Just registered for @bsacandjac.bsky.social Antibiotic Resistance & Mechanisms workshop this November - super line-up of sessions on tolerance/persistence, metagenomics, machine learning, modelling, biofilm, outreach and publishing bsac.org.uk/arm2026/ #MicroSky

Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop for Researchers 2026 - BSAC

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Insertion sequence elements associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis evolution in persistent orthopaedic device-related infections

Insertion sequence elements associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis evolution in persistent orthopaedic device-related infections - PubMed

Our findings highlight the prominent role of IS elements in driving genetic diversification in S. epidermidis, underscoring the need for closer examination of their contribution to pathoadaptation during...

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Interested in joining our group in Oxford? We are looking for a PDRA with single particle Cryo-EM experience to help us figure out how sphingolipids are transported to the cell surface of Gram-negative bacteria. The deadline is 31st July. Informal enquires are welcome. Please share!

New review: Host-driven remodelling of the Staphylococcus aureus cell envelope: mechanisms, consequences and therapeutic implications. Published in Microbiology as part of the Emerging Investigators collection: https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001718 #MicrobioJ

A bit late with this one but the peer-reviewed version of our stringent response-conjugation story is now out in Microbiology 😊 Check it out here: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... @microclaire.bsky.social @paulrjohnston.bsky.social

My first postdoc paper with @jbdsf.bsky.social is now out! We found a nuclease that inhibits phages with wildly different base modifications, and attributed this ability to a sensor domain conserved across multiple domains of life. Huge thanks to the Weigele and Koonin labs for their help!

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Out Now! END nucleases are antiphage defence systems targeting multiple phages with modified genomes #MicroSky

Yesha Patel here reviews how mutations in RNAP contribute to antibiotic resistance, with examples from both laboratory evolution and clinical settings. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This work builds on two of her prior papers (PMIDs: 36779708 and 39908144). #MicroSky #antibiotics

This is an awesome review from @sheppardlab.bsky.social - Epistasis and co-adaptation in bacterial genome #evolution www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Epistasis and co-adaptation in bacterial genome evolution - Nature Reviews Genetics

Bacterial genome evolution is shaped by epistasis, which can constrain or promote specific evolutionary paths. The authors review how integrating the effects of epistatic interactions into population-...

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New paper 🧪🧬🧫GeneScanner is our new tool to profile genetic variation in bacterial populations. Use via GitHub or @pubmlst.org. Thanks to Ko and Pri @sheppardlab.bsky.social @broncio.bsky.social @kjolley.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @imibirmingham.bsky.social @ineosoxford.bsky.social

GeneScanner: profiling genetic variation across bacterial populations

Rapid, low-cost genome sequencing has transformed microbiology, advancing efforts to link genetic and phenotypic variation across diverse bacterial systems. Laboratory functional screens now uncover c...

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EMBO Symposium alert: Save the date: 9–12 March 2027 Join us in scenic Heidelberg for this unique meeting, covering everything about drug resistance and tolerance. Mechanisms of drug resistance and tolerance in bacteria, fungi, and cancer www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Mechanisms of drug resistance and tolerance in bacteria, fungi, and cancer

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Thanks so much for having me and being so welcoming! Loved every minute of it! 😊

Prof Paula Salgado@pssalgado.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Great to have @carokobras.bsky.social presenting her work on #bacterial strategies against #beta-lactams part of @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social celebration day!

GeneScanner: profiling genetic variation across bacterial populations.

Go, do a PhD with Em! 👌🧪🧫

Em Stevens@emstevens93.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm currently advertising a PhD position in my lab, to study the transition from commensal to pathogen in Staphylococcus aureus. Details available here, please share! www.keele.ac.uk/research/pos...

I'm currently advertising a PhD position in my lab, to study the transition from commensal to pathogen in Staphylococcus aureus. Details available here, please share! www.keele.ac.uk/research/pos...

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One week to go… 🚀

Caro Kobras 🐍@carokobras.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Super exciting news 🚨 I am hiring a technician to join my brand new lab at the University of Birmingham! @imibirmingham.bsky.social Come and support my BBSRC-funded research on understanding how staphylococci survive antibiotics. Please share! 🧫🧪 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRH271/a...

💊 Die WHO stuft Antibiotikaresistenz #AMR als eine der 10 größten globalen Bedrohungen ein. Wie ist die AMR-Lage in 🇩🇪? RKI-Forschende haben Daten aus 104 Laboren, 750 Allgemeinkrankenhäusern und 30.000 Praxen ausgewertet. Die Analyse im #Bundesgesundheitsblatt 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Our B. subtilis autolysis paper by former group members Kenneth Seistrup and @alansckoh.bsky.social is finally out. This one has been lingering in my drawer for far too long. (1/3). #microsky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Membrane-targeting antimicrobials trigger lysis in Bacillus subtilis by disturbing the MreB-dependent regulation of peptidoglycan hydrolases https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.01.722135v1

I’m looking to hire a talented postdoctoral research assistant to work with me on my Wellcome Trust-funded project at the @dunnschool.bsky.social If you’re interested in bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions, please apply below! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

The University of Birmingham’s College of Medicine and Health is offering a 2-year Springboard Fellowship to help you start your own lab. Previous award holders have secured externally funded fellowships. Deadline: 8th June 2026 17:00 BST The Fellowship Academy www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...

Internal Funding Opportunities - University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham and College of Medicine and Health provide several funding opportunities to research-active staff looking to further develop their research activity.

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Super exciting news 🚨 I am hiring a technician to join my brand new lab at the University of Birmingham! @imibirmingham.bsky.social Come and support my BBSRC-funded research on understanding how staphylococci survive antibiotics. Please share! 🧫🧪 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRH271/a...

Assistant Technical Specialist at University of Birmingham

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The programme for this year's BSAC Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms workshop is live! Take a look at the fantastic speaker line-up: @gmknght.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social @slowgoing.bsky.social @strain9000.bsky.social to name but a few! bsac.org.uk/arm2026/ @bsacandjac.bsky.social

Two post-doctoral positions open in our lab. We're looking for people with expertise in molecular microbiology and/or genome-scale tools. Initially 3 yrs, posts could be extended for upto 8 yrs. If you'd like to know more about us take a look at www.graingerlab.com www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQY475/r...

Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham

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ICYMI: New online! Epistasis and co-adaptation in bacterial genome evolution

Today is the start of the 5th Analysing Microbial Genomic Data course at @unibirmingham.bsky.social #AMGDMar26 - in the last three years we’ve trained nearly 80 attendees from six countries and multiple UK universities

Human serum triglycerides promote Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.05.709992v1

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past two years thinking about genome evolution and how recent research revealing complex gene-gene interactions has complicated traditional ‘gene-centric’ genomic approaches to evolution. So here is a review that consolidates these thoughts! rdcu.be/e6pHY

Epistasis and co-adaptation in bacterial genome evolution

Nature Reviews Genetics - Bacterial genome evolution is shaped by epistasis, which can constrain or promote specific evolutionary paths. The authors review how integrating the effects of epistatic...

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First paper of my PhD @doerrlab.bsky.social is up! We characterized meropenem tolerance in Enterobacterales species, and then further dissected tolerance mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Prevalence and mechanisms of high-level carbapenem antibiotic tolerance in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Author summary Bacteria can survive exposure to antibiotics by constantly repairing cellular damage induced by the drug. This “antibiotic tolerance” enables diverse bacteria to survive long enough to ...

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Less than one week to apply to this 2.5 yr PDRA! If you're passionate about biophysics #AFM #Microscopy applied to bacteria and #antimicrobial research this will be a great opportunity in the beautiful city of Sheffield. 😀 jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

What is better than one? Two connected papers! #NewResearch S protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae activates PBP1a and coordinates with a wider GpsB-associated multi-protein complex to regulate peptidoglycan remodelling and cell division. #MicroSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Streptococcus pneumoniae S protein activates PBP1a to regulate peptidoglycan remodelling and cell division - Nature Microbiology

S protein interacts with and activates PBP1a during cell division, as part of a larger GpsB-associated multiprotein complex that coordinates peptidoglycan remodelling in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Nature Microbiology@natmicrobiol.nature.com · 8mo ago

#NewResearch S protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae activates cell wall repair and modification to promote virulence against in vivo antimicrobial pressures including lysozyme and LL-37 @veeninglab.com #MicroSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...