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We are recruiting a senior PDRA to the group working with phages until end of Sep 2026. Will be looking both at phage control in both clinical infection /environmental intervention, modulating microbial communities. Link: tinyurl.com/ms6kyrj2 Please email for further details.

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Come & join us @NorthumbriaUni Great opportunity to work in @DarrenSmithdx lab on a cool project I moved my lab here 3 months ago & can honestly say you will be surrounded by genuinely friendly, supportive, & bright people Don’t delay, apply within ⤵️
We are recruiting a senior PDRA to the group working with phages until end of Sep 2026. Will be looking both at phage control in both clinical infection /environmental intervention, modulating microbial communities. Link: tinyurl.com/ms6kyrj2 Please email for further details.
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Come and work with us in @nuomics @NorthumbriaUni as Scientific Officer and get to use loads of great kit from @illumina @PacBio @nanopore @Tecan_Talk @HamiltonRobotic. Post open until 6th August. Please feel free to reply/DM if you have any questions work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/…

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Really excited to host Geraldine Van der Auwera, former head of outreach for GATK at the Broad Institute. Geraldine will be giving a 2-day microbial genomics course (24th/25th) using the Broads' cloud based Terra platform. @NorthumbriaUni @nuomics
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What can only be described as a brilliant shambles of a first day of @VoM_UK draws to a close. Great to meet new #phage friends. @DarrenSmithdx - it’s your round. 🍻
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All ready to go for tomorrow, apart from the new camouflage on the beautiful Sutherland Building. Entrance is through the main doors of the scaffold..... Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow in the Toon.
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Announcing SPEAR: Systematic ProtEin AnnotatoR. Our SARS-CoV-2 protein annotation/mutation scoring tool. Highlights: • Full product annotation • Integrates DMS, protein structure and MD data for mutation scoring • Compare to baseline lineages • Interactive HTML report output
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PulmoBioMed are recruiting! We are seeking a microbial ecologist with hands-on experience on modern #microbiomics. Come and work with us on making exhaled #breath #diagnostics a clinical reality. Please RT #science #jobs pulmobiomed.com/jobs

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Great post doc post with @luisadesordi on gut phages and IBD.
We have a #postdocposition available to study gut phages interacting with the intestinal barrier in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Join me and Sophie Thenet at @crsa_paris in this scientific adventure. More info👇 please RT #academicjobs
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After two months of hard work by @mattrcrown our new SPEAR SARS-CoV-2 annotation tool is ready for Christmas! Developed in collaboration with @RNajmanovich and Natália Teruel we have many exciting things planed for SPEAR in 2022! github.com/m-crown/SPEAR
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Here it is! I'm not sure chromosomes can be considered MGEs. What is clear is that the transfer of chromosomal genes via lateral transduction is more efficient than the transfer of classical MGEs. Our results raise questions about our definition of MGEs. disq.us/t/42ojt2w

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What can animal models teach us about the gut virome? Some answers in our new review with @LChaffringeon @QuentinLamy2 and @PhagePasteur in Current Opinion in Virology @ElsevierConnect. A great way to celebrate #WorldPhageWeek! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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28 Jun 2021
Did our new Heath Secretary just say he could see no reason not lift all restrictions on the 19th? 🤔
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Interested in joining us? Check out our available 4-year fully funded BBSRC studentship in collaboration with #Prozomix. We are seeking for an highly motivated Researcher to identifying novel #biocatalysts and #metabolites. Find more information at: findaphd.com/phds/project/an…
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Construction has started on the #OME building which could transform the way we live. The OME will serve as a testbed for cutting edge biotechnology in a domestic setting. ow.ly/NHi550DR5qU @UniofNewcastle @NorthumbriaUni

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I am proud to present our latest publication on "T4-like Bacteriophages Isolated from Pig Stools Infect Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis Using LPS and OmpF as Receptors" ##mdpiviruses käyttäen @VirusesMDPI
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.@CovidGenomicsUK surpasses 100,000 #SARSCoV2 genomes, an impressive team effort from many sites, including the Northumbria team I’m proud to be part of along with @nuomics @Bio_Buildings @DarrenSmithdx @andrewnelsonphd @ClareMariaMc tracking the pandemic majora.covid19.climb.ac.uk/p…
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A fourth research theme: RESPONSIBLE INTERACTIONS has been added to the HBBE over the summer. The term ‘responsible’ marks our commitment to an ethical, reflective and inclusive approach to the emerging technologies and cultures of HBBE. More here: bbe.ac.uk/index.php/responsi…
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24/07/20 @CovidGenomicsUK update: 31910 of 62572 global genomes. Below shows the distribution of the D416G mutation (listen to @pathogenomenick describe here at 1:40 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000l0… ) microreact.org/project/cogco…
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