John Clark-Corrigall

VOM-UK Conferences - NU-OMICS Viruses of Microbes UK (VoM-UK) Conference The Virus of Microbes UK (VoM-UK) Conference is hosted by Microbiome Excellence Peak of Excellence at Northumbria University. This two-day conference takes place annually at the end of January/beginning of February and is a chance for researchers to gather and share their knowledge. The VoM-UK conference is designed to […]

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Come and join us for Viruses of Microbes UK 2026 at @northumbriauni.bsky.social ! Fantastic chance for ECRs to showcase their work 🙂

YouTube video by Academy of Achievement Sir John Gurdon, Academy Class of 2017, Full Interview

"He has no ability to undertake any subject in depth"

"He will not listen, but will insist on doing his work in his own way”.

RIP Sir John Gurdon.

May your legacy in part serve as a reminder that understanding and alternative pathways can make all the difference.

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Huge congratulations to Emma Davis, the winner of 2025's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize! We agree with Emma that all of the finalists' talks were brilliant and a massive well done to everyone involved!

Prof Quinn telling us about her novel findings on bacterial type-VI secretion mediated killing of fungi. @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social @nclfungalgroup.bsky.social #Candida2025

A black and white cartoon of lactobacillus on a mottled pinky yellow splashy background. The bacillus is peaceful, wearing a headband and decorated with hippie style flowers, stars and peace signs

A Microbiology Society branded version of a black and white cartoon of lactobacillus on a mottled pinky yellow splashy background. The bacillus is peaceful, wearing a headband and decorated with hippie style flowers, stars and peace signs. The quote is 'As they are probiotic strains, I love them from the gut of my heart! - Hiral Raval, BioGeneVersity, India.

Lactobacillus, what a #LittleLegend !
Part of our gut and vaginal microbiome, this microbe is one of the most widely used #probiotics to treat diarrhoea and eczema. Thanks to Hiral Raval, a @microbiologysociety.org champion, for suggesting I draw this for #InternationalMicroorganismDay
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Curious about where science meets poetry?

Science Communication through Poetry is an online course exploring how creative language can make research more human and engaging.

Only a few places left. Register here:
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#SciComm #Poetry #AcademicSky #SciArt 🧪

After being with the journal since its very inception, the time has come for me to step back from Microbial Genomics. This is a wonderful opportunity to have a leadership role in one of the leading journals for microbial genomics research

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What exactly is freshers' flu - and why do so many get it? It's not the actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.

Somewhat ironic that when I was interviewed for this article on fresher's flu I was just getting over a nasty cold myself potentially acquired in various teaching activities. Some quick takes on this for all new students (and not just freshers). 🧪🧵
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Check it out! A proper team effort from past and present group members and a great collaboration with @sergemostowylab.bsky.social

🚨PhD Opportunity Alert🚨 Join me, @suzieh.bsky.social and @walllabuoglasgow.bsky.social to investigate how environment shapes anti-phage defences & prophage–prophage conflict in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Apply here:
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In memoriam...

Advertising about the Microbiology Society's bringing the microbiology society together since 1945, and inviting delegates to Get Involved with the organisation

In 2025, the Society marks its 80th anniversary. Since 1945 we have been microbiologists together. There are many ways to get involved with Society activities; learn more here - microb.io/Get-Involved

Structure of a distinct β-barrel assembly machinery complex in the Bacteroidota - Nature Microbiology Structural and functional characterization of the β-barrel assembly machinery complex in Bacteroidota reveals a distinct, seven-component complex with a large extracellular domain that may enable β-barrel–surface lipoprotein complex assembly.

Our paper on the Bacteroidota BAM complex is out in @natmicrobiol.nature.com! With @madejmar.bsky.social

We found that BAM in Bacteroides and Porphyromonas gingivalis has a distinct architecture from BAM in Proteobacteria.

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Summer studentship: Eoin probes medicine-microbiome interactions using in vitro gut model ​Eoin McKernan reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship which focused on the relationships between the gut microbiome and the metabolism of variable response drugs.

Eoin McKernan of the School of Pharmacy at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship which focused on the relationships between the gut microbiome and the metabolism of variable response drugs. www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/summ...

🔊 Fully-funded 4yr PhD studentship with the NWB DTP, working on novel regulators of bacterial nitrogen metabolism 🦠
Primary supervisor: @ariannebabina.bsky.social (University of Glasgow)
Co-supervisors: myself (Queen’s Belfast)+ Dónal Wall (Glasgow)
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PhD opportunity to come and work in Glasgow, developing advanced tissue culture models to study Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and infection #microsky #PhD #DTPprogram

Enquiries from potential applicants are welcome.

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Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production

Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces

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It's World Rabies Day! This study shows differences in the internalisation of rabies virus glycoproteins from pathogenic and attenuated strains, which may impact immune evasion. Read more in the Journal of General Virology: doi.org/10.1099/jgv.... #JGV #WorldRabiesDay

This is what happens when you chose to publish with @microbiologysociety.org. You are building the future of microbiology and giving a start to some incredible new scientists.

Fig. 1. Loss of AMR-carrying transposable element in the S. Typhimurium genome of Patient 4. Clinker [81] schematic comparing two isolates collected from the same faecal sample from an acute case (Patient 4), with no difference in time of collection. Isolate 3 represents the consensus sequence found in 19 of 20 colonies, while isolate 10 shows a loss of a region flanked by ISs (orange) that includes four AMR genes (red, dark blue, yellow and light blue). Genes are shown as directional arrows, with identical sequences coloured consistently. Homology between the isolates is indicated by black bars; regions lacking these links are absent in isolate 10.

Genomic diversity of non-typhoidal Salmonella found in patients suffering from gastroenteritis in Norfolk, UK. Published in MGen: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #MGen

Research Visit Grant Login to apply

If you are planning a short (one-to three-month) research visit to another laboratory, don’t miss your opportunity to apply for funding via our Research visit grant Check your eligibility and apply before 01 October 2025 at 23.59 BST. microb.io/ResearchVisi...

Annual Conference 2026 13─16 April 2026

🔬 Are you working on AMR-related innovations?

We are planning a B2B partnering event to connect academic entrepreneurs with UK & Irish businesses in the AMR space, before Annual Conference 2026.

Register your interest today - microb.io/48ide4Q #Microbio26 #KnockingOutAMR

Quote from Arindam Mitra saying that reviewing for the Microbiology Society is seamless and user friendly.

We strive to make reviewing with us as smooth as possible for those who give their time and expertise to ensure the quality of research. This #PeerReviewWeek, we thank our reviewers for the important role they play in the research community.

To celebrate National Postdoc's theme of communicating your science and research, we share advice and tips from our #SciCommConnect webinar which discussed practical ways to help researchers deliver their message.

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#LovePostdocs #NPAW2025

Celebrating our awesome postdocs in postdoc appreciation week.
If you're in Newcastle check out this event.

A series of cartoons and quotes of the following microbes: Rhizobium, Cyanobacteria, Campylobacter, Bacillus subtilis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella, Naegleria fowleri, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Solirubrobacter, Curvularia, Candida auris, Lactobacillus, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Aspergilius, Pestalotiopsis microspora.

It’s International Microorganism Day! We asked the Society’s Champions to tell us about their favourite microbes and, our Champion, Eliza Wolfson, has created some fun illustrations to show you a bit more of their character! @eliza-coli.bsky.social @femsmicro.org #InternationalMicroorganismDay

🧬Aspiring Editors🧬

Access Microbiology is recruiting Editors to join our board! We welcome expertise across all areas of microbiology, and are especially keen to hear from microbiologists working in clinical microbiology or genomics. Feel free to DM with any questions.

Poster quoting from a reviewer "I think the society does a really good job involving Early Career Researchers and investing in them."

Every paper that you publish with us generates enough revenue for grants for four early career researchers for to attend out Annual Conference. Publish with us and support early career researchers.

@microbiologysociety.org have been at this for a while on their innovative Open Research Platform, Access Microbiology. If you like the sounds of this, but your work isn't quite Nature level, send it to Access Microbiology www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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