NEW: A Big Bad Bacteria Busting Adventure! What happens when you mix curious kids, real scientists, a floating laboratory and some seriously big bad bacteria? First episode coming this Thursday, 27th August. @livuniengagehls.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social

This week Trailfinder CF are hosting the second Phage Bootcamp in Liverpool. The bootcamp is being led by Trailfinder and UoL colleagues, supported by colleagues @uniofexeter and @citizenphagelibrary. Today is all about Isolation of Bacteriophage. @cftrustuk

Wear Yellow Day 2026: Trailfinder CF Hub members wearing yellow in support of the annual Cystic Fibrosis Trust annual event. Photo 1: Trailfinder CF partner Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Photo 2: Trailfinder CF Project Manager Louise Cooper. @cftrustuk @alderhey

Trailfinder CF Hub members wearing yellow in support of the annual Cystic Fibrosis Trust annual event. @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @alderheycharity.org

Trailfinder CF co-Director Professor Paul McNamara presented at the CF Lung Health Network meeting & networking event at the ECFS conference in Lisbon on Wednesday 3rd June. @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @pulse-cf.bsky.social

"What the Phage?!" Team all set up for a week of #bacteriophage activities at #CheltSciFest supported by @cf-trailfinder.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social Here's what we're up to: salford-phages-database.myu.plus/events/defau...

Our Lead Investigators enjoyed attending the @lifearc.bsky.social Translational Science Summit this week! #LATSS2026

Trailfinder-CF Director Jo Fothergill and other colleagues are attending @LATSS2026 in London. Jo is part of a panel on Co‑Creating the Future: Patient Experience-Led Alliances Driving Sustainable Lung Health Innovation. #LATSS2026 @pulse-cf.bsky.social @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social

We were pleased to bring together colleagues from across the UK yesterday for our annual face-to-face meeting. We reflected on the past year’s achievements, shared learning, and discussed priorities for the year ahead. Thanks to everyone who travelled, presented and contributed!

Another brilliant article by @cysticfibrosis.org.uk in their series about how the CF community are involved in the CF Lung Health Network. This time featuring Trailfinder-CF Innovation Hub's PPIE Officer, Rebecca.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust@cysticfibrosis.org.uk · 6mo ago

We’re highlighting how people with CF and their loved ones are shaping the direction of the CF Lung Health Network, co-funded by #CFTrust and LifeArc. Rebecca shares her passion for ensuring the views of people with CF are incorporated into research studies. ➡️ https://ow.ly/YJJG50YtrqG

Fantastic article by @cysticfibrosis.org.uk, featuring Trailfinder-CF Innovation Hub member Ailsa.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust@cysticfibrosis.org.uk · 6mo ago

This week we’re highlighting how people with CF and their loved ones are shaping the direction of the CF Lung Health Network, co-funded by #CFTrust and LifeArc. ➡️ https://ow.ly/NqBi50YseGq

Louise Jackson, PDRA wins best abstract entitled 'Multiplex molecular detection of pathogens and clinical instability in longitudinal sputum samples at the 8th International Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections. Well done Louise 👏

Looking for a PhD? The following posts are now available at the University of Liverpool.

Trailfinder CF's Jo Fothergill and Steve Paterson discuss 'How microbiome science is transforming the future of preventative healthcare' in this article and podcast. www.timeshighereducation.com/content/how-... www.podbean.com/ep/pb-2ixhb-...

Exciting to see these stats from #BSF25 - over 17,400 visitors, 114 events and 95% enjoying the Festival! We had a great time hosting our 'What the Phage?!' stand, and talking to visitors about #phage and the work of our Hub to advance #phagetherapy for respiratory infections in people with CF.

British Science Association@britsciassoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#BSF25 was hosted by @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and @liverpooluni.bsky.social from 10-14 September. With the support of our Festival Partners, Astra Zeneca and Liverpool BID Company, we presented 114 events and installations, delivered by over 230 people across 16 central venues! 💪

Trailfinder PhD student Rebecca Glenny (@rebecca_glenny) is also presenting her Trailfinder work alongside Libby Duignan (@ukcpi) and Ruby Darwin (@rubes_darwin), University of Liverpool PhD student at the Virus of Microbes 2026 conference in Newcastle. Well done everyone

We've run the stats on #BSF25 in Liverpool and if we do say ourselves: wow. 17,400 people engaged. An audience split more than 60% women. The main age of our visitors was 16-30. And 74% told us that they were inspired to seek out more science activities: britishsciencefestival.org/looking-back...

Looking back to the British Science Festival 2025 | British Science Festival

Reflecting on the 2025 Festival in Liverpool and evaluating our successes…

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Dr. Libby Duignan, CPI Scientist will present her work entitled 'Optimizing Phage Production: Strategies for Scale-Up, Purification and Analysis' at the Viruses of Microbiome 2026 meeting in Newcastle today. @northumbriauni.bsky.social @ukcpi.bsky.social, @cysticfibrosis.org.uk

Merry Christmas from the Trailfinder CF Innovation Hub! It’s been a brilliant year working with our team members, funders @cysticfibrosis.org.uk and @lifearc.bsky.social, and collaborators. We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas break and look forward to seeing you again in the new year.

Patient voices have been involved at every stage of establishing a UK-wide network of research hubs improving how lung infections are managed. Read more about how we work with patients: https://www.lifearc.org/work-with-us/patients-community/ @cysticfibrosis.org.uk

We are at Eureka Science + Discovery Museum today showcasing our What the phage?! activities for the @livuniengagehls.bsky.social #Meetthescientist event! Visit us 11am-4pm

Aras Kadioglu, WP1.5.3 lead in Stream 1 of the Trailfinder-CF Innovation Hub has recently been awarded a grant which aims at improving the effectiveness of existing treatments against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Further details can be found at www.liverpool.ac.uk/health-and-l... #WAAW2025

1. This week is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW). Further information can be found at: www.who.int/campaigns/wo... #WAAW2025

Visitors to our #BritishScienceFestival stand created their own phage drawings which were then converted into AR models. These were used to target bacteria in a prototype of our AR phage game. Developed with Feed AR & @salforduni.bsky.social #worldphageweek vimeo.com/1118883403?s...

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installation for the British Science Festival

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On the final day of #WorldPhageWeek we reflect on our summer #Phage Bootcamp, led by University of Exeter's Michelle Michelson, Ben Temperton and Christian Finch, who also run @citizenphage.bsky.social. An amazing learning experience, and a great opportunity to bring members of the team together.

This #WorldPhageWeek, we are looking back to the #BritishScienceFestival and some of the brilliant phage drawings, comments, and poems created by visitors to our stand. A collab between @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @salforduni.bsky.social. Festival run by @britsciassoc.bsky.social

Where can #phages be found? The answer is everywhere! We are working closely with @citizenphage.bsky.social asking the public to help us find new phages by collecting water samples. Find out more about becoming a phage hunter at www.citizenphage.com #worldphageweek #phagetherapy

Today is #WorldPhageDay! One of our key aims is to advance #phagetherapy, which uses natural viruses called #phage to target bacteria instead of antibiotics. We are working to develop new phage combinations, test the best way of giving them, and ensure the UK can produce phage at medical standards.

We recently joined our colleagues at @salforduni.bsky.social to welcome Mayor Paul Dennett, and members from Salford City Council and Health Innovation Manchester, to discuss the future of #phage. A fantastic opportunity to share our work developing #phagetherapy as a treatment in #cysticfibrosis.

Trailfinder CF Director Professor Jo Fothergill, presented the work we are undertaking at the annual UK Cystic Fibrosis Trust meeting in London. Several of our ECRs are also in attendance. #cysticfibrosis #cftrust