Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Shame on Transport for London for allowing criminals to install chip/pin reading machines on a ticket machine at Kings Cross tube station last Friday. Hat tip to Nationwide for stopping my card and refunding the £400 they stole in three hours. 000
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Giulia Manina gets the @events.embl.org workshop on “The complexity of mycobacterial infections” underway at the @pasteur.fr. Looking forward to five days of talks and talking. 182
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026@oxfordshirecc.bsky.social : the county where the smoothest road surface is often the original one that is being uncovered as the top dressing from 20 years ago degrades… Not great on a bike even with 35mm tyres 000
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026We had an amazing time in Westgate, Oxford today! We had many attempts to 'bash the bug' and get the high score for the day on our dance mat 💃🕺 where overusing antibiotics causes resistance so you have to be careful what you're prescribing!💊 #AMR #ScienceOutreach #Microbiology #Oxford 184
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026We're ready at the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social! Come over and extract strawberry DNA, fight super bugs on the dance mat, or solve the mystery of the hospital outbreak! #AMR #PublicOutreach #Science 032
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026Come and try our strawberry DNA extraction! 🍓Find out how this technique can be used by scientists to diagnose infections and choose which antibiotics to prescribe 💊 @oxfordbrc.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk #AMR #Oxford 042
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 27/05/2026Come see us at the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social showcase! We'll be in Westgate, Oxford 10-3.30. We'll be bringing the dance mat so come and try to beat the germs with antibiotics and claim the high score💃🕺 #AMR #PublicOutreach @ox.ac.uk 163
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026v2.0.0 of AMyGDA released AMyGDA segments images of M. tuberculosis growing on 96-well plates and measures MICs and growth. Developed during @crypticproject.info pypi.org/project/amyg...pypi.orgamygdaMeasure mycobacterial growth on antibiotic plates and infer MICs 041
Reposted by Philip FowlerbioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Long-read sequencing of Mycobacterial tuberculosis is comparable to short-read sequencing for antimicrobial resistance prediction and epidemiological studies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 023
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Somehow I missed this on #WorldTBDay earlier in the week but it is so good I have to repost it. Check out this comic on “A World without Tuberculosis” bobthesquirrel.art/copy-of-un-m...teams.microsoft.comJoin meeting on Teams 000
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 24/03/2026On #WorldTBDay, it’s important to reflect on the scale of the challenge we’re facing. In 2024 alone, tuberculosis (TB) caused 1.23 million deaths worldwide, remaining the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, according to WHO @ndm.ox.ac.uk 144
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026@wvschaik.bsky.social introducing the Black Knight model for identifying ARGs at #AMR2026. A defining moment or at least an excellent use of a Monty Python analogy. The field needs more off the wall thoughtful comments! 2183
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Since 2017 the CRyPTIC project collected and collated 53,897 clinical TB samples with genetics and drug susceptibility testing data. You can download the datasets via crypticproject.info and v4.0.0 will appear later this year. #WorldTBDay @modmedmicro.bsky.socialcrypticproject.infoThe CRyPTIC project 042
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026@zaminiqbal.bsky.social giving an uplifting talk at #AMR2026. As ever he makes me think. 🤔 1221
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026#AMR2026 about to kick off at the #wellcome genome campus! Got here a bit early so went to visit the new Thornton Building. 000
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Rare opportunity to apply to become a President of Oxford’s newest college! www.nature.com/naturecareer...nature.comPresident - Oxford job with Reuben College, University of Oxford | 12855105Reuben College, Oxford, invites applications for the position of President, to succeed Professor Lord Lionel Tarassenko, who will step down as the ... 011
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I saw @reduced.bsky.social at the Rep in Bham when I was 17 in 1993. Took my daughters to see the same in Chipping Norton today. Better than I remember it. And my eldest is? 17 030
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 20/02/202620 years ago today I started as a Postdoc at @ox.ac.uk on a six month contract and somehow am still here! 🤯🥳 050
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 20/11/2025Our team wore blue for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025💙 Research into how resistance emerges, spreads and can be prevented is vital. Our group works to understand these processes and develop better tools to detect, monitor and combat antimicrobial resistance. #WAAW @oxfordbrc.bsky.social 0108
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 18/11/2025For #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, we introduce our recent paper on antibiotic-resistant subpopulations in TB. TB may be one of humanity’s oldest diseases, yet it still kills over 1M people yearly. As resistance spreads, knowing each patient’s resistance profile before treatment is vital. 🧬💊academic.oup.comSubpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis can give rise to rifampicin resistance and shed light on how resistance is acquiredAbstractObjectives. WGS has become a key tool for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, but discrepancies between genotypic and phenotypic drug 143
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 18/11/2025Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi & parasites change over time - leading to medicines being less effective against them. Here you see bacteria growing and antibiotics (the small discs) which kill the bacteria...unless they are resistant! #WAAW #AMR @oxfordbrc.bsky.social 253
Reposted by Philip FowlerNIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford @oxfordbrc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Are you interested in infections, the micro-organisms that cause them and antimicrobial resistance? So are @bashthebug.net and they're looking for new members to join their patient & public group. More info: bashthebug.net/lay-represen... Deadline 27 Nov @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.ukx.comBash The Bug (@BashTheBug) / XBash The Bug (@BashTheBug) / X 055
Reposted by Philip Fowlerfowlerlab.org @fowlerlab.org · 17/10/2025New paper by @vbrunner.bsky.social looking at detecting rifampicin resistant subpopulations in M. tuberculosis infections using genetics and putting a lower limit on the proportion that arose due to secondary infections. bit.ly/47rwf42 @modmedmicro.bsky.social @oxfordbrc.bsky.socialbit.lyNew paper: What can subpopulations tell us about rifampicin resistance?Last Thursday this work which we'd previously preprinted looking at looking at rifampicin-resistant subpopulations in clinical M. tuberculosis samples was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. If... 033
Reposted by Philip FowlerDorottya Nagy @dotnagy.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Pleased to see this pre-printed, highlighting the completeness/accuracy of @nanoporetech.com long-read genome assembly for clinical Enterobacterales: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thanks to colleagues @modmedmicro.bsky.social, @ukhsa.bsky.social, @genewiz.bsky.social and @oxfordbrc.bsky.social! 11012
Reposted by Philip FowlerSam Lipworth @samlipworth.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Great new work from #DotNagy @modmedmicro.bsky.social - she tool 96 clinical isolates from the NEKSUS study and sequenced with both Illumina and Nanopore - question was, can we do away with hybrid sequencing for the rest of the study? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgNanopore long-read only genome assembly of clinical Enterobacterales isolates is complete and accurateWhole bacterial genome sequence reconstruction using Oxford Nanopore Technologies ('Nanopore') long-read only sequencing may offer a lower-cost, higher-throughput alternative for pathogen surveillance... 142
Reposted by Philip FowlerBash the bug @bashthebug.net · 22/08/2025'Linking life expectancy to the bacteria in our gut: A final year undergraduate project'. Akika investigated how the gut microbiome influences longevity, with fieldwork in Nagano, Japan—home to the country’s longest-living population. Read the blog post here ➡️ bashthebug.net/2025/08/22/l... 231
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Bit over 24 hours left to apply for these two posts to help us develop pipelines to process pathogens..! Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience closing date: noon Tues 8 Julybit.lyJob Details 001
Reposted by Philip FowlerCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Mind That Cyclist! Give Him Room 1950 Artist: Roland Davies 422563
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Job advert to come and work with me on tuberculosis closes tomorrow (Friday) at noon! Part of #OxCOD4TB bit.ly/4ndKOhF @ndm.ox.ac.uk @modmedmicro.bsky.social @oxfordbrc.bsky.socialbit.lyJob Details 033
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Congratulations to the winners of the poster prizes, Elliott Rogers and Iva Grujic, yesterday at the 3rd #Dx4LMIC conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social ! 031
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Andrew Singer gets day two underway at the #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social 020
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Lionel Tarassenko introducing Vivian Lee who is giving the after dinner speech at #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social 010
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Jospeth Matovu: HIV self testing among fishermen @reubencollege.bsky.social #Dx4LMICs 000
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Arjuna Sen talking about equity in epilepsy at @reubencollege.bsky.social #Dx4LMICs 011
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025@gariclifford.bsky.social talking about how extensive cell phone coverage was in China 20 years ago: “If you can drive a truck up a road there will be a cell phone tower at the end of it” #Dx4LMICs @reubencollege.bsky.social 011
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Joshua Kibera gets us underway at #DxLMICs at @reubencollege.bsky.social 000
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025All ready for day one of the third #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social ! 011
Reposted by Philip FowlerAdrian Woolfson @adrianwoolfson.bsky.social · 28/06/2025deepmind.google/discover/blo...deepmind.googleAlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genomeIntroducing a new, unifying DNA sequence model that advances regulatory variant-effect prediction and promises to shed new light on genome function — now available via API. 011
Reposted by Philip FowlerTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 10955954783
Reposted by Philip FowlerEuropean Society of Mycobacteriology @esmyco.bsky.social · 27/06/2025And that's a wrap on #ESM2025! A huge thank you to our incredible community of scientists, speakers, and organizers who made this week unforgettable. The future of mycobacteriology is bright! See you all in 2026! 👋 #Tuberculosis #Science 093
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Three posts all closing next week! Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF both Grade 8 or 7, closing noon Wed 2 Jul Computational Mycobacteriologist Grade 7, closing noon Fri 4 Jul bit.ly/4ndKOhF @medsci.ox.ac.ukbit.lyJob Details 013
Reposted by Philip FowlerEh!woza @ehwoza.bsky.social · 27/06/2025[TRAILER]🎥 “The Clinic That Crossed the River” is a film by young men from Xhora Mouth, Bulungula in the Eastern Cape. This film tells a story of the Bulungula community and their long, difficult journey to access healthcare. Check link for more: youtube.com/watch?v=Igh7...youtube.comHealthcare in Rural South Africa | The Clinic that Crossed the RiverYouTube video by Eh!woza 001
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Come and work with me and use the 53,897 samples of M. tuberculosis we have collated to help tackle this important disease! We are part of the OxCoD4TB consortium that is developing new therapeutics for tuberculosis. Grade 7, funding until 28 Feb 2028, deadline noon Fri 4 July bit.ly/4ndKOhFbit.lyJob Details 0513
Reposted by Philip Fowlerfowlerlab.org @fowlerlab.org · 23/06/2025@vbrunner.bsky.social doing her pitch for her poster at #ESMyco! @modmedmicro.bsky.social 086
Reposted by Philip Fowlerfowlerlab.org @fowlerlab.org · 24/06/2025The relaunch of crypticproject.info at #ESMyco by @philipwfowler.bsky.social 53,897 clinical tuberculosis samples with genetics and drug susceptibility testing data! 074
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Just like buses, here is a third role we are advertising for! Come and help @philipwfowler.bsky.social use the large TB datasets we hold to help the OxCoD4TB consortium develop new therapeutics for tuberculosis. Grade 7, funding until 28 Feb 2028, deadline noon Fri 4 July bit.ly/4ndKOhFbit.lyJob Details 067
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Come and help us develop and validate genetic pipelines for processing pathogens in collaboration with @eitoxford.bsky.social Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience closing date: noon Wednesday 2 Julybit.lyJob Details 024
Philip Fowler @philipwfowler.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Start of #ESMyco - my fourth meeting and this is one of my favourites! 051
Reposted by Philip FowlerModernising Medical Microbiology @modmedmicro.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Come and help us develop and validate genetic pipelines for processing pathogens in collaboration with @eitoxford.bsky.social Senior Bioinformatic Engineer bit.ly/4ecl0hF Senior Biostatistical Researcher bit.ly/4kRfZxI Grade 8 or 7, depending on experience closing date: noon Wednesday 2 Julybit.lyJob Details 015