Is it different from signature tag mutagenesis?

Amazing news, well done Justine!!

My new favourite follow on here!

Open Positions -

Open postdoc position in my lab on HGT and interbacterial competition. We seek candidates with a PhD in microbiology (or related fields)+ strong 1st-author publications.
Curious, highly motivated, and dedicated team players ready to contribute fully are encouraged to apply. Details: tiny.cc/cz01101

Beautiful morning in sunny Wexford

I quite like a play on biorender….😬🤓

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Global Staphylococcus research community is heading to the Canadian Rockies!

Join the 20th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections
📅 September 20–24, 2026

📍 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Canada

#ISSSI2026
#Staphylococcus

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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

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For the love of all things holy and unholy can’t we please quit with the ‘townhalls’ virtual or otherwise …. And don’t even get me started on the ‘fireside chats’ …. 🙄

😂

Tom cruise 🤣

Family WhatsApp chat going crazy….

Irish half psyching selves up to support Eng whilst booking a confession for forgiveness tomorrow

English half delighted to have some support, even if just for a day, but also trying to decide if they might not just rather lose and feck the Irish half off

🤣🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️🤣

Staph-tastic day at UCC 😁@uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

Mini Bristol outing to celebrate Jiayi’s successful viva yesterday…. Thanks to Maisem Laabei and Dan Henk for the examining 🥳🥳

Human serum triglycerides promote Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03...

Lovely work driven by Lizzie Ledger in the group: a new but druggable mechanism by which Staphs produce biofilm using components of human serum. First polysaccharides, then protein, then eDNA, now lipids too!

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Research Fellow at University of St Andrews Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

🚨 We’re hiring – MRC-funded Postdoc (3 yrs)

Research Fellow to investigate how mobile genetic elements interact in Staphylococcus aureus and shape gene transfer and pathogenicity.

University of St Andrews
Closes 31 March 2026

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So today is the day…. The day I bought tickets to see a matinee musical for my auntie (70th bday) and daughter (17th bday) because they both love musicals. Only to realise only earlier in the week it clashes with the England V Ireland match….

Did I mention that I also HATE musicals….

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Probably tricky to work out with the new rival tests on the market like Truenat, I know they using that in South Africa for example

Nationally or internationally?

2yrs ago we went to Paris to watch rugby in the olympics. We melted in the heat and the then 16yr made the statement ‘why don’t they hold the Olympics in the winter when it’s colder’ 🤣

His sister has bided her time and has had so much fun the last few weeks reminding him what he said…. #sisters

Crazy rugby action today!

That’s very cool!

Not at all…. It’s just the silly game we play.

Doubt it helps much but I spent a period of 10 years solidly applying for grants, at least 2 ukri ones a year. Never got any… it’s shit but it will happen. Simon Fosters words stayed with me: doggedness is key!

Won’t be anyone from ITV, that’s for sure!

And now he’s joined here @sj-fenn.bsky.social

Thanks Tracy! 😊

Super cool story from Sam Fenn. He developed a wound model where s. aureus & p. aerunginosa & c. albicans fight it out shows that copper is central to the outcome where Candida and pseudomonas take copper from human tissue to gang up on staph!

But staph being staph is as always one step ahead….