Dany Beste

VadK, a Non-Canonical Kinase that Regulates the Methylcitrate Cycle and is Essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence The evolution of new enzymatic functions is constrained and guided by the architecture of an organisms metabolic and regulatory networks as well as by environmental constraints. Here, we identify a pr...

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Read it if you dare. Happy Halloween

31.10.2025 17:05 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The Pursuit for Health In this event, we explore the pursuit of health, focusing on two critical medical conditions: Sepsis and Tuberculosis. Our academics at the University of S…

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18.05.2025 18:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Compton fete trying to inspire the next generation of scientists

18.05.2025 18:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

photo of Early Career member George, who explains he is studying at the University of Surrey.

graphic of lungs representing tuberculosis. In the text, George explains he has received a grant and talks about his research on M. tuberculosis. He explains he will use the grant funds to travel to Yale.

lightbulb graphic. In the text, George explains his PhD on the use of antibiotics to eliminate M. tuberculosis.

graphic that represents a road which ends at a destination. In the text, George explains how his grant to travel to Yale will help him develop and understand his research.

When you publish with us, we have the funds to support Early Career members like George. In this series, we asked George to update us on how he is using his Research Visit Grant support provided by the Society. Stay tuned to hear more from George as they update us on the research visit.

14.05.2025 16:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

@jnb-lab.bsky.social thanks for coming to visit us and presenting your cool science on understanding mycobacterial biienergetics.

27.03.2025 07:01 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Speakers include @flashton.bsky.social @dralhubb.bsky.social @danybeste.bsky.social @jodywinter.bsky.social @dannagifford.bsky.social and more!
Plus, lots of time to interact with other researchers and industry people in the field (including dinner!).
Maybe see you there?

26.03.2025 11:00 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Metabolic Warfare: Outmanoeuvring M. tuberculosis in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance <p>To mark World TB Day the Society asked Jordan Pascoe, whose research, '<a data-datetime="10:45 - 11:00 Tuesday 01 April Morning"…

To mark #WorldTBDay, we asked Jordan Pascoe, who will be presenting at #Microbio25, to provide insight into their research with @danybeste.bsky.social which furthers our understanding of #AMR in TB

24.03.2025 11:55 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Cryo-EM of native membranes reveals an intimate connection between the Krebs cycle and aerobic respiration in mycobacteria - PubMed To investigate the structure of the mycobacterial oxidative phosphorylation machinery, we prepared inverted membrane vesicles from <i>Mycobacterium smegmatis</i>, enriched for vesicles containing comp...

Suoer interesting paper providing support for a mycobacterial metabolon!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39969994/

24.02.2025 08:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

March 7. Stand Up For Science. Rallies in DC and nationwide. 🧪

Please visit the website and spread the word.

www.standupforscience2025.org

11.02.2025 13:12 — 👍 170    🔁 105    💬 5    📌 4

The fantastic now Dr Claire Davison passed her viva yesterday. Single cell measurements of metals during tb infection of macrophages pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39419835/ and measurements in single mitochondria to inform cancer therapies (coming soon). What a star!

12.02.2025 08:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

PhD Programmes, Research Projects & Studentships in the UK & Europe FindAPhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees

I have a PhD on how human gut bacteria feed off host glycans and produce metabolites that alter host cell behaviour #glycotime
findaphd.com

31.01.2025 10:21 — 👍 7    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0

Our research work on itaconate mechanism of action and its dissimilation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is now online. Excellent collaborative work with @LuizCarvalhoLAB and other colleagues at THSTI.

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23.01.2025 15:15 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Volunteer With ASM | Overview ASM volunteer opportunities range from speaking with legislators about funding research during ASM's annual Hill Day, to writing articles for asm.org, to serving on committees and the Board of Directo...

I am confident that scientific societies will play an unusually important role in the coming years. If you are a microbiologist of any kind, please consider joining @asm.org if you haven't already. There are many ways to get involved, including advocacy.
To learn more:
asm.org/About-ASM/Vo...

23.01.2025 21:21 — 👍 443    🔁 121    💬 7    📌 4

I am so sad for American science and scientists. America used to be the go to place for international post docs. No longer I'm sure.

24.01.2025 06:47 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0