Loved this year's BRC showcase event, great work from everyone involved 👏 Now on to upgrading our DNA Detective game for the next outreach event! 🕵️‍♀️

Bash the bug@bashthebug.net · 2mo ago

And our DNA detective programme was a smash🕵‍♀️ Follow the bioinformatic instructions to figure out which patient in a ward has which infection, and work out from the hints which drugs will help the patient get better!

🌟Great start to #TARGetAMR26! 🎙️Today we heard an inspiring keynote, insightful talks and fantastic discussions on AMR genomics Plus our Co-Directors @wvschaik.bsky.social @ksbakes.bsky.social unveiled: 🚀Launch of our Flexible Funding Initiative 📚Debut of the TARGetAMR comic ⌛️We can't wait for Day 2!

For #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, we introduce our recent paper on antibiotic-resistant subpopulations in TB. TB may be one of humanity’s oldest diseases, yet it still kills over 1M people yearly. As resistance spreads, knowing each patient’s resistance profile before treatment is vital. 🧬💊

Subpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis can give rise to rifampicin resistance and shed light on how resistance is acquired

AbstractObjectives. WGS has become a key tool for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, but discrepancies between genotypic and phenotypic drug

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Detecting minor resistance-associated variants in tuberculosis WGS samples improves the sensitivity of rifampicin resistance prediction: doi.org/10.1093/jaca... @philipwfowler.bsky.social @vbrunner.bsky.social #JACAMRNews #IDSky

Our recent paper on rifampicin resistant subpopulations in M. tuberculosis (M. tb) has been published at JAC-antimicrobial resistance. I am really happy to see this work published just hours before submitting my DPhil thesis! 🔗👇 doi.org/10.1093/jaca...

Subpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis can give rise to rifampicin resistance and shed light on how resistance is acquired

AbstractObjectives. WGS has become a key tool for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, but discrepancies between genotypic and phenotypic drug

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Come and work with me and use the 53,897 samples of M. tuberculosis we have collated to help tackle this important disease! We are part of the OxCoD4TB consortium that is developing new therapeutics for tuberculosis. Grade 7, funding until 28 Feb 2028, deadline noon Fri 4 July bit.ly/4ndKOhF

@vbrunner.bsky.social doing her pitch for her poster at #ESMyco! @modmedmicro.bsky.social

Thrilled to have returned to the Congress of @escmid.bsky.social this year in the beautiful city of Vienna, and to have had the opportunity to present my latest work on rifampicin-resistant subpopulations in M. tuberculosis. 📋 Find all the details in our preprint: 🔗👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Another busy day at #ESCMIDGlobal! 0906 @vbrunner.bsky.social “RIF and subpopulations in TB” 0918 Ruan Spies “comparing TB pipelines" both in Hall 5 1000 Nicole Stoesser “plasmids & 1Health” in H2 1509 Jane Wei in Hall 2 “CAP and EHR” P1405 - Valentina Pennetta P2242 - Junko Takada

📢 Our preprint on rifampicin resistant subpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis has just been uploaded. We show how detection of resistant subpopulations can significantly improve WGS-based resistance prediction, and how they can help identify the source of resistance.

bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · last yr.

Subpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis can give rise to rifampicin resistance and shed light on how resistance is acquired https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.09.647945v1

Check out @vbrunner.bsky.social latest work! Just in time for #ESCMIDGlobal and her talk next Monday morning.

bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · last yr.

Subpopulations in clinical samples of M. tuberculosis can give rise to rifampicin resistance and shed light on how resistance is acquired https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.09.647945v1

Our amazing @modmedmicro.bsky.social team, who are leading our efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance #AMR – in the lab, with data and in software - went blue for this picture for #WAAW2024. See more about our research at bashthebug.net

Researchers in @modmedmicro.bsky.social are studying the DNA of bacteria to understand the genes they carry and how they are related. This can help us detect outbreaks and track how antimicrobial resistance genes spread, so we can contain them better #WAAW2024

Putting 2 and 2 together: Using long-read bacterial genome assembly for public health surveillance

What is the problem? Studying the genetic code of bacteria (DNA) can give us vital information like the genes they carry and how they are related. This can help us detect outbreaks and track how an…

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Come and work with us! Programme Manager is a key central role that sets large strategic objectives and manages practical issues across the MMM Unit. Grade 9, £55,636 - £64,228, deadline noon 6 Jan 25 bit.ly/4fGgnwv