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Thanks for registering and submitting those abstracts for the UK Cellular Microbiology Network meeting in Sheffield 8th-9th July, 2024, with fantastic keynotes @ClareBryant13 @Basler_Lab, and evening social!! We have extended the abstract deadline 4th June so keep them coming!
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A reminder that The UK Cellular Microbiology Network 2024 meeting will be held in Sheffield on the 8th-9th July 2024! Join us for two fantastic keynotes @ClareBryant13 @Basler_Lab and opportunities for ECR talks. Registration/abstracts open now: ukcellmicro.org
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Salmonella subversion of cellular senescence -@dimen_DTP studentship studying host senescence responses to the typhoid pathogen Salmonella Typhi at @sheffielduni with field work at the Wellcome Programme in Blantyre, Malawi findaphd.com/phds/project/mr…
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Looking for a PhD position to start in Oct. 2024? We have a wide range of fully funded studentships available in our research cluster at the moment. We'll update this 🧵 with more in the coming weeks. Please contact the supervisors directly for more information

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On our way home from an amazing #SalmonellaGRC meeting. Enjoyed great science on tour with the team in the hills of Tuscany 🇮🇹👍😁
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Thank you so much to everyone who attended #etox2023 in Scotland last week, which went down as a classic 🙌🥳 Congrats to all the prize winners @BlowerLab @RayPrescott13 @melghazaly96 @MariliaTorrado
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Are you interested in bacterial toxins and effectors? Registration is now open for the 21st European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins! etox-meetings.org/ Spread the word and submit your abstract by 31st Jan
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We are pleased to announce that ETOX 2023, the 21st European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, will be held in Scotland, 25-29 June 2023. Registration opens 1st December. Apply early, this will be a great meeting! etox-meetings.org/ Please retweet
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Congratulations to the newest graduate from the Humphreys Lab! Dan Stark passed his viva with flying colours.
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We are very excited to share our latest work that we released on BioRxiv today. Check it out: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #ICSA #HELSI #AcademicChatter #senescence #hostpathogeninteactions @MCB_Sheffield @collins_lab @melghazaly96

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We found that DNA damage induced by typhoid toxin of Salmonella activated a tumour suppressor mechanism called senescence. The SASP secretome from the senescent cells contained Wnt5a and TGFβ ligands, which damaged cells in the infection niche and promoted Salmonella infection
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Many thanks to @Boc_Lab for hosting our PhD student @baseer_nadia at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Oxford and for their constant support and encouragement throughout her research placement!🔬
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Congratulations @melghazaly96 for winning best talk at yICSA Senescence Symposium at Queen Mary University of London #ICSA #yICSA Go Mohamed! 😁🏆🙌
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So sorry I missed out 🤦‍♂️
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So happy our 4th UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting for ECRs at the University of Warwick is a 2-day event (ukcellmicro.org). The meeting never disappoints. Excellent Keynotes Theresia Stradal (Braunschweig) and Christoph Dehio (Basel). Get involved!

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Daniel presenting our most recent data on host senescence responses to typhoid fever in the Hic-Vac annual meeting at Chesham, UK. The Hic-Vac network promotes work with Human infection challenges, directed by Professor Peter Openshaw and Professor Andrew Pollard. @hic_vac
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Congratulations to @melghazaly96 who passed his PhD viva yesterday - nice work 🥳
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Amazing host-pathogen interactions talks over the last two days #UKcellmicro2021. Speakers joined us from Australia, USA, Germany, UK this morning. Looking forward to the next UK Cellular Microbiology Network meeting! 🙌
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‘Hi’ wasn’t from me but my friendly daughter 👋 Loves an audience. Her first tweet aged 1 😬
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