Postdoc @zmaw.bsky.social giving a seminar for our Microbes in Health & Disease @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social research theme today #metabolomics #actinomycetes

Two people discussing scientific posters at the Microbiology Society Early Career Summer Conference 2025.

Registration is open for our Early Career Summer Conference 🤝👩‍🔬

Join us on 6–7 July 2026 at the University of Birmingham for chance to network with peers and experienced colleagues in various fields of Microbiology, secure your place today: https://microb.io/ECConf26

#ECConf26

Applications are officially OPEN for the 2027 Gordon Research Conference on Multidrug Efflux Systems.

📅 When: March 21–26, 2027
📍 Where: Ventura, California
🔗 Apply here: www.grc.org/multi-drug-e...

#GRC #MultidrugEfflux

Beautiful work from @pmoyniha.bsky.social presented at today’s MHD seminar. 👏🏻

Meet the 2026 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize Winner, The Pride in Microbiology Network Ahead of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize lecture 2026, Ashish William interviewed Dr. Landon J. Getz, Dr. Nicholas de Mojana di Cologna, Katie L. Barnes, Dr. Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira and Dr. Edel Pérez-López to learn more about their careers and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Queer and trans microbiologists can often work in isolation; join us at the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize Lecture to hear how the Pride in Microbiology (PiM) Network was created to change that.
Read more: https://microb.io/4sYAUTy

#Microbio26

I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! promotional graphic. Text reads: Bite-sized online outreach: engage school students without travel or event planning. A clock icon shows 30:00. A sign up button and the URL imascientist.org.uk/signup/c/ are displayed. Background shows students working at computers.

Looking for bite-sized volunteering this #InternationalMicroVolunteeringDay? Meet the I'm a... Programme.

30-minute text-based chats, entirely online. Volunteer Georgia has connected with 650 students since 2020 — all from her desk.

about.imascientist.org.uk/2025/case-study-georgia/

Dr Lindsay Broadbent receiving the 2026 Outreach and Engagement Prize from Professor Gordon Dougan, President of Microbiology Society

A warm congratulations to Dr Lindsay Broadbent for winning the Outreach and Engagement Prize Lecture!

#Microbio26

A screenshot from the conference app sharing the title, abstract and location for my talk at 10:45-11:00 in Hall 2A

Really looking forward to today’s pangenomics session at #MicroBio26 !
I’ll be speaking at 10:45 to discuss how a successful pathogen can alter the evolution of an entire species pangenome 🦠

Meet the 2026 Outreach and Engagement Prize Winner, Dr Lindsay Broadbent Ahead of the 2026 Outreach and Engagement Prize Lecture, Swathi Sukumar interviewed Dr Lindsay Broadbent to learn more about her career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Outreach and Engagement Prize winner Dr Lindsay Broadbent presents a lecture on "Science isn’t finished until it is communicated" at 9:00 in the Auditorium. Read more about their work: https://microb.io/4bV2Nps

#Microbio26

We're excited for @microbiologysociety.org #microbio26 to begin but also to share the fantastic news that our @eh-hayles.bsky.social's latest paper is now preprinted. If you wanna hear about temporal dynamics & acquisition of Shiga toxin subtype stx2a within #STEC in England go see her poster at A39

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Research visit grant applications are now open. If you are planning a short research visit to another laboratory, don’t miss your opportunity to apply for funding. Check your eligibility and apply before 1 May 2026, 23.59 BST: https://microb.io/4sYNKRL

Portrait of Stephen Dolan from Clemson University in a lab setting, winner of the 2026 Toni Trinchi Award.

The Microbiology Society and the British Mycological Society announce Stephen Dolan and Shafi Mondal as joint winners of the 2026 Tony Trinci Award.

They will present their work at Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast:
https://microb.io/3PVSk4t

#Microbio26 #Microbiology #Mycology #ResearchExcellence

Portraits of Lindsay Broadbent and Swathi Sukumar featured in a graphic announcing interviews with 2026 Prize winners.

Ahead of the 2026 Outreach and Engagement Prize Lecture, Swathi Sukumar interviewed Dr Lindsay Broadbent to learn more about her career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.
Read the blog: https://microb.io/4bV2Nps

#Microbio26

Portraits of Prize winners Mark Buttner and Omolulu Fagunwa featured in an interview.

Ahead of the 2026 Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture, Professor Mark Buttner shares insights on his career and winning a Microbiology Society Prize.
Read the blog: https://microb.io/3PVXEVB

#Microbio26

Portraits of Paul Williams and Thomas Thompson featured in an interview.

Ahead of the 2026 Prize Medal Lecture, Thomas Thompson interviewed Professor Paul Williams to learn more about his career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.
Read the blog: https://microb.io/3PTIi44

#Microbio26

🐣🔬 Hop into Science this Easter!
Looking for fun and educational activities over the holidays? 🧪
FREE Easter-themed science resources – perfect for curious minds!
Explore STEM with these egg-cellent experiments
#EasterSTEM #STEMeducation #PrimaryScience #ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience

Poster for 5th LGBTQ+ Networking Event with Trans and Nonbinary pre-meet at Annual Conference, ICC Belfast, April 13-16, 2026.

Join us at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference for our 🌈 LGBTQ+ Networking Event (with Trans & Nonbinary pre-meet).

📅 Tuesday 14 April | ⏰ From 19:30

Get your tickets by Thursday 9th April: https://microb.io/Microbio26SocialProgramme
#Microbio26

FEMS Summer School for Postdocs Take your research to the next level. Apply now for the Summer School for Postdocs happening in Porto from August 26 to 31, 2026.

Postdocs, don’t miss the FEMS Summer School in Porto! Collaborate with int. researchers, join mentor-led panels, and explore how learned societies tackle global challenges.

Apply by 15 April: fems-microbiology.org/about_fems/network-and-a...

🔊 Looking for a Research Assistant in Bacterial Evolution to join my lab 🦠
🥼Main duties: Research (AMR + microbiome) + lab assistance.
⏲️ Post duration: 30 months
🗓️ Closing date for applications: 20th April 2026
💰 Salary: ~£35k

Details and how to apply: tinyurl.com/2a3v66y7

Please share!

This is no April fools!!!

🚨 @langridgelab.bsky.social has a funded #PhD for UK candidates

Do you love #microbiomes, #bioinformatics & translational science?

Come & join us, & @andrewjpage.bsky.social at @originsciences.bsky.social & get stuck into a ton of #metagenomic data🧬

Apply by 8 April

Street view of a lively café with people walking by, promoting the 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast with a social event for disabled and neurodivergent members.

Join us at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference for our Disabled and Neurodivergent Members Social.

📅 Monday 13 April | ⏰ 20:00–22:00

Get your tickets by Thursday 9th April: https://microb.io/Microbio26SocialProgramme

Not all #Salmonella equal in terms of infection risk!

By combining population #genomics & global datasets, we identify lineage-specific markers linked to human infection - including a conserved prophage in S. Agona🦠

This highlights the potential for genomics-informed risk prediction in food safety

We’ve been sciencing! M abscessus makes a arabinanase toxin to chop up the cell wall of competitor mycobacteria! #glycotime 🦠 thanks to @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the funding that makes this collaborative work possible! Also Sam’s structures are 😍 and Jean-Lou did some lovely biochem

A massive thank you to the team at @unibirmingham.bsky.social especially @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social @izziepotterill.bsky.social @raymondkiu.bsky.social and anyone else missed for their support throughout the week.
Throughly recommend this course to anyone interested whatever your bioinformatic XP

Seminar room with the projector displaying screenshots of the socials posts. My posts referencing benny hill and Heather Small’s Proud (one for the music of the millenium and Miranda fans out there). Winning post from Magdalena. Raymond on the left and David at the lectern

#AMGDMar26 social media prize runner up for yours truly. The content wasn’t strong enough to generate engagement this week. And you’ve got to be all killer and no filler when so many people have given up socials for lent. We do not let this slip, we go to Belfast. More of the same. We go again.

Photo in a small seminar room, white slide with the title Genomics, data sharing and stopping outbreaks becoming pandemics. David on the left and Nick behind the lectern

Brilliant talk from Prof Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social looking at the application of the skills we’ve learned this week toward outbreaks and pandemics plus the importance of democratising genomics and bioinformatics!

Bright sunshine with hazy clouds in the sky, view looking out over the car park towards old Joe and University of Birmingham campus

Bright blue skies above the medical school, small traffic including an sls van sporadic commuters dotted throughout the photo

View of the canals beside Snow Hill station, the water reflecting back blue skies and surrounding buildings

A late update for Day 5 of #AMGDMar26 on Friday our final day was blessed with beautiful sunshine in B15. A stark contrast to Thursday’s rain and strong winds.
Enjoyed wrapping up our top secret task: the disease outbreak scenario 🔬🦠

Announcement for the Journal of Medical Microbiology virtual seminar on 27 March 2026 with a red background featuring microscopic cells.

Join Dr Rob Fagan's Seminar this Friday at 2pm on ‘Clostridioides difficile - an evolving AMR threat.' Register here: https://microb.io/4l58vI6 #JMM

Collage showing diverse groups and individuals engaged in educational and outreach activities funded by the Microbiology Society to raise AMR awareness globally.

We fund AMR outreach around the world. Microbiology Society Champions led activities during World AMR Week 🌍

These activities are part of Knocking Out AMR: driving global action against one of the biggest health threats of our time.
Learn more: microb.io/4rP2eCn

#KOAMR #WorldAMRWeek

Catabolism of serine enantiomers represses enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli virulence factors via modulation of the nitrogen stress response | PNAS Attaching and effacing pathogens, including enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), colonize their preferred intestinal niche by sensing diverse...

Delighted to share our latest research on EHEC type 3 secretion regulation through amino acid deamination. Big collaborative effort over several years. Thanks to all our co-authors and funders. 📄 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...