🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with Freya Harrison. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

Come join us! Bacteriology at Glasgow is great craic.

Fully funded PhD position available to join our team! We will focus on untangling the mechanisms used by antibiotic resistant E.coli to colonise the host gut. Highly interdisciplinary project with Karrera Djoko and ⁦Manuel Banzhaf⁩. Please share findaphd.com/phds/project/m…

Still time to apply for this PhD position with our team!

Whole-genome sequencing of the Streptomyces coelicolor bldA39 mutant (J1700) reveals hundreds of previously unknown mutations. Published #OpenAccess and fee-free in #AccessMicro using a #PublishAndRead agreement: doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0…

🌟We welcomed Science Entrepreneur Club in Scotland!🌟 We hosted a workshop offering insights into how entrepreneurship can amplify academic research & a mixer where researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors came together to spark meaningful connections. Thanks to everyone who came!👏

The University of Glasgow Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Prize 2025 winners present their lecture at #Microbio25 at 14:25 BST! Read more about their work here: microb.io/EDIPrizeWinner…

Delighted to see this work out 😍 and a great experience with Npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

Early Bird Registration for the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition is now open. Microbiology Society members can save up to €300! Register now - femsmicro.org/register The deadline for Early Bird prices is 16 April.

🚨⏳ Three weeks left to apply for this exciting fully-funded (home students) PhD position with Eva Heinz and me at StrathPharm&Bio in Glasgow. Come and join us! #phage #enterococcus

🆕 | UofG Sii Lecturer In Bacteriology Dr Arianne Babina has been awarded £125,000 #Springboard25 funding from @AcMedSci as part of its largest-ever funding initiative for early-career researchers. 🧵1/3

Is the genome just a bag of genes? A new paper in Science Magazine now reports that for two thirds of an organisms' genes the position along the chromosome is actually very tightly constrained! Amazing work from my favorite night scientist Martin Lercher and his team!

Resuscitation-promoting factor (Rpf) terminates dormancy among diverse soil bacteria "Rpf from Micrococcus had a stronger positive effect on resuscitation of dormant Gram-negative bacteria." journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ms…

New paper on co-zorbs from my lab. Co-zorbs seem to be a new way for bacteria to get around. Magesh, et al. (2025). Co-zorbs: Motile, multispecies biofilms aid transport of diverse bacterial species. PNAS, 122(6), e2417327122. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Seeking a PhD candidate with background in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related fields to work on discovery of infection combatting therapeutics in marine sponge-associated bacteria. International applications welcomed!🌎 findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

Apply for a 𝙋𝙝𝘿 – Università di Trento Applications are now open for PhD positions at the Department of Civil Environmental and Mechanical Engineering (DICAM) Application Info: lnkd.in/ds84JDV7 Deadline: May 15, 2025 – 4:00 PM (Italian Time)

Abstract submission is open for the Microbiology Society Early Career Summer Conference in Newcastle (23rd and 24th June). This is always a fantastic event, with a mix of talks, posters and professional development. Abstract deadline 4th May. microbiologysociety.org/event/society-…

Come join us for this! It’s a great opportunity for early career microbiologists to see great science and start to build their network.

Brilliantly lucid talk from Microbiology Society Advisory Council member Dr Rebecca McHugh here in Milan #KnockingOutAMR