Pathogenesis is Not a Trait—It's an Outcome. Excellent summary of 'damage-response framework'. Words like 'pathogen', 'pathobiont', commensal, opportunist don't work: they give microbes traits that are not their own. Only outcome of host + microbe matters asm.org/Articles/2024/…

findaphd.com/phds/project/h… deadline extended 🧪

Thanks again to British Association for Lung Research (BALR) for supporting Karanjot K Sandhu attendance at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference this year, her poster talk was really well received! All sorts of lovely follow up data too now so watch this space 👀 balr.co.uk/post/experienc…

MIBTP PhD applications are now open! There are three associated with my lab. 1) infant gut microbes and human milk oligosaccharides with Hall Lab 2) respiratory microbiome nutrition with Mike Cox 3) mucus-producing organoids with Amanda Eve Rossiter link below 🧪✨

I have a funded PhD opportunity through MIBTP to look at pneumococci in adults with Mike Cox (also check out two other projects with Mike and Prof. Joan Geoghegan on other respiratory pathobionts) link here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/… Happy to be contacted with questions

The logo needs work, will have to try and get a beard on a set of lungs - this is more the sort of account where other group members might post, but for now it's mostly me.

This #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, hear from Dr Michelle Buckner and her team on the vital work they are doing to combat antimicrobial resistance, and the impact of this global health threat. Ilyas Alav Immunology and Immunotherapy UoB School of Infection, Inflammation & Immunology UoB Biosciences Uni of Birmingham #WAAW2024

If you want to join the group then multiple opportunities available at the moment. If you don't like what we do then we've got you covered there too! Funded PhD projects for UK and Overseas students in our Department: findaphd.com/phds/departmen… join a lovely bunch of talented PGRs