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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Revisiting Yeats’ The Scholars today it really hits home for me in terms of scientific research: how much are we really ‘getting’ what we are doing/measuring/simulating? Let’s really get inside the problem, the approach and the data - beyond the publication/ conference talk- the real meaning

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed teaching at the @stannescollege.bsky.social summer school in Hong Kong. There is something very life-affirming about teaching youngsters- it’s difficult to articulate it fully. A few pics below.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Back from Japan! Absolutely loved it. Landed an hour ago - have to give a 2 hour lecture tomorrow morning :( #badplanning

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I suppose Cambridge is kinda nice

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

In Basel. Nice view from the hotel. Giving a talk tomorrow: Molecular Choreography of Bacterial Membranes’

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Thrilled to see my group’s work feature in this report on the returns on the UK’s investment in High Performance Computing

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

It’s been a week of alpacas and goats (donkeys and horses too, data not shown).

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Well done to Jude Tunyi from Simon Newstead’s group on a very successful DPhil viva. A pleasure to examine alongside @lizmillercu.bsky.social All the very best for the future Jude

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

View of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social from my hotel. A long day again, but a good day

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Andrew & Fergie hiding in the jungle to escape the Epstein allegations. Credit: Sahdia Khalid

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Long day, finished with a really fun dinner at Merton college Oxford

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Better ditch my horse & cart for the last bit of the trip to EMBL.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Great talk by @philbiggin.bsky.social on proton coupling in membrane proteins - at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting in Thessaloniki.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The ancient and the contemporary - Thessaloniki. Enjoying the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting on peripheral membrane proteins in this wonderful city

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I appear to be in Thessaloniki

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Thrilled with this find at @oxfamgb.bsky.social bookshop on St Giles, Oxford. The complete scripts.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

My sister has come up some cracking #vintage #knitwear designs recently as part of her sustainable knitwear initiative. This is my fav- love the mirrors. Check out on Etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Grac...

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Precious pre-breakfast coffee & papers at St Anne’s. The term time ritual..

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The new Life and Mind building is pretty swanky. @biology.ox.ac.uk Just awaiting arrivals of first year undergrads. Let’s see what they make of computational biochemistry

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Really fun visit to @cssbhamburg.bsky.social in Hamburg as a scientific advisory board member. It’s not over yet tho’ - more work for the board tomorrow.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Really proud of my sister’s sustainable knitwear business. She’s making some bold statement pieces! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Grac...

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Bit under the weather today, so stayed at home to write a paper…..instead I’ve made an image of a Lego bacterial outer membrane.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Had a delightful couple of hours at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social this afternoon. Always blows my mind that it’s free & on my doorstep. Highly recommend to all with a love of art & history.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

This Frankfurt bar is pretty judgemental (but makes a fair point). Back from a really fun week.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Always fun to catch up with Lukas Stelzl. Lukas is a group leader at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and an alumnus of @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social. Delighted to hear of all his success.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Oxford High Street from the bus to Heathrow. Frankfurt bound

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Breakfast with all my friends again. 🧐

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

A little clip from our episode with Ray Pierrehumbert @climatebook.bsky.social about his research on exoplanets. Full episode here: youtu.be/oqcxlO5Lc_A

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

My colleagues @stannescollege.bsky.social getting ready for graduation today - Prof Steve Puttick as Dean of degrees and Prof Chris Grovenor standing in for our Principal, Helen King. @steveputtick.bsky.social Very many congratulations to all graduating today! 🙌🏾💪🏾

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

In beautiful Florence - for a mini break. All is perfect- except the cricket updates. I suppose there is a sort of comfort in the inevitability of it all.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Biochemistry finalists dinner - always such a special occasion. A joy to watch the journeys of these bright, enthusiastic and good people- reassuring to think the future is in such capable hands. A huge thank you to my teaching team at @stannescollege.bsky.social for all the hard work 🙏🏽

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

One of my go to books. Love it. Survival, in the face of all adversity. It’s written with such an honesty grittiness that does not disguise the dirty realities. Highly recommend.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Really interesting science festival hosted by the Woodstock bookshop at Woodstock town hall.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Trip to the walled city of Lucca was fun yesterday during the free time at the #multidrugeffluxgrc25. Lots of time to ponder the mysteries of efflux pumps. Still find it fascinating how differently the cellular and structural biology folk see the world (from each other, I mean).

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

It’s nice here #multidrugeffluxgrc25 The intricacies of efflux pumps discussed in beautiful surroundings @jessicamablair.bsky.social

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Will alway remember where I was when we won #20 #YNWA. Yelling ‘he’s the Egyptian king’ in the Tuscan hills

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Chaired a couple of sessions of the Faraday Discussions meeting on asymmetric membranes at RSC Burlington House today. Was a lot of fun. The social this evening promises to be excellent too.

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Heading home after podcast recording, drinks with @timcoulson.bsky.social & Sonya Clegg. Podcast episode will land soon….

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The Face Magazine exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery is well worth a visit imho. Stunning photography and photojournalism

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Lecture prep under the gaze of Inspector Morse

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