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Leighton Pritchard @widdowquinn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We have a funded 4-year wet/dry PhD position (UK applicants) available to work with me at Strathclyde, and Ashleigh Holmes and Sonia Humphris at the James Hutton Institute. Closing date: 3rd August 2026 🧵 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.ibioic.com/skills-train... 1/5

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PectoCAZy: mining plant pathogens for industrially-relevant enzyme mixtures at University of Strathclyde on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PectoCAZy: mining plant pathogens for industrially-relevant enzyme mixtures at University of Strathclyde, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We are heading to Prague for the Viruses of Microbes 2026 conference! We will be presenting our latest research on phage formulations and delivery systems (skvortsovlab.com). Looking forward to a week of fantastic science! See you in Prague! #VoM2026 #phage

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Happy to announce that the second paper from the doctoral work of Akash Shambharkar describing two Proteus phage endolysins, is now available on the website of the journal Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology doi.org/10.1007/s002... #phage #endolysin #lysin

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I am looking forward to participating in the Health Tech Spring Conference 2026, where I’ll be speaking about our research into #phage based pharmaceutical products. See more here: hira-ni.com/health-tech-spring @hiranihealth.bsky.social

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Come and chat to us during the conference and check our website (skvortsovlab.com) to learn more about these and other research projects we are working on. See you at the conference! #Microbio26 #phage

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Skvortsov Lab

Skvortsov Lab at Queen's University Belfast: bacteriophages, biotechnology, and bioinformatics

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Check out the posters from our group members: Yuyang Cao 🔷 A215 Improved transdermal delivery of bacteriophages with choline based ionic liquid Xinyao He 🔷 A216 Liposome-encapsulated bacteriophages against Listeria Shauna Murray 🔷 A226 Freeze-dried bacteriophage formulations against Pseudomonas

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Our lab is attending @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference in Belfast! I will be talking later today about new approaches to use phages against urinary tract infections caused by Proteus mirabilis. If you miss the talk or would like to learn more about this work, check the poster A224.

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Rob Edwards @linsalrob.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Have you developed a new #bioinformatics tool to understand #phage or #virus? Make sure you add it to #awesome-virome github.com/shandley/awe...

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

1. For UK, RoI & EU residents of Northern Ireland (incl. non-EU if settled). The 2026 DAERA Postgraduate Studentships (tinyurl.com/2m9zxx5h). Deadline: 19 Feb 2026. 2. For citizens of China. Queen’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Joint Awards 2026 (tinyurl.com/3kxhnc33). Deadline: 27 Jan 2026.

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DAERA Postgraduate Studentships

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), funds full-time postgraduate studentships for a three year period of research leading to a PhD qualification at a university in th...

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Are you interested in doing a #PhD? Are you excited about research and solving challenging problems? Do you like #phage? If you answered 'yes', I would be happy to support your application for a one of two studentships to join my research group (skvortsovlab.com) at Queen's University Belfast.

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Finally, we provide a suite of tools that allow users users to convert PDB into ProFlex, search for proteins with similar flexibility patterns in structural databases, and compare ProFlex-encoded protein sequences with each other.

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

We hope that our approach will facilitate new insights into protein function and make a better use of the expanding structural atlas. Manuscript: doi.org/10.1038/s414... ProFlex Suite: github.com/DamianJM/pro... #protein #dynamics #phage

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

We analysed 15 major capsid protein sequences from Tevenvirinae phages using sequence, structutal and ProFlex comparisons and demonstrated that all tested approaches detect the underlying phylogenetic relationship and provide complementary information about the proteins.

Phylogenetic and similarity analysis of selected Tevenvirinae major capsid protein sequences and structures.

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Together with my very good friend and brilliant colleague Damian Magill we developed ProFlex, a protein “alphabet” that turns protein flexibility patterns into an easy-to-compare sequences.

Alignment of ProFlex-encoded protein sequences

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Superb news to kick off the week! 🎉 Our new paper is out today in @natcomms.nature.com 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀

Nature Communications paper: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Are you interested a fully funded PhD? We would like to understand the role phages play in well- and poorly-performing broiler flocks using AI! Learn more here: sustain-cdt.ai/advertised-p... Apply by Friday, 17 October @ 12:00:

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S3140 | SUSTAIN

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This UKRI AI CDT SUSTAIN project and will be supervised by Dr Didier Devaurs and Dr Leighton Pritchard (Strathclyde), Dr Victoria Smyth (AFBI), and me. You will learn a lot about #AI, machine learning, bioinformatics, microbiology, food production, animal health, and #phage!

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S3140 | SUSTAIN

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Very interesting - but I can't seem to find the upper size limit of the payload that can be delivered this way in the paper

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Rob Edwards @linsalrob.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🌟 Exciting news! We’re launching three fully-funded postdoc positions for "New Horizons for Synthetic Phages” Join us in tackling antimicrobial resistance with cutting-edge synthetic biology + AI bioinformatics. Based at Flinders Uni in vibrant Adelaide. 👇 Read on for details! #Phage

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I really enjoyed working on this piece about #AI in #microbiology research with @thomacillin.bsky.social We are exploring how the data and the user affect the performance of AI, discuss reasoning, and outline 5 key principles of working with AI. #MicroSky

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Thanks to #AI enhanced TEM, we can now see previously missed details of #phage morphology

TEM of a phage with a top hat and a monocle. AI-generated

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Extremely proud of Akash Shambharkar, who successfully defended his PhD thesis investigating #phage based approaches against CAUTIs! It was a pleasure supervising Akash with Brendan Gilmore. Many thanks to Brian Jones and Matthew Wylie for examining, and to Sheiliza Carmali for chairing the viva!

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

offers a world-leading research environment and abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive and welcoming community. Further information about the scheme can be found on Queen's University website. www.qub.ac.uk/Research/our... #MCSA

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships | Research | Queen's University Belfast

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I am looking for a post-doctoral researcher to develop a joint application for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship 2025, focusing on #phage biology and bioinformatics. If interested, please send me your CV and a brief outline of your research project at your earliest opportunity.

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Delighted to represent our lab together with our PhD student Shauna at the NI Science Festival 2025 (@niscifest.bsky.social) and to talk about the exciting bacteriophage research we are conducting at the QUB School of Pharmacy (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social ! #NISF25 #phage

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It's Phriday! Huge thanks to our student Maria for the #phage cake - it was as delicious as it was cool looking!

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Finally, our work underscores the importance of integrating genomic data with public health measures to better prepare for future pandemics. #SARSCoV2 #Ireland #NorthernIreland #COVID19 #SARS

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Our study: 🔬 Demonstrates the critical role of whole genome sequencing (WGS) in identifying introduction events 🌍 Explores the influence of population density, deprivation, and policy on transmission 📊 Provides aa scalable framework for tracking infectious diseases globally

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Key findings: 🔷 England accounted for 57% of introductions 🔷 Introduction rates for variants were comparable, except Delta, which was higher in NI 🔷 Over 60% of introductions resulted in detection of only a single descendant

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Timofey Skvortsov @timskvortsov.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Happy to announce that our study on the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 across the island of Ireland has now been published in Genome Medicine! Using phylogenetics and geospatiotemporal analysis, we traced 4,439 #SARS-CoV-2 introductions to Ireland (2020–2022).

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SARS-CoV-2 introductions to the island of Ireland: a phylogenetic and geospatiotemporal study of infection dynamics - Genome Medicine

Background Ireland’s COVID-19 response combined extensive SARS-CoV-2 testing to estimate incidence, with whole genome sequencing (WGS) for genome surveillance. As an island with two political jurisdic...

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