Congratulations to Aisling Corbet, Annis Newman (annis newman) and Stephen Fitzgerald (@MoredunComms) for winning the #JMedMicro Poster Prize at Annual Conference 2024! #Microbio24

Come to talk Cu, Salmonella 🦠and 🐖gut model as part of the BBSRC collaborative project with Rob Kingsley Rafał Kolenda Quadram Institute and Roberto La Ragione SurreyVet #Microbio24

Exciting new 3-year postdoc opportunity to study human chrono-nutrition with me, Debra Skene and Daan van der Veen. Application deadline = 22nd April; interviews = 26th April; start date = 31st May

jobs.surrey.ac.uk/015824

It isn't a conference without a delicious meal out with almost everyone Roberto La Ragione A persistent organism James Adams Dr Aurore Poirier Jack Whitehouse Becky Thomas and others 😋😊 #Microbio24

#vettwitter check out the latest guidelines of conducting a postmortem on animals that have received chemotherapy or radioactive agents @rcpath Vet Times Roberto La Ragione #pathtwitter #pathology

You can find our most recent webinar under ESGVM webcasts lnkd.in/giPsV_dA
Looking forward to seeing you next week for our second webinar of the year!

Come and hear more about them at the HUBS annual conference in April HUBS

📣 EFSA is hiring a #Communication Officer for the #EUAgencies Network (EUAN).

Join them in Brussels, engage with a large pool of #stakeholders , boost visibility, and cooperate across EU bodies. 🌐

✍️ Apply now! europa.eu/!hDd8Cp

⏰ 4/3/24 eu.smh.re/0PPI

There is ongoing competition between red and grey squirrels in the UK, but thanks to new research published in #JMedMicro scientists now know more about how their gut microbiome may play a role. 🐿️ Read our press release here 👇 microb.io/3wrgs59

What gives grey squirrels an edge over red squirrels?

New research from Woodland Trust🌳 and @UniofSurrey analyses the gut microbiota of the two species to find out: tinyurl.com/45e6kfdt

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First University of Surrey lab achieves LEAF bronze award!🥇

Congratulations to Stacy Berry and the Innovation for Health lab technical team for taking their sustainable lab practices to the next level!👏

Find out more: surrey.ac.uk/news/first-sur…

#sustainablelab #sustainablesurrey

Our founder, @profnoelfitz has challenged himself to run the London Marathon and you can kick start his Challenge, and wish him good luck, by donating at bit.ly/noelchallenge10 . Fancy your own Challenge? Why not give it a go? bit.ly/HTchallenge10 #Challenge10 #OneMedicine

Calling all trainees! 📣 There’s still time to apply for the RCPath Fellowship Research Start-up Grant. Awards of up to £4000 for postgraduates and up to £1000 for undergraduates are available. Find out more and apply by Wednesday 31 January 2024 here:
ow.ly/94Zv50QtTl2

Tuning into Westminster Forum Projects session on priorities for research, innovation & tech in #AMR >> Roberto La Ragione spoke to the need for rapid, sensitive & specific #diagnostics at point-of-care. See rapid tests developed by Longitude Prize innovators here bit.ly/497kVbi #WHFEvents

Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge, but AI is here to help. Learn how #AI is combating superbugs in Episode 4: Will AI defeat superbugs? featuring Prof @roblaragione. Spotify: ow.ly/Gw5550QpqmC
Apple: ow.ly/3ve350QpqmB

#WillAIPodcast #Superbugs #Antibiotics

Don’t forget, have launched TWO NEW One Medicine Funding Calls! The Project Awards for Students and the Connections Awards. Please note, we do not fund any research/project, that involves the use of laboratory animal models. Visit bit.ly/HTFundingCall

Interested in epidemiological modelling of superspreaders? Then apply for this exciting PhD studentship by 22 Jan. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.

Warning issued to dog owners in Hampshire after Alabama Rot reported.

The rare disease attacks the kidneys of dogs and can affect all breeds, ages and weights.

Here's a🧵containing my comments about Alabama Rot in the Hampshire Chronicle⬇️
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23958626.…

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Loads of interesting projects, this is ours with Marie Lewis, Simon Andrews (Reading) and Roberto La Ragione on improving oral iron absorption in infants using prebiotics and probiotics to modify the gut microbiota. SurreyVet University of Surrey Uni of Reading

A major grant success of around £5m will bring experts from Surrey County Council Customer Services and @UniofSurrey together, with other partners, to tackle poor #health and health inequalities in #Surrey : tinyurl.com/2d8bc2n8

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