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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My dad worked on that project. That might even be him working on the satellite in the first photo

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Saw this lyric-defying family outing on the River Foss in #York. Two proud parents and their six youngsters 🦢 @yorkbirding.bsky.social

A pair of swans swimming in a river with their six cygnets

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

There are so many forces in our lives that require us to claim that we are the best; world leaders. It’s so refreshing to hear someone talk about “middle powers” and to have the confidence to self identify as that while knowing that it does not diminish the importance of their voice and opinion.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

What odds do we have for Bottomley Potts rectifying his first innings rubbishness with a match winning 7-for? #Ashes #Cricket

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Looking forward to reading this one. NMR, IDPs and XH/pi interactions all in one paper

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

There’s not enough #cricket on my BlueSky feed this morning 🏏

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I really enjoyed the #Protein Design and Engineering session at the @ccpnmr.bsky.social summer meeting. I've summarised the discussion points on LinkedIn (tinyurl.com/2thdjew4). Is NMR underused? It would be great to hear people's thoughts ... #alphafold #rosetta #structuralbiology #biophysics 🧲🧪🧬🧶

Photos from the CCPN 2025 conference session on the use of NMR in protein design and engineering research showing speakers Clara Schoeder, Amy Guo, Clement Degut and Magnus Wolf-Watz

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It’s the 25th anniversary of edition of the @ccpnmr.bsky.social summer conference and it’s time for the traditional #ceilidh. I suppose this is what a bunch of #NMR spectroscopists in intermediate exchange looks like.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Perhaps the most noise-tolerant parent ever? This song thrush made its nest in a not-so-quiet nook under a slide in a noisy adventure playground 🪺 @nationaltrust.org.uk #bird #nest

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Gary Thompson and I tested out a walk around #CastleHoward for the @ccpnmr.bsky.social meeting which is taking place @york.ac.uk this summer. The line-up includes protein design, peptides, hyperpolarisation, a keynote, and poster sessions. Plus a great walk too ccpn.ac.uk/outreach/con... 🧲🧪🧶🧬

Photos taken during a walk around Castle Howard in Yorkshire, UK; including the house, fields and a peacock

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It's not often that I find similarities between working in #academia and working as a #spy for the security services, but this line about reimbursement of travel expenses in John le Carré's 2019 novel sounds very familiar.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

There's a #coffee outlet in Spark in #York called #vi. They make nice coffee and they make me think of my favourite #unix text editor. (though their website tells me that isn't why they chose the name)

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Dimitris Lagos @dimitrislagos.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Last few days to apply for our @cancerresearchuk.org funded post in cancer immunogenomics. Closes Sunday. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Immunogenomics www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS840/r...

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Research Associate at University of York

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Didn’t Dundee make £40m from selling its share in Exscientia in 2024? www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-...

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

There was a stunning (nearly?) full moon 🌕 over University of #York tonight complete with #BobRoss-esque shimmering reflection on the lake

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I wish my lab had a “spectomofer”. Imagine the work we could do 🧪

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Major news alert: I've slightly updated my departmental webpage: www.york.ac.uk/biology/peop... Rest assured, the photo is still 10 years out of date.

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Plevin, Dr Michael - Department of Biology, University of York

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It’s the cat’s birthday today which means he gets his two favourite things as a present: a ribbon and a couple of q-tips #caturday

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Nice to see @yorkgin.bsky.social on here. Here’s a #martini 🍸 photo to say hello

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

After a week of cold weather in #York it’s starting to warm up a bit, which means beautiful misty sunrises on the bike ride to work

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Beautiful sunrise over @bangoruniversity.bsky.social this morning. Heading to the 2nd day of the UK #Archaea meeting. It’s been great so far, so many cool stories and interesting conversations.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A quick update: as noted by @pbnjay.com our GitHub is still a work in progress. We’re in the process of adding all of the necessary material to reproduce our microscope. Please do continue to check-in and also to ask any questions of @cdegut.bsky.social and me. github.com/cdegut/Mikro...

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Mikroskop/hardaware/print_files/optical_stack at master · cdegut/Mikroskop

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I’ll write more about this pre-print in the next few days, but please do take a look at this piece of work by Clément Dégut. It’s a 3D-printed open-source microscope that can image microtitre plates. Ideal for anyone looking for a new #DIY #science project #OpenSource #3Dprinting #microscope

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Still lots of fog in #York. Great for moody photos of obliging swans

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Misty Boxing Day scenes from #York today

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

A swan on the lake at Castle Howard in Yorkshire #birds

A swan swimming on a lake in late afternoon winter sun

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I am. Please add me to the list.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s the YSBL (not yet on BlueSky) Xmas party and it’s quiz time. The theme? Guess the price of the item on the University purchasing system. So, how much does 10 mL of “wine” cost from Merck? Is it red? Is it white? No, it’s “wine”. 🍷🎄

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We're looking for a #PhD student for Oct 2025 entry. If you're interested in a highly interdisciplinary project that aims to develop new approaches for screening protein libraries (e.g. nanobodies) then please get in touch. 4-year, fully-funded studentship via BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DTP.

An advert for a PhD project on new approaches to protein library screening

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Gavin Thomas (he/him) @gavinhthomas.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

The Thomas & Parkin labs are looking for a motivated PhD student to work across the biology/chemistry interface to help UK biotech company HydRegen improve biocatalyst production. The project is to understand & engineer increased nickel uptake in bacteria as part of BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DTP.

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CASE Project: Understanding nickel homeostasis for improved industrial enzyme production at University of York on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - CASE Project: Understanding nickel homeostasis for improved industrial enzyme production at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Julie @rna-julie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Delighted to be advertising 2 exciting PhD projects 1) lncRNA derived micropeptides & their contribution to brain cancers with James Poulter & Lucy Stead 2) mechanisms of translational regulation by specialised ribosomes. @chillzaa.bsky.social & Ade Whitehouse www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It’s been a fascinating day at the Royal Society Industry College networking session and a great pleasure to talk about my industry fellowship project with Eluceda. Met lots of interesting people from both academia and industry.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Hey, that’s me! Please do spread the word about this project and get in touch if you’re interested in finding out more. XH-🥧 interactions are the best!

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

It’s the half-way point in the Department quiz and our campaign to retain the trophy is faltering. We’ve won twice in the last five goes. I’m no statistician, but I was absent for both wins and present for all of the loses.

A photo of a hard won trophy that we’re about to lose

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Time for post #1 on this site … I heard this on Iggy Pop’s 6 Music show. It’s great. It’s like the consensus sequence of the music I was listening to in the 2000s. automatic-band.bandcamp.com/album/signal

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