We observed minor shifts in microbial composition post-phage exposure, alongside an increase in alpha diversity. These results suggest that the phage cocktail is safe for D. magna and its microbiome under laboratory conditions! 🎉
We compared D. magna survival, growth rate, age and size at first reproduction, and offspring per female with and without the phage cocktail, and found no significant effects on these parameters...
A big thanks to all of the co-authors for their wonderful collaboration on this project 👏
Excited to share our latest publication from the PhageLand project which investigated the effects of a phage cocktail, designed for wastewater bioremediation, on Daphnia magna microbiome and life-history parameters! 🌊💧
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Thank you! 😀
I’m delighted to have been awarded with a grant to support this new and exciting project, which is a proud career milestone for me! 😆 I’m now recruiting a Project Scientist to help on this project 🐷 Please see the recruitment advert below and apply via the link: shorturl.at/rIT8D
PhD position advertisement that reads "Funded PhD. Understanding the microbiome and phageome in chronic lung infections for the development of phage therapy. With Dr Evelien Adriaenssens and Professor Eleanor Mishra. Apply by 6 January 2026."
🆕 We’re looking for a motivated candidate to explore the role of phages in chronic respiratory disease to help make better decisions about phage therapy as a treatment 🫁
🗓️ Apply by 6 January 2026
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@evelienadri.bsky.social
"I am trying to understand phages not just as agents of infection or therapy, but as participants in a vast biological dialogue."
💬 PhD student @deuskamya.bsky.social
Claire Hill, Lizzi Coy and Hannah Pye receiving their award certificates.
Congratulations to the winners of the Microbial Genomics prizes at the Functional Multi-Omics Symposium organised by @yaasircheema.bsky.social.
Best Poster Prize: Claire Hill
Runner-up Best Poster Prize: Lizzi Coy
Communication Prize Winner: Hannah Pye
🆕 Our scientists and those @johninnescentre.bsky.social are launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them 🍅
Out yesterday. Using a translation reporter on a mini-tn5 transposon, and high freq. mutagenesis, we looked at translation on whole genome scale independently of genome annotation. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has launched a recruitment drive for Junior Editors and Junior Reviewers as part of its mission to nurture early career talent.
Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-to-...
Download full details and apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te...
Looking forward to presenting the latest results from the PhageLand project during the ‘Phages in Health and Remediation’ session at 4.30pm in Brown 1&2 at @femsmicro.org #FEMS2025 #phagesky #microsky
New pre-print alert! 🚨🫁
COPD affects millions worldwide. While we know bacterial dysbiosis drives disease, the role of bacteriophages remains unexplored. We re-analysed 135 COPD metagenomes to characterise the lung virome for the first time 🫁 1/9
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dr Colin Brown, deputy director at the UK Health Security Agency, responsible for AMR, said: “Phage therapy truly has the potential to transform the way we treat bacterial infections, especially as resistance to antibiotics grows. At UKHSA, we’re developing new ways to help increase phage therapy use and research, including a bacteriophage collection where scientists can both access and deposit phages. In time, we hope solutions like phage therapy can become a first-line treatment option.”
The MHRA today released new guidance for #Phage therapy in the UK. This will provide direction for scientists and researchers working to make this treatment a reality for patients. 🔬 🧪
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
From probiotics to bacteriophages, our new themed collection 'Mitigation of Resistance and Alternatives to Antimicrobials' aims to explore novel, sustainable solutions to combat microbial infections. 💊 #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR
Learn more here 👉 academic.oup.com/jambio/pages...
A social card with an illustration of a bacteriophage and bacteria and the text "Research Scientist to join Dr Evelien Adrianssen's group to study bacteriophage, drug resistance and genetic evolution of Salmonella, Salary: 36,720 to 39,750, Contract length: 1.5 years, Apply by 2 July 2025
🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to join Dr @evelienadri.bsky.social 's group to study bacteriophages, drug resistance and genetic evolution of Salmonella 🦠
💷 £36,720 to £39,750
🗓️ Apply by 2 July 2025
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a new post-doc to join our group at the Quadram Institute Bioscience!😀 #phagesky #microsky
🧬🐄 NEW PREPRINT: Really happy to finally share the last big piece of work from my PhD!
Spoiler: Cows are great and so are their viromes 🧵1/13
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
VACANCY: Postdoctoral Researcher in #Metagenomics.
Working on a multi-centre UK collaboration, this role will look at how #soil #microbes establish, contribute and maintain healthy, biodiverse macro- & micro-communities.
📆 Apply by: 08 June 2025
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Fabulous talk (as always!) from @ryancook94.bsky.social about the Good, Bad and Ugly in Viromics at #microbio2025!
Please go check out poster B070 #Microbio2025 by @deuskamya.bsky.social on understanding phage resistance development in Klebsiella
Come and learn about prophages of Ruminococcus gnavus from @xenadyball.bsky.social at poster B078 #Microbio2025
If my flash talk earlier during the Infection Forum at #microbio2025 peaked your interest in our Bronchophage study, then please come and find me at my poster this afternoon (B286)! @microbiologysociety.org
Check out poster B286 #microbio2025 by @hannahvpye.bsky.social who is presenting the BronchoPhage study in which we are developing a phage-based therapy for bronchiectasis.
Hannah also gave a great flash talk!
We had a great time representing @quadraminstitute.bsky.social at Norwich Science Festival! ✨
Our ‘Fantastic Phages!’ stall had lots of great engagement! It was exciting to share our passion for bacteriophages and their ‘superhero’ qualities with the public 🦸🦠
🚨Spring 2025 Updated Microbiome Informatics Webinar Series starts tomorrow Feb. 25!🚨 Free to attend, join us to learn with leaders in the field. More info and registration: coms.osu.edu/webinars/mic...
'Eco-Friendly Microbial Technologies for Water Treatment and Supply' is open for submissions! This collection aims to showcase cutting-edge research, case studies, and reviews that highlight the power of microbes in transforming water processes. 🌊 #SDG6 ow.ly/Q8FV50V2Rfp
Interested in microbiome and Salmonella? Then apply for our summer vacation bioscience research scholarship project: “Niche competition between pathogens and microbiota in the gut” tinyurl.com/33upx4bc
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social @drrobkingsley.bsky.social
A promotional banner for the MicrobesNG Pop-Up event at Norwich Research Park. The banner features an aerial image of a research facility with a pink text box stating, 'We're coming to NORWICH RESEARCH PARK.' The event is scheduled for 3rd July 2025, from 9:30 to 16:30. Highlights include 'Cool Science,' 'Friendly Networking,' 'Free Lunch,' and a 'Best Talk/Poster Prize.' A QR code and link (https://linktr.ee/microbesng) are provided for free registration. The event is supported by the Centre for Microbial Interactions, Get Genome, and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL). The design incorporates blue, pink, and white colors with modern graphics and icons
MicrobesNG POPUP Conference is coming to Norwich! It's a FREE #MicrobialGenomics conference 3rd Jul
ECR's submit your abstract (talk or poster) by 3rd Apr www.surveymonkey.com/r/POP_UP_NOR
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Organised with @getgenome.bsky.social & @norwichmicro.bsky.social
#MNGPopUp #ECR #MicroSky