking for a home (UK based) to continue their training. If anybody is looking for a lab technician please get in touch - they are very motivated and especially interested in Bacterial micro!

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 21/07/2025

Plastic Free July is an initiative to reduce plastic waste♻️ Reducing your use of single-use plastic is a simple way to take part. Plastic debris, such as microplastics, serve as a vessel for microbial growth and can facilitate the development of Antimicrobial Resistant strains.

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I was recently gifted some second hand gel taks (style below) but only one set of cables which don't fit our Biorad power pack (do fit the other one we have borrowed). can anybody help me find what cables I need to buy 🙏🙏🙏 #lifesciences #laboratoryhelp

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

If anybody has the perfect method that produces telepathy allowing your students to do exactly what you think you told them to do, let me know your secret 😅

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Currently writing about my favourite topic - bacterial DNA mobility 👀👀 but certain groups of publishers (OA👀👀) Still only let me print 10 pages at a time 😮‍💨

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Alex Walker @alexhwalker.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

2:01.23 for Anna Hall in the 800m in Götzis- a World Heptathlon Best taking her to 7032 points, tied with Carolina Klüft on the all-time list

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FIS Conference @fisconf.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Join us for 1,2 or all 3 days of FIS International 2025, the largest UK-hosted, international infection conference. Find out more and join us this year from 2-4 December in Bournemouth 👉 fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/ @hisinfection.bsky.social @biainfection.bsky.social #infection #IDSky

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Sara Henderson @microsara.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Definitely convinced the plasmid is correct 😍

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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

New vacancy in my team! PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture. Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :) www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #MEvoSky #MicroSky

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