Prof Paula Salgado

Cartas com Ciência Associação sem fins lucrativos que visa combater desigualdades sociais através da ciência, desenvolvendo e implementando programas de troca de cartas entre cientistas e estudantes em língua portuguesa...

Hoje escrevi uma carta, parte do programa #cartascomciencia. 1o recebi umaa carta de alunas do 11o ano, curiosas sobre ciencia e investigacao. Depois, foi a minha vez de "pegar na caneta"
Recomendo a todos os cientistas lusófonos: participem!

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Ohh.... #biology #lego

Today is a landmark in the #Salgadolab as Dr Anna Barwinska-Sendra moves on to new adventures. Here’s to your success, I’ll be cheering and supporting you! Thanks for your amazing work, inspiring ideas and unwavering support! This partnership will continue in new ways!🥂

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The UKRI grants pause risks forcing out mid-career medical researchers The fact that a mere few months’ hiatus imperils the futures of those without permanent posts underlines the fragility of UK biomedicine, says a researcher

Opinion: When a mere few months’ hiatus in UKRI funding opportunities imperils the futures of those without permanent posts, it only underlines the fragility of UK biomedicine, says a researcher #AcademicSky #Research
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UKRI CEO updates the research community on areas of uncertainty Following an open letter of 1 February, Sir Ian Chapman responds to feedback and provides an update.

Another update from #UKRI CEO on #UKsciencefunding #UKRI
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No new information and fails to address/explain the severe funding rate cuts taking place at MRC for the round currently under review (Sept2025). That's 2025/26 budget so should *not* be affected by SR.

It's International Day of Women & Girls in Science and I spoke to Emily Warner at The Pharmacist about the importance of supporting and championing more women and girls into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

UKRI funding changes ‘pushing junior researchers abroad’ - Research Professional News Disruptions to core funding streams raise fears for a “generation” of early career researchers

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Preprint on the permeability of Gram+ bacterial cell wall from a few months ago. Intriguing findings, elegant methodology. Cell wall is largely impermeable to molecule sizes of mNeonGreen (27kDa) and above. How do larger secreted proteins get through? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #microsky

The emergence and biological characteristics of linezolid-resistant Clostridioides difficile isolates in the Asia-Pacific Region Linezolid-resistant Clostridioides difficile, conferred by the acquisition of cfr-like genes, has been reported in Europe and America. However, the emergence of linezolid resistance in C. difficile...

The emergence and biological characteristics of linezolid-resistant Clostridioides difficile isolates in the Asia-Pacific Region www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We don't necessarily want to stop aggregation as this is sometimes a feature of the mutations introduced. But preventing aggregates from sticking to the bottom and give high OD would help, I hope.

That's interesting 🤔 Always intriguing when microbes do counter-intuitive things 😀
We can't use Triton-X as would alter what we're trying to analyse. Biofilm formation itself is a read out of some of the mutations, but would be good if we can prevent it from sticking to the bottom!

That looks very neat, but lacks the high throughput that microplates allow. Do you know if they’re planning to expand it to a multi-well format?

Ok, thanks for the details! I think we spikes when we move the stratus in the anaerobic chamber, but haven't tired with the holder yet. Wanting to hear how others find it before committing to buying one ;)

Thanks, Matt! Do you use Cerillo's shaker or a normal one + their adapter? Any details are much appreciated :)

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For some of our C. difficile mutant strains, we get lots of biofilm formation and I was wondering if shaking might help. But of course, that's only if we can still get consistent OD measurements with no false spikes due to the shaking.

Thanks! I would say that is naive or just wishful thinking. Or not really understanding what only ~12 biomedical research being funded in a 12 month period means for the whole ecosystem.

Did anyone ask if they understand that lower funding rates and a very long pause will mean much reduced capacity for biomedical research once that funding resumes? Loss of staff, knowledge, impact on small/medium biotech and other industry that all supports the "Life Science priority"?

Paywalled, but uni-based folk can maybe see it

Apparently...

Much reduced MRC success rate for grants now in pipeline

Reduced MRC future funding for 'applicant-led' research

But 'life sciences remain a priority'....

To me, room for more clarity (and recognition of effects on ECRs)

As you say, this seems to be untrue as board members have already been told how many will get funded...

Four senior UKRI leaders appeared at a press briefing this morning in the wake of RPN stories over the last week about a shake-up to research council funding

Our story that the MRC is expecting to fund fewer grants through applicant-led calls that closed in September last year was confirmed

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MRC deputy executive chair Glenn Wells said:

"On the funding rate question, I can’t give you a number [for] what that rate will be, but we expect to fund a reduced number"

He didn't indicate whether funding rates would rise again down the line

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Multiple sources told us that MRC board members have been asked to only recommend 3 grants for funding from the 2025 round

Previous rounds have averaged 12-13 grants, we found after crunching the numbers

See: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

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