#Engineering microbial systems capable of sensing host-derived stress hormones has proved technically challenging. This study reconstitutes adrenergic sensing in E. coli, creating a probiotic strain capable of sensing host #stress and secreting #therapeutics. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4zI6itm

Missed our Annual Conference this year? Want to re-watch the incredible Prize Winner Lectures and Hot Topic? Follow this link to catch up on all the sessions: https://bit.ly/4g7UgS7

If Zachary Blount had one dollar for every cell he plated in his dissertation looking for new Cit+ mutations, he could single handedly pay off the US debt of $40,000,000,000,000. www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...

Join APC as a Research Assistant on NourishMind with @harschellekens.bsky.social. Use cell culture, molecular biology and biochemical methods to support gut-brain research. 16 months | €34,129 to €44,311 | Apply by 12:00, 21 Aug 2026: buff.ly/63KPDcM #ResearchJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchAssistant

It’s World Honey Bee Day! 🐝 Bees have long been a focal point of antimicrobial studies. 🍯 Check out a new paper on mānuka honey: https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001746 #AMR #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Microbiology #NewPaper

Fully funded PhD position available in my group at #UCD | Environmental metagenomics | Microbial dark matter - Apply here forms.gle/ms5kpYQQi1w7... #PhD #AMR #Metagenomics #Microbiology #Bioinformatics #MicroBiomica

Proud to see our review "Anti-type VI tactics: bacterial defenses against T6SS attacks" featured on the Cover @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/bioch... Kudos to @nicrivard.bsky.social for creating this fantastic Cover illustration! But… do do you recognize the original painting?

Happy Noodlococcus Day! 🍜🦠🧫

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social Bacteriology Research Fellow Dr @liam-rooney.bsky.social has seen two separate research projects selected by @sciencecampaign.bsky.social (CaSE) as part of its policy engagement work for the @parliament.scot and @senedd.wales. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

Congratulations to Victoria Orr, winner of a poster prize at Annual Conference 2026, whose research has just been published in Microbial Genomics! Read the full paper: https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001789 #MGen #Microbiology #OpenAccess #Microbio26

Registration is now open! Our Education and Outreach Winter Conference is back. Join us virtually on 21 October 2026 exploring innovation, collaboration and connectivity in microbiology. Free for members! Find out more: https://microb.io/EON2026 🔬🌍. #Microbiology #SciComm #EON2026

TODAY'S THE DAY! We can't wait to welcome you all to the National STEM Learning Centre later today for the start of this year's BIG Event! #BIGEvent26

🆕 Blog! Improving inclusivity; Introducing our new EDI Committee Co-chair Dr Emma Waters @emmabeansworth.bsky.social buff.ly/Ox74B7K

Improving inclusivity; Introducing our new EDI Committee Co-chair Dr Emma Waters - Quadram Institute

Dr Emma Waters reflects on her new role, why improving inclusivity is so important and how the EDI committee works

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Fantastic opportunity to join a brilliant lab and wider collaborative team!

Georgia Isom@georgiaisom.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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!

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!

come and join us if you are in Oxford

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📢 Registration is now open for the Physics of Life ECR Bootcamp 2026 taking place 8-10 September 2026 at Durham University! Join fellow ECRs for skills development, networking, and inspiring science, and a dedicated Biomolecular Condensate Day. www.physicsoflife.org.uk/ecr-bootcamp...

Could be a good early stage #scicomm opportunity. #AcademicSky 🧪

The Linnean Society of London@linneansociety.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Call for Writers! 📣 Are you a student or early career researcher? Science communicator? Know someone who is? We're looking for our next round of Guest Bloggers for our journal blog The Paper Trail! Check out our vacancies page to apply, and read some of our latest posts here: buff.ly/7JVQmSx 🧪 🌍

Today is World Microbiome Day 🦠 Microbes are vital to human, animal & environmental health. Studying microbiomes helps us understand infection, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the effects of antibiotic use. Read our policy briefing: https://microb.io/4uTfAzC #WorldMicrobiomeDay #KOAMR #AMR

Anyone can be a microbiologist. The field should belong to everyone.

Ekramul Karim reveals why #LAMECS2026 has been an important milestone in his own journey as an early-career microbiologist and how it has broadened his appreciation for the versatility of microbiology beyond biomedical and environmental settings. https://ow.ly/nlYe50ZgN4L

LAMECS 2026: An important milestone for early-career microbiologists

Ekramul Karim reveals why LAM ECS 2026 has been an important milestone in own journey as an early-career microbiologist and how it has broadened his appreciation for the versatility of microbiology beyond biomedical and environmental settings.

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Out after a lot of hard work from many people. When we first found arabinanase enzymes in mycobacteria we started looking into their roles in cell remodelling & pathogenesis. Did not expect to find that some species had weaponised them to kill competitors! Myco are endlessly surprising. #glycotime

Patrick Moynihan@pmoyniha.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New paper in collaboration with @proftracypalmer.bsky.social, @lislowe.bsky.social and many more. We show that mycobacteria produce Type VII secreted anti-bacterial protein toxins. Excited to explore this new area of mycobacterial biology. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This has been such a fun collaboration and a great example of team science

Patrick Moynihan@pmoyniha.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New paper in collaboration with @proftracypalmer.bsky.social, @lislowe.bsky.social and many more. We show that mycobacteria produce Type VII secreted anti-bacterial protein toxins. Excited to explore this new area of mycobacterial biology. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The first year I’ve really struggled to get women on board. One final plea. I’ll gladly give up my own speaking slot because I’d really love more women and people from racially minoritised communities.

Dr Jamie Gallagher@jamiebgall.co.uk · 3mo ago

🚨 all science officers to the bridge 🚨 I’m looking for Scientists to come and speak at Destination, the Star Trek convention in Blackpool. 30 min + 15 min questions on any science topic linked to the show. (£125 + weekend pass for 2 people) 21-23 Aug. DM if interested.

Such a joy to host @gabastorga.bsky.social on behalf of the Norwich Research Park #LGBTQ+ Working Group Part of #Pride is celebrating our inclusive community & Gab shared insights into using social media as a force for good: building communities, increasing visibility & communicating cool science 😎

📹️ Dr @evelienadri.bsky.social shares her experience of being a Group Leader at the Quadram Institute. We are currently looking for an ambitious and collaborative Group Leader or Career Track Group Leader. 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 30 June 2026 Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/x65DLlr

Being a Group Leader at the Quadram Institute; Dr Evelien Adriaenssens

We chat to Dr Evelien Adriaenssens about her career path to being a Group Leader. Check out our current vacancies https://quadram.ac.uk/vacancies/

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Jemima Swain reports back on her experiences of LAMECS 2026, which brought together almost 100 delegates for a day of scientific presentations, posters, careers talks, and opportunities for discussion and networking. https://ow.ly/Jy3J50ZfTZ8

LAMECS 2026: microbes, career motivation, and exploring life on Mars!

Jemima Swain reports back on her experiences of the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Symposium 2026 at Manchester Metropolitan University, which brought together almost 100 delegates for a day of scientific presentations, posters, careers talks, and opportunities for discussion and networking.

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