John Clark-Corrigall

Am I a Scientist?

I'm pleased to announce #WhatIsAScientist is now a 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 online #teaching resource! Showcasing the diverse scientists at the Norwich Research Park & helping to smash stereotypes in science

Aimed at teachers, with a lesson plan & downloadable resources - ideal for #BritishScienceWeek #BSW26

Investigating the role of the Vi antigen in Salmonella pathogenesis. at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Investigating the role of the Vi antigen in Salmonella pathogenesis. at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

If you’re interested in solving bacterial mysteries, this PhD project is for you!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Amazing news, congrats Dr Palmer!!!

It's already that time of year!

This December we'll be posting a Chat highlight each day from across our 5 current projects.

Tag us in your favourite Chat moments this year too!

Graphic shows a red background and the Microbiology Society logo, with a text that reads 'Journal of Medical Microbiology seminar, 28 November 2025.

Join us at 2pm today for this month’s JMM seminar by Dr Stephanie Lo on ‘Genomic Surveillance to Inform Vaccine Impact and Design.’ Register here for joining instructions: microb.io/49tTbRS #JMM

Eight reasons why you should join the Microbes, Microbiomes and Bioinformatics PhD programme - Quadram Institute Thinking of doing a PhD in microbiology in the UK? Our PhD programme combines impactful research, a beautiful university city setting and vibrant community.

🆕 Blog! Thinking of doing a PhD in microbiology in the UK? We've got eight reasons why you should join the Microbes, Microbiomes and Bioinformatics PhD programme.

Applications onto the programme for entry in 2026 are now open 🦠

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There's still time to join our online LinkedIn Clinic on 3rd December. Book your spot now!

www.big.uk.com/event-6410654

Inhibition of fusidic acid resistance through restricting conformational flexibility in domain III of EF-G | PNAS Fusidic acid (FA) is one of few remaining antibiotics active against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. FusB confers resistance to FA by ...

Happy to see work I contributed to during my MSc at @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social with Jennifer Tomlinson’s lab out in @pnas.org! Everyone Bluesky-less except @antoncalabrese.bsky.social

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#AMR #MRSA #NMR

The John Dawson Sciences Complex at dusk, icy wooden slats of the quad out front. Lights still on in the offices and labs.

Plenty of lense for on a selfie of John (myself) dressed like a cat burglar or former apple owner to brace against the icy conditions. The John Dawson Science Complex in the back ground, the entry foyer with a lime green glow.

Fantastic talks across medical students, NHS staff and PhD students. Nice chats with people about their work and wider microbiology. Getting a bit of championing the @microbiologysociety.org in aswell #microbiochamps.
Also great see the old haunt in its new form, still as windy as it ever was!

The new metro, headlights on, in resplendent bright yellow arriving onto platform 1 at Gateshead on the way to South Hylton. Beige tiles and deep grey walls.

Light blue program with the title 1st anti microbial resistance awareness symposium. Book of abstracts. Logos for university of Sunderland, Royal Society of chemistry and world AMR awareness week.

Busy seminar room with a white and blue title slide welcoming to 1st AMR awareness symposium at University of Sunderland

Following up with last weeks adventures, Wednesday was a trip on the new metro through to Sunderland for a job fair and then the AMR awareness symposia run by the University of Sunderland School of Medicine.

Thanks to @stewartlab.bsky.social for chairing the session, the speakers, and @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social for organising and for the biscuits!

Photo of the seminar room with Finn on the left by the lectern, displaying a white title slide with title bacterial stressosome complexes and a structural diagram similar to a cauliflower. White in the middle with pink projections.

Second talk was from another of M3031's finest, Finn Brady from @jmarlesw.bsky.social lab
working on the general stressosome 🫡
Lovely to see how this story is moving along!

Busy seminar room, James on the far left in a grey jumper. Prof. Stewart between the lectern and the white title slide on the big screen.

Busy week last week kicked off with another billy belter of a seminar from @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social
First talk from James Haycocks from @banzhaflab.bsky.social
with some cool work with chemical genomics on Vibrio. It's great seeing the high throughput plates in action. #dreamtheme

Looking to attend exciting meetings and training events in 2026? View our calendar, register your interest for a range of events, and be notified when registration opens! buff.ly/5FTNeIW

NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Bacteriophages as river pollutants: determining the impact of phage pollution, with focus on antimicrobial resistance. at Bangor University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Bacteriophages as river pollutants: determining the impact of phage pollution, with focus on antimicrobial resistance. at Bangor University, listed on FindAPhD.com

I have a PhD position available on freshwater phage pollution, in terms of AMR impact and persistance of phage used in food and agriculture. #PhageSky #MicroSky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Standing up for Science Online Workshop – Engaging with EU Policymakers and Media

ECRs are invited to join this free online workshop on Friday 28 November 2025 (10:00 CET), designed to help you communicate your research with confidence.

Find out more: senseaboutscience.org/activities/s...

Visual description: Invitation for people to discover the Microbiology Society's new journal: Microbiology Horizons. In the image, the cover design of Microbiology Horizons is also visible, emphasising cutting-edge microbiology research and solutions.

We are delighted to announce Microbiology Horizons, the new title connecting microbiology with data science, engineering, social science and other disciplines to address global challenges. Read the full announcement: microb.io/4o8FyuX

Graphic titled ‘EDI Prize Lecture 2026.’ Showing 5 individuals' headshots. Including, Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, Edel Pérez-López, Katie Barnes, Landon J. Getz and Nicholas de Mojana di Cologna

EDI Prize 2026: @edelplopez.bsky.social — Université Laval, Canada, @bfrancescol.bsky.social — Fluminense Federal University, Brazil, @landongetz.bsky.social — @utoronto.ca, @katie-barnes.bsky.social — @uwmadison.bsky.social and @nicholasbio.bsky.social — The State University of New York, USA

This World AMR Awareness Week we’re sharing some resources we have developed with regulators that tell you ‘what regulators want you to know’ about antimicrobial resistance. 🦠

We would like to take time this Publication Integrity Week, to thank our editors, reviewers, and staff for ensuring that we publish with integrity for our community. #PublicationIntegrityWeek 🤝🦠

Theres still time to apply for our PhD project on UPEC/immune cell interactions. Deadline December 4th

Lots of people telling me they love Dad jokes, but jokes about graph paper are where they draw the line.

🖥️ How is artificial intelligence being applied to microbiological research?

As part of the Microbial Primers series, @delafuentelab.bsky.social publish a guide on the developments in machine learning (ML) and their applications🦠

#Microbiology #ArtificialIntelligence #AntibioticDiscovery

Summer studentship: Jonas investigates how metals influence bacterial ecosystems Jonas Flohr from Portsmouth reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship at Durham University investigating how metals influence bacterial ecosystems.

Jonas Flohr reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship at Durham University - investigating how metals influence bacterial ecosystems. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ... @durham.ac.uk

An illustration of a carbonic anhydrase complex in a synthetic mini-carboxysome

Pleased to see this collaboration with a great PhD student Pei Cing Ng, from Prof. Luning Liu's lab at Liverpool University published. Structure of the H. neapolitanus carbonic anhydrase and localisation in a mini-carboxysome: www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

I have a phobia of shallow dishes - I’m petri-fied

The overlapping microbiome: ecology, function and resilience beyond species boundaries at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The overlapping microbiome: ecology, function and resilience beyond species boundaries at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

New PhD position in my lab at @uniofbath.bsky.social (with both @tweethinking.bsky.social & Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun)!
We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution.
Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition funding👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Horizon Awards 2025: Professor Joana Falcao Salles named as winner of Basil Jarvis Award Professor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award.

Professor Joana Falcao Salles, a professor of Microbial Community Ecology at the University of Groningen, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award. @rug.nl www.the-microbiologist.com/news/horizon...

AMR in Focus: Irish National Action Plan (iNAP3) on AMR Panel Discussion 8 December 2025

Join us for the next webinar in our AMR series on 8 December at 13:00 GMT, ‘Irish National Action Plan (iNAP3) on AMR Panel Discussion'. The webinar is free, and all are welcome to attend. Register now: microb.io/486F0kl

Same busy seminar room with Prof. Sargent at the computer on the left and a blue title screen.

Second talk was from Prof. Frank Sargent with an interesting talk on TXSS. Another set of brilliant talks from the #dreamtheme, with plenty of further reading, thanks to speakers, @dave-bolam.bsky.social chairing and the other organisers from the theme!