A little more time to get the abstracts in!
We have had requests to delay the abstract submission date which we have to make sure you all have the opportunity to give a talk or present a poster. The new abstract submission date is Monday 22nd December. Registration deadline is still the 9th of Jan. tinyurl.com/ymmyj8t6
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We have had requests to delay the abstract submission date which we have to make sure you all have the opportunity to give a talk or present a poster. The new abstract submission date is Monday 22nd December. Registration deadline is still the 9th of Jan. tinyurl.com/ymmyj8t6
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Exciting to see that Professor José Penadés @jrpenades will deliver the Keynote talk for the meeting too.
Dear All, Registration site is now open for delegates for VoM-UK, taking place at @NorthumbriaUni on the 22nd and 23rd of Jan, 2026. Link: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…
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Its that time again. Registration opens at the end of the week for the 5th Viruses of Microbes-UK. Look forward to seeing you all at @NorthumbriaUni in Jan.
Dear Phagesters, the 5th VoM-UK will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of Jan 2026. Please stand by for sign up sheet and key note. We invite you back to the Toon for all things Viruses of Microbes related, fantastic talks and posters and a place for ECRs to present. Canny wait!
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It’s World Breastfeeding Week!
Breastfeeding provides the perfect nutrition for babies and a healthy beginning - with benefits that last for life.
From maternity leave to trained counsellors, let’s ensure every mum gets the breastfeeding support she needs! ttps://t.co/P53EmHULA2
Breastfeeding provides the perfect nutrition for babies and a healthy beginning - with benefits that last for life.
From maternity leave to trained counsellors, let’s ensure every mum gets the breastfeeding support she needs! ttps://t.co/P53EmHULA2
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A new encyclopedic review, for plasmid lovers:
academic.oup.com/nar/article/53…
We (Mapi, Eduardo and I) hope you like it!
academic.oup.com/nar/article/53…
We (Mapi, Eduardo and I) hope you like it!
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It was such a pleasure to work on this wonderful project with the talented @Nitzan_T !
📢Preprint out!
Excited to share my final work from the @SorekLab!
We mined phage dark matter using structural features shared by anti-defense proteins (viral tools that help phages bypass bacterial immunity) to guide discovery.
Found 3 new families targeting immune signaling!
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Thrilled to see our Kiwa story out today! A membrane-associated supercomplex that senses infection and blocks replication and transcription.
Huge congratulations to @ugobananas_uuu @Zhangzhiyi58692 and @TCTodeschini, and to all our collaborators.
shorturl.at/l0ayB
Huge congratulations to @ugobananas_uuu @Zhangzhiyi58692 and @TCTodeschini, and to all our collaborators.
shorturl.at/l0ayB
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Latest BREX story from the lab - turns out there is a nuclease after all! Congrats to Jenny Readshaw and the whole team, including wonderful collabs Barry Stoddard, Brett Kaiser and @DarrenSmithdx. @NAR_Open @NEBiolabs @DurBiol academic.oup.com/nar/article/53…
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If you are interested in phage satellites, we hope you'll enjoy this. Fun collaboration with the Rocha, Seed, Bikard, and Chen labs!
nature.com/articles/s4157…
nature.com/articles/s4157…
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A fully funded PhD project under my supervision @DarrenSmithdx DR Caroline Orr and Dr Jamie Bojko on investigating how industrial pollutants shape microbial communities and their defence systems.
findaphd.com/phds/project/m…
findaphd.com/phds/project/m…
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A fully funded, competitive BBSRC PhD studentship (North East England DLA) available, working in collaboration with @CJStewart7 , @andrewnelsonphd and @SaadleeS. Aims are modulating bacterial community structure/function using engineered bacteriophages. tinyurl.com/5csa9hun
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My team @NUOMICS are looking for a scientific officer initially until end of Nov 25. Experience of DNA sequencing @PacBio @illumina, @nanopore or molecular biology advantageous. Great experience to come and work in a busy externally facing genomics service tinyurl.com/37vew5ez
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Real-world evidence -> probiotic associated with lower mortality, but not lower NEC
Stands in contrast to Donor Human Milk -> reduces NEC but not mortality
= Different
(1) disease mechanisms
(2) actions of interventions
Emphasising
"NEC" is not single disease
Stands in contrast to Donor Human Milk -> reduces NEC but not mortality
= Different
(1) disease mechanisms
(2) actions of interventions
Emphasising
"NEC" is not single disease
Real world evidence that probiotics used in the preterm population associated with reduced mortality - consistent with high level RCT evidence of survival benefit @peri_prem @PERIPremCymru
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Fantastic opportunity to go and work with Tim at @NEB. Great science, exciting location. Very few jobs come up like this!!
The lab is now up and running at New England Biolabs @NEBiolabs! I'm looking for a postdoc to study phage defence systems. If you'd like the academic freedom to publish but the resources of industry, then take a look 🤓😃 neb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NEB_Care…
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A deep dive into #T6SS effector diversity in #pseudomonas out now in @NatureComms lead by Antonia Habich from the Unterweger Lab. Great science and great collaboration. @MPI_EvolBio @ImperialNHLI nature.com/articles/s4146…
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Jaka Jakin Lazar from our group on phage-encoded bacteriocin☢️💪 @UL_BioTech 🇸🇮
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🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44
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Super stuff! Great to see this out. Congrats @JensWalter15 and team
Our study @CellCellPress finds healthy Canadians that consume a non-industrialized-type #diet can modulate their #microbiome, boost beneficial metabolites and improve their health. In just 3 weeks:
LDL cholesterol ↓17%
fasting glucose ↓6%
CRP ↓ 14%
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
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