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Jags Pandhal

@jpandhal.bsky.social

Professor of Microbial Systems Engineering; Microbes will rule again. www.pandhalresearchgroup.co.uk

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β€œPhycosphere Friday” Nannochloropsis and his pals. πŸ§ͺ

06.02.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scaling up our research over seven orders of magnitude When research outgrows the laboratory, the transition to industrial infrastructure marks a pivotal shift from theoretical discovery to practical application.

sheffield.ac.uk/cmbe/news/sc...

03.02.2026 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We need to sympathise with the USA people, not lambast them because their government is letting them down.

25.01.2026 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn’t look good peering in from the outside.

Also, I like the BBC, but their obsession with Trump is really ruining my mornings. World news now starts with Trumps opinion on an event, then we find out about the event. Awful.

24.01.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microdroplets with algae a go! πŸ§ͺ

22.01.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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22.01.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Made an egg and coconut curry for dinner- it was disgusting 🀒

21.01.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I seem to have a good experience there- people are often friendly. Also, in terms of science it’s a world leader so sad to miss out

21.01.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly my research group don’t want to do Science conferences in USAπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ currently, despite my efforts to separate politics and science, I can’t make them go :-( πŸ§ͺ #science

21.01.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

😭

21.01.2026 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still can’t talk about Villa after yesterdays news 😒

21.01.2026 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s been β€œgifted” a Nobel peace prize now…talk about devaluing a prestigious award πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

16.01.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you added the last sentence, he seems a bit sour at the moment.

16.01.2026 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peering into our new 1500 L photobioreactor- this will cultivate a consortia identified from screened in 100 uL…we are now 7 orders of magnitude bigger! πŸ§ͺ

15.01.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scuttlebutt and Solutions: Why we should present our research problems by Luke Richardson after MMEG 2025Occasionally, the life of an academic does feature some excitement: a conference. Now, I’ll take any opportunity to leave our windowless, underground lab (ironically ...

Research problems? Talk about it! πŸ§ͺ
www.pandhalresearchgroup.co.uk/post/scuttle...

05.01.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@frankiemaguire.bsky.social loved the pina colada analogy πŸ˜‚

04.01.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hmm, it’s really nerdy and sad what thought crossed my mind when I got these socks for Christmas πŸŽ„πŸ§ͺ🧬

30.12.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microbial Ecology in Brum by John HowardMembers of the Pandhal Lab recently attended the Molecular Microbial Ecology Group Meeting (MMEG) 2025 at the University of Birmingham to share their own research and see what’s going on...

www.pandhalresearchgroup.co.uk/post/microbi... πŸ§ͺ

19.12.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Some people were more pleased with secret Santa presents than others πŸŽ„

18.12.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent Christmas Meal with the group to celebrate all the hard work in 2025…best nerd wishes to you all πŸ§ͺ

18.12.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s that time of year when I get back into the lab…vital job making β€œlive” baubles…πŸ§ͺ

12.12.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure I agree with your anti Alipine rhetoric πŸ˜‰

27.11.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Panel: β€œseems like a good project, but what if their orders get lost in the post? No risk mitigation there. Reject.”

27.11.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine getting a grant rejected as the panel believed that receiving purchased equipment is a risk. 😭πŸ§ͺ

27.11.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Too many Sake’s last night

23.11.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feeling a little fragmented myself to be honest #japantravel 🚝πŸ§ͺ😬

23.11.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feeling a little fragmented myself to be honest #japantravel

23.11.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty algae pigments! Chitose, Japan πŸ§ͺ chitose-bio.com

13.11.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They should probably taper down interpretations, be a bit more speculative, but they would water down sensationalism and clicks. πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ

05.11.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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