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We are very excited to announce our latest work on how MRSA conquers antibiotics. We show that high-level resistance to methicillin requires S. aureus to utilise an alternative mode of cell division to ensure its survival! Sheffield AFM Group Abimbola_Olulana doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

I am begging people to stop adding “Nature” to the front of Scientific Reports and the Communications Biology/Chemistry etc or other Springer Nature journals. It doesn’t make your CV look better.

Last chance to join our vibrant COMPARE Microscopy Facility as #Advanced #Imaging #Specialist! Unique opportunity to run a state-of-the-art facility hosting 9 commercial and custom systems (TIRF, SIM, lattice, diSPIM, FRET, etc.)! The post is permanent. Apply by Monday 11th Nov!

New paper from the lab, expanding our work on bacterial AT3's using DALI/FoldSeek to provide the first solid structural evidence to support a Transmembrane Acyl Transferase (TmAT) superfamily of membrane-bound enzymes in all three domains of life. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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On Friday my 3rd PhD student Clare Thomas ✨ passed her viva. She's been a big part of the team and I am excited to see what she does next. Many thanks to Tim Knowles and @danybeste for serving as examiners!

Comprehensive pan-genome analysis of Mycobacterium marinum: insights into genomic diversity, evolution, and pathogenicity nature.com/articles/s4159…

A few days late but I'm really happy to announce I passed my viva on Friday. Thank you to my examiners, Dr Tim Knowles and Dr @danybeste for a really great discussion and a really big thank you to my supervisor Dr Patrick Moynihan for the support and advice over the years. Thank you!🎊

Just renewed my GraphPad Software license for the last time. They doubled the price on it this year, with zero justification. I guess 2025 is the year I finally learn R.

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PhD projects available in our lab all listed in the below link. All focus on bacterial gene regulation, in the context of basic understanding, disease, or anitbiotic resistance. Deadlines in January... findaphd.com/phds/?Keywords…

30% of children in the UK are growing up in poverty. 7% of children attend private schools And yet the scandal of child poverty receives far less attention than VAT on private schools from much of our media class. A story of wealth and power in Britain.

What is the fungal immune system, how does it work and how might NLRs be involved? We are looking for a MIBTP PhD student to start in Oct '25 to help us answer these questions. For info and application👇warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/… email for informal queries

Early start this morning for a catch up with Patrick Moynihan Tracy Palmer SJ Williams, Mostowy Lab & their teams. Looking forward to some myco glycotime!

Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling Review by Michael C. Gilmore (@GilmoreMichaelC) & Felipe Cava (CavaLab) dlvr.it/TGVPnc

Attention Biochemists‼️UWaterloo is hiring TWO tenure-track Assistant Professors in Biochemistry from any field. Details available here: ofas.uwaterloo.ca/job-details/107

Congrats to Muna on her first author paper now published! The small phage protein paratox (Prx) binds several Streptococcus proteins and other phage proteins to control DNA processing in its host. ManitobaMicrobiology UManitoba Science U of Manitoba MicroGSA Phage Directory doi.org/10.1093/nar/gk…

Took my daughter to the birthplace of the Hawaiian pizza for lunch today. Chatham Ontario’s gift to the world.